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WALKING nearly a full marathon and ascending one more metre than Ben Nevis and Scafell Pike combined – now that’s celebrating a birthday in style. And that’s exactly how Sherrie Edwards intends to ring in her 40th later this year when she will climb to six different trig points surrounding Builth Wells. Sherrie will be raising money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association as she lost her grandmother to the disease 30 years ago, as well as more recently a family friend. Sherrie, already a fitness and walking enthusiast, has been forced out into the hills and onto the footpaths surrounding Builth and Mid Wales more as lockdown has kept her off the greens of her local golf club, where she is a past lady captain. But, she also wanted to do something special to mark her landmark birthday, in July, as well as raise money for a cause she is passionate about.
Thatcher presents âsword of honourâ in 1980 PRIME Minister Margaret Thatcher represented the Queen at Sandhurst’s Royal Military Academy in the spring of 1980, to inspect cadets during the Sovereign’s Parade. After making the inspection Mrs Thatcher told the assembled officers and cadets: “This is a great day for me as well as all of you, because it gives me the chance to pay tribute to our armed forces for their dedication, discipline and devotion to duty.” Not wanting to break with tradition the Prime Minister presented a ‘sword of honour’ to the best cadet of the intake, and this went to Junior Under Officer Simon King, aged 22, who then went on to serve with the Royal Engineers.
Rock crusher at Taffs Well Quarry
Viewing platform and path beside Taffs Well Quarry
Footpath along northern edge of Taffs Well Quarry
Trees in Garth Wood
Trees in Garth Wood
Entrance gates to Ton Mawr Quarry
Tree-lined footpath near Ton-mawr
Footpath near Ton Mawr Quarry
Height-restriction barriers on access road from Ton Mawr Quarry
Footpath near Ton Mawr Quarry
Southern hillside of Lesser Garth Hill
Derelict electricity pole in Garth Wood
Path through Garth Wood
Derelict electricity sub-station in Garth Wood
Derelict electricity sub-station in Garth Wood
Derelict electricity sub-station in Garth Wood
Derelict electricity sub-station in Garth Wood
Trees in Garth Wood
Some have gone on to become pop culture favourites while others proved to be less successful. So which movie shot in Powys is regarded as the best and worst? Here is a list of some of the films shot in Powys. Have we missed any? Get in touch and let us know. The Dark Knight Rises Henryd Waterfall. Picture: Wiki. Christopher Nolan’s 2012 superhero movie starring Christian Bale as Batman along with a supporting cast of Michael Caine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy and Marion Cottilard. In addition to being Nolan s highest-grossing film, it became the seventh-highest-grossing film of all time at the time of its release, as well as the third-highest-grossing film of 2012.