Torfaen Family Information Service

January 2012
2 January 1pm – 4pm
Pontypool
Discovering Pontypool by Bike
Meet outside Pontypool Active Living Centre
FREE! Take a journey through the diverse
landscape of Pontypool on one of the
National Cycle Network Routes, with a bike
tour leader (and get your bike checked out by
an expert in the process!) N.B. Bikes not
supplied. Open session for family groups.
Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult.
Contact 01495 742333 to book a place
3 to 7 January 7pm
Congress Theatre - Cwmbran
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Presented by the Cwmbran Woodland Players.
Tickets: £9/£7 cons. Tel: 01633 868239
14 January 9.45am-3.30pm
Blaenavon World Heritage Centre
Try Something Different -
Environmental Art Workshops Work Life
and Still Life with Susie Bright
Enlarging everyday objects used by people
working and living in the Ironworks and
Blaenavon through drawing a series of tonal
studies with pencil, compressed charcoal and
chalk. Prior booking is essential as places are
limited. A small refundable deposit is payable
in order to secure a place on each workshop,
which will be reimbursed if the allocated place
is filled. Tel 01495 742333
January
7 January 10am-12 noon
Cwmbran Library
Welsh Discussion Group
Meeting fortnightly on Saturday: this is not a
class, people can just attend for half an hour
or as long as they want, drop in anytime
within the session to practice your Welsh.
Tel: 01633 647676
8 January 9.45am-3.30pm
Blaenavon World Heritage Centre
Try Something Different -
Environmental Art Workshops -
Historical Blaenavon with Susie Bright
Historical Blaenavon recreated using research
facilities to explore Blaenavon's history
through photographs and maps and stories
making drawings with charcoal, pencil, conté
and erasers. Prior booking is essential as
places are limited. A small refundable deposit
is payable in order to secure a place on each
workshop, which will be reimbursed if the
allocated place is filled. Tel 01495 742333
10 January 7pm
Blaenavon World Heritage Centre
Living Landscape Lectures –
Bouldering & Rock Climbing
Enjoy a FREE exciting lecture at Blaenavon
World Heritage Centre. Following on from this
visitors will have the opportunity to do indoor
rock climbing on Saturday 21 January. Places
limited, booking essential. Tel: 01495 74233
14 January 10am-4pm
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre - Cwmbran
Workshop: Memories on Cloth
with Claire Cawte
Blending an array of natural fleece and fibres
(bamboo, soya, flax) to make an abstract
piece of cloth, to display as a wall hanging or
become your favourite scarf. Exploring
inspiration from images or drawings, favourite
places, colours and smells can all be
translated into a tactile and textural language.
Learn felting with fibres and nuno felting;
introduce an accent of colour and texture into
the neutral shades of British Fleece to create
a beautiful bespoke piece of art. Participants
should bring apron, towel, note book and
perhaps any 'inspiration' in the way of
photographs, images, drawings. Students are
welcome to bring small selection of fabric,
treasures or scraps, but not essential as all
materials are provided.
For Beginners and Intermediate (aged 16+).
All materials provided. Tickets: £40
Tel: 01633 483321