It is with great sadness that the Trustees of the Association must advise our members of the death of Jenny Britnell, our Treasurer, on 14 February after a short illness. Jenny had worked tirelessly to ensure the smooth running of the Association, keeping our finances in good heart, guiding us in the fulfilment of Read more about Jenny Britnell[…]
We wondered if anyone could possibly replace Heather as General Secretary, but to our delight Elizabeth Walker, past President of the Association and recently retired from Amgueddfa Cymru, volunteered to take on the job. She has already successfully produced the Newsletter for this year and is actively involved in several other projects. Elizabeth held a Read more about Hello, Elizabeth and Henry[…]
Heather James has been serving as the Association’s General Secretary for seventeen years. In that time, she has done an amazing amount of work, organising meetings, writing reports, guiding Trustees with wise counsel and keeping us all in order. It is she who knows better than anyone the Association’s Rules and Statutes, its customs, Read more about Thank You, Heather and Marie Thérèse[…]
Matthew Reeve: ‘Henry de Gower’s Choir Screen at St Davids Cathedral’. March 30th (6 pm). Online This lecture presents a monographic appraisal of the choir screen or pulpitum of St Davids cathedral. Although glowingly praised by ecclesiologists and antiquaries, the St Davids screen has been very little studied and it has featured in neither recent studies Read more about Talk – Matthew Reeve: ‘Henry de Gower’s Choir Screen at St Davids Cathedral’. March 30th (6 pm). Online.[…]
Huw Pryce Our President-elect for 2025–26 is Huw Pryce, Emeritus Professor of Welsh History, Bangor University. Born in Essex and brought up in Cardiff, he read history at Jesus College, Oxford, where he went on to undertake doctoral research, writing a thesis on the relationship between medieval Welsh law and the Church. He joined the Read more about Meet the President[…]