0:00:05 > 0:00:07The Gower Peninsula.
0:00:07 > 0:00:1270 square miles of raw, natural beauty.
0:00:12 > 0:00:17Only minutes from the industry and commerce of Swansea and Port Talbot,
0:00:17 > 0:00:23the wild beaches and country lanes are a magnet for over three million visitors a year.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26There is an island mentality here.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Gower people don't like to be told what to do and what not to do.
0:00:29 > 0:00:35Traditional farming is dying out and landowners have to adapt to survive.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39I do miss the flax, the sheep and the sheepdog and all that
0:00:39 > 0:00:44but times are changing, you've got to seize the opportunity.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47The Gower Society is dead set on conservation.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51If we don't respect it, we may as well kick it into touch
0:00:51 > 0:00:55and turn the whole of Gower over to some sort of theme park.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58But locals say Gower shouldn't become a museum either.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02We are not slagging anybody off here, we're just promoting it.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07At the end of the day, local people have to have local work and money.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09People here can be fiercely private.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12But as a year on the peninsula unfolds,
0:01:12 > 0:01:15we are witness to events both everyday...
0:01:15 > 0:01:17When does it have to be made?
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Is it the same morning? Because cucumber gets soggy.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23..And highly personal.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Because it was Dad, I really panicked,
0:01:26 > 0:01:28I really thought he was dying.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33This land inspires conflict in those who want to make a living here
0:01:33 > 0:01:34and those who want to conserve it.
0:01:34 > 0:01:41But everyone agrees, Gower is both extraordinary and unique.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02When the summer comes to Gower, people who live and work here
0:02:02 > 0:02:07expect the sun to come with it, to make things grow for the farmers
0:02:07 > 0:02:13and to bring in the visitors to those who have diversified into the tourist industries.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17The Gower Show is the highlight of the summer calendar.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Locals gather here to share information, sell their goods,
0:02:20 > 0:02:24but most of all, to compete against one another.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28Farmer Rob Morgan from Three Crosses has brought his reindeer.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32He has diversified into Christmas trees and is keen to drum up business for winter.
0:02:32 > 0:02:39Penclawdd butchers Philip and Paul Tucker are here to sell their Gower salt marsh lamb burgers.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44Gower Society's Gordon Howe is setting up a stall he knows will upset some people.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49Locals say his aerial photographs make caravan sites look worse than they are.
0:02:49 > 0:02:57I always say a caravan holiday lets you cover some of the best scenery in the country.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Very appropriate, isn't it? Good God!
0:03:00 > 0:03:04But the run-up to the Gower Show starts months before the big day.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09There is an air of competition in every village.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11This woman is on a mission.
0:03:11 > 0:03:17I'd forgotten which house it was. That was good, wasn't it?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- Are you all right?- Yes.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Members of the Llanddewi and Knelston Women's Institute
0:03:23 > 0:03:29are gathering for the first strategic meeting in their bid to win the WI co-operative shield.
0:03:29 > 0:03:35Jacky, have you got the list of who is going to do what or what we're thinking of doing?
0:03:35 > 0:03:40Shield winners have to show excellence in flower arranging,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43baking, presentation and interpretation.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47The theme this year is celebrating 60 years of anything.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51We have got to have something royal, haven't we?
0:03:51 > 0:03:55Yes. I found on the internet that you can get edible diamonds.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Luckily, this WI group has experts in most categories,
0:03:59 > 0:04:04especially Elaine, who's this group's cake-making queen.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09If I can get the right colour, I can do some writing on the cake as well. "60 years" or something.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13Daphne Furnow is pulling it together.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18- She knows who should do what. - Sue wants to know about her bread.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23When does it have to be made? Is it the same morning? Because cucumber gets soggy.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28If we do the sandwiches diamond shape, we can have the sandwiches on the plate
0:04:28 > 0:04:31but then we have a loaf of bread to go to the side of it.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36What? A complete loaf, or half the one I've used?
