Thu, 19 May 2016 Heno

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-Hello and welcome to Llanelli

-for Thursday's edition of Heno.

-Those watching last night

-will have seen this...

-Can you win your fortune tonight?

-It's getting closer to the 1,000.

-I don't believe it.

-It's a huge congratulations to you.

-# Fancy A Fortune? #

-Congratulations to Brynmor

-from Lampeter.

-Don't forget that you could win

-your fortune every Wednesday on S4C!

-But what about tonight?

-May is flying along

-and in eleven days...

-..thousands will flock to Flint

-for this year's Urdd Eisteddfod...

-..but Gerallt is there tonight

-for a very special ceremony.

-Tonight sees the unveiling

-of the Chair and Crown...

-..at Ysgol Gwynedd in Flint...

-..but I got a quick preview of

-the Chair and you can see it later.

-I've got a very difficult job today.

-I'm in my seventh heaven as I learn

-how bakers make these masterpieces.

-You can get

-all the tasty information later.

-Tonight, I meet a young student

-from Pontardawe...

-..who will be studying in one of the

-world's leading fashion colleges.

-This weekend, the showground

-in Llanelwedd welcomes thousands...

-..to the annual

-Royal Welsh Spring Festival...

-..and there's

-some exciting changes afoot.

-The assistant chief executive

-of the festival is Aled Jones...

-..and he joins me

-to tell us about all those changes.

-We start at Ysgol Gwynedd in Flint

-for a very special ceremony.

-Gerallt Pennant and our cameras

-are at the school.

-Good evening, Sian.

-Tonight sees the unveiling of this

-year's Eisteddfod Chair and Crown.

-Jeremy, the chairman of the

-Eisteddfod executive committee...

-..can unveil the Chair

-for all to see now.

-This is the Urdd Eisteddfod Chair.

-I learnt about the Chair's design

-from its maker, Neil Wyn Jones.

-Neil Wyn Jones is the man behind

-this year's Urdd Eisteddfod Chair.

-It was made at his workshop in

-West Kirby on the Wirral Peninsula.

-He hopes that the Chair

-has a new home in a fortnight.

-The Chair is spending its final day

-in the workshop.

-It's been part of my life for three

-months since I started designing it.

-I started making it two months ago.

-It has Flintshire on the back but

-does it teach us about the county?

-I've tried to pick out the main

-characteristics of the county...

-..in the Chair's design.

-The most important part of the

-design is the Flintshire Bridge...

-..which is an upside down V.

-I've also included the county's

-two main rivers - the Dee and Alyn.

-They are depicted in steel

-on the back.

-The arms resemble aerofoils

-to reflect the aviation industry.

-What about the materials?

-The main wood is ash

-but I used some sycamore too.

-There's also steel to reflect

-the steel industry in Shotton...

-..and copper and silver that

-were once mined in this county.

-It's beautiful and I won't be

-the first or last person...

-..to say congratulations

-on such a wonderful Chair.

-Thank you very much.

-It was great to chat

-with Neil Wyn Jones in his workshop.

-We can see the Chair

-in all its glory tonight.

-I'm joined by Hywel Wyn Edwards

-from the Mold drama company.

-Let's see the Crown.

-What can you tell us about the

-Crown?

-It's donated by the drama company

-from Mold in 1988.

-We persuaded Elfydd McDonald that we

-could keep some of the money...

-..that was made in the Eisteddfod in

-Mold.

-Andrew Coomber from Flint has made

-this Crown for us.

-It has an incredible design.

-I told Andrew that we wanted an

-unusual Crown.

-There isn't a band around the Crown.

-I'm told that it's very comfortable,

-There's a fortnight until the

-Eisteddfod.

-The Maes is ready.

-The children have been working hard

-too.

-We've also got part of the set of

-the show that's on the Tuesday.

-Thank you for joining me.

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-At 9.00am on Saturday,

-the showground in Llanelwedd...

-..welcomes thousands

-for the Royal Welsh Spring Festival.

-My studio guest has taken time out

-from the last-minute preparations...

