Tue, 24 Jan 2017 Heno

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-I'm on the Lleyn Peninsula

-with pupils from Ysgol Cymerau...

-..and Dewi Pws.

-They're launching a special song for

-Pwllheli's St David's Day Parade.

-Welcome to Ysgol Cymerau

-and to Tuesday night's Heno.

-Thank you, Elin, and welcome

-to the studio here in Llanelli.

-It's St Dwynwen's Day tomorrow, and

-before the end of the programme...

-..we'll announce who has won

-this love-ly hamper!

-One of the biggest films of the year

-is about to hit our cinema screens.

-Rhodri finds about out the Welsh

-connections to Mel Gibson's latest.

-Help me get one more.

-Help me get one more.

-In less than six months...

-..we'll be welcoming the

-world's best players to Cardiff...

-..as the Principality Stadium

-hosts the Champions League final.

-The organizers want your help!

-Ras yr Iaith passed the baton

-across Wales in the summer of 2016.

-Now it's time to share out

-all that money.

-Your community could benefit

-before the end of the programme.

-Welcome to Heno.

-We begin the programme by putting

-a smile on one of your faces.

-It's St Dwynwen's Day tomorrow

-and we had a hamper to give away.

-Congratulations to Jean Owen

-from Rhosbodrual in Caernarfon.

-We've already spoken with Jean and

-she is delighted with the good news.

-She has never before

-won any kind of competition!

-Congratulations to Jean and she

-also wanted to wish best wishes...

-..to her husband, Dafydd, who is

-in Ysbyty Gwynedd at the moment.

-Thanks for watching and

-participating in our programmes.

-If you didn't win, you could

-still win an iPad or television.

-We'll have another competition

-before the end of the programme.

-It's three years since Pwllheli

-had its first St David's Day Parade.

-The locals come out in their

-hundreds to line the streets...

-..and this year

-will be no exception.

-There is one addition

-to this year's activities.

-Dewi Pws, now a local lad, has

-written a song for the parade...

-..with Bryn Fon

-joining him on vocals.

-It was heard for the first time this

-morning and Elin Fflur was there.

-# St David, free soul

-# He did all the small things

-to keep the faith #

-On 25 February...

-..Pwllheli town will be excited

-for the St David's Day Parade.

-They'll also be singing

-a special song together.

-It's being launched at

-Ysgol Cymerau school today.

-The composer of the song

-recently moved to the vicinity.

-He also shares his name

-with the patron saint of Wales.

-I don't think this Dewi

-is much of a saint.

-I'm Dewi Pws and not St David.

-We moved to the Lleyn Peninsula

-over a year ago.

-We've settled in Nefyn

-and it's great.

-It's heaven on Earth

-and Welsh is everywhere.

-It's a good reason for the parade.

-We want to show the world

-that we're still here.

-I've written a song that

-the children have learnt.

-They've learnt it well

-and make the song sound OK!

-# St David, St David

-# Come and celebrate your day #

-Bryn Fon can't be here today

-and he's in prison for a while.

-No, he's working in Cardiff

-and was unable to come today.

-But I hope he comes to the parade

-but thousands will be there.

-More importantly, the children

-will be there singing the song.

-# St David, free soul

-# He did all the small things

-to keep the faith #

-What do you think of the song?

-It's lively.

-Dewi Pws' song says that

-St David was a good Welshman.

-It's fun and I like Bryn Fon.

-It's great that we've launched

-at Ysgol Cymerau school today.

-He said that all the small things

-kept the faith.

-# He did all the small things

-to keep the faith #

-It's a real honour for Ysgol Cymerau

-to help launch the song today.

-The children enjoyed this morning

-and Dewi Pws has entertained them.

-I haven't got any hair?

-No!

-I'll wear my hat then.

-It's been a fantastic morning

-and we look forward to the parade.

-We hope the sun shines on the day.

