OWS Annual General Meeting 2023

Date: Thursday, May 25, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm
at
Moose McGuire’s Pub & Grill (at the corner of McCarthy Road and Paul Anka Drive)

Come for supper at 6:00 pm and stay for the meeting.

Please check your email for the Minutes from 2021 and the draft agenda for this year’s meeting. Please take a few minutes to review the documents and be prepared to vote at the meeting.

We also ask that everyone think about how they can contribute to the running of the Society and consider joining the executive.

Bring your ideas and your enthusiasm!

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Ontario Welsh Festival 2023

Date: April 21-23, 2023

Plans are well in hand for the Ontario Welsh Festival for 2023. It will be held at the downtown Hilton Garden Inn and the concert and Gymanfa will take place at Christ Church Cathedral, just a few minutes’ walk from the hotel.

While some events are still in the planning stages, you can be assured that there will be all your usual favourites: the Welcome Tea, with Mary Muckle at the harp, the Marketplace, the Friday evening Noson Lawen, followed of course by informal singing, and the formal Banquet with the presentation of the Gold Award on Saturday.

A very special tour of Ottawa with a ‘Welsh Flavour’ is being planned by David Jeanes for Saturday afternoon, with special emphasis on Welsh settlers, personalities and connections in the city. Other events for Saturday, including a possible seminar or a film, are in the planning stages.

Our Saturday evening concert, to be held at Christ Church Cathedral, will feature several solo artists from Wales. Renowned baritone John Ieuan Jones has accepted our invitation to headline the concert, and negotiations continue with other talented singers.

We will share a friendly brunch at the hotel on Sunday morning, before walking to the cathedral for the highlight of the weekend, the Gymanfa, with Alan Thomas at the organ. It will start at 12.30 p.m.

Registration for the Festival will begin at the end of January- check out our website then: Ontario Welsh Festival

Some of us enjoyed a mini holiday the last time the Gymanfa was in town by staying at the Festival hotel. If you’d like to do this again, the hotel is offering a special Festival rate of $179 plus taxes per night. Just phone them at 1-800-445-8667 or 613-234-6363 to reserve a room (mention you are with the Ontario Welsh Festival) or use this link to book online: Hilton Garden Inn – Events

It will be a wonderful weekend – an opportunity to meet old friends, make new ones and sing your hearts out! Please reserve the date and join us. And if you’d like to help out in any way, please email Alison Lawson at alisonlawson@rogers.com.

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Ottawa Welsh Film Festival 2023

Date: March, 2023

The Ottawa Welsh Society is very pleased and proud to announce our second film festival, which will take place at the Bytowne Cinema on four consecutive Monday evenings in March 2023, starting on Monday, March 6. The showings are scheduled to start at approximately 6:45 pm. We have a fascinating and varied lineup of films for you.

March 6: Mr. Jones In English. 2019.
Directed by Academy Award winner Agnieszka Holland, and starring James Norton of Granchester fame, this harrowing tale recounts the story of the Welsh journalist Gareth Jones who was posted in Moscow during the Stalin era, and travelled to Ukraine against all advice and regulations to investigate the rumours of the famine.
The year was 1933, and Stalin’s policy of collectivization led to the man-made famine that killed millions of Ukrainians – the Holodomor. Jones’s attempts to inform the Western world of these tragedies were thwarted by the conventional press, notably Walter Duranty of the New York Times. But, on his return to Britain, and against much opposition, Jones managed to get his story taken seriously.

March 13: Patagonia In Welsh and Spanish, with English subtitles. 2010.
This Welsh-Argentinian drama was filmed in the glorious scenery of Patagonia, Southern Argentina. It was the British entry for Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards of 2012.
The film tells two parallel stories – one of young Welsh couple Gwen and Rhys (Nia Roberts and Matthew Gravelle) who travel to Patagonia where Rhys is commissioned to photograph the Welsh churches in the area, and meet local guide Mateo (Matthew Rhys). Simultaneously, Cerys (Marta Lubos), an elderly Welsh Argentinean woman decides to travel to Wales to search for her roots.

March 20: Morfydd In Welsh, with English subtitles. 2018.
Morfydd Llwyn-Owen (1891-1918) was a prolific Welsh composer, pianist and mezzo soprano. Having graduated from university in Cardiff, she was accepted at the Royal Academy of Music, and while in London was a member of several influential intellectual circles. The film is a sweeping tale of her musical and personal life, and her eventual tragic death at age 27.

March 27: American Interior In English and Welsh, with subtitles. 2018
This quirky film follows Gruff Rhys of the Welsh rock group Super Furry Animals as he traces the route of his 18th century ancestor, John Evans, across the great plains of the United States of America. Evans was searching for a lost tribe of Welsh speaking Indigenous Americans – the Madogwys. It will take you by surprise!
“There are maps, cartoons, lantern slides. It’s high entertainment, like Mark Twain gone multimedia” -Nigel Andrews, Financial Times, May 2014.

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Shape Shifting and Wild Dreaming: The Mabinogion, A Celtic Treasure Trove

Presented by Ottawa StoryTellers on Sunday, March 5, 2023, at 5:00 PM ET at Blackbox Studio in Arts Court (2 Daly Ave).
Storytellers Ellis Lynn Duschenes, Jacques Falquet, Daniel Kletke, and Johanna Kuyvenhoven will take you into a magical landscape where you will meet a woman who always rides just out of reach of her pursuers, a mouse threatened with hanging, two conniving brothers cursed to live as wild things, a dynamic severed head, a doomed woman created all of flowers and encountered all manner of illusion and revelation.
Tickets are $22 each. For those who can not make it in person, an on-demand viewing option of the performance is also available. Visit www.ottawastorytellers.ca/shape-shifting-and-wild-dreaming for more details and to purchase tickets.

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St. David’s Day Gymanfa Ganu 2023

Date: Sunday, February 26th, 2023
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave.

Director: Alan Thomas, Accompanist: Mark Moss
Solos: TBA

Hymns TBA

Please bring your Welsh Hymn Book, if you have one!

As always, we invite you to participate in a friendly reception (Te bach) afterwards and we would be very grateful if you could bring some goodies to share.

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Gwledd Dydd Gwyl Dewi / St. David’s Day Banquet 2023

Date: Saturday, February 25th, 2023
In person (subject to change should the pandemic rear its ugly head more severely)

We will once again have the pleasure of celebrating Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant/St. David’s Day with a luncheon banquet in the gracious surroundings of the Royal Ottawa Golf Club.

Please join us to honor our patron saint while enjoying good fellowship and excellent food. Our guest speaker this year is Mark Drakeford, the First Minister of Wales.

Entertainment: Mary Muckle with some members of her harp ensemble.

Time: Reception 12:00 pm – 12:20 pm, Lunch Banquet 12:30 pm
Venue: The Royal Ottawa Golf Club, 1405 Aylmer Road, Gatineau, Quebec, J9H 7L2
Menu: This year we are offering Stuffed Chicken Breast and Salmon Filet.
Cost: Early bird tickets $60 each, deadline February 4, 2023; $65 thereafter.
Final deadline for reservations is 22 February 2023.
Dress code: Business casual – no jeans or cargo pants.

Reservation forms will be in the Winter 2023 Newsletter or you can print your own: TBD. Please send your completed forms, with payment, to Marilyn Jenkins, 267 McClellan Road, Nepean, ON, K2H 8N7. If you wish, you may include your 2023 membership form and payment with your luncheon reservation.

For more information contact: Marilyn Jenkins, (613) 820-6687 or marilyn.e.jenkins@sympatico.ca

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Lessons & Carols 2022

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave.
Sunday, December 11, 2022
3:00 pm

We hope to see you there in large numbers for the singing, reading and for the fellowship time in the Hall after the Service. Contributions to and help with the te bach are always gratefully received.

Since it will soon be time to start organizing the service, please feel free to contact John Price at (613)724-3846 or at john.price@sympatico.ca to volunteer your skills as a reader or to suggest a new hymn we might sing.

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FIFA World Cup Soccer

Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Time: 2 pm
Location: Moose McGuire’s Pub & Grill (at the corner of McCarthy Road and Paul Anka Drive)

Wales vs. England

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FIFA World Cup Soccer

Date: Monday, November 21, 2022
Time: 2 pm
Location: Moose McGuire’s Pub & Grill (at the corner of McCarthy Road and Paul Anka Drive)

Wales vs. USA

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Film Night

Date: Sunday, November 20th, 2022 on Zoom
Time: 7 pm

Film: Eldra (2003)

S4C has granted us permission to present the film Eldra. This 2003 film was selected as Britain’s entry into the Best Foreign Language film for Academy Awards. It is presented in Welsh, with English sub-titles – good practice for the Welsh language students out there.

Based on a true story, Eldra Jarman (Iona Jones) is a spirited young girl who cannot concentrate on her studies. Instead, her imagination focuses endlessly – and fittingly – on a fox she’s seen running wild. Over summer vacation, this wild child visits family in a small village, where she effortlessly garners the attention of a posh young man named Robat (Gareth Wyn Roberts) and his dour older brother, Taid (John Ogwen). Her Gypsy-like whimsy soon brings her much attention. (IMDB)

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Y dyfodol/The Future – The Translation of the Bible into Welsh

Date: Monday, October 24, 2022 on Zoom
Time: 7 pm
Presented by: Anastasia Llewellyn

Anastasia will present a talk on the lasting contribution of the 1588 Welsh Bible to the survival of the Welsh language. You might think this a dry topic, but you can be swept up in the drama of it all when you hear Anastasia’s enthusiasm as she relates her adventures in research – which took her from Cardiff City Hall to Snowdonia and beyond.

You are invited to learn how this important step was taken in the history of the church in Wales, and how it continues to affect Welsh culture. A notice will be sent out closer to the day.

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Awr Sgwrsio

Date: Monday, October 17, 2022
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Owl Cafe, 1140 Morrison Avenue (near the Veritas building of Lee Valley Tools)

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Concert: “First Catch Your Peacock”

Date: Sunday, October 16, 2022
Location: St John’s Kanata Anglican Church
325 Sandhill Rd, Kanata, ON K2K 1X7
Time: 2:30 pm
Admission by donation

Welsh Culinary Delights and Bardic Music
Presented by Mary Muckle & the Ottawa Youth Harp Ensemble
Featuring guests:
Cantorion Cerdd Dant (penillion)
John Price (reading)
Jennifer Davis (reading)
Marilyn Jenkins (soprano)
Douglas Brierley (violin)
Theo Marks (cello)

You are invited to attend a live performance of the concert “First Catch Your Peacock” on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at St. John’s Anglican Church in Kanata, at 2:30 pm. Several members of the Ottawa Welsh Society will be performing and the focus is on Welsh cooking and music.

Note: Mask wearing is required.

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Quiz night with Quizmaster John Price

Date: Friday, September 30, 2022 on Zoom
Time: 7 pm
Breakout rooms will be featured.

Your executive has been working hard to plan a mix of in-person and online events for you to participate in this year. Our first event is a Zoom Quiz Night, with Quizmaster John Price.

The Zoom link will be sent out by Wednesday, two days before the event. If you wish to participate, all you have to do is click on the link and follow instructions.

Some suggestions:
1. Keep yourself muted unless you want to be heard, this will also eliminate any extraneous noises that may come from computer or your environment.
2. If you wish to wander away from your computer for a bit, just turn the video off while you’re away.
3. Be prepared to laugh.

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OWS Family Picnic 2022

The Ottawa Welsh Society invites you to a Family Picnic.

Date: Saturday, August 6, 2022 (Rain date: Sunday, August 7, 2022)

Time: 4 to 8 pm

Location: See flyer emailed to members

Details: Attendees are asked to bring their own dishes, food, cutlery. You are also asked to consider bringing a chair, and a mask. Please RSVP to Marilyn.E.Jenkins@sympatico.ca if you plan to attend, as we may have to limit numbers (Unlikely). Also, if it rains, a decision to abort will be made by noon and an email sent to attendees to indicate the change in date.

Following is a link to Ottawa Public Health recommendations for masking: https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/public-health-topics/masks.aspx

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held at the Morning Owl at 538 Rochester Street on Wednesday June 23 at 10:45 a.m.

