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THE GRAND DAY OUT

SATURDAY 17th APRIL.

THE FIRST EVENT OF THE DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR

SAW THE CHOIR IN A RELAXED AND FESTIVE MOOD.

THE BOYS LEFT EARLY ACCOMPANIED BY FRIENDS

EN ROUTE TO

THE MILLENIUM STADIUM CARDIFF

FOR THE EDF RUGBY CUP SEMI-FINALS.

LUNCHING AT THE LLANDAFF INSTITUTE

DINING & RELAXING AFTERWARDS AT

THE RHIWBINA SPORTS CLUB

A GREAT DAY OUT ENDED WITH THE BOYS ARIVING BACK IN OUR LOCALITY AT 01.00 hrs (THAT DID NOT TAKE THE SPRING TIME ADJUSTMENT INTO ACCOUNT)

TWO CHOIRS CONCERT St CHADS HANMER

SATURDAY APRIL14th.

CÔR MEIBION YSTRADGYNLAIS WERE PRIVILAGED TO JOIN CANTORION COLIN JONES AT St CHADS CHURCH HANMER FOR THEIR VISIT TO NORTH WALES. THE CHURCH IN ITS MAGNIFICENT SETTING FACING THE MERE WAS FULL TO OVERFLOWING WITH A VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE. THE TWO CHOIRS UNDER THEIR MUSICAL DIRECTORS CONWAY MORGAN & COLIN JONES DID FULL JUSTICE TO THE AUDIENCE & SETTING. THE CHURCH & SURROUNDS RANG TO SUPERB PERFORMANCES OF MUSIC SUCH AS LANFAIR; THE OLD RUGGED CROSS; HAFAN GOBAITH; CHRISTUS SALVATORE FROM CÔR MEIBION YSTRADGYNLAIS & Y DDAU WLADGARWR; YN Y MAN; THE PRAYER FROM LOHENGRIN; WATCHMAN WHAT OF THE NIGHT FROM CANTORION COLIN JONES.

WILLIAM REES (BARITONE), STUDYING MUSIC AT CARDIFF WAS ONE SOLOIST AND HE JOINED CÔR YSTRADGYNLAIS IN SINGING "THE VAULTS OF HEAVEN". ANOTHER SOLOIST WAS AN OLD FRIEND OF THE CHOIR, EIRIAN DAVIES WHOSE RENDERING OF "BRENIN Y SÊR" WITH THE CHOIR WAS RECEIVED WITH HIGH ACCLAIM. HE IS NOW TEACHING SCIENCES AT YSTALYFERA IN CWMTAWE AND HAS JUST TAKEN ON A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY BECOMING ENGAGED TO ELIN. THE CHOIR TAKES THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE THEM BOTH & WISH THEM ALL SUCCESS IN THE FUTRE. ACCOMPANING THE CHOIR IN HAMNER WAS DAVID REES AS RHIAN STOKES THOMAS WAS UNAVAILABLE. DAVID IS A SECOND YEAR STUDENT AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY & THE CHOIR ARE INDEPTED TO HIM FOR HIS TIME AND PRESENCE. ALL THREE OF THE FOREMENTIONED ARE FORMER PUPILS OF OUR MUSICAL DIRECTOR. IT EMPHASISES THE CALIBRE & SUCCESS OF THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT AT TREGIB SCHOOL LLANDEILO.

THE SOLOSTS FROM CANTORION COLIN JONES WERE NORMAN ROGERS-JONES AND TREBOR EVANS A LONG STANDING FRIEND TO CÔR MOIEBION YSTRADGYNLAIS.

FOLLOWING THE CONCERT, AN ADJOURNMENT WAS MADE TO THE WREXHAM LAGER SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB WHERE THE CHOIR WAS ENTERTAINED BY CANTORION COLIN JONES. THE AFTERGLOW WAS ALSO OF A VERY HIGH STANDARD AND LASTED WELL INTO THE WEE SMALL HOURS OF THE MORNING. IN SPITE OF THIS THE COACH WAS ONLY 10 MINS LATE LEAVING FOR HOME IN THE MORNING.

