Tue, 11 Apr 2017 Heno

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-Hello and welcome

-to Tuesday night's Heno.

-It's been another glorious day.

-It's great to welcome

-two new guests to our sofa.

-Elin Harvard and Elan Llwyd,

-welcome to Heno.

-You're here to chat

-about a special Eisteddfod.

-We're holding

-an Eisteddfod at Oxford...

-..with the Dafydd ap Gwilym Society.

-We look forward

-to hearing more about it.

-Tonight, we visit Crymych that's

-twinned with Ploveilh in Brittany.

-They have welcomed its residents for

-an evening of dancing at a Fest Noz.

-Gerallt hears of a project that

-records the names of Welsh plants.

-They've succeeded to log them all.

-Rhodri visits the National Library

-to view portraits of Welsh heroes.

-We also prepare you for Easter

-with a trove of chocolate eggs.

-There's a chance for five families

-to win our competition this evening.

-In the 1980s, towns in Wales

-twinned with other towns abroad.

-France was popular for doing this.

-Unfortunately, over the years,

-many partnerships have fizzled out.

-Crymych in Pembrokeshire still has

-close ties with its Celtic friends.

-Residents from Plomelin or Ploveilh

-in Brittany have arrived at Crymych.

-Daf has joined the celebrations.

-Good evening, Mari.

-Welcome to Crymych in Pembrokeshire.

-A special Fest Noz

-is taking place tonight.

-There have been events

-over the past few days.

-There have been events

-over the past few days.

-We received an application in 1983

-from a village in Brittany.

-They wanted to twin

-with a town in Wales.

-The plan was to twin with

-Portmeirion but they got Crymych!

-I remember a lot of people coming on

-a tour with us to Brittany...

-..and it was the first time for many

-of them to cross Carmarthen Bridge!

-The ties with Crymych

-started over 30 years ago.

-It's always a pleasure

-to visit Wales and see old friends.

-This visit stems from our

-annual invitation to Brittany...

-..to the Mondial Pupilles which is

-a football event for boys under 13.

-It's great to play against teams

-such as Marseille and Brazil.

-The posters show Crymych playing

-against Sao Paulo, Dukla Prague...

-..Spartak Moscow and Anderlecht.

-It's a wonderful experience to play

-against teams from other countries.

-Many famous players have taken part

-in these games...

-..such as Thierry Henry,

-Petr Cech...

-..and Wales' very own Joe Allen

-represented Crymych out there.

-Every other year, they come here

-to play some friendly matches.

-Today, we've played football

-against the team from France...

-..and the local team of Boncath

-and we won our first match 2-1.

-This week, some French people

-are staying with me for four days.

-We've been playing football and I've

-tried to teach them some rugby too.

-It's interesting to have two boys

-who don't understand you...

-..but both are great.

-The best things about the twinning

-is chatting with friends...

-..eating, having a beer or two

-and having a lot of fun.

-The weather is on our side

-and we plan to celebrate the link...

-..between Crymych

-and Plomelin in Brittany.

-Tonight, there's a special Fest Noz.

-Don't forget to join me later.

-We hear more from the Fest Noz

-later.

-Tonight's guests have another

-traditional festival in mind.

-Elin Harvard and Elan Llwyd

-are university students at Oxford.

-They are organizing an Eisteddfod.

-You're members of the

-Dafydd ap Gwilym Society.

-They are organizing of the event.

-Elin is the chaplain.

-I'm the chairperson of the Dafydd ap

-Gwilym Society.

-It's an honour to have the role.

-It was established in 1886.

-It's one of the oldest societies

-in Oxford University.

-It's a close-knit community.

-Elan is the co-ordinator.

-I'm going to be co-ordinating

-the Eisteddfod.

-It's an Eisteddfod as we know it!

-It has the same format as the

-Eisteddfod we have in Wales.

-There's the literary events.

-Pupils of Years 12 and 13

-have been invited to compete.

-The winners will be invited

-to the Christ College in Oxford.

-Here's footage of Aneirin Karadog at

-visiting the Eisteddfod years ago.

-Aneirin Karadog

-has the important task...

-..of judging over 50 entries

-that we received.

-The winners will be invited

-to Oxford.

-This sword plays a main role.

-Tell us about the sword.

-It's a tradition for

-the chairperson to hold the sword.

-I understand Ffion Hague

-had an accident with the sword!

-You're both from Wales.

-There's mention that not many

-Welsh people study at Oxford.

-We're a small group

-but it's a close-knit community.

