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From the London Welsh Centre l at Grays Inn Road LWMai/May 2013 • Rhif/Issue 67 CL £2.00 www.londonwelsh.org Cylchgrawn Cymry Llundain The magazine of the London Welsh 2 LW CLl O’R GANOLFAN/FROM THE CENTRE Refurbishment Plans Begin to Take Shape Ever since our EGM in 2009 the emphasised our links with the Wales Trustees have been focused on Millennium Centre and cited that delivering a refurbished London building as an example of the sort of Welsh Centre. However I made it Centre that we would like to emulate clear at that meeting that the – a vibrant cultural space, hosting Trustees would not expose the inspirational events with a distinctive Centre to the risks of a major Welsh flavour. project until we had put the The link with the Wales organisation on the right track. Millennium Centre is significant, but As I reported to the AGM in Jonathan has also worked on the February we have now reached Sherman Theatre and smaller arts and that point. We have a Chief community projects in Wales and Executive managing the London. He brings a wealth of day-to-day activities of the Centre, relevant experience and we are very we have an outsourced accounting Alex Meredith excited by the prospect of working system giving us up-to-date financial with Jonathan. The outcome of his data and we have a new constitution to effectively govern the work will be considered by the Trustees in the first instance, Trust’s activities. Financially, the Centre is performing steadily and we expect to launch the final design to the whole Centre and we have built the governance foundations for a sustainable community in the autumn. future. The refurbishment project will be one of the most With the internal machinery now serviced, the work of significant projects ever undertaken by the Trust and the transforming the London Welsh Centre’s building can begin in appointment of a world class architect will allow us to put our earnest. very best foot forward. We have spent a lot of time preparing for this moment. Throughout the project, careful governance and project Under the careful and dedicated guidance of James Thomas management will be absolutely essential. Along with the and Phil Graham, we have produced a thorough feasibility Finance Committee that already scrutinises the financial study to assess the possibilities that the Centre could explore. performance of the Trust, the Trustees have set up two That feasibility study formed the basis of our tender process sub-committees to work in parallel, managing the design work to select an architect to work on the project. After careful and the fundraising process for the refurbishment. consideration of three excellent proposals, the Trustees have The Trustees need your continued support. For the appointed Jonathan Adams of Capita Symons to provide a refurbishment project to succeed, everyone that has a stake in transformational design for the Centre. the Centre must join together. It is important to underline that Capita Symons’ proposal There is no better time to bring new (or old) ideas to the was selected following a competitive scoring process and table to guide the Trustees in this crucial project. We welcome rigorous new views and energy to ensure that the project captures and LWC Ll - The Magazine of the London Welsh assessment by the retains the imagination of the London Welsh community. Officers. We will also, in time, be launching a major fundraising Published by London Welsh Centre Ltd. 157 Grays Inn Road, London WCIX 8UE. Many of you campaign, and I ask that you support that campaign as strongly Telephone: 020 7837 3722 will be familiar with as you possibly can. www.cymryllundain.org.uk / www.londonwelsh.org.uk EDITORIAL TEAM: Eirlys Bebb, Theo Brueton, Rita Clark, Jonathan Adams’ Thanks to the hard work of staff and volunteers, the Centre David Daniel, Gordon Roberts, Bob Trevor and Gethin Williams. name, or at least has gradually re-emerged as a hub of social and cultural DESIGN SUPPORT: Taliesin Communications. his previous work. activity for the London Welsh community. With Jonathan ADVERTISING: Rita Clark. PRINTED BY: Y Lolfa Editorial contributions may be sent to the address Jonathan is the Adams’ inspiration and your support, we will now start to take above or, preferably, emailed to [email protected] architect the refurbishment forward with zeal and determination. Advertisers may also contact Rita Clark Views expressed in this publication must not be taken responsible for the Our aim remains the same as it was in 2009 - to deliver the as necessarily representing those of the London Welsh Association. Wales Millennium arts and community centre that