Wed, 03 May 2017 Heno

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-Hello and welcome to Heno

-on Wednesday 3 May.

-It's an historic day

-for Merched y Wawr.

-Fifty years ago, Merched y Wawr

-was formed in Parc near Bala.

-Gerallt visited the village to meet

-some of those pioneering women.

-I've come to Parc where Merched

-y Wawr was founded 50 years ago.

-You may know a few members from the

-movement including these originals.

-You can find out more shortly.

-It's Wednesday, so we're ready to

-spin our wheel in Fancy a Fortune?

-You could win up to 1,000 and we'll

-set tonight's question in a moment.

-Rhodri Davies marks 70 years of

-a revolution in Welsh education...

-..with the founding of

-Ysgol Dewi Sant in Llanelli.

-I'm Nigel Owens and I've got some

-exciting news to share with you.

-Stay tuned as

-you're the first to find out.

-We're joined in the studio

-by Gwyneth Glyn and Guto Puw...

-..who tell us about

-a new Welsh opera called Y Twr.

-The presenter, actor and clog

-dancer, Tudur Phillips is also here.

-We start the programme with...

-..Fancy a Fortune?

-# Fancy a Fortune? #

-The wheel is waiting to be spun...

-..and we hope someone will win

-our jackpot of 1,000!

-First, you need to answer

-this very topical question:

-How old is Merched y Wawr this year?

-1) 5, 2) 50, or 3) 500?

-Call us with your answer

-on 08443 35 12 44.

-It's 5p a minute plus your telephone

-company's network access charge.

-The phone lines close at 7.30pm.

-All entrants must be 18 and over.

-Don't call after the lines close

-or you will still be charged.

-Email [email protected] or visit

-the S4C website for full terms.

-It's as simple as that

-so get dialling now!

-If you enter, stay by your phones as

-we'll be calling you live at 7.50pm.

-Good luck!

-# Fancy a Fortune? #

-This day in 1967 saw a small

-revolution in Parc near Bala...

-..with the founding of a new group

-for women that operated in Welsh.

-Merched y Wawr was born

-and it has been a sweeping success.

-This year, Merched y Wawr is 50.

-Their magazine, Y Wawr

-is the best-selling Welsh magazine.

-Gerallt can tell us more.

-This is the celebratory edition

-of Y Wawr.

-It will help answer the question

-in tonight's Fancy A Fortune?

-We've been very busy at Parc

-in recent months.

-We're preparing to mark 50 years

-of Merched y Wawr.

-This is where the group was formed.

-We've got artefacts, photographs and

-items linked with Merched y Wawr.

-Ladies of the Parc branch are

-choosing items for our exhibition.

-We've had a lot of fun

-and are all excited about it.

-Happy birthday to Merched y Wawr!

-This is the celebratory edition of

-Y Wawr to mark the 50th anniversary.

-How and why was the first branch

-established at Parc?

-The main reason

-for establishing Merched y Wawr...

-..was the Women's Institute refusal

-to acknowledge the Welsh language.

-They refused to accept the notes

-of the branch in Welsh.

-If we didn't conform to the rules

-of the Women's Institute...

-..then we would be excluded.

-As a result,

-we established the Merched y Wawr...

-..and it snowballed all over Wales.

-You cannot mention Merched y Wawr

-without referring to Parc...

-..and the founder, Zonia Bowen.

-Yesterday, I chatted with Zonia

-about establishing Merched y Wawr.

-The 1960s is famous for being a time

-of fighting for your rights.

-It was the same in Wales and Welsh

-speakers fought for the language.

-Saunders Lewis had delivered

-his famous Tynged yr Iaith speech.

-Eileen Beasley refused to pay her

-taxes until the bills were in Welsh.

-It was a revolutionary time.

-After being excluded from the WI, we

-carried on as an independent group.

-I felt we should start a Welsh group

-for women in Wales.

-One winter had come and gone

-and spring was on the horizon.