THE CHOIR & MEMBERS WISH TO RECORD THEIR THANKS TO STEVE THE SCRETARY OF CANTORION COLIN JONES & PARTICULARLY TO OUR SECRETARY RHYDIAN FOR THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WAS DONE FOR THIS VENTURE.

  

THE VICE PRESIDENTS' EVENT

16TH ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT

SATURDAY MAY 19th

CÔR MEIBION YSTRADGYNLAIS HAD GREAT PLEASURE IN PERFORMING ITS 16th VICE PRESIDENTS CONCERT

 at

MAESYDDERWE SCHOOL HALL

UNDER THE MUSICAL DIRECTORSHIP of Mr CONWAY MORGAN with JOAN LEWIS O.B.E. as the GUEST ACCOMPANIST

THE GUEST ARTISTS

were

LLEISIAU'R CWM

Musical Director        CATHERINE HUGHES

SALI-WYN RYAN   Violin

 NERYS RICHARDS Piano

DEINIOL LLYR JONES   Boy Soprano

Accompanist     CATHERINE HUGHES

An enthusiastic audience enjoyed a wide and varied programme from all the performers especially when the Choir joined forces  with Lleisiau'r Cwm to sing Hafan Gobaith as an Encore at the end of the evening.

 

    The Choir were delighted to welcome FOUR NEW MEMBERS on stage at this their FIRST concert.

They were PETER SOROKA; KEITH PHILLIPS, ARWEL DAVIES & BILL BROOKMAN.

IT IS HOPED THAT THEIR COMMITMENT WILL ENCOURAGE MORE YOUNG PEOPLE TO MALE VOICE SINGING

AND TO THE CHOIR IN PARTICULAR.

 

The Choir wish to place on record their heartfelt thanks for the support & gererosity of our Vice Presidents. We would not be able  to function without their assistance.

 

This concert received a very generous Sponsership from friends of the Choir in America.

The St David's societies of N.E.P.A, Lackawanna County, Wyoming Valley, and the Slate Belt

together with The United Baptist Church Scranton and the Family of the late Tom Gable.

To them all, a very big Thank You.

A cheque of $2,000 was presented on their behalf by the Choir's American agent and

Honorary Vice President who had travelled over to be present with us at this concert.

WELCOME TED AND THANK YOU. 

 

NAVY DAYS AT MUMBLES

MUMBLES COMMUNITY COUNCIL

PRESENTED

on MAY 26th

A

NAVY DAYS CONCERT.

THE CHOIR WERE PRIVILAGED TO BE INVITED TO PERFORM AT THIS CONCERT IN ALL SAINTS CHURCH MUMBLES. UNDER THE DIRECTORSHIP OF THEIR MUSICAL DIRECTOR WITH JOAN REES O.B.E. AS THE GUEST ACCOMPANIST, THE CHOIR PERFORMED A WIDE RANGING REPETOIRE OF RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR ITEMS WHICH WERE ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED BY A CAPACITY AUDIENCE. THE OTHER ARTISTS WERE NATALYA ROMANIW, SOPRANO AND THE ARIOSA SINGERS SINGERS DIRECTED BY PENNY RYAN. TTHE ACCOMPANIST FOR THE ARTISTS WAS HYWEL EVANS.

THE CONCERT WAS ATTENDED BY MANY CIVIC DIGNITARIES TOGETHER WITH INVITED MEMBERS OF THE CREW OF HMS TYNE AND THE MATHEW(A REPLICA OF JOHN CABOT's SHIP).  

 

THE SUMMER WEDDINGS

                                      

THE LOCATION OF THE FIRST WEDDING WAS CRAIG Y NOS CASTLE

IT WAS THE MARRIAGE OF NATALIE MELINEK TO PATRICK BOOTH

NATALIE'S MOTHER PAT (nee LEE) WAS BORN AND GREW UP IN YSTRADGYNLAIS. NATALIE'S HAS CLOSE ASSOCIATIONS WITH THE CHOIR AS HER UNCLE VINCE WAS A LONG ESTABLISHED TENOR MEMBER OF THE CHOIR. HER SISTER JULIA SANG WITH THE CHOIR IN GRENWICH AND ALSO AT ONE OF THE ANNUAL CONCERTS IN MAESYDDERWEN SCHOOL.