the London Welsh community London Welsh Centre Trust is a Registered Charity. This Centre in Cardiff can be proud of. statement is given to support any advertisement which appears in the columns of London Welsh Magazine from Bay. I have Alex Meredith, Chairman time to time in the name of the Trust and deemed, in terms of the Act, to be fundraising. @admeredith Front cover: The London Welsh Chorale performing at St Alban the Martyr. Photo by Kirstene Baillie. Copy from contributors and advertisers is required by July 1 for inclusion in the next issue. See the Chorale report on page 13. O’R GANOLFAN/FROM THE CENTRE LW CLl 3 Cultural treat Shelter for in store at Centre Centre at Eisteddfod Save the dates! – October 2013 will be a particularly exciting Shelter Cymru, the people and homes charity in Wales will be month at the Centre. providing a roof over the heads of the London Welsh Centre at The inaugural LWC Literature Festival will take place on the National Eisteddfod in Denbighshire this year. Saturday, 5 October, while the Centre will again play host to the Members are invited to call in to the stand, to find out the Bloomsbury Festival on 19-20 October with the prestigious latest news from the Centre. Young Welsh Singer of the Year competition on 26 October. And following on from the success of last year’s inaugural Further details of all events available later this summer. event in London, the Centre will be hosting a Shelter Cymru Art Auction on 24 September. Huw Edwards, President of the London Welsh Centre Trust is also Vice President of Shelter Cymru and both organisations are looking to further developing the relationship between two worthwhile charities. n a l l Want to help promote the London Welsh Centre at the A c M National Eisteddfod? Contact Rhian Jones t: 0207 7837 3722 e: y h t [email protected] a C : o t o h P The June cwrs undydd Dysgu Cymraeg? Learning Welsh? Clwb Darllen Cwrs Dwys Undydd / One Day Intensive Welsh Course Llundain at the London Welsh Centre Erbyn hyn bu’r clwb mewn bodolaeth am dros flwyddyn. Ar hyn Saturday, 15 June 2013, 9.30 am - 5pm The London Welsh Centre, o bryd ydym yn darllen ein chweched gyfrol sef “Hanas 157-163 Gray’s Inn Road WC1X 8UE Gwanas” ac yn edrych ymlaen yn eiddgar at ymweliad yr Classes will run at levels where there is sufficient demand so to awdures a ni. avoid disappointment please register in good time! Hefyd, yn ychwanegol i’w ddarllen cawsom gyfle i weld Further details and registration form can be found at drama Gwenlyn Parry “Saer Doliau” a chyfarfod rhai o’r cwmni www.londonwelsh.org/learn-welsh ar ôl y perfformiad. Ar ben hyn oedd Aled Pedrick, y cyfarwyddwr gyda ni yn ein cyfarfod pan drafodwyd Saer Doliau; noson fendigedig ac addysgiadol iawn. Summer quiz Ein rhaglen am weddill y tymor yw: is hot stuff... Mehefin 24: (Nos Lun) yn y Ganolfan i drafod “Un Nos Ola Leuad” gan Caradog Prichard The London Welsh Centre Summer Quiz will be held on Friday Awst 27: (Nos Fawrth) yn y canolfan i drafod 21 June and is open to teams of up to five. Entry is £10 a team - “Cyffesion Geordie Oddi Cartref “ gan Tony with ‘unsurpassable’ prizes and dozens of life-affirming Bianchi questions by your friendly quizmaster, Iain Richards. More details from Iain t: 0207 520 0070 Pob cyfarfod yn y Bar am 7.30 Gellir gweld ychydig o’n gweithgareddau ar flog Ann Basque is cooking http://aildysgu.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/clwb-darllen-llun up new role dain-cyfarfod-nesaf.html New team member at the London Welsh Centre is Imanol Neu gysylltu a Brendan ar [email protected] Barcenilla, who’s been taken on as Business Development Assistant. Mae croeso cynnes i unrhywun sydd â diddordeb mewn Imanol is from the Basque Country. He will be developing the llenyddiaeth Cymraeg Centre’s food and beverage operation. 4 LW CLl O’R GANOLFAN/FROM THE CENTRE Pride without prejudice - a little bit of Teimlo balchder a meddwl yn agored Wales that is as welcoming as home… I hope you’ll forgive me for coming over all ‘Max Boyce’ but Saturday, Maddeuwch i mi am swnio ychydig fel Max Boyce ond roedd dydd 16 March 2013 was an incredibly proud day. Wales demolished England Sadwrn, Mawrth 16eg yn ddiwrnod llawn balchder. Malodd y Cymry y in Cardiff to regain the 6 Nations crown and hundreds of Welsh fans Saeson i ddal gafael yn eu coron 6 Gwlad ac ymgasglodd cannoedd o gathered at the London Welsh Centre to witness the drama. gefnogwyr yn y Ganolfan i fod yn rhan o’r cyffro. Ar y chwiban olaf At the final whistle Catatonia’s hit… ‘Every day when I wake up, I roedd cân boblogaidd Catatonia ‘Every day when I wake up, I thank thank the Lord I’m Welsh’ reverberated up and down Grays Inn Road.