-# St David, St David #

-I'm delighted to say that this

-is the third St David's Day Parade.

-It goes from strength to strength

-and it's important that it does.

-It exemplifies everything Welsh

-in a modern world.

-# St David was a good Welsh

-# St David was a good Welshman

-# He loved his language

-and country #

-What have you enjoyed today?

-Singing out loud.

-I feel lucky that our school

-was chosen to launch the song.

-Are you all going to the parade?

-Yes, we are.

-I'm not sure.

-But you've learnt the song!

-I'm not sure.

-# St David #

-If you're at home and want to come.

-If you come from Cymerau down South,

-Rhydycymerau or Swansea...

-..join the parade in Pwllheli

-and help make it worthwhile.

-I'm sure it'll be a great day.

-Everyone enjoyed this morning.

-The children were still singing at

-the top of their voices when I left.

-# St David, St David

-# Come and celebrate your day #

-Excellent!

-Hurry, the bell's ringing.

-Put the date of the big day in

-your diary, 25 February at 11.00am.

-The St David's Day Parade always

-draws a crowd in Pwllheli.

-Good luck to everyone involved.

-Another event that's become part of

-the Welsh calendar is Ras yr Iaith.

-It's the race that brings the Welsh

-language alive across Wales.

-It all started back in 2014.

-Last year's race was bigger

-and more successful than ever.

-It's great and it raises awareness

-about Ethiopia Welsh language.

-We speak Welsh every day at school

-and the race was great.

-Ras yr Iaith has now

-reached Carmarthen...

-..and these children

-are from Llangunnor Primary School!

-2,000 runners took part

-through 25 towns...

-..and they managed to raise 12,000.

-It's money that could make a

-difference in your community.

-Here to dish out the cash is the

-founder of the race, Sion Jobbins.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Thank you.

-We have a taster of the race there.

-Why did you start the race?

-I wanted Welsh to be fun.

-It's for people who might not

-come to an Eisteddfod.

-Similar events happen

-in Ireland and Spain.

-It brings people together.

-Miles are sponsored

-by local businesses.

-There were many who supported.

-We have 12,000.

-All the money goes to places

-on the route.

-Who will benefit from this money?

-We want people to try

-for money before 3 February.

-Visit our website.

-Grants are available

-from 50 to 75.

-It must be used

-to promote the Welsh language.

-Look at the map and see

-if you can apply for money.

-I ran in Crymych!

-I was on maternity.

-What groups can benefit?

-It's used for the promotion

-of Welsh language...

-..and many places can benefit.

-People use it for Welsh leaflets.

-Phone me if you're unsure.

-Menter Iaith have done

-a lot of the work.

-Contact us for more details.

-Thank you, Sion,

-we'll speak more later.

-Now then, from one race to another.

-The Cardiff Half Marathon

-has been recognized by the IAAF...

-..as being one of the best

-road races around.

-The organizers are hoping for

-a record turn-out on 1 October.

-The target is 25,000

-and you are able to register now.

-If you do so before the end

-of the month, there's a discount.

-Go for it and good luck.

-From 1.18am our time, the 2017

-Oscar nominations were announced.

-These are eagerly anticipated

-every year.

-Who will be stepping on the Los

-Angeles red carpet on 26 February?

-The eyes of the world

-are on the Oscars.

-There's something about it

-that captivates us.

-Andrew Garfield, Denzel Washington,

-Viggo Mortensen...

-..Ryan Gosling, Casey Affleck,

-have all been incredible actors.

-But for me, it's Casey Affleck

-in Manchester By The Sea.

-What happened?

-Ruth Negga and Meryl Streep

-are usually nominated.

-But the ones who will battle it out

-are La La Land's Emma Stone...

-..and Natalie Portman in Jackie.

-I'm not a fan of La La Land but

-Emma is the best thing about it.

-However, Natalie's portrayal

-in Jackie is astonishing.

