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Child of Wales Awards part 1
National World - LocalTV
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14/10/2024
Part 1 of our coverage of the 2024 Child of Wales Awards.
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Shumai and Croeso, tonight we celebrate the incredible achievements of some of the bravest,
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most talented and resilient young people in our country at the 2024 Child of Wales Awards.
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That's right James, it's an absolute privilege to be here for such a special event where
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we get to shine a light on young Welsh heroes. Their stories of perseverance, creativity
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and selflessness are nothing short of extraordinary and tonight it's all about them.
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And what a night it's going to be. Not only will we hear about these amazing individuals
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but we'll also be treated to performances by some of the biggest stars including the
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incredible Beverley Knight MBE and Grammy winner Amy Watts.
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This event wouldn't be possible without the support of so many from the generous sponsors
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to the judges who had the tough task of choosing our winners from hundreds of deserving nominations.
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It's because of your dedication that we're able to celebrate these young champions.
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So sit back, get ready to be inspired and let's meet the next generation of leaders
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and changemakers right here at the 2024 Child of Wales Awards.
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La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
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I will see you through, I'll be there for you
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You've been told what life has in store
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And now, at the end that you're free
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Love will stand where all else goes
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Love will stand where all else goes
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Love will stand where all else goes
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In Brazil
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Ah, ah, ah
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Raise your voice, lift it up to heaven
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♪ Raise your voice, spread it across the sky ♪
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♪ Let's declare it loud and clear, let the world rejoice ♪
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♪ Raise your word, raise your cheer, raise it to the stratosphere ♪
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♪ Raise your strength, raise your spirit, raise it so the angels hear it ♪
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♪ Raise your love, raise your song ♪
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♪ Raise it up, let it ring, let it ring, let it ring, let it ring ♪
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♪ I'm in a fever, the spotlight shines, the storm's on me on the stage ♪
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♪ They'll put me dressed with a mighty gun, and I'm ready to stand, baby ♪
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♪ Look at me, can't you see, I'm fabulous, baby ♪
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♪ We're right here in the field where I'm heading to ♪
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♪ Run, run, run, run, I'll get us there, oh, oh, go, oh, there we go, on my way! ♪
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♪ I'm fabulous, baby, I'm fabulous, baby, yes, I'm fabulous, baby ♪
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Nobody but me
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Hello, happiness, goodbye, loneliness Tonight we'll swing to the morning light
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Come on over, you're all invited to see
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Hello, happiness, goodbye, loneliness Tonight we'll swing to the morning light
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Come on over, you're all invited to see
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Oh, baby, dance with me Oh, baby, dance with me
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Raise your voice
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It's my favourite night of the year, it's actually my third year presenting the awards this year
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and I keep coming back because you're just surrounded by incredible young people
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Every year I sit down in the week and I read the stories and I watch the videos and I'm in absolute bits
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but I always realise it's not tears of sorrow or sadness
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it's actually tears of joy, of inspiration
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What I can never get my head around is people so young are able to take on so much adversity
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and then turn that into something positive in that community
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and that's what tonight celebrates
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Was there anything in particular that stood out to you, that really touched you?
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It's like there's 13 awards tonight and they're so inspirational and they're all right
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but so different in the same way
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The judges have had to whittle this down from thousands of nominees around the country
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My job tonight is easy, I just announce the winner
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but for them, how do you do that?
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All the nominees have been given their merits and certificates in school
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to give them their moment of achievement
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and then we whittle it down tonight
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but actually these 13 winners this evening, they represent so much more than themselves
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they'll be the first to admit that
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There's no way I can pick anyone out, I just know it's going to be one heck of a night
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Joseph is my son, he was three years old when he passed away with cancer
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it was a very high risk cancer
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and he only had it for nine months before he relapsed and sadly passed away
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but we were raising money, a lot of money, a quarter of a million
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for a cancer vaccine in New York
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and that was our only regret, the time we didn't have with Joseph before he passed away
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because we were so busy fundraising
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so we co-founded the charity Joseph Smile
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so that we can help other families who are in the same position
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so any family who are trying to fund any equipment or treatment that's not available on the NHS
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we're there to support
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One of our patrons, the incredibly talented Steve Balsamo
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he and Tim Hamill co-wrote a stunning song for Joseph
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called Never Alone, a song for Joseph
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Steve and Tim and the Black Mountain Voices are playing it
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performing it here tonight and it's going to be incredibly special
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the song is about grief, it's about hope
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and it's a real incredible tool for us as a charity to use as a platform
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to raise critical awareness of childhood cancer
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Music to me, and some of the stories I'm hearing tonight
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I was listening to young Tommy who's our sporting hero
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you know, they're symbiotic, they just go together
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When you want to celebrate something wonderful
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what do you do? You use music
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because it is that universal language that says so much
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with just a few notes, rearranged in different ways
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and I think it's so important to have that celebratory aspect to any awards ceremony
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you know, bookmarking it by some kind of a musical performance
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that kind of just is the cherry on the cake to what these kids are doing
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My name is Kellen and I'm 10 years old
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Kellen is a real community champion in West Wales
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so when lockdown started, Kellen told us she was really sad
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because if someone fell over or someone hurt themselves
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she couldn't do anything to help them
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and she really wanted to do something to help people
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and that was how her first idea of planting flowers
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and giving them out to the community started
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and we started planting pumpkins and cucumbers
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and all these different plants
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to help people who were allergic to specific plants
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so they couldn't go outside much
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they could just pop these little plants on the windowsill
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and they'd grow as long as they watered them
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So after the sunflowers were planted
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and we were watching a TV show called Shop Class
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and they were building little free libraries
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Kellen saw that and straight away said
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I want us to do that, I want us to build one of those
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and we said, OK, let's do it
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She was the driving force behind it, the architect
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I am now the CEO of Kelly's Free Plants
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and the Little Shop Flower Library
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We've got around 1,000 books in our dining room right now
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There is literally no space in the dining room for us all to sit and eat there
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I'm part of a medieval reenactment group up in North Wales
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My parents started it in the 1980s
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and every year we donate money to charity
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With our first project with the sunflower library
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she wanted to raise money
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and the air ambulance was visible from our house anyway
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because it circles around
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so she decided to donate to them
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In 2020, Kellen undertook a 2.6 mile walk
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whilst handing out her free sunflowers on the way
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to raise money for the Welsh Air Ambulance
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Kellen started to bake shortbread
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and giving the proceeds from selling that shortbread to family and friends
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to the local food banks
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but when she told us that she wanted to raise money for the food bank
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with the shortbread, it was so lovely
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And Daddy always helped me bake the shortbread
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because he's got a really nice recipe
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Kelly's Free Plants and the Little Sunflower Library
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has just entered its fifth season
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and despite setbacks due to vandalism
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is still going strong
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What an inspiring start to the evening
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We've already met some incredible young people
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and we're just getting started
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But don't go anywhere
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we've got so much more in store
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Join us after the break as we continue celebrating
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the extraordinary stories of Wales' brightest stars
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