Sun, 08 Feb 2015 11:30 Dal Ati

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-Hello! I'm in Tresaith

-to visit the home of a famous face.

-Who could it be?

-Stay with us and find out.

-Welcome to Adre.

-It's time to hunt for clues to see

-who lives in this lovely house...

-..which overlooks Cardigan Bay.

-Come on!

-Remember, if you need help

-to follow the programme...

-..take a look at the website

-and download the app.

-Don't forget the subtitles!

-This person is a musician.

-He's a bit of a joker too.

-'Sech chi'n siarad Cymraeg,

-'sech chi'n gwbod.

-If you spoke Welsh, you'd know.

-These are lyrics from the song

-Nwy Yn Y Nen.

-There's gas in the sky

-And the moon is white

-And something's wrong in the town.

-I think the person

-who wrote those lyrics...

-..lives in this house.

-This person is also an actor.

-He appeared in this film,

-back in the 1970s.

-It's a film called Grand Slam.

-Here he is!

-Do you recognize him?

-This is a Royal Television Society

-award for the Best Presenter.

-This man is certainly multitalented.

-There are lots of signs in this

-house that this man loves to travel.

-Venice, Africa, Japan...

-..and over here, Mongolia.

-Who is this man?

-Have you worked it out?

-He's a poet, a singer, an actor,

-a comedian and an entertainer.

-Who is he?

-Dewi Pws, of course.

-I'll go and find him...

-..while you watch him in action

-on Straeon Tafarn.

-She'll never find me!

-Hiya! I'll have a half, please.

-I received a warm welcome

-at Cann Office Hotel.

-I'm amazed by its stories

-and its colourful characters...

-..and I've enjoyed learning about

-Llangadfan's history too.

-Myrddin ap Dafydd, the poet,

-was equally impressed.

-The Cann and its warm welcome

-In here you'll find real characters

-The Cann's quota before an event

-The house of owls,

-The Cann's truly Welsh pint.

-Dewi and Rhiannon, his wife, have

-lived in this house for nine years.

-He's made a name for himself

-in several fields...

-..but he first found fame

-as a musician.

-I formed my first band...

-..with a lad called Robert Stephens

-when we were at school.

-We'd both learned

-to play the guitar.

-We called ourselves The Outlanders

-and we played the hits of the time.

-# Freight train, freight train #

-Nobody sang in Welsh back then.

-# Freight train, freight train #

-We played in the Labour Club

-in Swansea...

-..and we were paid ten shillings,

-which is 50p in today's money.

-After our first two songs,

-the man said...

-.."Go up the Tory Club.

-You'd go down better there."

-That was the end of the first gig!

-We got paid and off we went.

-My next band was Tebot Piws.

-That was during my student days.

-We had a brilliant time.

-We wrote a lot of silly songs

-and some profound ones too.

-Most of our songs were silly

-and it was great fun.

-I then moved on from Tebot Piws

-to be a member of Edward H.

-We sang pop songs, really.

-But Edward H also sang nice songs,

-profound songs and funny songs.

-I like the funny songs

-because I like to laugh.

-I then joined a band because

-I wanted to play with my hero...

-..Tich Gwilym.

-He was an amazing guitarist.

-He was brilliant.

-The band was called Mochyn 'Apus.

-Then, when I moved down here

-to Tresaith, I joined Radwm.

-You're a Children's Poet Laureate...

-..which means you visit schools

-helping children to write poetry.

-Do you enjoy it?

-It's a massive honour

-to be a Children's Poet Laureate...

-..when you see the list

-of proper poets who've done the job.

-I sometimes visit a school and

-one English boy has just arrived.

-I don't want to speak English

-but he's new.

-I don't know if I should

-but I speak English to him.

-Of course,

-I speak Welsh to the class...

-..but I always go back to the child

-and ask him if he understands.

-You see him start to understand.

-There are Welsh learners in

-this village and they're brilliant.

-There are 12 of them.

-Are you their Welsh tutor?

-I was a tutor for two years.

-I held a class called

-A Pint Of Welsh in the Ship.

-They came more for the pint

-than the Welsh...

