It started with an open air service at the ruined Glyn y Groes Abbey in North Wales and ended with folk, pop and electronica at a club in Cardiff.
A big thank you to all our supporters in Wales who turned out to these and other Christian Aid Week (11-17 May) events.
More than 200 people turned up at the Glyn y Groes Abbey at the beginning of the week. Taking part were a gospel choir and also two of the young HIV peer educators who visited Sierra Leone with Christian Aid in February - Catherine Peake and Shauna Roberts.
‘It was an amazing experience to talk to over 200 people in such a fantastic setting,’ says Catherine. ‘We were thrilled to be able to share our stories from Christian Aid partners in Sierra Leone with them.’
‘After the service we met loads of supporters and we all had a picnic in the sunshine. A brilliant start to Christian Aid Week 2008!’
Eclectic mix
The week featured an eclectic mix of events – from the annual plant sale in Cardiff to numerous Quizaid evenings across the country.
It all ended on Saturday 17 May at Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff. Following Cardiff City’s disappointment in the FA Cup final, music fans came out to watch some of the Welsh language scene’s most popular acts.
The night offered a mixture of folk, pop and electronica. One man band Messner kicked the night off, followed by electro-pop band Clinigol.
Folk singer Gwyneth Glyn was happy to support Christian Aid once more, having performed at the Cut the Carbon rally in Cardiff in 2007. She performed the song she wrote especially for the rally, Gaea’n Gynnar (Winter’s Early).
Music circuit favourites Brigyn (pictured) brought the night – and Christian Aid Week - to a close with tracks from their new album, Brigyn 3.