Tue, 13 Jun 2017 Heno

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-Hello and welcome to Llanelli

-for your Tuesday edition of Heno...

-..where we discuss two causes

-that are close to all our hearts.

-Tonight, I hear about

-the importance of giving blood...

-..and learn about

-the donation process...

-..ahead of World Blood Donor Day

-tomorrow.

-Elin also meets Olga Thomas

-from Dinas near Caernarfon.

-Olga has given more pints of blood

-than her actual age!

-It's Diabetes Week.

-My guests know the importance

-of talking about the condition...

-..and how chatting about it

-can save lives.

-You can nominate your father to win

-one of our Father's Day hampers.

-One of the most famous potteries

-in Wales...

-..wants your help to recreate one of

-the finest porcelains in the world.

-Daf Wyn tells us about these

-- the fidget spinner.

-Shops can't fill the shelves quick

-enough with these plastic things.

-Yay!

-Is your name, Leia?

-Is your name, Leia?

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-Nelly.

-Sorry, Nelly. I'm Daf.

-Tomorrow is World Blood Donor Day.

-There has been an increased demand

-for blood donation...

-..following the terrorist attacks

-in Manchester and London.

-On Sunday, I heard the story

-of a Welsh football fans...

-..who gave blood to a Serbia fan and

-the local community was grateful.

-Elin heard some personal stories and

-of the importance of the campaign.

-The blood donors lorry that visits

-our villages is a familiar sight.

-Today, it's arrived at the

-Amlwch Leisure Centre on Anglesey.

-But how many people give blood

-and do we know how easy it is?

-We're trying to raise awareness

-of the importance of giving blood.

-Three of every 100 possible donors

-give blood so 97 aren't donors.

-Every day, we use about 500 units

-of blood across the whole of Wales.

-There's 19 hospitals in Wales so

-the demand for blood is very high.

-Many fear the process

-but there's nothing to worry about.

-What happens

-when people arrive at the lorries?

-It's easier if you've made

-an appointment beforehand.

-The lorry isn't very big so it's

-important to have an appointment.

-We register them, check iron levels

-with some blood from a finger...

-..before taking them to the beds

-and inserting the needle.

-It can take about six minutes before

-they can sit up, be bandaged up...

-..and enjoy a cuppa and a biscuit.

-People will be nervous

-if they don't like needles or blood.

-Giving blood is easy

-and people come back regularly.

-Olga Williams Thomas from Dinas near

-Caernarfon is a regular donor...

-..and is celebrating 50 years

-of giving blood.

-You've given a lot of blood.

-You've given a lot of blood.

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-Yes, I've been a donor 73 times.

-It was a little idea of mine that

-I wanted to give more than my age.

-I was amazed when I heard about it

-but I know others have given more.

-This is my book that has my

-first donation from October 1967...

-..so 50 years have passed.

-My husband also gave blood

-when he was in the Welsh Guards.

-He's of a different blood group and

-is rhesus negative which is rare.

-This can help anyone,

-even babies and children.

-I'm O Positive which is very common.

-When is your next appointment?

-When is your next appointment?

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-My next appointment is in August.

-And that's pint number...

-And that's pint number...

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-..74!

-Everyone has their own reason

-for giving blood.

-Olga started in the 1960s but saw

-the value of her donations recently.

-My husband, Gwilym,

-is having cancer treatment...

-..and the Alaw Unit

-was a real eye-opener.

-It was a whole ward

-of people receiving blood.

-I realized the importance of giving

-blood and was happy that I did it.

-Don't wait for bad experiences

-but just go and give blood...

-..before a family member

-has an accident or falls ill.

-The blood we collect lasts for

-a month in a freezer at the most.

-I would urge everyone

-to become a donor.

-It's only half an hour and

-you could help or save three lives.

-It's wonderful

-when you think about it like that.

-It's very important to give blood.

-It's Diabetes Week.

-Today, sees the launch of a campaign

-to understand type 1 diabetes...

-..and raise awareness

-about discussing the symptoms.

