Thu, 15 Feb 2018 Heno

-It's one of my favourites.

-It's by John Hardy.

-Tell us more about the award.

-They say that I'm having

-Y Selar award.

-The romance continues as we hear

-some of your love stories...

-..that include people

-who found love online...

-..and a couple

-who have been married for 70 years!

-Gerallt tells us about

-a special exhibition in Pwllheli.

-I'm at the gallery

-at Plas Glyn-y-Weddw.

-There's an exhibition to honour the

-two who established the gallery.

-It's Gwyneth and Dafydd ap Tomos.

-I also chat to Catrin Williams who

-is exhibiting work in China.

-We're also joined by Iestyn Wyn

-from Stonewall Cymru.

-The postman, Cefin Vaughan...

-..tells us about the challenge

-he set himself as he turns 40.

-We also step back

-to the Roman era...

-..to hear of a new blockbuster

-television series called Britannia.

-Stay tuned for all this and more!

-We start the programme

-with Heather Jones.

-Welcome to the programme.

-It's quite an honour to receive

-this award from Y Selar.

-It will be a big night in

-Aberystwyth and you deserve it.

-The event happens in Aberystwyth

-on Friday night.

-I've enjoyed singing and

-have been several groups.

-I've enjoyed singing

-for the people of Wales.

-There's also a special gig.

-I have to sing

-before I get the award.

-The gig is in Aberystwyth.

-I will be staying with my friend,

-Hillary.

-She's my best friend and

-we will enjoy some wine!

-Let's go back to the 1960s.

-You used to sing with a band.

-I sung solo and with Bara Menyn

-many moons ago.

-I sang with Meic Stephens too.

-Bara Menyn was a professional group.

-We made records.

-The group only lasted a year.

-We were quite different.

-This was due to Meic's influence.

-He told me to wear

-my hair differently!

-You were also a fashion icon

-at the time.

-Meic came from London and

-had been to Manchester.

-He pushed our boundaries.

-We've got a few of your singles.

-These records are worth

-a fortune now.

-# Losing the language

-# And losing dignity

-# Losing inspiration

-# Losing poetry

-# Losing the crown of a community

-# Replacing it

-with a slang-ridden patois

-# Losing the old melodious tunes

-# Losing the resounding choirs

-# Losing the delicate strings

-of the harp

-# Replacing it with

-meaningless gabble #

-That was wonderful.

-That's an anthem.

-You look emotional.

-Yes, I feel emotional watching that!

-No Welsh was spoken in my home.

-Do you remember seeing the lyrics

-for the first time?

-Ray Smith sent it to me.

-It was an unaccompanied piece.

-Geraint told me the tune

-would sound great.

-It worked perfectly and has lasted.

-The old county of Dyfed has produced

-many long-distance runners...

-..such as Dewi Griffiths,

-Caryl Jones and Josh Griffiths.

-Yesterday, hundreds of children

-faced challenging conditions...

-..at the Dyfed Schools Cross Country

-Championships in Dinefwr Park.

-Rhodri Gomer was there too!

-Many of the world's best

-long-distance runners...

-..honed their skill on cross country

-courses like this at Dinefwr Park.

-You need a specific talent

-to overcome these conditions!

-We didn't expect last night's rain

-as it was dry yesterday...

-..but this is cross country and

-everyone seems to have enjoyed it.

-How tough it was out there?

-It was really tough because

-of the mud and rain of recent days.

-It was horrible and not nice at all!

-The mud was splashing all over you

-and it wasn't very nice at all.

-Why do you enjoy

-cross country events?

-I love the feeling of achievement

-you get at crossing the finish line.

-Why are you so nasty

-to these children?

-That's one way of looking at it.

-Today's conditions are tough

-as the mud is up to their knees.

-It also tests them

-and the girls enjoy it too.

-Yesterday saw seven races for the

-secondary school runners in Dyfed.

-Each had their own reason

-for taking part.

-I like the competition

-because I'm quite competitive...

-..and the mud can be quite fun too!

-I do a cross country event every

-month to stay fit over the winter.

-I like track racing in the summer

-but this is difficult.

-I'm a triathlete so this provides me

-with training for my summer season.

-Dewi Griffiths and Caryl Jones

-have done this event.

-Dewi won the Welsh Championships

-five times but he started here.

-The course was muddy and slippery

-but I'm happy with my win.

-They struggle at first

-but it's a challenge.

-They can look back on it with pride.

-Congratulations to everyone

-who took part in that heavy rain.

-I hope you're not suffering today!

-After the break, we chat with

-Iestyn Wyn from Stonewall Cymru.

-There's a number of campaigns

-at the moment.

-Yes, that's right.

-There are a few events

-on our calendar.

-We hear of a new exhibition at

-the gallery in Plas Glyn-y-Weddw...

-..that pays tribute

-to those who started the gallery.

-There's also the autograss drivers

-who formed a choir and made a CD.

-It's Valentine's Day so we head

-into the break with a love story...

-..sent to us by our viewers,

-Kate Harwood and Kyle Muir.

-Join us in a few minutes.

-Hello!

-We want to thank everyone who sent

-a message over the last few days.

-It feels like months ago when Wales

-played Scotland in the Six Nations.

-The Welsh Anthem stopped and

-Kyle was on one knee and proposed.

-It was a very special moment

-that was shared with our friends.

-It's a bit crazy that the television

-cameras caught it...

-..but we can watch it back

-in the future.

-Everyone in the stadium was

-supportive and celebrated with us.

-Goodbye!

-.

-It's great that other organizations

-support us too.

-There are many campaigns

-at the moment.

-The LGBT has to work and everyone

-has to work with them for rights.

-This work is incredibly important,

-Heather.