RSVP to John Williams at john.williams2@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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NAFOW Off-Season on Zoom

Hiking the Welsh Coastal Path and Exploring Snowdonia with Hywel Roberts

Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022
Time: 6:00 pm EDT

Wales is the only country in the world that has a coastal path along its entire 875 mile (1408km) coastline! The Snowdonia National Park is the largest park in Wales, and boasts the highest mountain in Wales and England, Y Wyddfa (Snowdon).
Hiking along the ancient pathways, and connecting with the landscape, you will be passing through rural communities and the countryside that surrounds them, while supporting local economies.
Hywel Roberts is the Director of Wild Wales Tours & Walkabouts. He is a storyteller, adventurer, sailor, film director, naturalist and an avid hiker. One of his most recent documentary films is “Attempting the North West Passage”. Hywel is a native of Wales, speaks fluent Welsh, and is passionate about his homeland and the Welsh culture. He lives in rural Minnesota on the Mississippi River.

Click to watch on Sunday

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OWS Annual General Meeting 2022 on Zoom

Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm

Please check your email for the Minutes from 2021 and the draft agenda for this year’s meeting. Please take a few minutes to review the documents and be prepared to vote at the meeting.

We also ask that everyone think about how they can contribute to the running of the Society and consider joining the executive.

Bring your ideas and your enthusiasm!

This is how it works:
If you are a member of the Society, we will email the link to you a few days before the event.
If you are not a member, you must contact the executive at ottawa.welsh.society@gmail.com.
A few days before the event, those who wish to participate online will be sent the link in an email.

Those who wish to participate on the phone will be called with the phone number you will need.
***To ensure that you get a phone call, please register your intention to participate by calling Marilyn at
613-820-6687 by Monday, May 16, 2022

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, May 16, 2022 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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A Theatrical Reading from ‘Carwyn’ on Zoom

Date: Saturday, May 7, 2022
Time: 5:00 pm

Join us for the next program in ‘NAFOW-Off Season’
A Theatrical Reading from ‘Carwyn’
Written by Owen Thomas, directed by Gareth Bale and performed by Simon Nehan

Carwyn is a new play about Carwyn James, who, to this day, remains the only Coach to mastermind a series victory for the British Lions against the All Blacks. The play will unravel the enigma of a multi-layered man. A man ahead of his time. A man who was alone in a crowd. A man uncomfortable in his own skin. A man of whom it is said very few truly knew him, knew what made his heartbeat and his mind tick. In his 53 years Carwyn James made an incredible, indelible impact on his homeland. A man who adored sport, culture and politics, a man who adored Wales. A closeted man of contradictions, with a career that took in teaching, broadcasting, coaching, even espionage.

Carwyn James died alone in an Amsterdam hotel room in January 1983. This play returns to that room and allows this unique man to have one final opportunity to look back over his short but eventful life. A life in which the beauty of the words of the ancient poets and playwrights were as important to him as the ebb and flow of the rugby ball. Writer Owen Thomas will remind the country of his birth of one of her lost sons who contributed so significantly to our sporting, cultural, political, and intellectual life.

Click to join on May 7

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, April 18, 2022 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Mererid Hopwood: Dychmygu Iaith/Imagining Language

Date: Sunday, April 10, 2022 on Zoom

Time: 3 pm

Mererid Hopwood is a contemporary Welsh poet, born in Cardiff and living in Carmarthen. She studied languages in university, earning a PhD from University College in London.

After years as a university lecturer, she turned to freelance writing, winning the Bardic Chair at the National Eisteddfod in 2001. In great demand as a poet, tutor and television presenter, she has also won the National Crown and is a Fellow of the Academi.

Mererid has published many children’s books, among them Plentyn (2005), Ar Bwys (2007) and Trysor Mam-gu (2010).

Her most recent work was a collaboration in 2014 with two other artists, writer Damian Walford Davies and photographer Paul White. Together they created a record of 71 Welsh gravestones, coupled with prose and poetry responses from Mr. Hopwood and Mr. Davies.

We look forward to her fascinating talk “Dychmygu Iaith/ Imagining Language” on April 10 at 3:00 p.m.

***To ensure that you get a phone call, please register your intention to participate by calling Marilyn at 613-820-6687 by Thursday, March 3, 2022.

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Concert: “First Catch Your Peacock”

Date: Sunday, March 27, 2022
Location: St John’s Kanata Anglican Church
25 Sandhill Rd, Kanata, ON K2K 1X7
Time: 2 pm

You are invited to attend a live dress rehearsal/performance of the concert “First Catch Your Peacock” on Sunday, March 27 at St. John’s Anglican Church in Kanata, at 2:00 pm. Several members of the Ottawa Welsh Society will be performing and the focus is on Welsh cooking and music.

Covid-19 Safety Protocols are in effect, including Proof of Vaccination.
Please contact Mary Muckle at mucklerice@rogers.com if you plan to attend so that she can monitor numbers.
There will be an opportunity to contribute financially at the door.

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, March 21, 2022 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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St. David’s Day Concert on Zoom

Date: Friday, March 4, 2022
Time: 3 pm.

On behalf of Wales International, I would like to invite you to join us for our St David’s Day Concert – from the comfort of your own home! Join us for a live and entertaining performance by popular Sioned Webb, harpist and Arfon Gwilym, singer. The event is free and on Zoom at 20:00 GMT on Friday, the 4th of March. Gwenith Elias, Ysgrifennydd Undeb Cymru a’r Byd, Wales International Secretary.

***To ensure that you get a phone call, please register your intention to participate by calling Marilyn at
613-820-6687 by Thursday, March 3, 2022.

Sioned Webb was brought up in Bala, North Wales and she heard her first lullabies from her father, a minister there. She is especially delighted to be performing at St Asaph, where her mother was brought up. Educated at Bangor University with William Mathias, and then in London; she has had a varied career and is well respected as a performer, broadcaster, educator, folklorist and composer. She has performed world-wide and has published many books on Welsh music. A national triple harp winner, she has recently spent time researching into musical archives at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth; subsequently bringing to audiences many new aspects on the musical tradition in Wales

Arfon Gwilym was born and bred in the Dolgellau area, where he was immersed in folk singing and cerdd dant from an early age. His mother Heulwen was a harpist and at least three of his close family were well known folk and penillion singers, all natives of Llanuwchllyn. He became involved in plygain singing during his period in Montgomeryshire. Throughout his life he has been actively involved in a variety of societies promoting Welsh traditional music. He was the founder of the Nansi Richards Trust and later became General Secretary of Clera, the society promoting traditional instruments. His is the author of a book on the history of Welsh traditional music and the editor of several folk song collections, including a collection of plygain carols and summer carols.

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners) – Continued from last week

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, February 28, 2022 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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St. David’s Day service

When: Sunday, February 27, 2022
Time: 3:00 pm.

The executive has arranged an alternative to our annual Gymanfa Ganu. On Sunday afternoon, February 27th at 3:00, we will offer a Zoom program featuring a recorded service conducted by Beti Wyn James and her musical team. The service will be in Welsh, and I can guarantee you will enjoy the music, even if you don’t speak Welsh. It is also a joy to watch Beti Wyn’s face as she speaks. The link for Sunday’s Zoom is below.

Wait, there’s more….

If you cannot join us on Sunday afternoon, you may watch the YouTube video at your leisure. The link for that will be provided shortly.

We apologize for the lateness of this invitation and hope some of you will be able to join us.

Ottawa Welsh is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Sunday Service from Wales
Time: Feb 27, 2022 15:00 Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88660529368?pwd=anRZbExvSkhiSnVVVzkzQmxNbFJGdz09
Meeting ID: 886 6052 9368
Passcode: 644238

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, February 21, 2022 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Film Night on Zoom – Solomon and Gaenor

Friday, February 4, 2022, 7 to 9 pm

The film “Solomon and Gaenor”, released in 1999, tells a tragic love story in 1911 Wales between a young Jewish man and a young Welsh woman with a strict chapel upbringing.

This is the Welsh version with English subtitles.

The film will be shown in two parts with a fifteen minute intermission. Conversations can take place at this time and following the second part.

***To ensure that you get a phone call, please register your intention to participate by calling Marilyn at
613-820-6687 by Tuesday, February 1, 2022.

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, January 17, 2022 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, December 20, 2021 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Lessons and Carols 2021

Annwyl Gyfeillion,

This is to let you know your Executive has decided to hold our annual Lessons and Carols Service in-person this year. The venue will be the Westminster Presbyterian Church and the date is Sunday, December 12, 2021 at 3pm. Rev. Chris Clarke of Westminster and Alan Thomas will be participating.

We are excited, yet nervous, as we make this decision. We recognize that the pandemic has abated but not gone away. As a result, we ask that all people attending bring proof of vaccination, wear a mask or similar face covering, and following distancing guidelines. We will make seating arrangements in the church to help ensure distancing.

Sadly, there will be no Te Bach so you won’t have to avoid my Welsh cakes.

Hopefully these arrangements give you sufficient comfort to venture out. We hope to see you there.

Cadwch yn ddiogel.

Stay safe.

Geraint Lewis
President, OWS

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Y weinidogaeth yng Nghymru (The ministry in Wales)

Sunday, November 28, 2021 at 3 pm on Zoom.

Presented by The Reverend Beti-Wyn James, minister at Eglwys y Priordy, Carmarthen. During Covid, Beti-Wyn has been conducting very popular services on line.

Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, November 22, 2021 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, October 18, 2021 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Walking Wales: a brief history

Sunday, October 17, 2021 at 3 pm on Zoom.

Presented by Andrew Green, former Chief Librarian of Wales

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, September 20, 2021 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Awr Sgwrsio, Nos Lun, Medi 6, 2021 am 7 o’r gloch / Monday, September 6, 2021 at 7 o’clock

Annwyl gyfeillion,

Mae’r haf bron drosodd ac mae’n amser i sgwrsio! Mae’r Zoom wedi bod yn cyfaill da i ni ond tro yma, beth am gwrdd a’n gilydd go iawn. Dewch i patio Mexicali Rosa’s (Pafiliwn Llyn Dow) am saith o’r gloch, Nos Lun, Medi 6. Mae croeso mawr i’r dysgwyr ymuno a ni-dewch i ymarfer eich Cymraeg! Os gawn mwy na 8 person, bydd Mexicali Rosa’s yn fodlon i gadw bwrdd i ni- felly, danfonwch nodyn i mi os rydych yn bwriadu dod.

Mae’n ddrwg gen i na fydd y criw sydd dim yn byw yn Ottawa yn gallu ymuno a ni tro yma.

Dear Friends,

Summer is almost over and it is time to have a chat! Zoom has served us well but let’s meet in person this time. Come to the patio at Mexicali Rosa’s, Dow’s Lake Pavilion, at 7 o’clock Monday, September 6. The learners are very welcome to join us to come and practice your Welsh! If there are more than 8 of us, the restaurant is willing to reserve us a table, so please let me know if you plan to attend.

I’m sorry that we can’t include our regular attendees who live outside Ottawa this time.

alisonlawson@rogers.com

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, June 21, 2021 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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OWS Annual General Meeting 2021 on Zoom

Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Time: 7:00 pm

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, May 17, 2021 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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2021 Ontario Welsh Festival Cancelled

Annwyl Gyfeillion,

It is with great sadness that the OGGA Board has decided to cancel our 60th Anniversary Gwyl Ontario, scheduled for Niagara Falls in April 2021.

This was not an easy decision. Several factors contributed, all COVID-19 related. The pandemic is ongoing, with decisions by various levels of government that have affected border crossing, social distancing, and maximum numbers that can safely gather indoors. The demographics of our Welsh community, and the role of singing in close proximity in potential transfer of the virus are also considerations. Choirs are unable to practice and travel is curtailed.

We had a contract with one of the Niagara Falls hotels that would penalize us significantly if we chose to proceed in hope but have to cancel closer to the date of the Festival. By cancelling now, our maximum at-risk cost is our deposit, but we are negotiating with the hotel to transfer the booking and deposit to 2022.

The OGGA Board is considering options for a smaller gathering for April/May 2021, perhaps in Toronto, that would be logistically easier to stage should circumstances allow. We will keep you informed,

Pob Bendith

Geraint Lewis
Llywydd Cymdeithas Gymanfa Ganu Ontario.

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, April 19, 2021 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Zoom live performance of “Grav”

Date: Saturday, April 17, 2021
Time: 7:00 p.m.

