University welcomes Songs of Praise to its Lampeter Campus

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) has welcomed the BBC programme Songs of Praise to its Lampeter campus.

The programme, presented by soprano Kathryn Jenkins and produced by Avanti Media and Nine Lives Media for the BBC, will be aired on 27 February at 13.15 on BBC One for St David’s Day.

The University’s Lampeter campus is celebrating its Bicentenary this year and during the programme Kathryn Jenkins interviewed Professor Medwin Hughes, DL, Vice-Chancellor as well as students and staff on the campus.

Among those interviewed were three students from St Vincent and the Grenadines who are a part of a group of students who have received a scholarship to study at the University.

“I’m delighted that Songs of Praise visited our campus during our Bicentenary year” said Professor Medwin Hughes.

“The campus was established as St David’s College by Bishop Thomas Burgess to provide a liberal education for young men training to become Anglican priests. Over the past two hundred years the campus has developed a world-renowned reputation for the study of the Humanities and Inter-cultural and multi-faith education”.

Songs of Praise Producer, Charlotte Hindle said: “We very much enjoyed our visit to Lampeter. We were made to feel so welcome by the staff and the students and we’re really pleased that Songs of Praise could be part of the bicentenary celebrations”.

The bicentenary commemorates the establishment of St David’s College, Lampeter on 12 August 1822 through the laying the foundation stone which marks the beginning of higher education in Wales.

Lead image: Professor Medwin Hughes, Vice-Chancellor welcomes Kathryn Jenkins to the Lampeter campus (Image: UWTSD)