-April arrived

-and nothing had happened.

-If I didn't do something

-about it myself...

-..then I knew that a Welsh group

-for women would never happen.

-I've told Zonia many times that she

-was the spark and I was the petrol.

-A car needs both to work but

-the spark is the most important.

-She worked incredibly hard

-to prepare for the Bala Eisteddfod.

-She rented a tent on the Maes...

-..and printed lots of leaflets

-for those who wanted to join us.

-Both Zonia and I thought it

-would fail but the place was full.

-The support was incredible

-and I'll never forget that day.

-I'm sure everyone will agree...

-..that Merched y Wawr has helped

-raise the profile of the language.

-Yes, Merched y Wawr is very

-important to Wales and her language.

-I'm joined by Rhiannon Parry...

-..the president of the Penygroes

-branch of the Merched y Wawr.

-What is happening at Penygroes

-tonight?

-Tonight, Penygroes

-has all these knitted clothes...

-..that have been knitted

-for premature babies.

-Beryl Jones inspired us to do this.

-She does a lot of knitting.

-A lot of people would ask her

-to knit hats...

-..for the premature babies.

-How much of this clothing is here?

-We're giving these clothes

-to the maternity unit...

-..at Ysbyty Gwynedd.

-I don't know how much is here.

-Angharad Tomos is with us tonight.

-I'm the guest speaker tonight.

-Tonight, I'm going to be talking

-about the Walk of Peace...

-..of the women many years ago.

-They called on

-the leaders of the world...

-..to call for peace.

-There's some bluebells

-for you later too!

-Congratulations to the

-Merched y Wawr on their milestone.

-Gwyneth Glyn and Guto Puw

-have joined us this evening.

-Tudur Phillips is also here.

-It's a family programme.

-Your mother was with

-Merched y Wawr just there.

-Yes, that's right.

-it's great to see the women in Parc.

-They are going from strength

-to strength.

-Gwyneth and Guto are here

-to chat about their opera, Y Twr.

-It's going on tour.

-When did the idea come from?

-It's about 30 years ago...

-..that I went to university

-and studied Music.

-I told my tutor that

-I'd love to write an opera.

-There are so many elements

-to writing an opera.

-Some 27 or 28 years later...

-..and we're about to take

-to the stage with Y Twr.

-Y Twr is a joint venture

-between Music Theatre Wales...

-..and Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru.

-A lot of it is thanks to sponsorship

-from the Arts Council of Wales.

-This came in 2009.

-I knew a lot about

-Gwenlyn Parry's drama.

-I had seen it in the past.

-It was very surreal

-and full of imagery.

-I thought it was perfect

-for an opera.

-The funding from

-the Arts Council of Wales...

-..was to write an act...

-..and for it to be performed.

-They commissioned the full opera.

-It's ready to be performed.

-Was it a difficult decision to

-adapt Gwenlyn's work into an opera?

-It's very difficult

-to adapt a drama to music.

-It's a classic piece.

-I had to leave room for Guto

-to work on the music.

-This is the first time...

-..for the

-Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru...

-..to produce an opera.

-It's also the first opera

-to be performed in Welsh.

-You are looking forward

-to the premiere.

-Y Twr has its Welsh premiere

-at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff...

-..on 19 and 20 May.

-Y Twr is going to be performed

-across Wales...

-..in Cardiff, Aberystwyth,

-Bangor, Mold and Swansea.

-Y Twr is performed in Welsh

-but there are English surtitles.

-Have you seen the finished opera?

-I've seen some of the rehearsals.

-There's a run-through tomorrow.

-We'll see how it all fits together.

-I can't wait to see that.

-I'm delighted to be

-a part of this process.

-I'm honoured to be

-at the rehearsals.

-It's still developing.

-There's more work to be done.

-There are great singers as well.

-The singers are incredible.

-Caryl Hughes is one of my friends

-and she's singing it.

-Gwion Thomas is also wonderful.

