I will be joining the choir for a celebration concert this evening at their Dunvant chapel home – exactly 125 years to the day the choir was formed. The concert will feature Martin Lloyd, a bass singer from the Welsh National Opera, as well as a host of new musical talent from Gower College Swansea’s Music department.
On Friday I will be at St Barnabas Church in Uplands attending the funeral of Brian Sullivan. Brian was a hugely influential figure in Swansea’s cultural life, particularly in the 1970s and 80s.
An award winning actor on stage and screen, Brian became Swansea Council Entertainments Officer in 1977 and artistic director of the Grand Theatre in 1987. He also went on to become director of Swansea Little Theatre, a founding member of Phoenix Theatre Group, and a founding director of the Everyman Theatre Group, raising £200,000 for local charities.
On Saturday it is off to Port Talbot where I will be supporting SSAFA – the armed forces charity’s fundraising ball. SSAFA was set up over 130 years ago as the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen & Families Association and is the UK’s oldest tri-service military charity. They provide serving and former military personnel and their families with welfare, health, social care and housing support.
Then on Sunday I will be at Swan Gardens in St Helens Road to celebrate Chinese New Year - the Year of the Rat. The retirement complex at Swan gardens caters for older Chinese people who struggle to speak English. Run by Family Housing Association it’s the only centre of its kind in Wales.
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