0:04:36 > 0:04:40Oh! I don't know. Hang on, we shall look in the bible.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- Yes, look in the book. - We shall have a look in the bible.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47Not the holy one, but just as important to these women.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51It's the book containing competition guidelines.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- What does it say?- It doesn't say anything about staging,
0:04:54 > 0:04:58it just says the rules and regulations and how to present it.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00I know it used to be on a bread board.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04How many sandwiches? That's the other thing.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- Decisions have to be made on the tiniest of details.- Three diamonds.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- Yes.- One diamond.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- I like that one. - And I do.- I like that one.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18I think that one is going to be easier to do.
0:05:18 > 0:05:24All the elements then have to be arranged and displayed with perfect harmony.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Daphne takes charge, but everyone has an opinion.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31What do you think of the silver? Is everyone happy or would you prefer round?
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Round containers or round staging then the square or the diamonds?
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- I like it as it is. - I like it as it is. - I like it as it is.
0:05:39 > 0:05:46- I think that they looks quite nice. - We'd better win after all this now!
0:05:46 > 0:05:50- How much do we win, if we win this?- £10.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52We're not doing it for the money.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57This scene is being played out by rival WIs all over Gower.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02But have Llanddewi and Knelston done enough to snatch the shield on the big day?
0:06:11 > 0:06:17The upcoming Jubilee Bank Holiday is preoccupying the workers at Hillend caravan site too.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Their season so far has been rubbish.
0:06:20 > 0:06:26From the first bank holiday weekend, everything has just been a disaster. Deadly.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31We've not even taken enough to run the boilers of hot water.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34It's just been nothing.
0:06:34 > 0:06:40It's a few days before the long June holiday, and the sun has come out.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43I think the Jubilee weekend is going to be busy.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47What I don't want is for this weather to continue into the middle of next week
0:06:47 > 0:06:50and then to break down for the weekend.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Although the people will come, it makes twice the work.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59But sometimes what you don't want is exactly what you get.
0:06:59 > 0:07:06Normally, on a bank holiday in June, queues for the campsite would be tailed back to the main gate.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09I haven't turned away as many people as you would expect
0:07:09 > 0:07:12on a bank holiday, but that is because of the weather.
0:07:12 > 0:07:18Two days of rain and a few can't hack it, they've gone.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22It's a little emptier today than it was yesterday.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26But rain has never daunted a hearty camper or caravan owner.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Jubilee spirit prevails.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38It's not only the Gower WIs that are getting ready for the Gower Show.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43At Windmill farm in Llanrhydian, Claire Pierce Morgan is preparing daughter Ellie's pony
0:07:43 > 0:07:46for a final practice round before the competition.
0:07:46 > 0:07:52Her name is Jewel, and she's really friendly.
0:07:52 > 0:07:58This mare was broken in December. We've been all year brushing her and training her up
0:07:58 > 0:08:02ready for the show in season. We have done quite well with her.
0:08:02 > 0:08:08Ellie and Jewel have had a really successful start to the season,
0:08:08 > 0:08:16- winning at the local Llanrhydian and the Royal Welsh Show. - We do it for the enjoyment.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21We are a little stud and we just really enjoy what you're doing.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24This is a real mum-and-daughter team.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Ellie's pony was bred on the farm by Clare's dad, Viv,
0:08:28 > 0:08:32whose family has been here for generations.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34He's had to diversify to survive,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37like so many other farming families in Gower.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40It is still a working farm, the marquee at the weddings
0:08:40 > 0:08:45is the diversification side of it which is going well.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49We have got the holiday cottage which we started in 2006.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53Everything seems to be working side-by-side and it's really working well.
0:08:53 > 0:08:59It may be working well now, but for Viv Pierce, it has been an uphill battle.
0:08:59 > 0:09:05Gower Society and the city council planners have been opposed to this venture
0:09:05 > 0:09:08as they have for the one in Oxwich Bay. A familiar Gower story.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11They say marquees are a blot on the landscape,
0:09:11 > 0:09:16but locals like Viv get frustrated by rules imposed on them
0:09:16 > 0:09:18from people they see as outsiders.
0:09:18 > 0:09:25It's very well sitting in an office with plush carpet and have good wages and good pensions
0:09:25 > 0:09:28but we out here in the real world have got to survive.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32But for the moment, while the business flourishes,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35with lots of work to be done on both farm and in the marquee,
0:09:35 > 0:09:40the family still keeps an eye on Ellie's progress.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42I think there will be local competition, yes,
0:09:42 > 0:09:45very high standard I would've thought.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50You get people coming from away, so it would be nice to get there,
0:09:50 > 0:09:53have her right, looking well and go well.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55That's what I would like her to do on the day.