“In October 2007 Ray Gravell, a man who for many embodied what it is to be Welsh, passed away after succumbing to complications resulting from contracting diabetes. He was 56 years old.
Known to millions for his legendary exploits on the rugby field, ‘Grav’ was and is so much more than that. An actor, a cultural icon, a father, a husband, a man with a life packed full of stories that deserve to be heard once more.
Gareth J Bale, who played the male character in the presentation of West (March 1, 2021) reprises the role of ‘Grav’ in this remarkable one-man show exploring the life and times of one of Wales’ most loved sons, Ray Gravell, written by Owen Thomas. With the blessing of Mari, Ray’s widow, and contributions from his Welsh and British Lions team mates, this one-man show … explore[s] the life of a man who was as fascinating away from the rugby field as he was on it.”

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, March 15, 2021 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Zoom live performance of “West”

Date: Monday, March 1, 2021
Time: 7:00 p.m.

“Using lyrical and evocative language … playwright Owen Thomas [paints] a vivid picture of the excitement and sorrows of a young couple leaving their home … and traveling to place they knew so little about.”

A Zoom live performance of the play “West” by Owen Thomas, commissioned by the North American Festival of Wales for its 2019 assembly. The two actors, Gareth John Bale and Gwenllian Higginson, will perform the one-hour play and then stay live to answer questions from the audience. Maximum of 100 in the audience.

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Date: Sunday, February 28, 2021
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Venue: Zoom

A mini-gymanfa, singing along to five favourites from past gymanfas of the North American Festival of Wales, followed by a social time.

More details to come.

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, February 15, 2021 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Showing in two parts of the film “Calon Gaeth”

Dates: January 30-31, 2021
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Zoom

“Calon Gaeth” (A Conquered Heart), in Welsh with English subtitles, is based on the 1979 novel “A Small Country” by Siân James.
Directed by Ashley Way, starring Rhian Morgan, Nia Roberts, Catrin Morgan and Mark Lewis Jones, it was produced by Green Bay Media – Talbot Studios, 2006, with the co-operation of S4C.

“Rich family saga of love, devotion, deceit and adultery. Josi Evans runs off with the local school mistress, Miriam, leaving behind wealth and esteem to find a life of love and human contact.”

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, January 18, 2021 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, December 21, 2020 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Lessons and Carols on Zoom

Date: Sunday, December 13, 2020
Time: 3:00 pm

Featuring: Scripture readings by members, Carol singalong with accompaniment by Alan Thomas, Vocal solos

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, November 16, 2020 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Zoom Film Evening

Date: Saturday, November 14, 2020
Time: 7:00 pm

Featuring some exciting new short films from a Welsh initiative called “It’s My Shout” http://www.itsmyshout.co.uk/ . We are excited to share these films with you.

There will be three short films (between 9 and 12 minutes each),
two in Welsh with subtitles and one will be in English.

Each film will be followed by discussion/socializing in breakout rooms.

These films are interesting, entertaining and maybe a little challenging.

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Zoom Evening with a talk by David Jeanes

Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
Time: 7:00 pm

You are invited to join David Jeanes as he shows and tells us about
“Seventeen Family Homes in Wales”
David will talk about the stories of seventeen homes where his family lived over the years, and will visit them as they are today, using Google Streetview.
You can also enjoy a singalong with Alan Thomas at the keyboard (like karaoke but no one can hear you).
Chats with friends old and new through the technology of breakout rooms.

We are excited to try this together!

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, October 19, 2020 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Awr Sgwrsio

The next Awr Sgwrsio (not the learners’ group) will be held Monday, October 5, 2020 at 7:00 pm via Zoom.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

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Concert: First Catch Your Peacock

Date: Sunday, October 4, 2020 Cancelled
Time: 7:30 – 9:30 pm
Location: St Luke’s Anglican Church, Somerset Avenue, Ottawa

The concert, “First Catch Your Peacock” offers a sampling of music from the Welsh bards and readings devoted to Welsh cuisine in homeland Wales and in Welsh Patagonia, Argentina.
The concert title is inspired by the opening instructions of a medieval Welsh recipe for the preparation of roast peacock to be served at banquet with feathers intact.
Complimenting the culinary readings are Welsh and South American music for harp ensemble, Welsh airs for violin and harp, songs in Welsh, a violin sonata by G.F. Handel who admired and wrote for Welsh harpists during his long sojourn in London and readings from “How Green Was My Valley” and “Up Into the Singing Mountain” by novelist Richard Llewellyn.

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, September 21, 2020 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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North American Festival of Wales On Demand

September 4-30, 2020

Virtual North American Festival of Wales 2020

Online, On Demand, September 4th through 30th, 2020.

The 2020 North American Festival of Wales (NAFOW) was scheduled to be held in Philadelphia from September 3-6. It was the first time the event was to be held in our area since 1976. Like all large gatherings, the Festival was cancelled due to the Covid crisis. Plans are already underway for next year’s festival in Ottawa and NAFOW will return to Philadelphia in 2022.

For many, Labor Day weekend just wouldn’t be the same without gathering with their Welsh friends and family and enjoying a program-packed weekend. Therefore, The Welsh North American Association has organized a virtual festival which will launch on September 4 and be available on demand at no charge on its website until Sept 30.

The extensive program includes mini-concerts, messages from friends and supporters, a mini-lecture series sponsored by the Welsh government, the winners of the new Eisteddfod poetry competition, Cinema Wales and of course, a tribute to the Gymanfa Ganu!

We invite you to check out nafow.org from September 4-30 to view all of the events, including a video presented by our own organizations, Philadelphia’s Welsh Society and Guild.

Until then, Hywl fawr!

Jack R. Williams
A. Taylor Williams

NAFOW 2022 Co-Chairs

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OWS Annual General Meeting 2020

Date: Thursday, July 9, 2020
Time: 7:00 p.m.

The executive has decided to hold our AGM online, via ZOOM. The necessary invitation and link will be sent prior to that date. We invite everyone to join us for the occasion.

Please ensure you are on the OWS e-mail list in order to receive the ZOOM link. Contact Marilyn Jenkins at marilyn.e.jenkins@sympatico.ca as necessary to add or update your e-mail information.

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Ontario Welsh Festival 2020

(April 17-19, 2020) CANCELLED
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Please join us for our annual weekend celebrating Welsh heritage, music and culture. The Festival headquarters will be the Lord Elgin Hotel, situated downtown at 100 Elgin Street. www.lordelgin.ca (Call to secure a room: 613-235-3333 Festival room rates: $165 /night + applicable taxes. Parking extra)

A fascinating tour of Ottawa with a ‘Welsh Flavour’, planned for Friday morning, will feature not only the important historic sights of Ottawa, but will have special emphasis on Welsh settlers, personalities and connections. It will include a stop to tour Rideau Hall, official residence of Canada’s Governors General, two of whom have interesting Welsh connections. The tour material has been extensively researched by David Jeanes, past president of Heritage Ottawa and a member of the Ottawa Welsh Society executive, whose family came from South Wales and who has spent much time throughout Wales learning about his roots. David will be your guide and he is sure to impart a wealth of information about the important role the Welsh have played in the history of Ottawa. Cost is estimated to be $25, and will take 3 hours. Sign up and get the weekend off with a great start.

There will be the usual favorites of the Welcome Tea, with Mary Muckle at the harp, the Marketplace, and the evening Noson Lawen followed by informal singing. Members of the visiting choir are sure to take part in the Noson Lawen, which adds to the entertainment and fun. The Noson Lawen will be at the First Baptist Church, 140 Laurier Ave W, which is directly across Laurier Street from the hotel.

Please be sure to join us at the Annual General Meeting on Saturday morning. The future of the Festival is dependent on your support, participation and ideas.

Following the AGM, we are hoping for an “Awr y Plant” – Children’s Hour – which may end up shorter than an actual hour. This used to be a regular occurrence, but the regulars grew into teenagers and adults. However, it is felt that there may be some children in the Ottawa area that are able to participate, which would be wonderful.

A major highlight in the Seminar spot will be a presentation by Sir Terry Matthews, a Welsh-Canadian business magnate (and Wales’ first billionaire)

After lunch, enjoy the film “Y Syrcas” – The Circus (a 92 minutes long). “When a Victorian travelling circus visits Tregaron in Ceredigion, they offer much more than entertainment for Sara, a young girl who is trapped by her grieving father’s strict rules and religion in a village seeped in superstition. Director Kevin Allen (Twin Town) tells this heart-warming and often funny tale about the town’s relationship with the troupe and Jwmbi, an elephant who died and was reputedly laid to rest behind the town’s Talbot Hotel in 1848 ”.

Following Saturday evening’s Gold Award Banquet will be the Grand Concert, which will feature CÔR CRYMYCH a’r CYLCH from South West Wales. They are well known and recognized in Wales, having competed successfully at numerous Eisteddfodau and competitions. The choir has a wide repertoire and sings in a variety of musical styles. Joining the choir will be guest soloist John Ieuan Jones, who hails from Rhos on Sea in North Wales. Winner of various awards and scholarships, John Ieuan has graduated from the Master’s Course at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester UK, with distinction. His rich and versatile baritone voice has made him a popular and admired concert singer.

As well as the concert, the afterglow at the hotel is eagerly anticipated, as it’s always a fun time to meet and chat, and sing your favourite hymns/songs

The Concert and both Gymanfa Ganu on Sunday will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Lisgar St. a 5 minute walk (according to Google) from the Lord Elgin Hotel. However, if anyone needs a ride to the church for either the concert or the two Gymanfa, please let us know at the Registration desk, and we will endeavor to hook you up with a registrant that has car space.

Visit ontariowelshfestival.ca for more information and registration.

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St. David’s Day Gymanfa Ganu 2020

Date: Sunday, March 1st, 2020
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave.

Last year’s Gymanfa was a resounding success. Please join us again to sing some wonderful traditional hymns in English and in Welsh.

Director: Marilyn Jenkins, Accompanist: Alan Thomas
Solos: Cor Alltudion

Hymns TBA

Please bring your Welsh Hymn Book, if you have one!

As always, we invite you to participate in a friendly reception (Te bach) afterwards and we would be very grateful if you could bring some goodies to share.

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Gwledd Dydd Gwyl Dewi / St. David’s Day Banquet 2020

Saturday, February 29th, 2020

We will once again have the pleasure of celebrating Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant/St. David’s Day with a luncheon banquet in the gracious surroundings of the Royal Ottawa Golf Club.

Please join us to honor our patron saint while enjoying good fellowship and excellent food. Our guest speaker this year is Alan Thomas.

Entertainment: Shannon Mercer accompanied by Alan Thomas

Time: Reception 11:30 am – 12:20 pm, Lunch Banquet 12:30 pm
Venue: The Royal Ottawa Golf Club, 1405 Aylmer Road, Gatineau, Quebec, J9H 7L2
Menu: This year we are offering TBA.
Cost: Early bird tickets $55 each, deadline February 15, 2019; $60 thereafter.
Final deadline for reservations is 26 February 2020.
Dress code: Business casual – no jeans or cargo pants.

Reservation forms will be in the Winter 2020 Newsletter or you can print your own: Luncheon 2020. Please send your completed forms, with payment, to Marilyn Jenkins, 267 McClellan Road, Nepean, ON, K2H 8N7. If you wish, you may include your 2020 membership form and payment with your luncheon reservation.

For more information contact: Marilyn Jenkins, (613) 820-6687 or marilyn.e.jenkins@sympatico.ca

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, February 17, 2020 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, January 20, 2020 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Lessons & Carols 2019

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave.
Sunday, December 8, 2019
3:00 pm

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, November 18, 2019 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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OWS Anniversary Celebration & Potluck

Date: Saturday, November 16th, 2019
Time: 6 p.m.
Venue: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave
Potluck dinner, $10 per person to cover expenses, cash bar.

The OWS is celebrating two anniversaries: the 100th anniversary of the founding of the original Ottawa Welsh Society and the 70th anniversary of the current Ottawa Welsh Society.
The History of the Ottawa Welsh Society: We are excited by the information that has been dug up by our resident historian, David Jeanes, and we expect his presentation will be of interest to all.

Members are invited to bring photos of past OWS events to display during the evening.

Please RSVP to Marilyn Jenkins, (613) 820-6687 or marilyn.e.jenkins@sympatico.ca

See the flyer here.

