Eighties
Engagements in the 1980s
| DATE | VENUE | OCCASION |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | ||
| Sat January 12th | St. Andrews Church Chippenham | Lions Club of Chippenham |
| Thurs January 24th | High Street Chapel Merthyr Tydfil | Chapel Funds |
| Sat February 2nd | Strode Theatre Street Somerset | |
| Fri February 29th | Rhydycar Leisure Centre Merthyr | 2nd St. David’s Day Festival |
| Thurs March 27th | Community Centre Cefn Coed | Vaynor & Penderyn High School |
| Friday April 25th | St. Marys Church Aberavon | |
| Monday May 26th | Theatre Hall Krisendil | ) |
| Tues May 27th | Energoporct Cloth Factory Sofia | )Bulgarian Tour May 24th to 31st |
| Thurs May 29th | Giorgi Kirkov Hall Sofia | ) |
| Saturday June 14th | Grand Pavilion Llandridnod Wells | |
| Friday June 27th | College of F.E. Merthyr Tydfil | Canton Civic Chorale U.S.A. |
| Sunday July 13th | St. David’s Church Merthyr Tydfil | Mayoral Civic Service |
| Tuesday August 12th | Nat. Eisteddfod Pavilion Gowerton | British Welterweight Boxing Title |
| Sat September 27th | City Hall Sheffield | Ireland Alloys |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday October 5th | Rhydycar Leisure Centre Merthyr | Merthyr 1500 years Celebration |
| Sat October 25th | St James the Greater Leicester | |
| Sat November 8th | Shire Hall Hereford | Disabled Association |
| Fri November 14th | Zoar Chapel Merthyr Tydfil | 15th Annual Concert |
| Sat December 6th | Town Hall Birmingham | Leukaemia Research Concert |
| 1981 | ||
| Sat February 28th | Rhydycar Leisure Centre Merthyr | 3rd St. David’s Day Festival |
| Thursday March 19th | James Smith Hall Rhymney | Hy-mac Band |
| Saturday April 4th | Town Hall Chippenham | Lions Club of Chippenham |
| Saturday May 9th | Tabernacle Chapel Cardiff | Multiple Sclerosis Fund |
| Friday June 5th | Community Centre Dowlais | Official Opening |
| Sat September 19th | Rhydycar Leisure Centre Merthyr | Moira Anderson |
| Friday October 16th | Bethania Chapel Dowlais | 16th Annual Concert |
| Sat November 7th | Market Hall Brecon | Rotary Club of Brecon |
| Sat November 21st | St. Martins Church Cardiff | Rotary Club of Cardiff |
|---|---|---|
| Sat December 19th | Cambridge Theatre Gloucester | Christmas Concert |
| Sun December 20th | Tabernacle Church Merthyr Tydfil | Carol Concert |
| 1982 | ||
| Sat February 13th | Torch Theatre Milford Haven | Charity Concert |
| Sat February 27th | Rhydycar Leisure Centre Merthyr | 4th St David’s day Festival |
| Monday March 1st | Leisure Centre Ebbw Vale | Ebbw Vale Cricket Club |
| Saturday March 13th | Gorphwspha Chapel Skewen | Skewen/Neath Abbey Bible Soc |
| Weds April 28th | Bindles Barry | British water Officers Assoc. |
| Friday April 30th | Community Centre Cefn Coed | St. Johns Church Steeple Fund |
| Friday May 14th | Bishop H. S. Merthyr Tydfil | Bishop Hedley P.T.A. |
| Saturday May 29th | Arch St. Presbyterian Church Phill | Philadelphia Welsh Society |
| Monday May 31st | Broad St. Presbyterian Church Colum | Columbus Welsh Society |
| Weds June 2nd | !st Christian Church Canton Ohio | Canton Civic Opera Association |
| Friday June 4th | !st Presbyterian Church Warren Ohio | Niles Gymanfa Ganu Association |
| Sunday July 11th | St. Johns Church Dowlais | Mayoral Civic Sunday |
