Once again the Rural Life Museum in Newmarket Street, Usk, is offering some alternative activities during the summer school holidays. There are two fun mornings remaining in August – this coming Wednesday, August 6 and Wednesday August 20. Both sessions last from 10am to 11.30am and are suitable for children aged between 5 and 11, although children under 8 must be accompanied by and adult. For just £2 each, children can have fun trying their hands at salt dough, finger puppets, rag rugging, gargoyles, peg dolls, and lots more activities and quizzes.

For further information, contact Ann Mansell at the museum on 01291 673777.