Blaenavon's First 'Swishing Event'
Thursday 25th August 7pm - 9pm at the Blaenavon shop, join us for our first Blaenavon 'swishing' night. Tickets are free, just bring up to two items of quality clothing or accessories to swap. More information on swishing can be found here
STOP PRESS.....our next big adventure is…
We will be at the Abergavenny Rotary Club’s Steam Rally in Bailey Park on Sunday May 29th and Monday May 30th. This fantastic event offers a great family day out, and we will have a stall selling some of our gorgeous vintage clothes, as well as displaying them in a mini fashion show in the bandstand in the park. For more info click here
Vintage Vision opens another shop!
We’ve had some fantastic press coverage for the opening of our new shop in Blaenavon. Many thanks to Jessica Gibb of the Free Press for her article about the shop, which was used by both the Free Press and the South Wales Argus. See here for full coverage.
New Volunteers for Blaenavon Needed
We are looking for new volunteers to work in the Blaenavon shop, as well as help out with lots of behind the scenes work for both shops. If you can help, please get in touch by phoning, e-mailing, or calling in to see us.
Exciting new project with Arts Alive
May 6th – July 27th Arts Alive & Vintage Vision ‘Green Fire’ project.
We are very excited to be working with Arts Alive on a joint project called ‘Green Fire’, focusing on re-use and re-cycling. This brings together our own tutor, Emma Jones, with a textile artist, photographer and poet from Arts Alive in Crickhowell, to work with a group of local women on a three month project. They will be meeting in Vintage Vision every Friday morning from now until July, and we will keep you posted about how it’s going..
1940's weekend in Blaenavon
Saturday July 9th and Sunday July 10th there will be a fantastic weekend of 1940's themed events in Blaenavon, both in the town and at the Heritage railway. We are running a stall at the Railway event, plus running a 1940's workshop at the Blaenavon shop before and during the weekend. There will be a 1940's dance with a ‘big band’, in the beautiful Workmen’s Hall. It’s going to be a fantastic weekend, so make sure you keep an eye on these sites for more information as we get nearer to July.
Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway
Vintage Vision's 2nd Vintage Fayre
Sunday August 7th, Vintage Fayre, Abergavenny Market Hall. 10 – 4pm
This was such a big success that we plan to do it again! There will be lots of vintage stalls, fashion shows, music, workshops for kids, and our gorgeous vintage tea area. Make sure you put the date in your diary and tell all your friends!
Hereford Colleges 'Stuff for Students'
We are very excited to be attending our first Hereford ‘Stuff for Students’ event on Wednesday 14th September 2011. This will be a chance to meet some of the many students who attend the colleges in Hereford, and to encourage them to talk to us about how we can work together on some creative and exciting projects. If you are a student at one of the three colleges involved, come and say hello! For more information, click here
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