TREDEGAR HOUSE FOLK FESTIVAL: The 28th Annual Tredegar House Folk Festival takes place this year from Friday May 13 to Sunday May 14 with a weekend of international dance, music and song. There is free entry to the site and to all dance displays. There are a variety of ticket prices with the £30 weekend tickets including camping; these can be purchased online from the Riverfront online booking service. 
The Riverfronts telephone number is 01633656757. Their mail address is the.riverfront@newportlive.co.uk the tickets can also be purchased at the Riverfront Theatre booking office at the Riverfront, Kingsway, Newport NP20 1 HG. 
You can also contact Sue Oates at 135 Beaufort Road, St Julian’s, Newport, NP19 7 PB, making sure you specify which ticket(s) you want and how many.

1ST BASSALEG SCOUTS GROUP: The 1st Bassaleg Scout Group are holding a Jumble Sales next Friday April 7 from 8pm to 9pm and on Saturday April 8 between 11am and 1pm. 
The venue is the Scout Hut Cowshed Lane, Bassaleg, NP10 8 HZ. 
There will be tables of books, cloths, cd’s, dvd’s, toys, games, electricals and other items.

RHIWDERIN TABERNACLE CHAPEL: The Rhiwderin Tabernacle Church lunch club will take place next on Wednesday April 5 at 12.30pm. 
All are welcome. 
On Friday April 7 at 1.30pm to 3.30pm there is a computer class which is followed at 4pm until 6pm with the kids club. 
On Good Friday, April 15, the Friday service starts at 10.30am. 
All are welcome followed by hot cross buns with tea or coffee. 
Phone John Hackling on 01633 893293 for more information. 

WHITEHEADS BIG BAND SOCIETY: On Wednesday April 5 at the Whiteheads Sports and Social Club the South Wales Big Band Society Whiteheads will be entertained by the Capital City Jazz Orchestra swing session with buffet.

Bassaleg and Rhiwderin 
John Harris
John_history@hotmail.co.uk