Thu, 02 Feb 2017 Heno

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-Hello and welcome

-to Thursday's edition of Heno.

-I'm sure many of us have visited

-a supermarket at some point today.

-They've become part

-of everyday life.

-But how much Welsh did you hear

-or see whilst shopping?

-This question was raised

-at the Senedd earlier today...

-..as our guest, Meri Huws,

-the Welsh Language Commissioner...

-..published a report called

-Y Gymraeg Yn Y Fasged Siopa...

-..or Welsh in the Shopping Basket.

-Welcome to Heno, Meri.

-It was a busy day for me.

-We asked the same question on our

-Facebook and Twitter pages today.

-We will share your comments

-during the next 30 minutes.

-And it isn't too late for you

-at home to get in touch.

-The details are on the screen.

-Tonight, Yvonne is joined

-by the Treorchy Male Choir.

-Good evening from Treorchy to...

-..Sydney, San Francisco,

-Monaco, Toronto.

-The Treorchy Male Choir has

-performed in all those places.

-It marks a special milestone

-and you can hear all about it later.

-Do you fancy a hyni bun

-with your cuppa tonight?

-You'll only find them in Dolgellau.

-It's a pity you can't smell the

-delicious aromas in this room.

-You can also hear more about

-a new musical called Tiger Bay.

-My name is Louise Harvey

-and I've won a role!

-I interviewed Louise yesterday and

-she's a little star in the making!

-It was the end of an era today as

-Whitland's postmasters have retired.

-Jean and Ithel Parry-Roberts opened

-the local Post Office in the 1960s.

-The Cardi Bach train was running

-and The Beatles were in the charts.

-Daf Wyn witnessed the doors close

-for the final time.

-In 1964,

-Jean and Ithel Parri-Roberts...

-..opened the Post Office

-on King Edward Street in Whitland.

-They have enjoyed a happy

-and peaceful time...

-..but after 53 years of serving the

-community, they are going to retire.

-I think back

-to when I started 53 years ago.

-We had to add up everything

-and it was all arithmetic.

-It was a lot of work at the end

-of the day with all the dockets.

-Next, came the adding machine

-that had to be used by hand.

-It wasn't electric so you had

-to insert the docket to print.

-That was how you did it.

-Ithel and Jean

-have seen a lot of changes.

-Shillings and pennies expired

-and then came the computer.

-It was an easy transition as working

-in a post office is in the blood.

-Jean's family has worked in a Post

-Office for 250 years between them.

-My father started 90 years ago.

-We were five children and all of us

-have worked for the Post Office.

-I'm the eldest

-but the last one to finish.

-I look for characters such as

-an evacuee who learnt Welsh...

-..and loved conversing with us.

-It's wonderful to feel close

-to the people of the community.

-The whole community is grateful

-to Ithel and Jean for their service.

-It won't be the same

-without Jean and Ithel.

-They are very welcoming

-and have been a great help to me.

-The community is going miss them.

-It's a community place

-and they are very sociable people.

-They do a lot in the village.

-Dad still lives in Whitland and he's

-going to really miss this place.

-Thank you very much.

-Here's a real character for you.

-We're glad to finish but it's

-been wonderful to see everyone.

-People have been very kind.

-Are you ready for a lie in

-and a holiday?

-Yes, that would be nice.

-Every day will be a Sunday!

-We wish Jean and Ithel

-a very happy retirement.

-The Welsh Language Commissioner,

-Meri Huws joins me this evening.

-We heard plenty of Welsh being

-spoken at that Post Office...

-..but unfortunately

-this isn't always the case.

-Today, we launched

-a report about supermarkets.

-We all use supermarkets.

-We can't avoid them.

-We've been working with supermarkets

-on their signs...

-..and produce and machines.

-We asked the public

-if it was important...

-..for the supermarkets to use Welsh.

-They all think it's very important

-to use the Welsh language...

-..in the supermarkets.

-Our cameras attended the launch

-at the Senedd building this morning.

-We asked representatives from the

-supermarkets and major companies...

-..to listen to the report.

-Love them or hate them.

-Supermarkets are a part

-of our daily lives.

-We asked a cross-section

-of 1,000 people from across Wales.

-This was supported by the views

-of the public...

-..at the Royal Welsh Show,

-on our website and via Twitter.

-This gave the report

-a bit more meat!

-We understand the importance of

-the Welsh language in communities.

-This formal research showed

-what our customers thought.

-It was great to be invited today

-and I'm really pleased to be here.

-We're a UK retailer but the Co-Op

-has over 160 stores in Wales.

-The communities around us

-are really important.

-If those communities are bilingual

-or speak Welsh, we need to get that.

-There's been an increasing demand...

-..and people are more confident

-to ask for legal services in Welsh.

-It's important for people to get

-advice in their mother tongue.

