0:00:02 > 0:00:04- Summer in Wales is a time of celebration...- Cheese!
0:00:04 > 0:00:07- ..holidays... - I want to see a castle, pubs.
0:00:07 > 0:00:08Keep rowing!
0:00:08 > 0:00:10..and the great outdoors.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Whoo!
0:00:12 > 0:00:15A time when many businesses must turn a profit...
0:00:15 > 0:00:17We have put everything we've got into this.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20..or face a struggle to survive the rest of the year.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23You've just got to try and keep your head above water at the moment.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26- A time when good weather can make all things possible...- Raar!
0:00:26 > 0:00:28..and bad can leave dreams in tatters.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32The weather could be a little nicer, but that's not anybody's fault.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34This summer was truly extraordinary.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Was that the cleverest idea, to try and take it down?
0:00:37 > 0:00:39It's all laughter...
0:00:39 > 0:00:40SHE LAUGHS
0:00:40 > 0:00:41..heartache...
0:00:41 > 0:00:42This can be a cruel game.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44- ..triumph...- I came second.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46..and despair.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49- The weather's beaten us once again. - These are our stories.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Nice bit of pavement pizza in this corner here.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Filmed in every corner of the nation,
0:00:54 > 0:00:56across the summer of 2012.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57You can't beat it, can you?
0:00:57 > 0:01:00This is a story of a summer in Wales.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Let's get the show on the road!
0:01:14 > 0:01:17It's early summer in Wales.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20From the cities of the south to the high peaks of the north,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23the nation is stirring.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30On the tiny tidal island of Cribinau,
0:01:30 > 0:01:32off the south-west coast of Anglesey
0:01:32 > 0:01:34stands St Cwyfan's Church in the Sea.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Closed all winter, each year when summer begins
0:01:39 > 0:01:42this mediaeval church is opened up for business.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Today at low tide, a team of volunteers are heading out on foot
0:01:49 > 0:01:50to cross the causeway
0:01:50 > 0:01:53to unlock and clean the church.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Ready for the wedding of local couple Gareth and Amy.
0:01:59 > 0:02:05- If some of us gentlemen can carry some of the chairs out from here.- OK.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07This is the time when weddings come out quite here frequently,
0:02:07 > 0:02:11because I think there are another three in the next few weeks.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14It's so much nicer when you know that the people
0:02:14 > 0:02:17are not going to end up with white stripes on their suits.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Prince William, he lives just over here.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25We always thought he may get married here,
0:02:25 > 0:02:28but no, he chose somewhere to go in London.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30I don't what the attraction down there is,
0:02:30 > 0:02:32but this would have been a lovely, ideal location,
0:02:32 > 0:02:34but probably there wasn't enough time
0:02:34 > 0:02:37to get all the guests on the island before the tide changed.
0:02:42 > 0:02:49On Anglesey, husband-to-be Gareth and his groomsmen are getting ready.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Amy originally, when she was a little girl,
0:02:52 > 0:02:54always said she'd like to get married there,
0:02:54 > 0:02:57a sort of fairytale princess dream when you were a kid.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01We're really happy that we can do it.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Basically we had two days in the year
0:03:03 > 0:03:06that were compatible with the tides and the vicar being free
0:03:06 > 0:03:08and the hotel being free.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13So the day was pretty much chosen for us by the situation of the church.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16The tide will be out though, we have sorted that one.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19So we're not going to have to, erm, swim there.
0:03:21 > 0:03:22In Church Bay,
0:03:22 > 0:03:28Canon Madeleine Brady is making her way across the causeway.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30I don't know if this church is unique,
0:03:30 > 0:03:32but I can't imagine there's very many
0:03:32 > 0:03:36where you have to walk across sand at low tide to get a wedding.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39But that's all part of the charm.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43So long as we got the tides right and we don't mess about,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46it'll be kind to us.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49In the end, the tide has the last say.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53Whatever we do, it's in charge.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57So this is the one drawback as far as I'm concerned!
0:03:57 > 0:04:02And stones have a horrible habit of moving the minute you trust them.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09I always ask couples - do tell your guests to wear wellies,
0:04:09 > 0:04:10or sensible shoes,
0:04:10 > 0:04:13because if anybody arrives on the beach,
0:04:13 > 0:04:18looks at this, and is wearing stilettos, they're in trouble.
