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-Hello and welcome to Prynhawn Da

-on this Wednesday afternoon.

-It's a bit warmer today but it's

-a cloudy day here in Llanelli.

-Tomorrow promises to be much colder

-so don't pack away that big coat.

-Here is what's on today's programme.

-A new S4C series about the Llys Nini

-animal centre begins this evening.

-We'll chat with two people

-who support the centre.

-Fish fingers have been around

-a very long time.

-Apparently, they'll make

-a bit of a comeback in 2017.

-Alison takes a look at some

-more fashionable foods.

-Bethan Mair looks at what we can

-expect from the literary year.

-Our Gardening Guru has advice on

-jobs to do during the winter months.

-And Huw opens up his wardrobe

-for the first time this year.

-Join Sian and myself over

-the next 50 minutes on Prynhawn Da.

-January 4 is World Braille Day

-and the birthday of Louis Braille.

-He's the Frenchman

-who devised the system...

-..which allows blind people

-to read and write.

-Hannah Stevenson from Penparc near

-Cardigan is here to tell us more.

-And so is her guide dog, Ozzy.

-Tell us about your experience

-of using Braille.

-I started learning Braille

-when I was 14.

-I had to learn it for my GCSEs.

-I had to learn it at the College

-for the Blind.

-How long did it take

-to become fluent?

-It took nine months to learn.

-Braille is made up of six dots

-in a cell.

-The letters are made up like this.

-There are different dots

-in different series.

-You need three keys to type D.

-You can write the alphabet

-in this way.

-There are 180 short ways

-of writing Braille.

-It gets complicated.

-It was tough to learn.

-I had to do it quickly.

-Once I used Braille,

-it helped so much.

-I had to take my exams

-using Braille.

-I am now in university studying

-Mathematics.

-I couldn't study without Braille.

-Hannah is a student at Liverpool

-University studying Mathematics.

-Ozzy helps me a lot.

-The college has given me

-the facilities.

-Between Ozzy and Braille, I'm happy.

-I can also have a lot of fun.

-You also have a pack of cards

-equipped with Braille.

-I can play cards with Braille cards.

-I'm not as good as Mamgu!

-Is Braille still important?

-Braille is still important.

-I couldn't study otherwise.

-Braille isn't so widely used

-these days.

-Technology has changed everything.

-Voice software is used now.

-How do you work with phones

-and tablets?

-Phones and tablets

-can be used easily.

-Buttons will speak to you.

-Tablets can help us a lot.

-Can you write Braille in Welsh?

-It's mostly in English.

-I can do it a bit in Welsh.

-How is college?

-I'm in my second year of four years.

-I go back on Sunday.

-Ozzy had a nice nap!

-Thank you, Hannah.

-After the break, we'll learn more

-about a new series about Llys Nini.

-Alison Huw is here to discuss which

-foods will be fashionable in 2017.

-See you in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-A new S4C series begins this evening

-about the Llys Nini Animal Centre.

-It cares for animals of all kinds,

-some who have been mistreated.

-The big challenge is finding homes

-for discarded pets.

-Here's a clip from tonight's

-programme, which airs at 7.30pm.

-I come here early in the morning,

-about 9.00am to do cleaning duties.

-I normally help out with the dogs.

-I'll join the staff at the block to

-help clean, feed and medicate dogs.

-About 11.00am,

-there's a list of dogs to walk.

-They go outside for some

-fresh air and exercise.

-I return them for a feed,

-medication and bedtime...

-..and it all starts again

-the next day.

-Joining us now are two who

-will appear on the programme...

-..Catrin Alun and her son, Steffan.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Thank you.

-Catrin, what's your connection

-with the centre...

-..and why is it important to you?

-My connection with the location

-stems back further than the centre.

-It was the home

-of my husband's uncle.

-I've been visiting

-Llys Nini since 1974.

-Some of the photographs

-in the series will prove this!

-Fond memories of yesteryear.

-Yes, they are, and I'm delight that

-the place is being looked after...

-..not just the animals, but a lot of

-environmental work is carried out.

-It's important that the land

-is being maintained.

-We've had cats for 12 years.

-Three brothers came from there...

-..and have survived everything

-Pontlliw could throw at them...

-..which is a lot because

-we live near the motorway...

-..and have unfortunately lost cats.

-But the three from Llys Nini

-are still alive and well.

-Steffan also has a family connection

-with the centre.

