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2025

Wedding in Knelston, Gower - 19/07/25

The Gwalia Choristers were delighted to sing at the wedding of Luke and Vicky in stunning Knelston, Gower on Saturday, July 19th, 2025.
A full Choir attended and the singing-a mixed repertoire of traditional and popular music was much appreciated and well received.Indeed,a beautiful day,wonderful setting and a joyful celebration.
Thank you Vicky and Luke for your kind invitation, and our ‘best wishes’ to you both for the future!

Curry Social Evening - Clyne Golf Club, 04/07/25 (See more pictures here)

Tickets were sold out for this social event in Clyne Golf Club,an evening of entertainment and socialising.  Friday was indeed a fun evening of good food and lively entertainment from the popular ‘Shantyjacs’ and Gwalia’s own talented soloist Daniel Davies and wonderful accompanist Rhian Liles. All enjoyed and relaxed,and a warm welcome extended to new members. Thank you to Clyne Golf Club for their excellent service and Gwalia Ladies for organising this special event.  £150 was collected and presented to the ‘Shantyjacs’ for their donation to Mumbles Lifeboat funds.

Annual Concert - All Saints Church, Mumbles 15/06/25  (See more pictures here)

What a great evening! There was much excitement and build-up to this Annual Concert.  Lots of practices for improvement and presentation, and great expectation of a good night’s performance with the much-acclaimed Côr Merched Lleisiau’r Cwm. Many thanks to all who attended, dignitaries including Deputy Lieutenant Martyn Jenkins DL and his wife, Gwalia’s President Mr. Peter Lynn and his wife-and a full All Saints audience!

Gwalia’s compere Mr. David Williams introduced their opening rendition of ‘Let All Men Sing’, a new presentation-and their enthusiastic performance was very well received. Some favourites followed, all in fine voice!’  Tell My Father’ was particularly emotional with the delightful viola accompaniment from Gwalia’s Gareth Widlake.

Côr Merched Lleisiau’r Cwm’s compere introduced their history and incredible achievements over a 30 year existence -and they performed a beautiful, varied rendition from their repertoire.  The audience were absolutely delighted!

The first half concluded on a high with more of Gwalia’s favourites: ‘Y Tangnefeddwyr’, ‘And Can It Be’, ‘Benedictus’ in memory of members who passed recently-and the mighty ‘Gwahoddiad’

The interval was enjoyed by all as an opportunity for some refreshments, and socialising.

The second half programme included a variety of Gwalia’s wide repertoire with the jovial ‘Five Foot Two’ rendition and leg kicking a big hit! Côr Merched Lleisiau’r Cwm also sang some upbeat songs with dancing steps outdoing the gents of course with their fine skills!The concert concluded with Gwalia’s firm favourites and the poignant ‘If We Only Have Love’.

The audience gave a rapturous applause to both Choirs.  Mrs. Wendy Gadd, the Ladies’ Chairperson presented Miss Rhian Liles, Gwalia’s accompanist, and Miss Catrin Hughes, Côr Merched Lleisiau’r Cwm’s Musical Director with beautiful floral bouquets, and Mr. David Williams, Gwalia’s compere and Mr. Matthew Sims, Gwalia’s Musical Director with bottles of wine.  Many thanks to them and both Choirs for their much-appreciated hard work and dedication

.A wonderful evening with a heartfelt rendition of ‘Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau’ at the end!

All enjoyed the ‘afterglow’ celebrations at the Oyster House, Mumbles.  Many thanks for their very kind hospitality!

Gwalia Rehearsal with Patrons.  Guide/Scouts Hall,Brynmill  13/05/25

The Gwalia Singers invited their Patrons to a rehearsal evening to gain insight into their musical learning practices.  It was an opportunity also to meet Musical Director, Matthew Sims, accompanist, Rhian Liles, and Choristers-and observe them all ‘at work’. Refreshments were served by the Ladies in the interval, and Wendy Gadd,Ladies’ Chairperson presented a cheque of £1,000 to Rhian Liles towards the purchase of a new keyboard.  A good evening’s rehearsal!  Many thanks to the Patrons for their continued support!

Gwalia Singers and Cirencester MVC Concert.   26/04/25 - St Peter’s Church,Newton (More Photos)

What a special evening!  How lovely to invite Cirencester MVC to join Gwalia in the delightful St Peter’s Church via two choristers from the Choirs who’ve stayed connected for many years!  The Choirs arrived early on a beautiful evening for a sound check, and Gwalia Ladies and Bar staff ensured good organisation.