0:04:20 > 0:04:26Fortunately, Gareth and Amy's guests arrive wearing suitable footwear.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Some need a little more help than others.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Make sure we have a pen.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Oh, wedding candle. Thank you, Betty.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49I think that's about everything.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51It's a bit blowy, so we're going to have to probably redo our hair.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53I think the ladies' toilets at the reception
0:04:53 > 0:04:57are just going to be full of people readjusting their hair
0:04:57 > 0:05:00and putting their fascinators back on and stuff.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Don't pull too hard! Dennis, don't!
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Blimey!
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- It won't come off!- I'm going to fall backwards in a minute.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12The other little thing I usually say to the best man is
0:05:12 > 0:05:14if anything at all goes wrong, it's your fault.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- Right.- If it all goes beautifully, it's all down to me.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23- Right.- For my next trick...
0:05:23 > 0:05:26The guests have arrived, the church is ready,
0:05:26 > 0:05:28all they need now is the bride.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Fingers crossed she turns up now!
0:05:32 > 0:05:36It has once happened that a bride was three-quarters of an hour late,
0:05:36 > 0:05:38and the tide was rushing in.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53300 miles to the south, another island is opening up for the summer.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58On a little knuckle of rock in the chilly Bristol Channel,
0:05:58 > 0:06:01lies the kiss-me-quick beach resort of Barry Island.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12The resort's iconic fairground first arrived in 1910,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15and since then has entertained generations
0:06:15 > 0:06:18from South Wales and far beyond.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20These days it's run by manager Vernon Studt.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Vernon is a fourth-generation showman,
0:06:23 > 0:06:27part of the Studt family funfair dynasty.
0:06:28 > 0:06:34The family has been in the fairground business since early 1800s.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38When you're born as a showman, it's a way of life.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42I couldn't sit in an office and sit behind a desk, it's not for me.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44All right, Malcolm. OK?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47The little one here will be in charge, won't he?
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Barry's fairground community is close-knit.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50You all right?
0:06:50 > 0:06:51How's the goldfish looking?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Vernon's relationship with the team
0:06:53 > 0:06:57is much more than a business arrangement.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59We all know each other, we all get on well.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01The fella that's got the waltzers
0:07:01 > 0:07:03is a good colleague of mine from Stoke-on-Trent.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06The guy with the jumping frogs is another colleague of mine, showman.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08We all know each other.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Hello, Tommy!
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Vernon believes the funfair still has a strong appeal today...
0:07:14 > 0:07:15given the right weather.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22It's a typical seaside place, with the funfair and candy floss
0:07:22 > 0:07:23and rock and ice cream.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25When the sun shines, Barry shines.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32When the rides are full of people there's an atmosphere,
0:07:32 > 0:07:34laughter and screaming from the kids.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Gives you a bit of a buzz.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42Makes you think what you're doing is right, and it's worthwhile.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47It's the first bank holiday weekend of the summer season
0:07:47 > 0:07:50and Vernon's hoping to attract bumper crowds through the gates.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53It's looking OK today, it's looking spic'n'span, we're ready.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- The only thing we need is customers. - A few of.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58That's what we need.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00In its glory days
0:08:00 > 0:08:03the fairground could attract nearly half a million visitors
0:08:03 > 0:08:05in one August bank holiday week.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09But the washout summers of recent years have put paid to all that.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13If the weather isn't good we don't get no people.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15We need good weather to get people out.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Although the sun might be shining,
0:08:18 > 0:08:22there's still not going to be anybody here, because it's not beach weather
0:08:22 > 0:08:25and people come to Barry Island for the beach.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27There was a couple of occasions last year
0:08:27 > 0:08:31when that beach was just packed with people.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33It was a wonderful sight to see it.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35It's deserted today.
0:08:35 > 0:08:36PHONE RINGS
0:08:36 > 0:08:41The fella that owns the waltzers is ringing me now to see how it is.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43How are you, Henry?
0:08:44 > 0:08:47I'm turning them away from the gates?! Yes!