-..but we had a lot of fun.

-Around four of the female learners

-are now fluent Welsh speakers.

-We've just seen a clip of you

-in the pub stories series on S4C...

-..called Straeon Tafarn.

-It was a perfect series for you!

-I wanted to do chapel stories but

-S4C said, "No! We want you in pubs."

-They already had

-too many programmes about chapels!

-I meet great people when I film the

-series and I learn a lot from them.

-I've done three series now.

-What about the acting?

-I started acting on Pobol Y Cwm.

-I then acted lots

-of silly characters on Torri Gwynt.

-The days filming Torri Gwynt

-were the best days of my life.

-I was paid for enjoying myself!

-How do you remember jokes?

-I never remember punchlines.

-The only way I do remember them

-is if you say something...

-..and a joke about it

-pops into my head.

-I'm sure you'll tell a joke

-in every room...

-..as you give me

-a tour of the house.

-This is the first space we see

-as we enter your house.

-You love hats, don't you?

-They keep you warm.

-They keep you warm.

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-There's far too much clutter here!

-My next door neighbour gave me this.

-He said, "Here's a present from me.

-I'm going back to Ireland."

-And that's what he gave you?

-And that's what he gave you?

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-Yes - a German army helmet.

-Tell me about that Buddha.

-I've been to Tibet.

-Buddhists are nice people.

-Rub his tummy for luck.

-I don't like clutter

-but Rhiannon loves it!

-These pictures of Tresaith are old.

-They're historic.

-Let's take a look at your sea view.

-Let's take a look at your sea view.

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-After you.

-Dewi, this is a lovely room

-with an amazing view.

-That's the best thing about it.

-I turn this chair around

-and look out to sea.

-I shout at the tourists, "Go home!"

-There are lots of pictures in here.

-Ogwyn Davies from Tregaron

-painted that fantastic picture.

-That's what he sees through the

-window from his house near Tregaron.

-The canvas itself is made of soil

-taken from the fields.

-Those are the names

-of the fields he can see.

-Yes. I love it.

-Is that your mother?

-Yes. She's gone.

-Mam was brilliant.

-That's where I get

-my gift of the gab.

-This is where you socialize

-with your friends...

-..and you write your music.

-How many guitars do you need?

-How many guitars do you need?

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-This is my latest one.

-Rhiannon bought the other one

-for me to take down the pub.

-It isn't valuable.

-This is my banjar.

-It sounds like a banjo

-but you play it like a guitar.

-It isn't a banjo. It's a banjar.

-Yes - half banjo, half guitar.

-What's written on it?

-A woman I know

-comes to some of my gigs.

-'If you spoke Welsh, you'd know'.

-'Sech chi'n siarad Cymraeg

-'sech chi'n gwbod'.

-This lady refuses to speak Welsh.

-One day, she'll ask,

-"What does that say?"

-I'll reply,

-"If you spoke Welsh you'd know."

-What does it say?

-If you spoke Welsh you'd know.

-It's a joke.

-To the kitchen next?

-To the kitchen next?

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-Yes, but I don't know where it is!

-You don't spend much time cooking?

-You don't spend much time cooking?

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-No. It isn't my favourite thing.

-What's your favourite food?

-Every night, I want a curry

-or a chilli. Something spicy.

-Chillies are vital to me.

-Every hour, on the hour, I hear

-a strange noise coming from here.

-It comes from up there.

-I love stupid things.

-TARZAN'S CRY

-Tarzan!

-There are old photos

-at the top of the stairs.

-Nice idea.

-Mam and Dad there.

-Is that you as a boy,

-sitting on your dad's lap?

-Yes. He played for MCC -

-Morriston Cricket Club.

-I was a mascot.

-Every time I turned up dressed

-as a mini cricketer, the team won.

-This is a teeny tiny door.

-Yes. This is our tardis.

-It's a small door

-leading to a big bathroom.

-This is a spare bedroom.

-There are two guest rooms

-upstairs too.

-Our bedroom is over here.

-There's even more to this house -

-a cellar.

-We're in the cellar.

-What do we have here?

-Records.

-Records.