0:09:55 > 0:10:01As long as she goes well and looks well, we don't mind where we come.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12At the Poundffald Farm, Three Crosses, above the estuary outside Penclawdd,
0:10:12 > 0:10:16Rob Morgan's reindeer herd is growing.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18He diversified after his father took his own life
0:10:18 > 0:10:22because of the pressures of farming and ill-health.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Rob planted Christmas trees instead of crops and is raising the herd
0:10:26 > 0:10:31for the Christmas grotto venture that has turned his life around.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35The herd I've got at the moment, there's a lot of teenagers,
0:10:35 > 0:10:40so equivalent to a young mum, 17 or 18. Next year, they will mature into young ladies
0:10:40 > 0:10:42and we'll have a lot more youngsters.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47Rob's preparing some of his stars for a guest appearance at the forthcoming show.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50I think we'll take the two mothers,
0:10:50 > 0:10:54which is the white one and the brown one and the two babies,
0:10:54 > 0:10:59the one in front of us, he is the stud.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04While the herd's expanding, so are the Christmas trees.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Both need year-round attention.
0:11:06 > 0:11:12We're up to 250,000 trees now and this is one field of about 20 fields.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16They're not all this big. But we'll get there in the end,
0:11:16 > 0:11:18but it is daunting if you look ahead too far.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22I am just enjoying the moment. I don't want to think too far ahead.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27The phone is already ringing about Christmas tree enquiries
0:11:27 > 0:11:29but I have to put it to the back of my mind.
0:11:29 > 0:11:35Daphne and the WI members are gathering for a final pre-show meeting.
0:11:35 > 0:11:41Daphne has some inside information she's not sharing with the other women.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46As secretary of the cookery and craft section, I know there are six entries.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51No other WI knows how many and I'm not telling the girls how many there are.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53The competition is going to be very stiff.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Now, everything has to be assembled
0:11:57 > 0:12:00but the cucumber sandwich debate is still waiting to be resolved.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05- Do you want traditional triangles? - Do triangles and set them up.
0:12:05 > 0:12:12- Yes. Along like that. - Yes. Cut it straight now, Sylv.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Oh dear, that's a bit broken off.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17You're not straight, go through again.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21You haven't cut through the cucumber.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24All now rests in the detail.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Why don't you have a purple leaf lettuce to go with the purple?
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Oh, yes.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33ALL: Ooh!
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- No, it has got to be that way, hasn't it?- I don't know. You don't want it square.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41Now it reflects that line and that line, doesn't it?
0:12:41 > 0:12:46- Like the double-decker.- Yes.- This is a headache now, isn't it?- Yes it is.
0:12:46 > 0:12:53Elaine will be providing the centrepiece for the whole exhibition. The cake.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55The pressure, yes. It is really getting to me.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00It's unbelievable.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05The trouble is, all these hundreds of people come and see
0:13:05 > 0:13:07what the judges' remarks are on your cooking.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12If you have done something wrong, it feels terrible then.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17With the show not far away, the pressure is on for everyone.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29At Hillend Caravan Park, the sun makes a long-awaited and well-timed appearance,
0:13:29 > 0:13:33coinciding with the start of the school holidays.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38But, true to form, there's always a spanner in the works.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43I've just been onto our rubbish disposal people who should be here twice a week
0:13:43 > 0:13:48and apparently I haven't requested two pickups a week.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52This is bloody ridiculous, isn't it? Absolutely ridiculous.
0:13:52 > 0:13:59When they broke down once before and we got stuck with not being able to unload,
0:13:59 > 0:14:04we had bloody flies and maggots all over the place. It was horrendous.
0:14:04 > 0:14:10I have got two options, I either get the mini digger and compress it
0:14:10 > 0:14:13or I get the heaviest member of my staff to jump on them.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Don't you bloody start on me.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22I wasn't expecting this, to be honest.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25It wasn't on my list of things to do, I must admit.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31There is a lot to do a week before the Gower Show
0:14:31 > 0:14:35and the weather has reverted to its erratic nature.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38John Fernow, the show director, and his son Richard
0:14:38 > 0:14:43have to mark their layout for the rings and the marquees on the Penrice Estate fields.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46We are setting up now. The President's tent is there,
0:14:46 > 0:14:52- horticulture is here and the WI will be there.- Right.