-Their work is incredibly important

-in Wales and across the world.

-We want to send a positive message.

-Wales is leading the way

-in terms of LGBT rights.

-Thank you.

-Next, we head to Llanbedrog

-near Pwllheli...

-..to hear of the latest exhibition

-at the gallery in Plas Glyn-y-Weddw.

-Gerallt will explain it all.

-Welcome to Plas Glyn-y-Weddw Gallery

-in Llanbedrog.

-As a programme, we always receive

-a warm welcome here.

-The current exhibition

-celebrates the legacy...

-..of Gwyneth and Dafydd ap Tomos,

-who founded this gallery.

-There wouldn't be a gallery in

-Llanbedrog were it not for them.

-It was 1979, when Plas Glyn-y-Weddw

-was in danger of being dilapidated.

-It was then that Gwyneth and Dafydd

-ap Tomos started on a venture...

-..that is a now a gallery

-of national importance.

-It's the turn of the gallery

-to thank the pair.

-As a gallery, we felt it was time

-for us to pay tribute to the couple.

-Gwyneth passed away in December 2016

-and we wanted to thank them.

-Portraits of Wales and Snowdon were

-the subjects of Gwyneth works.

-Legacy is an appropriate name

-for the exhibition...

-..that celebrates the couples

-contribution.

-How many people told you

-that you were making a mistake?

-Many people thought we were insane.

-We were shocked that my father and

-Gwyneth's mother didn't think it...

-..and that meant more than what

-anyone else said.

-As you look on the place today,

-you must be extremely proud.

-It took a lot of work, but it has

-become a home for Welsh artists.

-The images of you in this room are

-better than anything from Hollywood.

-The images are the style of the time

-in black and white.

-Many modern artists have contributed

-images to the exhibition...

-..and Rob Piercy from Porthmadog

-is one of those.

-It's an honour to be a part

-of this important exhibition.

-Gwyneth ap Tomos was important

-in my career.

-Through knowing Gwyneth,

-I exhibited my work in Cardiff...

-..which has led me

-from one thing to another.

-I'm so pleased to see that people

-are appreciating their work.

-The exhibition is an opportunity for

-modern artists to react to the work.

-These panels behind me will move

-to a permanent home upstairs...

-..thanks to funding from the Welsh

-Government to mark their work.

-Another artist exhibiting

-their work is Catrin Williams.

-How did you react to the work and

-life of Gwyneth ap Tomos?

-I created a landscape portrait

-of Pwllheli.

-You can see my experience of being

-in a lovely area...

-..with the teapot dance, wonderful

-culture and Gwyneth's welcome.

-This is a very exciting time for you

-as an artist.

-Your work is on the way

-to Chongqing in China.

-Yes, Oriel Tegryn - Martin Tinney

-Gallery is responsible.

-Over 100 pieces are going,

-four of the pieces are mine.

-They are celebrating the New Year

-and we're celebrating Welsh art.

-Congratulations.

-On Saturday 3 March at 2.00pm,

-Dafydd ap Tomos will hold a tour...

-..around the exhibition

-at Plas Glyn-y-Weddw.

-It will be very interesting.

-From all of us

-at Plas Glyn-y-Weddw, goodbye.

-Don't forget about that guided tour

-in the gallery.

-Good luck to Catrin

-and her work in China.

-Do you know anything

-about autograss?

-It's a sport where drivers

-speed around on grass and mud...

-..with the "pedal to the metal!"

-Some drivers and fans meet for

-another reason and that's to sing...

-..and the Autograss Allstars

-have just released their debut CD.

-Autograss drivers do a lot

-of fund-raising for charity.

-Four years ago when the last

-Band Aid single was recorded...

-..I posted on Facebook that

-autograss group should do the same.

-It started the ball rolling

-and the project grew.

-Last August,

-we revealed our plan to the world.

-# Fly me up to where you are

-beyond the distant star #

-We all met for the first time

-in Walsall in October...

-..and came to Llangennech

-in December to record it.

-We rehearsed in the school...

-..before recording the CD with

-Tim Hammil at Sonic One Studios.

-# A breath away's not far

-to where you are #

-Nobody in the choir had sung before

-other than in the shower or karaoke.

-We met in Walsall

-and I took the role of conductor...

-..and spent time with the sopranos,

-altos, tenors and bass singers...

-..to fine polish all they had learnt

-and incorporate a few things.

-It's been very odd because I'm

-familiar with working with choirs...

-..and autograss racing...

-..and never expected both worlds

-to meet in the middle.

-Our fund-raising target for Cancer

-Research UK has moved many times.

-It's a crucial charity

-that is important to many of us.

-# Oh-oh-oh-oh #

-I'm proud of what we've achieved.

-Everyone involved can't believe

-how successful the songs have been.

-We hope to raise a lot of money.

-There's no telling

-what our next project will be!

-# Will I see you again? #

-All the songs

-are available on iTunes...

-..and all proceeds

-go to Cancer Research UK.

-We've just received an email about

-an event tomorrow.

-It's RIFIW 2017 by Clwb y Dwrlyn...

-..which is the Welsh Society

-in Creigiau and Pentyrch.

-It's at the Pentyrch Rugby Club

-from 8.00pm tomorrow.

-It's a light-hearted look over the

-year through sketches and songs.

-All are welcome to the free event.

-After the break, we meet

-a postman from Pembrokeshire...

-..who has set himself a massive

-challenge as he turns 40.

-Cefin Vaughan,

-welcome to the programme.

-There's the Welsh influence on the

-latest series on Sky Atlantic...

-..called Britannia

-which is all about the Romans.

-We meet the couple from Talgarreg

-who have been married for 70 years.

-Seventy?!