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-Yes. That was from an old cartoon.

-I remember the cartoon Hanner Dwsin.

-Did you voice one of the characters?

-Did you voice one of the characters?

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-Yes. I was Y Cysgod.

-He was the baddy.

-Meic Stevens.

-I have a lot of old records.

-I've collected many things.

-Meic Stevens gave that painting

-to Mam, when she was alive.

-He wrote,

-'To Mrs Pws, Meic Stevens'.

-Did he paint it himself?

-Did he paint it himself?

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-Yes. He's a good artist.

-I'm really fond of masks.

-I was looking at zombies and voodoo.

-I bought that from some man.

-It was really dirty.

-It was covered in spider's webs

-and dust.

-It's a genuine voodoo mask.

-It's been used in ceremonies.

-Rhiannon didn't like it.

-I started to think she had a point.

-But I'd flow home safely,

-so I thought it must be fine.

-Rhiannon cleaned it up

-and now, it looks happy.

-Join me after the break...

-..to spend more time

-at home with Dewi Pws.

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-Welcome back.

-We're down on the beach.

-# Beside the sea #

-Do you come down to the beach

-regularly to sunbathe?

-No, because it's packed!

-You can't move here in the summer.

-I come here in the winter

-and I go walking.

-If I want to do some sunbathing,

-I do it out the back.

-A lot of Welsh speakers come here

-but it's mostly holidaymakers.

-We see dolphins here.

-We also see the odd llamhidydd.

-Llamhidydd

-is the Welsh word for porpoise.

-We also see seals.

-But seals only come here

-on Sunday - Dydd Sul!

-Joke! Never mind.

-Joke! Never mind.

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-This is a very cultural area.

-This is a very cultural area.

-

-Yes, especially in terms of poets.

-Dic Jones, Idris Reynolds,

-Donald Evans and Ceri Wyn.

-T Llew Jones,

-the famous children's author.

-Music is important.

-The Fflach studios are nearby.

-They're run by Wyn and Richard

-from Ail Symudiad.

-Jess and Matoidz

-are local bands too.

-Buddug and Eirian -

-the James sisters.

-This area is steeped in culture

-and it's wonderful.

-Plus me!

-Plus me!

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-Living amongst them!

-Will you and Rhiannon

-live in Tresaith forever?

-I love Tresaith

-and its wonderful people...

-..but I could live

-anywhere in Wales...

-..as long as it was a village

-with a pub!

-I spent part of my week

-living in Y Felinheli...

-..when I was acting

-in Rownd A Rownd.

-There are some great people

-in Y Felinheli.

-They're Northerners though,

-obviously!

-I really would live

-anywhere in Wales.

-What do you usually do on a Sunday?

-What do you usually do on a Sunday?

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-I've been going to chapel recently.

-I'm not very religious

-but I like to sing hymns.

-There's a community there.

-Yes, so I go to chapel

-in the morning...

-..and play golf in the afternoon

-in Cardigan or in Cwmrhydneuadd.

-You're a golfer?

-You don't strike me as a golfer.

-You don't strike me as a golfer.

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-No - I strike the ball!

-Do you play?

-I've played once or twice.

-Do you fancy a game? Let's go.

-Do you fancy a game? Let's go.

-

-That's a challenge.

-Maybe I'm good at golf.

-Maybe I'm good at golf.

-

-Maybe.

-Maybe not!

-Little Red Car

-You've held a club before.

-Have you had a lesson?

-Yes, I had two lessons

-many years ago.

-All you do is swing your club and

-not think about hitting the ball.

-You swing and the ball

-is in the club's path.

-Good.

-I don't think you'll reach the flag

-today because it's windy.

-Stay there. I'm going for a pint!

-Like that.

-It's your turn.

-Swing it.

-Let's try one more time.

-Let's try one more time.

-

-That was useless!

-Let's go down to the green.

-We're on the green, at last!

-Everyone putts differently.

-Back and through.

-I came up short.

-You have a go. Get it in the hole.

-Who are you usual golf partners?

-Who are you usual golf partners?

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-I play alone. Nobody likes me!

