Issue 19 / March 2021 Clic-it Cymru Clic-itNews from and the World Cymru News from Wales and the World

Authors: Haf Llewelyn, Mali Williams Editor: Karen MacIntyre Huws CELEBRITIES GO ON A -TRIP TO LEARN WELSH This March a new series of Iaith ar Daith will MARS show on S4C, where six celebs go on a special THE RED PLANET journey to learn Welsh. Here are the six celebs: Mars - the planet where it's all Steve Backshall - happening! The adventurer and On Thursday 18th February, NASA's Mars presenter of nature 2020 Perseverance Rover landed on Mars. programmes including Blue Planet Live. What was its mission? GO FOR IT Joanna Scanlan - It will be looking for signs of Paper flowers Joanna is a familiar face ancient life by collecting samples thanks to roles in a number of soil and rock for analysis. of popular television series Steve Backshall with Hope Mission and films including The Iolo Williams Also last week The United Arab Emirates succeeded in PAGE 3 Thick of It and Bridget Jones's Baby. getting a spacecraft to orbit the red planet. It will be James Hook – Former Wales international rugby player. able to send back images to earth so that the planet's Kiri Pritchard McLean - Comedian and writer who weather and climate can be studied. has won several awards for her work and is a familiar The same week saw China also sending their face on panel shows including Have I Got News for You. Tianwen-1 to orbit the red planet, succeeding to send Chris Coleman - Former manager of the Wales images back to Earth. international team. Rakie Ayola - An actor who has worked in film, television and theatre including and Silent T Witness. Because of the pandemic, many events have been cancelled this year. The National Eisteddfod at 'I’d like to renew and Tregaron, the Llangollen International Eisteddfod TREASURES refresh my Welsh and the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show have all been OF WALES and learn some more cancelled this summer. Coal - Wales’ – there’s so much I But if you enjoy competing, Urdd Gobaith Cymru has black gold don’t know.' Rakie an exciting opportunity for you - Eisteddfod T will take Ayola.’ place between 31st May – 4th June. Singing, Rakie Ayola. Rakie Ayola with Eiry Thomas lip-syncing and celebrity impressions - from the PAGE 6 traditional to TikTok, Urdd Gobaith 'I feel like it's something I should have done a long Cymru have announced that this time ago, and the opportunity came with Iaith ar year’s Urdd National Eisteddfod Daith. I'm going to keep going until I have a will be an alternative, new-style conversation in Welsh!' digital festival for the second year Chris Coleman running. Go to Iaith ar Daith. Every Sunday night at 8.00, S4C. http://s4c.urdd.cymru/en/ for English Subtitles more information. Good luck!

POST FROM A PRESIDENT One of Wales’ young sports stars has been advising the American President Joe Biden on climate change issues. TIME Anna Hursey, the 14-year-old table- star from , received an e-mail TRAVELLING from the President because of her role as United Nations champion for Archaeologists climate change in sport. Anna’s message to President Biden was that all of us can play our part in reducing world carbon emission to zero. For more information about Anna, follow the link to Issue 1 (Welsh only). NEWS FLASH PAGE 7 DATES FOR THE DIARY March Today in History Myths. Narcissus was a beautiful young man MARCH 31st March, 1889 the Eiffel and a nymph called Echo was madly in love 31 with him. Unfortunately for Echo, Narcissus did March International Tower, Paris opens to the public. Women’s Day The lift hadn’t been finished on the day so not feel the same way for her. Narcissus was so 8 Gustav Eiffel, the designer, had to climb the vain and proud of his own good-looks that he stairs to the top to raise the French Tricolore fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of flag. water and spent so much time staring at Standing at 324m, this was the tallest building himself, he died! in the world until the Chrysler building in New York was built in 1930.

March Intergenerational Week. April Good Friday 8-14 2

March Mothering Sunday / April April Mother’s Day Easter Easter 14 APRIL 4 Sunday 5 Monday February April Lent April April 17 - 3 19 - 30 For more information click on the link to see Issue 7: https://bit.ly/3tQqtDd BigBig PedalPedal Lent Lily The wild daffodil (Cennin Pedr) is March Spring Equinox sometimes called the Lent Lily because it For more information click on the April April 20 flowers between Ash Wednesday and Easter Outdoor link to see Issue 13: Learning Week https://bit.ly/3d5KAHE (the Lent period) Famous for being the 19 - 24 national flower of Wales and the logo of the March March Holi Macmillan cancer charity, its scientific name is April May Ramadan 28 - 29 the Narcissus. This beautiful flower was 12 - 12 named after a character from the Greek

Holi is a Hindu festival celebrating In Holi is celebrated AROUND spring, new life and love. The festival on the originated in India but is now celebrated Yn in many countries around the world and THE is associated with the Hindu god, 28 + 29 Krishna. Holi is a time for fun, with

people celebrating with singing, 2021 MARCH WORLD dancing, food and throwing colourful The date depends on the powder paint and coloured water at moon; this being the last full Festival each other. moon in March.