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, October 21, 2019 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Pub Night

Date: Wednesday, September 18th, 2019

Time: 6 pm for supper, Quiz to proceed at the discretion of the Quizmaster

Venue: The Olde Kitchen at the Heart & Crown, 67 Clarence St, in the Byward Market

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, September 16, 2019 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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OWS Picnic

Date: Saturday, August 10th, 2019
Time: 4-8 p.m.
Location: 45 Lynhurst Avenue Ottawa
(Mooney’s Bay area)

What to bring:
– Something to barbecue, favourite beverage
– Lawn chair(s)
– Something to share – hors d’oeuvre, salad or dessert
– Non disposable plates, cups, cutlery

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, June 17, 2019 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, May 27, 2019 at 7 pm and will be hosted by John Williams.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Ottawa Welsh Society Annual General Meeting 2019

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 7:00 pm
at
Kristy’s Restaurant
809 Richmond Road

Come for supper at 6:00 pm and stay for the meeting.

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Awr Sgwrsio

The next Awr Sgwrsio (not the learners’ group) will be held Monday, May 6, 2019

Time: 6:00 pm for supper, 7:00 pm for a chat

Location: Clocktower Pub
575 Bank Street

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, April 15, 2019 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Awr Sgwrsio

The next Awr Sgwrsio (not the learners’ group) will be held Wednesday, April 10, 2019 (Note date change) and will feature a discussion of the films shown in the Film Festival.

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: The Heart and Crown
67 Clarence St in the Byward Market

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Welsh Film Festival 2019

Tuesday evenings in March 2019
Bytowne Theatre
325 Rideau Street

Information here.

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, March 18, 2019 at 7 pm and will be hosted by John Williams.

RSVP to John at john.williams2@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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St. David’s Day Gymanfa Ganu 2019

Date: Sunday, March 3rd, 2019
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave.

Last year’s Gymanfa was a resounding success. Please join us again to sing some wonderful traditional hymns in English and in Welsh.

Director: Sheryl Clay, Accompanist: Alan Thomas
Solos: Cor Alltudion, the new Ladies group

Hymns for 2019 Gymanfa

Please bring your Welsh Hymn Book, if you have one!

As always, we invite you to participate in a friendly reception (Te bach) afterwards and we would be very grateful if you could bring some goodies to share.

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Gwledd Dydd Gwyl Dewi / St. David’s Day Banquet 2019

Saturday, March 2nd, 2019

We will once again have the pleasure of celebrating Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant/St. David’s Day with a luncheon banquet in the gracious surroundings of the Royal Ottawa Golf Club.

Please join us to honor our patron saint while enjoying good fellowship and excellent food. Our guest speaker this year is Andrew Wagstaff, Head of Wales at the Montreal office of Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government.

Entertainment: A short recital by Sheryl Clay who is coming all the way from Toronto to entertain us as well as conduct the Gymanfa Ganu on Sunday. Sheryl is well known to many of you as she has been the soloist at many Ontario Welsh Festivals and is a regular soloist with Dewi Sant Welsh United Church in Toronto.

Time: Reception 11:30 am – 12:20 pm, Lunch Banquet 12:30 pm
Venue: The Royal Ottawa Golf Club, 1405 Aylmer Road, Gatineau, Quebec, J9H 7L2
Menu: This year we are offering Beef & Guinness Pie and Salmon Filet.
Cost: Early bird tickets $55 each, deadline February 15, 2019; $60 thereafter.
Final deadline for reservations is 27 February 2019.
Dress code: Business casual – no jeans or cargo pants.

Reservation forms will be in the Winter 2019 Newsletter or you can print your own: Luncheon Reservation 2019. Please send your completed forms, with payment, to Marilyn Jenkins, 267 McClellan Road, Nepean, ON, K2H 8N7. If you wish, you may include your 2018 membership form and payment with your luncheon reservation.

For more information contact: Marilyn Jenkins, (613) 820-6687 or marilyn.e.jenkins@sympatico.ca

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St. David’s Day Reception 2019

Please join us in celebrating St David, patron Saint of Wales and enjoy a taste of Wales.

Friday, March 1st, 2019
5.30p.m.-7.30p.m.
Cash Bar

Location:
British High Commission
80 Elgin Street
Ottawa K1P 5K7

RSVP by Wednesday, February 27, 2019 to John Price at john.price@sympatico.ca.

Please Note:
•RSVP essential with your first and last name along with your organization
•This event has limited space; guest list will be allocated on a first-reply basis
•This invitation is non-transferable
•No parking is available on site

More information here.

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, February 25, 2019 at 7 pm. Note date change.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, January 21, 2019 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, December 10, 2018 at 7 pm.

This meeting will combine the regular Awr Sgwrsio with Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr. Come and celebrate the season with a carol singing party/parti canu carolau – in Welsh, of course. Alan Thomas has agreed to play the piano for us and we will try to sing a few of the better known carols. We will try to read the words first and then sing. I will forward scanned copies in the next few days – any special requests?
I will provide egg nog and mulled wine. Chris Smart has already provided a plate of cookies. It would be great if a few others could bring some festive treats to share.

PS. The only thing you need to know for this session is how to pronounce the alphabet and:
Dw i’n hoffi …………… amser Nadolig. (eg Dw i’n hoffi canu amser Nadolig)
I like to ……… at Christmas.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

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Lessons & Carols 2018

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave.
Sunday, December 9, 2018
3:00 pm

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Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales

The Ottawa Celtic Choir • The Ottawa Welsh Society

Enjoy Welsh Christmas music and help support the Celtic Chair at University of Ottawa.

Saturday, December 8, 2018
7:30 pm
Huguette Labelle Hall,
Tabaret Hall, 550 Cumberland St. Ottawa

Tickets can be obtained for $20 each at

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-childs-christmas-in-wales-tickets-50335278172?aff=efbeventtix

or contact Alison Lawson at alisonlawson@rogers.com or 613-725-2704

http://ottawacelticchoir.ca
613-552-3964
Ellen@laughingbrook.ca

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

The Ottawa Welsh Society’s Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners) is back after the Summer break. It will be held once a month on the third Monday evening of the month.

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, November 19, 2018 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704 or alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Film Night

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave.
Saturday, November 17, 2018
7:00 pm

Program: “One Chance” – the true story of Welsh opera singer Paul Potts

$10 for movie, popcorn and pizza
Cash bar

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Awr Sgwrsio

The next Awr Sgwrsio (not the learners’ group) will be held Monday, November 5, 2018.

Clocktower Pub
422 MacKay St at Beechwood.
6:00 pm

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Pub Night

Tuesday, October 23, 2018
6:00 pm

Location: Heart and Crown in the Byward Market
67 Clarence Street, just north of the Parking Building.
Phone number 613-562-0674.

Our own quizmaster, John Price, has promised another challenging quiz on things Welsh!

Please note: Attendees are responsible for their own purchases of food and drink.
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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

The Ottawa Welsh Society’s Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners) is back after the Summer break. It will be held once a month on the third Monday evening of the month.

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, October 15, 2018 at 7 pm.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

The Ottawa Welsh Society’s Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners) is returning after the Summer break. It will be held once a month on the third Monday evening of the month.

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, September 17, 2018 at 7 pm.
Please let us know whether you are interested in joining the group, and whether you plan to attend on September 17.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

The Ottawa Welsh Society has started an Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners) in January 2018. It will be held once a month on the third Monday evening of the month.

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, June 18, 2018 at 7 pm.
Please let us know whether you are interested in joining the group, and whether you plan to attend on June 18.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Awr Sgwrsio

The next Awr Sgwrsio (not the learners’ group) will be held Monday, June 4, 2018. It will be hosted by Geraint Lewis.

RSVP to Geraint at gwlewis@rogers.com.

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Ottawa Welsh Society Annual General Meeting 2018

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 7:00 pm
at
Kristy’s Restaurant
809 Richmond Road

Come for supper at 6:00 pm and stay for the meeting.

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

The Ottawa Welsh Society has started an Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners) in January 2018. It will be held once a month on the third Monday evening of the month.

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, May 21, 2018 at 7 pm. Please note this is the holiday Monday. Our host for this meeting will be John Williams.

Please let us know whether you are interested in joining the group, and whether you plan to attend on May 21.

RSVP to John at john.williams2@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

The Ottawa Welsh Society has started an Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners) in January 2018. It will be held once a month on the third Monday evening of the month.

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, April 23, 2018 at 7 pm. Please note the change in date>
Please let us know whether you are interested in joining the group, and whether you plan to attend on April 23.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

The Ottawa Welsh Society has started an Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners) in January 2018. It will be held once a month on the third Monday evening of the month.

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, March 19, 2018 at 7 pm. Please let us know whether you are interested in joining the group, and whether you plan to attend on March 19.

RSVP to Alison Lawson at alisonlawson@rogers.com.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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St. David’s Day Reception 2018

Please join us in celebrating St David, patron Saint of Wales and enjoy a taste of Wales.

Thursday, March 1st, 2018
5.30p.m.-7.30p.m.
Cash Bar

Location:
British High Commission
80 Elgin Street
Ottawa K1P 5K7

RSVP by Tuesday, February 27, 2018 to John Price at john.price@sympatico.ca.

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St. David’s Day Gymanfa Ganu 2018

Date: Sunday, February 25th, 2018
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave.

Last year’s Gymanfa was a resounding success. Please join us again to sing some wonderful traditional hymns in English and in Welsh.

Director: Alan Thomas, Accompanist: Deirdre Piper
Solos: Cor Alltudion Westminster and Duncan Schuthe

Hymns for 2018 Gymanfa

Please bring your Welsh Hymn Book, if you have one!

As always, we invite you to participate in a friendly reception (Te bach) afterwards and we would be very grateful if you could bring some goodies to share.

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Gwledd Dydd Gwyl Dewi / St. David’s Day Banquet 2018

Saturday, February 24th, 2018

We will once again have the pleasure of celebrating Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant/St. David’s Day with a luncheon banquet in the gracious surroundings of the Royal Ottawa Golf Club.

Please join us to honor our patron saint while enjoying good fellowship and excellent food. Our guest speaker this year is Dr. David Jeanes.

Entertainment: We will be entertained by the very talented baritone, Ryan Hofman, who will sing a selection of classical and Welsh songs.

Time: Reception 11:30 am – 12:20 pm, Lunch Banquet 12:30 pm
Venue: The Royal Ottawa Golf Club, 1405 Aylmer Road, Gatineau, Quebec, J9H 7L2
Menu: This year we are offering a choice of chicken or vegetarian meal.
Cost: Early bird tickets $55 each, deadline February 10, 2018; $60 thereafter.
Final deadline for reservations is 22 February 2018.
Dress code: Business casual – no jeans or cargo pants.

Reservation forms are in the Winter 2018 Newsletter or you can print your own: Luncheon Reservation 2018. Please send your completed forms, with payment, to Marilyn Jenkins, 267 McClellan Road, Nepean, ON, K2H 8N7. If you wish, you may include your 2018 membership form and payment with your luncheon reservation.

For more information contact: Marilyn Jenkins, (613) 820-6687 or marilyn.e.jenkins@sympatico.ca

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

The Ottawa Welsh Society has started an Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners) in January 2018. It will be held once a month on the third Monday evening of the month.

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, February 19, 2018 at 7 pm. at 449 Mansfield Avenue. Please let us know whether you are interested in joining the group, and whether you plan to attend on February 19.

RSVP to Marilyn Jenkins at marilyn.e.jenkins@sympatico.ca.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners)

The Ottawa Welsh Society will be starting an Awr Sgwrsio i Ddysgwyr (conversation group for Welsh learners) in January 2018. It will be held once a month on the third Monday evening of the month.

Our first meeting will be held on Monday, January 15, 2018 at 7 pm. at 449 Mansfield Avenue. Please let us know whether you are interested in joining such a group, and whether you plan to attend on January 15.

RSVP to Marilyn Jenkins at marilyn.e.jenkins@sympatico.ca.

We look forward to seeing you and having a sgwrs (chat).

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Lessons & Carols 2017

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave.
Sunday, December 10, 2017
3:00 pm

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150: Ni, y Cymry yn Ottawa/Canada
150: We, the Welsh in Ottawa/Canada

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Avenue
Saturday, November 18, 2017
7:00 pm

Join us as we learn about the experiences of some of our members in emigrating from Wales to Canada.