-I've played golf

-with lots of people.

-Tim Rice. We won a prize.

-Bryn Terfel.

-Gareth Edwards.

-All the rugby boys play golf.

-I've been lucky enough

-to play pro-celeb golf.

-Concentrate! Don't hit it too hard.

-Oh, not bad!

-You finished closer than me.

-You finished closer than me.

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-In it goes!

-Oh, no! Mishit!

-Let's go and have a pint.

-Yes, or a cuppa.

-One day, I can play like Seve.

-Everything goes perfectly.

-The next day, I'm like

-the Red Arrows down the course!

-What's hole-in-one in Welsh?

-Twll mewn un?

-Twll mewn un?

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-Yes, people say twll mewn un.

-Twll ag un - a hole with one shot.

-Twll ag un is a good translation

-of hole-in-one.

-I've had a hole-in-one three times.

-It's all down to luck.

-How good are you?

-What's your handicap?

-I'm extremely good!

-I'm extremely good!

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-So am I.

-I play off 11.

-That's OK.

-What appeals to you about golf?

-It all started...

-..when I went to a pitch and putt

-in Cardiff with Emyr Wyn.

-It was a small course in a park.

-Emyr Wyn, who acts in Pobol Y Cwm

-and who sings with Mynediad Am Ddim.

-Yes, and I was in Pobol Y Cwm too

-at the time.

-We had a lot of spare time

-and that's why we took up golf.

-We thought, "Hey! This is OK."

-Emyr Wyn then bought some clubs

-and he persuaded me to buy some too.

-We'd go to golf courses and pretend

-that we were real players.

-We were bitten by the bug.

-We thought it was fantastic.

-People think golf is for snobs.

-There is an element

-of snobbery there...

-..but I don't mix with any snobs.

-I don't play golf with snobs.

-I play with boys I like around here

-and we joke around a lot...

-..out on the course.

-What about etiquette?

-Aren't you meant to be quiet

-when you're out on the course?

-I do get the odd shout

-of "Do you mind?"

-We all shush each other.

-I talk a lot but I've learned

-to be quiet on the golf course.

-You love to talk

-and you have lots of energy.

-Do you find it's a good quiet time

-for you?

-Is it therapeutic?

-Yes, but I'm hopeless.

-I hit it, then I'm ready

-to get going straight away.

-I'm learning to slow things down

-and enjoy the day.

-Some American said you should

-learn to smell the roses...

-..when you play golf.

-That was nice but it's good

-to be back inside, in the warm.

-If you had to run out of the house

-really quickly...

-..and rescue three things

-to take with you...

-..what would you choose to rescue?

-I've given this some thought.

-People are used to seeing me

-wearing caps.

-You cut the peaks off baseball caps.

-You cut the peaks off baseball caps.

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-Yes, I used to do that.

-Everyone wears baseball caps

-back-to-front.

-I now buy my caps in Brittany

-when I'm on my way to France.

-They're called dockers' hats.

-This is a Merched Y Wawr badge and

-I wear it in memory of my mother.

-But I have another hat down here.

-Isn't it lovely?

-We used to go to Padstow,

-in Cornwall to celebrate May Day.

-I wanted some sort of

-morris dancing hat.

-Dewi Morris dancer!

-Oh, what's her name? She's blonde.

-Rhiannon - my wife.

-She was a student at the time,

-or she wasn't working anyway.

-She's work-shy anyway. Joke!

-She didn't have much money,

-so she made this hat for me.

-Ah! As a present?

-Ah! As a present?

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-Yes.

-This hat jingles when you dance.

-I'd save this. It's totally unique.

-Yes, and she made it with love.

-That's my first item.

-This is the second item.

-It's a bit odd.

-There's a cupboard over there

-which has my life in it.

-There are posters in there.

-It's a scrapbook of my life.

-I'm only allowed

-to save three items...

-..so this comes first.

-Bills, insurance, dental, medical!

-No, although

-that's what's written there.

-It's full of things which

-I've written but haven't finished.

-Secrets!

-My life story.

-I sometimes give talks

-to Merched Y Wawr.

