The Society
has a current financial membership and some additional friends
who attend our meetings. The membership subscription is $15 a year plus
we charge a $3 entry fee for ordinary meetings every other month to cover the cost
of the room hire and the entertainment, in exchange each person is given
a raffle ticket. Each member also receives a pre-meeting newsletter.
To
join the Society you don't have to be Welsh or even have a connection
with Wales, all we ask is an interest in the Society and in things Welsh.
If you live in the Christchurch area why not contact us, come along to
one of our meetings and get to know our friendly members. If you live
further away you can become a friend of the Society and still receive
our newsletters.
For more information contact either the e-mail address below or the postal
address on our home page.
To join, simply send an e-mail to adavies@chch.planet.org.nz
giving:
Your full name
Address
Telephone number
Email address (optional)
or
write to:
Membership
Welsh Cambrian Society
437 Pages Road,
Aranui, Christchurch 8061,
New Zealand
Every two years the
Society hosts a Cymanfa Ganu or Festival
of Hymns, this is one of our largest
events with in excess of 300 people in the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church.
The Church Choir joins us and their Choir Master, Murray Lenox, and Organist,
Russell Kent, lead the singing. The last Cymanfa
was March 2000. We are often asked about a Cymanfa Ganu so here is a short
history of the event in Wales.
Each year we hold several special meetings. These may include a special
dinner or gathering, e.g. Christmas, Mid-winter or St. David's Day dinners.
Another favourite meeting every two years is the "Ladies vs. Gentlemen"
competition where an independent judge decides which side should hold
the Society Entertainment Shield for the next two years.