David Williams of the Gwalia Choir compered the evening.  A warm Welsh welcome was given to the Cirencester friends, ’God Save The King’ was sung, and Gwalia’s first half programme was introduced.  They started their programme with a new song ’Let All Men Sing’, and some firm favourites ‘What Would I Do Without My Music’, ‘Y Darlun’, and the rousing ‘There Is A Land’. All excellent renditions!

Gwalia’s Daniel Davies was the soloist, and his performances ‘Why God Why’,from Music Theatre ‘Miss Saigon’were truly outstanding!The audience gave a much-deserved rapturous applause!

Cirencester’s four songs ‘Let It Be Me’,’Stout Hearted Men’,’Poor Wayfaring Stranger’,’A Million Dreams’ were beautifully performed,and truly delighted the audience!The first half concert was indeed ‘class’!The joy of music!

The interval allowed a social break and refreshments.  David Williams introduced the second half programme with Cirencester MVC singing 5 wonderful songs including ‘Reverend Eli Jenkins’ Prayer’, a Welsh favourite!

Daniel Davies sang ‘Bring Him Home’ from Les Miserables - yet another outstanding rendition!

Gwalia then concluded their programme with a variety of favourites including the powerful ‘If We Only Have Love’. The concert’s final performance was a joint rendition of the dynamic ‘American Trilogy’-and the Welsh Anthem ‘Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau’

A truly wonderful evening-and huge appreciation for all the hard work of both Choirs, their Musical Directors, Matthew Simms and James Willshire, accompanists Rhian Liles and Michelle Howarth, soloist Daniel Davies, and compere David Williams.

Both Choirs then moved on to a social gathering and buffet in Langland Bay Golf Club.  Time to relax and enjoy the ’afterglow’!  We hope Cirencester MVC enjoyed their Swansea experience!

Roger Gadd

It is with very great sadness that that we have to report that Roger Gadd passed away on the 29th January 2025, after struggling with cancer for some time.  Roger had been with the choir for about 6 years and as well as his lovely baritone voice, he will be remembered for writing the reports of our events for the website.  Our sympathy goes to Wendy, his wife, and to all his family. 

It was a very sad occasion for the Choir to sing in Roger’s funeral at Morriston Crematorium on Tuesday, February 18th. We were requested to sing the Welsh ‘Gwahoddiad’, a firm favourite of his. Many members also attended the Clyne Chapel service and reception in Norton House, Mumbles.  A difficult day for all!  He will be greatly missed-but fondly remembered!

A Wedding and a Curry – 18^th January 2025.

Well what a journey!  About 45 choristers left Swansea Airport by coach to sing at the wedding of Charlotte Ann Goodwin in Gellifawr Woodland Retreat, near Fishguard, with plenty of time for the journey.  When we were about 12 minutes away from the venue, the coach driver took a wrong turning and we ended up in a very narrow lane with no way round a tight bend.  After spending a lot of time looking at maps and reversing a long way we eventually arrived at the venue 45 minutes late.

Our singing was due to take place after the wedding ceremony and as we were late the guests had been sent off to the bar to await our arrival.  Once we arrived we assembled and the guests returned, with drinks in hand, and in a very happy mood.  We sung six numbers: ‘Calon Lan’, ‘You Are So Beautiful’, ‘O Gymru’, ‘Can't Take My Eyes Off You’ (with audience participation), ‘Gwahoddiad’, and ‘God Only Knows’ which were all rapturously applauded.  For an encore we sang ‘There Is A Land’ and ‘Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau’ and the guests had to sing one chorus on their own.  We left the hall to more applause and many thanks from the Bride, Groom and guests.

The journey home was much less eventful.  We stopped at the Carmarthen Quins RFC for a curry or lasagne and a few beers.  After eating we adjourned to the bar for an enjoyable afterglow led by Nick.  We eventually arrived back at the airport at 11pm having had a good day out and where our singing had saved the day from being a disaster.

Geoffrey Wheel – 30th June, 1951 – 26th December 2024.

Vivian Hall Concert, Blackpill - 16th December. 