-There are

-some unfinished songs in here.

-They're half-written

-and never published.

-If you have an idea,

-you scribble it on a scrap of paper?

-Yes, that's right.

-If I didn't have these,

-I'd have no idea what I'd written.

-I keep these scraps of paper.

-This was an idea for a song

-about Tich Gwilym.

-Tich, the guitarist.

-I've already written and completed

-one song about Tich...

-..but this is another song

-about him.

-You went too early

-Late one morning.

-Yes, it's a starting point

-for the lyrics and the music.

-Half-written poems and jokes.

-The night wraps the village

-In a cosy quilt of slumber.

-Lots of ideas for poems and music.

-That's my second item.

-The third item is up there,

-on the wall.

-I like many pictures...

-..but this is my personal favourite.

-Rhys painted it.

-It's part of the lyrics of my song,

-Nwy Yn Y Nen.

-The words are there

-and so is the moon and the town.

-I'd take that. It's special to me.

-It's completely personal.

-Yes, because it's a painting

-of my work.

-I'd take Rhiannon too.

-I forgot!

-Rhiannon!

-Quick! Fire!

-Quick! Fire!

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-The kitchen's on fire!

-I've laughed a lot today.

-I've laughed a lot today.

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-Good.

-It's been a joy.

-Thank you for the warm welcome.

-Can I come again, Dewi Pws Morris?

-Can I come again, Dewi Pws Morris?

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-Any time.

-But bring your own biscuits

-next time!

-Dewi Pws is full of mischief.

-I had great fun with him today.

-Join me next week to visit the home

-of another familiar face.

-Until then, goodbye.

-Rhiannon, she ate all the biscuits!

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-I'm Margaret Ogunbanwo

-and I come from Nigeria.

-My husband is a vicar.

-God called us to come to Wales.

-There was no work and no church.

-It was just a calling of God.

-Before we opened the cafe,

-we had no money at all.

-I must say it's a tiny miracle

-that we have this cafe in Penygroes.

-I work in the cafe with Elvis...

-..and part-time

-with Sue, Dylan and Christine.

-Elvis runs the front of house,

-with help from Sue and Dylan.

-We make a great team.

-I heard that people

-call this cafe Cafrica...

-..because we cook African food.

-My speciality is jerk chicken.

-It's very popular.

-I came up with a plan

-to learn Welsh...

-..because if you want to

-get to know the people...

-..it's important

-to speak their language.

-We moved to Penygroes

-on the first of September...

-..and I'd started to learn Welsh

-by the end of September.

-My favourite words

-are canolbwyntio...

-..and bendigedig.

-People speak Welsh

-all day, every day in Penygroes...

-..but sometimes,

-they speak English to me.

-Sometimes, I have to tell them

-I want to speak Welsh.

-I need to practise my Welsh.

-It's a little bit uncomfortable

-for them...

-..so English

-is the default language.

-When I'm on form, I carry on

-and I speak Welsh to people...

-..but it doesn't happen

-every time.

-I went to a friend's barbecue...

-..and everyone said,

-"Oh! Margaret speaks Welsh!"

-The guy said, "How are you?"

-I said, "I can say more than

-how are you!"

-People are surprised

-that I do speak Welsh.

-Once they realize I do speak Welsh,

-they speak really quickly...

-..and I get lost!

-I'm not that great! I'm not fluent!

-I like to talk a lot!

-I'm Les Taylor and I come from

-the north of England originally.

-I've lived in Wales for 20 years.

-I live in a quiet little village

-called Llanfable...

-..which is near Abergavenny,

-Monmouthshire.

-I retired a year ago.

-I'm still very busy.

-I have a lot of hobbies.

-I like music, I enjoy walking

-and I love to go running.

-I also enjoy playing with my cat.

-I'm keen on horse racing too.

-One of my main hobbies

-is brewing beer.

-The village

-is quiet at the moment...

-..because the local pub

-has been closed for ten years.

-Everyone in the village

-hopes the pub will reopen.

-I really hope

-there will come a day...

-..when I can have a pint

-in the village pub.

-Until then,

-I have to brew my own beer!