-It sounds so exciting and fresh.

-Congratulations to you on the work.

-After the break...

-..Tudur Phillips chats about his

-success at the Pan Celtic Festival.

-Don't forget to dial and answer

-our question in Fancy A Fortune?

-How old is Merched y Wawr this year?

-1) 5, 2) 50, or 3) 500?

-Call us with your answer

-on 08443 35 12 44.

-Get dialling now

-and we'll see you in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-Wednesday is the night

-that we play Fancy A Fortune?

-One lucky viewer could win

-up to 1,000 by 8.00pm.

-There's still time to compete by

-answering this simple question:

-How old is Merched y Wawr this year?

-1) 5, 2) 50, or 3) 500?

-Call us with your answer

-on 08443 35 12 44.

-It's 5p a minute plus your telephone

-company's network access charge.

-The phone lines close at 7.30pm.

-Get dialling because

-this could be your lucky night!

-If you enter, stay by your phones as

-we'll be calling you live at 7.50pm.

-Good luck!

-# Fancy a Fortune? #

-Do you have one of these

-in your wallet, Rhodri?

-I think I've got one in the house.

-Let's explain why this 5 note

-will be worthless in a few days.

-From Friday 5 May,

-you cannot use the old 5 note.

-You can change them at the bank.

-There are millions of the old notes

-out there.

-Check that there aren't any in your

-pockets, under your beds or bags.

-If you collect money,

-as opposed to spending it like me...

-..this is the time to find one

-in mint condition.

-It could be worth a lot more than 5

-in the future.

-After Friday, people will only

-accept the new 5 notes...

-..and there are new 10

-and 20 notes on the way!

-Make sure you spend those

-old 5 notes before Friday.

-We're now joined by the presenter,

-actor and clog dancer...

-..Tudur Phillips.

-Welcome to the programme, Tudur.

-Thank you.

-Congratulations on your success

-at this year's Pan Celtic Festival.

-I was very lucky.

-Some of the judges chose me

-over the Scots and Irish.

-I haven't competed in many years.

-You were the champion

-of the solo dance.

-The girl who was third...

-..used similar steps.

-What made your dance different?

-The Irish raised their legs a lot.

-The Breton group got you involved

-in the dance.

-It is more difficult

-as you get older?

-Thank you for saying that!

-I didn't think about it

-ten years ago.

-These days, I need to warm up!

-The Pan Celtic Festival...

-..was also a successful event

-for your wife, Anni.

-Anni won for the best original song

-at the Pan Celtic Festival.

-I was very proud of her.

-It was a great night for Anni.

-It's an important festival.

-Yes, it's quite an event.

-We went there with

-the Dawnswyr Talog group.

-There was a lot of things going on

-at the festival.

-It was a great experience.

-Anni sounds lovely when she sings.

-Does she dance?

-Yes, she does.

-She was dancing on the street

-with us in Carlow.

-Gwyneth, have you been

-to the Pan Celtic Festival?

-I went to the Pan Celtic Festival...

-..when I was with Ysgol Glanaethwy.

-The event is growing.

-It's a lot more than

-just a singing event.

-Mam and Dad were there last year...

-..and joined us this year

-and met up with old friends too.

-You also make a living out

-of clog dancing.

-I visit schools

-with my clog dancing.

-Invite me to your school!

-Tudur performs some clog dancing

-later in the programme.

-Our spring photography competition

-closes on Friday...

-..and we'll reveal the winner

-live on Heno at 7.00pm.

-There's still a day to enter and

-win either an iPad or television.

-Thanks for all your entries and

-let's take a look at some of them.

-Get snapping and send us your

-entries before midday on Friday.

-After the break...

-..we chat to referee, Nigel Owens

-about his exciting news from today.

-Rhodri Davies marks

-70 years of Ysgol Dewi Sant.

-A resident of Burry Port

-also celebrates his 99th birthday.

-Join us in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-The phone lines have closed

-for tonight's Fancy A Fortune?