THE ENTRANCE OF THE BRIDE WAS TO " THE FORCE OF DESTINY"

 SUNG BY THE CHOIR AND JULIA MELINEK

 

THE SIGNING OF THE REGISTER, FOLLOWED BY PHOTOGRAPHS WAS TO " THE ROSE"

SUNG BY THE CHOIR, JULIA, AND MARK GLANVILLE

 

FOLLOWING OTHER ITEMS IN THE MARQUEE THE CHOIR WERE THEN INVITED TO JOIN THE GUESTS IN A CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION ON THE LAWNS.

 

THE SECOND WEDDING WAS AT St. CYNOG'S CHURCH YSTRADGYNLAIS

THIS WAS THE MARRIAGE OF RHIAN PROTHEROE to CHRISTOPHER PAUL DOBSON

DURING THE SIGNING OF THE REGISTER,

THE CHOIR SANG

"THE ROSE" AND "CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT"

 

DIAMOND JUBILEE DINNER

   
 
The Choir celebrated their Diamond Anniversary with a dinner attended by over 100 Members, Vice Presidents and Guests including the Chairman of The Ystradgynlais Town Council, Mr Wayne Thomas, at  the Choir's spiritual home, The Ystradgynlais Miner's welfare Hall on Saturday Sept. 22nd.
 
26 MEMBERS WERE PRESENTED WITH LONG SERVICE CERTIFICATES MARKING SERVICE RANGIN FROM 25 years to 59 years. THESE CERTIFICATES WERE PRESENTED BY Mr D. LEIGHTON JENKINS the CHOIR'S EMERITUS MUSICAL DIRECTOR.
 
 
 
 
ANNIVERSARY TIES WERE PRESENTED TO ALL CHOIR MEMBERS PRESENT BY MR CONWAY MORGAN THE MUSICAL DIRECTOR. THE LOGO FOR THE DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY TIES IS DEPICTED ABOVE.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
          MR  LEIGHTON JENKINS                          MR CONWAY MORGAN               PRESENTATION TO MR JEFF ROBERTS
    EMERITUS MUSICAL DIRECTOR                    MUSICAL DIRECTOR                            FOR 53 YEARS SERVICE
 
During the evening Mr Leighton Jenkins, Mr Conway Morgan together with the Choir Chairman, Mr David Lewis, and the Secretary, Mr Rhydian Griffiths spoke of the Choir's achievements during the past 60 years and hopes for the future.
 
                                                                       
                                                                                
 
        Mr DAVID LEWIS CHAIRMAN                                                                               Mr RHYDIAN GRIFFITHS SECRETARY
                 LIFE MEMBER                                                                                                                       LIFE MEMBER
              59 YEARS RERVICE                                                                             46 YEARS SERVICE
 
 
                                                                                          
 
THE ACCOMPANISTS OVER THE YEARS, MYRA JONES DAVIES, VALERIE WILLIAMS, & RHIAN STOKES THOMAS 
 
 
                               
 
 
                                              CHOIR MEMBERS AND GUESTS SOCIALISING   
 
 
 
   
 
   
The formal section of the evening was followed by entertainment
 in the form of a Caberet. The Artiste was Tonni Carol (Carol Ann James).
 
The daughter of a very well loved deceased member of the First Tenor
section of the Choir, Arthur James, a fine Soloist in his own right.
Carol wowed her audience with her Singing and Repartee.
 