-Sometimes,

-when people sample my beer...

-..they say good things about it.

-I started to learn Welsh

-to support my children.

-I have four children.

-I like to support my children.

-I want them to do well

-with their Welsh.

-Unfortunately, many of

-their fellow pupils at school...

-..come from

-non-Welsh-speaking families.

-That makes it very difficult

-to promote the language at school.

-I thought I should support...

-..my children's efforts

-to learn Welsh.

-The best way to support them

-was to learn the language myself.

-If you want to learn Welsh,

-you can sign up for night classes.

-Classes are important.

-The most important thing of all

-is to listen to Welsh words.

-Use Welsh words

-and repeat the words you hear.

-I've brewed a very special beer

-and I've named it Hwb.

-It's very tasty.

-Every Welsh learner loves Hwb!

-I think that's true.

-Cheers!

-Tasty!

-Very tasty.

-My name is Bill Wheeler.

-I'm a professional artist.

-I live in Pontypridd.

-I really do adore watercolour art.

-This is how I paint.

-I enjoy painting seascapes

-and snowscapes.

-I enjoy painting outdoors.

-I travel around Wales...

-..in search

-of beautiful places to paint.

-I think I'm really lucky.

-There are lots of things

-for me to paint in Wales.

-Learning Welsh is really difficult

-but it's also really interesting.

-I want to be a fluent speaker.

-I go online and I follow

-the Something In Welsh course.

-It's a really special course.

-When I become

-a fluent Welsh speaker...

-..I'll run my art course

-through the medium of Welsh.

-I first started

-going to Clwb Y Bont a year ago.

-There were one or two people there

-to speak Welsh with each other.

-I hope a lot more people

-start to come to the club...

-..to speak Welsh

-and to use the language.

-There is no lesson structure.

-We just speak Welsh.

-I think learning Welsh

-is like climbing a mountain.

-Climb, climb, climb

-until you reach the top.

-When you get there, you look up

-and you see another mountain!

-I want to teach through the medium

-of Welsh and to write in Welsh.

-That would make me happy.

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-Hello! I'm Craig ab Iago.

-In this series,

-I look at people and places...

-..which are part

-of the story of Wales.

-Welcome to Pwt O Hanes.

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-This is the Senedd building

-in Cardiff Bay.

-It was opened in 2006.

-The Senedd is the main

-National Assembly building.

-The National Assembly is the body

-which represents Wales...

-..and its people.

-There are 60 Assembly Members.

-There's an election

-every four years.

-The current AMs

-come from four political parties.

-The party with the greatest number

-of AMs forms the Welsh government.

-Carwyn Jones is the First Minister.

-What's the Assembly's role?

-What's the Assembly's role?

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-To represent the people of Wales.

-It's the Assembly's

-responsibility...

-..to create legislation and policies

-for the devolved areas.

-What powers does the Assembly have?

-Following the 2011 referendum...

-..the National Assembly has

-full power in the devolved areas.

-How does the voting system work?

-How does the voting system work?

-

-It's an electronic system.

-There are three buttons

-in front of us.

-For, Against and Abstain.

-The AM can see the way they've voted

-on the screen in front of them.

-Should the AM make a mistake...

-..he or she has a few seconds

-in which to correct any errors.

-Tell me about the use

-of the Welsh language here.

-AMs are free to use their language

-of choice - Welsh or English...

-..in every aspect of their work.

-The staff

-are also free to do that...

-..as is anyone

-who contacts the Assembly.

-What is electronic translation?

-We've formed a partnership

-with Microsoft.

-This ensures that Welsh

-is one of the official languages...

-..on the Microsoft platform.

-This translates messages

-and documents electronically.

-When you add a document to the

-system, it's translated instantly.

-The hope is that this will make

-people more willing to use Welsh...

-..formally and informally.

-This can only help Assembly Members

-to use the language of their choice.

-Not every Assembly Member

-can speak Welsh...

-..but it's important

-that they learn the language...

-..and try to use it.

-Sian Jones is a language tutor

-in the Assembly.

-It's her role to help the AMs

-to learn Welsh...

-..and to use the language

-in their work.

