Comedy Drag Act: On Friday, January 25, at Risca Workmens Top Club, there will be a performance featuring comedy drag artists and Ceri Dupree.

The event will be supported by Cai.

The tickets are £5 and are currently available for purchase at the Top Club.

The Really Cuckoo Company St Mary's: Blister me barnacles, it's that time of the year again.

The Really Cuckoo Company, based at St Mary's Church Hall, Risca, is rehearsing flat out for its pantomime, Treasure Island.

There will be all sorts of traditional panto fun with something for everyone from Friday, February 1, through to Sunday, February 3, Evening performances on Friday and Saturday from 7.15pm and a matinee on one Sunday from 3.15pm.

Tickets cost £5 and are available by telephoning 01633 612171, from Cuckoo members, or at Friday evening rehearsals.

Renowned for the quality of their performances, the Really Cuckoo Company, creates opportunities for young members to develop their performing talents, come and see for yourself and support your local theatre group.

The Alcan singers: The end of 2007 went out on a high for the singers after a successful few months prior to Christmas.

Early in October they gave a concert at the Memo in Newbridge in support of cancer research.

They donated our fee and, with other donations and raffles, £380 was added to a previously raised amount and presented to the charity representative.

The concert the singers gave was received so well, they were booked to sing again in April.

The singers had a hectic festival season to end a successful year, with lots of carol singing at community centres, residential homes, and St Woolos hospital.

At one point the singers were having to turn requests down for them to sing as they were busy entertaining four or five days a week.

They went back to visit their many friends at a variety of locations, and also a few new venues where they were given a great reception and look forward to revisiting them all again this year.

Now the new year is underway, the choir would like to wish all its friends at the many locations they visit a happy and healthy new year and hope to see you all and make many new friends in the coming year.

It looks like 2008 is getting off to a good start with bookings coming in regularly, the Alcan Singers have a few weddings coming up, for which they are putting in plenty of practise so they can make the happy couple's big day that little bit more special.

The group would welcome anyone who may enjoy singing, nothing too heavy, just light and easy, to think about coming and joining them in entertaining local people and in their charity work.

For more information on joining, bookings, locations of concerts, please contact Derek Terry on 01633 615208.