0:14:52 > 0:14:58After 24 years of running the event, John has decided new blood is needed
0:14:58 > 0:15:02- so son Richard is ready to step up. - It is quite a big responsibility.
0:15:02 > 0:15:09My wife keeps breathing deeply about it, saying what have I got myself into? I enjoy it.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14I think it's something we need in the community
0:15:14 > 0:15:21and Dad needs some more help to assist him. My job suits me to help him. I'm looking forward to it.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Like everyone in Gower, they're keeping one eye on the weather.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Luckily, this morning it's dry,
0:15:27 > 0:15:31the lorry has driven straight in, hasn't made a mark.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33If that continues, we're laughing.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38But they aren't laughing for long.
0:15:38 > 0:15:45The heavens open, and there's a mountain of work to get through.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49It forecast showers for today. At least the boys are in the marquee.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52They are setting up, so the lorry's going in.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Hopefully, this will blow off now. It'll be a passing shower.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00If this torrential rain continues for the rest of the week,
0:16:00 > 0:16:03it could turn into John's worst nightmare.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08We don't want this on the Saturday when everybody is coming in.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10That's when things get messed up.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15John's wife Daphne has pressing matters of her own.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19The pre-show activity is frenetic and she's popped to her neighbour Beryl's house,
0:16:19 > 0:16:21to borrow some foliage.
0:16:21 > 0:16:26I always remember through Young Farmers, one of the boys always used to say
0:16:26 > 0:16:31the only way they recognised me was my backside sticking out the hedge.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Most people in Gower take part or visit the show
0:16:34 > 0:16:39and competing is not for the fainthearted.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42There'll be a lot of people standing there and giving their own opinion.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Oh yes, "I wonder why they got that.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48"Why have they got that and I haven't or somebody hasn't."
0:16:48 > 0:16:53- There will be a lot of that. - When they take the lid off the jam and it smells of pickled onions,
0:16:53 > 0:16:55you know why they haven't got it.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Or there might be a bit of mould because they haven't opened the jam.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02That's right. It doesn't seal, it doesn't pop.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05If it doesn't pop, it's not sealed.
0:17:05 > 0:17:10- It's not according to schedule and it's disqualified.- Or it's the wrong size or the wrong amount.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15The jam might have a commercial brand on it and that's out.
0:17:17 > 0:17:23While the whole of South West Wales has been lashed by wind and rain with severe flood warnings,
0:17:23 > 0:17:27the gods of Gower smile down on the Penrice estate.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32If you just park it in the area here because obviously it's quite wet over by the tents.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34It's the weekend of the Gower Show.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39Competitors and exhibitors start pouring in to set up.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44It's not yet started and Richard is realising just what he's taken over.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47I am tired. It has been hard work the last couple of days
0:17:47 > 0:17:50fighting the weather and getting everything organised,
0:17:50 > 0:17:53but it has been good. We're getting there.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56In the WI tent, the pressure is on.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58They will be judged early so visitors to the show
0:17:58 > 0:18:03will not only see the competing stands but know the result.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08As expected, the competition looks fierce.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Oh yes, WIs are very keen to win.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15We won last year, so we want to retain it.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Everyone's looking to see what the other WI groups have come up with.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23Llangennith's corgi is looking like the one to beat!
0:18:23 > 0:18:27I asked whether the corgi was house-trained
0:18:27 > 0:18:29because dogs are not allowed in the food tent.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32They said yes. He doesn't bite ether.
0:18:32 > 0:18:39Competing this year will be especially poignant for the Llanddewi and Knelston women.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Elaine sadly died in the week before the show,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47just after finishing the cake for the stand.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52It is one of the things, you couldn't plan it, could you?
0:18:52 > 0:18:54With all the preparation beforehand.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Elaine is so involved always in everything.
0:18:57 > 0:19:03- She's been to all the meetings. We just want to do it for her.- Yes.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07But the judges know nothing about Elaine's story,
0:19:07 > 0:19:13- and will be making up their own minds.- Good standard, lots of fun.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Lots of Jubilee.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Very colourful, and I think the standard is very good.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Even the cup of tea there looks good.