Over 50% >5 % of India’s INDIA population The population of India is is under 25 years old. WHERE? 1000+ The longest river in India 2,704 India’s Bollywood film INDIA 1,387,651,963 is the Ganges, which is km industry is the largest in the 2,704 km or 1,690 world, with around 1,000 (1.38 billion). After China, India has the 2nd 1,690 miles long. largest population in the world. GANGES miles films produced each year (double the amount produced India has the 2nd largest 1 USA in Hollywood). English-speaking 2 INDIA ENGLISH- population in the world 3 PAKISTAN (the USA being the 4 PHILIPPINES Countries acronyms largest and the UK only 5 USA: United States of America SPEAKING the 6th!) 6 UK UK: The United Kingdom

2 PAPER FLOWERS Here’s a simple craft that you can make for the Spring, Mother’s Day or Easter. The flowers are easy to do and you GoGo forfor itit only need paper, glue and scissors; you can also make them in any size or colour – big or small! 1 2

You will need: • Paper – any size or colour is fine. The width of A4 works well. • Scissors. • Glue. • Ruler and pencil if you want to measure (but you don’t have to). Fold a strip in half and put glue on the fold, then bring the two ends of the strip to meet in • Anything to decorate the centre of the middle and glue them down. Do the same with your second strip to make a cross your flower e.g. stickers, tissue paper, shape, then the two other strips go across to make a star shape. card, coloured paper, buttons. You can choose 3 what to put in the centre of your You need to cut 4 strips flower e.g. cut of paper. Clic-it Cymru out a circle or has measured strips that heart shape out are about 1.5cm wide of card or paper, and about 20cm long, glue a button or but it will work with use a sticker like bigger or smaller pieces. Clic-it Cymru has.

How about giving your flowers a How about using your flowers to How about making a collection of How about using a flower to make a stem with lolly sticks to make a decorate a breakfast tray for your colourful flowers? Mother’s Day card? bunch of flowers? mum or a special person? ANGELSHARK QUIZ VOTING You will need to read the ‘Angelsharks’ article on page 4 to answer the PUZZLE questions: Four friends will be able to vote 1. Which family of animal do angelsharks when they reach 16. belong to? But which one will be the first to have their 16th birthday? 2. What is the name of the bay in mid-Wales where you can find angelsharks? • Mali is older than Gwen, but 3. What is the Latin name for an angelshark? younger than Dafydd. 4. What do angelsharks eat? • Jac is older than Dafydd. Mali Gwen Dafydd Jac 5. What is the habitat of the angelshark? Who will reach 16 first? 6. How big is the angelshark in cm’s? Which month do they have their birthdays? Answers on page 8 7. What is the name of the ability that some animals have to use the colour of their body January February March April to hide from predators? Happy birthday Happy birthday 8. What are 3 things that have made to ...... ? to ...... ? angelsharks numbers decline? May June July August

Happy birthday Happy birthday to ...... ? to ...... ?

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If you like crosswords, then here is a link to the Spring crossword in Issue 14:

3 OUR GREEN FACT PLANET FILE ANGELSHARKS Latin name Squatina squatina. ANGELSHARKS Family Sharks and rays. An angelshark is one of over 40 species of shark and ray Food found in Wales. At the moment, its status is ‘critically Fish, shellfish and endangered’, which means they are in danger of becoming molluscs. extinct. At one time, angelsharks were common around Size Europe, but now their numbers have declined. Fortunately Up to 2.4m long. for us, the seas around Wales are a stronghold for Habitat angelsharks, with Cardigan Bay and Swansea Bay the best Sand or mud on the seabed. They places to find them. use sandy coloured camouflage

Nick Long to hide from predators. Threats Loss of habitat, pollution, being caught accidentally by fishermen. Angel Shark Project: Wales This project began in July 2018 to better understand and safeguard the angelshark in Wales. The Angel Shark Project has created an e-book especially for children aged 7-11, to tell the story of angelsharks in Wales and to help protect them for the future. Follow this link to read the excellent e-book: https://bit.ly/2Z4AnTy