This was her first engagement for some time following a difficult period in her life.
She has lost none of her dynamism; we look forward to seeing her back on Television and Stage very soon.
The Choir wish her well for the future.
                                                
                                                                           
     
 
 
 

LONG SERVICE CERTIFICATE AWARDS

                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                          

  PHILLIP JONES          DAVID LEWIS         VICTOR JONES        SELWYN MORRIS      MYRDDIN EVANS

     59 YEARS                59 YEARS             57 YEARS                57 YEARS              56 YEARS

   

 

 

 

   JEFF ROBERTS            GLAN WILLIAMS        LYN THOMAS          EURIG MORGAN      TAL PHILLIPS     

    53 YEARS                  52 YEARS               50 YEARS               49 YEARS              46 YEARS

 

  

 

 

 

RHYDIAN GRIFFITHS       PHILLIP DAVIES      COLIN STROUD      LEYSHON DAVIES      NEVILLE OWEN

     46 YEARS                  45 YEARS              41 YEARS              40 YEARS              39 YEARS

 

 

 

 

WYNDHAM WILLIAMS    BEN TUDOR LEWIS     GLYN WALTERS       NATHAN REES            LES JAMES

      38 YEARS                 37 YEARS              37 YEARS              36 YEARS                35 YEARS

   

 

 

 

 

    KEN EVANS         MALCOLM NORMAN     GERAINT WILLIAMS     DOUGLAS ROWE

     34 YEARS                    31 YEARS                28 YEARS                25 YEARS

                 

      

           GARETH AND ALUN JEFFREYS 

                          25 YEARS

                                                

 

                                    BACK TO DIAMOND JUBILEE DINNER                                                         

                                                                                                                        

COMMUNITIES FIRST GRANT

 

                  http://www.communitiesfirst.info

 

 

 WALES CCOUNCIL for VOLUNTARY ACTION.        http://www.wcva.org.uk

 

 

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THE AWARD OF A COMMUNITIES FIRST GRANT WHICH WILL ENABLE THE CHOIR TO REPLACE OUR PHOTOCOPIER.

THE SOURCE OF THIS SUPPORT IS THE COMMUNITIES FIRST TRUST FUND, A COMMUNITIES FIRST GRANT SCHEME MANAGED BY THE COMMUNITIES FIRST SUPPORT NETWORK (CFSN) AND ADMINISTERED BY THE WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION (WCVA).

WE ARE PARTICULARLY GRATEFUL TO THOMAS ADDEY AND HIS STAFF AT THE COMMUNITIES FIRST OFFICE IN YSTRADGYNLAIS FOR THEIR ADVICE AND SUPPOR

 

                     CONNUNITIES FIRST YSTRADGYNLAIS:  http://www.commfirstpowys.org.uk

 

 

THE DIAMOND JUBILEE CONCERT

MAESYDDERWN SCHOOL HALL

Saturday November 17th

 

CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT with EIRIOS MORGAN ON  AFRICAN DRUMS

 

THE GUEST ARTISTS FOR THIS OCCASION WERE SHÂN COTHI Soprano; RHYS MEIRION Tenor and EIRIAN DAVIES Baritone.

 THE CHOIR WAS DIRECTED BY ITS MUSICAL DIRECTOR, CONWAY MORGAN AND THE CHOIR’S CO-ACCOMPANISTS, RHIAN STOKES-THOMAS AND DAVID REES SHARED THE PIANOFORTE DUTIES FOR THE CHOIR, RHYS AND EIRIAN DURING THE EVENING. SHÂN WAS ACCOMPANIED BY HER OWN ACCOMPANIST, JEFF HOWARD FROM CARDIFF WHO IS WELL KNOWN IN MUSIC CIRCLES THERE AND THROUGHOUT WALES. 

THE GUEST ORGANIST WAS CHRISTOPHER LEWIS, THE RESIDENT ORGANIST OF St PETER’S CHURCH PONTARDAWE.

 SHÂN COTHI WAS BORN IN FFARMERS NEAR LLANWRD AND IS A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WALES ABERYSTWYTH. SHE HAS BEEN A PROFFESSIONAL SOLOIST SINCE 1995, THE YEAR SHE WON THE BLUE RIBAND AT THE NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD OF WALES IN ABERGELE.