-Stand by your phones as

-we'll call a lucky viewer later.

-Congratulations to Nigel Owens.

-He'll referee his sixth

-European Champions Cup final...

-..and for a third consecutive year.

-Let's join Llinos and Nigel now.

-Good evening to you.

-I've just pulled Nigel

-out of a training session.

-Your exciting news

-means another milestone for you.

-I haven't had a chance to shave

-and you've caught me on the spot!

-I don't referee

-to reach any milestones.

-If you referee just to reach

-a pinnacle or a number of games...

-..you're refereeing

-for all the wrong reasons.

-I referee because I enjoy it.

-I'll continue to do it for

-as long as I enjoy it on this level.

-It's my 100th match in the European

-Cup and my first was back in 2001.

-This 100th game

-also happens to be a final.

-It's my sixth time in the tournament

-and third consecutive time.

-I'm certainly proud of it...

-..but it makes me realize that

-I don't have much time left!

-How many times have you made it

-into the Guinness Book of Records?

-I must be there

-for reasons you can't broadcast!

-I'm in it for a few reasons...

-..and the most recent was for

-the biggest scrum in the world...

-..with Golden Oldies in Cardiff

-a few months ago.

-I don't know if the number of games

-a person has refereed...

-..is in the book.

-Your refereeing career

-goes from strength to strength.

-No, I think it's coming to an end!

-No, I think it's coming to an end!

-

-No, not at all.

-A massive congratulations

-to you from everyone at Heno.

-When is the final?

-It's on Saturday 13 May...

-..but I hope it isn't unlucky for me

-or anyone else in the tournament!

-Are you looking forward to the game?

-Yes, it's a great event

-and the biggest game in Europe.

-Good luck and congratulations.

-Good luck and congratulations.

-

-Thank you very much.

-Back to you in the studio.

-Congratulations again to Nigel

-and all the best to him.

-It's a momentous year for

-Ysgol Dewi Sant in Llanelli.

-It's 70 years since Wales' first

-Welsh school opened its doors...

-..by the support

-of the local council.

-It marked the dawn

-of Welsh education.

-Rhodri's been reminiscing

-with two prominent former pupils.

-Early March in 1947 saw heavy snow,

-shortages and a time of anxiety...

-..but it was also

-a revolutionary time in Wales.

-The Education Act of 1944

-was led by Rab Butler.

-Parents could choose their child's

-education on the basis of religion.

-People in Llanelli,

-and my mother chaired a group...

-..felt they should be able to choose

-education on the basis of language.

-They won the right to form the

-basis of a new Welsh medium school.

-Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards established

-a Welsh school in Aberystwyth.

-The important step was to get

-funding from a county council.

-On his third birthday

-on St David's Day in 1947...

-..Deian Hopkin joined 33 children

-at the school in Seion Chapel.

-The teachers and headmistress

-were integral to its success.

-Ysgol Dewi Sant

-wasn't like any other school.

-Miss Olwen Williams

-wasn't just the headmistress...

-..but was linked with nationalism

-and was friends with Saunders Lewis.

-The other local schools

-had trips to Barry Island...

-..but we visited D J Williams

-in Fishguard.

-It produced Welsh speakers and

-those who took pride in the nation.

-It was important to get the right

-teaching staff to start the school.

-Ysgol Dewi Sant was lucky to have

-the leadership of Olwen Williams...

-..who was a pure genius.

-You also had Inez Thomas

-and many other teachers...

-..who were fundamentally dedicated

-to this as it wasn't just a job.

-Llanelli was the biggest Welsh town

-in Wales...

-..not in terms of percentages

-as we look to Caernarfon for that...

-..but in terms of the numbers

-as it was a large, industrial town.

-The residents spoke their own

-version of the Welsh language...

-..and used different Welsh terms

-for the market, trees and birds.

-It was a part of it all.

-The relationship between the

-teachers, parents and pupils...

