Wed, 03 May 2017 Prynhawn Da

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-Hello and welcome to Prynhawn Da

-on another glorious day.

-We've been extremely lucky

-with the weather.

-Let's hope it lasts!

-This is what we have for you today.

-Emrys Roberts opens the covers of

-the Book Club...

-..to discuss his book

-about the history of the Welsh.

-The Amman Valley Male Voice Choir is

-raising funds for prostate cancer.

-Today, Trefor Jones chats about

-the choir's three peaks challenge.

-Hummus is in crisis -

-yes, you heard that correctly.

-Today, Alison Huw has tips on

-getting through this difficult time.

-It's National Walking Month...

-..and Hana joins the Welsh Ramblers

-on one trail in Ceredigion.

-Huw has some fashion news and looks

-at the popularity of the cardigan.

-There's plenty to talk

-about over the next 50 minutes.

-Join Sian and me

-for today's Prynhawn Da.

-Tonight, the vestry

-of Brondeifi Chapel in Lampeter...

-..hosts the launch

-of the Lampeter Language Powerhouse.

-This is the most recent in a series

-of Language Powerhouses...

-..that aim to assess the situation

-of the Welsh language in the area.

-The community development officer,

-Steffan Rees can tell us more.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Thank you.

-What is a language powerhouse?

-Cered has developed powerhouses

-for about 20 years.

-We've developed a new powerhouses in

-Cardigan, Aberystwyth , Aberaeron...

-..Tregaron and Llandysul

-over the last three years.

-Lampeter is the latest location

-for Cered's new language powerhouse.

-Everyone is welcome to the

-language Powerhouse in Lampeter.

-We can find out the needs

-for the area...

-..and promote the

-Welsh language locally.

-These are the areas we wouldn't

-expect to need help.

-Welsh is still thriving

-in Ceredigion.

-But people lave seen changes in the

-Welsh language over the years.

-We'll hear about the strengths,

-weaknesses, threats...

-..and opportunities

-that exist locally.

-What have the language powerhouses

-discovered in other areas?

-We helped Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron

-and Theatr Felinfach join forces...

-..to hold Tic Toc sessions of song,

-stories and dance for little ones.

-We recognized the needs in the area.

-We also did this in Aberystwyth.

-Yesterday, we mentioned a place

-to go for a chat and a cuppa...

-..in Aberaeron.

-What type of response do you expect

-to receive?

-People are worried

-about many factors.

-It's too early to say

-about the situation in Lampeter.

-There's been an increase

-of outsiders to the area.

-The Welsh language community

-in Lampeter is strong there.

-The national policies aren't enough.

-We need locals to take the wings of

-their own language in their areas.

-The local Welsh language initiatives

-can assist with this.

-When will the sessions take place?

-Three sessions

-will be held in Lampeter.

-The first Powerhouse session is held

-at the Brondeifi Chapel Vestry...

-..on Thursday 15 June from 7.00pm.

-Everyone is welcome to the

-language Powerhouse in Lampeter.

-After the break, Emrys Roberts chats

-about his new book in our Book Club.

-We hear of a fund-raising trek by

-the Amman Valley Male Voice Choir.

-You have until Friday to enter

-our spring photography competition.

-We'll be displaying the entries

-on Prynhawn Da and Heno this week.

-Let's take a look at our first set

-of your spring photographs.

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-Welcome back.

-It's time to open the covers

-of our weekly Book Club.

-Today, we're joined

-by Emrys Roberts.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Emrys joins us

-to discuss his new book...

-..called Ein Stori Ni:

-Golwg Newydd Ar Hanes Y Cymry.

-What can you tell us about

-this book?

-I spoke to a friend

-from the Rhymney Valley.

-He said that he didn't feel Welsh

-and didn't know much about Wales.

-I gave him a book about this history

-of Wales by Dr John Davies.

-Wales made a huge contribution of

-the world but few people know this.

-My friend wasn't a Welsh speaker.

-Angharad Tomos told me

-to write a bilingual book.

-Where did you begin?

-The book presents

-the Welsh in a new light.

-The book gives an overview from the

-Brythonic era from the present day.

-It presents a new and alternative

-portrayal of Welsh history.

-We should be immensely proud

-of our past.

-The books presents a series of

-controversial facts about the Welsh.

-We tend to look at our history

-through the eyes of the English.

-We learn all about it at school.

-This books contains our history

-and our story.