Maggie’s Christmas Concert 2024 - All Saints Church, Oystermouth - December 12th, 2024

The annual Gwalia Ladies’ Concert in the Scout/Guide Hall is always a relaxed and enjoyable festive occasion.  The first half of the concert was a mixed selection of the Choir’s musical repertoire, up-beat and the more traditional.  ’Benedictus’, a firm favourite, was sung in honour of Lawrence Sutton, the much-loved fellow Chorister who sadly passed away only last week with a ‘minute’s silence’ to follow.

St Catherine’s Church, Gorseinon, Friday 6th December.

It was indeed a very poignant occasion for the Choir to sing in the Swansea Excelsior Charity Concert in St. Catherine’s Church, on Friday, December 6th for two reasons:  it was the first performance since the passing of a much loved and respected stalwart of Gwalia Singers - Laurence Sutton and singing with his daughter, Anna, and her Choir, the Excelsior Ladies.

In the first half of the concert the Ladies gave beautiful renditions and solo performances from their musical programme, and the Gwalia Singers followed with male voice favourites.  Following a short interval, the Gwalia singers delighted the audience with some Christmas songs and spirit, and the Excelsior Ladies also gave some of their Christmas flavour!  The finale was a fun performance by both Choirs together of ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’

The vicar of St. Catherine’s, Dr. Adrian Morgan, highlighted the appreciation of raising much-needed funds for the refurbishment programme in 2025.  A truly wonderful evening which did the choirs proud!  We all braced the red alert inclement weather for the journey home!

Lawrence William Sutton - 4th February 1946 to 1st December 2024.

It is with very great sadness that that we have to report that Lawrence Sutton passed away suddenly on 1st December 2024.  Our sympathy goes to Pam, his wife, and to all his family.

Lawrence came to Wales as a young boy and learned to sing soprano in his church choir progressing on to alto then tenor and finally bass.

Many years later, after getting married and bringing up his family, one of those friends persuaded him to join the Gwalia Singers where he joined the Second Tenors.  He was a stalwart member of the choir for over 25 years.  He was a gentle gentleman, always willing to welcome new members into the choir and offering help and advice to anyone who needed it.  In 2008 he took on the task of being the choir treasurer which he did very efficiently for over 15 years.  His thoughts and ideas were always well considered and respected by all the choir committee members.

He enjoyed the camaraderie, the repertoire, the practices and the opportunities to travel and perform in Beijing, Barbados and many places in Europe.

He will be greatly missed by all his many friends in the choir.

Principality Stadium Cardiff - 17th November 2024

An excited Gwalia Singers choir left Swansea Airport car park on Sunday morning for a very prestigious occasion, singing on the hallowed Principality Stadium turf in Cardiff for the Wales v Australia match.  We were hoping to encourage the Welsh rugby team to put on an outstanding performance following their recent losing streak!

Expectations were high, songs and new harmonies had been learnt and mastered.  On our arrival we were taken to the underground tunnel entrance to the pitch, where a rehearsal was held to blend our voices together with the Brass Band and the other two invited choirs; Cor Yogi (Bala) and Glyn-Neath.

After an hour’s rest we were called to line up and marched out to our singing position, led by the rousing Welsh Guards’ Band and their mascot ‘goat’.  After singing six wonderful songs the teams ran out to the cinematic display of fires and feathers, the supporters and players were now truly psyched-up!

After singing the two National Anthems we were marched off and then seated comfortably in our seats for the duration of the game, excellent viewing for us all.  The choirs performed well for Wales but, unfortunately, the Welsh Rugby team didn’t!

We had a curry, social and afterglow later at Cardiff Rugby Football Club which made up for the very disappointing result!  A wonderful experience nevertheless!  Thank you WRU!

Gower College, Tycochy.  9th November 1024.

This was a special evening’s concert for the Choir to thank the long-standing former President Mr. Geoff Wheel for his incredible service and commitment to Gwalia-and raising funds for MND.

The Choir’s programme was varied and interesting encompassing the many rousing, traditional classics together with the quiet melodies in both English and Welsh, and much appreciated by the audience.  Many thanks to Matthew Sims - Gwalia Musical Director, Rhian Liles - Choir accompanist and soloists Dan, Tom and Craig.

The young Gower College soloists Abigail Rankin, Isobel McNeill and Carys Morgan also delighted the audience with their wonderful performances (with accompanist Rhian Liles), very talented young ladies who will, no doubt, have promising careers in Music.

The Choir would also like to thank all sponsors for their generosity, and every effort to raise funds e.g. raffle tickets and interval refreshments by Gwalia Ladies-and especially Gower College for using the venue.

