Child of Wales Awards part 1

Name: Child of Wales Awards part 1
Uploaded: 2024-10-14T14:24:29+00:00
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Description: Part 1 of our coverage of the 2024 Child of Wales Awards.

National World - LocalTV

14/10/2024

Part 1 of our coverage of the 2024 Child of Wales Awards.

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00:00Shumai and Croeso, tonight we celebrate the incredible achievements of some of the bravest,

00:22most talented and resilient young people in our country at the 2024 Child of Wales Awards.

00:28That's right James, it's an absolute privilege to be here for such a special event where

00:33we get to shine a light on young Welsh heroes. Their stories of perseverance, creativity

00:38and selflessness are nothing short of extraordinary and tonight it's all about them.

00:42And what a night it's going to be. Not only will we hear about these amazing individuals

00:46but we'll also be treated to performances by some of the biggest stars including the

00:51incredible Beverley Knight MBE and Grammy winner Amy Watts.

00:55This event wouldn't be possible without the support of so many from the generous sponsors

00:59to the judges who had the tough task of choosing our winners from hundreds of deserving nominations.

01:05It's because of your dedication that we're able to celebrate these young champions.

01:10So sit back, get ready to be inspired and let's meet the next generation of leaders

01:14and changemakers right here at the 2024 Child of Wales Awards.

01:25La, 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

01:55I will see you through, I'll be there for you

02:01You've been told what life has in store

02:06And now, at the end that you're free

02:13Love will stand where all else goes

02:19Love will stand where all else goes

02:26Love will stand where all else goes

02:41In Brazil

02:43Ah, ah, ah

02:57Raise your voice, lift it up to heaven

03:04♪ Raise your voice, spread it across the sky ♪

03:11♪ Let's declare it loud and clear, let the world rejoice ♪

03:17♪ Raise your word, raise your cheer, raise it to the stratosphere ♪

03:24♪ Raise your strength, raise your spirit, raise it so the angels hear it ♪

03:30♪ Raise your love, raise your song ♪

03:36♪ Raise it up, let it ring, let it ring, let it ring, let it ring ♪

03:52♪ I'm in a fever, the spotlight shines, the storm's on me on the stage ♪

04:00♪ They'll put me dressed with a mighty gun, and I'm ready to stand, baby ♪

04:09♪ Look at me, can't you see, I'm fabulous, baby ♪

04:16♪ We're right here in the field where I'm heading to ♪

04:22♪ Run, run, run, run, I'll get us there, oh, oh, go, oh, there we go, on my way! ♪

04:30♪ I'm fabulous, baby, I'm fabulous, baby, yes, I'm fabulous, baby ♪

04:39Nobody but me

05:09Hello, happiness, goodbye, loneliness Tonight we'll swing to the morning light

05:15Come on over, you're all invited to see

05:22Hello, happiness, goodbye, loneliness Tonight we'll swing to the morning light

05:28Come on over, you're all invited to see

05:34Oh, baby, dance with me Oh, baby, dance with me

05:54Raise your voice

06:04It's my favourite night of the year, it's actually my third year presenting the awards this year

06:16and I keep coming back because you're just surrounded by incredible young people

06:21Every year I sit down in the week and I read the stories and I watch the videos and I'm in absolute bits

06:26but I always realise it's not tears of sorrow or sadness

06:30it's actually tears of joy, of inspiration

06:33What I can never get my head around is people so young are able to take on so much adversity

06:39and then turn that into something positive in that community

06:42and that's what tonight celebrates

06:44Was there anything in particular that stood out to you, that really touched you?

06:47It's like there's 13 awards tonight and they're so inspirational and they're all right

06:52but so different in the same way

06:55The judges have had to whittle this down from thousands of nominees around the country

07:00My job tonight is easy, I just announce the winner

07:03but for them, how do you do that?