-A surprising finding was the

-positive attitude of young people...

-..to the supermarkets' use

-of the language.

-People aged between 16 and 34...

-..were more supportive

-than the rest of the population.

-Boots' staff wear badges showing

-their names and if they speak Welsh.

-Our customers, especially the

-elderly who collect prescriptions...

-..feel it's important that they can

-converse in Welsh.

-In the Co-Op, we've increased

-our product range dramatically.

-In the last few months,

-we've now got 23 Welsh ales.

-We're looking at all our

-own brand milk being Welsh.

-With those Welsh products, you get

-the Welsh language on the packaging.

-Some of the self-service tills

-can be used in Welsh.

-They will be easy to use

-in the Welsh language.

-This research is very powerful...

-..and educates people on the values

-of the language and make use of it.

-Those were some positive comments.

-We asked this question to viewers

-on our Facebook and Twitter pages.

-How much Welsh do you hear

-or see in your local supermarket?

-Viewers have kindly shared

-their comments on the matter.

-I got to read some

-of the viewers' comments.

-Thanks to all the Heno viewers for

-their comments.

-It's always interesting to hear

-the views of the people of Wales.

-People feel strongly about

-seeing the Welsh language...

-..at their supermarkets.

-People think it's important.

-The supermarkets

-need to work on this.

-They acknowledge that the people

-want to see the Welsh.

-I don't have powers

-like the government.

-The responsibility lies on the

-shoulders of the supermarkets.

-I can only work with these people...

-..and offer some advice.

-It's important for us

-all to work together.

-We can work with them as a sector.

-I live in the Barry.

-I live in the Barry.

-The Co-Op is supportive

-of the Welsh language.

-What can you do if the company

-has a HQ in England?

-A lot of people said that

-their bosses in London...

-..don't understand the importance

-of the Welsh language.

-This was the reason

-for our research.

-I've visited people in London.

-I went to encourage them to use

-Welsh.

-We'll chat again later.

-The brand-new musical Tiger Bay

-will debut in Cardiff in November.

-The three young girls

-who will share the main role...

-..were announced at the

-Wales Millennium Centre yesterday.

-# Every donkey man

-needs a porter boy... #

-Congratulations to you, Louise.

-Tell us about your role

-in this musical.

-I play the character of Ianto

-which is a boy's role.

-I can't tell you any more

-or I'll give away the story.

-How did you get the role?

-I went to an audition

-with 60 other children.

-We had to act and sing a song.

-You're playing a boy

-but have lovely, long hair.

-What's going to happen to your hair?

-What's going to happen to your hair?

-

-I'm going to have it cut off.

-All of it?

-All of it?

-

-It's going to be shortened to here.

-How do you feel?

-I'm excited about seeing myself

-with a bob!

-You share the role

-with another girl.

-Yes, her name is Ruby Llewelyn

-and she's a lovely girl.

-We haven't started rehearsals yet

-but I'm looking forward to them.

-The world premiere is in November

-and me and Louise are excited.

-How do you feel about performing

-at the famous Millennium Centre?

-I'm very, very, very excited.

-# It's an easy life,

-it's an easy life... #

-We wish all the best to the cast.

-After the break...

-..Yvonne marks a milestone

-with the Treorchy Male Choir.

-They're celebrating 70 years

-since reforming.

-Elin is also in Dolgellau

-and hears more about hyni buns.

-See you in a couple of minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-Let's head over to Yvonne

-in the Valleys.

-She's joined by a famous male voice

-choir in Wales, if not the world.

-They've got a reason to celebrate.

-Good evening from Treorchy

-in the Rhondda Valley.

-It's rehearsal night

-for the Treorchy Male Choir.

-This year, marks 70 years since the

-choir reformed so let's hear more.

-# Great providence of heaven

-so wonderful it is

-# This plenteous exposition

-of God's purpose #

-It's believed that a local pub

-had a choir in 1883.

-It sang Myfanwy in an Eisteddfod

-and won the prize of 1.

-This marked the start

-of the first Treorchy Male Choir.

-In October 1946, the choir reformed

-marking a new direction...

-..under the baton of a local

-conductor called John Haydn Davies.

-I've been conducting the choir

-for three years.

-The choir has enjoyed much success

-in recent years.

-The Treorchy Male Choir

-was the first Welsh choir...

-..to sing at the Sydney Opera House.

-We've returned four times

-and filled it each time.

-The choir sang at the Hotel De Paris

-in Monaco to Prince Albert...

-..and at the Centenary Commemoration

-Services at Mametz Wood.

-Islwyn, congratulations as you've

-been a member for 70 years.

-Thank you very much for that.

-What makes the choir

-so special for you?

-I've always enjoyed singing.

-Without coming here,

-my life would have been empty.