|---|---|---|
| Sat September 11th | Corpus Christi Hall Boscombe | |
| Fri September 24th | Community Centre Rhymney | Rhymney R.F.C. |
| Friday October 15th | Bethania Chapel Dowlais | 17th Annual Concert |
| Sat November 6th | St. James the Greater Church L’ester | |
| Thurs November 18th | High St. Chapel Tonypandy | Loyal Order of Moose |
| Friday December 3rd | County Hall Cardiff | Civic Function M.T.C.B.C. |
| Sat December 11th | Cambridge Theatre Gloucester | Hawthorne Town Band |
| Sat December 18th | Town Hall Birmingham | Leukaemia Research |
| Weds December 22nd | Tabernacle Church Merthyr Tydfil | Carol Concert |
| 1983 | ||
| Sun January 16th | Community Centre Aberfan | Charity Concert |
| Tuesday March 1st | Rhydycar Leisure Centre Merthyr | 5th St. David’s Day Festival |
| Saturday March 26th | John @’Gaunt School Hungerford | School P.T.A. |
| Thursday April 21st | Rhydycar Leisure Centre Merthyr | Mayor’s Appeal |
| Saturday June 25th | Leisure Centre Ystrad Mynach | Ystrad Mynach Town Band |
|---|---|---|
| Sun September 4th | Rhydycar Leisure Centre Merthyr | Year of the Castles Concert |
| Sat September 10th | College Hall Boscombe | |
| Sat October 8th | Grand Pavilion Porthcawl | Miner’s Eisteddfod |
| Fri October 14th | Zoar Chapel Merthyr Tydfil | 18th Annual Concert |
| Thurs November 3rd | St. Josephs Church Cardiff | Catholic Children’s Society |
| Weds November 9th | Ebenezer Chapel Abertillery | Abertillery ladies Choir |
| Sat November 12th | New Theatre Cardiff | Festival of Remembrance |
| Thurs November 24th | Hope Chapel Merthyr Tydfil | Merthyr Salvation Army Cent. |
| Sat December 3rd | Lewis Girls School Ystrad Mynach | Ystrad Mynach Brass Band |
| 1984 | ||
| Thurs January 19th | St David’s Church Merthyr Tydfil | St. David’s Church Appeal |
| Fri February 3rd | St. David’s Hall Cardiff, | S.W. Police Band Charity Concert |
| Sat February 11th | Ebenezer Chapel Trecynon | Save the Children Fund |
| Thursday March 1st | Rhydycar Leisure Centre Merthyr | 6th St. David’s Day Festival |
| Sunday March 11th | Strand Hall Builth Wells | Builth Wells Cricket Club |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday April 12th | Workman’s Hall Ynyshir | Ynys & Cwm Colliery Band |
| Saturday May 5th | St. Marys Church Newent | |
| Monday May 14th | Wesley Methodist Church Canton | |
| Saturday June 9th | Dorchester Abbey | Wallingford Round Table |
| Saturday July 7th | St David’s Hall Cardiff | Cruise 25th Anniversary |
| Monday July 9th | University Halls of Residence Cardiff | Conference |
| Saturday July 14th | Leisure Centre Abertillery | Radio Wales |
| Sunday July 22nd | Silver Ring Royal Ascot | Prince Phillip Trust |
| Thurs August 30th | Town Hall Ermelo | )Holland Tour |
| Fri August 31st | Horse Show Pavilion | )29th August |
| Sun September 1st | Horse Show Arena | )2nd September |
| Sun September 9th | Lady Hawkin School Kington | |
| Sat October 20th | Methodist Church Launceston | Redevelopment Fund |
| Sun October 21st | Theatre Royal Plymouth | Local Charities |
| Fri November 2nd | Bethania Chapel Dowlais | 19th Annual Concert |
|---|---|---|
| Mon November5th | Asda Superstore Coryton Cardiff | Official Opening |
| Sat December 8th | Gwyn Hall Neath | Oxfam Ethiopian Famine Relief |
| 1985 | ||
