Local choristers from the long-established Whitland and District Male Choir will be joining forces with the Portsmouth City Band tomorrow (Saturday) to raise funds for The Stroke Association.
The choir has been in existence since 1914, with current membership covering all of Pembrokeshire and parts of Carmarthenshire too. Their itinerary in recent years has ranged from St. David's Cathedral to the Savoy Hotel, to the Albert Hall and, of course, St. David's Hall in Cardiff.
Overseas, they've been heard in The Hague, in Brittany, at Vienna's City Hall and at the Cork Music Festival, to mention just a few. Now they are back in Pembrokeshire, at Tenby's De Valence Pavilion.
Teaming up with the choir will be the Portsmouth City Band, which like the choir was formed at the outset of a World War. Established in 1939 as the Auxiliary Fire Service Band, it was mainly for the recreation of the firemen serving at that time.
In 1965, due to the lack of uniforms and the fact that there were no serving firemen in the band, the Portsmouth City Band came into being. Since then it has performed with distinction at many venues, including the De Valence on two previous occasions.
The beneficiary of this concert, The Stroke Association, has local services throughout West Wales, supporting those who have had strokes and their families and carers, and campaigning for greater awareness of this devastating condition. The charity also provides information and advice and is the major national funder of research into stroke medicine.
The De Valence concert begins at 7.30 pm; tickets are available from Dales Music, High Street, Tenby, or at the door subject to availability. The organisers expect that due to the excellence of these performers the show will be a sell-out, so early booking is advised.