ATTENTION! – Tickets now on sale for Armed Forces Festival Concert

Tickets are now available for the Mayor of Neath Port Talbot’s Armed Forces Festival Concert on Friday 1 November. The concert will be one of the highlights of this year’s Festival, which is being supported by The Wave, Swansea Sound and the Aberafan Shopping Centre.

Mayor of Neath Port Talbot, Councillor Scott Jones said:

“The concert is going to be a really special evening at which we can thank those who have served their country. We will be honouring the contribution of the Armed Forces and civilians in Neath Port Talbot during the two World Wars.

“We’d love as many people as possible to come along and support the event to pay tribute to the brave men and women who gave so much during those conflicts.” 

Headlining on the evening will be Neath singer Kirsten Orsborn, who is well known for her charity work, especially for causes linked to the military. Such is Kirsten’s commitment that The Swansea Royal Marines have officially adopted her as their own ‘forces sweetheart’. Kirsten will perform a number of popular vintage songs and lead the audience in community singing of First World War classics.

Also on the programme will be the 215 Squadron Air Training Corps Band and the City of Swansea Pipe Band, Cymric Choir, NPT County Youth Choir and NPT County Youth Brass Band, all under the expert watch of well-known local celebrity and father of Hollywood star Michael Sheen, Meyrick Sheen, who will act as master of ceremonies. The evening will end with the last post and thousands of falling poppies, the official emblem of remembrance.

Tickets for the concert cost £11 each or £9 for children and £9 each for parties of eight or more and can be purchased from the Princess Royal Theatre or online at www.npttheatres.co.uk/princessroyal.

More information about the Concert and Festival can be found on the Mayor of Neath Port Talbot’s website www.npt.gov.uk/aff.

SYLWER! –  Mae tocynnau ar werth nawr ar gyfer

Cyngerdd Gŵyl y Lluoedd Arfog  

Bellach mae tocynnau ar gael ar gyfer Cyngerdd Gŵyl Lluoedd Arfog Maer Castell-nedd Port Talbot, a gynhelir nos Wener 1 Tachwedd. Bydd y cyngerdd yn un o uchafbwyntiau Gŵyl eleni, sy’n cael ei chefnogi gan The Wave a Swansea Sound, yn ogystal â Chanolfan Siopa Aberafan.

Dywedodd Maer Castell-nedd Port Talbot, y Cynghorydd Scott Jones:

“Mae’r cyngerdd yn mynd i fod yn noson arbennig iawn ac yn gyfle i ni ddiolch i’r rhai a fu’n gwasanaethu eu gwlad. Byddwn ni’n anrhydeddu cyfraniad y Lluoedd Arfog a dinasyddion Castell-nedd Port Talbot yn ystod y ddau Ryfel Byd. Rydym ni’n awyddus i gynifer o bobl â phosibl ymuno â ni i gefnogi’r digwyddiad hwn, fydd yn talu teyrnged i’r dynion a’r gwragedd dewr hynny a roddodd gymaint yn ystod y rhyfeloedd hynny.”

Prif artist y noson fydd Kirsten Orsborn, y gantores o Gastell-nedd, sy’n adnabyddus am ei gwaith elusennol, yn arbennig i achosion sy’n gysylltiedig â’r lluoedd arfog. Mae Kirsten mor ymroddedig i’r gwaith hwn nes bod Môr-filwyr Brenhinol Abertawe wedi’i mabwysiadu’n swyddogol yn ‘gariad y lluoedd’. Bydd Kirsten yn perfformio nifer o hen ganeuon poblogaidd ac yn arwain y gynulleidfa mewn canu cymunedol, gyda chlasuron o’r Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf.

Hefyd ar y rhaglen bydd Band Llu Hyfforddiant Awyr Sgwadron 215 a Band Pibau Dinas Abertawe, Côr Ieuenctid Sirol CNPT a Band Pres Ieuenctid Sirol CNPT, y cyfan dan ofal medrus llywydd y noson, Meyrick Sheen, sy’n enwog iawn yn lleol, ac yn dad i Michael Sheen, y seren o Hollywood. I gloi’r noson ceir yr utgorn olaf, a phabïau’n disgyn yn eu miloedd, yn arwydd swyddogol o’r coffa.

Pris tocynnau’r cyngerdd yw £11 yr un neu £9 i blant a £9 yr un i bartïon o wyth neu fwy, ac maen nhw ar gael i’w prynu o Theatr y Dywysoges Frenhinol neu ar-lein yn www.npttheatres.co.uk/princessroyal.

Mae rhagor o wybodaeth am y Cyngerdd a’r Ŵyl ar gael ar wefan Maer Port Talbot www.npt./gov.uk/gla.