0:08:47 > 0:08:49I wish I had that problem.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54It's diabolical, you know, there's just nobody here.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58The only thing today it's not doing here is raining.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00It might as well be, because there's nobody about,
0:09:00 > 0:09:04it's very, very quiet, you know?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08The fairground has fallen on hard times.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13There's not even enough cash to maintain what were once
0:09:13 > 0:09:15its most popular rides.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17I remember coming here 25 years ago
0:09:17 > 0:09:22and that log flume was very, very popular.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23In its day it was one of the best,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26it was talked about all over the country, that log flume,
0:09:26 > 0:09:27when it originally went on.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31It's looking a bit sad now, but there we are.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Things are so bad that the park's owner, Ian Rogers,
0:09:35 > 0:09:37plans to demolish the fairground
0:09:37 > 0:09:40to make way for an under-cover leisure complex.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Everybody realises that something has got to happen down here.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48September, October time, we'll be starting to move.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53We can't compete with the likes Oakwood and Alton Towers.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56No, it's the end of an era,
0:09:56 > 0:09:58but it's the start of a new one,
0:09:58 > 0:10:03which is very exciting for everybody that's going to be involved.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Well, I've just lost.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Lost again.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10No goldfish for me today, I'm afraid.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16Vernon's not clear what will be happening to the fairground.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Oh! Second time.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21It possibly could be the last summer,
0:10:21 > 0:10:25but I'm optimistic that hopefully I will still be here next year.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31A slow start to the summer season is the last thing Vernon needs.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35I can see us being much later than about six o'clock, you know?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37If we reach six o'clock.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39It's now half past four, just gone half past four -
0:10:39 > 0:10:41nobody here.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Keep it going for nothing and it's costing money,
0:10:43 > 0:10:46just to keep it running out there.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- We're not even getting stragglers. - No, there's hardly anybody about.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Not even getting stragglers.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Vernon decides to cut his losses and close the fairground early.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01The park will be closing at 6.30pm tonight.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06Barry Island Pleasure Park will close at 6.30pm tonight.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Thank you, all. Thank you.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Everybody's done bad.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13At the moment, I'm just "chin up"
0:11:13 > 0:11:16and I think we've got to go on and ride along with it,
0:11:16 > 0:11:18and hopefully things will get better weather-wise for us.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21It's no good worrying, because that's not good help you at all,
0:11:21 > 0:11:23you've just got to take it day by day.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27And, like I said, it's not over until the fat lady sings.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30We're here till the end of September, so we've got plenty of time for that.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33I just hope that my bank manager understands
0:11:33 > 0:11:36and is as kind about this as I am.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42A good summer will see over a million people
0:11:42 > 0:11:45cross the Severn Bridge to spend time and money in Wales.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49Many of them will visit Cardiff.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53So it's important that the city looks its best -
0:11:53 > 0:11:54no matter what.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- Morning everybody.- Morning, David.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00It's been a very pleasant evening in the city centre,
0:12:00 > 0:12:02so I would imagine there's quite a bit of litter out there.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04So let's go, as soon as you're ready.
0:12:06 > 0:12:075am, Sunday morning,
0:12:07 > 0:12:11the Cleaner Cardiff specialist cleansing team head off
0:12:11 > 0:12:15to clear the street of litter left by Saturday night revellers.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22They have a tight five-hour window
0:12:22 > 0:12:26to get the city centre ready for business.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31Street wash operator Rose Joseph knows just what to expect.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35It's not just the litter, you know, you got the grease,
0:12:35 > 0:12:37the blood, the urine, the vomit.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42The little cubby-hole's amazing.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45It seems like most of the clubs come out -
0:12:45 > 0:12:47straight in the corner, up the walls.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51And when it's wet, with the heat, you'll smell it.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54All jokes aside,
0:12:54 > 0:12:57you can tell the difference between human poop and animal poop.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Really. Mostly in the phone boxes you'll find that.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02Years of street cleaning
0:13:02 > 0:13:05hasn't dulled Russell Davies's sensitivity to the pong.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09You get the water on it. Woo-hoo, there we go!
0:13:09 > 0:13:11People don't realise that until you walk past it,
0:13:11 > 0:13:13and then you have the smell.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17We've got to put up with it every day. It's part of the job.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Paul Johnson, team coordinator, takes a real pride in his work.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27We call ourselves the fourth emergency service.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29THEY SHOUT
0:13:29 > 0:13:31You get a lot of drunks and that,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34but they're pretty good to the street cleaners.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35We don't get no problems from them.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39We sort them out if we can, give them a hand.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44As you can see, and a nice bit of pavement pizza in this corner here.
0:13:44 > 0:13:45Lovely jubbly.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48This summer, the team will be tested to their limits
0:13:48 > 0:13:51as their manager Juliette Gamlin knows all too well.
0:13:51 > 0:13:52We've got the torch relay,
0:13:52 > 0:13:56we've got the Diamond Jubilee celebrations with The Big Lunch.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59And we've actually got the very first event of the Olympics,
0:13:59 > 0:14:01so it's going to be all eyes are on Cardiff.
