{"id":13120,"date":"2025-01-06T15:53:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T15:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visit-caerphilly.local\/?p=13120"},"modified":"2026-01-21T14:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T14:49:07","slug":"big-macs-wholly-soul-band-at-blackwood-miners-institute-2","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/big-macs-wholly-soul-band-at-blackwood-miners-institute-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Mac&#8217;s Wholly Soul Band"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<section id=\"\" class=\"block video-block\">\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-wrap embed-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BIG MAC&amp;apos;S WHOLLY SOUL BAND Higher and Higher mp4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" 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Blues, Newquay Festival, The Dorchester etc but in Vienna, Cairo, Tenerife, Germany and Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>They have supported or shared the bill with acts such as Billy Ocean, Edwin Starr, Jools Holland, Van Morrison, Earth Wind &amp; Fire, Sister Sledge, Gabrielle,\u00a0 Jimmy James, The Real Thing, Odyssey, Paul Young, Craig Charles, Ruby Turner, Omar, Rozalla, Gwen Dickey (Rose Royce), The Commitments, Sheila Ferguson (The Three Degrees), Pato Banton, The Pasadenas, Jaki Graham and many more.\u00a0 Big Mac has written and recorded with Wilson Pickett\u2019s daughter Veda.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/maps.googleapis.com\/maps\/api\/js?key=AIzaSyCNYY6aenor9lbT84cYrEb5gzYo8p_fKiU\"><\/script>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/unpkg.com\/@googlemaps\/markerclusterer\/dist\/index.min.js\"><\/script>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/OverlappingMarkerSpiderfier\/1.0.3\/oms.min.js\"><\/script>\n\n<script 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class=\"block-title-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-calendar-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><h2>Events at Blackwood Miners&#039; Institute<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"view-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"listViewBtn\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-list-ul\"><\/i>List view<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"gridViewBtn\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-grid\"><\/i>Thumbnail view<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"mapViewBtn\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-map-location-dot\"><\/i>Map view<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- List View -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"listView\" class=\"view-mode\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"archive-content-card-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-image-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pit-Party.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-content-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/pit-party\/\"><h3>Pit Party<\/h3><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t24 July 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlackwood Miners&#8217; Institute, High Street NP12 1BB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"archive-content-card-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-image-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pleth-Blackwood-Miners-Institute.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-content-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/pleth\/\"><h3>Pleth<\/h3><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10 September 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlackwood Miners&#8217; Institute, High Street, Blackwood NP12 1BB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"archive-content-card-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-image-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-History-of-Soul-Blackwood-Miners-Institute.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-content-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/the-history-of-soul\/\"><h3>The History of Soul<\/h3><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t11 September 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlackwood Miners&#8217; Institute, High Street, Blackwood NP12 1BB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"archive-content-card-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-image-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Rocket-Man-A-Tribute-to-Elton-John-Blackwood-Miners-Institute.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-content-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/the-rocket-man-a-tribute-to-elton-john\/\"><h3>The Rocket Man \u2013 A Tribute to Elton John<\/h3><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12 September 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlackwood Miners&#8217; Institute, High Street, Blackwood NP12 1BB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"archive-content-card-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-image-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pride-and-Prejudish-Blackwood-Miners-Institute.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-content-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/pride-and-prejudish\/\"><h3>Pride and Prejud(ish)<\/h3><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t30 September &#8211; 2 October 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlackwood Miners&#8217; Institute, High Street, Blackwood NP12 1BB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"archive-content-card-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-image-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/503840094_1291023143024576_1129900751327141175_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-content-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/thank-abba-for-the-music\/\"><h3>Thank ABBA for the Music<\/h3><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t24 October 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlackwood Miners&#8217; Institute, High Street, NP12 1BB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"archive-content-card-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-image-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/498178170_1274236084703282_9221311571512543171_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-content-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/the-take-that-experience\/\"><h3>The Take That Experience<\/h3><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t21 November 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlackwood Miners&#8217; Institute, High Street, Blackwood NP12 1BB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Grid View -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"gridView\" class=\"view-mode\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"featured-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"archive-content-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/pit-party\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pit-Party.