A wonderful evening indeed where we raised £10,039 for MND!

A Very Busy Recording Day,  26th October 2024

On Saturday morning the choir all met up at All Saints Church in Oystermouth to record our latest CD.  When the choir arrived at 9:45 Jordan, the Recording Engineer, and Izzy from Cobra Music had set up about 15 microphones in front of the choir with their mixing desk and other recording equipment at the back.

We spent all day, with occasional coffee and lunch breaks, recording fourteen songs.  We had to record all the songs twice and some three times with some extra parts of songs recorded to mix in later.

Matt and the Music Team, (Rhian, Nick and Gareth) would come back, having listened to a recording, to inform us how to make improvements for the next recording.  Noises such as creaking staging, phones going off, passing motor bikes etc. would often result in us having to start that song again.

Matt worked hard all day to get the best out of us while Rhian accompanied us tirelessly on the piano.  The next task is for the Music Team to listen to the recordings to decide which tracks will get on to the CD.  We are all looking forward to hearing the final results.  The CD will be available to purchase soon, or to stream from the internet.

Mumbles Festival of Music & Arts,  5th October 2024  (more photos)

What an amazing evening we had at All Saints Church, Mumbles for the final concert of the music festival with the Gwalia Singers.  The choir was conducted by accomplished Musical Director Matthew Sims and accompanied by Rhian Liles. The choir took up their positions in their immaculate uniforms.  The concert and the choir did not disappoint, they opened with a rousing version of ‘There is a Land’ followed by ‘What Would I Do Without My Music’, ‘Y Darlun’ and ‘You Raise Me up’ which included individual performances from Craig and Tom.

One huge strength this choir has is that they sing without music, there is no need to look at the score and all eyes are on the conductor. The control that this allows lifts the performance of each piece and the balance of voices was excellent throughout.  The programme was very well planned, each half started with a rousing piece and ended similarly.  During the first half Matthew Sims gave an excellent solo performance of ‘Cilfan Y Coed’, ‘Hushaby Mountain’ and ‘I’ll Walk With God’ which ended with a standing ovation.  Then the choir sang ‘Benedictus’, ‘You are so beautiful’,  ‘O Gymru’ and ‘How Great Though Art’.

The second half started with ‘Calon Lan’ followed by ‘Y Tangnefeddwyr’, ‘The Impossible Dream’ and the audience and choir had a bit of fun singing together ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’.  Daniel Davies brought the house down with three songs from the West End, ‘Till I Hear You Sing’, ‘This Is The Moment’ and ‘Maria’ from West Side Story.  Daniel had a standing ovation and loud applause.  His performance was of an exceptionally high standard, there is no doubt Daniel has a very promising future.  The choir then completed the evening with ‘Cwm Rhondda’, ‘One Day I’ll fly Away’ and ‘If we only had love’, before ending with the National Anthem.  It was a lovely evening with excellent varied music and the audience standing at the end thoroughly enjoyed it.

Sardinia September 6-13,2024  (more photos)

Friday 6th

An early start for the Choir from Swansea to Gatwick Airport and Portoscuso, Sardinia.  A long day’s travelling-but a great Italian welcome awaited us in the Don Pedro Hotel, with a hearty meal and local wines at the Nautilus Restaurant.  Excellent travel arrangements-thank you Alan!

Saturday7th

A much-needed leisurely day before the evening’s meal and performance. Beautiful weather for sun, sand and sea - much socialising and enjoyment!  Wonderful dining ‘al di fuori’ later at the Nautilus, and introductory performances from the Choirs.  The high temperatures continued into the late evening and performances at the beautiful Portoscuso Church. The Visiting Choirs were superb-and the Gwalia Choristers were brilliant - very well received!’  Ottimo lavoro’!

Sunday 8th

A morning’s recovery, light lunch, and leisurely afternoon before the evening’s dining at the Nautilus and then an hour’s journey to the Tratalias Cathedral for the second performance.  A slightly different song selection - and great to hear the melodious rendition of ‘Y Tangnefeddwyr’.  The inclement weather didn’t spoil the evening’s music and magic of this historical, unique town.