Literature Craft Television ININ THETHE Music Art LIMELIGHTLIMELIGHT Poetry Sorrel Higgins Mared graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in 2019 and has gone on to star in musicals MARED such as ‘Y Tylwyth’ in the National Eisteddfod and ‘Sweeny Todd’ in the Llangollen Eisteddfod. She WILLIAMS has also appeared in the famous ‘Les Miserables’ 2021 has been a great year so far for in ’s West End. Mared plays the piano and Mared Williams, the talented musician sings and composes her own songs. from Llannefydd. Mared won two prizes Clic-it Cymru congratulates Mared on her in the Selar Welsh Music Awards for success and wishes her all the best in her future being Star of the Scene and Best Solo career. Artist, following the release of her first Here’s a link to listen to Mared singing: album Y Drefn in August 2020. https://bit.ly/2Z8barE

Did you know? • At election time, a polling station is PUTTING usually found in buildings such as schools or village halls. But people have also had to visit unusual A CROSS places - a caravan, garage and laundrette, in order to vote. • The youngest person ever to become a Member of Parliament was 13-year-old IN THE Christopher Monck who took his seat in parliament in 1667. • Before 1872 a vote had to be cast by a show of hands, so there was a lot of intimidation. 'Bludgeon men' were employed by the candidates to make sure BOX that people voted for them.

4 'And as if that's not bad SERIES STORY enough, there's talk of...' but she stopped, seeing her grand-children's stricken faces. JUST A 'What?' burst Mali, but Gran just shook her head once again. She DUMP had given them enough bad news for now. She didn't want to CHAPTER 2/3 tell them of the other plan - to change the badger's playground Click here for chapter 1 into an enormous lake. Mali and Joe saw the sign on the 'But what can we do?' Jo looked gate that said ‘SOLD’. They at his Gran, and then at Mali. rushed into Gran's house. Gran looked down; Jo kept quiet 'It's the old derelict house.' Gran as he noticed his Gran's eyes shook her head sadly. welling up. them.' Mali got up and went over Mali's heart sank - the noise 'But the place is falling down! 'Come on, let's go and look for slowly to the mouth of the set. reminded her of a greedy Why would anyone want to buy the badgers.' Mali pulled on her There was no sign of life. The monster, gobbling up all in its it?' asked Mali, puzzled. red coat. grass had not been disturbed. path. 'Well, someone has, and they're 'Ha-ha! You look just like Little They had gone. 'We can't go any further.' Joe had going to turn it into a luxury hotel, Red Riding Hood.' Joe tried to Suddenly, a loud noise erupted reached the track entrance - the complete with a course - lighten things. from the direction of the derelict old house was just beyond a tall and they intend to clear all the 'You watch out for the wolf then!' house. They looked up to see fence that had a sign that trees this time.' said Gran with a Gran gave a little laugh. 'Don't go the startled birds, their wings screamed ‘WARNING - KEEP wobbly voice. too far, and stay away from the flapping nervously through the OUT’. Suddenly Joe became old house, just in case...' branches. The howl of a aware that Mali wasn't there. Gran looked tired, and for once chainsaw echoed, and the crash ‘Suddenly a voice bellowed she didn't join them in their of falling wood. behind him ‘Where do you think search for the badgers. When 'That's the reason why the you’re going?’ He swung around they reached their usual spot, badgers have left.' scowled Mali. to see a black suited man there was no sign of the animals. The two of them crept nervously towering above him. And from 'Do you think they've been along the path, Gran's words in the corner of his eye, he forced out?' Jo whispered. They their ears. But they had to know glimpsed a red coat squeezing hid for a while, but still no what was going on. Was the owl beneath the fence and badgers came. still there? disappearing into the shadows 'Well, something's happened to The noise was getting louder. behind the old house.

Discussion Point

What's No. I don't think young people Yes. I believe young people should have the right to vote. should be able to vote: your opinion? • I don't think 16- and 17-year-olds • You can get married, join the The right to vote have enough information, army, work and pay certain 16- and 17-year-olds knowledge or experience to taxes at 16, then why not be are able to vote in the understand many of the issues they able to vote? Senedd elections, as will be voting for. Politics can be complicated enough • Decisions are passed now, that will affect the the legal age for for older, more experienced people, I don't believe future lives of young people e.g. climate change, voting in Welsh young people would understand. Wales as a nation. So, it's vital that young people Senedd elections has • Young people can be easily led and could be have their say, and the only way to do that is by been changed since persuaded to vote in a certain way by listening to voting - after all today's young people are the next June 2020. Young celebrities or other influencers. generation of politicians. people in • People only become adults legally when they have • Many young people understand politics better have also been given their 18th birthday. Before then they cannot legally buy than the older generation. They realise that the same rights. certain things e.g. alcohol and cigarettes, and until they society is not what it should be, with so much What's your opinion? are 18, they are still under their parent’s supervision. As inequality. It's very important that young people Here are two 18 is the age when people become adults then I have a right to a voice, their voice can only be contrasting opinions: believe that is the age they should be able to vote. heard when they have the vote.