-..to join me in the studio tonight.

-It's the festival's assistant

-chief executive, Aled Jones.

-Welcome to the programme.

-The Royal Welsh Spring Festival

-is held on 21 and 22 May.

-The Royal Welsh Spring Festival...

-..is a celebration

-of smallholding and rural life.

-There's over 1,300 livestock,

-poultry and horses.

-It features the only premier

-open dog show in Wales.

-There's a whole host of animals.

-I'm lucky to be here to have escaped

-all the buzz at the event.

-There's good news for children.

-Children under a certain age can

-enter for free.

-There's also free entry for those

-arriving after 5.00pm...

-..on the Saturday.

-There's also some music.

-We've adopted the Visit Wales mantra

-for the year.

-It means that people can try a lot

-of practical things.

-We're preparing for the future.

-We want more and more people to

-visit the festival.

-This is as important

-as the Royal Welsh Show.

-You can buy tickets online

-at a discounted rate.

-We're trying to move with the times.

-We've got something for everything

-no matter the weather!

-On Monday night, Owain Gwynedd

-was at the Principality Stadium...

-..for a special auction organized

-by the homeless charity, Llamau.

-Pictures by celebrities went under

-the hammer and they raised 10,000.

-Nia Jones was chatting

-to Owain Gwynedd on Monday.

-She bought the picture she wanted

-by the comedian, Kevin Bridges.

-There's still plenty to come

-after the break.

-Catrin Young is leaving Pontardawe

-to study fashion in Amsterdam.

-You can hear Catrin's story

-after the break.

-From fashion designers to those

-who design cakes of all shapes...

-..and one made a special birthday

-cake for the athlete, Mo Farah.

-You can hear all about it

-in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-At 1.00pm, the shortlist for the

-Welsh Book of The Year was revealed.

-Nine books beat 50 other

-publications to reach the shortlist.

-In the poetry award, there's

-Nes Draw by Mererid Hopwood...

-..Hel Llus yn y Glaw

-by Gruffudd Owen...

-..and Eiliadau Tragwyddol

-by Cen Williams.

-The books in the fiction award

-are Norte by Jon Gower...

-..Y Bwthyn by Caryl Lewis

-and Rifiera Reu by Dewi Prysor.

-The non-fiction award sees

-Pam Na Fu Cymru by Simon Brooks...

-..Dyddiau Olaf Owain Glyndwr

-by Gruffydd Aled Williams...

-..and Is-deitla'n Unig

-by Emyr Glyn Williams.

-The winners are revealed on 21 July

-at a ceremony in Merthyr Tydfil.

-There's been a rise in those

-who create an array of delicacies...

-..thanks to the Great British Bake

-Off and Bake Off Creme De La Creme.

-Many challenge themselves to make

-something tasty and eye-catching.

-The past few years have seen a shift

-in the number of home bakers.

-It's turned from a million pound

-industry into a billion pound one.

-Consequently, shops and decorators

-have appeared across the country.

-Their aim is to produce

-cake masterpieces.

-Megan Davies, Maenclochog.

-Rhywbeth Melys.

-Sara James, Cardiff.

-Cake Expectations.

-My interest in cake making

-started a long time ago.

-My grandmother baked cakes

-and she taught me everything I know.

-When I was younger, I travelled

-with my mother to France and Italy.

-I saw these amazingly beautiful

-patisseries.

-My passion for baking came from

-seeing those lovely little cakes.

-I've just celebrated a year of the

-business and have made 150 cakes.

-That's quite a lot.

-I'm not sure how it started,

-it just did and I can't explain it.

-I looked online, made my first cake

-and it went crazy from then on.

-I tend towards pretty,

-intricate and detailed work.

-I love work that takes time,

-is full of detail and pretty.

-People tend to want

-more modern stuff these days.

-I make cakes with lights,

-even some with flashing LED lights.

-With popular culture, we can see

-things straight away on our phones.

-We can see luxurious lifestyles

-and the cakes they have at parties.

