31 December 1970
The A.G.M. held on 4th February was to see, after much heated discussion, the resolution passed enlarging the choir to a maximum of 25 members – watch out Treorchy!! 1st April saw us move “over...
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31 December 1971
On 23rd April we presented our 2nd Annual Concert at the Patti Pavilion, Swansea. Our guest artiste was Janet Rees from Llanelli, a 14 year old guitarist/singer of “Opportunity Knocks” fame and the chairman...
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30 December 1972
It is interesting to note that the AGM held on 20th January was the forum for a long and intense discussion on “the regularity of concerts”. It was not resolved then and I doubt if it ever will be. 1972...
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1973
31 December 1973
On the 31st January we held our A.G.M. This was to be an important event in the choir’s history because after a long and detailed discussion, despite some objections, we voted to enter the competitive...
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31 December 1974
“The A.G.M. held on 23rd January saw the choir form its first Fund Raising Committee. We decided it was time we had some money behind us because we were in the initial stages of considering the making...
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1975
31 December 1975
“1975 started off on a bad note for the choir. The local Labour Party had organised a function to celebrate the fact that Alan Williams, MP for Swansea West, had completed 10 years “in the house”....
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31 December 1976
“Dealing with the musical aspect of 1976 first, the choir celebrated its 10th Anniversary by holding its Annual Concert in Ebenezer Chapel, Ebenezer Street, Swansea on 20th May. We “fielded” 25 choristers,...
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31 December 1977
On the weekend of 5th/6th March we paid our first visit to the Welsh Society, Bridgenorth, who were having a St. David’s Day dinner to celebrate their 21st anniversary year. We gave a full concert on the...
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31 December 1978
“So into our 13th Year – 1978 Saturday 20th May saw us take part in our first serious competition. It was the Welsh Brewers’ Choral Competition held in Carmarthen. Five choirs took part – Gwalia,...
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31 December 1979
We were into competition again early in 1979. In the first round of the Welsh Brewers’ Competition, 5 choirs took part and Dunvant, Tenby and Gwalia got through. This year’s Annual Concert was again held...
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