-We're in the Senedd and I spend

-most of my working week here.

-I'm here from Monday to Thursday to

-teach Welsh to Assembly Members...

-..and also to teach

-the Assembly Members' support staff.

-I give one-to-one lessons

-to Assembly Members...

-..and I teach their support staff

-in small groups.

-The Assembly Members may need to

-speak at an occasion or an event...

-..so we work on small phrases

-every now and then.

-Raising awareness of the use of

-Welsh by learners at the Assembly.

-It's vital that Welsh learners

-aren't scared of making mistakes.

-Everyone makes grammatical errors,

-including myself.

-It's a difficult journey but

-it's one which we'll take together.

-Never be afraid to make a mistake.

-The important thing is

-they use their Welsh and they try.

-The future of the language

-is in their hands.

-I wish

-first language Welsh speakers...

-..could be more patient...

-..with Welsh learners.

-She encourages us and she tells us

-not to be afraid to make mistakes.

-When you're learning something new,

-don't be frightened of mistakes.

-They're working hard

-to learn Welsh.

-It's not easy for anyone

-to learn Welsh.

-It's a difficult process

-but it's an exciting journey.

-I love to see them do well

-and succeed.

-We now have a designated room

-for the Welsh lessons.

-The AMs and their staff can meet

-there and chat over a cup of tea.

-It's called Cornel Cymraeg.

-Thank you for attending the opening

-of Cornel Cymraeg at the Senedd.

-I'm pleased we can now offer

-a better learning environment...

-..to those who wish to improve

-their Welsh language skills.

-This new classroom resource

-will help us realize our ambition...

-..of becoming

-a truly bilingual institution.

-I thank Sian

-and the Assembly officials...

-..who've worked hard

-to make this resource available.

-Cornel Cymraeg is now open.

-Thank you very much.

-It's brilliant to have a room,

-a centre, a space...

-..where people can come together

-to learn...

-..and to socialize

-through the medium of Welsh.

-Sometimes, I'm popular when I help

-but I'm unpopular at times too!

-They sometimes avoid me

-when they see me on the corridor!

-They think, "Oh, no! Sian will

-make us practise our Welsh!"

-She'll be at the door...

-..coaxing us in for extra hours!

-She's a fantastic teacher.

-We're lucky to have her.

-She's fantastic.

-Enthusiasm encapsulated.

-What she's done for Assembly Members

-is amazing.

-There are so many members

-learning Welsh...

-..and not afraid to use it.

-When you're learning, you're

-vulnerable to making mistakes.

-Sian's enthusiastic.

-She comes to me every day and says,

-"What will you say in Welsh today?"

-If I don't say it in Welsh...

-..I get

-smacked on the wrist sometimes!

-When people think

-of the Welsh Assembly...

-..they think of the Senedd building

-in Cardiff Bay.

-The building rises from the Bay

-and it looks outwards.

-Richard Rogers was the architect

-who designed this building.

-Much of the building material used

-came from Wales.

-This is North Wales slate.

-A lot of Welsh oak

-was used within the building.

-The Senedd's roof

-is made of steel...

-..and there's a lot of glass

-throughout the building.

-The building also had to be

-environmentally friendly...

-..and have a lifespan of 100 years.

-This is the debating chamber.

-The Assembly Members

-sit around curved desks.

-In the gallery,

-overlooking the chamber...

-..the public can come

-to see and hear what happens here.

-Everyone is welcome to visit the

-Senedd, as this family discovered.

-Guided tours are available

-free of charge every weekday...

-..but it's a good idea

-to book tickets beforehand.

-I think the Senedd

-is an interesting place.

-I like the way the Senedd is built,

-using Welsh wood and slate.

-It's beautiful.

-I enjoyed learning about

-the green energy used here.

-They use 40% less electricity

-than other similar sized buildings.

-It's an important building

-to Welsh people.

-It's a good experience for children

-to see where our politicians sit.

-It's like London and Big Ben.

-You can't go to London

-without seeing Big Ben.

-It's the same thing in Cardiff.

-You can't come to Cardiff

-without visiting the Senedd.

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