-People want a slice of that

-lifestyle - excuse the pun!

-When a plain one goes out, I start

-to panic and I wonder if it's OK!

-These two certainly

-aren't short of customers.

-Recently, Sara was given

-a very special commission...

-..to celebrate the birthday of one

-of Britain's best-known athletes.

-The one for Mo Farah

-was a last-minute thing.

-He was in Cardiff

-to run the World Half Marathon.

-His birthday fell on that weekend.

-The organizers wanted to surprise

-him and the children meeting him.

-I'm not sure he ate any of it but

-he seemed happy to receive the cake.

-Yes, indeed, his smile says it all.

-But how long does it take

-to make these masterpieces?

-I cook the cake the night before

-and decorate it the next day.

-So much time goes in to making them.

-At the end of the day,

-going to be eaten.

-Sometimes, I feel sad when

-I think of the cake being cut up.

-We shall see how long it takes Sara

-to show me how its done.

-Time to get into the kitchen

-to decorate a cake.

-I know I'm making this look easy,

-but dear me, it's intricate work.

-Do you want to do that again?

-Another line across the top.

-There we are.

-What do you think?

-What do you think?

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-Perfect.

-You are hired.

-Your laughter

-makes me think otherwise.

-I'm sure it tastes better

-than it looks.

-Well done to Daf!

-David Emanuel,

-Julien Macdonald and Huw Fash...

-..are three famous

-Welsh names in the fashion world.

-But a Pontardawe student is busy

-making her mark on the industry.

-Colleges across Britain now offer

-courses on fashion and textiles.

-But it's rare to find a Pontardawe

-girl who has studied in Neath...

-..and is going to study in one

-of the leading fashion colleges...

-..in the whole world.

-Catrin Young, however,

-is a very special talent.

-She has caught the eye of one

-the world's best fashion colleges.

-What is the name of the college

-and of the course?

-Amsterdam Fashion Academy.

-It's a Fashion and Textiles Design

-course that I saw on the Internet.

-There are only 12 places and I

-worked very hard on my preparations.

-Lots of students tend to stay local

-to go to university.

-Catrin took it on herself

-to apply to somewhere far away.

-Being one of twelve to get a place

-on a fashion course is fantastic.

-The designer's success has brought

-praise to her and the college.

-People from across the world

-apply for only twelve places.

-She is one of them and the first

-from Wales to get on the course.

-But what makes this young woman

-so very special?

-When Catrin first walked

-through the doors two years ago...

-..I always set them

-drawing challenges.

-When Catrin put pen to paper, I knew

-she had great attention to detail.

-Did you know you wanted to study

-fashion and textiles?

-No, I liked fine art.

-But in school, they said I'd be

-the next Vivienne Westwood...

-..but I didn't want

-to be a designer.

-When we started this year,

-I started to like fashion.

-What exactly was the work...

-..which made such an impression

-on the panel in Amsterdam?

-Pictures of flowers

-and some beading all put together.

-I then put the designs on the frock.

-I went out there

-with a lot of work...

-..but they loved

-the detail on the frock.

-However, as per usual, funding

-the course is a major headache.

-It's very expensive, and of course,

-you have to live out there...

-..and pay for the course itself.

-We are really hoping...

-..that there is anyone out there who

-can help to pay for Catrin's course.

-I phoned the government

-to tell them there is no assistance.

-I have set up a Just Giving page.

-I hope people can donate to help me.

-Anyone who donates will get a seat

-at my first fashion show...

-..when and if it happens.

-Good luck to Catrin.

-Aled Jones has been

-my studio guest tonight.

-The Royal Welsh Spring Festival

-is held this weekend in Llanelwedd.

-Yes, but we have events all year.

-There's the Royal Welsh Show.

-We also have a high profile cycling

-event.

-The festival is held

-on 21 and 22 May.

-There's a warm welcome for everyone.

-Don't forget about the discount

-online.

-You can save 2.

-Thank you, Aled.

-Thank you for your company and

-for sharing your stories with us.

-From us all here in Llanelli,

-goodnight.

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