A STAR OF INTERNATIONAL REPUTE OF RECORDING, STAGE, AND TELEVISION AS WELL AS BEING THE WINNER OF MANY AWARDS, SHÂN’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE EVENING WAS SCINTILLATING AND MEMORABLE. HER INTERACTION WITH THE AUDIENCE AND CHOIR, PARTICULRILY IN HER PRESENTATION OF "AH! JE VEUX VIVRE from ROMEO AND JULIET"; HER EXCERPTS FROM “MY FAIR LADY” AND WITH THE CHOIR “HELLO DOLLY”. CERTAIN GENTLEMEN WILL CHERISH MEMORIES FOR A LONG TIME TO COME.

 RHYS MEIRION WAS BORN IN NORTH WALES AND IS A B.Ed GRADUATE. RHYS WORKED AS A HEAD TEACHER BEFORE TRAINING AS A SINGER AT THE GUILD HALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC IN LONDON.

HIS OPERA CAREER SPANS PERFOMANCES FOR THE ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA WHERE HE WAS A COMPANY PRINCIPAL FROM 2001/2004. SUBSEQUENT ROLES HAVE TAKEN HIM TO AUSTRALIA; GERMANY; HONG KONG AND LITHUANIA. CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE APPEARING AT THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE PROMS AT THE ALBERT HALL; IN CANADA; BARBADOS AND THE USA. FUTURE PLANS INCLUDE WORK FOR THE WELSH NATIONAL OPERA.

THE AUDIENCE WERE DELIGHTED WITH HIS REPERTOIRE FOR THE EVENING AND THE RECEPTION HIS RENDERINGS OF “ARAFA DON” “ELLEN FWYN” AND AS THE SOLOIST WITH THE CHOIR IN “CYMRU FACH” RECEIVED INDICATED HIS POPULARITY WITH THEM.

 EIRIAN DAVIES HAILS FROM CWMIFOR NEAR LLANDEILO. AN HONOURS GRADUATE IN BIOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WLAES ABERYSTWYTH, HE IS NOW A MEMBER OF THE SCIENCE FACULTY AT YSGOL GYFUN YSTALYFERA. NO STRANGER TO THE CHOIR, HE HAS SUPPORTED THE CHOIR ON MANY OCCASIONS THROUGHOUT WALES AND ON THEIR TOURS. HE HAS A VERY FINE BARITONE VOICE AND IS UNDERTAKING VOCAL TUITION WITH JOHN MITCHINSON AND MAUREEN GUY. HE HAS DEFINITE ASPIRATIONS TO BECOME A PROFFESSIONAL SINGER.

HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE EVENING INCLUDED “NON PIU ANDRAI – MOTZART” AND THE SOLOIST IN “BRENIN Y SÊR”. NEEDLESS TO SAY AS A FAVOURITE WITH YSTRADGYNLAIS AUDIENCES HIS RECEPTION WAS TREMENDOUS.

SHÂN COTHI & RHYS MEIRION JOINED FORCES TO SING THE OLD WELSH FAVOURITE "HOWELL a BLODWEN" TOTHUNDEROUS ACCLAIM. AS AN ENCORE THEY PERFORMED VERDI'S "BRINDISI"

RHYS MEIRION & EIRIAN DAVIES TO A WONDERFUL RECEPTION SANG THE "PEARL FISHERS' DUET"

THE CHOIR, IN TREMENDOUS VOICE INCLUDED A VARIED PROGRAMME TO REFLECT THE MUSIC IN ITS REPERTOIRE SPANNING SIXTY YEARS OF SINGING.

“NESSUN DORMA” AS A TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT PAVAROTI WHO PASSED AWAY SHORTLY BEFORE THE CONCERT; ITEMS FROM WEST END SHOWS SUCH AS “THE LION KING”, “CHESS” “LES MISERABLES”; A TRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF ERIC JONES-“CHRISTUS SALVATORE” AND THE MEMORABLE “TANGNEFEDDWYR”; THE HYMM TUNES “PERERIN WYF” AND “LIFE IS WODERFUL NOW” ARRANGED BY THE CHOIR’S EMERITUS MUSICAL DIRECTOR, D. LEIGHTON JENKINS; WELSH FAVOURITES OLD AND NEW INCLUDING “HAFAN GOBAITH”.