-We should be proud of being Welsh.

-There's emphasis on the successes

-and strengths of the nation.

-What periods of history

-make you proud to be Welsh?

-Dafydd Jenkins is an expert on

-the history of our laws in Wales.

-He referred to Hywel Dda.

-The Hywel Dda Laws

-didn't want to punish people.

-There's also mention

-of rights for women.

-The Welsh in Patagonia allowed

-women to vote before anyone else.

-We have been at the front line

-with socialism.

-Socialism placed emphasis

-on society.

-Robert Owen told us to look

-at our society.

-In educational terms,

-Wales was at the forefront...

-..in terms of literature.

-Gruffydd Jones schools

-proved to be a success.

-They wanted to adopt

-the system in Russia.

-They claim that Wales

-was the first place in Europe...

-..to have an university.

-Our universities have been created

-by common folk.

-The book, Ein Stori Ni: Golwg Newydd

-Ar Hanes Y Cymry by Emrys Roberts...

-..is priced 3.99 from Y Lolfa.

-The books is available

-in both Welsh and English.

-Thank you.

-The winner of our photography

-competition is revealed on Friday...

-..but there's still time

-for you to send us your entries.

-Let's take a look

-at more of your spring photographs.

-Make sure you send us your entries

-before 12.00pm on Friday.

-Choirs often hold

-fund-raising concerts...

-..but members of the Amman Valley

-Male Voice Choir...

-..have been raising funds

-in a physical way.

-Last weekend, they scaled Pen y fan,

-Cadair Idris and Snowdon.

-Trefor Jones is one of the members

-of the choir...

-..and he joins us to tell us

-their story.

-Welcome to the programme, Trefor.

-Thank you.

-How did it go?

-It was fantastic.

-It was challenging.

-It drew the choir closer.

-A crew of 24 decided

-to take up the challenge.

-Sixteen members

-were able to walk up the peaks.

-Others drove or supported us.

-Tell us why you decided to raise

-funds in this way.

-The choir sponsors

-a charity every year.

-The choir fund-raises for

-charity at every concert.

-The trek to the three peaks raised

-funds for Prostate Cancer Research.

-We arranged it eight months ago.

-It sounded like a great idea.

-This type of cancer affects men.

-The aim was to raise over 5,000.

-You sang on top of each peak.

-The challenge is to climb the

-three Welsh peaks in 24 hours.

-Our challenge was to climb the

-three Welsh peaks in 36 hours.

-We sung on top of every peak

-just to add to the occasion.

-I don't think any choir

-in the world has sung...

-..on the three Welsh peaks.

-We had plenty of energy to sing!

-We chose easy songs to sing.

-We sung the songs unaccompanied.

-There was a crowd watching us

-on top of Snowdon.

-Was there any period that was harder

-than the others?

-Cader Idris was the toughest.

-You start at sea level.

-You have to reach 3,000 feet

-to reach the top.

-We scaled Snowdon on the Saturday,

-Cader Idris on Sunday...

-..and Penyfan on Monday.

-We followed the railway

-at Llanberis.

-Some 26 of the choir

-climbed Storey Arms.

-You've raised the bar for future

-challenges.

-We are looking for more challenges.

-We may do it blindfolded!

-How can people donate to the cause?

-We have a Just Giving website

-for you to donate.

-You can contact Prynhawn Da

-or the choir to donate.

-Thank you, Trefor.

-There's plenty still to come today

-including the hummus crisis!

-See you in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-In a moment,

-we mark National Walking Month...

-..by trekking

-with the Welsh Ramblers.

-Huw has some fashion news and looks

-at the popularity of the cardigan.

-Stay tuned for all this and more.

-We're always happy to help you

-with any problems that arise.

-Today, we want to help you with

-a very serious problem.

-There's a shortage of hummus!

-What is hummus, Sian?

-Ask Alison!

-Alison Huw is here to tell us more.

-Hummus comes from the

-Arabic word for chickpea or pulses.

-Simply, hummus is crushed pulses

-with a few other ingredients.

-This is folk food

-dates back centuries.

-The oldest recipe was found in a

-13th Century cookbook from Cairo.

-Hummus is food from the Middle East.

-Hummus is convenient with life.

-We're responsible

-for its popularity.

-The crisis arose from the production

-process.

-Many customers complained

-that the supermarkets hummus...

-..tastes the same with

-an unpleasant metallic taste.

-There's plenty of hummus left.