| Friday March 1st | Rhydycar Leisure Centre Merthyr | 7th St David’s Day Festival |
| Saturday March 2nd | Coliseum Aberdare | Coliseum Survival Fund |
| Saturday March 30th | Leisure Centre Cwmbran | Cwmbran male Choir |
| Saturday April 13th | Guild Hall Preston | |
| Saturday May 18th | Grand Hall Corn Exchange Ipswich | Rotary Club of Ipswich |
| Thursday June 20th | Grand Hotel Bristol | Laura Ashley Annual Convention |
| Saturday June 22nd | Penuel Chapel Rhosllanechrugog | Exchange Visit |
| Thursday July 11th | Salem Chapel Heolgerrig | Heolgerrig Urdd |
| Sun September 15th | Bethesda Chapel Llanwrtyd Wells | Royal British legion |
| Sat September 28th | Heath Hospital Cardiff | Kidney Action research |
| Sat October 19th | St. Nicholas Church Newbury | Council of Churches |
| Thurs October 24th | St John’s Church Dowlais | Highway (T.V.) Harry Secombe |
|---|---|---|
| Sat November 2nd | Rhondda Sports Centre Ystrad | Cory Band |
| Fri November 15th | Bethania Chapel Dowlais | 20th Annual Concert |
| Sat December 7th | Hanbury Rd. Baptist Church Bargoed | |
| Mon December 23rd | Tabernacle Church Merthyr Tydfil | Carol Concert |
| 1986 | ||
| Sat January 11th | High Street Chapel Merthyr Tydfil | Church restoration Fund |
| Fri February 28th | Rhydycar Leisure Centre Merthyr | 8th St. David’s Festival |
| Saturday March 22nd | Community centre Rhayader | National Children’s Hospital |
| Sunday April 6th | New Hereford Theatre | Birthday celebrations |
| Saturday April 19th | Priory Church Leominster | Church Funds |
| Friday May 23rd | Rhydycar Leisure centre Merthyr | Desmond Tuttu Freedom Crerem. |
| Monday June 9th | St John’s Church Dowlais | Radio Wales recording |
| Saturday June 21st | Dorchester Abbey | Wallingford Round Table |
| Wednesday July 2nd | Ynysyngharrad Park Pontypridd | Music festival |
| Saturday July 12th | Sports Centre Abercynon | Mentally Handicapped Charity |
|---|---|---|
| Sat September 6th | Wycliffe College Stroud | Rotary Club Charity Concert |
| Fri September 26th | Grand Theatre Aberaman | Welsh Guards Band |
| Sat October 4th | Grand Pavilion Porthcawl | Miners Eisteddfod |
| Thurs October 9th | Rhydycar Leisure Centre Merthyr | Celebrity Concert Stuart Burrows |
| Sat October 25th | Sir Adrian Boult Hall Birmingham | Charity Concert |
| Fri November 14th | Bethania Chapel Dowlais | 21st Annual Concert |
| Sun November30th | Shepton Mallett | |
| Sat December 6th | Corwen Pavilion Corwen | H.T.V. Male Choir Competition |
| Tues December 16th | Hills Plymouth Cricket Club | Charity Concert Stroke Club |
| Sun December 21st | Hafren Theatre Newtown | Hafren Ladies Choir |
| 1987 | ||
| Sat February 21st | De Montfort Hall Leicester | Cory Band |
| Fri February 28th | Rhydycar Leisure Centre Merthyr | 9th St David’s Day Festival |
| Saturday March 28th | Sir Thomas Picton School Hav’west | Samaritans Charity Concert |
| Saturday April !8th | Wyvern Theatre Swindon | Swindon Welsh Society |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday May 9th n | Penclawdd | |
| Saturday July 11th | Dorchester Abbey | Wallingford Round Table |
| Fri September 25th | Anugraha Residential Hotel | Honda European Convention |
| Sat September 26th | Band Stand Royal Ascot | Festival of British Horse Racing |