-I believe the characters we read on

-the page and that being more real...

-..than the man you stand behind is.

-Denis Villeneuve for Arrival.

-Mel Gibson has been nominated

-for Hacksaw Ridge.

-I think Damien Chazelle

-will scoop it for La La Land.

-Now for Best Picture, the big one.

-La La Land, Arrival, Fences, Hidden

-Figures, Hell or High Water...

-..Manchester by the Sea,

-Lion, Moonlight.

-Where do you start?

-I have a feeling that La La Land

-will win this one.

-It has 14 nominations, as many

-as Titanic and All About Eve.

-I'm a fan of Manchester by the Sea

-but I think it's La La Land's year.

-Good luck to everyone.

-One film that's sure to leave

-its mark on this year's Oscars...

-..is the new one by Mel Gibson.

-Hacksaw Ridge

-has received six nominations.

-Mel Gibson hasn't tasted Oscar

-success since Braveheart...

-..so could this be his year again?

-After the break, we'll discuss

-the film's Welsh connections...

-..and we'll have a clip to whet

-your appetite before it's released.

-With Wales preparing for the

-Champions League final in June...

-..the FAW are looking

-for volunteers...

-..to welcome the world's best and

-most expensive players to Cardiff.

-You could win an iPad or television

-in our photography competition.

-Join us after the break.

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-Welcome back.

-In June this year...

-..Cardiff welcomes one of the

-world's biggest sporting events...

-..the Champions League final.

-Maybe Ronaldo or Messi will play

-at the Principality Stadium!

-Well, you could be part of it all.

-This is an appeal from

-the Football Association of Wales.

-Last summer, the Wales football team

-put Wales on the map.

-Everyone across the world

-knows where Wales is...

-..and we hope that after June,

-people will know about Cardiff.

-It's important to show the world

-what Wales and Cardiff can offer.

-A successful event will boost

-confidence and make us proud.

-Hopefully, we can stage it again.

-On Saturday, 3 June, 200M people

-will be watching the game.

-Over four days,

-200,000 people will visit the city.

-The FAW want 1,500 volunteers.

-1,000 will be inside or around

-the stadium dealing with tickets...

-..the media, transport,

-hospitality and visitor experience.

-We will be looking for 500 people...

-..to perform on the pitch

-during the opening ceremony.

-They will sing to a worldwide

-audience prior to the match.

-It doesn't come around too often...

-..and it's exciting

-for Welsh people to be involved.

-For more details, visit faw.cymru.

-You have a month to subscribe and

-interviews will take place in April.

-I hope they'll become part

-of the team in May and June.

-That is an opportunity

-not to be missed.

-Desmond Doss is the only pacifist

-and conscientious objector...

-..to win the United States'

-highest military honour.

-Mel Gibson's new film

-tells his story.

-Hacksaw Ridge has had a huge impact

-in the USA and opens here this week.

-As Rhodri explains, Doss' actions

-at the Battle of Okinawa...

-..are inspirational

-and relevant to us here in Wales.

-Private Doss

-does not believe in violence.

-Do not look to him

-to save you on the battlefield.

-Desmond Doss was a simple man

-from Virginia.

-He came from a very religious

-family who were part of the sect...

-..the Seventh-day Adventist.

-When war broke out...

-..Doss didn't have to enlist

-but he offered his services.

-Doss refused to use a gun.

-While everybody else is taking life,

-I'm maybe saving it.

-That's going to be my way to serve.

-His fellow soldiers

-thought he was a coward.

-He was ridiculed, held in

-contempt and he was bullied.

-Their attitude changed when they

-saw his actions on the battlefield.

-Especially during the hell

-that was Okinawa.

-He was willing to die in order

-to save his fellow soldiers.

-Doss managed to save over 150 men.

-After the war, Doss was chosen

-by President Truman...

-..for the highest honour that can be

-bestowed in the American military.

-That is the Medal of Honor.