-It's very easy to keep

-connected with each other...

-..thanks to the

-Dafydd ap Gwilym Society.

-How have other students

-reacted to the Eisteddfod?

-Oxford is very international

-and welcoming.

-We can't wait to give them

-a taste of Wales in our Eisteddfod.

-This is proof that Wales

-is a country in her own right.

-The best Welsh person is a person

-outside Wales!

-After the break...

-..we hear about a project that

-records the names of Welsh plants.

-We meet some national heroes

-at the National Library of Wales.

-We also return to Crymych

-for its Fest Noz.

-Join us in a couple of minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-I'm among all these Easter eggs!

-Five winners can win a basket of

-eggs ahead of the Easter weekend.

-There's eggs for the whole family

-in all shapes, sizes and colours.

-And they'll be with by Good Friday.

-All you have to do

-is answer this simple question:

-What garment is worn at Easter?

-1) Easter bonnet, 2) Easter shoes,

-or 3) Easter trousers?

-To enter,

-call us on 08443 35 12 44.

-It's 5p a minute plus your telephone

-company's network access charge.

-Our phone lines close at 3.00pm

-on Wednesday 12 April.

-Don't call after the lines close

-as you may still be charged.

-For full terms and conditions,

-email us at [email protected]

-Good luck to you all!

-Many plant enthusiasts

-are familiar with the BSBI...

-..or the Botanical Society

-of Britain and Ireland.

-One of the aims of the BSBI is

-record and conserve rare plants.

-It's just completed extensive work

-on documenting rare Welsh plants.

-Gerallt has this remarkable story.

-The Snowdon Lily is a rare flower

-in the old Caernarfonshire.

-The Radnor Lily

-is just as rare in Mid Wales.

-After 40 years of painstaking work

-by volunteers...

-..the BSBI has registers of the

-rare plants in each Welsh county.

-We use the old historic counties.

-This year, we celebrate the booklets

-for the last two counties.

-They are Glamorgan

-and Pembrokeshire.

-The BSBI is very happy

-to finish this work.

-Dr Goronwy Wynne is one of the many

-volunteers who helped with the task.

-He's an authority

-on the plants of Flintshire.

-How many people in Rhesycae know

-that a rare plant in Flintshire...

-..is growing underneath our feet?

-It's only odd people like you and I

-who take an interest in thistles!

-There are four or five varieties

-of thistle growing here.

-Sitting amongst the common types

-is the dwarf thistle.

-The flower is on a tiny stem

-and almost touching the ground.

-It's extremely rare.

-Why is it so important to have

-a register of these rare plants?

-It tells us something

-about the plant's environment...

-..and whether global warming

-has an effect on the plant.

-Secondly, we look at how man affects

-these habitats.

-When something becomes rare...

-..it might have nothing to do

-with the plant or the weather...

-..but simply because someone built

-a house and demolished the habitat!

-A register of plants

-isn't a new concept.

-This is Welsh Botanology by Hugh

-Davies owned by Bethan Wyn Jones....

-..who is looking for signs

-of the spring on Anglesey!

-Who was Hugh Davies

-and why is he still important today?

-It's important to note

-that he was from Anglesey.

-He was a church vicar who spent

-a lot of his time in Beaumaris.

-He was also an exceptional botanist

-who roamed the island...

-..and recorded plants

-that were near churches.

-Cors Bodeilio was one of the sites

-that he frequented.

-It's awash with plants.

-One of the plants that he mentions

-in his book is the willow.

-In the spring, it's wonderful to see

-the catkins on the willow trees.

-The registers have been brought

-to the light of day...

-..so I can congratulate you

-and celebrate!

-I'm delighted that we have registers

-for all the old counties in Wales.

-A small group of people

-from each county...

-..should be applauded for their

-perseverance in finishing the work.

-It's easy to start but there's

-always some finishing touches...

-..and they have completed the task

-for the whole of Wales.

-Our next story is about heroes.

-Who is your hero or heroine, ladies?

-I play the harp so Catrin Finch.

-It's Dafydd ap Gwilym!

-You can come face-to-face

-with some of Wales' heroes...

-..at the National Library

-in Aberystwyth at the moment.

-Ruth Jones, Ryan Giggs,

-David Lloyd George...

-..Anthony Hopkins and Dafydd Iwan

-form the Welsh Portraits Collection.

-It's an all-year-round display

-and Rhodri paid it a visit.

-Ignore legends and the history books

-because a hero is very personal.

