Neyland Ladies Choir joined forces with Haverfordwest Male Voice Choir last Friday at St. Clements Church, Neyland, for the annual HOPE concert.

The evening opened with a welcome and prayer from Rev. Alan Chadwick, with an introduction from Margaret Brace, the HOPE representative.

The ladies, under the baton of Lynne Kelleher and accompanist Peter Griffiths, opened the programme with an anthem Cantate Domino Alleluia, followed by Love Changes Everything, the Military Wives song Wherever You Are and finished the first section with One Moment in Time.

Soloist Estelle Crimmins followed with A Clare Benediction

Next it was the turn of the Haverfordwest Male Voice Choir with musical director Richard Stevens and accompanist Peter Griffiths, who started their section with Deus Salutis, followed by Yfory, She, and a moving rendition of Bring Him Home from the musical Les Miserables.

Guest soloist, young Lowrie Davies from Tiers Cross, sang two delightful songs from the musical theatre.

For the second half of the evening's entertainment, the Neyland choir introduced two of the songs to be sung at the gala concert in the Torch Theatre as a taster for the forthcoming 'Night at the Musicals' and the Male Voice Choir finished their section with American Trilogy and This is the Moment.

Margaret Brace gave a vote of thanks to the two choirs and also the appreciative audience. She gave a brief update on the good work that is carried out at the HOPE centre and the importance of the support from the general public to keep the services available to not only Multiple Sclerosis sufferers, but Stroke and Parkinsons sufferers also.

Both choirs joined together in a rousing finale of Anthem from the musical Chess and a favourite Welsh hymn Rachie.

Rev. Chadwick closed the concert with the Benediction.