Usk Castle is hosting a jazzy opera afternoon and evening in a marquee in the beautiful castle grounds on Sunday August 31. Jazz with a Celtic flavour will be performed by Sensorium, and, back by popular demand, will be the Opera Playhouse, with performers Karl Daymon and Pippa Longworth.

The organisers suggest that picnics are brought along to the event, and there will be a bar available. The gates will open at 3.30pm with the event starting at 4pm.Tickets are £12 if bought in advance or £15 on the door, or family tickets for 2 adults and 2 chil dren can be bought for £30.

Proceeds from the event will go to the Society for the Welfare of Horses and Ponies and the Monmouthshire Horse Trials.

Tickets can be ordered by sending an s.a.e. to Emma Humphreys, Castle Farm, Usk NP15 1SD, or, for further information call 01291 672563.