-He was the only conscientious

-objector to receive this medal.

-I'm going to get you home.

-This story has struck a chord

-here in Wales...

-..where the tradition of pacifism

-and similar sacrifice...

-..stretches back

-to the First World War.

-The First World War

-is very interesting.

-In Wales, a group of men,

-mostly from theological colleges...

-..weren't conscientious objectors...

-..but were given permission

-to join a medical company.

-These 250 men went out to France,

-Egypt and the Middle East...

-..to be part of the medical corps

-during the war.

-Famous names like Cynan

-and Lewis Valentine were among them.

-By the Second World War, some of

-them had changed their opinions.

-Many prominent Welshmen took part

-in this anti-war campaign.

-Gwynfor Evans, George Thomas

-from the Labour Party...

-..and Lewis Valentine,

-who'd been in the First World War.

-We see an increase

-in conscientious objectors.

-From 16,000 in WWI

-to 60,000 in WWII.

-People also have opportunities

-to assist with food production...

-..or caring for people in hospitals.

-My father, for example,

-worked at a Bristol hospital.

-My father was a pacifist

-during the Second World war.

-Interestingly, my mother

-worked at Bletchley Park...

-..whereas my father

-refused to go to war.

-He was training to be a minister

-so he didn't have to make this fuss.

-He did make a fuss

-and went in front of a panel.

-As a teenager, I learnt

-that he had been a 'conchy'.

-As I grew up, I became disappointed

-and a bit embarrassed.

-On the other hand, as a Christian...

-..the bible teaches us

-that killing anyone is wrong.

-As he got older, Gethin came to

-appreciate his father's principles.

-In every generation

-people need to stand up and say...

-.."No, not in my name,

-I have a different opinion".

-That is part of our inheritance

-here in Wales.

-We need more of this because

-our world is full of falsehoods.

-I think it's an important film.

-It's rare that we see a film

-about people who oppose war.

-Hollywood tends to romanticize war.

-They don't often mention

-the horrors of war.

-This film isn't afraid

-of doing that.

-The film is relevant to us in Wales.

-Wales has a strong,

-pacifist tradition...

-..and moral courage can often

-be stronger than physical courage.

-That's what we see from Desmond

-Doss' story and of many others.

-Private Doss, you are free to run

-into the hellfire of battle...

-..without a single weapon

-to protect yourself.

-Help me get one more.

-Sion Jobbins has been

-my studio guest this evening.

-He is one of the founders

-of Ras yr Iaith.

-Money is available

-from the 2016 Ras Yr Iaith.

-Where can people get the money?

-Visit our website

-to apply for a grant.

-Visit your local Menter Iaith.

-You can also get in touch with me.

-We are open to any suggestions.

-It closes next Friday.

-Earlier on, we heard that Jean Owen

-from Rhosbodrual, Caernarfon...

-..had won a delicious hamper in

-our St Dwynwen's Day competition.

-For those of you that missed out,

-don't worry.

-We have another competition where

-you could win an iPad or television.

-We are in the grip

-of winter's cold weather.

-The Ice Queen

-leaves her mark everywhere.

-The light is perfect to take

-that great, seasonal photo.

-Venture out with your camera

-and show us your winter.

-There's an iPad or television

-for our winner.

-You have until midday on 24 February

-to take part.

-Send your photos to Prynhawn Da,

-Stryd y Parc, Llanelli, SA15 3YE...

-..or to [email protected].

-You can also enter via Facebook

-or Twitter via @PrynhawnDaS4C...

-..or on Instagram

-via @HenoPrynhawnDa.

-Get snapping

-and send in your photos.

-Sion will have his camera out at the

-St David's Day parade in Aberystwyth

-I'll be back at 7.00pm tomorrow,

-on St Dwynwen's Day.

-If you haven't bought that card

-for tomorrow morning...

-..make your excuses

-and sneak out now!

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