Thu, 17 Mar 2016 Heno

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-Hello and welcome to Llanelli

-for your Thursday edition of Heno.

-Today, the Irish are celebrating

-St Patrick's Day.

-Another member of the Heno team

-is enjoying St Patrick's Day...

-..but has her feet

-firmly planted on Welsh soil.

-Tonight, you can call me

-Llinos Flatley!

-I'm joined by members of Swansea's

-Leanne Rees School of Irish Dancing.

-They will be performing for us and

-I'll chat to a few of the members.

-Don't forget to join me later.

-I certainly won't be dancing

-with this broken leg!

-Rhodri Gomer reveals why planting

-trees helps us and the environment.

-I'll hear about the research

-by Natural Resources Wales...

-..about the importance of trees

-in our towns and cities.

-It's Wales Tourism Week and

-Aeron Pughe takes us to Mid Wales.

-Today is St Patrick's Day...

-..but it's also the centenary

-of the Easter Rising in Ireland.

-Tonight, we learn about the event

-and its links with Bala...

-..from the journalist, Lyn Ebenezer.

-Fans of Mrs Brown's Boys will be

-a little jealous of you, Lyn.

-You recently met Brendan O'Carroll

-on a programme on BBC2 last night.

-I won't use the exact words that he

-used to welcome me to the programme!

-It wouldn't be suitable to broadcast

-at this time of the night.

-First, Llinos marks St Patrick's Day

-with both feet firmly on Welsh soil.

-We've already witnessed

-her nimble footwork.

-I doubt anyone will want

-to see me dancing tonight...

-..but this great troupe

-will be dancing for us later.

-First, let's hear

-from two of the mothers.

-Tell us about the Leanne Rees

-School of Irish Dancing.

-Last year, we marked

-the school's tenth anniversary.

-Leanne has got 30 pupils

-in the school.

-The majority are girls

-but there's one boy too.

-Is Irish dancing popular in Swansea?

-There's four to five local groups

-and we go to Ireland every year.

-This group has one a lot of awards.

-Yes, seven troupes have won

-at the championship in Ireland.

-We compete locally and only the best

-get to go to Ireland.

-When you're in Ireland, you compete

-against groups from Ireland.

-Yes, Wales, Ireland

-and the United States.

-I'm sure you have fun

-when you go there.

-We have too much fun!

-We have too much fun!

-

-I can believe that.

-What do you enjoy most

-about Irish dancing?

-There aren't many people in school

-who can do Irish dancing...

-..and we get to visit Ireland too.

-What do you enjoy

-about this style of dancing?

-I like meeting friends

-and learning new dances.

-The dresses are beautiful.

-The dresses are beautiful.

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-Yes, and I like them too.

-You're only five years old

-and enjoy dancing.

-You look very pretty.

-Is Leanne a good teacher?

-Yes, I'm sure she is.

-We can't wait to see you dancing

-at the end of the programme.

-When are you going to Ireland?

-When are you going to Ireland?

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-May.

-Good luck and enjoy Ireland.

-Join us later when we'll have

-a fantastic performance for you.

-Thank you, Llinos.

-My studio guest tonight

-is Lyn Ebenezer.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Thank you.

-I was also dancing too!

-I don't think my knees can take it.

-Why did you recently visit Ireland

-with Brendan?

-Brendan O'Carroll had been looking

-into the centenary.

-He realized that three

-of his uncles...

-..had been part

-of the Easter Rising.

-Some of his uncles

-were held in Frongoch.

-Let's see a clip from Family At War.

-We hear a lot about radicalizing and

-this is what happened in Frongoch.

-The prisoners

-had their own curriculum.

-The Irish language, Irish history...

-..but most important of all

-military tactics.

-The more experienced

-taught the less experienced.

-They taught them

-under the noses of the guards.

-Morse code, they taught.

-My uncles weren't in a prison but

-a university of guerrilla warfare!

-It couldn't have worked better

-if the Irish had organized it.

-The people of Bala will know about

-the Frongoch area.

-They will also know

-about this story.

-Yes, this is where

-they held the Irish.