Monday 9th

An early start after breakfast to lovely Iglesias for a stroll along the cobbled streets with their colourful overhead umbrellas, and delightful shops.  A light lunch followed with a stop on the return journey at Belvedere di Nebida, the historical mining town nearby.  Later, another hearty meal at the Nautilus - and an hour’s journey to the Calasetta Cathedral for the Choir’s third performance.  Again, wonderful performances from all Choirs.  However, Gwalia’s outstanding renditions resulted in a huge response from the congregation - with standing ovations and applause, much emotion and tears, and an encore request!  Huge’ Congratulations’ to Matthew, Rhian and all Choristers - and much appreciation and praise for soloists Craig and Tom!’Ben fatto’!

Tuesday 10th

Very tired Choristers! - but a fabulous excursion and luncheon organised at stunning Maladroxia Beach.  Then, an early start for the Choir’s last evening and unique performance in San Giovanni Caves in Domusnovas, wearing helmets, in very cool conditions underground - and an evening snack ‘al di fuori’ with all visiting Choirs.  A truly wonderful experience!  A huge ‘thank you’ to all organisers for the incredible arrangements!  ‘Molto grazie a tutti voi’!

Wednesday 11th

A leisurely day to recover, with an evening gathering in the Portoscuso ‘piazza’ dressed in Hawaiian shirts for a social - much eating, drinking, singing and fun!

Thursday 12th

Another welcome leisurely day with a last evening gathering at the wonderful Nautilus Restaurant for a meal and social!

Friday 13th

A tiring evening return journey to Swansea!  ‘Thank you’ Sardinia for wonderful experiences and welcome!  ‘Thank you’ Alan, Matt, Rhian, Lawrence and the team for all your hard work!  Much appreciated!  Where’s the next trip please???

A Trip to Somerset - Saturday, 17th August.

We left Swansea Airport at 8:30 for a trip to South Petherton, Somerset, to sing at the wedding of Dan and Helen.  The venue was very different to what we're used to, as the ceremony was outdoors, in a field!  However, it was all very beautiful and the choir was well received by the bride, groom and wedding guests. We sang 'You and Me' by Lifehouse, as the bridal party walked in, which was something we had learned especially for the event.  We then sang O Gymru during the ceremony, this was greatly appreciated by the congregation.  After a break for the formal part of the wedding we sung a further six numbers from our repertoire.

On our return journey home, we stopped at the Two Rivers Hotel in Chepstow where we were able to order drinks and a meal.  The service and the food were very good. After we had finished eating Nick Rogers and the Afterglow Team led us in singing a number of songs, much appreciated by the other customers in the pub.  We eventually arrived home at 9:30 pm having had a very enjoyable day out. (more photos)

An Early Kick_Off At The ‘Hub’ - Saturday, 13th July.

For this event the Gwalia Singers roused early to perform at the official opening of ‘The Hub’ at Underhill Park, Mumbles. The host announcer, Kevin Johns, welcomed us effusively and proceedings got under way towards 11 a.m..

There had to be a ceremony, of course, namely the cutting of the opening tape for the centre. In order to provide a ‘fanfare’, we sang one of the all-time favourites, Cwm Rhondda, well loved and recognised by any Welsh audience.

Around half an hour later, we reconvened in a ‘marquee’, actually a large open-sided pergola, to sing a few more songs to entertain the crowd.  This activity tends to be hard work, as (a) it becomes very warm rather quickly and (b)the sound is somewhat absorbed by the canvas. However, opening this session with another favourite, Calon Lan, was a good choice, gathering interest immediately and creating a good round of applause and appreciation. The action was then slowed a little, although choir family and friends, along with more spectators as the programme progressed, aired their appreciation for some good singing.

We signed off with what has become our second ‘anthem’, the patriotic ‘There Is A Land’, which, with its climactic finish, always goes down well. Good luck to The Hub for a successful future!

Music, Maestro, Please! - Saturday, 15th June, 2024. Gwalia Singers’ Annual Concert at All Saints Church.

Mumbles, saw a completely packed house and observations and feedback suggest that it won’t be the last time!  Everybody enthused about all aspects of the evening and can’t wait to come back for more. This was the first event for our new President, Peter Lynn, who received a very warm reception.

Our Musical Director, Matthew Sims, was congratulated on the wide and diverse programme, as well as displaying his talents for both the music and also engaging with the audience and enhancing the entertainment factor.  As usual, our brilliant accompanist Rhian Liles, was faultless and guided us, and our guest singer, beautifully through the concert.  Another young talent, solo soprano Darcey Paris George, entranced all with her pure voice and an assured performance and it certainly won’t be long before she becomes more widely known.  All in all, one masterclass followed another!