| Sun September 27th | St. Johns Church Dowlais | Dowlais Works Closure |
| Sat October 17th | Guildhall Plymouth | National Children’s Home |
| Sunday October 18th | Methodist Church Launceston | Sunday Morning Service |
| Sunday October 18th | Methodist Church Launceston | National Children’s Home |
| Sat Novembe14th | Community Centre Dowlais | 22nd Annual Concert |
| Sat November 21st | John O’Gaunt School | Parent Teacher Association |
| Sat December 5th | Penarth | |
| Mind December 21st | Tabernacle Church Merthyr Tydfil | Carol Concert |
| 1988 | ||
| Sat February 13th | Neeld hall Chippenham | Lions Club of Chippenham |
| Sat February 27th | Rhydycar Leisure Centre Merthyr | 10th St. David’s Day Festival |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday March 5th | The Cissett Peterborough | Stoke Round Table |
| Sunday March20th | B.B.C. Studio Llandaf | Recording Stuart Burrows |
| Thursday March 24th | City Hall Cardiff | Charity Event |
| Sunday May1st | St. Fagan’s Cardiff | May Day Festival |
| Saturday May 21st | Heath Hospital Cardiff | Leukaemia Research |
| Sunday June 5th | St John’s Church Dowlais | Heritage Week |
| Sunday July 17th | St. Peters &St. Pauls Church A’can. | Mayoral Civic Service |
| Sat September 17th | Community Centre Llanidloes | Celebrity Concert |
| Sat September 24th | Starr Centre Splott | Ex Boxers Association |
| Sat October 29th | Shepton Mallett | Shepton Mallett Rotary Club |
| Sat November 12th | Community Centre Dowlais | 23rd Annual Concert |
| Thurs November 17th | Salem Chapel Bedlinog | Age Concern |
| Weds December 21st | Tabernacle Church Merthyr Tydfil | Carol Concert |
| 1989 |
| Saturday January 7th | Public Hall Cwmaman | St. Josephs Church Restoration |
|---|---|---|
| Sat January 28th | St. Marys Church Cleoberry Mortimer | Church Funds |
| Sat February 11th | Arts Centre Evesham | Mayor’s Appeal |
| Friday February 24th | St. David’s Hall Cardiff | Concert with Stuart Burrows |
| Sat February 25th | Rhydycar Leisure Centre Merthyr | 11th St. David’s Day festival |
| Saturday March 4th | The Arts Centre Trowbridge | |
| Saturday April 1st | University Residence Penylan | |
| Saturday April 8th | Neeld hall Chippenham | Lions Club of Chippenham |
| Saturday April 15th | St. Johns Church Dowlais | Wedding |
| Saturday April 22nd | John O’Gaunt School Hungerford | Hungerford Brass Band |
| Saturday May 20th | Parish Hall Coedpoeth | |
| Friday May 26th | St John’s Church Cardiff | Restoration Fund |
| Saturday June 17th | St Peters Church Pentre | Cory Band |
| Wednes June 21st | H.T.V. Studios Cardiff | S4C Recording |
| Wednes July 26th | City Hall Cardiff | Telecom International |
| Sat August 19th | H.T.V. Studios Cardiff | S4C Recording |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday August 20th | The Old Mill at the Pier Wigan | |
| Sat September 23rd | St Mary le Tower Church Ipswich | Ipswich Hospital Lgue of Friends |
| Wednes October 4th | Rhydycar Leisure Centre Merthyr | The Weston Spirit |
| Sat October 14th | Wyvern Theatre Swindon | Swindon Welsh Society |
| Sat November 11th | Community Centre Dowlais | 24th Annual Concert |
| Sat November 25th | Little Theatre Shepton Mallett | Rotary Club of Shepton Mallett |
| Wed December 20th | Tabernacle Church Merthyr Tydfil | Christmas Concert |