0:14:01 > 0:14:02There's an awful lot going on,
0:14:02 > 0:14:06I've got a fantastic team out there, really dedicated,
0:14:06 > 0:14:09and sometimes it's quite the unnoticed role.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11People seem to take it for granted that the city looks great.
0:14:13 > 0:14:14A lot of people say,
0:14:14 > 0:14:17"How can you enjoy cleaning up other people's mess?"
0:14:17 > 0:14:20I just love it... I couldn't sit in an office 9-5.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23I couldn't do that, I'd go absolutely demented,
0:14:23 > 0:14:24I'd be climbing the wall.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26I love being outdoors. Love it.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28As you can see,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31there is perks of the job - 50p!
0:14:31 > 0:14:33HE CHUCKLES
0:14:33 > 0:14:37In this male-dominated industry, a female boss is a rarity.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41She's not bad for a 50-year-old.
0:14:43 > 0:14:44I know she's not 50.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46You're unemployed as from Monday!
0:14:46 > 0:14:49I would say that she's 48.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51The joke is, "Better not let Jules out there,
0:14:51 > 0:14:53"she might snap a nail or something drastic."
0:14:53 > 0:14:56There are obviously more men than there are women.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59So having a female boss does maybe belittle a lot of the boys,
0:14:59 > 0:15:04because they don't like women in command.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07You just play along with it, don't you, that's what happens.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09I give as good as I get, mind.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12If we think she's in the wrong, we'll tell her,
0:15:12 > 0:15:17and she will listen, but it's always done her way...sometimes!
0:15:17 > 0:15:23By 10am, Cardiff City Centre streets are as clean as a whistle.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28It's stinking when we start, and it's immaculate when we finish.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33You could eat your dinner off it, but it's not advisable - absolutely!
0:15:40 > 0:15:43For Wales's 7,000-odd hotels and guest houses,
0:15:43 > 0:15:47summer is their busiest season.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49And this year a new establishment has joined their ranks.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54On the border between Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion,
0:15:54 > 0:15:56stands Hammet House.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Until recently, it was a failing country hotel.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05But then Philippa and Owen Gale bought it,
0:16:05 > 0:16:08and set about transforming it into a luxury retreat.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11It's an ambitious project.
0:16:11 > 0:16:17We have got plans to redevelop this into a hot spa pool, a second pool
0:16:17 > 0:16:22with a swim jet, and then some spa treatment rooms on the inside here.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26As you can see, we've got a lot of work to do
0:16:26 > 0:16:28to get to that stage.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32When you stepped through the door before, it was kind of like
0:16:32 > 0:16:38an old people's home, sort of feel, there was swirly carpets,
0:16:38 > 0:16:43just lots of stuff everywhere, ornaments, lots of old furniture.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48We've completely changed it and now we've got a really funky,
0:16:48 > 0:16:52contemporary vibe going on in the bar here, and throughout lots of the house.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57Things like these ghost chairs, they're a classical chair shape,
0:16:57 > 0:17:01but it's made out of single-injection moulded polycarbonate.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04So, it's like a microcosm of the whole house.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07It's something really old but it's been made really new.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Not ones to do things by halves,
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Philippa and Owen have also changed the name of the hotel
0:17:12 > 0:17:15from the Welsh, Castell Malgwyn to Hammet House.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20The idea for renaming the house was to take it back to its roots.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23This is Sir Benjamin Hammet,
0:17:23 > 0:17:27he's the chap that had the house built in 1795,
0:17:27 > 0:17:28and we do like to think
0:17:28 > 0:17:30that he's got a little bit more of a smile on his face.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33But in this corner of Welsh Wales,
0:17:33 > 0:17:36the couple's changes haven't met with general approval.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37We did have one lady who stomped in
0:17:37 > 0:17:40and told me that I couldn't do this to this house,
0:17:40 > 0:17:43didn't I know this was a much loved house.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45And I was, sort of, felt like telling her,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47well, actually it's my house!
0:17:49 > 0:17:53People, I wouldn't say were stuck in their ways here,
0:17:53 > 0:17:56but they get stuck in their ways here!
0:17:58 > 0:18:04There are hotels similar to this in the UK, I think obviously London,
0:18:04 > 0:18:08the Cotswolds, Brighton, just general areas
0:18:08 > 0:18:12that are the Mecca of trendy-ness
0:18:12 > 0:18:14and we're trying to bring a bit of that to the area
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Owen and Philippa have invested their life savings
0:18:21 > 0:18:23and all their energy into the business.
