0:00:02 > 0:00:05Cardigan Bay - the sweeping west coast of Wales...
0:00:05 > 0:00:09This is just something else.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13..home to the largest population of bottlenose dolphins in the UK...
0:00:13 > 0:00:16It really is the New Zealand of the northern hemisphere.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19..and the only place in Wales where you can buy a pier...
0:00:19 > 0:00:22It's up for sale if anybody out there wants to buy the pier.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23..and even a zoo.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27Don't forget to wash your hands after you've played with the snakes.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31Over spring and summer, we follow the rich and varied lives...
0:00:31 > 0:00:34This is just not Elvis enough.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37..of the locals who call this coast home.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Toilet lady from Ceredigion will do me.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Quite proud, really, that I'm going to start a business here again.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48Why on earth would you want to live anywhere else?
0:00:48 > 0:00:51This is their Cardigan Bay.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59New Quay, and war is raging
0:00:59 > 0:01:02between three rival dolphin-spotting companies.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Old hand Winston Evans and his son Jonathan
0:01:11 > 0:01:14run the longest-established boat tours in town.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16When the weather's nice, it's a lovely trip.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19When it's not so nice, it's not so good!
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Steve Hartley lures in the customers
0:01:21 > 0:01:24with trips that include scientific research.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Competition can be quite intense sometimes,
0:01:28 > 0:01:29but we all get along wonderfully.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31I wouldn't hear a bad word said about them.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33HE LAUGHS
0:01:33 > 0:01:38And entering the fray with a brand-new shop is Brett Stones.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40I wouldn't say I was the new kid on the block.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43I would say that it's more like the feeling
0:01:43 > 0:01:45of being the last dog at the bowl.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52It's the start of another great Welsh summer.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57This should be boom time for the three rival businesses.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00I mean, the weather's been on and off like this all summer.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02It's been a dreadful summer weather-wise.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04The forecast is bad for the afternoon.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08Even wily old Winston is feeling the pinch.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10If it was sort of four or five weeks into the season,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13it wouldn't be so bad to have a day off,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15but this early, it's bad news.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Our biggest issue that gives us the problem is the wind.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Anything from the north, maybe 15, 16mph,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24it's a show stopper and we can't do anything.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Every trip cancelled is money lost.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30With our two boats, it's over 1,000, you know.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33It's a lot of money. It's a lot of money to be losing.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41Wherever possible, the boats have to go out, come rain or shine.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44My father, I think, cos he sees the bills more than me,
0:02:44 > 0:02:46he's more stressed when we can't run
0:02:46 > 0:02:48cos he knows, from years and years and years,
0:02:48 > 0:02:52how important it is to get those trips in when the bank holiday's on.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57This is the last trip of the day and the wind's just picked up,
0:02:57 > 0:02:59so hold on tight.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- PASSENGERS:- Whoa!
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- OK. - HE CHUCKLES
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Hold on, I'd better talk to my passengers.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- Are you OK at the back there? - ALL:- Yes.- Yes?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- OK.- It's fun!
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Good. I think it's fun, too.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18And again. OK.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Yeah, when they go quiet, you've got to worry.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23If you're going into the weather,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26it's nice and steady and it's not so quick.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28If it's coming from the side, you're rolling,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31so it's a faster movement and it tends to get people's stomach
0:03:31 > 0:03:34and then finally they start vomiting over each other and...
0:03:34 > 0:03:36- RADIO BEEPS - Excuse me.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38..it gets unpleasant quick.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43But one day tripper who's never seasick is George Seagull.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45What he wants is my lunch.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51People think we make this up, right?
0:03:51 > 0:03:55But this is the same bird every day, every trip for the last five years.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00He's the best-fed seagull in Wales,
0:04:00 > 0:04:02yet he's never full.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08It's been a bit disappointing for the paying passengers,
0:04:08 > 0:04:09I've got to be honest.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12The weather's been... It's been rainy, windy.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15No sign of the dolphins or the porpoise, I'm afraid.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18But thanks for choosing to come on such a trip
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- to publicise my business. - HE CHUCKLES
0:04:22 > 0:04:24I'll get another job next year.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30In Aberporth are the James family.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Guys, do you want biscuits?
