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Meet the Team

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Chairman

Geraint Williams MBE

Geraint Williams was born January 1938 and educated at Tirdeunaw Primary School and Dynevor Grammar School. Following national service in the RAF he studied at Trinity college Carmarthen, and Swansea University in 1989. Geraint married to Rita (passed away in July 2010), and had three children. Geraint became a school teacher in 1959 working in St Michaels Primary School before working in Sunninghill Berks, Portmead and Parkland Junior School. Geraint later served as Headteacher of Glais, Gendros and finally Gwyrosydd. 

 

Geraint retired in 2003 and has subsequently been awarded an MBE. He was also one of the three founding members of the Treboeth History Society. 

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Vice Chair

Jeff Prangle

Jeff is a retired steelworker who spent almost 40 years in the industry qualifying as a metallurgist before moving into production management. Coming under the influence of Emrys Jones at Manselton Congregational Chapel, music became an integral part of life. Progression from church youth choir to church choir and then to the Manselton and District Male Choir followed. Currently singing with the most successful competitive Male Choir in Wales, Cor Meibion Pontarddulais.

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Secretary

Sam Pritchard

Born and raised in Treboeth, from a young age Sam has been interested in the history of the local area including that of John Hughes and Daniel James Gwyrosydd. Currently Sam works as the Trainee Pastor for Libanus Churchwhich is one of many nonconformist churches that was born out of Mynyddbach Chapel. He also serves as a County Councillor for Mynyddbach ward in Swansea. 

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Treasurer

Jeff Harrison

Jeff is a retired customs and Excise (latterly HMRC) Officer. Formerly a resident of Treboeth he now lives in Morriston. Having sung with the Morriston Orpheus Choir since 2007 he is also a member of the Phoenix Choir of Wales which is proud to support the work of the Calon Lan Society. 

Committee Members

  • Ivor Williams – President of the Treboeth History Society

  • Iorweth Treharne –Resident and local Choir member

  • Denise Rees – Secretary of Caersalem Church 

  • John Walters - Committee Member

  • Lionlel Hopkins - Committee Member

Local School Representatives

  • Claire Matthews – Gwyrosydd School

  • Ceri Hammond - Penybryn School

  • Nerys Vaughan – Bryntawe School

  • Dewi Ball - YGG Tirdeunaw

  • Khudeza Siddika  - Bishop Vaughan School 

  • Natasha Blows - Clase Primary School

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