-I'm joined by two people...

-..who recognized the symptoms

-and live with the condition.

-They are Lydia Jones...

-..and Llew who is joined

-by his mother, Helen Humphreys.

-I was diagnosed 19 years ago.

-I didn't recognize the symptoms.

-I was very lethargic.

-I lost a lot of weight.

-A nurse in my surgery spotted it.

-She picked it up very quickly.

-Mam noticed it before me.

-I was 14 years old.

-I thought it was all part of growing

-up.

-It was a longer process than Lydia.

-My doctor didn't think

-I had Type 1 diabetes.

-I saw another doctor and was sent

-straight to hospital.

-I knew something was wrong.

-I didn't want Llew to worry.

-He's my only child...

-..so I thought I was being

-a bit over cautious.

-I'm glad that we didn't do nothing

-after the first consultation.

-The test took a matter of seconds.

-Llew had to go to hospital.

-Llew was going to the toilet

-at night a lot.

-He had never done that before.

-We went on holidays too.

-He kept asking for a drink.

-He was always filling his bottle

-with water...

-..and I recognized the symptoms.

-I'm glad we had a diagnosis.

-You work for the campaign.

-This is a campaign

-for type 1 diabetes.

-We want people to keep an eye out

-for the symptoms.

-The body changes very quickly.

-People haven't been diagnosed.

-Yes, a family in Cardiff

-lost their son...

-..because he hadn't been diagnosed.

-Can people with diabetes give blood?

-No, we can't.

-I try to give blood.

-It's very important to do so.

-Thank you.

-Over the past few weeks,

-a new toy has reached the shops.

-Daf Wyn got hold of this rare toy

-but his tricks aren't very good...

-..so the children of Wales

-put him on the right track!

-The Fidget Spinner.

-Children, parents and teachers

-know all about these!

-It's the best-selling toy of 2017

-to date.

-Millions of these things

-have been sold in recent months.

-Shops can't fill the shelves quick

-enough with these plastic things.

-Yay!

-I know a lot of children

-who have fidget spinners.

-It's the latest craze.

-Why did you want a fidget spinner?

-Why did you want a fidget spinner?

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-Because everyone's got one.

-They are all over the world.

-Some children can't concentrate so

-fidget spinners help them to focus.

-I got one in England

-at the Truckfest.

-They can be multi-coloured.

-It has emojis and different colours

-such as green, pink and purple.

-It's glow in the dark.

-There are smaller ones

-to suit little children.

-I like my floral fidget spinner.

-They make one to suit everyone.

-We can't use them in school.

-Children lose them and they get hurt

-so they have been banned.

-Some children play with them during

-lessons instead of working...

-..so Miss tells us to keep them

-in our bags until we get home.

-You can do tricks, play with them,

-swap them and lots of things.

-I can do this.

-How long does it take to learn that?

-How long does it take to learn that?

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-Not long.

-I try to do this

-but it stops after a while.

-How do you do it?

-I think my head's too big!

-I've learnt something new.

-Let's see if we're any good

-with a fidget spinner.

-I'm a bit old.

-My brother has some.

-I've seen cats play with them.

-When we return, there's details on

-how to win our Father's Day hamper.

-The Nantgarw China Works tells us

-about raising 15,000 in 3 days...

-..as they try to recreate

-their famous porcelain.

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-Welcome back.

-It's Social Media Week.

-The Heno pages include archive

-clips on Facebook and YouTube.

-This clip is of

-our Pub of the Week series.

-It was filmed in 1996

-at Tafarn Bach in Pontsian.

-Yes, 20 years have passed,

-We have 26 years of footage

-so contact us with your requests.

-It's Father's Day on Sunday and we

-want to spoil the fathers of Wales.

-We have three hampers to give away.

-Email [email protected] to tell us

-why your father should be spoilt!

-The competition closes at lunchtime

-on Thursday.

-Email [email protected] and we look

-forward to reading your nominations.

