Event Date
Beth Nawr Festival. Saturday 5th July, 9.30am in Talgarth, Wales.

A micro-festival nestled in the hills of Bannau Brycheiniog, hosted by Black Mountains College. Unlock your capacity to create a future in which people and the planet can thrive.

This festival brings together community builders and activists, farmers, artists, politicians, food leaders and many more all pioneering practical systems change across the UK and internationally. 

Through a day of interactive sessions, workshops, and talks, explore how they are doing it and how you too can help leverage change in small and big ways to build a more just and regenerative society.  

Website
https://blackmountainscollege.uk/events/beth-nawr-now-what-festival/
Twitter
https://x.com/bmc_college

KEY INFORMATION:

  • Saturday 5th July
  • in Talgarth, Powys (LD3), all workshops within short walking distance of one another
  • 9.30am to 10pm
  • Weekend camping / accommodation optional 
  • Workshops priced at £10 each 
  • Live music entry £5 per person
  • Free sessions available throughout the day as well!

 

PROGRAMME:

On Saturday the workshop programme runs 9.30am – 7pm. There will be four workshop slots, with 2-3 parallel sessions each. In the evening there will be live music from 8pm and an informal campfire social.

On Sunday morning we will gather for a free walk to explore Black Mountains College farm campus and local landscape, deepen connections we’ve made, and continue conversations we’ve started. 

 

Morning Sessions: 9:30 – 11:30  

  • Workshop 1: How to reimagine our relationship to plants beyond the narrative of invasion 
    Tsitsi Mareika Chirikure – Radical Ecology  

 

  • Workshop 2: How to take back control; land, power and community 
    Chris Blake – The Green Valleys 

 

Noon Sessions: 12:00 – 14:00  

  • Workshop 3: How to start local, future-proof economies and industries 
    Stephen Davies – Social Designs 

 

 

Afternoon Sessions: 14:30 – 16:30  

 

  • Workshop 6: How to build community learning infrastructures for just transitions 
    Daniel Blyden and Emily Churchill-Zaara – CIVIC SQUARE 

 

 

Evening Sessions: 17:00 – 19:00 

  • Workshop 8: How to reimagine fair food systems for rural communities in Powys 
    Chloe Masefield – Bwyd Powys Food  
    Carwyn Graves – Cegin y Pobl. 

 

 

  • Workshop 10: How to create education that teaches people to change systems 
    Andre Pusey, BMC Degree Lead. 
    BMC Student Society. 
    Natalia Eernstman, HE lecturer and creative practice lead. 

 

Live Music: 20:00 – 22:00 (entry £5)

  • Hawk Howard and Michael from Caution Horses 
    An alternative bluegrass band playing ‘Jazzgrass’, Bluegrass and old-time tunes

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ACCOMMODATION AND TRANSPORT

The nearest train stations are Abergavenny and Hereford – there is a public bus from Hereford to Talgarth. For those arriving to Abergavenny, we will run a free minibus pick up between the train station and Talgarth – see times below. 

  • Friday:
    • 18:00 – Abergavenny Train Station -> Talgarth (30 mins) 
  • Saturday:
    • 8:45 – Abergavenny Train Station -> Talgarth 
      11:00 – Abergavenny Train Station -> Talgarth 
      19:30 – Talgarth -> Abergavenny Train Station 
  • Sunday:
    • 13:00 – Talgarth -> Abergavenny Train Station 

 

Accommodation is at your own cost and organisation. Local accommodation options (camping and non-camping) and more transport links can be found here.

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