0:18:23 > 0:18:29Guests expect a perfectly cooked breakfast, served swiftly,
0:18:29 > 0:18:30with a smile.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35But they're new to the hotel trade, and found that delivering
0:18:35 > 0:18:41a luxury service means they have to be hands-on seven days a week.
0:18:41 > 0:18:46There's an old shed in the garden here, it's a bit of an eyesore.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51We've got a couple of housekeepers,
0:18:51 > 0:18:54but obviously they need help when we've got loads of rooms to do,
0:18:54 > 0:18:57and it's important for them to know
0:18:57 > 0:19:00that A, that I'm there to help them,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03and B, that I'm there to check on them as well,
0:19:03 > 0:19:07which I'm sure annoys some of the staff sometimes.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11It's putting up a bit more of a fight than expected.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Owen's very similar in that respect,
0:19:13 > 0:19:18I'd say we're both pretty limited in our capacity to trust other people
0:19:18 > 0:19:20to do things absolutely properly.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Pillows have a label on them,
0:19:26 > 0:19:29and the label must always go
0:19:29 > 0:19:33underneath the flap of the pillowcase,
0:19:33 > 0:19:37to ensure that it does not show through.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40I do get in a bit of a rage if I see one showing through,
0:19:40 > 0:19:44and it gets made a note of, and someone gets talked to.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Ah, job done!
0:19:52 > 0:19:55It definitely has been a very steep learning curve, hasn't it?
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Yes. I was a forensic scientist,
0:19:57 > 0:20:02so this is all quite different to my previous career.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07It's certainly not a lifestyle that I'd recommend for anybody.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Don't say that, no.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17Summer season is make or break in the hotel trade.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20To succeed, Hammet House needs to be fully booked.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24But because of the refurbishment work,
0:20:24 > 0:20:25many of the rooms can't be used.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29We're sort of 50% full.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33When we're full, there'll be piles of towels here to get through,
0:20:33 > 0:20:40constant laundry, constant cleaning, constant guests to serve.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44The couple need to get the work finished quickly,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46especially with 20 wedding bookings looming.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49This room is for the mother of the bride.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Time's ticking now,
0:20:51 > 0:20:53furniture's not here, the blinds aren't here,
0:20:53 > 0:20:57the bed's not together, the mirror's not up,
0:20:57 > 0:20:58the picture's not up.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02So whether we're going to be able to use this room,
0:21:02 > 0:21:04I don't know at the moment.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08It's going to be touch and go.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11It's a very, very big house, big project,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14so it's sort of endless, really.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18We've got this old-style wallpaper.
0:21:18 > 0:21:2250% of people come through the door to the corridor, and say,
0:21:22 > 0:21:25"Oh, what wonderful wallpaper, you're not getting rid of that, are you?"
0:21:25 > 0:21:29And the other 50% of people come up here and go, "Oh!"
0:21:29 > 0:21:32And we go, "Oh!"
0:21:32 > 0:21:35because we hate this wallpaper and can't wait to get rid of it.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37It's the old, we want it gone.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40we want it stripped and painted in our palette of greys
0:21:40 > 0:21:43to match the rest of the house.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45When we were in the process of buying the hotel,
0:21:45 > 0:21:48people were saying, "Oh, that's very brave"
0:21:48 > 0:21:50and we thought, what are you on about?
0:21:50 > 0:21:51It's not brave.
0:21:51 > 0:21:57But I think actually now we're here, yeah, maybe we were a bit brave!
0:21:57 > 0:21:59We've got a lot, well,
0:21:59 > 0:22:02everything's riding on the success of this business.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04We will make a success of this.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Because I don't know what we're going to do if we don't!
0:22:14 > 0:22:18It's the final day of the bank holiday weekend.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20And in Barry, the weather's gloomy.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25There's nothing more miserable than a fairground
0:22:25 > 0:22:27when the weather's bad.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31But with so much at stake, Vernon takes a gamble
0:22:31 > 0:22:33and opens the park gates.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38All right, we'll get open now. Ashley, put some music on please.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45Whether it's going to be financially viable or not, I don't know,
0:22:45 > 0:22:47but I feel because it's the bank holiday Monday,
0:22:47 > 0:22:51we've got to try, and try and get something in, you know.
0:22:56 > 0:22:57Get your goldfish! Wet and orange!
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Wet and orange goldfish!
