Greetings to everyone on St. David's Day, as we take pride in our old country on the Day of our Patron Saint.

 

As you know The Welsh Society of WA held a lunch to commemorate St David at the Mallard Duck Restaurant in the Swan Valley last Saturday, those who attended enjoyed quality food and service in pleasant surroundings, and of course meeting and chatting to other people who hail from, or have some connection to Wales.

 

On Sunday evening the Anglican St. George's Cathedral held a service with a special emphasis on St. David and Wales, with readings and collects in Welsh, and hymns with a Welsh origin and finishing with the Welsh National Anthem.

 

The final Literary Competitions were held this year, and as usual we announce the winners on St. David's Day. The winners are :-

 

LIMERICK COMPETITION -  Winner  "Ty'n Ffynon" (Brian Walley)

There once was a runner named Wright

Who could speed even faster than light.

He set out one day

In a relative way

To prove it he sped out of sight.

 

POETRY COMPETITION - Winner "In the Beginning" by "Dai Ddynbych" (Brian Walley)

 

SHORT STORY COMPETITION - Winner "Cymraeg" by "Sais" (Brian Walley)

 

Congratulation to Brian Walley for winning all three categories in 2017, the engraved shields will be with him very soon.

Our best wishes go to Pat Price, recently taken to Joondalup Hospital after a fall, we wish her a speedy recovery.

Greetings and best wishes have recently been received from Myra Olsson, Moira McLaren, and Margaret Edwards, and we pass them on to all our members. Although unable to attend our meetings, we are in their thoughts and they are remembered in high esteem and fondness by the Society.

 

Best Regards
Hugh Bevan
President

 

 

The Welsh Free Church will celebrate St David's Day with a service on Sunday 26th February at 5.00pm at St George's Cathedral, 38 St Georges Terrace, Perth. (Not at Trinity Church as previously advised in the Newsletter.)

The Welsh Free Church will resume its services at its normal venue, Trinity Church, 72 St Georges Terrace, on the 4th Sunday of each month at 3.00pm, from the 25th of March. Contact Pat Roberts on 93649342 for further information.

The Welsh Free Church Carol Service will be held on Sunday 18th December at 3.00 at Trinity Church, 72 St Georges Tce, Perth. Entry is through the side door on the right hand side of the building. Please note this service is on the 18th December, NOT 25th Dec. as previously advised. Everybody welcome. 

Perth Symphonic Choir under the direction of Dr Margaret Pride are inviting keen singers to join us to sing parts of the Messiah at the Perth Concert Hall on 17th December.  It is an amazing opportunity and they would love to have some fine Welsh voices to swell our ranks. There is no audition required and only 6 rehearsals leading up to the concert.  All information can be found on this website or in the attached flyer.

The 4 choruses sung by our visitors can be downloaded from the website and learnt before first rehearsal. 

For any queries, please contact Alison Bannan on alisonbnnn@gmail.com or 0417997933.

The ABC news service has recently published a story about Brian's new autobiography. The story can be found here.

The October 2016 newsletter can be found here.  It contains stories about recent events, and other coming events.