-If there's no hummus in stores,

-don't worry...

-..as I can show

-you how to make them.

-You can use a tin of chickpeas.

-I've processed these chickpeas

-in the blender.

-General ingredients including a tin

-of lentils, cloves of garlic...

-..lemon juice, tahini paste and

-olive oil.

-These days, the cream is consumed

-by vegans in certain restaurants.

-It is mostly made

-from tahini paste...

-..which is sesame seeds, lemon juice

-and olive oil.

-Tahini is quite sour to taste...

-..but it adds the extra flavour to

-the hummus.

-I'm going to blend this.

-If you like the hummus

-to be smooth...

-..you need to blend it for longer.

-There is a special way

-to serve the hummus.

-I've eaten gallons this

-in the Middle East.

-You place it in the bowl

-and use the spoon to turn it.

-You should also add some olive oil

-to the top.

-It takes just seconds

-to make hummus.

-It's also reasonable.

-You get so much more

-if you make your own.

-What if you want to give it a twist?

-I've made some different hummus.

-For avocado hummus, use avocados,

-lentils, coriander and lime juice.

-The avocado gives a wonderful colour

-to the hummus.

-One of the reasons the dip is so

-popular...

-..is due to the nutritious elements.

-It includes good protein and is also

-versatile.

-These would be great

-with a barbecue.

-For cauliflower hummus,

-use non steamed cauliflower...

-..cashew nuts, lemon juice and

-tahini paste.

-Beetroot is a superfood.

-For beetroot hummus, you'll need

-250g of cooked beetroot...

-..a tin of pulses,

-tahini paste and lemon juice.

-I've only used four beetroots

-for this hummus recipe.

-Cumin and coriander are also great

-in hummus.

-It's also a great way to introduce

-vegetables to children.

-This is a great dip to encourage

-children to eat vegetables.

-It's believed that there's

-a pot of hummus...

-..in every two out of five fridges.

-There's red pepper in this hummus.

-It will introduce

-new tastes to children.

-Give them a different one

-for a change.

-Some like to eat hummus with raw

-vegetables, in pita bread...

-..with some cooked lamb

-or in a kebab.

-You can heat the hummus

-before serving it with lamb.

-It will make a great dish.

-I've mixed the hummus

-with certain foods.

-You can use it with

-a variety of things.

-You can use tinned beans

-in the hummus.

-We have a lot of eating to do.

-Before we find out what we can

-expect from tonight's Heno...

-..it's Wednesday, which means

-one thing - Fancy a Fortune?

-# Fancy A Fortune? #

-Every Wednesday night,

-you can spin our wheel.

-Fancy A Fortune?

-How much will you win?

-You've won 1,000.

-1,000.

-Goodness me!

-Just pick up the phone and do it.

-Answer the phone.

-500!

-I won 1,000.

-I'm feeling lucky.

-Are you feeling lucky?

-I'm going on holiday

-if I win Fancy A Fortune?

-Fancy A Fortune?

-Rhodri Owen from the Heno

-team joins us now.

-Yes, it's Wednesday

-so we'll be playing Fancy A Fortune?

-Tonight, we mark 50 years of one of

-Wales' most popular establishments.

-The Merched y Wawr is 50 years old.

-Gerallt chats with some

-of the pioneering women...

-..who helped to establish the first

-branch of the Merched y Wawr.

-We're celebrating

-Welsh language education...

-..with Ysgol Dewi Sant in Llanelli.

-It's 70 years since Ysgol Dewi Sant

-first opened in Llanelli...

-..and offered a Welsh language

-education to local children.

-The presenter, actor

-and clog dancer, Tudur Phillips...

-..joins us in the studio.

-Tudur Phillips

-will be dancing for us.

-We're joined in the studio

-by Gwyneth Glyn and Guto Puw.

-Gwyneth Glyn and Guto Puw...

-..join us to chat about

-a new Welsh opera called Y Twr.

-Thank you, Rhodri.

-After the break, we join Hana on a

-trek along a footpath in Ceredigion.

-There's also the latest fashion news

-from Huw.

-See you in a few minutes.

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-It's National Walking Month.

-Throughout May, we're going to be

-looking at various Welsh footpaths.

-Hana has been to meet a volunteer

-for the Welsh Ramblers...

-..to discuss their hiking appeal

-and one very special event.

-In Wales, we're fortunate to have

-some of the world's best footpaths.