-Yes, my wife works there.

-It was great to work on the series

-as I could go to work with her.

-It felt like a proper job

-and it was my first presenting job.

-It was great to see the work

-being carried out at the centre.

-Especially when there's a family

-connection as your mother mentioned.

-Yes, but I don't have

-any recollection of the farm.

-It was interesting to hear stories

-and how the land has evolved.

-I've seen the photographs many times

-but didn't know the context of them.

-How much did you know about it

-before seeing your wife at work?

-I knew little about the place, but

-she did tell me her side of things.

-She works more on the land

-rather than with the animals.

-Her work involves walking around

-woodlands, which sounds wonderful!

-Llys Nini takes in all sorts of

-animals and not just dogs and cats.

-There are ferrets which Steffan

-had an unfortunate experience with!

-There are rabbits

-and I think they had a seal once.

-Tell us what happened

-with the ferret.

-It was my first presenting job

-and I had to hold a ferret.

-I was told it would bite a little

-but to stop filming if it bit more.

-I was trying to be professional

-and it was biting me quite a lot!

-They warned me it would bite

-but it was biting me too much.

-My skin was red raw!

-Each animal has a story and some

-have endured terrible cruelty.

-Part of my job

-is to translate in courts.

-and Llys Nini have taken them in...

-..until the case

-has been resolved...

-..and the animal

-is rehomed or returns home.

-How long do animals stay

-at Llys Nini?

-They can be there for months.

-If there's an appeal against

-the verdict, it can take months.

-It must be an eye-opener

-and heart-breaking...

-..to see innocent,

-mistreated animals.

-We meet a lot of these

-cats and dogs in the series.

-There are so many different stories.

-There were dogs who came

-from houses with tens of dogs...

-..and cats who had been abandoned.

-The challenge

-is to find a home for them.

-My cats weren't mistreated.

-Their owner was an old lady who

-couldn't look after them any more.

-They're just a minority, but most

-of the cats there have been saved.

-Have you come across the footballer,

-Joe Allen at the centre?

-He must help raise its profile.

-Steffan's met him

-and he didn't know who he was!

-I'm a footie fan and attend the

-Liberty Stadium every Saturday!

-I watched my first football match

-last year.

-Everyone has to start somewhere!

-Joe Allen was a lovely person.

-What's his connection

-with the centre?

-He's a regular visitor

-and raises funds for the centre.

-He asked for donations to Llys Nini

-instead of wedding gifts.

-Well done to the Swans

-last night too.

-Unfortunately, Joe Allen

-wasn't playing last night.

-We look forward to the new series

-and thanks for the chat.

-Cuddle those cats tonight!

-Llys Nini airs tonight

-at 7.30pm on S4C.

-Every New Year heralds

-a new period of changes...

-..but what will we be eating

-in 2017, Alison?

-There are some old favourites

-and some new ones this year.

-We've got some lovely foods here.

-There are some nice treats here.

-I've got some fish fingers.

-Fish fingers are a family favourite

-from the 1970s.

-Fish fingers are set to have

-a revival in the coming months.

-There are many reasons for this.

-People are reducing their meat

-and processed meat intake.

-Sausages and bacon made

-the headlines last year...

-..for all the wrong reasons.

-Fish fingers are an easy option.

-Many people are turning to fish in

-breadcrumbs now.

-It's a lot healthier.

-Recipes have improved

-and so has the fish.

-People enjoy eating them

-in a retro style too.

-What else do you have?

-Let's start with melon.

-Two years ago,

-coconut water became popular.

-The avocado followed this.

-Watermelon seeds

-will make its premier this year.

-Seeds are dried and before

-being blended with chilli or salt.

-We are told to dry them in the oven.

-You can also buy them.

-We are familiar with eating pumpkin,

-sunflower and chia seeds these days.

-They are packed full of magnesium

-and nutritious.

-Watermelon skin

-is also used in smoothies.

-Maple water was also popular

-last year.

-Watermelon water

-will take over this year.

-You can make it at home.

-It's easy to make and can prove

-expensive to buy in the shops.

-It is very refreshing.

-It also quenches your thirst.

-You have ideas for breakfast.

-There's been a lot of talk about

-cereals full of sugar yesterday.

-You can opt for toast.

-Why not try sweet potato toast?

-That sounds wrong!

-Slice sweet potato and toast it.

-I tried it and I had to toast it

-several times.

-It's lower in carbohydrates.