07:05All the nominees have been given their merits and certificates in school

07:09to give them their moment of achievement

07:12and then we whittle it down tonight

07:14but actually these 13 winners this evening, they represent so much more than themselves

07:18they'll be the first to admit that

07:20There's no way I can pick anyone out, I just know it's going to be one heck of a night

07:25Joseph is my son, he was three years old when he passed away with cancer

07:30it was a very high risk cancer

07:33and he only had it for nine months before he relapsed and sadly passed away

07:37but we were raising money, a lot of money, a quarter of a million

07:40for a cancer vaccine in New York

07:43and that was our only regret, the time we didn't have with Joseph before he passed away

07:47because we were so busy fundraising

07:49so we co-founded the charity Joseph Smile

07:52so that we can help other families who are in the same position

07:55so any family who are trying to fund any equipment or treatment that's not available on the NHS

08:01we're there to support

08:02One of our patrons, the incredibly talented Steve Balsamo

08:06he and Tim Hamill co-wrote a stunning song for Joseph

08:11called Never Alone, a song for Joseph

08:14Steve and Tim and the Black Mountain Voices are playing it

08:17performing it here tonight and it's going to be incredibly special

08:21the song is about grief, it's about hope

08:23and it's a real incredible tool for us as a charity to use as a platform

08:27to raise critical awareness of childhood cancer

08:30Music to me, and some of the stories I'm hearing tonight

08:35I was listening to young Tommy who's our sporting hero

08:40you know, they're symbiotic, they just go together

08:44When you want to celebrate something wonderful

08:47what do you do? You use music

08:49because it is that universal language that says so much

08:53with just a few notes, rearranged in different ways

08:57and I think it's so important to have that celebratory aspect to any awards ceremony

09:05you know, bookmarking it by some kind of a musical performance

09:09that kind of just is the cherry on the cake to what these kids are doing

09:14My name is Kellen and I'm 10 years old

09:17Kellen is a real community champion in West Wales

09:21so when lockdown started, Kellen told us she was really sad

09:24because if someone fell over or someone hurt themselves

09:27she couldn't do anything to help them

09:30and she really wanted to do something to help people

09:34and that was how her first idea of planting flowers

09:39and giving them out to the community started

09:42and we started planting pumpkins and cucumbers

09:46and all these different plants

09:49to help people who were allergic to specific plants

09:53so they couldn't go outside much

09:55they could just pop these little plants on the windowsill

09:58and they'd grow as long as they watered them

10:01So after the sunflowers were planted

10:03and we were watching a TV show called Shop Class

10:07and they were building little free libraries

10:09Kellen saw that and straight away said

10:12I want us to do that, I want us to build one of those

10:14and we said, OK, let's do it

10:16She was the driving force behind it, the architect

10:20I am now the CEO of Kelly's Free Plants

10:24and the Little Shop Flower Library

10:27We've got around 1,000 books in our dining room right now

10:30There is literally no space in the dining room for us all to sit and eat there

10:35I'm part of a medieval reenactment group up in North Wales

10:38My parents started it in the 1980s

10:40and every year we donate money to charity

10:43With our first project with the sunflower library

10:45she wanted to raise money

10:47and the air ambulance was visible from our house anyway

10:51because it circles around

10:53so she decided to donate to them

10:56In 2020, Kellen undertook a 2.6 mile walk

11:01whilst handing out her free sunflowers on the way

11:04to raise money for the Welsh Air Ambulance

11:07Kellen started to bake shortbread

11:10and giving the proceeds from selling that shortbread to family and friends

11:14to the local food banks

11:16but when she told us that she wanted to raise money for the food bank

11:20with the shortbread, it was so lovely

11:22And Daddy always helped me bake the shortbread

11:26because he's got a really nice recipe

11:29Kelly's Free Plants and the Little Sunflower Library

11:33has just entered its fifth season

11:35and despite setbacks due to vandalism

11:37is still going strong

11:40What an inspiring start to the evening

11:42We've already met some incredible young people

11:44and we're just getting started

11:46But don't go anywhere

11:48we've got so much more in store

11:50Join us after the break as we continue celebrating

11:52the extraordinary stories of Wales' brightest stars

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