THE AUDIENCE’S ACCLAIM AND SUBSEQUENT COMMENTS INDICATED THEIR APPROVAL OF THE MUSICAL DIRECTOR’S CHOICE OF PROGRAMME AND THE CHOIR’S PERFORMANCE.

 THE CHOIR CHOSE THE OCCASION TO PRESENT “LIFE MEMBERSHIP” TO TWO MEMBERS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION AND SERVICE NAMELY:-

LEYSHON DAVIES FOR 40 YEARS SERVICE INCLUDING SERVICE AS VICE CHAIRMAN; CHAIRMAN; COMMITTEE MEMBER AND COMPERE.

SEWYN MORRIS FOR 57 YEARS SEVICE AS SECRETARY; VICE CHAIRMAN; CHAIRMAN; TREASURER; COMMITTEE MEMBER AND SOLOIST.

 

 FOR THE FINALE, THE CHOIR WERE JOINED BY THE THREE ARTISTS IN AN OUTSTANDING RENDERING OF:-

 “DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING” FROM “LES MISERABLES”.

 THE EVENING ENDED WITH “HEN WLAD FY NHADAU”.

 

THIS CONCERT TRULY MARKED THE DIAMOND JUBILLEE OF THE CHOIR AND SHOWED THAT THE CHOIR WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT GIVEN TO THEM BY THE AUDIENCES OVER THE PAST SIXTY YEARS. WITH YOUR SUPPORT, THE CHOIR WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN TRUE TO ITS TRADITIONS OF FOSTERING MUSIC, BILINGUALISM; THE BRINGING OF DEVELOPING ARTISTS TO ITS VICE PRESIDENTS CONCERT AND WORLD CLASS ARTISTS TO ITS ANNUAL CONCERT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AREA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNITY CAROL SERVICE

THIS WAS TRULY A FITTING END TO THE DIAMOND JUBILLEE YEAR OF THE CHOIR

THE FRIDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS 21st DECEMBER; ST CYNOGS CHURCH YSTRADGYNLAIS DRESSED FOR THE OCCASION,  & FULL TO CAPACITY FOR THE COMMUNITY CAROL SERVICE WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HOUSE OF LORDS, PARLIAMENT, THE WELSH ASSEMBLY, TOGETHER WITH COUNTY AND TOWN COUNCIL OFFICIALS PRESENT.

THE CONDUCTOR WAS  Mr CONWAY MORGAN & THE ORGANIST WAS MR CHRISTOPHER LEWIS OF ST PETER'S CHURCH PONTARDAWE.

THE LESSONS WERE READ BY REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL ORGANISATIONS WITH THE CONGREGATION IN GREAT VOICE FOR THE CAROL SINGING

ITEMS WERE GIVEN BY CHILDREN FROM CYNLAIS SCHOOL; THE YSTRADGYNLAIS PUBLIC BAND AND A CORNET SOLO BY RHYSIAN JAMES.

EIRIAN DAVIES (BARITONE) A FIRM FAVOURITE WITH LOCAL PEOPLE, WAS THE GUEST SOLOIST AND HIS RENDERING OF "THE HOLY CITY" WAS VERY WARMLY RECEIVED.

THE CHOIR UNDER ITS M.D. Mr CONWAY MORGAN ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR CO-ACCOMPANIST Mr DAVID REES SANG TWO ITEMS, BOTH WELSH CAROLS:- "GWYL Y BABAN" AND "CAROL NADOLIG". THE LATTER IS AN ARRANGEMENT OF "GWIN BEAUJOLAIS" WITH WORDS SPECIALLY WRITTEN BY Mrs MARGARET THOMAS(GOSEN) THE WIFE OF OUR DEPUTY TREASURER Mr LYN THOMAS.