0:04:32 > 0:04:37Local councillor Gethin has four young sons and is married to Jess.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- 25 years now, is it? - Yes, 25 years. Yeah.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42HAMMER BANGS
0:04:42 > 0:04:44CAR HORN BEEPS
0:04:44 > 0:04:46They haven't seen what sign I'm putting up yet!
0:04:46 > 0:04:51It's one month since Gethin stood in the general election for UKIP.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54James Gethin, UKIP...
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- ..3,820...- He came fourth, just ahead of Labour.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04But with his political ambitions now on hold,
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Gethin needs a new dream.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09He's going to build a cafe in his grandmother's back garden,
0:05:09 > 0:05:11which overlooks Aberporth beach.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15I've been very privileged to live on top of this beach.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20I think it's a perfect location to put a little cafe.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24You know, this property was actually built as a business premises
0:05:24 > 0:05:26in the late 1800s.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30It's always been a business premises up until sort of the mid-'90s,
0:05:30 > 0:05:33and, you know, it's about time there was a business back here.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Gethin has done a lot of the hard work himself,
0:05:36 > 0:05:39laying a flat terrace at the back of Glanmordy.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44But summer's coming and he has to race to get the cafe up and running.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47I've ended up getting proper concrete contractors in to do this
0:05:47 > 0:05:50because trying to get it done myself
0:05:50 > 0:05:52was too much of a challenge, in a way.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58I've ordered six loads, so, hopefully, that'll be enough.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02There's a lot riding on the whole project
0:06:02 > 0:06:06because the build is costing Gethin around £80,000.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09It is a big risk because it is very seasonal here.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13You know, that crucial sort of six, seven weeks of the summer holidays
0:06:13 > 0:06:16is where 90% of the money is really made
0:06:16 > 0:06:19and that's why it's critical, really,
0:06:19 > 0:06:22that I get this open in some format or another
0:06:22 > 0:06:25for this six-week holiday coming up now soon.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28For Gethin's mother Verna,
0:06:28 > 0:06:32a business back in Glanmordy re-establishes a family tradition.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35There's four grandsons,
0:06:35 > 0:06:39so, hopefully, one of them will be interested in it.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42We're looking good. Slab done.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46The main building over here will be where the cooking will go on
0:06:46 > 0:06:49and then you'll have a row of what looks like beach huts here
0:06:49 > 0:06:50and that'll be covered seating.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55I've only got four to five weeks to get this up and operational, really,
0:06:55 > 0:06:59from now, so there's a bit of a press on now, isn't there?
0:07:02 > 0:07:06Aberystwyth - home to a fabulous crescent-shaped promenade
0:07:06 > 0:07:08and about 9,000 students.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11THEY CHEER
0:07:11 > 0:07:15At the centre of the prom, the oldest pier in Wales,
0:07:15 > 0:07:19celebrating its 150th anniversary this year.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22And some of its staff are as attached to the old pier
0:07:22 > 0:07:24as its barnacles.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26See, I spend my days picking up little bits of...
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Manager Lee Price is all over everything.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34I've been attached or associated to the pier...
0:07:36 > 0:07:38..er, longer than I've known my wife.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44See, that's a tough one, isn't it? That's a pressing one.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Pier or the wife? Erm...
0:07:51 > 0:07:53You can't compare them.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58One gives me pleasure, satisfaction, fun...
0:08:00 > 0:08:01..and I live with the other one.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Another pier-mad fan is Louis Delahaye.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Look at that lovely little pigeon down there.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Coo! Coo! Coo!
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Louis is the pier's long-standing DJ.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Greetings to you, Mr Manager of the Pier.
0:08:16 > 0:08:17How are you today?
0:08:19 > 0:08:22This was my venue when I first started in the pier.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24I don't know when he started,
0:08:24 > 0:08:27but he's still got the same bloody records.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29I started when I was 17 years old
0:08:29 > 0:08:32and I've been doing it for over 40 years now.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35That's one thing of having a little bit of a, you know,
0:08:35 > 0:08:37a bit of belly going on.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40But recently, times have been tough for the pier
0:08:40 > 0:08:42and it's been put into administration.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44A rescue mechanism is in place...