Included in the Program:
An overview of Emigration (Pawl Birt)
Individuals’ stories presented by current members of the Society
Time to share in small groups
A timeline, map and photos
Cheese, homemade Welsh cakes and bara brith
Cash bar: Wine and beer

Cost: $15 per person

RSVP to John Price at john.price@sympatico.ca or 613-724-3846.
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British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa

Please note the upcoming annual conference of the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO). The conference themes are English and Welsh Family History, and Research Methodology. One of our OWS board members, David Jeanes, will be presenting a talk. The dates for the conference are September 29 to October 1, 2017. The conference will be held at Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa.

Here is the link to the conference information. Registration can be done online.

https://bifhsgo.ca/aem.php?eid=8

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Pub Night

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Location: Heart and Crown in the Market – Peter Devine Room
67 Clarence Street, just north of the Parking Building.
Phone number 613-562-0674.

Our own quizmaster, John Price, has promised another challenging quiz on things Welsh!

Please note: Attendees are responsible for their own purchases of food and drink.

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Cyrsiau Dwys Cymraeg 2017 Intensive Welsh Courses

Cwrs Haf Cymraeg Dwys Gorffennaf 31 – Awst 25 2017

Cwrs yw hwn ar gyfer ystod eang o ddysgwyr â€“ o’r rhai ag ychydig iawn o Gymraeg neu ddim Cymraeg o gwbl i’r rhai sy’n rhugl ond sydd am wella ansawdd eu Cymraeg llafar ac ysgrifenedig. Mae’r cwrs yn rhedeg am 4 wythnos ond mae croeso ichi fynychu wythnos neu ddwy os bydd hynny’n fwy cyfleus.

Intensive Welsh Summer Course July 31 – August 25 2017

This is a course for learners with little or no knowledge of Welsh up to those who are fluent but want to improve the accuracy of their spoken and written skills. The Course runs for 4 weeks but you are welcome to attend for a week or two if this is more convenient.

Cwrs Cymraeg Proffesiynol 14-18 Awst 2017

Maeâ€™r cwrs Cymraeg Proffesiynol yn gyfle gwych i siaradwyr rhugl wella eu sgiliau ysgrifennu a chyfathrebu yn y Gymraeg, yn ogystal Ã¢ magu eu hyder wrth ddefnyddioâ€™r Gymraeg yn y gwaith neu yn y gymuned.

Professional Welsh Course 14-18 August 2017

Our Professional Welsh Course is a great opportunity for fluent Welsh speakers to improve their Welsh writing and communication skills, as well as building their confidence when using Welsh in the workplace or in the community.

http://dysgucymraeg.cymru
http://learnwelsh.cymru

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OWS Picnic 2017

Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Time: 4 – 8 pm

Location: 26 Fencerow Way, Barrhaven

Hosted by Sheila and Ken Pepper and Patricia and Ron Pepper

Directions may be found at: Google map

Provided: BBQ (cook your own meat)
Serving equipment
Soft drinks, juice, tea & coffee

Potluck: appetizer
salad
dessert

Please bring your own: meat
alcohol or wine
lawn chairs (if possible)

RSVP to marilyn.e.jenkins@sympatico.ca or phone 613-820-6687

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Ottawa Welsh Society Annual General Meeting 2017

Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 7:00 pm
at
Kristy’s Restaurant
809 Richmond Road

Come for supper at 6:00 pm and stay for the meeting.
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Concert – A Ship, An Isle, A Sickle Moon
Tales of Gloriana and the Spanish Main

Presented by Mary Muckle and Friends

Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 7:30pm
St. Luke’s Anglican Church
760 Somerset St. W, Ottawa
Admission by donation

Mary Muckle, harp and harpsichord
Julie Leduc, harp
Doug Brierley, violin
Loyda Lastra, flute
Marilyn Jenkins, soprano
Ottawa Youth Harp Ensemble

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St. David’s Day Reception 2017

Please join us in celebrating St David, patron Saint of Wales and enjoy a taste of Wales.

Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
5.30p.m.-7.30p.m.
Cash Bar

Location:
British High Commission
80 Elgin Street
Ottawa K1P 5K7

RSVP by Monday, March 27 to john.price@sympatico.ca

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St. David’s Day Gymanfa Ganu 2017

Date: Sunday, February 26th, 2017
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave.

Last year’s Gymanfa was a resounding success. Please join us again to sing some wonderful traditional hymns in English and in Welsh.

The Executive have invited Marilyn Jenkins to conduct the Gymanfa. Marilyn conducted the Ottawa Welsh Choral Society for 24 years, leading it to success in the Kiwanis Music Festival and on a well-received tour of Wales in 1990, and on many other adventures. She also taught music to intermediate level students for 33 years, before retiring to pursue other interests more fully. These interests include American Sign Language, voice training, quilting and dressage. She looks forward to encouraging the congregation to sing with gusto and sensitivity.

Alan Thomas will once again be at the organ, supporting the singing with his inimitable accompaniments. He is always an enjoyable addition to any Gymanfa. Alan will also be leading the Côr Alltudion Westminster, a pick-up choir, in a version of the beloved hymn, Llef.

Please bring your Welsh Hymn Book, if you have one! View the program here: gymanfa-2017-program. Feel free to print a copy to bring with you.

As always, we invite you to participate in a friendly reception (Te bach) afterwards and we would be very grateful if you could bring some goodies to share.

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Gwledd Dydd Gwyl Dewi / St. David’s Day Banquet 2017

Saturday, February 25th, 2017

We will once again have the pleasure of celebrating Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant/St. David’s Day with a luncheon banquet in the gracious surroundings of the Royal Ottawa Golf Club.

Please join us to honor our patron saint while enjoying good fellowship and excellent food. Our guest speaker this year is Phil Jenkins, well-known local author, journalist and historian.

Entertainment: Recital by soprano soloist Ania Hejnar, accompanied by well-known Ottawa accompanist, Judith Ginsberg.

Time: Reception 11:30 am – 12:20 pm, Lunch Banquet 12:30 pm
Venue: The Royal Ottawa Golf Club, 1405 Aylmer Road, Gatineau, Quebec, J9H 7L2
Menu: This year we are offering a choice of chicken or vegetarian meal.
Cost: Early bird tickets $55 each, deadline February 11, 2017; $60 thereafter.
Dress code: Business casual – no jeans or cargo pants.

Reservation forms are in the Winter 2017 Newsletter or you can print your own: Luncheon Reservation 2017. Please send your completed forms, with payment, to Marilyn Jenkins, 267 McClellan Road, Nepean, ON, K2H 8N7. If you wish, you may include your 2017 membership form and payment with your luncheon reservation.

For more information contact: Marilyn Jenkins, (613) 820-6687 or marilyn.e.jenkins@sympatico.ca

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Lessons & Carols 2016

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave.
Sunday, December 11, 2016
3:00 pm

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Homage to Patagonia – A Celebration of the Welsh in Argentina

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave.
Saturday, November 12, 2016
7:30 pm

Tickets are $20 and must be reserved by November 1, 2016. Payment will be collected at the door.
Contact Marilyn Jenkins at (613) 820-6687 or marilyn.e.jenkins@sympatico.ca

The evening will consist of:
A short talk on the origins of the Welsh in Patagonia and some of their legends by Dr. Pawl W Birt
Performances by two choirs: The Celtic Choir and Côr Alltudion, with songs in Welsh and Spanish.
Empanadas: Nutritious snacks Argentine-style
A demonstration of the tango by two professional dancers.
Sponsors: Ottawa Welsh Society; Chair of Celtic Studies, U of O

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Awr Sgwrsio

Mae’n amser i dechrau sgwrsio!

Bydd na Awr Sgwrsio Nos Lun, Hydref 3, 2016 yn y Clock Tower, Bank St. am saith o’r gloch. Cewch hefyd ddod am 6 o’r gloch i gael pryd. Danfonwch nodyn i mi os yr ydych yn bwriadu dod.

Hefyd, y mis canlynol, Tachwedd 7, ‘rydym am gael noson ffilm yn nhŷ John Williams i weld ‘Y Gwyll’ yn Nghymraeg. Danfonaf manylion mis nesaf.

It’s time to start chatting!

We will be having ‘Awr Sgwrsio’ at the Clock Tower Pub, 575 Bank Street, Monday, October 3, 2016 at seven o’clock. You can also join us for a meal at 6 p.m., if you wish. Please let me know if you plan to join us.

We are planning a film night the following month, November 7. It will be held in John Williams’ home and we will be lucky enough to see another all-Welsh episode of ‘Y Gwyll’. Mark it on your calendars – I’ll send you the details next month.

Alison Lawson, 613-725-2704 or e-mail at alisonlawson@rogers.com

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Artist From Wales Part Of New Exhibition

On September 28, 2016, a new exhibition entitled Open Books: International Artists Explore the Chinese Folding Book will open at The Library and Archives Canada at 395 Wellington. The opening starts at 5:30pm. This cross-cultural exhibition explores the Chinese folding book as used by modern visual artists from the West and China in a unique take on a traditional medium. The Canadian exhibition introduces new and original works by Canadian artists and showcases past works by international artists. This venture was begun in Wales by a Welsh Co-curator and part of the exhibit includes an artist from Wales. The following information appears on the Library and Archives Canada web site.

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/about-us/events/Pages/2016/open-books.aspx

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Ganolfan Cymraeg i Oedolion yn Aberystwyth/Welsh for Adults Centre in Aberystwyth
Cwrs Dwys Haf/Intensive Summer Course

Pob mis Awst rydym yn cynnal Cwrs Dwys Haf sef cwrs ar gyfer pobl sydd â diddordeb dysgu Cymraeg. Mae’n gwrs poblogaidd iawn gyda phobl o bob cwr o’r byd yn dod atom. Mae gwahanol lefelau ar gael o ddechreuwyr pur i lefelau hyfedredd.
Gellir mynychu’r cwrs am wythnos yn unig, neu bythefnos, tair wythnos neu’r mis cyfan. Rydym hefyd yn darparu llety ar gyfer hyd y cwrs yn ein neuaddau Prifysgol gyda dewis o ystafelloedd en-suite a dim en-suite.
Dyma linc i fwy o fanylion am y Cwrs Dwys Haf.

Every August we hold an Intensive Summer Course, which is a course for people who want to learn Welsh. It’s a very popular course with people from all over the world attending. Different levels are offered, from complete beginners to Advanced levels, something to suit everyone!
It’s possible to attend the course for a week, two weeks, three weeks or for all four weeks. We do offer accommodation for the duration of the course in our University Halls with a choice of en suite and non en suite rooms.
Here is a link to further information about the Intensive Summer Course.

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Welsh Heritage Week 2016

Dates: July 17-24, 2016
Location: Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario

Welsh Heritage Week 2016 is an annual week of immersion in Welsh language and culture. It is a week-long course on everything Welsh, including: language lessons, folk dancing, clogging, hymn singing, harp lessons, Welsh literature, and so much more. Sponsored by the Welsh Harp & Heritage Society of North America, Inc.

Website: http://welshheritageweek.org/2016-course/

Info: Contact Beth Landmesser, hwyl@ptd.net or 570-814-7689.

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SOS Rugby Match at Twin Elm this Friday, July 15, 2016

We have just learned that there will be a rugby match between the Ottawa Indians and the Welsh Rhydywaun U16 team. (Rhydywaun is located between Aberdare and Glyn Neath.) This match is for under 16, i.e. school age. Should be fun. According to the referee, “they always put on a good game”.

The date is Friday, July 15th, time 6:30 p.m.

Rugby enthusiasts are encouraged to head out to Twin Elm Rugby Park in North Gower (on Twin Elm Road near Barnsdale) on Friday. The venue appears to have plenty of seating under cover.

Even if you don’t know anything about rugby, it should be a fun event for Ottawans and Welsh ex-pats alike. So if you have nothing planned, head on over.

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UEFA Euro 2016

Congratulations to Wales for their 3-1 win over Belgium in their quarter-final game!

We will play Portugal in the semi-final game.

Come to the Georgetown Pub at 1159 Bank Street, south of Sunnyside to watch the game.

http://www.georgetownpub.ca/

Wednesday, July 6. Kick-off is at 3:00 pm.

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UEFA Euro 2016

Wales has reached the quarter-final stage and will be playing Belgium next.

Come to the Georgetown Pub at 1159 Bank Street, south of Sunnyside to watch the game.

http://www.georgetownpub.ca/

Friday, July 1. Kick-off is at 3:00 pm. Bring your colours!

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Ottawa Welsh Society Annual General Meeting 2016

Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 7:00 pm
at
Kristy’s Restaurant
809 Richmond Road

Come for supper at 5:30 pm and stay for the meeting.

