THIS year’s Radnor Fringe Festival is offering visitors inspiration in a tent.

The programme of talks and workshops in the Platform tent at the festival later this month are intended to help visitors understand themselves and their lives in a different way, to get inspired, and to connect with other people.

The talks begin with ‘Are you fighting reality?’ at 10am on Saturday, June 23. This focuses on the work of Byron Katie, which offers a simple process of noticing the mental pain we inflict on ourselves every day, and learning how asking four simple questions can transform any upset into peace and understanding.

At 11am, the Llandrindod Men’s Shed takes over. A man’s shed has, for generations, been a place for him to escape the stress and strains of life; a safe haven to gain much needed sanity; to be surrounded by his own, useful things; a place to think, to make things, to mend things, to invent and be at one with the world. The talk will demonstrate a new way for men to pursue their interests, develop new ones, and gain a sense of belonging.

Angela Verley discusses ‘The power of intention’ at midday. What do we really want to see come about? What would this really look – and feel – like? She will work with attendees to set an intention for individuals, the group and the planet.

An experiential workshop exploring what it means to express what we want to say in an honest, clear and compassionate way will take place at 1pm. ‘Conscious communication’ will be hosted by Fayenen Lathrenwen. At 2pm the Platform will host the return of a smash-hit event from last year’s Fringe festival – the MIND singing and comedy show. Members of the crew have been rehearsing for months and are back with new songs, comedy and Shakespeare.

From the return of an old favourite, the Platform turns to a first-timer at 3pm - poet Mal Oxley, also known as Wide Load. Wheelchair user Mal will introduce attendees to a personal collection of comic verse, which she describes as poetry instead of therapy.

And at 4pm, the festival’s own Mike Buckley will host ‘Overcoming anxiety’, in which he will use the techniques of mindfulness and meditation to show have anxiety, depression or emotional issues may be diminished or removed altogether.

Events on Sunday, June 24 start with a song. Former festival chair Rosie McConnell will return at 10am with ‘Sing your heart out!’ She describes the event as, “Fabulous harmonies from around the world – folk, gospel, vintage pop, calls, rounds, and much more! No auditions, no sheet music, just voices. Come and have fun singing in a big group.”

Also returning, at 11am, is the Fringe festival’s Sunday assembly. The Fringe has hosted this secular alternative to church – inclusive of everybody – since the festival began.

At midday, it will be time for some ‘Fireside discussions with Francesca Bantock. This will be a time to remember there is an alternative to watching too much television – we can sit around a cosy fireplace, talking and laughing instead. The discussions range on anything we wish to share, focused on subjects like time, colour, intuition, fear, happiness, silence, the imagination and so on.

Following on from this is an opportunity to share something about yourself in ‘Three minute me’. Have you got something you would like to share about yourself – who you are, a big turning point in your life, who the real you is, where you come from, where you live, what you are really passionate about, what your hopes are, the biggest thing you have learned?

You get the microphone, you get to stand in front of the audience and you get three minutes to share part of yourself or your story.

After you’ve had your chance to talk, the tent will be taken over by a ‘mystery guest speaker’ at 2pm. Who will it be? What will they have to say? There’s only one way to find out.

The weekend’s events will be rounded off with a film screening and discussion. At 3pm there will be a screening of ‘The Dhamma Brothers’, followed by a discussion of the subjects raised in the film an hour later.

The Radnor Fringe Festival is now a firm favourite with local people. This year’s event will be held from June 22-24, at its now-traditional home in the Rock Park, Llandrindod Wells.

The fun-packed event celebrates music, theatre, literature, film, comedy and discussion from Radnorshire and beyond.

Entry is free. Those who have attended previous festivals will know what to expect. As for anyone who hasn’t – this will be your chance to get in on the action.