Wed, 10 Aug 2016 Heno

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-Hello and a warm welcome to Heno.

-We welcome the chaired poet at the

-Monmouthshire National Eisteddfod.

-The Chief Bard, Aneirin Karadog

-is also a friend of the programme.

-Everyone here recognizes you

-as a former Heno reporter...

-..and we want to congratulate you!

-APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-Congratulations to you, Aneirin.

-How does it feel?

-Have you got a spare handkerchief?

-I don't think it'll sink in

-for another five years.

-The response has been incredible and

-I'm very grateful for the support.

-I look forward to our chat

-later in the programme.

-Tonight, we hear of a Morris Minor

-from Deganwy raising funds for MS.

-In our series of interviews

-from the Eisteddfod Maes...

-..Angharad chats to the author

-and presenter, Ffion Hague.

-We also enter the equine world

-to meet a champion at dressage.

-Welcome to Heno.

-We start tonight

-at The Anglesey Show.

-It's day two and as we saw last

-night, it is a roaring success.

-Gerallt's in his element there.

-We've had the Royal Welsh Show and

-the Eisteddfod...

-..but for two days in August

-the Mona Showground is bustling.

-You can walk around the Anglesey

-Show until your soles bleed...

-..and chat

-until your mouths run dry!

-That's just what I've been doing.

-Roland Williams

-is delighted with the old machinery.

-You won't find anything else

-like this on any showground.

-No, I haven't seen anything

-like it yet in North Wales.

-I suspect most were scrapped

-so nobody would see them...

-..but I found this

-and did my best with it.

-This is an agricultural show but

-it has more than just agriculture.

-Lowri Wyn knows this

-and you love it.

-This is my second year and got new

-customers for my jewellery in 2015.

-Do the people of Anglesey dig deep?

-Do the people of Anglesey dig deep?

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-Yes, they are great.

-Brian Thomas

-is a farmer, a butcher...

-..and Rick Stein calls him

-a hero of local produce.

-What's so special about your meat

-and why should I buy it, Brian?

-It's Welsh Black beef

-which is the best you can buy.

-There's a thin layer of fat on

-the outside and it's marbled inside.

-This would cook wonderfully.

-This is the main agricultural event

-of North Wales...

-..but what makes

-the Anglesey Show so special?

-I live in Gwalchmai and enter

-produce and vegetables every year.

-It brings everyone together

-and I always enjoy it.

-It's a great day out, the children

-love it and we live on a small farm.

-It brings everyone on Anglesey

-together and we all speak Welsh.

-I like spending Mam's money

-and seeing the cattle.

-The cattle shed

-is the heart of every show.

-Heulwen Williams

-won't disagree with that.

-How far did you travel to be here?

-We live ten miles away but

-brought the cattle here on Sunday.

-Dairy cattle need to settle in and

-are not as easy as the beef cattle.

-The family is out in force

-with the beautiful Sonia.

-You show the cattle and the children

-can sit with the calves too.

-A lot of the children

-haven't seen these kind of animals.

-Some tell me that they are afraid of

-cattle and you should be cautious...

-..but these are handled every day

-so should not be feared.

-You may recognize Sonia because

-she was in a football team recently.

-Yes, I was with Owain Tudur's team.

-You're too modest to say they won

-but you enjoyed yourself in France.

-It was a great adventure, we made

-friends and had a lot of fun.

-Which is better - Euro 2016

-in France or the Anglesey Show?

-It's the Anglesey Show!

-It was great fun

-at the Anglesey Show.

-It was also a great Eisteddfod

-for our guest.

-The Chief Bard, Aneirin Karadog

-won the Chair.

-Let's take another look

-at Friday's Chairing ceremony.

-FANFARE

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-The Pavilion is Abergavenny

-is full to bursting...

-..and the lights are dancing around

-to find the new Chief Bard.

-We can see the man who has won.

-APPLAUSE

-Just in case you're unsure of the

-winner or can't see very well...

-..then this man is Aneirin Karadog.

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-What was going through your mind

-at the time?

-You had to sit up in front

-of everyone.

-It was an amazing moment.

-I was starting to tear up

-at one stage...

-..but had to pull myself together.

-They said that they didn't want

-to keep me for long...

-..because Laura is heavily pregnant!

-How difficult was it to keep it

-a secret?

-People always think that you're

-going to enter the competition.

-I told my family.

-I only told my brother when he was

-on holiday in Brittany.

-There's a lot of people

-at the Eisteddfod...

-..with a keen eye.