-I met one lucky person who

-regularly treks along the paths.

-My parents did a lot of hiking when

-I was younger and I also love it.

-It has always been a big part

-of my life...

-..but I only joined the Ramblers

-around 20 years ago.

-You volunteer with the Ramblers,

-but what type of things do you do?

-We lead hikes and I'm the secretary

-of the Aberystwyth Ramblers.

-There are 37 Ramblers

-groups in Wales.

-We're close to Devil's Bridge...

-..and the arch behind

-us was part of the Hafod Estate.

-The arch was part of the

-boundary to the estate.

-The gate that was here has gone and

-all that remains is the arch.

-Let's go on our trek.

-Situated two miles

-from Devil's Bridge...

-..the arch is a perfect

-location for a trek.

-There are various length footpaths

-for novices and experienced walkers.

-Why do you enjoy hiking?

-I believe it's a good way to relax

-and to see Wales.

-Hiking is also a good way of keeping

-fit and healthy.

-It's great to get some fresh air.

-During our trek, the rain came, but

-it wouldn't be Wales without it!

-In rain or shine, the Welsh Ramblers

-are out raising funds...

-..to care for the footpaths.

-We've worked with the Welsh Ramblers

-for the past 15 years.

-There are groups in Aberystwyth,

-Lampeter and Cardigan...

-..that come out with us and help to

-maintain the public footpaths.

-It's essential that we receive

-funds to maintain the footpaths...

-Public footpaths are the best way

-to get people out to rural areas...

-..to enjoy some fresh air and

-the breathtaking Ceredigion views.

-The rain isn't falling

-in a straight line.

-These footpaths will be extremely

-busy in a few days.

-This weekend,

-we have the Hinterland Challenge.

-This is the first time that the

-Welsh Ramblers have done it.

-There will be four different treks.

-The two mile trek will be free.

-There's also a six mile trek,

-a ten mile trek and a 15 mile trek.

-visit our website.

-All of the treks start

-Yes, the Ramblers are a charity and

-we want to protect public footpaths.

-We have to sustain them

-for future generations.

-Thank you for taking us on this

-wonderful trek.

-It's going to be a long journey

-back to the car.

-Hana will have to go again

-when the weather is better.

-We close the programme by looking

-at the latest fashion must-haves.

-Welcome to the programme, Huw.

-There was an important event

-in the fashion world this week.

-Yes, look at my wonderful magazine.

-I've never been on the cover before.

-Fashion is on the front page.

-Designers and celebrities...

-..all head to the Met Gala

-in America.

-They launch their

-latest collections there.

-There is no box.

-As a rule, the chairperson

-of the evening...

-Katy Perry wore something

-very different.

-Celebrities don't want

-to look like each other.

-People believe that Katy Perry

-has copied Lady Gaga.

-She also turned to someone who lost

-his job for a certain designer.

-The designer lost his job

-with Dior...

-..and has designed this

-for Katy Perry.

-He lost his job for saying

-bad things about women.

-Katy Perry has received

-a lot of backlash about this.

-I can't look at the designer,

-John Galliano in the same way.

-He deserved to lose his job.

-Next, we have Princess Charlotte.

-She has followed her mother.

-The clothes she wears in her

-second official photograph...

-..have already sold out.

-The cardigan is from John Lewis.

-It sold out straight away.

-Years ago, they would have worn

-many expensive items.

-Diana is responsible

-for changing this.

-Since Diana, they use

-British designers only.

-She looks beautiful.

-The cardigan has encouraged people

-to buy cardigans.

-How many of you know that the

-cardigan has a Welsh background?

-The seventh Earl of Brunell...

-..he led the army and the

-jumpers were too hot for them...

-..and created a cardigan.

-It gets the name

-from the area of Cardigan.

-A lot of people don't want to

-ruin their hair with jumpers...

-..and this is why many people

-like to wear a cardigan.

-There are cardigans all around us.

-I never knew that

-had a Welsh background.

-The traditional twinsets are

-available at the moment...

-..and they are very fashionable.

-That's all we have time for today.

-What do you have for

-us tomorrow, Huw?

-Tomorrow, I'm going to be looking

-at bikinis!

-There's also advice for families who

-are preparing for the exam period...

-..including websites and extra books

-that could be beneficial.

-Ar y Lein follows the news

-and weather on S4C.

-We hope you enjoy

-the rest of your day.

-Until tomorrow, goodbye.

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