-..was both permanent and strong.

-A few years ago,

-I was speaking in Llanelli.

-A gentleman in his nineties was

-present and I knew him as Mr Thomas.

-He had kept one of my first books of

-essays from 1970 and gave it to me.

-It includes the first story

-that I had written.

-"The snow fell like feathers forming

-a gentle blanket over the garden.

-"The birds started tweeting."

-There are references to writing and

-you could see that I'd be an author.

-How could someone who grew up

-in a small house in Pwll...

-..go on to study English

-in Cambridge?

-It's because of Ysgol Dewi Sant and

-its high standards in everything.

-Ysgol Dewi Sant is an example of

-a school with dedicated parents.

-It was easy to say

-that it would fail.

-These parents

-weren't wealthy or professionals...

-..but they had this vision to have

-something new for their children.

-We're standing in Cardiff that saw

-Welsh primary schools from 1949...

-..at Ninian Park Primary School

-with nine pupils.

-It has flourished and there are now

-schools all over the city...

-..with hundreds of pupils

-learning Welsh.

-Where did it all start?

-It was an experiment by Ysgol Dewi

-Sant to spread the Welsh language.

-..forming generations

-who enjoyed the Welsh language.

-It would be an essential part

-of their lives as adults.

-Congratulations

-to Ysgol Dewi Sant in Llanelli.

-Our old friend, Albert Francis

-got in touch with us...

-..to inform us that

-a Burry Port Probus Club member...

-..is celebrating

-a special birthday tomorrow.

-Ken Bowen celebrates

-his 99th birthday tomorrow.

-A special surprise party

-was organized for him today...

-..and Rhodri Gomer

-was on the guest list.

-Without Ken's knowledge...

-..his closest friends have gathered

-at The Ashburnham Hotel, Pembrey...

-..to mark his special milestone.

-# Happy birthday to you

-# Happy birthday to you

-# Happy birthday dear Ken

-# Happy birthday to you! #

-Welcome.

-What's the secret of longevity?

-Watching Llanelli play rugby.

-Good friends, I think.

-Having friends around you.

-I'm lucky.

-Peter is the oldest Welshman

-to play rugby for Wales.

-Yes, I am.

-Who's the best one

-out of the three of you?

-Who's the fittest

-out of the three of you?

-I'd say that it's this one - Ken!

-You also play bowl

-so that keeps you fit.

-Yes, I do and he's a great bowler.

-Albert, how would you describe Ken?

-I returned from Cardiff

-around 14 years ago.

-He was the first gentleman I met,

-and he's looked after me.

-And he's looked after me.

-Yes, he's a good friend.

-Happy birthday to Ken.

-In the final part,

-Gerallt is surrounded by bluebells.

-And we call one of our viewers

-who has entered Fancy A Fortune?

-Stand by your phones!

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-Welcome back.

-The moment has arrived.

-It's time to play...

-It's time to play...

-

-Fancy a Fortune?

-# Fancy A Fortune? #

-Hundreds of you have been calling

-for Fancy A Fortune?

-Tudur joins us to spin the wheel

-in Fancy A Fortune?

-Tudur Owen won 500 last week.

-Let's get dialling.

-I can tell you that

-it's the number of a mobile phone.

-Tonight, we asked you

-the age of Merched y Wawr.

-The answer is 50 years old.

-It's ringing.

-Hello?

-Hello, it's Angharad Mair

-and Rhodri Owen from S4C's Heno.

-Who am I talking to?

-It's Gwynfor Davies from Pencader.

-Tudur will give the wheel a spin

-and we'll see how much you've win.

-I hope you're feeling lucky tonight.

-Congratulations, you've won 500.

-Thank you very much.

-Very good!

-How are you going

-to spend the money?

-I'd like to give it to a group

-in Pencader.

-It's a charity.

-That's great.

-Keep some for yourself too!

-Thank you for watching Heno

-and for entering Fancy A Fortune?

