The choir took part yet again in the Pontrhydfendigaed Eisteddfod and won first prize winning the Gwalia Cup that the choir presented to the Eisteddfod in 1983! The choir also took part in the National...

The outbreak of foot & mouth disease nationally affected the choir’s activities and several concerts had to be cancelled including the Shobdon Flower Festival. The Gwalia Singers were invited...

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...

The choir sang at two open-air concerts in the Quadrant Shopping Centre in Swansea and raised in excess of £1,000 for the Wales Air Ambulance. The choir participated in the Cardigan Eisteddfod for the...

A visit was made to Bangor in Northern Ireland to take part in a singing festival for choirs from all over the UK and Ireland. The hosts were the Bangor Ladies Choir and although the choir failed to win...

The choir performed at All Souls Annual Summer Concert. The following review (which can also be found at All Souls website, www.allsoulstycoch.org.uk)  was written by Graham Williams, with photos by Alayne...

The Gwalia Singers celebrate another anniversary! For this, the 40th Anniversary, two major concerts were planned. The first was held at the Grand Theatre in Swansea on Friday 5th May. Guest artistes were...

The choir returned to Mannheim, Germany, to help celebrate both the city’s 400th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of being twinned with Swansea. Photographs of the visit can be viewed at the...

With Christmas fast becoming a fading memory, the choir kicked off 2008 with a January concert in Pontardawe for local senior citizens. Preparations began for our visit to Disneyland, Paris, for their...

Grand Slam Winners! Yes, for those who missed the Six Nation Championship this year, the Welsh rugby team won the Grand Slam on 16th March. Further information was available at the South Wales Evening...

The choir paid a trip to the Millennium Coastal Park and rolled up their trousers to take part in the National Lottery’s “Love UK” event – a month-long celebration of the £25 million...

We had a very busy May. Firstly there was the ‘photo shoot’ for the National Lottery campaign (see below) and that was followed by 2 concerts. On May 17th we joined with The Regimental Band...

Our annual concert was held at All Saints Church, Oystermouth on 5th July and was, again, a very successful event. The church was almost full and the audience was well entertained by the choir and artistes....

We sang at two weddings this month. Firstly, we sang at the National Waterfront Museum for the wedding of Faye Lawlor. This was a new venue for us in Swansea and it was a great place to sing. The second...

September 2008 We had a very successful trip to Birr, a small Georgian town in County Offaly, in the Irish Midlands. Two buses left Swansea on Friday 26th and arrived late in the evening, with just enough...

February The choir teamed up with Marie Curie Cancer Care to promote the charity’s annual Great Daffodil Appeal. Each year the charity sells daffodil pins in exchange for donations. We were keen...

June – Annual Concert Our annual concert was held again at All Saints Church, Oystermouth on 6th June. We opened with a new piece to our repertoire O Gymru, which is a very patriotic Welsh song and...

September Our performances in September came on 2 consecutive days. On Friday 11th we sang at the wedding party of Mervyn Griffiths, son of Dai Griffiths, one of our 2nd basses. This was held at the Dockers...