Thu, 14 Jan 2016 Heno

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-Hello and welcome

-to Thursday's Heno...

-..live from Caernarfon's

-Apollo Empire Bingo Club.

-Apparently,

-bingo is more popular than ever.

-It's certainly the case

-in the town of the Cofis.

-I look forward to chatting

-to some bingo enthusiasts.

-Before all this,

-let's catch up with Owain Gwynedd.

-There won't be a full house here

-when I play squash...

-..at Newcastle Emlyn later on.

-But it will be when I chat to one

-of our best players, Nia Davies.

-I'm at the home of the

-Royal Geographical Society...

-..which celebrates a centenary since

-the rescue of the Endurance crew...

-..from the icy Antarctic conditions.

-This is the story

-of Ernest Shackleton...

-..and the Welshman

-who joined him on his expedition.

-In Llanelli,

-we've got a studio-full of ladies.

-Members of Five Roads' Clwb Gwawr

-are here to watch the broadcast.

-My studio guest tonight

-has been a journalist...

-..who's challenged the powers

-that be for ten years.

-It's Sian Morgan Lloyd.

-In Cairo, shops and restaurants

-have closed and people are leaving.

-None of the buildings have a roof

-and it smells, it really smells.

-Earlier today we heard that Wales

-has received an Oscar nomination.

-Congratulations to Sian Grigg

-from Cardiff.

-She's shortlisted for

-best make-up and hairstyling...

-..for her work on The Revenant

-starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

-He thanked Sian in his acceptance

-speech at The Golden Globes.

-Sian's worked on Titanic, Saving

-Private Ryan and Blood Diamond.

-Sian is a former Glantaf pupil

-and thanked her old Art teacher...

-..Anthony Evans for inspiring her.

-Sian has been nominated

-for the film, The Revenant.

-Leonardo DiCaprio has already won

-an award for his performance in it.

-She inspired his performance

-by transforming his appearance.

-The results of her work

-are plain to see in his performance.

-It's no surprise

-that she's been nominated.

-She was a bright and skilful pupil.

-She excelled in every task

-set out in front of her.

-It was a shock to hear

-that I'd inspired her.

-We tend to think that pupils leave

-school and forget their teachers.

-But she remembered me and revealed

-that I'd played a role in her life.

-It's incredible.

-She's been to the Oscars, Hollywood

-and works with the biggest stars...

-..so she's at the top of her career.

-If she wins this award or not,

-she's certainly made it.

-Good luck to Sian!

-We swap the Oscars for bingo as it's

-eyes down in Caernarfon with Elin.

-Good evening, Mari.

-Welcome to the Apollo Empire

-Bingo Club in Caernarfon.

-There's a lot of excitement here.

-On Tuesday,

-we came here with our cameras.

-Bingo is popular all over Wales.

-There aren't many bingo halls in

-North Wales that offer big wins.

-But Caernarfon's Apollo Empire

-boasts die-hard bingo players.

-People come from as far Barmouth,

-Pwllheli, Anglesey and Amlwch.

-Bangor. Everywhere.

-I enjoy playing bingo every night.

-You come here every night?

-You come here every night?

-

-Yes. But I only play a few games.

-Most people come here

-during the week nights.

-Over 100 people come here at night

-and about 50 visit in the afternoon.

-There's big money to win but it

-isn't this that attract people.

-Beryl and Jackie,

-you look like bingo pros.

-How often do you come here?

-We're here on Tuesdays and Saturdays

-to pass the time and help us relax.

-It gets her out of the house

-and keeps her out of trouble!

-We come here because we enjoy bingo.

-We come here because we enjoy bingo.

-

-We love bingo.

-Nothing beats some community bingo

-to some raise money.

-Nothing beats some community bingo

-to raise money.

-Our cameras were present

-at a bingo night at Llanllwni.

-The FUW are raising funds for

-the British Heart Foundation.

-Four and three, forty-three.

-I've the important role

-of being the bingo-caller.

-I've got the important role

-of being the bingo-caller.

-Heinz Variety, fifty-seven.

-We try to come here every week

-as it's a chance to socialize.

-It's also chance to win

-but it doesn't always happen!

-Two and seven, twenty-seven.

-Two and seven, twenty-seven.

-

-House!

-I'm here to support heart research.

-I work for the FUW.

-I want to support them and win.

-The odds of winning are small

-but there's a bonus.

-Five and three, fifty-three.

-Five and three, fifty-three.

-

-House!

-They take the game seriously

-at Caernarfon's Apollo Empire.

-Everyone's so serious here, Menna.

-Many players can't afford

-to spend 1 here.

-How much do you spend?

-How much do you spend?

-

-I can't spend 50p let alone 1.

-How much luck do you have here?

-How much luck do you have here?