-# Fancy A Fortune? #

-When research is carried out

-on the most popular wild flower...

-..bluebells always

-almost top the list.

-And they're on show during May

-and Gerallt's been among them.

-Bluebells often flourish

-on the slopes of our woodlands.

-Whilst roaming Wales,

-some woodlands have left their mark.

-A year ago, I was travelling

-from Machynlleth to Aberdovey...

-..and spotted this glorious blanket

-of bluebells.

-I took some photographs and promised

-to return and meet its owners.

-This spot sits on the land

-of Marchlyn Farm in Pennal.

-This blanket of blue forms part

-of the changing seasons on the farm.

-I can say

-with my hand on my heart...

-..that I've never seen such a

-glorious vision of bluebells, Hywel.

-It's always like this and I was born

-here and lived here all my life.

-It's an old woodland that was cut

-down in the war but grew back.

-I suspect the bluebells

-have always been here.

-Sheep and their lambs

-are allowed to graze in the area.

-I doubt this stock

-does them any harm.

-They are amazing, Ceinwen.

-It's a beautiful spot and I love

-coming to see all the colours.

-We live between Machynlleth

-and Aberdovey...

-..and people

-stop to take photographs.

-Visitors stay here to take

-photographs of the bluebells in May.

-Every year, I love finding new areas

-to see the bluebells.

-One of the best places to find them

-is on Facebook!

-I took photographs and

-uploaded them to Facebook last week.

-They were taken

-at the St Deiniol Bangor Golf Club.

-Every year, the bluebells amaze me

-and are one of my favourite flowers.

-The Penrhyn Choir sings about them

-in a piece by R Williams Parry.

-One line translates as "the colour

-which takes your breath away."

-They are a wonderful sign

-of the spring.

-Derec Owen is also a member

-of the St Deiniol Bangor Golf Club.

-He's a former winner of one

-of our photography competitions.

-This is the camera

-that you won on Heno.

-I won it three years ago

-and use it every day.

-You still photograph bluebells

-and they make for a great picture.

-I'm one of the first at the course

-to get excited by the bluebells.

-I spot the first bunch and know

-that there's more to come in spring.

-It can be difficult to capture

-the blue tone of the bluebell...

-..on the digital camera.

-It's a beautiful flower and I love

-the small heads with the tiny bells.

-I always jump at the chance

-to take photographs of bluebells.

-The message is to enjoy the

-bluebells but don't pick them!

-Hywel Evans holds the secret

-to growing bluebells in Pennal.

-People love seeing this.

-Yes, and it's good for the people.

-They grow from natural fertilizer

-and the water from heaven.

-It must do them good as the

-bluebells come back year after year.

-The bluebells are wonderful

-at the moment.

-Gwyneth Glyn and Guto Puw have been

-our studio guests this evening.

-Y Twr has its Welsh premiere

-at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff...

-..on 19 and 20 May.

-There are talks every night

-with the cast and crew.

-Yes, we're going to hold interviews.

-We'll tell the audience

-about the formation of the opera.

-Are you confident about the

-response?

-We're confident about it.

-We've had a great response to date.

-We end tonight with a performance of

-clog dancing by the master himself.

-Here's Tudur Phillips accompanied by

-his mother, Eirlys, on the piano.

-APPLAUSE

-Thank you, Tudur.

-That's it from us tonight

-and thank you to all our guests.

-Congratulations to Gwynfor Davies,

-the winner of Fancy a Fortune?

-Prynhawn Da

-returns tomorrow at 2.00pm.

-There's an item for me

-on Prynhawn Da tomorrow.

-You can find out how you can help

-your child or grandchildren...

-..who are studying for their GCSE.

-I'll be recording the programme

-and watching it back for some help!

-Shan Cothi will be in the studio

-with Llinos for tomorrow's Heno.

-Daf Wyn celebrates the tradition

-of afternoon tea with Winnie James.

-Until tomorrow, goodnight.

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