0:08:45 > 0:08:52..but in terms of operations, the pier remains unchanged.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55It's business as usual.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59When I heard that the pier was in trouble, I was quite concerned.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Not so much for my job,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04but, you know, I actually feel for the pier.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07It's part of me because I've worked here for a long time.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Natalia Davies is a third-year drama student...
0:09:12 > 0:09:15This is where I clock in when I first come in to work.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17..and another pier enthusiast.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20But this morning, all's not well in the ice cream parlour.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22To come in and see all this now on the floor...
0:09:24 > 0:09:26It's going to be one of those days.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29I'm a bit particular when things have got to be tidy.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32I'm really particular about the glass and fingerprints and stuff.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38I sound like I'm going crazy. I'm not crazy, I promise.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42But today, Natalia has a big idea to put to her boss.
0:09:43 > 0:09:44- Right.- Fire away.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49I'd like to do an event and I'm asking for your help, if that's OK.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- What sort of event?- A charity event, like a big fundraiser.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- OK.- For LATCH.- And what is LATCH?
0:09:55 > 0:09:59LATCH is the Welsh charity who raise money for children in Wales
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- with cancer...- OK. - ..and they try and give them hope
0:10:02 > 0:10:07- just to show them it's not just a downward spiral.- OK.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09I was diagnosed with leukaemia when I was younger
0:10:09 > 0:10:12and they've shown me that I can get the best out of my life, as well.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15You haven't just got to be stuck in a hospital bed.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18You can do things with your life if you've got this thing.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20So I feel now I'm at the point
0:10:20 > 0:10:23where I can give back to them and I want to give back to them
0:10:23 > 0:10:26just to show my thanks and my appreciation
0:10:26 > 0:10:28for what they've done for me and my family.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35When I was four, I was diagnosed with leukaemia,
0:10:35 > 0:10:37and LATCH helped me throughout the whole thing.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Their main part of the charity is just to show
0:10:39 > 0:10:44that children can still have hope and they still have a life to live
0:10:44 > 0:10:47even with...even with something like cancer.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51And they've really shown me that I have got a life to live
0:10:51 > 0:10:53and I've clearly proved that.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56I've already got people who've said they're willing to help me.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Like other staff are willing to help me, work for free.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- Our staff offering to work for free?- Yes.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- Unbelievable.- I know. - I want that in writing.- OK.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06SHE LAUGHS
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- Pier Pressure nightclub...- Yeah. - ..fully on board...- Thanks.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14..and we'll do everything we can to help you.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- Thank you very much.- You're welcome. Anything else?- I don't think so.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- Get back to work!- I don't start until three, but all right.
0:11:21 > 0:11:22Thanks.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25I've never done anything like this before
0:11:25 > 0:11:28and I think it's something I'm trying to prove to myself
0:11:28 > 0:11:30and trying to prove to my family that I can do
0:11:30 > 0:11:34and pushing everyone's thoughts of me and I'm proving them wrong.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39I'm not this ditzy, dumb person. I've actually got some intelligence
0:11:39 > 0:11:41and I can pull off something quite big.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43So, now's my chance to try and do it.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50In the north of Cardigan Bay, on the Mawddach Estuary,
0:11:50 > 0:11:52is Penmaenpool Bridge.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Hi. 70p, thank you.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00And its beauty provoked a massive lifestyle change
0:12:00 > 0:12:02for Barry and Susan Brightmore.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04We're from Macclesfield, in Cheshire...