-

-Nothing. I'm hopeless.

-But you still come here.

-I've got to come out of the house

-at least one night a week.

-One evening I won 3,000 here.

-It was time for me to play a game

-but I needed some advice.

-This is a double-bubble.

-A house could be worth 20.

-If you call house on one of these

-you will double your money.

-You've got stay serious

-and concentrate.

-You've got to stay serious

-and concentrate.

-I'm nervous!

-Three and one, thirty-one.

-Almost!

-Almost!

-

-I only needed one number.

-My best tip is not to shout

-or the people here...

-..will knock you through the door!

-I loved playing bingo here.

-I'm joined by the bingo caller,

-Nathan Makin.

-There's a warm welcome here

-and everyone is friendly.

-There's a great atmosphere here.

-The customers are always

-very friendly.

-There's a lot of money to win here.

-Someone won 20,000

-a few months ago.

-It went to a woman from Anglesey.

-The game is attracting the

-youngsters.

-We try to keep the prices down

-to attract young people.

-What is the prize money tonight?

-Tonight, you could win 100

-with every house.

-I've found some young people here.

-I've found some young people here.

-Why have you come here?

-We've come to see friends.

-It's much cheaper

-than a night out in Bangor.

-There's also a chance to win money.

-Good luck to you tonight.

-Let's have another game!

-Good luck to everyone

-in the bingo hall tonight.

-The journalist, Sian Morgan Lloyd

-has joined me this evening.

-Do you like playing bingo?

-I don't play bingo

-but my nephew loves it!

-Welcome to Heno, Sian.

-Following ten years

-on Byd ar Bedwar...

-..you've taken

-a different career path.

-Since November,

-I've been a lecturer at Cardiff.

-That's where I studied,

-twelve years ago.

-Therefore, it's strange to be back.

-I sometimes meet some

-of my former lecturers.

-I really enjoy my job.

-It's completely different

-but I enjoy a new challenge.

-I loved working for Y Byd Ar Bedwar

-but I wanted a new challenge.

-Here are some of Sian's

-highlights on screen.

-In Cairo, a number of shops

-and restaurants have closed.

-There's a feeling that people

-are leaving this thriving country...

-..that was one of the

-tourist capitals of the world.

-The cancer started in the bowel

-and it spread.

-Seven tumours were growing

-on his liver...

-..so the future looked bleak

-for Irfon.

-The strong winds brought 40-foot

-waves that destroyed the city.

-None of the buildings have a roof

-and it smells, it really smells.

-There were many highlights there.

-I faced many challenges

-but have so many highlights.

-How much of this can you share

-with your work in the college?

-I have lots of opportunities

-to share my experiences.

-Whilst watching that clip,

-it brought back many fond memories.

-I had some great experiences and

-worked with some special people.

-I'll always look back at my time

-with the programme with pride.

-I hope I'll transfer my reporting

-skills to new reporters.

-I loved working for ITV

-and worked on the programme, Hacio.

-I knew elements of my old job would

-suit me within my new role.

-You're working with the

-Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol now.

-You're able to give

-something back too.

-I've worked

-through the medium of Welsh.

-It's a challenging time

-for the Welsh language.

-I have lots of projects on the go.

-I'm currently writing a module

-that will be used in 2017.

-We must raise awareness of the Welsh

-provisions in our universities.

-We have a lack of Welsh reporters.

-It's time for a break.

-This is what else we've got for you

-before 7.30pm tonight.

-We hear about Ernest Shackleton's

-heroic journey through the ice...

-..and the contribution

-of a Welshman from Pill, Newport.

-I chat to Wales' best squash player,

-Nia Davies in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-Have you stuck to your new year's

-resolution of getting fit?

-Last Friday, Owain Gwynedd was at

-a gym picking up a few handy tips.

-Tonight, he's in Newcastle Emlyn.

-Newcastle Emlyn is currently famed

-for its rugby players...

-..Gareth Davies, Scott Williams

-and Josh Turnbull, to name a few.

-But I haven't come here

-to meet them.

-I've come to the leisure centre

-to meet a world-class squash player.

-It's Nia Teifi Davies from Beulah.

-I started playing squash at the age

-of six and competed when I was nine.

-The reason why I took an interest is

-because my mother played for Wales.

-It was something that I wanted to do

-as I wanted to follow her footsteps.

-It's been an incredibly busy year.

-At the Welsh National Championships,

-I came sixth in Wales.

-I trained a lot with

-the Welsh senior squad.

-I joined the world tour, turned

-semi-professional and travelled.

-I've worked up the rankings.

-It was a lovely New Year's present

-to reach the 177th spot this month.

-Before the season ends in May,

-I'd like to break into the top 150.

-How can beginners start playing

-or join a club?

-Click on clubs and coaching on the

-Wales Squash and Racket Ball site.

