THERE were mixed emotions at an event held by Colwyn Bay Amnesty International Group at Llanfairfechan Community Hall.

The event raised an excellent £1,200 towards the organisation’s human rights work and there was a feast of cakes and music.

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Entertainment was provided by two choirs, Coastal Voices and Bangor Community Choir, who were led by Sara Brown, and they sang a medley of thoughtful and uplifting songs from around the world.

Among them were songs from Ukraine and Africa, as well as Welsh favourites like “Calon Lan”.

There was a particularly emotional moment when the choir sang a song called “This Love Will Carry Me”, during which a soprano read out the names of prisoners of conscience.