-There was a camp in the south too.

-It now houses the school

-of Tryweryn.

-It's the centenary

-of the Easter Rising in Ireland.

-It's going to be an emotional year.

-Yes, that's right.

-I was there when they marked

-50 years of the Easter Rising.

-There is a memorial to the

-Easter Rising in Frongoch...

-..and it was funded by Liverpool.

-That's quite ironic

-when you think about Tryweryn!

-You've written books about Frongoch.

-I've got some books from the time.

-This is the Irish in Frongoch book

-by W J Brennan-Whitmore.

-It was published a year

-after he was released from the camp.

-I've got two books.

-Frongoch Camp 1916 and the Birth

-of the IRA...

-..will also appear

-in the Welsh language.

-My book has been read

-by Gerry Adams.

-I was stunned to know that Gerry

-had read my book...

-..and called it "excellent!"

-I've always loved Ireland...

-..and Frongoch too.

-There's a great atmosphere there.

-Very little is left of the camp

-in Frongoch.

-Thank you.

-We'll chat again

-later in the programme.

-You can catch last night's programme

-online.

-Many of us have heard of the

-02 telecommunications company...

-..but that company has now heard

-of the Ystradgynlais Youth Club.

-Club members created an app about

-the area that is worthy of praise.

-The app tells the young people

-of Ystradgynlais about local events.

-There's so many groups

-in the village...

-..so we had to get all their details

-on one website...

-..so young people could use it

-via social network sites.

-We were shocked to win

-the Best Core Digital Project Award.

-Tonight, friends, parents

-and club members have gathered...

-..to celebrate all we've achieved.

-It was my role to suggest ideas

-for the app and its contents.

-I'm really happy that we've won as

-it shows that we can do something.

-It's a great feeling.

-The app aims to boost the numbers

-of youth clubs in the Powys area.

-It's a good way to promote events

-for young people and parents.

-It's great to get recognition for

-our hard work in developing the app.

-To see what I've seen with them

-to come up with an app...

-..to go into a competition

-and win nationally is brilliant.

-Fair play to everyone involved.

-It's been unforgettable as we didn't

-think that this was achievable.

-I'm very proud of them

-but don't tell them that!

-Congratulations

-to the Ystradgynlais Youth Club.

-Tonight, pupils from

-Maesincla school in Caernarfon...

-..will raise the roof at a special

-concert in Galeri, Caernarfon.

-It's part of the Sistema scheme that

-rejuvenates communities via music.

-Earlier, they ensured their voices

-and instruments were in fine tune.

-Thank you for contacting us about

-the scheme and for the photographs.

-Ysgol Glancegin has a similar event

-at the Pontio Centre on Tuesday.

-After the break,

-we celebrate Wales Tourism Week...

-..by visiting the favourite place

-of the presenter, Aeron Pughe.

-Rhodri Gomer discovers the benefits

-of living in wooded areas.

-For one night only, I've joined the

-Leanne Rees School of Irish Dancing.

-We're celebrating St Patrick's Day.

-Join us after the break.

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-Welcome back.

-This week on Heno, we're celebrating

-Wales Tourism Week.

-I'm sure today's sunshine

-has made Wales even more enticing.

-Tonight, the presenter, Aeron Pughe

-shares his love of Mid Wales.

-There's no place like home

-and this is my home - Mid Wales.

-Mid Wales stretches from Brecon

-to Aberystwyth and to Oswestry.

-Bro Ddyfi is the best part and

-I was raised on Gwernbere Farm...

-..near the village of Darowen

-that lies in this channel.

-It's the best place in the world.

-I have fond memories of playing in

-the village and working on the farm.

-There's stunning scenery

-and market towns.

-Machynlleth sells everything

-under the sun.

-Wednesday is market day

-and there's always a warm welcome.

-One of the best things about living

-in Mid Wales are the walks.

-I love being outdoors.

-If you enjoy a challenge, you can

-scale the beautiful Cader Idris.

-There's mountains, lakes,

-beaches, railways, pretty rivers...