0:12:06 > 0:12:08..which is a nice part of the world, as well.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- Right on the edge of the Peak District.- Yeah.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14So, we're used to lovely scenery and hills just along the way
0:12:14 > 0:12:17and being able to look out and see beautiful scenery,
0:12:17 > 0:12:21but this is just something else, we think.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26- While here on holiday... - 70p, thank you.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28..Barry and Susan heard the bridge was for sale
0:12:28 > 0:12:30and decided to buy it there and then.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36We sold the house and decided this is what we wanted to do,
0:12:36 > 0:12:38buy a bridge.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41All three children have grown up, all gone through university.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47And so we thought it's time to do something for ourselves
0:12:47 > 0:12:49and something that we could both do together
0:12:49 > 0:12:53and something a little bit different.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- You can't get any more different than owning a toll bridge.- Yeah.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Not only did they get a bridge,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04they also got a two-bedroomed cottage into the bargain.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09Very short commute to work. Just nip across the road and you're there.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10That's your office window.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13So, we look out and then you can see this.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21It's a beautiful dream, but the brutal reality
0:13:21 > 0:13:24is they have to maintain the bridge themselves.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Good morning. 70p, please.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- Good morning. 70p, please. - And two weeks into their adventure,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34an extra pair of helping hands has arrived.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37It's great having Patrick home. I've missed him.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40But I'm his mum, so, yeah.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42I think he'll get fed up quite soon,
0:13:42 > 0:13:45but while he's looking for a job, we can keep him busy.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Time to start painting.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50It's an absolute mammoth task.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Got an entire bridge to paint, every last little bit of wood.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00With Patrick being here, it's a big help.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03I'll work for only £20 an hour. It'll be OK.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05If only! If only.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Good morning. 70p, please.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Thank you. Nice and slow on the bridge, please.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13We have a 5mph speed limit on the bridge,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15and it's impossible to enforce.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18The lady's collecting the money at the end.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20They just treat it like it's a race track.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22There's another one.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25The sleepers bounce and it loosens the nails
0:14:25 > 0:14:27and what we're concerned about is with any loose nails
0:14:27 > 0:14:30going through a tyre and somebody losing their tyre.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- 70p, please. Thank you.- Thank you. See you soon.- See you, bye.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38It's nice that we're now getting it painted
0:14:38 > 0:14:40and it's beginning to look nice
0:14:40 > 0:14:43because she was looking in poor condition before we came here
0:14:43 > 0:14:44and we're getting there.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47So, hopefully, by the end of August, we'll have her fully painted
0:14:47 > 0:14:50and she'll look really nice and all ready for the winter.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54I don't know why should she be a she. I'm not sure about that.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59Boats are shes. This is a bridge, though, isn't it?
0:14:59 > 0:15:00I think it could be a he.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02I just keep referring to it as her.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06My wife is not too happy about that,
0:15:06 > 0:15:10but we agree to disagree at times like this.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Maybe we'll have to choose a name that could be either/or.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Maybe. We'll argue about that for a long time, I think,
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- before it happens. - SHE LAUGHS
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- Back at Aberystwyth pier...- Hello!
0:15:28 > 0:15:33..and Natalia is hard at work planning her charity fundraiser.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36People don't normally come through this entrance to go to the club,
0:15:36 > 0:15:37but this is the way we're thinking -
0:15:37 > 0:15:39well, I'm thinking I'm going to do it -
0:15:39 > 0:15:42and I want to do, like, a follow the balloon type of thing.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43Darkness.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Her first challenge is to turn this steamy student nightspot
0:15:50 > 0:15:52into a child-friendly venue.
0:15:53 > 0:15:54So, this is Pier Pressure.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57This is the biggest nightclub in Aberystwyth.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02This is my first time actually being in here and being able to stand
0:16:02 > 0:16:06and actually put things...like, imagine where I want to put things.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11I want a big bouncy castle there and then I think I'm going to have...
0:16:11 > 0:16:13On her whirlwind mission,
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Natalia has attracted gifts of balloons, doughnuts
0:16:16 > 0:16:17and a variety of raffle prizes.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20I want to fill the whole thing with balloons.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Oh, it's going to take so much work.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Natalia has to attract her audience.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29She's planning to design flyers to drum up support,
0:16:29 > 0:16:33and to make them more powerful, she's telling her own story.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38It's really odd looking back to this report
0:16:38 > 0:16:41and seeing how my school raised money for LATCH and things.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44It's really weird looking at this and...
0:16:45 > 0:16:47To be honest, I forgot that...