0:19:24 > 0:19:25My word!
0:19:25 > 0:19:30A tough task for the judges and an anxious wait for the women.
0:19:38 > 0:19:43Away from the WI marquee, it's just as intense for Claire and daughter Ellie from Windmill farm,
0:19:43 > 0:19:48as they prepare Jewel for the competition.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52It's Ellie's eighth birthday, so a win would be the perfect present.
0:19:52 > 0:19:58I just hope she goes well and Ellie enjoys. We don't mind where we come.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02We enjoy it. It's hard work. We were up at 5:30 this morning.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05We just enjoy it.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09Breeding and showing ponies is a passion that runs in the family.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12It's a tradition that Ellie's grandad Viv
0:20:12 > 0:20:13is particularly proud of.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17There's years and years gone into breeding these ponies.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19We are trying to improve on what we've got,
0:20:19 > 0:20:24and to have something for my granddaughter to ride
0:20:24 > 0:20:25is very pleasing.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Appearance is everything.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Not only for the pony, but leader and rider as well.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Ellie and I dress the same when we're in the ring,
0:20:35 > 0:20:39because it's always nice to look smart and matching.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41When everyone's ready, it's time to go.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52The ponies are paraded around the ring individually.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55They have to display unity between leader, pony and rider.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Judges are looking for a complete turn-out.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01As you can see Ellie there, she just suits the mare,
0:21:01 > 0:21:05and the mare suits her. It's just a complete outfit.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Very proud.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10If she wins, be even prouder.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13And Ellie doesn't disappoint her grandad,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16winning the lead ring category.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18We had a first. Very pleased.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Some lovely ponies in there, that went well. She was a bit lazy.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Yeah, good day.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28After a quick drink for Ellie, it's back in the saddle to face
0:21:28 > 0:21:32the winners of the other sections, to compete for the Championship.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37And she's in fine form.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39She wins again.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42That's two top prizes for Ellie on her birthday.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44But there's still the big one to come.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45Now we've just won the Championship,
0:21:45 > 0:21:47we've got to take on at the end of the day,
0:21:47 > 0:21:50there's a Championship from every class.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53It's called the Supreme,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55so that's a real toughie again.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01It's also getting tough in the WI tent.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03The judges aren't convinced
0:22:03 > 0:22:07by one aspect of the Llanddewi and Knelston entry.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11This is lovely. It's sparkling, and it's celebration.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Definitely celebration. The only problem is
0:22:13 > 0:22:15that they've put it on a mirror,
0:22:15 > 0:22:21which is lovely for sparkle, but it reflects other images.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25You can see the tent, you can see the underneath of...
0:22:25 > 0:22:27It rather takes away.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Things aren't looking good.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Even Daphne, the seasoned pro of the team,
0:22:31 > 0:22:34has dropped points on her flower arranging.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36She's given my second for my flowers.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Now then, what can I say about that?
0:22:39 > 0:22:41She's gone and given it to this one, the flowers,
0:22:41 > 0:22:45all because of that mirror on the base.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49Daphne knows that every point counts,
0:22:49 > 0:22:53and even though they've done well on presentation and interpretation,
0:22:53 > 0:22:55it could all come down to Elaine's cake.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Its main rival, the show-stopping corgi
0:23:00 > 0:23:03from the current shield-holders Llangennith,
0:23:03 > 0:23:05is about to be tasted.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Oh.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Taste is worth far more points than appearance.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17THEY LAUGH
0:23:21 > 0:23:23But the judge doesn't look happy.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Neither does the corgi!
0:23:25 > 0:23:28The problem is the cake has been shaped well,
0:23:28 > 0:23:30but then it's uncooked in the middle.
0:23:30 > 0:23:35So you're going to lose the marks, because that's what you're tasting.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Daphne can barely contain herself.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41A soggy corgi gives her girls a lifeline.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45She knows that if Elaine's cake scores well, they could win.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Turn it round towards you.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- No, the other way. - Oh, I can see now.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54'I'm hovering now because our WI is being marked at the moment,
0:23:54 > 0:23:59'and more than anything I want to know how Elaine's cake gets on.'