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Concert – Westminster Presbyterian Church Choir

ANNUAL CONCERT

With Karen Donnelly, Principal trumpet NACO and Zoe Langlois, Soprano

Alan Thomas, Choir Director and Organist

Saturday, May 14th, 2016
3:00 PM

Westminster Presbyterian Church
470 Roosevelt Avenue

Admission: $10 Adults, No charge for students

Light refreshments following the concert

Tickets Available from the Church Office (613-722-1144 or www.mywestminster.ca)/Choir Members/At the Door

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Ontario Welsh Festival 2016

Let’s all celebrate! The Ontario Welsh Festival is going to be in Ottawa April 22-24, 2016 and the Ottawa Welsh community is going to enjoy a feast of music.

The festival is an annual celebration of Welsh music and culture, drawing visitors from all over Canada, the United States and Wales. First held in Niagara Falls in 1961, the festival has travelled throughout the province from Ottawa to Windsor since then. This year it is our turn.

The highlight of the Festival will be a concert by Côrdydd, a prize winning mixed voice choir from Cardiff, Wales, together with extra-special guests, the world renowned Three Welsh Tenors, on Saturday, April 23. It is going to be a feast of music.
The choir’s name is a play on the word “Caerdydd”- the Welsh for Cardiff, the capital city from which they hail. The choir was founded in 2000, and over the years has grown from strength to strength. Côrdydd have won the Choir of the Festival award at the National Eisteddfod more than any other choir, four times in all – Cardiff in 2008, Wrexham in 2011, The Vale of Glamorgan in 2012 and Denbigh in 2013. They are the backing choir on most of the tracks on Bryn Terfel’s Christmas CD.
The Three Welsh Tenors, Aled Hall, Rhys Meirion and Aled Wyn Davies are fantastic. Their repertoire combines classics from opera and musicals, famous Welsh songs and hymns, and contemporary compositions – a mixture to suit everyone.

The concert will be held at Dominion Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper St. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. If you are interested in buying some, you can get them from Book Bazaar 417 Bank St, Granata Music 1568 Merivale Rd, The Leading Note 370 Elgin St or from Myfanwy Davies at 613-526-3019.

The other highlight of the Festival will be traditional hymn singing sessions, known in Welsh as a “Gymanfa Ganu,” at Dominion Chalmers on Sunday, April 24. The public is invited, and if you have never heard the Welsh sing hymns in four-part harmony, don’t miss this opportunity to experience it and join in. There will be two sessions, one at 10.30 a.m. and one at 1.30 p.m. An added treat will be songs by Côrdydd and the Tenors during each session. There will be a free-will offering.

For more information call Myfanwy Davies at 613-526-3019 or visit our web site at www.ontariowelshfestival.ca or e-mail us at publicity@ontariowelshfestival.ca
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The Carpenters of Song

Music and Poetry of Wales, Brittany, Scotland and Ireland

Mary Muckle, harp & harpsichord
Julie Leduc, Harp
Marilyn Jenkins, voice
Loyda Lastra, flute
Cantorion Cerdd Dant
Ottawa Youth Harp Ensemble

Sunday, April 17, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Recital Series, St. Luke’s Anglican Church
760 Somerset St. West
Ottawa, ON K1R 6P9

Admission by donation

More information at http://www.mucklemusic.com
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Awr Sgwrsio

Bydd na Awr Sgwrsio Nos Lun, Ebrill 4, yn y Clock Tower, Bank St. am saith o’r gloch. Cewch hefyd ddod am 6 o’r gloch am pryd. Danfonwch nodyn i mi os yr ydych yn bwriadu dod.

We will be having ‘Awr Sgwrsio’ at the Clock Tower Pub, 575 Bank Street, Monday, April 4 at seven o’clock. You can also join us for a meal at 6 p.m., if you wish. Please let me know if you plan to join us.

Alison Lawson alisonlawson@rogers.com

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St. David’s Day Reception 2016

Please join us in celebrating St David, patron Saint of Wales and enjoy a taste of Wales.

Tuesday, March 1st, 2016
5.30p.m.-7.30p.m.
Cash Bar

Location:
British High Commission
80 Elgin Street
Ottawa K1P 5K7

RSVP to Wendy Wynne-Jones by
February 25th at: w.wynne-jones@sympatico.ca
or phone 613- 260-7763

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Gwledd Dydd Gwyl Dewi / St. David’s Day Banquet 2016

Saturday, March 5th, 2016

We will once again have the pleasure of celebrating Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant/St. David’s Day with a luncheon banquet in the gracious surroundings of the Royal Ottawa Golf Club.

Please join us to honor our patron saint while enjoying good fellowship and excellent food. Our guest speaker this year is OWS member Pawl Birt, long-time Professor of Celtic Studies at the University of Ottawa and a recognized expert on the Welsh colony (Y Wladfa) in Patagonia..

We are really delighted to welcome Merched Dewi and their director, Betty Cullingworth, all the way from Toronto, who will delight and entertain us with a selection of Welsh songs. Merched Dewi (“St. David’s Ladies”) is a group that sings a wide range of traditional and modern Welsh music yn Gymraeg (“in Welsh”). Please come and show them how much we appreciate them making the effort to come here!

Time: Reception 11:30 am – 12:20 pm, Lunch Banquet 12:30 pm
Venue: The Royal Ottawa Golf Club, 1405 Aylmer Road, Gatineau, Quebec, J9H 7L2
Menu: This year we are offering a choice of herb-crusted chicken or portobello stack.
Cost: $55; Early bird tickets $49 each, deadline February 19, 2016.
Dress code: Business casual – no jeans or cargo pants.

Reservation forms are in the Winter 2016 Newsletter or you can print your own: Luncheon Reservation form 2016

For more information contact: Marilyn Jenkins, (613) 820-6687 or marilyn.e.jenkins@sympatico.ca

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St. David’s Day Gymanfa Ganu 2016

Date: Sunday, March 6th, 2016
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave.

Last year’s Gymanfa was a resounding success. Please join us again to sing some wonderful traditional hymns in English and in Welsh.

We are pleased that Betty Cullingworth of Dewi Sant Church in Toronto will be serving as our Gymanfa director this year. Betty is the beloved director of the Merched Dewi choir and a long-time contributor, in many capacities, to the Ontario Welsh Festival events.

The irrepressible Alan Thomas will once again be accompanying the singing on the organ and special music will be provided by OWS members.

Please bring your Welsh Hymn Book, if you have one! View the program here: Gymanfa 2016 program. Feel free to print a copy to bring with you.

As always, we invite you to participate in a friendly reception (Te bach) afterwards and we would be very grateful if you could bring some goodies to share.

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Lessons & Carols 2015

Westminster Presbyterian Church
Sunday, December 13, 2015
3:00 pm

Once again Alan Thomas has kindly agreed to direct an ad hoc choir to perform in the service. This year the choir will present two carols. Please consider taking part and contact Bob Price at robertprice@magma.ca if you wish to participate indicating, as well, your preferred section: SATB.

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New Celtic Harp CD

Saturday, November 21, 2015
220 Elgin St. 2nd Floor
Doors open at 3:30pm, Music at 4pm.
Tickets $11 Advance, $14 at the door

“Emerald Shores”, by Susan Toman, will be officially launched on Saturday Nov.21st at 4pm. The album consists of Dances and Airs from Ireland and Scotland, all traditional music, and all original arrangements which are based on current techniques and playing styles abroad. Susan is a professional Celtic harpist here in Ottawa and did her training in Ireland.

She will perform the pieces on the album, with some commentary in between each, and will demonstrate some of the techniques used in the arrangements.

Available for purchase: CD ($18), Book of Harp Arrangements ($20)

Refreshments will be served.

More information: http://www.liveonelgin.com/products/susan-toman-album-release.

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Noson Lawen & Supper

Saturday, November 7th, 2015

Westminster Presbyterian Church
470 Roosevelt Ave. just south of Byron

Doors will open at 5.30p.m.
Dinner is at 6.30p.m.

Adults: $20; Children: age 5 – 12 $5, under 5 free.

Please phone or email your ticket orders to:
Wendy Wynne-Jones 613-260-7763 or w.wynne-jones@sympatico.ca

The deadline for ordering tickets is Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015. ! There will be no ticket sales at the door. This is a very popular event so order your tickets now.

Please let us know of any food issues/allergies.

We will need people to take part in the Noson Lawen. Singing, playing an instrument, poetry reading, dancing, jokes, stories – all are welcome. Please contact Alan Thomas at alan.thomas@sympatico.ca if you are interested in taking part in plenty of time, so we can set up an interesting programme for everyone!

We will also need some physical help – volunteers to help in the kitchen, setting up, taking down at the end (this is really important!!). Please let Wendy know if you can put your strength and skills at our disposal!

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Pub Night

Our Pub Night and Quiz will be on 22 September at the Heart and Crown in the Byward Market, Peter Devine Room, 73 Clarence Street, starting with dinner at 6:00 and moving on to a quiz later. Persons attending are responsible for their own food and drink.
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Ottawa Welsh Society Annual General Meeting

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 7:00 pm
at
The Barley Mow, 399 Richmond Road
next door to Tubman’s, close to the corner of Roosevelt Ave
and not far from Westminster Church

Come for supper at 5:30 pm and stay for the meeting.

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CelticMTL2015

Saturday, May 2-3, 2015 at 9:00am – 6:00pm

CelticMTL2015 is a convention to promote and educate the population about the Celtic Nations. Some people have a habit of defining Celtic to be an Irish term. However, the Celts also include the Cornish (Cornwall, UK), the Manx (Isle of Man, UK), the Bretons (Brittany, France), the Welsh (Wales, UK), the Scottish (Scotland), and the Galicians (Galicia, Spain).

This convention will have numerous Celtic societies and organizations who will be present to showcase their heritage and introduce themselves to people who are interested in learning more about their Celtic background or even Celtic culture in general.

The convention will be taking place in the downtown campus of Concordia University both in the EV and John Molson School of Business building. There will also be demonstrations of song, dance, literature, and culture during the course of the day in the BMO theater room located inside the JMSB building. We will have associations from across the country who will attend this event to proudly represent their Celtic Societies.

Come out for this historical event where you will have the chance to meet the entire Celtic Nation in one giant setting! You might be surprised what you learn and or discover about your own background.

Free admission!

For more information, please visit www.montrealcelticsociety.org/mtl-celtique-2015–celtic-mtl-2015.html

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ONTARIO WELSH FESTIVAL – NIAGARA FALLS

April 24-26, 2015

We invite the Ottawa Welsh community to join us in beautiful Niagara Falls for a very special weekend celebrating our Welsh heritage and culture.

We are returning to the lovely Marriott Gateway on the Falls Hotel where we have the same fantastic hotel rates as last year- $125 city view, and $145 Fallsview per night, double occupancy. Please note that the deadline for reserving at these rates is MARCH 24.Why don’t you call to reserve your room right now directly with the hotel at 1-905-374-1077 or toll free at 1-800-618-9059.

We are thrilled to welcome our 2015 Guest Choir, Côr Rhuthun, a mixed voice choir from Denbighshire, North Wales under the leadership of the renowned Welsh composer, Robat Arwyn, with accompanist Mair Jones and soloists Kate Griffiths and Meirion Wyn Jones. This concert is going to be a musical delight. The choir won the main competition for mixed choirs in the National Eisteddfod six times and their soloists are also National Eisteddfod winners. The choir has made many appearances on television and radio over the years. They have also released 7 recordings. To top it all, they are directed by Robat Arwyn, who is a legend in Wales. I’m sure everyone will recognize the names of his songs, such as Yfory, Gwin Beaujolais, Benedictus (a duet arrangement sung by Bryn Terfel and Rhys Meirion), Atgof o’r Sêr and Brenin y Ser.
Other must-see events at the 2015 Festival are:

For more information, please see www.ontariowelshfestival.ca

or e-mail us at president@ontariowelshfestival.ca
or
alisonlawson@rogers.com or phone Alison Lawson at 613-725-2704.

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Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir coming to town!

The Ottawa Celtic Choir is pleased to announce that they will be presenting a joint concert with the Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir.

Date: April 11, 2015
Location: All Saints Anglican Church, 347 Richmond Road, Ottawa
Time: Concert starts at 7:30 pm, doors open at 7 pm.

Tickets: $20 for adults, $18 for students

This promises to be an excellent event. Please come and support it.