0:16:47 > 0:16:52When I was first diagnosed, I forgot my cancer actually spread
0:16:52 > 0:16:54into my liver and it enlarged my spleen,
0:16:54 > 0:16:57and just reading it now, it's really odd to look back on.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04It upsets me a little bit, I guess, looking back at this
0:17:04 > 0:17:08because it's really bizarre thinking I've been through this.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13I guess reading something like this makes me realise how lucky I am
0:17:13 > 0:17:15to actually be alive and, yeah...
0:17:22 > 0:17:26A month after the concrete was laid and Gethin has been hard at work.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29The cafe and beach huts are up.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31No carpenters today,
0:17:31 > 0:17:35but, hopefully, everything will be in full swing here again by Monday
0:17:35 > 0:17:38cos I need to be open within a fortnight.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40It's just before the school holidays
0:17:40 > 0:17:43and he can't afford to take a weekend off.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46My dad's building a cafe and I'm going to eat loads of ice cream.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Probably about two every day.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52And with no workers around, it's all hands on deck.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56It'll take him a few years to get the money back, won't it?
0:17:57 > 0:18:01But, eventually, it will earn money over time.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- One either side. - OK, I'll get this side.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05- It's not exploiting child labour. - Yes, it is.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09- Be very careful, guys. - OK. Where do we take it?
0:18:09 > 0:18:11- Down to the bottom.- OK.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- OK, this is the heavier side. - Yeah, told you.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18The all-Wales coastal path runs directly in front of the cafe,
0:18:18 > 0:18:22a fact that Gethin hopes will bring him plenty of customers.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26After all, it was the path that originally led his wife Jess
0:18:26 > 0:18:29to Glanmordy when she was 12.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32I remember walking across here when I was...
0:18:32 > 0:18:35not long after we'd moved here, and I was walking over to Mwnt
0:18:35 > 0:18:38with my sister and we stopped here, years ago, and I said,
0:18:38 > 0:18:40"God, wouldn't it be fab to live here?"
0:18:40 > 0:18:41And my dream's come true, really.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46Gethin and Jess hope that this will be a family business.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48- Here's the receipt, so keep that safe.- OK.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52I could see my kids working here in future, you know.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54It's going to be lovely.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58We can work together, a family unit working together
0:18:58 > 0:19:00to provide an income for our little family.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02It's obviously very exciting. You know, it's...
0:19:02 > 0:19:06You know, my family have been associated with this property
0:19:06 > 0:19:08since 1910.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13I'm quite proud, really, that I'm going to start a business here again
0:19:13 > 0:19:15and that's why, when we've named the place,
0:19:15 > 0:19:17we're calling it Cwtch Glanmordy.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Hopefully, we'll have a successful business here again
0:19:19 > 0:19:22that might be here for 80 years-odd. We'll see.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30After seven weeks of planning, it's D-Day for Natalia.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32The day is finally here, which I'm a bit nervous about
0:19:32 > 0:19:35and my stomach's going around a little bit.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38I was up until about 11 o'clock last night just trying to decorate it.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Hopefully, no balloons pop cos I'll cry.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43SHE LAUGHS
0:19:43 > 0:19:46The whole pier is on board for Natalia's event
0:19:46 > 0:19:47and she's allowed to take what she likes
0:19:47 > 0:19:49from the brasserie and the bar.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53Shall I take the chalkboards in? They can draw on the chalkboard.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Ah! Don't trap your fingers. That doesn't work.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59I need my keys. Where are they?
0:19:59 > 0:20:02And Natalia's masterstroke, a donated bouncy castle,
0:20:02 > 0:20:04transforms the room.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09To her great relief, Pier Pressure nightclub
0:20:09 > 0:20:11has its child-friendly makeover.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Ooh!
0:20:13 > 0:20:16The flyers have worked and the guests come pouring in.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21It may not be the usual rowdy clubbing crowd...
0:20:23 > 0:20:26..but Louis is on hand to get them revved up.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Let's see if we can make them dance a little bit, you know.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31That's my job. Oh, it's a lovely day.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Shame I've got to go in the dark now, isn't it?
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Oh, lovely balloons. We'll put a bit of, you know...
0:20:37 > 0:20:38What's that song that goes...
