Yes, Tues 27th at 1pm is looking good for me too. I shall wear my dragon scarf.
Sue
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Wow it looks like thereāll be quite a crowd at the first meeting of the Abingdon splinter group!
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Helo bawb - as Iām sure you know, this weekās Weston Library meetup falls on 
St Davidās Day/ Dydd Gŵyl Dewi so an even better reason than last weekto come and join the sgwrs (or even just listen if you prefer)! 
NEW!: On Tuesday, instead of the usual Zoom, thereās going to be a face-to-face/wyneb yn wyneb meetup in Abingdon in the R&R Cafe (OX14 3HA):
- 1:00pm Tuesday 27th February/ dydd Mawrth 27ain mis Chwefrwr (R&R Cafe, Abingdon - see above)
- 12:00 Friday 1st March / dydd Gwener 1af mis Mawrth ( āSpace for Readingā, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford - inside entrance hall to the right, next to windows & opp. side from the excellent cafe)
Hwyl a chadwān saff
John
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Helo bawb - a invitation here from Hannah Tyler of Oxford Uniās Cymdeithas Dafydd ap Gwilym to the Eisteddfod tomorrow, Wed 28th Feb:
Hi Cymdeithas Dafydd ap Gwilym is hosting an Eisteddfod service in Jesus College on the 28th of February. There will be a number of performances by current students- including singing and harp. There is a warm welcome to any alumni or Welsh people in Oxford! If you plan on coming it would be great if you could let us know via messenger/ like the post so that we can plan for numbers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cymdeithasdafyddapgwilym/
Helo Nigel it was really good to meet you in Abingdon today and great that so many of the group were able to make it. Some people would be free to meet again next Tuesday ( March 5) at 1.00 pm. Would you be able to join us? Bethan
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Helo Bethan,
It was great to meet you and @Anne-PJ , @chris-roberts , @johnwilliams_6 and Sue. Quite hard on the brain but actually talking and Welsh to a group of people in Abingdon is amazing!! Iām away skiing next week so unfortunately canāt make the 5th, but Iād love to join you again soon, maybe the following Tuesday, 12th March? Diolch a cofion gorau, Nigel
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As mentioned at the meet up in Abingdon yesterday, the wonderful Adwaith from Carmarthen / Caerfyrddin are playing the Jericho Tavern 2nd April https://www.wegottickets.com/event/608100.
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Very nice to meet you at the Tues sgwrs, Nigel; I. look forward to another Abingdon meet-up.
In the meantime, and in reply to Bethanās message, I canāt manage next Tues, 5th, but can do the 12th. No inspiration yet about a venue!
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It was great meeting @nigel-marsh and everyone on Tuesday. Unfortunately I canāt manage 5th or 12th, and probably not 19th, but maybe 26th.
Sue
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Iām planning on going to see Adwaith (but secretly still hoping the guy from Divine Schism can get Chroma or Parisa Fouladi to come to Oxford)ā¦
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Both new to me, thank you very much!
All depends on tasteā¦ Chroma are a fairly post-punk trio with quite a raw, rough sound; Parisa Fouladi is a very cool, smoky back room, soul kind of vibe. Very different from each other, but I happen to like them both.
Gutted, Iāve already booked to see the cut-down Canterbury Tales in St Mary Magās that night!
For anyone thinking of coming to the St Davidās Day service at Jesus tonight, the Chaplain has confirmed the time as 5.30 p.m. (earlier than previously advertised) - details as follows:
Tomorrow evening, Friday March 1st, at 17.30 , we have our annual Welsh language service of Evensong in Chapel. This service is conducted entirely in Welsh, led by Old Member of Jesus College Canon Jeffrey Gainer, with a sermon (in English/yn Saesneg!) by the Right Reverend Wyn Evans, Bishop of St. Davidās from 2008-2016. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear our fabulous choir, as well as to enjoy the beautiful Welsh language.
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Just to clarify - no indication of anyone other than Adwaith coming to Rhydychen at the moment - I put a word in about the others after the Cerys Hafana gig, and Iām just keeping an eye on his Facebook feed in hope. (But if āguttedā was just wrt Adwaith, then (i) I sympathise, and (ii) Iāll shut up about the others. For now.)
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Thanks for the recommendations Richard. Chroma are more my thing but Iām not sure about the cover art!
Re the Abingdon meet up, I can also do the 12th. I wondered about Peachcroft farm cafĆ© as thereās some sort of a shed there with some bigger tables, but itās maybe not used in the winter & the location is less accessible by bus. It was good to see so many of us on Tuesday - Iād been vaguely wondering about an Abingdon meet up for a while but it took Nigelās message to spur us into action.
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Letās plan the next Abingdon meet up for March 12 th as a few people can make that day.
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Helo bawb - After a series of events in Oxford/Rhydychen last week celebrating Gŵyl Dewi itās back to the usual Zoom & Weston Library meetups this week:
- 12:00 Tuesday 5th March/ dydd Mawrth 5ed mis Mawrth ( via
- do get in touch for login details if youād like to join in ) - 12:00 Friday 8th March / dydd Gwener 8fed mis March ( āSpace for Readingā, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford - inside entrance hall to the right, next to windows & opp. side from the excellent cafe)
Also, see Bethanās post above suggesting a date for the next Abingdon group meetup on Tuesday 12th March (time & location tbc)
Hwyl a chadwān saff
John
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