-..and the gentleness of Maldwyn.

-What are you waiting for?

-Come to Mid Wales,

-the centre of the world!

-You live in Mid Wales, Lyn.

-Yes, I live in Mid Wales.

-He's true that it's the centre

-of the world.

-My grandchildren are fans

-of his series.

-Thank you, Lyn.

-How do you measure

-the value of woodlands?

-They benefit foresters, walkers,

-runners and cyclists alike...

-..but you can also measure

-their financial worth.

-Rhodri Gomer has the story.

-Last year, Natural Resources Wales

-won an award...

-..for its pioneering research

-into the urban canopy in Wales.

-It's the first country in the world

-to complete such research.

-The study discovered that we found

-that the coverage of trees is 16.8%.

-This is lower than

-the European average of 20-30%...

-..but this varies across Wales

-and some parts have a high coverage.

-Abertillery and Treharris

-have a coverage of 30%.

-The coast is low with Porthcawl and

-Rhyl at 6% and Port Talbot is 9%.

-Why are trees so important

-in our towns and cities?

-If you compare green sites

-with grey locations...

-..then most would agree

-that green places are much nicer.

-These make our towns

-more attractive.

-Natural Resources Wales claims trees

-are cost-effective natural assets...

-..that can be used by designers,

-policy makers, businesses...

-..and communities to improve

-the quality of our towns and cities.

-We've done some studies in Wrexham,

-Bridgend and the Swansea area...

-..to measure the pollution

-in the atmosphere...

-..the effects on water

-during heavy flooding...

-..and the carbon taken from the

-atmosphere and stored in the trees.

-In Swansea, trees are saving us

-about 1.7 million every year.

-It's an amazing sum.

-What does Natural Resources Wales

-plan to do with all this research?

-We want local authorities to adopt

-policies to boost the canopy...

-..and set targets to help increase

-the coverage of trees.

-The government wants a natural way

-to solve issues with water...

-..so it's about influencing

-and raising awareness.

-Natural Resources Wales

-has taken this data...

-..and worked with the government and

-councils on the Coed Aber Project.

-It sees the planting of 300 trees

-on the main road into Aberystwyth.

-It's a partnership between Natural

-Resources Wales, the government...

-..Ceredigion County Council and GAG,

-the Greener Aberystwyth Group.

-We'll plant trees from the outskirts

-of Aberystwyth into the centre.

-The trees will form a green corridor

-and unite recent developments...

-..to make the journey into

-Aberystwyth all the more pleasant.

-We hope more councils will follow

-the example set in Aberystwyth...

-..so there's more trees

-in our towns.

-My studio guest tonight

-has been Lyn Ebenezer.

-You're a true Welshman.

-If you could belong

-to any other country...

-..you would probably be Irish.

-I would have been an Irishman

-if I wasn't Welsh!

-I've travelled to Ireland a lot.

-I've been twice in the last month.

-Lyn is a member of

-the Michael Collins Society.

-You're wearing the badge

-for the Michael Collins society.

-The society was established in 1922.

-I wear this badge with pride.

-Collins was shot in 1922.

-Are there other Welsh members?

-I don't know if there are

-other Welsh people...

-..who are members of the society.

-I'm sure you'll treasure

-your meeting with Brendan.

-It was an honour

-to meet Brendan O'Carroll.

-I've always been a fan of his work.

-It's a busy weekend.

-Where are you watching the rugby?

-I don't know.

-I'll be watching football.

-I think I prefer that game.

-That's it from us in Llanelli.

-Tomorrow night's Heno

-has an Italian theme.

-On the eve of the Six Nation match

-between Wales and Italy...

-..Yvonne visits the Le Calabria

-Italian restaurant in Ffostrasol.

-Daf Wyn samples Welsh pasta

-from Cardigan.

-Ifan Jones Evans chats about

-the new series of Fferm Ffactor.

-Keith Morris also launches

-our spring photography competition.

-It's a jam-packed programme.

-We leave you tonight in Swansea

-with Llinos and the Irish dancers.

-Until tomorrow,

-goodnight from Llanelli.

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