0:20:38 > 0:20:41# I like to move it I like to move it, move it. #
0:20:41 > 0:20:44We'll do a bit of that in a minute when I find it.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Hello, everybody. Hope you're having a lovely afternoon.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Welcome to the charity LATCH disco.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Come on, you've got to guess what this is.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56It's a nice, happy dance song. Let's see you do it.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58# I like to move it, move it
0:21:00 > 0:21:02# I like to move it, move it... #
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Come on, you've got to wave your hands in the air.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06# I like to move it, move it... #
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Things are going really well so far.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11The bouncy castle is proving to be a really big hit
0:21:11 > 0:21:12and so are the doughnuts.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15The hair braiding, I want to go see how that's doing.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17I think I can see some being done now.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20But, yeah, things are going well and I'm excited.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Don't worry, I'll do it next, all right? No worries. Bye.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27The Only Way Is Up. This is Yazz.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31# The only way is up, baby... #
0:21:31 > 0:21:35If I can pull off this event, it's proving that I can do something
0:21:35 > 0:21:37and I am actually worth something
0:21:37 > 0:21:40and I'm not just that stupid little ditzy girl.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43And finally giving back to the charity
0:21:43 > 0:21:46what I've been meaning to give back for a long time.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49It's been a great day.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54Natalia's raised £1,000 and the pier has a new generation of admirers.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02Late August and finally, the sun is shining.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06Time to make money for the three rival dolphin warriors of New Quay.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Four-hour trip. Departing now for the four-hour trip.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12White-ticket holders, make your way to the boat.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Hi, guys. Who's here for the half 12 trip?
0:22:15 > 0:22:17A day like today, it means an awful lot.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22One day like this is the equivalent of two or three weeks in May.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25All the boat trip companies today, everybody's flat out.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Full boats left, right and centre.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Hello. New Quay Boat Trips. How can I help?
0:22:29 > 0:22:32Tonight, we're full up, I'm afraid.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34When the weather's great like this, you've got to crack on
0:22:34 > 0:22:39and just get on with it, work hard and get out how you can, really.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42It's a battle to get bums on seats,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45and with Jonathan having the biggest boat,
0:22:45 > 0:22:48his rivals are a bit green.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51I'm sure they could have packed a few more on there, you know.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53If they'd got some goose fat and a big shoehorn,
0:22:53 > 0:22:56they could have squeezed a few more on.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00But the good news is the dolphins are in town.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS - It's peak season, isn't it?
0:23:03 > 0:23:06And we've got absolutely glorious weather.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08- CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS - And we've got the dolphins.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10The furthest one out has got the baby.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Two babies. Two babies.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18So, we're very privileged to see mums and calves that close to us.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20The two calves... Wow! Little fella!
0:23:20 > 0:23:23The calf's folded in half in the womb
0:23:23 > 0:23:25and when they're born, they straighten out.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28And what you see on them for the next 12, 18 months
0:23:28 > 0:23:32are these vertical lines, the folds where they were folded in the womb.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Yeah, that's a newborn.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38To protect the Cardigan Bay dolphins,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40all boats operate to a strict code of conduct.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43If you see the dolphins, you stop, watch and move on.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Maximum stay with the dolphins is ten minutes.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50We can't all just start veering off chasing the dolphins willy-nilly,
0:23:50 > 0:23:52and we do all stick to that.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55It's in all of our interests that we don't upset the dolphins
0:23:55 > 0:23:59or move them away, so the code of conduct was established
0:23:59 > 0:24:01for that purpose.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04But when it comes to spotting dolphins,
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Steve has an added bonus on board
0:24:06 > 0:24:09in the form of science officer from New Quay's Marine Wildlife Centre,
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Sarah Perry.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Sarah holds a licence to disturb,
0:24:14 > 0:24:17and the licence is to disturb to do photo ID.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Really to identify what animals are coming into New Quay Bay
0:24:20 > 0:24:23in particular cos it's such a hotspot area for them.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Sarah has also been listening in on the dolphin population.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Studies have shown that there's different dialects
0:24:30 > 0:24:32between different populations.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35So, the Welsh population speak slightly differently.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39And while she's doing photo ID under licence,
0:24:39 > 0:24:41it means that Steve's boat can stay longer
0:24:41 > 0:24:44and get closer to the dolphins than the opposition.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Emerald five. Emerald five. Analoid, analoid on six.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50With Jonathan heading his way,
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Steve radios through to give his position.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54- RADIO:- 'Yeah, go ahead, mate.'