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-feed-feature-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Pit Party<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlackwood Miners&#8217; Institute, High Street NP12 1BB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t24 July 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"archive-content-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/pleth\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pleth-Blackwood-Miners-Institute.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-feed-feature-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Pleth<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlackwood Miners&#8217; Institute, High Street, Blackwood NP12 1BB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10 September 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"archive-content-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/the-history-of-soul\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-History-of-Soul-Blackwood-Miners-Institute.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-feed-feature-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The History of Soul<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlackwood Miners&#8217; Institute, High Street, Blackwood NP12 1BB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t11 September 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"archive-content-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/the-rocket-man-a-tribute-to-elton-john\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Rocket-Man-A-Tribute-to-Elton-John-Blackwood-Miners-Institute.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-feed-feature-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The Rocket Man \u2013 A Tribute to Elton John<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlackwood Miners&#8217; Institute, High Street, Blackwood NP12 1BB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12 September 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"archive-content-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/pride-and-prejudish\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pride-and-Prejudish-Blackwood-Miners-Institute.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-feed-feature-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Pride and Prejud(ish)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlackwood Miners&#8217; Institute, High Street, Blackwood NP12 1BB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t30 September 2026 &#8211; 2 October 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"archive-content-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/thank-abba-for-the-music\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/503840094_1291023143024576_1129900751327141175_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-feed-feature-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Thank ABBA for the Music<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlackwood Miners&#8217; Institute, High Street, NP12 1BB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t24 October 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"archive-content-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/the-take-that-experience\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/498178170_1274236084703282_9221311571512543171_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-feed-feature-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The Take That Experience<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlackwood Miners&#8217; Institute, High Street, Blackwood NP12 1BB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t21 November 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Map View -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"mapView\" class=\"view-mode\" style=\"display: none;\">\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-block-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-map\" data-zoom=\"16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"marker\" data-lat=\"51.6694944166\" data-lng=\"-3.19564819336\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-content-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-single-title\">Pit Party<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-single-contacts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\"><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;Blackwood Miners&#8217; Institute, High Street NP12 1BB<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa-solid fa-phone\"><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;01495 227206<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa-solid fa-envelope\"><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:&#066;&#077;I&#064;&#099;aer&#112;h&#105;&#108;&#108;&#121;.&#103;&#111;v&#046;u&#107;\">B&#077;&#073;&#064;&#099;&#097;&#101;r&#112;hi&#108;&#108;y.&#103;&#111;&#118;.u&#107;<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa-solid fa-laptop\"><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackwoodminersinstitute.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visit website<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/pit-party\/\">More about Pit Party ><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"marker\" data-lat=\"51.6694944166\" data-lng=\"-3.19563746452\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-content-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-single-title\">Pleth<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-single-contacts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\"><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;Blackwood Miners&#8217; Institute, High Street, Blackwood NP12 1BB<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa-solid fa-phone\"><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;01495 227206<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa-solid fa-envelope\"><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:BM&#073;&#064;&#099;a&#101;rp&#104;il&#108;&#121;.&#103;&#111;v&#046;uk\">&#066;MI&#064;&#099;a&#101;&#114;&#112;h&#105;ll&#121;.g&#111;&#118;&#046;uk<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa-solid fa-laptop\"><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackwoodminersinstitute.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visit website<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/pleth\/\">More about Pleth ><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"marker\" data-lat=\"51.6694944166\" data-lng=\"-3.19564819336\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-content-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-single-title\">The History of Soul<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-single-contacts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\"><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;Blackwood Miners&#8217; Institute, High Street, Blackwood NP12 1BB<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa-solid fa-phone\"><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;01495 227206<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa-solid fa-envelope\"><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:&#066;&#077;&#073;&#064;&#099;&#097;er&#112;&#104;i&#108;&#108;&#121;&#046;gov&#046;&#117;k\">BM&#073;&#064;&#099;a&#101;&#114;phi&#108;&#108;&#121;&#046;&#103;&#111;&#118;.&#117;&#107;<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa-solid fa-laptop\"><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackwoodminersinstitute.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visit 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