-There's a list of clubs and coaches

-or visit your local leisure centre.

-Squash is suitable for all ages

-from young children to seniors.

-It's something that everyone can do.

-I'm new to squash, so we'll have a

-game and you can give me some tips.

-Are you ready to be defeated?

-Are you ready to be defeated?

-

-You can try your best!

-Come on!

-Aaargh!

-Well done. Congratulations.

-As expected, I've been defeated

-and I'm hopeless at squash...

-..but I've lost to one of

-the best players in Wales.

-If you can do any better,

-find your nearest club...

-..and maybe you'll be

-a champion one day.

-Thank you, Nia. I need to rest!

-We're familiar with

-the story of Captain Scott...

-..who set sail on his final voyage

-from Cardiff Bay...

-..with Edgar Evans from Rhossili

-who also perished in the Antarctic.

-But Ernest Shackleton's

-story is just as heroic...

-..as he ensured the survival of

-27 crewmen for 17 months on ice.

-He was also joined by a Welshman.

-Rhodri went to Newport and London

-to follow the story.

-There's an incredible

-photography exhibition...

-..at the Royal Geographical

-Society's home in London.

-The photographer, Frank Hurley...

-..was part of the Endurance crew

-who were rescued a century ago.

-The leader of the voyage,

-Ernest Shackleton...

-..was experienced

-and he had something to prove.

-He joined Captain Scott's first

-voyage in 1901 to the South Pole.

-During the voyage, Shackleton

-fell ill and had to go home.

-When Scott returned to Britain,

-he wrote a book.

-He described Shackleton as an

-invalid and he was enraged by this.

-It inspired him to organize

-his own expedition...

-..to cross Antarctica

-from west to east.

-It was an incredible expedition

-of 2,000 miles.

-This continent

-is twice the size of Australia!

-The expedition started a few days

-before the outbreak of World War I.

-He went to Buenos Aires and

-met Perce Blackborow from Newport...

-..who was only 19 years old.

-Perce Blackborow was born in Pill

-in the Newport Docks.

-He spent his life at sea,

-just like many of his neighbours.

-In Buenos Aires, he asked to join

-Shackleton on his adventure.

-"No, you're too young,"

-said the captain.

-What did Blackborow do?

-He was a stowaway

-aboard the Endurance.

-The boy was discovered

-hiding on the boat.

-Shackleton was furious.

-He was so angry with Blackborow

-that he said...

-.."if we run out of food, then

-you're the first one we'll eat!"

-By then,

-it was too late to turn back...

-..and Blackborow became

-an important part of the crew.

-The Endurance got stuck in ice

-in January 1915.

-In November, the ship sank...

-..with the 26-strong crew

-having to survive on the ice.

-In April 1916, when the ice broke,

-lifeboats were launched.

-When they arrived Elephant Island...

-..Perce Blackborow

-suffered from frostbite.

-My grandfather was

-the first man on Elephant Island.

-He was given the privilege

-by Shackleton.

-He was in a state with his feet

-and they had to cut his toes off.

-It was done with the last drop

-of chlorophorm they had...

-..and luckily for him,

-it saved his life.

-From Elephant Island,

-Shackleton and five others...

-..carried on in a single boat

-to the South Georgia Island...

-..before returning to rescue

-the remaining crew members.

-They faced low temperatures,

-high waves and rough seas.

-They had 700 miles to cover but

-he was determined to get to the end.

-They reached South Georgia

-on the wrong side of the island...

-..so spent two days

-walking over the island...

-..to a centre

-that housed Norwegian whale hunters.

-He arranged to return to Elephant

-Island with them to find his men.

-They were rescued in August, 1916.

-Eventually, my grandfather made it

-home after a stay in hospital.

-He thought very highly of Shakleton.

-If it wasn't for Shakleton, that was

-the one man who saved them all.

-Nobody died.

-He was a great man.

-Shakleton returned to the Antarctic.

-It's quite apt that it was

-his final resting place...

-..after he suffered a heart attack

-on South Georgia in 1922.

-What about Perce Blackborow?

-He's buried in the cemetery

-at St Gwynllyw's Church in Newport.

-He died in 1949

-as a happy, family man...

-..who was proud to call Newport

-and Wales as his home.

-A remarkable story.

-Sian Morgan Lloyd

-has been my studio guest tonight.

-You've taken up a new role

-as a lecturer in journalism...

-..at the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

-Journalism has witnessed

-a lot of change over the years.

-I've been writing about a topic

-for my lecture for students.

-It discusses the role

-of social media in journalism.

-That's it from us tonight.

-Gwyneth Davies is part of our team.

-She celebrates 25 years working

-on Heno.

-Congratulations to her!

-Enjoy the remainder of your evening.

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