-If they'd seen us early in the day

-looking smart...

-..then they were going to suspect.

-Garry Owen's mother was in the

-car park.

-I told him about it...

-..and he said that his mother had

-told him.

-Gerallt was also in the Pavilion.

-Where have you placed the chair?

-I thought that I'd put the Chair in

-the best place.

-I've had to cover the Chair

-to stop my cat from scratching it.

-I sent a photograph

-of the Chair in my home...

-..to Jean, Dic Jones' wife

-via Facebook.

-She had a message from the carpenter

-of the Chair...

-..asking if she could tell me

-to move it away from the radiator...

-..or the wood was going to warp!

-The Chair is part of the poem.

-The Chair was donated by Dic Jones'

-family.

-I remember working with Dic Jones on

-Heno.

-Some of my filming work

-inspired the poem.

-It has all gone into my mind

-and worked as an inspiration.

-I've tried to win the Chair

-many times.

-I don't know how I can beat it.

-I won't enter next year.

-It's one step at a time at the

-moment.

-We'll chat again later.

-Deganwy locals are quite familiar

-with Philip and Catherine Barnett...

-..driving around

-in their green Morris Minor.

-The charming, little motor will take

-them further afield for a fortnight.

-Their drive will raise funds

-in aid of multiple sclerosis.

-Heno wished them the best of luck

-before embarking upon the venture.

-Next Sunday, Catherine and I

-start another sponsored trip.

-We did a similar tour three years

-ago to raise money for MS.

-This time, we're going all

-along the coast of Britain...

-..and hope to return to Deganwy

-in one piece!

-We'll travel to Scotland, back

-along the east coast of Britain...

-..to London and back,

-which is about 3,200 miles in total.

-We're doing this journey

-because our son, Tim...

-..was diagnosed with

-multiple sclerosis seven years ago.

-We decided that we must

-do something positive...

-..even though it was devastating

-and changed what we do as a family.

-He has also raised money

-while he was teaching.

-This is our latest venture.

-Tim isn't as fit as he used to be

-so finds it very encouraging...

-..that we are doing more

-and more to raise awareness of MS.

-We've had Morris Minors for years

-and love their character.

-This particular model

-has been with us for four years.

-It will survive this journey

-because it's used every day.

-I love it

-and it's part of the family.

-We're going on this journey

-and grateful for all the support.

-Good luck to them.

-After the break, we chat to the

-author and presenter, Ffion Hague.

-We also enter the equine world

-and meet a champion at dressage.

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-Welcome back.

-The Rio Olympic Games

-are currently underway.

-We meet someone who could compete

-on the highest level in the future.

-Elizabeth Thomas from Ammanford is

-a talented 25-year-old horse rider.

-She's an international rider who's

-swapped show jumping for dressage.

-She's come first in competitions

-Rhodri has met her.

-Mam and Dad had horses

-when they were growing up.

-When I was born,

-there was a pony waiting for me!

-I could ride a horse

-before I could walk.

-I love the sport and

-do something with horses every day.

-I'm lucky because Dad has built me

-a dressage arena at home.

-It's one thing to enjoy a sport

-but you need talent to gain success.

-Yes, but I think that

-the harder you work...

-..you have more of a chance

-at success.

-My first competition was a

-small show with a pony and I won it.

-After winning, you want to do

-another event and do well.

-She did that and moved from local

-to national and international level.

-It meant sacrificing her love

-of jumping to focus on dressage.

-My friend competed for Wales and

-I spoke to her because I do jumps.

-She asked me to try for Wales

-and thought, "why not?!"

-I went to a camp at the David Broome

-Event Centre in Chepstow.

-They told me that I was good

-and talented.

-I got an email to say

-that I was in the Welsh team.

-If you're jumping over the fences,

-you want to go full pelt.

-Dressage is the opposite

-as you need to be slow and steady.

-You have to wait for the horse

-and can't rush or you lose it.

-You have to sit

-and wait for the horse.

-She didn't have to wait long

-for success.

-In June, Elizabeth was first in a

-competition for teams in Britain.

-I was in the line up and

-they called tenth, ninth, eighth.

-I thought I was fifth.

-Fifth came out, then fourth,

-third and second.

-I was first

-and I couldn't believe it.

-How does the family feel

-about her success?

-We're very proud of her and

-she's worked hard over the years.

-The quality of the competitors

-in Britain is amazing.

-Wales is very small when compared

-with those across the bridge...

-..so she's done exceptionally well.

-When you think of her success

-to date...

-..what are the plans for the future?

