Events Calendar

 
Scene of the vibrant parade through the main street of Blaenavon on World Heritage Day

Events Calendar

Events
DatesTitle/SummaryLocation
Wed, 1 September 2010 - Tue, 19 October 2010
10am-4pm
Dreaming Mountain
Paintings by local artist Susie Bright at Heritage Cafe
Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Cafe, Church Road, Blaenavon, Torfaen, NP4 9AE
Sat, 4 - Sun, 5 September 2010
All day
Charities Weekend
A Charities weekend to raise funds and awareness
Blaenavon Heritage Railway
Tue, 7 - Sun, 26 September 2010
9am-5pm, Tues-Sat
Rags to Riches
Rag Rug Exhibition by Torfaen Textile Artists
Blaenavon World Heritage Centre, Church Road, Blaenavon, Torfaen, NP4 9AS
Tue, 7 September 2010
Start Time: 10.00am
Wales Valleys Walking Festival 2010 - Mountain Walk in Blaenavon
A celebration of walking and the outdoor life in the Valleys of Southern Wales
Fri, 10 September 2010
Start Time: 15.00pm
Wales Valleys Walking Festival 2010 - Canada Tips
A celebration of walking and the outdoor life in the Valleys of Southern Wales
Sat, 11 September 2010
10:30 - 12:30
A Chapel, a Church and a Canal
A 3km family-friendly stroll along the beautiful Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
British Waterways Car Park, Govilon Wharf, Govilon, Monmouthshire, SO 272137
Sun, 12 September 2010
Gates open at 5:30, performance starts at 6:30
Party in the Past
Celebrate 10 years of Blaenavon's World Heritage Site status with a spectacular open air concert hosted by Tim Rhys-Evans at Blaenavon Ironworks.
Blaenavon Ironworks, North Street, Blaenavon, Torfaen, NP4 9RN
Thu, 16 September 2010
11.30am – 1.00pm
Family History & Local History
Fortnightly from Thurs 2nd Sept 2010 - 11.30am – 1.00pm
Blaenavon Library
Sat, 18 September 2010
2:30pm
Tunnelling and Mine Warfare
Big Pit Autumn Lecture Series - "Tunnelling and Mine Warfare: Durand Group Investigation of WW1 Sites" by Mick Hibberd
Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, Torfaen, NP4 9XP
Sat, 18 September 2010
11:00am - 1:00pm
Peter Luther Book Signing
Author, Peter Luther, is signing copies of his latest book 'Precious Cargo'
Browning Books, 33 Broad Street, Blaenavon, Torfaen, NP4 9NF
Sat, 2 - Sun, 31 October 2010
9am - 4pm, Tues-Sun
PAGB Inter Federation Print Exhibition
Exhibition of the 'Best of British Photography 2010' by the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain
Blaenavon World Heritage Centre, Church Road, Blaenavon, Torfaen, NP4 9AS
Sat, 9 - Sun, 10 October 2010
All day
Class 37 - 50th Anniversary
celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Class 37 diesel locomotives
Blaenavon Heritage Railway
Sat, 23 October 2010
7:30pm
Call Mr. Robeson
A moving and inspiring play about civil rights campaigner Paul Robeson
Blaenavon Workmen's Hall, High Street, Blaenavon, Torfaen, NP4 9PT
Wed, 27 October 2010
10am - 1pm
Pond Conservation
Come and find out about the many types of plant and animal living in the Coity Tip pond
Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, Torfaen, NP4 9XP
Sat, 30 - Sun, 31 October 2010
2.00pm-8.30pm
Halloween Ghost Train
Ride the Scary Halloween Ghost Train!
Furnace Sidings, Blaenavon, Torfaen, NP4 9SF
Sat, 30 October 2010
5pm-8pm
Halloween Fright Night
Ghost stories, fancy dress competition, witches kitchen, Dracula's Disco and much much more!
Blaenavon Workmen's Hall, High Street, Blaenavon, Torfaen, NP4 9PT
Sat, 13 November 2010
2:30pm
When We Were Miners
Big Pit Autumn Lecture Series: "When We Were Miners" by Ian Issac
Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, Torfaen, NP4 9XP