-The Nantgarw China Works Museum

-is between Cardiff and Pontypridd...

-..and is one of Wales'

-hidden treasures.

-Over the next month, they hope

-to raise 15,000 with Crowdfunding.

-Rhodri explains their hopes of

-solving a 200-year-old mystery...

-..and their plans to start making

-Nantgarw porcelain again.

-Yes, both Llanelli and Swansea...

-..are world-famous for producing

-Welsh crockery in their potteries...

-..but Nantgarw is the place

-that is synonymous with porcelain.

-This is the only remaining original

-pottery from that golden era...

-..that is still standing in Wales

-and the whole of Britain.

-William Billingsley was the man who

-was responsible for Nantgarw.

-He first came here in 1813

-and failed.

-After his losses, he was persuaded

-to take his talent to Swansea...

-..but was fed up with the place by

-1817 and so he returned to Nantgarw.

-In Nantgarw 200 years ago,

-Billingsley created the pottery...

-..that is recognized as the

-best pottery in the western world.

-The location of Nantgarw

-was perfect.

-It was on the Glamorganshire Canal

-that ran from Merthyr to Cardiff.

-It was ideal for importing goods

-and exporting produce.

-It had a workforce, coal

-and everything they needed.

-Many factories knew how to make

-porcelain but he added something.

-It was in a hidden room

-in the cellar beneath us...

-..that he would experiment

-and fire his creations.

-Billingsley died

-and took his secret with him!

-For those short few years, the

-pottery he produced at Nantgarw...

-..was the whitest

-and most translucent pottery.

-I didn't call it the best porcelain

-in the world...

-..but that came from Henry Sandon

-from the Antiques Roadshow.

-He said that Nantgarw porcelain

-is the finest porcelain ever made.

-It's totally translucent,

-white and ideal for painting.

-You can see a light shining through

-it and it's extremely beautiful.

-Less than 10% of what went into

-the kilns came out in one piece.

-It caused massive losses

-and the business failed as a result.

-Billingsley was left bankrupt

-and was forced to move away.

-It's the intricacy of the crockery

-and rarity...

-..mean that it's incredibly

-collectible and very expensive.

-The golden era passed in the wink

-of an eye but the pottery survived.

-It hosts five courses a week,

-talented resident artists...

-..and incredible pieces

-are created and exhibited here.

-The long-term plan is to expand

-and create a new centre.

-First, they must solve and take

-advantage of Billingsley's secret.

-After many years of research, we

-think we've discovered the secret...

-..of William Billingsley's recipe

-from 200 years ago.

-If we can collect enough funds,

-we hope to recreate that porcelain.

-The scheme will cost 15,000.

-Thanks to the invaluable support

-of the Art Fund...

-..we've been allowed to promote

-our appeal on their website.

-Friends of the cause

-and the viewers of Heno...

-..have the unique opportunity...

-..to contribute to this pioneering

-and truly exciting scheme.

-Contact the china works

-if you want to support the scheme...

-..or visit the Art Fund website.

-Good luck to the team.

-Lydia, Llew and Helen have been

-my studio guests this evening.

-Tonight, we've been chatting

-about the condition of diabetes.

-This year, Diabetes UK has a special

-campaign called the Four Ts.

-The Four Ts campaign

-wants to highlight the symptoms...

-..of Type 1 diabetes and stand

-for Toilet, Thirsty, Tired, Thinner.

-It only takes ten seconds to take

-the test.

-You can also phone Diabetes UK.

-I was so worried about Llew.

-I knew something wasn't right.

-I had to persevere and get the test.

-My life isn't any different.

-It's just something else to do in

-life.

-I'm taking part in a cycle ride...

-..from London to Surrey.

-It's for Diabetes UK.

-You can support me online

-on the Just Giving website.

-Heno returns tomorrow...

-..and hits the road to spin

-the wheel Fancy A Fortune?

-We hope the wheel reaches

-Carmarthen Quins RFC Club.

-Tune in and enter and you could

-win up to 1,000 before 8.00pm.

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