-It isn't objective.

-A hero could be a family member,

-someone who did a kind deed...

-..or someone who inspired you.

-The hero could also be a historical

-figure who changed the world...

-..and that's what you find here.

-A hero has excelled in their field

-and puts others first.

-This exhibition has a number

-of people who have done just that.

-It's difficult to compile

-an exhibition of this kind.

-These aren't the most important

-people in our collection or Wales.

-This exhibition

-is a selection of artwork...

-..with a cross-section of styles,

-mediums and subjects.

-Those represented here are from

-the worlds of politics and sport...

-..as well as musicians

-and artists such as Kyffin Williams.

-The National Library

-has about 70,000 pieces of art.

-This collection is home to the

-largest number of Welsh portraits.

-This exhibition highlights

-the importance of the collection.

-It's also part of a wider vision

-found in Wales this year.

-The National Library is celebrating

-the Year of Legends in Wales.

-This exhibition is a part of those

-celebrations and highlights legends.

-It focuses on the modern era.

-It supports another exhibition in

-July on Arthur and Welsh Legends...

-..that features historic

-and legendary figures from Wales.

-There's a number of elements

-and faces.

-I'm sure every visitor has one hero

-who stands out from the crowd.

-My favourite is Dafydd Iwan

-in the rain by Malcolm Gwyon.

-It's pop art but represents someone

-who bridges a lot of categories.

-Dafydd Iwan is a campaigner,

-politician, musician and performer.

-My favourite is the self-portrait

-by Kyffin Williams from 1968.

-We have the biggest collection of

-art by Kyffin Williams in the world.

-It's great to celebrate

-the relationship...

-..between the National Library

-and Kyffin Williams.

-Kyffin inspired

-a generation of artists...

-..but the Welsh national

-football team inspired a nation.

-They are celebrated in a piece

-by a member of the team.

-One piece that isn't owned by the

-library is by Owain Fon Williams...

-..that captures the united spirit of

-longing, collaboration and desire...

-..that was apparent in the

-Welsh football team in Euro 2016.

-It's important as it's by a young

-artist who boasts many talents...

-..and brings us into the present

-and has a universal appeal.

-I hope the exhibition reflects

-a cross-section of heroes...

-..and any visitor finds a hero

-or heroine who inspires them.

-The exhibition

-runs until next March.

-The Crymych Fest Noz celebrates

-the twinning between the village...

-..and Plomelin or Ploveilh

-in Brittany.

-Daf is enjoying the dancing there.

-I'm not dancing.

-I've got two left feet.

-Welcome back

-to the Fest Noz in Crymych.

-What is a Fest Noz?

-It's a twmpath.

-We host it when the people

-from Brittany join us.

-What have you been doing

-with your visitors?

-We've been to Heatherton

-and Haverfordwest.

-We also had a football game.

-It's important to retain

-this tradition of the twinning.

-It's always a lot of fun.

-Geraint has visitors

-staying with him.

-Yes, people often stay with us.

-Phillippe was here as a young man

-28 years ago.

-It was great for him to reminisce.

-You've also been over to France.

-I've been to France many times.

-It's great to go there.

-Lowri has been busy dancing.

-I've been dancing!

-I've been lucky to go

-to Brittany since I was 13.

-I've also had a few boyfriends.

-I wish my French had improved!

-Back to you in the studio.

-Thank you, Daf.

-They are having fun in Crymych.

-Elin Harvard and Elan Llwyd

-have been my guests tonight.

-Both of them are students at Oxford.

-We've got an Eisteddfod in April.

-It's set to be a great night.

-There's a lot of people

-from Oxford...

-..the winners of our competition...

-..and Aneirin Karadog

-will join us too.

-This sword also plays a role.

-I hope I don't hurt anyone

-with the sword.

-Thanks to everyone

-who has helped us.

-There's always room for more help.

-Tell us about your winners too.

-That's it from us but Prynhawn Da

-will return from 2.00pm tomorrow.

-On Heno tomorrow

-from 7.00pm to 8.00pm...

-..we look forward to the cup final

-between Pontypridd and North wales.

-As the fine weather persists, we

-have camping tips from Llangrannog.

-We also enjoy a chat with

-the harpist, Claire Jones.

-And every Wednesday night, you can

-win up to 1,000 in Fancy A Fortune?

-# Fancy A Fortune? #

-The broadcaster, Geraint Lloyd

-will be spinning the wheel for us.

-Until tomorrow, goodnight.

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