0:23:59 > 0:24:01The tasting is going well.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Now all that's left is to total up the marks.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Our sheet's still out. It's still out to debate.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10The others are added up, so we're going to add them up,
0:24:10 > 0:24:13double check the figures, and see which comes out on top.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Around the show, there's less tension.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27In some areas, at least.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30The old argument between Gower Society
0:24:30 > 0:24:33and the caravan site owners never goes away.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- A lot of these now are aerial photographs.- They are.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40They do show more than what you see them on the ground. We accept that.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Local caravan site owner John Mumby is having it out
0:24:43 > 0:24:46with Gower Society's Gordon Howe.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49We're not slagging anybody off on here.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54- You go round the rest of the board, and you have lambs in the fields, and things like this.- Yes.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57That would be very nice, but at the end of the day...
0:24:59 > 0:25:02..local people have to have local work and money.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06We're not disputing that, but on the other hand you're knocking it.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10The loss of traditional farming
0:25:10 > 0:25:14and more diversification on Gower land is reflected in the show.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Rob and his reindeer are a prime example.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20I think that's the sign of the Gower, to be honest, more attractions.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24You still have the die-hard farmers showing.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26You see the youngsters bringing the sheep and stuff,
0:25:26 > 0:25:28which is promising for the future.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33After two wins already, it's Ellie's next big moment.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Now I'm going to go into the Supreme,
0:25:36 > 0:25:39which all the champions go in,
0:25:39 > 0:25:41in one big class.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Ellie is eight today.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48She's competing against far more experienced riders.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53The competition is tough.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55But Ellie gets second place.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Reserve Supreme Champion of the show.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02A perfect birthday present for a little Gower girl.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08Another Gower girl who's waiting for a result is Daphne, at the WI tent.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Yes! We've won.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15We have won.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17We had top marks, 161.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Second was Llangennith, with 153.5,
0:26:21 > 0:26:24and third was Upper Killay, with 152.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26So we've won. Delighted.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29So I have to ring Chris, our President, and tell her.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31I'm not supposed to.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33It's a moving moment.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35It was Elaine's cake that clinched the win
0:26:35 > 0:26:38for the Llanddewi and Knelston women.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Hi, Chris, Daphne speaking.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43This is the report from the Gower show field.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46You better be sitting down, because we won.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Right? I'm getting all emotional again now.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51Bye, see you soon. See you tomorrow. Bye.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58It's been a great team effort, and a fitting tribute to Elaine.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02Heartfelt and warmest congratulations to Llanddewi and Knelston WI.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13It's absolutely wonderful.
0:27:13 > 0:27:19We couldn't have a better event to happen for all of us, and for Elaine,
0:27:19 > 0:27:21because we've always worked together as a team,
0:27:21 > 0:27:24and it's a culmination of all the enjoyment of all of it.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28So we're absolutely delighted. And the competition was fierce,
0:27:28 > 0:27:32so we were amazed and delighted to win.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37As the 2012 Gower Show winds down,
0:27:37 > 0:27:41both winners and losers make their way home.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43The fickle Welsh weather for once has been kind
0:27:43 > 0:27:46to the people of the peninsula.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48They return to their daily lives,
0:27:48 > 0:27:51on this rare patch of the earth's surface,
0:27:51 > 0:27:55as writer Wynford Vaughan Thomas once called it, for another year.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Until the next show comes around.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00What can I say? Fantastic day. Brilliant day at the show.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05Tired, and waiting for a hard-earned drink, I think.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Have a pint with the all boys that have worked.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11It's been a very good day. Excellent day.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14The weather's been very kind to us. We've had a very good crowd.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17A bit of a barbecue later, and then start to clear it all up.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20And that'll be that for another year.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Next time, fattening the pig for a big local event.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33I think this one is probably the favourite. Aren't you, pal?
0:28:33 > 0:28:36The pressure's getting to young Welsh surfing hope Milly.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38I did what I wanted to do.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41I didn't do what everybody else wanted me to do, did I?
0:28:41 > 0:28:44And sharing the love in North Gower.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48I give myself to you completely, with a promise to love, cherish,
0:28:48 > 0:28:51and support you for the rest of our lives and beyond.
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