Côr Meibion Llanelli off to The Netherlands
Côr Meibion Llanelli will be travelling to The Netherlands next week to take part in special Liberation Day and Veterans Day services to mark a key World War Two battle. The choristers will be travelling to the city of s’Hertogenbosch (known in the Netherlands as Den Bosch – ‘The Wood’), about 50 miles south of Amsterdam. “The invitation links in with special services and tributes to mark key events from World War Two,” said choir secretary Fred Elias. “We are very honoured to receive the invitation to attend the events and looking forward to being proud representatives of Wales in ‘Den Bosch’.” Civic officials from ‘Den Bosch’ attended one of Côr Meibion Llanelli’s rehearsals at Furnace Community Hall earlier this year. “They were given a taster of what they can expect to hear at our performances in ‘Den Bosch’ next week,” said Mr Elias. Jan de Wit, chief executive of s’Hertogenbosch City Council, said: “We were greatly impressed by what we heard at their rehearsals and are looking fo...