Break ins

Every shop in the Craft Centre was broken into last night - just on the night that all the Bank Holiday takings were there, because they couldn't get to the banks.
The thieves seem to have been very methodical, because it wasn't just Hay that was hit - they left a trail of destruction across the county over the course of the night.
"Talgarth!" said Suzy, who told me about it. "Why Talgarth? You'd have thought they'd have left money there - what is there to nick?" (which is slightly unfair to Talgarth, but she had had a very stressful morning).

This happened last year as well, when Shepherd's safe was taken out of the shop and then abandoned.

Meanwhile, on a happier note, Peter King the artist blacksmith erected some of his steel sculptures outside the Cinema - not my cup of tea, but they were attracting quite a bit of interest (but a price tag of £1850 each makes them available to only a minority of visitors). He has a website at www.peter-king-sculptures.com for those who want to see what they're like.
On Saturday, a camera obscura is going to be set up outside the Cinema for the weekend.

The marquee on the square came down this morning, and the local craft people went into the Buttermarket for the day.