5 Hearing the cuckoo Woodland, 10 moorland, open UNDER THE The cuckoo has a fields. MICROSCOPE distinctive two note call. Blossom Gardens, 2 hedgerows, Any variety e.g. apple, woodland. BE A WILDLIFE CHAMPION cherry, hawthorn. Spring is an exciting time in the countryside. Life seems to be waking House martin They often build 4 their nest in up again after the long winter outbuildings or months. How good are you at spotting under the eaves. the signs that Spring is here? Count your score and have a competition Racing lambs Farmland, fields. 2 with your friends. Who can top up their scores and become a Wildlife Champion? Name Where to look? Score Primroses Hedgerows, 2 Wild garlic Hedgerows, 2 woodland. woodland. Have your senses ready - they have a distinct onion smell.

Nest building Hedgerows, 7 Lesser Edges of woods, 2 woodland. hedgerows. Watch out for garden birds Celandine carrying material in their beaks for nest building.

Frogspawn or Slow moving, 6 Daffodil Gardens, road sides, 1 shallow water. hedgerows, fields, tadpoles Garden ponds, parks. ditches.

Bluebells Woodland 3 Bumblebee Gardens and parks. 2

Busy Welsh Ports The ports of Barry and Cardiff became the busiest in the world TREASURES as Welsh coal was exported to hundreds of different countries. OF WALES By 1913 the South Wales Coalfields were one of the COAL – WALES’ BLACK GOLD busiest in the world, with millions of tons of coal being Coal has played an important part in mined there. the history of our country, so much so that it earned the nickname The Work of the Miner ‘Wales’ black gold’. With the arrival Unfortunately, the work of a of the Industrial Revolution, there miner was difficult and was a great demand for Welsh coal dangerous. The owners of the to power the furnaces of the copper coal mines became very rich, and steel industry, steam ships and but the miners themselves trains, as well as to power steam worked long hours engines in factories. underground for poor wages. Accidents, illness and even Industrial Revolution death were common in the life of a miner. In 1913 there 1. Began around the end of the 1700s. was a disaster at 2. A time when new engines and machines were invented, Senghenydd, where an large factories were built, and many people moved from explosion in the Universal the country to work in large towns and cities. Colliery killed 439 miners.

6 TIMETIME WHAT? TRAVELLINGTRAVELLING A R C H A E O L O G Y ARCHAEOLOGYARCHAEOLOGY

HOW DO WE Detective work The historian and archaeologist must look for clues, just like a KNOW? detective. They must be careful when they come across clues, Have you ever considered this question sometimes it's difficult to work out what clues tell us. Clues can when discussing past events? sometimes lead us down a confusing or wrong path. How do we know about early society and past The treasures of Tutankhamun events? THE DISCOVERY OF The tomb was a treasure trove, many of the Archaeologists are scientists. They look TUTANKHAMUN items were thought to help the king reach out for, and interpret objects that have The Boy King the next world. They included: been left behind from earlier times. • A Scarab beetle made of lapis lazuli, a The Valley of the Archaeologists study artefacts to discover precious stone Kings and the great more about the people who lived in the • Sandals made of gold to wear in the next pyramids have been a Al Pavangkanan past. By studying artefacts, they can learn world. source of wonder for about society, lives and practices. • Games to play on archaeologists ever Archaeologists study many objects e.g. his journey. since they were built pottery, weapons, tools, instruments, • A jewelled golden over 4 thousand years buildings and bones. mask. ago. A pyramid is an Gold sandals enormous tomb, where the Egyptians Fantastic buried their pharaoh. Fact Help! Tutankhamun is one of the most famous Tutankhamun pharaohs, an archaeologist called Harold was an ostrich hunter. In Carter entered the young pharaoh's grave his tomb archaeologists in 1922. It was an important discovery as found the remains of a fan, Anything else? so many of the treasures and artefacts believed to be made of Historical Sources buried with the young king were still ostrich feathers, only the Sometimes historians will study sources intact. handle remained and on it is an from certain eras. Sources can include: illustration of the huge bird with newspapers, books, letters, diaries, The Boy King the pharaoh in pursuit. photographs and illustrations. Tutankhamun was just 9 years old when he became a king - he died The Curse of at 18. He had been Tutankhamun According to legend, a mummified to curse would fall on preserve his body. anyone who disturbed the tomb of the Boy King. One of the first people to enter the tomb was George Herbert. He died soon after discovering the tomb, but his death is believed to be as a result of the

Victorian children working in factories. disease, Malaria..