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Yeah, just to let you know we're down there now.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01We're doing photo ID under licence, and again, as you know,
0:25:01 > 0:25:03under the protocols, we're not meant to do it
0:25:03 > 0:25:04in front of passenger boats.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08The fact we're doing photo ID under licence could be misinterpreted
0:25:08 > 0:25:11and it could undermine the code of conduct.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13When Sarah has invoked her licence,
0:25:13 > 0:25:17she can't take photos with other pleasure boats around.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21'OK, I'm only doing eight knots.'
0:25:22 > 0:25:24- HE LAUGHS - I know you can only do eight knots,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27but just to let you know in plenty of time.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31With everyone wanting to see dolphins,
0:25:31 > 0:25:33the pressure is mounting.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36'So, what you're saying is
0:25:36 > 0:25:38'you can't give me a direction for the dolphins.'
0:25:38 > 0:25:41They're all around the boat, all around the boat. I just said.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47But with Cardigan's dolphins putting on a good show,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50calm is soon restored out on the water.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Six boats running out of New Quay at the moment
0:25:52 > 0:25:53and we've all got customers,
0:25:53 > 0:25:59so inter-boat company relations will be good as a result.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01We're not all worried about our bank balances.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Wildlife-wise, this is world-class,
0:26:03 > 0:26:05this little bit of coast that we've got.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09Other than the sea birds, as well, we've got peregrines, choughs,
0:26:09 > 0:26:11kites, buzzards...
0:26:11 > 0:26:14When you go out of New Quay and you just look around,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16you do just think, "How lucky am I?"
0:26:19 > 0:26:22I could never imagine living anywhere else ever.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32It's the end of the school holidays and time for Gethin's cafe to...
0:26:33 > 0:26:35..finally open.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Today's the first day of trading
0:26:37 > 0:26:40and I told you it'd be ready by the summer.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44It happens to be the last day of summer, but we're open.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46See you, Gareth. Thank you very much for coming.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50It's a lovely day and Aberporth's finest are out in force.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Gethin, without further ado...
0:26:55 > 0:26:58- There you go. - ..I declare this beach cafe open.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- Zombie snow cone. - Business is already brisk...
0:27:04 > 0:27:05OK, that's a Zombie.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08..hopefully, a taste of things to come.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Great turnout. I couldn't wish for a better day.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13The sun shone for us. Fantastic.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16And Gethin's mum Verna is happy, too.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19I'm feeling proud today, very proud of them.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21They've done a good job.
0:27:21 > 0:27:26And there's a special gift for the third woman in Gethin's life, Doris,
0:27:26 > 0:27:29the grandmother whose garden made it all possible.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33- Hello, Mam?- Yes. - I brought you an ice cream.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Oh, there's a good boy. Have you had a good morning?
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- Very good, yeah.- Gorgeous.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41I wish your grandpa would be here to see you.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Yes. It's come good.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- Business in Glanmordy again. - Yes.- That's nice, isn't it?
0:27:46 > 0:27:52Oh, if Grandpa were to come back now, oh, and see this...
0:27:52 > 0:27:54- It means a lot. It means a lot. - It means a lot.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00He may not have won the election, but he's conquered his cafe.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02The future looks bright for Gethin and Jess.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05I keep thinking to myself, "What have we got ourselves into?"
0:28:05 > 0:28:08But I'm so chuffed. Really chuffed. Couldn't be happier, honestly.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11I'm really pleased for Gethin. It's turned out so well.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Really pleased for Gethin.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14Thank you.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18This is his dream and this is what he wanted and he's got it now.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22Here on in, Geth, you're tied to the kitchen sink.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24SHE CHUCKLES
0:28:24 > 0:28:26If we keep going like this for 12 months of the year,
0:28:26 > 0:28:28it'll be all right, won't it? We'll see how it goes.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Thank you for coming down. It's nice to see you.