For further details, contact Ellen MacIsaac at ellen@laughingbrook.ca.ca or by phone at 613-552-3964.
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Gwledd Dydd Gwyl Dewi / St. David’s Day Banquet

Saturday, February 28th, 2015

We will once again have the pleasure of celebrating Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant/St. David’s Day with a luncheon banquet in the gracious surroundings of the Royal Ottawa Golf Club.

Please join us to honor our patron saint while enjoying good fellowship and excellent food. Our guest speaker will be Melanie Courtmanche, a Francophone graduate in Celtic Studies (primarily Welsh) of the University of Ottawa. She received a Master’s degree for a thesis on Welsh poet/artist David Jones. Melanie has also travelled and studied in Wales.

This will be followed by a short recital by the Ottawa Choral Society Ensemble who will delight us with a variety of songs. The OCS Ensemble is a fund-raising venture of the Ottawa Choral Society, one of Canada’s prominent symphonic choruses. Small ensembles of 8-20 choristers sing for various special events. I am sure you will recognise three Cymraes in the group.

Time: Reception 11:30 am – 12:20 pm, Lunch Banquet 12:30 pm
Venue: The Royal Ottawa Golf Club, 1405 Aylmer Road, Gatineau, Quebec, J9H 7L2
Menu: This year we are offering a choice of chicken or vegetarian meal.
Cost: $49 each, before February 13th, $55 each thereafter.
Dress code: Business casual – no jeans or cargo pants.

Forms are in the Winter 2015 Newsletter or you can print your own: Luncheon Reservation 2015

For more information contact: Marilyn Jenkins, (613) 820-6687 or marilyn.e.jenkins@sympatico.ca

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St. David’s Day Gymanfa Ganu 2015

Date: Sunday, March 1st, 2015
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave.

Last year’s Gymanfa was a resounding success. Please join us again to sing some wonderful traditional hymns in English and in Welsh.

We are delighted that Alan Thomas will be our conductor and Deirdre Piper will accompany us on the organ. There will also be solo spots, including the Côr Alltudion Westminster, back by popular demand.

Please bring your Welsh Hymn Book, if you have one! View the programme here: St David’s Day Gymanfa 2015. Feel free to print a copy to bring with you.

As always, we invite you to participate in a friendly reception (Te bach) afterwards and we would be very grateful if you could bring some goodies to share.
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Close by the Sea: The Music from Celtic and Nordic Islands

Mary Muckle and her talented associates will present a concert on Sunday, March 1, at 8pm, St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 766 Somerset St. W.
Mary Muckle, harp & harpsichord
Virginia Dunsby, flute
Doug Brierley, violin
Julie Leduc, harp

With the Ottawa Youth Harp Ensemble and a special guest appearance by Cantorion Cerdd Dant.

Admission is by donation.

For further information, please contact mucklerice@rogers.com or 613-825-1379.
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OWS Lessons & Carols

Sunday, December 14, 2014
Where: Westminster Presbyterian Church
When: 3:00 pm

Alan Thomas will once again accompany on the organ and will reprise the pick-up choir from last year. Anyone who is interested in joining this group should contact Bob Price at robertprice@magma.ca .

As always, the service will be followed by a Te bach. Donations of treats are always welcome: please drop them at the kitchen prior to the service.

We look forward to a large turnout to help us celebrate Christmas in the Welsh language.
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Noson Lawen & Supper

Saturday, November 22nd, 2014

Westminster Presbyterian Church
470 Roosevelt Ave.

Doors will open at 5.30p.m.
Dinner at 6.30p.m.

Adults $17.50, Children $5

Please phone or email your ticket orders to:

Wendy Wynne-Jones – 613-260-7763 or w.wynne-jones@sympatico.ca

This is a very popular event so order your tickets now! There will be no ticket sales at the door. The deadline for ordering tickets is Wednesday, November 19th, 2014.

If you feel inspired to join in the Noson Lawen in any way, please contact Alan Thomas at 613-829-2017 or e-mail at alan.thomas@sympatico.ca

Dylan Thomas: ‘Under Milk Wood’

Wednesday, November 19, 2014
University of Ottawa
Fauteux Building, Room 147B
7:30 pm

With the centenary of the birth of Dylan Thomas rapidly approaching, the Chair of Celtic Studies at the University of Ottawa in conjunction with the British Council (Cardiff and Toronto) are proud to announce that we have been given permission to screen the new film version of Under Milk Wood (Dylan Thomas’ famous radio play from 1954). Whereas the well-known film version from 1972 had Richard Burton in the leading role as the ‘voice’, this new version has Rhys Ifan, well-known for many roles in the last decade.

Free Entry. There are approximately 60 seats in the room, so it will be on a first come, first served basis.
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Awr Sgwrsio
Nos Lun, Hydref 6, 2014, Monday Evening, October 6, 2014

Bydd na Awr Sgwrsio, Nos Lun , Hydref 6, yn y Clock Tower, Bank St. am saith
o’r gloch. Os yr ydych yn bwriadu dod, buasai yn defnyddiol iawn os fedrwch
danfon nodyn i mi.

We will be having ‘Awr Sgwrsio’ at the Clock Tower Pub, 575 Bank Street,
Monday, October 6, at seven o’clock. If you are planning to come, it would
be very helpful if you could let me know.

AlisonLawson@rogers.com

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Pub Night and Quiz

at the Heart and Crown
67 Clarence Street

Tuesday, September 23, 2014
7:00 p.m.

Please join members of the executive for supper and/or drinks, starting at 7:00 p.m. in the “Old Kitchen”. No reservation necessary, just show up ready to share a pleasant evening with friends in the Ottawa Welsh Society. Our quiz master has promised to include some questions we can all have a go at!

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U of O Round Table – The Future of the Welsh Language

Wednesday, June 4th, 2014 at 7 pm

Celtic Studies at the University of Ottawa is pleased to announce that Colin Williams from Cardiff University will be taking part in an informal round table at the University on Wednesday, 4th June at 7pm in the ARTS Building room 215. The round table will informally discuss the future of the Welsh language. As many will know already, Prof Colin Williams has been a central figure in Wales regarding language planning and the development of language policies. He is well-known internationally and is the author of many books on the subject of language promotion. He has taken the Canadian experience as a useful guide in the development and study of language.

All those interested in the future of Welsh are cordially invited to this informal meeting with Colin.

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Annual General Meeting and Quiz/Cyfarfod Blynyddol a Cwis 2014

Date: Tuesday May 20th/Mawrth Mai 20, 2014

Whispers Pub, 249 Richmond Road
Come and enjoy a meal with your friends at 5.30.
The meeting will commence at 7 p.m.
The committee has worked very hard over the past year on behalf of the Society.
Please come out to show your support for us!
If you are willing to serve on the committee, please
contact John Price at 613-724-3846 or e-mail at john.price@sympatico.ca.

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Concert – Westminster Presbyterian Church Choir

A SPRING CONCERT

With Steffan Jones, Welsh Baritone and Zoe Langlois, Soprano

Alan Thomas, Choir Director and Accompanist

Saturday, May 3rd, 2014
7:00 PM

Westminster Presbyterian Church
470 Roosevelt Avenue

Admission: $15 Adults, $5 Students
Tickets Available from the Church Office/Choir Members/At the Door

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Gwledd Dydd Gwyl Dewi / St. David’s Day Banquet

Saturday, March 1st, 2014

We will once again have the pleasure of celebrating Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant/ St David’s Day with
a luncheon banquet in the gracious surroundings of the Royal Ottawa Golf Club.
Please join us to honor our patron saint while enjoying good fellowship and excellent food. We
will have the pleasure of an address by Sian Griffiths, a member of our society, daughter of Tal
and Shirley Griffiths and a journalist of international repute. She is sure to have some very interesting things to tell us.
This will be followed by a short recital by the renowned Stairwell Carollers Choir who will delight
us with a variety of madrigals and Welsh songs. For more information about this excellent
group, please visit their website at www.stairwellcarollers.com

Time: Reception 11:30 am – 12:20 pm, Lunch Banquet 12:30 pm
Venue: The Royal Ottawa Golf Club
1405 Aylmer Road, Gatineau, Quebec, J9H 7L2
Menu: This year we are offering a choice of chicken or vegetarian meal.
Cost: Early bird tickets $49 each, until February 15th, $55 each thereafter.
Dress code: Business casual – no jeans or cargo pants.

Forms will be sent out in the next Bwletin or you can print your own: Luncheon Reservation 2014

For more information contact:
Marilyn Jenkins, (613) 820-6687 or marilyn.e.jenkins@sympatico.ca

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St. David’s Day Gymanfa Ganu 2014

Date: Sunday, March 2nd, 2014
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave.

The conductor this year will be Marilyn Jenkins.

View the programme here: St David’s Day Gymanfa 2014. Feel free to print a copy to bring with you.

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National Anthem, Ottawa 67’s Game (Ottawa v.s. North Bay)

Ottawa Celtic Choir
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Where: Scotiabank Place
When: 2 pm
Cost: $22. Tickets available from Choir members, or by contacting ellen@laughingbrook.ca

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Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Christmas Ceili

Ottawa Celtic Choir
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Where: 194 Fourth Avenue, Ottawa
When: Ceili starts at 8 pm
Cost: Members – $10, Non-Members – $15, Students – $5, Children under 12 years of age – free.

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OWS Lessons & Carols

Sunday, December 15, 2013
Where: Westminster Presbyterian Church
When: 3:00 pm ***NEW TIME***

We are trying a new time to appeal to more members. Please note in your planner: 3:00 p.m.

The location will be the same: Westminster Presbyterian. The event will be led by Rev. Neil Wallace and members of the OWS will read the various lessons in English, French or Welsh. Hymns have been selected by president John Price.

Alan Thomas will once again accompany on the organ and will reprise the pick-up choir from last year in a new carol: Jwdea. Anyone who is interested in joining this group should contact Bob Price at robertprice@magma.ca.

Also joining us again this year will be the lovely voices of the Power/Evans family.

As always, the service will be followed by a Te bach. Donations of treats are always welcome: please drop them at the kitchen prior to the service.

We look forward to a large turnout to help us celebrate Christmas in the Welsh language.

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Noson Lawen and Social Supper

Saturday, November 16^th, 2013
Westminster Presbyterian Church
470 Roosevelt Ave. just south of Byron
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. — Dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Adults $17.50, Children under 12 $5.00

Please phone or email your ticket orders to:

Wendy Wynne-Jones, 613-260-7763, w.wynne-jones@sympatico.ca

Deadline for ordering tickets is Thursday, November 14^th

We need to know how much food to make! Please also let us know of any food issues/allergies

NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR

This is a very popular event, so DO order your tickets now!

AND

We will need people to take part in the Noson Lawen. Singing, playing an instrument, poetry reading, dancing, jokes, stories – all are welcome. Please let Wendy know if you are interested in taking part in plenty of time, so we can set up an interesting programme for everyone!

AND

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Pub Night and Quiz

Tuesday, 15 October, 2013
Heart and Crown, in the “Peter Devine Room”
67 Clarence Street
7:00 p.m.

Please join members of the executive for supper and/or drinks, starting at 7:00 pm in the “Peter Devine Room”. No reservation necessary, just show up ready to share a pleasant evening with friends in the Ottawa Welsh community. Our gallant leader, John Price, is preparing a challenging QUIZ so come and enjoy the fun. If you don’t like driving downtown, why not come on the bus to the Rideau Centre – the pub is a five-minute walk from the back of The Bay.

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Awr Sgwrsio Monday, September 30th, Nos Lun, Medi 30fed

Mae’r haf yn mynd heibio ac bydd yn amser i ‘sgwrsio’ ‘n fuan. Dewch i’n
cynorthwyo i dafarn Y Clock Tower, Bank St., Nos Lun, Medi 30fed am saith o’r gloch.

We will be having ‘Awr Sgwrsio’ at the Clock Tower Pub, 575 Bank Street, Monday, September 30th at seven o’clock. Please join us.

Please contact Alison Lawson for more information – 613-725-2704 or e-mail at alisonlawson@rogers.com

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Pontarddulais Male Choir Concert

The Pontarddulais Male Choir will appear in Ottawa for one night only on Friday, September 6, 2013. Their concert will take place at City View United Church, 6 Epworth Avenue, Nepean starting at 7:30 p.m.

