The choir had a busy year performing 25 concerts in total including three “choir’ weddings.

The choir again visited Hook Norton in Oxfordshire to celebrate St David’s Day. The brewery owner had made a promise to the choir that if we came to celebrate St David’s Day in the village, he would fly the Welsh flag from the brewery and, sure enough, there it was on arrival – flying high above Oxfordshire! Needless to say there was a more extensive tour of the brewery with natural sampling on completion. The choir gave an outstanding concert in the church in aid of church funds.

The choir participated in the Llanelli Proms and starred alongside the Llanelli Choir and the RAF band.

Another visit was made to Mannheim to celebrate 140 years of the Teutonia choir’s formation. There were concerts and competitions for Male Voice Choirs from all over Germany hosted by the Teutonia Choir and the Gwalia Singers sang several times, but the highlight was appearing alongside the Occupational Band of the US Army! The visit included a trip to Strasbourg, the winelands of the Pfalz region and dinner at the Big Barrel.

The Annual Concert took place again at All Saint’s Church, Oystermouth, and featured Ryan Matthews on trumpet, Claire Hammacott (soprano) and was compered by Colin Hodges.

Recruitment featured as a strong issue for the choir as numbers had dropped to 40 and plans were made to improve the recruiting process.

The Annual Dinner was held at the Dragon Hotel.