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Campaigning MP Zac Goldsmith was the guest of honour at the opening of the new Abaca showroom in Richmond, London. The former editor of The Ecologist magazine and MP for the Richmond constituency cut the tape on the new showroom at 12C Eton Street, Richmond. It was, the MP admitted, something of a first – “I’ve never been asked to open an organic mattress shop before,” he smiled, before adding, “This is not any old mattress shop!” Mr Goldsmith praised Abaca MD Rhiannon Rowley for the quality of her firm’s products and for taking the bold step of expanding with a London showroom. Mr Goldsmith said: “I genuinely believe there will come a time when people will look at the junk that gets put into mainstream mattresses nowadays and wonder how it was ever possible, how it was ever sanctioned by the regulator, for such things to be produced. “Thankfully, the story is very different with the mattresses produced by Abaca. There is a great provenance in the product and you can tell this is ...

The Mayor of the London Borough of Richmond heaped praise on Côr Meibion Llanelli (Llanelli Male Choir) after their concert at The Duke Street Baptist Church Theatre in Richmond. Councillor Mrs Clare Head described the choir’s performance as outstanding and said that the choristers were true ambassadors of Wales. The Mayor added: “The passion and commitment to Welsh choral singing really shone through in a wonderful evening’s entertainment. “We were regally entertained by one of the finest male choirs I have heard.” The concert was billed as a ‘St David’s Day concert in aid of the Mayor of the London Borough of Richmond’s chosen charity, the Citizen’s Advice Bureau. The Mayor added: “It was wonderful to hear the choir in full voice and the whole evening was held together wonderfully by some readings of Welsh prose and poetry by the choir’s musical director, Eifion Thomas. “Wales is very lucky to have a choir of the stature of Côr Meibion Llanelli and we were very lucky to hear them a...

The 'Tamborine Men' - Ken Collins, left, and John Gravell at last night's Cor Meibion Llanelli Richmond concert.

Off to London with Cor Meibion Llanelli for their St David's Day concert in Richmond.

Côr Meibion Llanelli (Llanelli Male Choir) are geared-up for one of their busiest weeks of the year. On St David’s Day, Thursday, March 1, the choristers will be heading up the M4 for their very own ‘big match’ near Twickenham. The choir will be performing at Duke Street Baptist Church, Richmond, in aid of the Mayor of the London Borough of Richmond’s chosen charity, the Citizen’s Advice Bureau. Leanne Corneille, Mayor’s support officer in Richmond, said there was a huge amount of interest in the concert. “Tickets have been selling like hot-cakes,” she said. “Having the choir perform here in Richmond on St David’s Day makes the event extra special and we will have plenty of ‘London Welsh’ exiles in the audience.” Côr Meibion Llanelli musical director D Eifion Thomas said the choristers were looking forward to the London trip. “Like the Wales rugby team getting revved-up for a big match at Twickenham, the choristers revel in the occasion of taking to the stage for a special event on S...