This award-winning choir was started in 1960 and has taken first place at the National Eisteddfod of Wales a record 15 times, and has also won the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod top prize twice. Their last visit to Ottawa was in 1977 and it will be lovely to hear them again. They sing a wide repertoire of songs and styles ranging from Welsh folk and sacred songs, to operatic choruses to modern show tunes.

** Concert Sold Out **

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Ottawa Welsh Summer Picnic Yr Haf
Dydd Sadwrn, Awst 10, 2013 / Saturday, August 10, 2013
4:00 i 8:00 y.h. / 4:00 to 8:00 pm

Ymunwch â ni am picnic Cymreigmwyaf difir y fflwyddyn

Please join us for the best Welsh summer picnic of the year.

16 Pretty Street, Stittsville,
K2S 1N3

Please bring something to barbecue for yourself, something to drink and a savoury dish/salad/dessert to share-if you can make a Welsh-themed dish, all the better-a prize will be awarded for the best Welsh dish. Feel free to bring alcoholic drinks, if you wish, but please consume responsibly. Please bring a garden chair. Plates, plastic cutlery and condiments will be provided.

Hosted by Laurie Jenkins and Rob Woods, and Ronnie and Patricia Pepper.
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COME ONE, COME ALL to a NIGHT of MERRIMENT and CELEBRATION

Please join us for a festive get-together with a group of Welsh tourists visiting Ottawa

When: Friday, June 21^st , 2013 at 8 to 10:00PM

Where: bar/restaurant -The National Hotel, 361 Queen St, Ottawa (formerly the Delta Hotel and Suites). We will meet in the bar for drinks and conversation and hopefully a few rounds of Sosban fach.

Parking is available at the hotel ($7), a lot on the corner of Bay & Queen Sts, or at metered parking street-side.

We look forward to seeing you there. Hwyl.
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Awr Sgwrsio

Dewch i gael sgwrs yn yr Awr Sgwrsio, Nos Lun, Mehefin 24, 2013 yn y Clock Tower, 575 Bank St. am saith o’r gloch. Cawn penderfynu bryd hynny os ‘rydym am cwrdd yn Gorffenaf.

Come for a chat in Welsh at ‘Awr Sgwrsio’ at the Clock Tower Pub, 575 Bank Street, Monday, June 24^th, 2013 at seven o’clock. We will decide whether to meet in July when we see each other on Monday.
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Awr Sgwrsio

Annwyl Cyfeillion

Mae’n amser i ‘sgwrsio’ eto. Dewch i dafarn Y Clock Tower, Bank St., Nos
Lun, Mai 27fed am saith o’r gloch.

We will be having ‘Awr Sgwrsio’ at the Clock Tower Pub, 575 Bank Street,
Monday, May 27th. at seven o’clock.

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Annual General Meeting and Pub Night 2013
Cyfarfod Blynyddol a Noson Dafarn 2013

Tuesday May 14 / Nos Mawrth Mai 14
Whispers Pub, 249 Richmond Road

Come and enjoy a meal with your friends at 5:30.
The meeting will commence at 7 pm.

The committee has worked very hard over the past
year on behalf of the Society. Please come out to
show your support for us!

If you are willing to serve on the committee, please
contact John Price at 613-724-3846 or e-mail at
john.price@sympatico.ca

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Thurlough O’Carolan and the Italians
The Life and Times of an Irish Harper and his Italian Contemporaries
Marcello, Geminiani and Tartini

with Mary Muckle, harp & harpsichord; Kirsten Carlson, flute
Kelly Aminian & Kahlan Miron, harps and Doug Brierley, violin.

Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 7.30pm
St. Luke’s Anglican Church
760 Somerset St. W.

Tickets $12 general and $10 Seniors & Students are available at The Leading Note, 370 Elgin St.; The Folklore Centre, 1111 Bank St.; Granata Music, 1558 Merivale Rd. and at the door.

For further information see Events at http://www.mucklemusic.com/ or 613-825-1379

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Ceridwen’s Cauldron: An International Evening of Welsh Poetry
Pair Ceridwen: Noson Ryngwladol o Farddoniaeth Gymreig

Tuesday 5 March 2013
University of Ottawa
Room 509, Arts Building (70 Laurier St.)
7:30pm
Admission Free.

As part of this year’s St David’s Day celebrations, we are organizing an International Evening of Welsh Poetry which will showcase the vast range of modern Welsh poetry written in English, Welsh and Spanish. With the help of readers and translators we will show how Wales’ foremost art form knows no geographic or imagined boundaries, whether it is written or read in Wales or Argentina; Canada or Hungary.

Amongst those who will be speaking, reading and singing at this event will be:
Cantorion Cerdd Dant (who sing poems in cynghanedd)
Mélanie Courtemanche
Daniel E. Joseph Hernández
Agatha Schwartz
Asoka Weerasinghe (Poet-in-Residence at the Dylan Thomas Festival 2012, Swansea)
Students from the Celtic Studies program at the University of Ottawa will also take part.

Would you like to read a well-known Welsh poem, or just need more information? If so, contact: Pawl W. Birt at pwbirt@uottawa.ca or 613-562-5800 ext 3767.

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St David’s Day Gymanfa 2013

Date/Time: Sunday, March 3^rd, 2013 at 3p.m.

Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave.

Last year’s Gymanfa was a resounding success. Please join us again to sing some wonderful hymns in English and in Welsh.

We are delighted that Roy Morris will be our conductor this year, and Alan Thomas has generously agreed to accompany us on the organ.

Please bring your Welsh hymn book, if you have one.

We always have a friendly reception afterwards. Everyone is invited to contribute
something to nibble with their tea or coffee.

Please come and join us in this traditional Welsh choral celebration.

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St David’s Day Luncheon, Saturday 2 March 2013

We will once again have the pleasure of celebrating Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant/ St David’s Day with a luncheon banquet in the gracious surroundings of the Royal Ottawa Golf Club.

Please join us to honor our patron saint while enjoying good fellowship and excellent food. We will then have the pleasure of an address by Corin Robertson, Acting British High Commissioner to Canada.

This will be followed by a short recital by Chris Oliveira, a young tenor soloist with a great voice. He will be accompanied by Alan Thomas.

Time:

Reception 11:30 am – 12:20 pm
Lunch Banquet 12:30 pm

Venue: The Royal Ottawa Golf Club 1405 Aylmer Road, Gatineau, Quebec, J9H 7L2

Menu: This year we are offering a choice of chicken or vegetarian meal.

Cost: Early bird tickets $49 each, deadline February 16^th, $55 each thereafter.

Dress code: Business casual – no jeans or cargo pants.

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St. David’s Day Reception
Please join us in celebrating St David, patron Saint of Wales and enjoy a taste of Wales.

Friday, March 1st, 2013
5.30p.m.-7.30p.m.
Cash Bar

Location:
British High Commission
80 Elgin Street
Ottawa K1P 5K7

RSVP to Wendy Wynne-Jones by
February 25th at: w.wynne-jones@sympatico.ca
or phone 613- 260-7763

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MERCHED DEWI AND FRIENDS CONCERT

What a treat for the Welsh community in Ottawa!

Merched Dewi, the Welsh women’s choir attached to Dewi Sant Welsh United Church in Toronto, and their director, Betty Cullingworth, came to Ottawa at the end of May and delighted a full house at Westminster Presbyterian Church with a wonderfully varied programme of Welsh music. They were joined for the occasion by four Ottawa `friends`, Maureen Carpenter, Jennifer Davies, Myfanwy Davies and Alison Lawson, who had sung with them on previous occasions in Toronto, Kingston and Wales.

After being welcomed by our President, Dr Pawl Birt, the choir proceeded to sing a programme of modern pieces, traditional folk songs, hymns and anthems, entirely in Welsh. It was enough to bring a tear of `hiraeth` to many eyes.

As if this wasn’t enough of a treat, the choir was joined by three talented soloists : John Griffiths, well known to Ottawa Welsh Society members for his wonderful singing, Carole Porterlance who sang two lovely songs in impeccable Welsh, and Meriel Simpson ofToronto, who joined John in a Welsh rendition of Panis Angelicus. The audience was also privileged to hear an instrumental trio, Mary Muckle(harp), Kirsten Carlson(flute and Loyda Lastra(flute) play a beautiful medley of Welsh folk tunes.

Alan Thomas accompanied throughout with his usual professional expertise.

All in all, it was a very special occasion for the Ottawa Welsh community. Many thanks to all the people who helped make the concert possible including the singers, soloists, Alan, Westminster Presbyterian Church, those responsible for providing the `te bach`, front of house volunteers, publicity people and anyone else I might have left out inadvertently.

Please come back toOttawasoon, Merched!

Alison Lawson

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FAGGOTS AND PEAS AND NOSON LAWEN October 23rd 2010.

The Faggots and Peas night is a very popular event among the Ottawa Welsh community and this year was no exception. Over a hundred people gathered at Westminster Presbyterian Church to enjoy a delicious meal and to take part in the fun of a Noson Lawen. John Griffiths’ faggots and peas were fantastic, the mushy peas and gravy prepared by Jean Howard were superb, and the potatoes, peeled and cooked by Myfanwy Davies and Gaye Brittle and mashed by Haleigh were a big hit. The apple pie and ice cream provided by John Price was a perfect way to finish off the meal.

After the meal, we were all very proud to honour Stan Hughes, who was recently awarded the Order of Canada, with a special commemorative plaque presented by Dr. Pawl Birt.

We then enjoyed varied entertainment in the true spirit of a Noson Lawen. We were especially pleased to welcome the Ottawa Celtic Choir who sang two pieces in Welsh. We finished off with a sing song of popular Welsh songs, ably accompanied by Alan Thomas who also MC’ed the event.

The committee would like to give a huge round of applause to everyone who helped to make this event such a success. It wouldn’t be possible without the cooks and kitchen crew, the bar organiser and staff, the set up crew, the table layers, the hall decorators, the public address system techie, the servers, the raffle ticket sellers, the washer-uppers (these included the whole Bello family), the M.C., the ticket order taker, the treasurer and the door staff –a big THANK YOU to you all!

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St David’s Day/Gwyl Dewi Sant activities:

The Ottawa Welsh community celebrated St David’s Day/Gwyl Dewi Sant in style with a number of wonderful events. The luncheon banquet, held on Saturday, February 27th, was acclaimed by all who attended as highly successful (see photographs below). It was held in the gracious Royal Ottawa Golf Club, where a delicious meal was served of traditional leak and potato soup, roast lamb and a most artistically served dessert of mixed sorbets and meringue. Our Master of Ceremonies, Myfanwy Davies, kept us entertained throughout the meal with greetings from various Welsh groups around the world, and in between, we all worked hard at answering a quiz on Wales, prepared by Myfanwy: So, who is the Welsh author who writes stories about horse racing?

Our guest speaker, Dr Elwyn Griffiths, who was accompanied by his lovely wife, Carys, regaled us with a very entertaining account of ‘y Cymro oddi cartref,’ the travels of a Welshman over his lifetime away from home. We were then entertained by a lovely programme of songs sung by local soprano, Shawne Elizabeth, ably accompanied by our own Alan Thomas. Shawne had taken the trouble to learn some songs in Welsh especially for this event and we all really appreciated her hard work.

Our annual Gymanfa Ganu was held on Sunday, February 28th at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Alan Thomas led us through the hymns, encouraging us to sing our best. The result was a very pleasing sound, especially when we sang a capella. Our accompanist on the organ, Deidre Piper, did a wonderful job of keeping up with Alan’s brisk tempo! Our three soloist, John Griffiths, Shannon Mercer and Duncan Schuthe, delighted us with some beautiful songs and we are very grateful to them for taking part in this event. It was especially poignant for many of the long-standing members of the society when John and Shannon sang Bara Angylion Duw (Panis Angelicus) as a duet as we remember them doing this when Shannon was a young girl. We were very grateful to Reverend William Ball for officiating at the Gymanfa and for joining in the singing with gusto.

None of these events would have taken place without many hours of work and preparation by the committee – please accept our thanks.

The final event of this wonderful weekend of celebration was a reception on Monday, March 1st, at the British High Commission, co-hosted by Anthony Cary, British High Commissioner, and the Wales North America Business Chamber. It was attended by a wide range of people interested in Wales. Delicious cawl, Welsh cakes and bara brith, prepared by staff at the High Commission, was served. It was a most enjoyable evening and the Ottawa Welsh Society is very grateful to the High Commission.

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