PREVIOUS ARTICLES AND DATES (Issues 1-6 Welsh only) 500: (Issue 1) 1914: Christmas Truce in the World War 1 trenches (Issue 5) The power of water (Issue 12) 1136: Welsh Castles (Issue 3) 1942-1945: Anne Frank (Issue 9) Animal heroes (Issue13) 1858-1920: Sir O.M.Edwards (Issue 15) 1948: Establishing the National Health Service (Issue 4) Welsh Health Boards (Issue 14) 1859: Royal Charter Disaster (Issue 8) 1960s: The Sixties' Revolution (Issue 2) Black history Wales (Issue 16) 1867-1934: Marie Curie (Issue 7) 1st of November: Gods of the old world (Issue 17) 1912: Reaching the South Pole (Issue 6) Christmas: Christmas Traditions (Issue 11)

7 BLACK HISTORY WALES SPORT

According to some - Rugby is Wales's 'national' game, SIX NATIONS RUGBY while others will argue for the 'beautiful game'. FOOTBALL WALES WIN Whichever game is your favourite, we are very lucky as we have two excellent national teams to follow and • 11 player in each team. THE TRIPLE support. Did you know? • The game came to this country with the CROWN Romans. • During the Middle Ages a similar game Congratulations to RUGBY was played when two villages competed - the Welsh team • 15 player in a team. it was a dangerous and often violent game for their win • 13 player in a rugby league team. as it had no rules. A player could do against • It's thought that the game originated in Rugby School, anything to snatch the from his Scotland, in 1823. During a soccer game, one of the opponent! Ireland and players - William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran. • Another similar game - the - was England - • The game was considered a pass time popular in west Wales. claiming the for the wealthy young men of England, It was played Triple Crown for this season. but in Wales it was adopted mainly by using a small Also congratulations to George the workers of the coal mining valleys wooden North who became the of south Wales. ball, and youngest ever rugby player to • Today it is popular with both men and was infamous reach 100 international caps, women throughout Wales. for its foul play! aged 28.

I’m sure you are keen to know what you can do to bridge the YOU’RE A STAR! generations? In a time when we are unable to be in the Mirain Llwyd same room, we can still try to Our STAR for this Issue is Mirain Llwyd Roberts who do our best to raise a smile in is Bridging the Generations Co-ordinator with others. Here are 3 ideas of Gwynedd Council. how you can do this, This is what Mirain had to say. remember that you can ask a parent or teacher for help: Here’s an example of colourful Here in Wales it will be 1. How about writing cards to posters of happiness? Intergenerational raise spirits / colourful posters of happiness. You can give these Week between the to neighbours or relatives that live alone or you can post them to 8th and 14th of a local care . March. Bridging the 2. How about phoning an older relative or neighbour who live Generations is a alone and have a chat? You could make a bird feeder out of an project within old bottle or carton and take it over to them – you could then Gwynedd Council compare notes on which birds you have seen in your gardens which is an when you talk to them. opportunity to bring 3. If an older relative or neighbour is able to use video calls, then children and people how about using it to have a quiz or cook a recipe together? of all ages together, There are plenty of ideas about things you can do, remember you usually to work only need to do something small from afar to raise a smile! together on activities. Do you have any ideas? You are welcome to get in touch with

However, this year of me by email: [email protected]

course this is not Gwen. August: Mali,

Voting puzzle answers: answers: puzzle Voting possible, but the week June: Dafydd, April: Jac, February: will still go ahead despite restrictions! Our hope is to encourage

people to make connections and get together, but doing so fishermen. by caught being pollution, habitat, of . Loss Loss . 8 Camouflage, . 7 240cm, . 6 seabed, the on mud or Sand .

remotely. We are also hoping to raise awareness so that, when we are 5 . Fish, shellfish and molluscs, molluscs, and shellfish Fish, . 4 squatina, Squatina . 3 Ceredigion,

able, we can have even more projects to bring generations together answers: quiz Angelshark . . 2 ray), (and Shark . across Wales. 1

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