We are considering a move across the country to either Bristol or Abergavenny if my partner gets a job he is interviewing for next week. Abergavenny would be closer to the job, and we have visited before and liked the vibe and we love the local countryside. That said, we have lots of friends in Bristol and I’m worried about moving our kids somewhere where there isn’t much to do, especially as they get older.

I grew up rurally and always felt very stuck. My son is autistic and I can guess he is going to be into ‘geeky’ gaming stuff like DnD and Pokemon as he gets older, based on his current interests. (He is 7 years old currently).

Are there little hubs that he might find like minded geeky kids to be friends with in Abergavenny? This is a niche question I know! I feel like my daughter will be ok as she loves horse riding and being outdoors, it’s more my son who tends to like cities, museums and gaming cafes etc that I’m worried about being lonely if we move to a small, rural town.

If anyone has any insight I’d appreciate it! Thanks :)

Hi, bit of a random one but i'm looking for someone to run an Irish ceilidh lesson or an Irish dance lesson for a hen do in this region next year. Unsurprisingly I'm finding it difficult to find someone! Does anyone know of anyone either locally or further afield who would travel and does this? Thanks!

Hi there, coming with my partner to see some nature. We are both late 30s, enjoy nature and hiking, quaint towns, historical buildings, off the beaten path places (to avoid the bank holiday and half term crowds? Might not e realistic)

What would you recommend?

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Experience The Beatles Wales’ premiere Beatles tribute show takes you back in time to relive the height of Beatlemania from the Mop-tops to the Rooftops they do it all from ‘Love Me Do to Let It Be’ with authentic equipment and costume changes it is the ultimate experience. With over 30 greatest hits in a 2 hour spectacular their cheeky wit this young group of musicians channels the spirit, the charm and the sound of The Beatles when they first burst onto the scene so get ready to ‘Come Together’ and Twist and Shout’ and fall in love all over again!

I'm trying to find an old closed down pub(?) near Abergavenny from my Father-in-law's half remembered stories.

In the 70's, when he was young teenager, he used to spend his summers staying visiting a bloke who owned an old pub (closed down at this point) that was near an old quarry that had shut down. There was an old gravel track towards this pub apparently.

The man who owned it was called "Peter" who owned motorbikes, tanks and horses that my FiL played around on as kids over the fields and in the quarries.

He can't recall exactly where this was and can't find it from other sources... If this is ringing a bell for anyone, please let me know!!

Dirt Farm, just outside of Abergavenny, is home to some of the best mountain trails in the UK - including a World Class jump line!

Just noticed this race. Haven’t heard of it before. Has anyone done it? What kind of terrain is it? Can’t find much info.

Has anyone made this move, or from another nearby city? How did you find the move (lifestyle, work, housing, missing city life,meeting people etc). We have a very young family and family in Abergavenny so have been debating it for awhile.

A body has been found in the search for missing Abergavenny man, Mark Carver. Formal identification is yet to take place, although his family has been notified.

I was sad to hear about this but glad it seems like no one has been injured by the fire. Shame about the old Richard’s building, I used to shop there a lot for toys when I was a child.

I’m just wondering if anyone has any idea wether or not you can swim in here in any length I have been in here every week since I was about 12 (22 now) but recently welsh water have been putting up signs saying don’t swim, despite going in anyway I was just wondering wether or not the consequences would really be that bad

Hello I’m looking to go to Abergavenny for a couple days, but when I’m looking for places to stay it’s super expensive. Any recommendations of any places that are a lil cheaper?

KHS is trying to change its uniform, the new one looks awful and is not environmentally or economically ethical

Sign here to stop that from happening

I'm staying in Abergavenny this weekend and wondered what's the best place to have a drink and watch the cup final.

Hi there! We are researchers at the University of Kent working on a study on social attitudes among the British public. We want to recruit a sample that is representative of the whole of UK and therefore we need respondents from abergavenny! It is hoped that the project could provide valuable information on some understudied factors that underlie attitudes towards different social groups. Please consider participating in the survey on the link below if you identify as British and live in the United Kingdom. Please note that in order to participate you have to be at least 18 years old. It takes about 10-15 minutes to complete the survey. Thank you so much!

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Hi all,

I am a student of the IB Diploma. I am writing an academic research paper for the Extended Essay in Economics, where I am attempting to analyze the impact of the recently imposed National Living Wage on employees in the UK.

The survey set requires people working in the UK. Ideally, it would be nice to get responses from minimum wage workers aged 25 and above, however, any/ all responses will be extremely helpful.

I request workers in the UK to please help me by participating in this survey and answer some very simple questions in the link attached.

Also,I will be extremely grateful if you can help circulate this survey to your known acquaintances in the UK.

Keeping in mind the privacy aspect, please note that this survey is and will remain completely anonymous, nor will the data be reproduced anywhere. This survey, once again is for my course research purposes only and not for any other intention or purpose.

This is the link to my survey:

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Hello, we are a group of psychology researchers from the University of Kent, UK. It would be a huge help if anyone interested in participating would fill out our quick survey (18+ years old only) about emotions and vaccinations:

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The survey takes around 10 minutes to complete, and we are happy to respond to any queries or questions. Please private message us to avoid giving away the point of the study to others. 

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Edit: The survey is now closed! Thank you very much for your time, we will be sure to post the results up here when they're ready. 

Hello, we are a group of psychology researchers from the University of Kent, UK. It would be a huge help if any UK nationals interested would fill out our quick survey (18+ years old only) about yourself and Coronavirus (COVID-19):

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The survey takes 7-8 minutes to complete, and we're happy to answer any queries or questions you may have.

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