ALTHOUGH BOTH WERE BEING PERFORMED PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE RENDERINGS DELIGHTED THE CONGREGATION.

TO FINISH THEIR CONTRIBUTION, EIRIAN JOINED THE CHOIR IN A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE OF  "BRENIN Y SER"

THIS WAS A WONDERFUL EVENING CELEBRATING THE START OF CHRISTMAS IN THE TRADITIONAL WAY.

COR MEIBION YSTRADGYNLAIS WERE PROUD TO FINISH THEIR CELEBRATORY YEAR SHARING THIS OCCASION

WITH THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE OVER THE LAST "SIXTY YEARS"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHRISTMAS PRIZE DRAW 2007

THE CHOIR HELD A CHRISTMAS PRIZE DRAW THIS YEAR IN AID OF CHOIR FUNDS.

THE RESULTS  ARE AS FOLLOWS.

1st PRIZE:-     £100.00  001428 PAT LLOYD Tel.01639 845913

2nd PRIZE:-     £50.00  003734 Tel. 01639 843110   

      3rd PRIZE:-     £40.00 VOUCHER ABERCRAVE INN  001096 ROBERT POSTIE. Tel.01269 591228

4th PRIZE:-     TURKEY  003391  GERAINT THOMAS 12 OLD ROAD AMMANFORD.

5th PRRIZE:-     CHICKEN  000958  PRIZE RETURNED TO CHOIR

 6th PRIZE:-     CHICKEN  001890  Mrs BROOKMAN.  01639 844675

7th PRIZE:-     LEG OF PORK  002549  01639 843500

          8th PRIZE:- BOTTLE OF BRANDY  000565  W JONES 01639 849610

        9th PRIZE:-     BOTTLE OF WHISKEY  003748  01639 700371

10th PRIZE:-     BOTTLE OF WHISKEY  003842  01639 845880. 

11th PRIZE:-     BOTTLE OF MARTINI ROSSO  001806   DAI  01639 843952

 12th PRIZE:-   BOTTLE OF PORT 001766   REBECCA VINES. NORTH CAROLINA USA

13th PRIZE:-     GIFT BOX - CLIPPERS SALON  003395  GERAINT THOMAS 12 OLD ROAD AMMANFORD.

        14th PRIZE:-      LUXURY CHRISTMAS CAKE  003268  ALUN EVANS.  01639 845201

15th PRIZE:-     LUXURY CHRISTMAS PUDDING  003258  BETTY DAVIES  01639 842234

         16th PRIZE:-     TIN OF CHOCOLATES  003505  01639 849842

      17th PRIZE:-      TIN OF CHOCOLATES  002402  J MOORE 01792 842936

        18th PRIZE:-     TIN OF LUXURY BISCUITS  000815  GARETH THOMAS 01792 792343

 19th PRIZE:-     BOTTLE OF WHISKEY  002197   01639 845721

20th PRIZE:-     BOTTLE OF WINE  000588  EILEEN SAMUELS 01639 843098

 

THE DRAW TOOK PLACE AT CHOIR HEADQUARTERS ON

WEDNESDAY 19th DECEMBER AT 7.00 p.m.

ALL PRIZES HAVE BEEN CLAIMED AND DISTRIBUTED.

THE DRAW WAS PROMOTED BY:-

 Mr EDWARD STOVELL, DIWEDD yr ENFYS, PENYCAE

on behalf of

THE YSTRADGYNLAIS MALE CHOIR

and is registered under the

GAMBLING ACT 2007 by POWYS COUNTY COUNCIL

 

CÔR MEIBION YSTRADGYNLAIS IS GRATEFUL TO THE OFFICIALS AND COMMITTEE FOR THEIR DONATION OF £270.00

PHIL, SUE AND RHYDIAN OF THE ABERCRAVE INN  www.abercraveinn.co.uk

CLIPPERS SALON YSTRADGYNLAIS

THE GOUGH CONSTITUTIONAL CLUB YSTRADGYNLAIS "THE CON."

 

 

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