-Her mother always says that

-Elizabeth will go to the Olympics.

-She's going up the rankings

-all the time...

-..so I don't see

-why she can't make it there.

-With some luck, I want to compete in

-the Olympics or Commonwealth Games.

-I've got the horse

-and am told that I'm talented.

-All I can do is keep going and

-something might come out of it!

-We wish all the best to Elizabeth.

-Next, we return to the Maes at the

-Monmouthshire National Eisteddfod.

-Apart from Aneirin Karadog's feat,

-there were other interesting events.

-The latest tent that's a favourite

-is Y Lolfa Len - Literature Lounge.

-It neighbours the Literature Tent

-and holds fun and informal sessions.

-One contributor discussed the new

-Mamwlad book and television series.

-It was the author and presenter,

-Ffion Hague.

-Angharad spoke to her.

-It's lovely to chat with you at the

-Literary Lounge of the Eisteddfod...

-..where you've just launched

-the book called Mamwlad.

-Yes, we're launching the book today.

-Beryl Hughes Griffiths

-has compiled this wonderful book...

-..of the best stories

-from the series of Mamwlad.

-I wrote the foreword to the book

-and it's selling well.

-Mamwlad is so relevant

-to various parts of Wales.

-Today, there was a discussion

-about the women from this area.

-We made a programme about the

-Lady of Llanover, Augusta Hall...

-..and another about

-Margaret Hague Thomas from Llanwern.

-Both have played important roles

-in the Eisteddfod.

-Augusta would have loved to have

-the Eisteddfod on her own doorstep.

-Do you feel proud of the fact

-that you've succeeded...

-..to make good of the fault that

-has been done to women in history?

-I'm very proud of the series

-as we've worked hard on them.

-I'm honoured

-to be a part of the team...

-..but we are moving towards

-celebrating the role of women more.

-I'm on the board for

-Welsh biographies in Aberystwyth...

-..and we've just uploaded material

-to the website about Augusta Hall.

-In the past, she came under

-her husband, Benjamin Hall...

-..who is interesting but

-nothing when compared to Augusta...

-..so she now has a record

-in her own name.

-The panels saw importance in those

-of interest to them in the past.

-Yes, and women were second-class

-citizens in those times...

-..so it's important to look back

-at history as we've done in Mamwlad.

-It's great to see this history

-between two covers.

-A television series is one thing

-but it can be easier to read a book.

-This is a permanent record and we

-hope people watch the series again.

-Have you been enjoying yourself

-on the Eisteddfod Maes?

-I'm working today but will see

-friends and go shopping tomorrow.

-Earlier,

-you were being interviewed by BBC4.

-Yes, BBC4 is making

-a programme about Augusta Hall.

-One of the BBC editors

-has come to see the Eisteddfod...

-..so I took him around and we had

-some cakes with the Merched y Wawr!

-I'm sure people are stunned

-by the culture of the Eisteddfod.

-I wanted to convey the Eisteddfod

-to the BBC4 audience...

-..so thought of it as a combination

-of the Hay Festival, the Proms...

-..Glastonbury and the competitive

-element of the Man Booker Prize.

-People are always amazed

-and it's great to see.

-I'll quote you on that as it's ideal

-for describing the Eisteddfod.

-I don't need to ask

-but I'm sure you're very busy.

-Yes, there's plenty to do

-but am going on holiday next week.

-Enjoy yourself and I hope to see

-another series of Mamwlad on S4C.

-It's important and educates Wales

-on these interesting figures.

-Thank you very much.

-The Chief Bard, Aneirin Karadog

-has been my studio guest tonight.

-Aneirin is the winner of the Chair

-at this year's National Eisteddfod.

-Four of the main winners

-were under 40.

-It's amazing.

-Yes, that's right.

-Other awards and medals

-went to younger people too.

-It's also great that there

-are other competitors...

-..who were worthy winners...

-..are all relatively young.

-I remember going to the Chairing

-ceremonies in the past.

-It send shivers down my spine.

-You've had messages

-from all the world.

-I've had messages from many people

-from across the world...

-..such as Sri Lanka.

-The birth of your second child

-is also imminent.

-My wife, Laura is heavily pregnant

-and due any day now.

-Heno returns at 7.00pm tomorrow.

-Daf Wyn is among the first to ride

-on Wales' brand-new air ambulance.

-Huw Fash helps parents out with

-uniforms for the new school term.

-The sports commentator,

-Wyn Gruffydd is our studio guest.

-It's goodnight from me and Aneirin.

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