-You can also serve it with an egg.

-You can also serve it with an egg.

-This next food looks like rice

-but its cauliflower.

-We'll see a significant increase

-in the trend of eating vegetables.

-For years now, there's been

-a steady increase in vegetarians.

-Vegetables will be promoted

-in all kinds of ways.

-Vegan meals will become more popular

-this year.

-You'll see more turmeric

-and aubergine...

-..made into chips.

-Food served in bowls will also

-remain popular this year.

-Colourful foods should be eaten.

-Do you remember the slow cooker?

-The slow cooker is back in fashion

-and they have modernized it.

-If you're cooking for a family

-or yourself...

-..the slow cooker will help

-make life easier for you in 2017.

-After the break, Bethan Mair looks

-ahead to the literary year in 2017.

-And Ieuan will be telling us about

-the jobs to be done in the garden.

-Join us in a couple of minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-Bethan Mair has carved a career for

-herself in the world of literature.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Thank you.

-You're here to talk about

-the literary year in 2017.

-2016 was very exciting because

-of the Roald Dahl celebrations.

-Many things will happen this year.

-So many people died in 2016.

-So much has happened

-over the past 50 to 100 years.

-There will be plenty going on.

-2017 is the centenary of Hedd Wyn's

-death at Passchendaele.

-There will be many events

-to mark this anniversary.

-Hedd Wyn posthumously won the Chair

-at the 1917 Birkenhead Eisteddfod.

-The Eisteddfod hasn't announced

-anything so far.

-People have flocked to his home,

-Yr Ysgwrn, to pay homage ever since.

-Yr Ysgwrn will be reopened

-this year.

-The Welsh and Irish governments

-are preparing a special service...

-..in Flanders on 31 July, 2017.

-It will be exactly 100 years

-since the death of Hedd Wyn...

-..and of Francis Ledwidge,

-a young Irish poet.

-Other poets will be remembered too.

-So many died in WWI.

-Y Lolfa publishing house will be

-celebrating 50 years in 2017.

-It is an old hand in publishing now.

-It used to be the young kid

-on the block.

-There will be a big party

-at the start of the summer.

-There are so many things coming

-from Y Lolfa.

-This is a photo of their

-most recent iconic mural.

-They are known as a lively

-publishing house.

-This is a poster of the first book

-published by Y Lolfa.

-50 years have passed by.

-2017 has been denoted the Year of

-Legends by the Welsh Government.

-There is bound to be a few

-publications to celebrate this.

-I know that children's literature

-will be influenced.

-Last year, the Mabinogi by

-Sian Lewis won an award.

-There are many books on their way.

-There are some new writers.

-Abermandraw is a volume

-of short stories by Rhys Iorwerth.

-Eiry Miles has a new novel

-coming out.

-Cynlais is a new novel

-from Manon Steffan Ros.

-Gwales is a new novel

-from Catrin Dafydd.

-Pry ar y Wal is a new novel

-by Eigra Lewis Roberts.

-60 is a volume of stories

-from Mihangel Morgan.

-Jerry Hunter has a new novel

-coming out, Ynys Fadog.

-Gwyneth Lewis will be publishing

-a new volume of poetry.

-It's the 200th anniversary

-of the death of Jane Austen.

-Bath will host a lot of

-celebrations.

-It's 20 years since Harry Potter

-first hit the bookshelves.

-I am really shocked!

-Harry Potter fans are now

-middle aged.

-2017 will also host

-the 70th Edinburgh Festival.

-That's in August.

-Thank you, Bethan.

-It's been wet, mild, dry and cold

-over the festive period.

-In other words, we've seen

-all kinds of weather over Christmas.

-What effect does this have on our

-gardens at the start of the year.

-Ieuan has some advice for us.

-This is the most dull and lifeless

-time of the year.

-However, when the weather permits,

-as it is doing today...

-..it's nice to be able to get out

-and tidy up the garden.

-It's nice to be out in the fresh air

-doing some physical work...

-..after all the feasting

-over Christmas.

-One of the most important winter

-tasks is to clean the greenhouse.

-The first job is to

-empty the greenhouse...

-..and put last year's withered

-plants on the compost heap.

-Move any potted plants outside.

-If you have any plants in the

-ground, like this parsley...

-..cover them before you start

-the decontamination.

-That's an improvement.

-It's worth keeping room for parsley

-in your greenhouse.