Several presentations were made, most noteworthy was a 30 year service tie to Alan Clewett who has been the choir secretary for many of those years.  All seemed to enjoy the whole performance and the choir responded to their warmth by singing out numbers old and new with enthusiasm and energy.  The reward was another standing ovation from a sold-out venue.  (See more photographs)

Concert in Llanarthne - Saturday 8th June 2024.

We gave a lovely concert last night at Llanarthne Village Hall. The soloists were Daniel Davies, one of our choristers, and our MD,Matthew Sims. Dan sang two items including 'Till I Hear You Sing' from 'Love Never Dies' and Matt sang 'Caro Mio Ben' and 'Stars' from 'Les Miserables'. We finished with 'If We Only Have Love' and received a rousing standing ovation from the appreciative audience. The concert raised over £1000.00 for the village hall.

         

An Honour to be present - Friday 17th May 2024

Friday, May 17th saw the Gwalia Singers once again at All Saints Church, Mumbles.  This time, it was not for a concert, but to take part in the funeral service for the great Terry Medwin, famous player for the Swans, Tottenham Hotspur and Wales.

It is unusual to be asked to attend a funeral, but it was clear that we were there to lead the congregation’s singing for the most part. After we had opened with the Welsh National Anthem as the cortege arrived, our other duties were the singing of two favourite hymns. Many well-known personalities were there and the Spurs had honoured the occasion with a lovely floral display and the presence in the front of Pat Jennings and Gary Mabbutt. Several former Swansea players attended and there were two very touching eulogies, the first from Terry’s granddaughter and the second from lifelong friend and co-player Cliff Jones. Tenor Wynne Evans sang the lovely Ave Maria and the lovely playing (both piano and organ) of Hywel Evans was evident throughout.

Due to the time of day, there were a few of our members who could not attend, but it was certainly a strong turnout to honour such a legend from Swansea. RIP, Terry Medwin.

Good Night Ladies - Friday 26th April, 2024

And what a good night it was! Friday, April 26th saw our Gwalia Ladies organising a social evening for members and friends at Clyne Golf Club – and what a great night it turned out to be! Our thanks and congratulations are very much due to them for a highly successful event enjoyed by all.

The chef and cheerful staff at Clyne served up a very tasty range of chicken curries, with the alternatives of chicken chasseur or a vegetarian dish for those who preferred. Frankly, the only complaint from any quarter was that several could have eaten more! It was delicious, so perhaps next time we could add a few poppadums or naan. In any event, it was very much enjoyed.

Following this came the entertainment from the U3A Ukelele Big Band. Many of us had not had the experience of a large Ukulele Band before and so did not quite know what to expect. Well, we had a really pleasant surprise, as the band belted out number upon number of well-known favourites, so that the ‘community’ singing was joined in with real enthusiasm. What a super social event. Thanks very much, Ladies and we look forward to the next one! ( for more photos see Gwalia Ladies)

A Very Busy Day - Saturday 2nd March, 2024

It was very unusual for us to have two events on the same day, but to celebrate St. David's Day, that's what we did.  We started by giving a lunch time

Happy Returns - Saturday 24th February, 2024

No, it wasn’t a birthday, but we returned to our singing ways as a choir; we returned to St Paul’s Church in Sketty; we returned to the leadership of Nick Rogers, as our Musical Director Matt was away on business and we were delighted at the return of our excellent accompanist, Rhian, after a short but distressing illness.

Singing at the wedding of Jessica and Jamie, we provided a suitable medley – apparently enjoyed by the congregation - before the entry of the bride. As she came down the aisle, we offered the gentle ‘Benedictus’, before retiring into the seats for congregational hymns and the service itself.  Returning to the front as Jessica and Jamie signed the register, we sang more of our well-known repertoire and then provided a suitable ‘processional’ item with ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’. Judging by the smiles and, indeed, the joining in of the people there, this was a highly popular and appropriate finish to events.

In thanking the bride and groom and wishing them the very best of luck for the future, we are happy to remind everybody that we are performing twice next Saturday, 2nd March. As a part of the St David’s Day celebrations we shall be at Swansea Market at lunch time and then one of our annual favourite concerts at All Saints, Mumbles, for the Marie Curie ‘Daffodil Concert’ in the evening.  We’re back!