Following swiftly on the tail of our Ladies’ Committee concert, in many ways this followed a similar pattern, except that it was once again at the lovely All Saints Church in Oystermouth; it was for the deserving Maggie’s cancer charity and it was with the excellent Pontardulais Town Band.

After the opening congregational carol, the band struck up and we were most impressed. They were never anything but good. However, this was an outstanding performance. Fortunately, the choir was also in top form and retired for the interval in good spirits. Before the proceedings restarted, tenor Daniel once again delighted the audience with his rendition of ‘Bring Him Home’.

The band got the second half moving with a delightful medley of Christmas arrangements and the boys (and, of course, Rhian) came back with some lovely carols, from the quiet ‘O Holy Night’ to the upbeat hand-clapping ‘Rocking Around the Christmas Tree’, a perpetual favourite. For the finale, as we thought, joining back together for the Jonah Lewie song ‘Stop The Cavalry’ brought the full house to their feet for a standing ovation for the whole evening. However, the band decided to provide an encore with ‘Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer’, enjoyed with good humour by one and all. It really was a great evening of fun and music.   
We are pleased to announce that the concert raised £3838 for the Maggie’s charity.  (See more photos)