Round-up of Montgomery news
A round-up of the recent news from Montgomery
Library to reopen
Montgomery Library is due to re-open in the Institute building in the coming weeks, having been relocated to what was the old Reading Room, and retaining a similar amount of shelf space.
New books have been arriving, so there will be completely new stock for readers to browse.
With Cloverlands Car Museum having moved to Llanfair Caereinion, and once the current refurbishment is complete, the Institute will have another room available for community events.
The committee there also has many other plans in the pipeline.
Made in Monty
After “popping up” in The Institute on Arthur Street in the run-up to Christmas, Made in Monty is pleased to announce that the shop will open permanently at that same location from today (Monday).
Val Padbury and artist husband Richard, who was a scenic artist at Royal Shakespeare Theatre for over 30 years, both make jewellery items and create original artwork and crafts. Val makes a wide variety of unusual items including Christmas decorations and decorative hessian bags.
Val said: “We are so excited! We will be selling our own original artwork, sheep-themed decorative items, eco-friendly hessian shoppers with fun designs, along with jewellery made by us. In addition we have leather goods, scarves and gift ideas from other selected suppliers.”
The shop will be open Monday to Saturday, 9.30am to 4.30pm, and Sunday 11am to 3pm.
By year 6 student, Lacey Evans.
For a while now, Year 5 and 6 have been doing regular coding sessions with Barclays Digital Eagles.
In their meeting, we each have a laptop and a live video will be on the screen. We all log onto Scratch, following their tutorial carefully. Barclays talks through the project and if you get stuck then they slow down and let you catch up.
Everybody in the class really enjoys it as we have learned both complex and simple coding strings on Scratch, from using the pen function to making fun games. The coding course is live, or you can catch up on their website.
It is also great to do projects with many other schools around the country, especially the Design a Playground project for Internet Safety Day 2022.
Jenny, from Year 6, said: “The Barclays tutorials are simple to follow with outstanding results. They also help children develop good ICT skills.”
Connor from Year 5 said: “It was fun and interesting and I learnt lots of coding skills.”
Photo: The Year 5 / 6 class attending a recent online coding tutorial.
Monty Lit Fest will bring a weekend of culture and conversation to the town from June 10-12, celebrating writing from Wales, the Borders and beyond.
Join authors Bella Bathurst, Horatio Clare, Janice Hallet, Sophie Hannah, Frieda Hughes and many more for a literary weekend that promises so much.
Tickets are now available online via montylitfest.com and in person at The Bookshop Montgomery.
You can buy tickets for individual sessions, or a Full Weekend Pass covering sessions over all three days
Easter Egg Trail
An Easter Egg Trail for children and families will take place in Montgomery from April 8 to 26.
Pick up a map for £2 from Bunners on Arthurs Street, or Spar in Broad Street, and follow the Egg Trail around the town to find the letters and make an Easter word.
Once you complete the trail and word, you can collect a chocolate reward from Bunners or Spar.
Children must be accompanied by an adult while following and completing the trail and all proceeds will go to Friends of Montgomery School, who are currently raising funds for IT equipment, food technology equipment and forest school resources.
Friends of School would like to thank individuals and businesses, including the community champions at Tesco and Morrisons, for their kind donations to support this event
With the spring weather arriving and Easter holidays upon us, why not make the most of it by going for a walk or cycle ride around our beautiful Montgomery town and countryside with Montgomery Trails?
With our five circular walk trails, four cycle trails, and two town quiz trails, the whole family can enjoy some fresh air and sunshine.
Trail leaflets are available in various outlets in the town or you can download them from www.montgomery-trails.co.uk.
Walkers are Welcome Montgomery, in association with Tanat Valley bus company, Welsh Government and PAVO, have recently introduced three “bus out, walk back” walks which you can find at www.montgomery-waw.org.uk/walkers/walks/.
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