-Outside, it will die away

-until the middle of spring.

-In here, it will grow throughout the

-autumn and winter, as you can see.

-It will retreat a little

-when it freezes hard...

-..but it will revive early

-as soon as the weather improves.

-The parsley has been covered

-ready for the decontamination.

-You need to spray thoroughly,

-targeting every nook and cranny...

-..where pests can be hiding.

-Don't forget about the glass panes

-either.

-Notice now green algae

-has grown on many of them.

-The disinfectant spray

-will kill the algae.

-The glass can then be cleaned

-with water after about a fortnight.

-Evergreen herbs like rosemary and

-thyme are in leaf all year round.

-They can be easily harvested

-throughout the winter.

-Other herbs die down as we've

-mentioned with parsley.

-Mint is a similar herb but you can

-get fresh mint in winter and spring.

-Take a cutting from the root

-and grow in a pot.

-It's a stem really, not a root.

-Not one of the stems

-which carry the leaves, however.

-It's a stem that grows across

-just under the surface of the soil.

-Here is a good example.

-Growing from this

-are roots and ste4ms.

-I'm going to cut a piece

-of about three inches long.

-Lift it carefully with some soil

-and the roots attached.

-Transfer it into a four-inch pot.

-There is some compost

-in the bottom of the pot already.

-Add some common, all-purpose compost

-over the top.

-There we have it.

-You can keep this pot in a

-greenhouse or inside the house.

-A kitchen windowsill is ideal.

-This is one I planted last month.

-As you can see, there is already

-some new growth at the top...

-..and from the bottom.

-I will be harvesting fresh mint

-from this plant from about March.

-Some great advice there from Ieuan.

-Mari joins us to talk

-about tonight's Heno.

-What delights have you got for us?

-Don't forget to join me at 7.00pm.

-Cleif Harpwood chats about tonight's

-new series on S4C called Llys Nini.

-Cleif is the series director and it

-follows the Swansea animal centre.

-Sioned Hughes joins me on the sofa.

-Sioned is the chief executive

-of Urdd Gobaith Cymru.

-Sioned tells what the Urdd

-has in store for us in 2017.

-I haven't met her before.

-Elin Fflur reports from Bala.

-We hear more about this year's

-agricultural calendar.

-Rhodri Davies guides us through

-more highlights of the coming year.

-We have a calendar

-of your Plygain events.

-You can also win a television or

-an iPad in our New Year competition.

-After a short break,

-Huw Fash opens up his wardrobe.

-See you in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-We've joined Huw

-in the fashion corner.

-What have you got for us today, Huw?

-There are sales everywhere!

-There are sparkles for half price.

-There were a lot of sales before

-Christmas.

-Next is the only company that

-has a big sale on Boxing Day.

-Sales before Christmas were down.

-How many of us buy clothes

-at full price now?

-There's very little on

-the rails for women at the moment.

-There's very little for men

-in the sales too.

-Since November I've spoken about

-sparkles and glitz.

-It's time to go back to basics.

-Today, I've got ideas for using

-neutral colours.

-There's nothing colourful.

-These garments feel comfortable too.

-We're all back to work

-and the weather is miserable.

-They are comfy clothes.

-But these clothes

-are comfortable to wear.

-Clean, white clothing lifts the

-spirits.

-Whites will lighten the skin colour.

-It's so pure.

-We also have a light pink scarf.

-There were a lot of light pinks

-on the catwalks recently.

-Light pink was popular

-in the 1970s.

-Camel is a classic colour.

-It's a great colour to wear.

-It's great to go back to the

-traditional stuff.

-It's nice to return to the classics.

-I've matched two tones of camel.

-This is a bare fashion look.

-Camel lasts for many years.

-Pay more for some camel jumpers.

-They will last for years.

-This jumper is cashmere

-and from Marks and Spencer.

-Keep the look simple and fuss-free.

-Keep everything simple.

-There isn't a sparkle in sight!

-It's like you're detoxing

-your wardrobe.

-Twin-sets are set to be fashionable

-again.

-There are layers and easy to wear.

-Many people don't like wearing

-nude colours.

-This is a light blue.

-The material is loose as well.

-Many women invested in party feet to

-wear in their shoes at Christmas.

-These are from the classic range in

-M&S.

-They've opted for more comfortable

-shoes now.

-These shoes come the Classic range

-in Marks and Spencer.

-That's it from us today.

-Until tomorrow, goodbye.

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