Choir ‘bares all’ to raise cash for hospice
MEMBERS of a Llanelli female choir have bared all to raise money for the town’s Ty Bryngwyn Hospice.
Cor Curiad has created a cheeky fundraising calendar for 2023 – the second one they have done.
With around 50 members, photos were taken across Llanelli with strategically placed items to spare their blushes – all in the name of a good cause.
Llanelli photographer Graham Harries was behind the lens for the project.
The choir’s musical director Alex Esney, who is Miss December in the calendar said: “Local businesses sponsored the calendar and so many of the photos were taken at their premises.
“So for example we went to LTC Mobility Ltd and had scooters carefully positioned in front of us, it was a lot of fun.
“I also want to thank Ffwrnes Theatre for opening up especially for me to go and have my photo taken with the piano there.” Alex said the aim is to raise as much as possible for the hospice, adding: “We did a calendar a few years ago but we now have more members so we thought it was time to do it all again.
“The ladies decided to ‘bare all’ to raise money for the hospice which provides such great care and support for families in their time of need, including two of our own.
“I think we pulled out all the stops this year, getting their clothes off at local businesses in and around Llanelli.”
Firms sponsoring the calendar along with LTC Mobility Ltd and Ffwrnes Theatre are Furnish me, Brynteg Farm, Crazy Crepes, Ra’ra Hair, R.E.D Total Wellness, Burns Pet Nutrition, Glyn Abbey Golf Club and Picton Sport.
Alex said: “Without their help we couldn’t have made it happen.” The calendar is on sale for £6 and is in memory of choir member Elizabeth Vivienne Taylor who took part in the calendar shoots but recently passed away.
On Thursday, November 17, the choir will perform at the Christmas Craft Fayre at Llanelli’s Diplomat Hotel between 3.30pm until approximately 8.30pm, which will also raise money for Ty Bryngwyn Hospice.
The choir is also gearing up for its belated 25th anniversary concert on April 15 next year at Ffwrnes Theatre. Alex said: “It was supposed to be in 2020 but obviously Covid19 happened and it was put on hold. We’ve managed to get Welsh of the West End who were semifinalists from Britain’s Got Talent to perform with us.”
To buy a calendar contact Cor Curiad via its Facebook page.