-We were four brothers in this choir

-but I'm the only one left.

-The others have passed

-as I'm the baby of the family.

-If we weren't members

-of the Treorchy Male Choir...

-..we wouldn't have met

-Tom Jones and Shirley Bassey...

-..or sung with Ella Fitzgerald

-and Julie Andrews.

-We shared the stage with

-Cliff Richard and Ozzy Osbourne...

-..and sung for the Royal Family

-many times.

-I was walking on the streets in 1947

-on the main road all by myself...

-..and I heard this glorious sound

-coming from the school.

-I thought it sounded alright

-so I walked in...

-..and haven't walked out since!

-# Amen, Amen

-# Amen, Amen

-We're just amateurs

-but we sing and rehearse a lot...

-..and are a great success

-as a male voice choir.

-# A-a-a-men #

-We wish a happy birthday

-to Treorchy Male Choir.

-The choir has a special concert

-at St David's Hall on 9 July.

-We'll hear more from the choir

-in the build up to the concert.

-I hope you've made a cuppa for our

-They claim this sweet bun is unique

-to the town of Dolgellau.

-A competition is held on Saturday

-to discover the best hyni bun maker.

-What can you tell us about

-the hyni bun?

-I was at the Popty'r Dref bakery

-and made hyni buns.

-The previous owner, Glyn Davies,

-made them at the Criterion Bakery.

-We upheld the tradition

-for 20 years.

-The current owner, Meinir,

-chose to retain that tradition.

-It looks like a ball of snow

-as it's dusted with icing sugar.

-The filling gives them the name

-of hyni buns.

-But they aren't made from honey.

-No, and I think it got the name

-because after it's cooked...

-..the filling melts and runs out

-like honey and it's very sweet.

-At Ysgol y Gader in Dolgellau...

-..pupils are preparing

-for Saturday's competition...

-..whilst learning about one

-of the town's traditions.

-We're using Elliw Gwawr's recipe and

-she's a local lady from Dolgellau.

-Years 8, 9, 10 and 11 will compete

-along with two members of staff.

-We're very confident!

-We face stiff competition

-from the pupils.

-I'm not confident

-but am glad to hear Miss Hughes is!

-You're as cool as a cucumber

-so did it go well, Llio?

-Yes, I'm just waiting

-for them to rise.

-What is a hyni bun?

-It contains sugar,

-milk, butter and flour.

-I can't say too much because

-it's a secret recipe of Dolgellau.

-The filling is like honey

-but it isn't honey.

-I'm making the filling

-and will cover it to be cooked.

-Have you eaten a hyni bun?

-Have you eaten a hyni bun?

-

-Yes, plenty.

-Are they nice?

-Are they nice?

-

-Yes.

-Do you like hyni buns?

-Do you like hyni buns?

-

-Yes, I've eaten too many!

-You've worked hard but

-are you happy with your hyni buns?

-Yes.

-You'll be great on Saturday

-and all that's left is to eat them!

-CHEERING

-Take your hyni buns to the Sospan

-in Dolgellau on Saturday by 9.30am.

-Judging commences at 10.00am

-and public tasting is at 11.00am.

-Good luck to everyone.

-The Welsh Language Commissioner,

-Meri Huws has been my guest tonight.

-Today saw the launch of a report...

-..about the use of the

-Welsh language in our supermarkets.

-We asked 1,000 people in Wales...

-..to see if they wanted to see the

-Welsh language in our supermarkets.

-The message is that they wanted to

-see the Welsh language...

-..in our supermarkets.

-We've had some messages

-from our viewers...

-..on the question of the use of

-the Welsh language in supermarkets.

-It's also great that young people

-want to see the Welsh language...

-..in these supermarkets.

-These people are speaking

-to their shops.

-We hope to see more signage

-in the Welsh language in our shops.

-I'll work with the companies

-on this.

-I'd also like people to tell

-share thoughts with the shops.

-Did you know that Prynhawn Da and

-Heno has a king as part of its team?

-Search online for Owain Gwynedd

-and this is what you'll find.

-Wikipedia claims our Owain Gwynedd

-was the first Welsh prince...

-..in the 12th century

-and that he died in 1170.

-I saw him yesterday

-and he looked fighting fit to me!

-I'm sure he'll use this

-new-found status over the weekend.

-Happy birthday to Gwen Cole from

-Briton Ferry who is 95 on Saturday.

-Gwen from Port Talbot

-is quite a character...

-..and enjoys bingo and fancy dress.

-Gwen dressed as Batwoman

-when she met Yvonne last year.

-That's all we have time for tonight.

-Tomorrow's Heno is replaced by

-the Wales v Italy Under 20s match.

-I'll be back on Monday night with

-Rhodri Owen for Heno at 7.00pm.

-Thank you for joining me

-and goodnight.

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