As well as the bus, they have drivers who use their own cars, and they've also started running day trips. Now that Hay has no bank branches, they also run a regular Bank Bus so people can visit their bank branch in Brecon. In 1970, he became of of the group of 40 martyrs who were declared to be saints by Pope Paul VI. The feast day is 25th October.

The toppling of the statue of Edward Colston, the Bristolian who was a major figure in the slave trade, has been all over the news - but there's something similar right here in Brecon. Haymakers is a gallery of local artists and craftspeople, and also displays work by Toureg artisans from Timbuktu - mainly silver jewellery and leatherwork. It's a direct trade link between the two places. For those who believe that coffee and books are the ultimate pairing, you’ll be pleased to hear that North Books also has a coffee bar! Also, they would like people to join the library! It's free! It can be life-changing! There are no downsides to this at all!The Culinary Column reviewed The Granary in Hay, which they enjoyed, and the medical column dealt with neurological rehabilitation after a stroke. In addition to this, there are honesty bookshops dotted all around the town. You can read more about them in my weekend guide to Hay-on-Wye, coming soon. Hay-on-Wye Bookshops Richard Booth’s Bookshop

A choir was singing outside the Festival Bookshop, from Hereford College of Arts. I found an interesting book there by Juno Dawson (I recognised the name because she's written for Doctor Who) called Gender Games. She's in a panel talking about witches at the Festival.They have a whole menu of different gins on a board on the wall, but I think that's something to sample on a different occasion. They also have a good selection of wines, so we were sharing bottles. I enjoyed the prosecco, and the Malbec (Las Pampas?) was a smooth and tasty red wine which went very well with the beef. After a fairly general session last week, this meeting was more focussed on the up-coming climate action on October 7th and the weeks following that.