Did you ever wonder, when you were young and wild where the notion of being 'stoned' came from?  Be enlightened in this presentation by Stuart Fry, a professional dry stone waller and landscape historian, who has studied the history of those walls and the men who built them.

Chris Barber is well known for his history and walking guides and books. He has spent many years studying and unearthing the history of the area and has a wealth of interesting information. His talk will concentrate on the Clydach gorge and its long history of coal, iron and legend.

The Llanthony valley has inspired artists for hundreds of years, including Cotman and Turner in the early 18thC to David Jones, Piper and Ravilious in the 20thC. The talk is linked with a walk tomorrow to see the actual areas that these artists lived in and inspired their paintings.

Peter Jones will give one of his lively and fascinating illustrated talks on the history of the Brecon and Monmouthshire Canal which was built 200 years ago this year. Tomorrow join Peter for a walk along the canal to see the places he describes so vividly.

Join us for a cosy evening of poetry in front of the fire with these celebrated local poets as they read from their various published works, much of which has been inspired by the local landscape, history, myths and legends.

Bog-Mawnog showed the work of Elizabeth Adeline, Lin Charlston, Kirsty Claxton, Chris Meredith, Deborah Aguirre Jones and Pip Woolf funded by the Arts Council of Wales to create a response to the peat scar on Pen Trumau in the Black Mountains in 2011. This evening event will include slides and poetry from the exhibition as well as discussion with artists, interested volunteers and professionals from a range of disciplines who have participated in making the Woollen line on Pen Trumau. (Also see the Woollen Line walk tomorrow.)