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Slowly but surely customers trickle in.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Any three card wins a fish in a bowl.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12If you have another go I'll give you five darts.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Thank you, thank you, thank you.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23You buying any food or are you starving her?
0:23:23 > 0:23:28While Vernon and his fairground team worry about how soon the weather will break,
0:23:28 > 0:23:33park owner Ian Rogers' mind is on his leisure complex.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37The piazza is going to go right the way through to the beach.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Just by here, there's going to be a big, sort of,
0:23:40 > 0:23:45multi-storey car park, and then down here we've got sort of a glass tunnel,
0:23:45 > 0:23:48where the log flume is, there's going to be a big sort of glass dome,
0:23:48 > 0:23:51and this will be where the cinema screen is going to go.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54And it's going to be a shame for it to go,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56but it's all got to be levelled off.
0:23:56 > 0:24:01It's surprising how much room there's going to be when this comes down.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05This is just an artist's impression of what it's going to look like.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09The log flume at the moment is in this area here, quite a big chunk.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13The multi-screen cinema/ten pin bowling alley
0:24:13 > 0:24:15is going to be put into this area.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17The multi-storey car park in the middle.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21We've got cafe quarters, bars, restaurants underneath.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24It's fantastic. I can't wait to get it underway,
0:24:24 > 0:24:26yeah, it's a dream come true.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29It looks like there's no place for Vernon
0:24:29 > 0:24:31and the fairground in the complex.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38Worse, the weather has broken, and the soggy crowd soon head for home.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44It's not clearing up, there's no point in trying to kid yourself that it is.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48We'll have to close the gates up, unfortunately.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52When there's weather like this, he gets stressed out, he's not just thinking of himself,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55he thinks of everyone he's brought in to this park.
0:24:55 > 0:25:00He's a genuine guy, he's a nice fella, he's a likeable fella.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04It's a disappointing start to the summer season.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Time's not on our side.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09The summer is going quite quick,
0:25:09 > 0:25:11and we ain't had one bit of good weather yet.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14So now it's looking a bit scary.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19I thought it was going to clear up earlier
0:25:19 > 0:25:22and give us a little bit more chance, but unfortunately no,
0:25:22 > 0:25:25the weather's beaten us once again.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28The end of another glorious day(!)
0:25:39 > 0:25:44On tiny Cribinau, in St Cwyfan's Church in the Sea,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47they're awaiting the bride.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54I believe the bride is on her way
0:25:54 > 0:25:57and the sun's shining - what more can we want?
0:25:59 > 0:26:03The tide's great, it's just about coming to the turn I think,
0:26:03 > 0:26:08but it's behaving exceedingly well today, I'm happy to say.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10CHURCH BELLS RING
0:26:15 > 0:26:19I don't want to be like Mary Poppins and take off!
0:26:23 > 0:26:26WEDDING MARCH PLAYS
0:26:31 > 0:26:34So, Gareth, if you'll take Amy's ring.
0:26:34 > 0:26:40Well, as Gareth and Amy have consented together in marriage,
0:26:40 > 0:26:44and have made their pledge to one another and before God,
0:26:44 > 0:26:47I declare that they are now husband and wife,
0:26:47 > 0:26:51in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Gareth, you may kiss your wife.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56APPLAUSE
0:27:07 > 0:27:09I'm the happiest man in the world!
0:27:09 > 0:27:13I've got myself a wife, so yeah, all good.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18We moved to Anglesey when Amy was six, and she came here.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21She said, "Mum, I'm going to get married here",
0:27:21 > 0:27:26and she was six years old, and it's been a fairytale wedding.
0:27:26 > 0:27:27CHEERING
0:27:32 > 0:27:35We've actually had a wedding reception here, very small wedding,
0:27:35 > 0:27:37and they spread out a blanket, and had a reception picnic.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41It was brilliant, it was just lovely.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43No toilets, no power, no water.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45So you use your initiative around here.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51Ceremony over, the wedding party heads back to the mainland
0:27:51 > 0:27:53in search of creature comforts.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57OK, well, there we are, wedding done, everything went beautifully,
0:27:57 > 0:28:02and everybody is safely off the island before the tide comes in.
0:28:02 > 0:28:03So I'm going to go,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06because I'm not being stranded here till late tonight,
0:28:06 > 0:28:10so, that's it, wrap it up for today, OK?
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Next time...
0:28:17 > 0:28:18This is Stacey's house.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20..TV tourists descend on Barry.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23If you stand by here and blur your eyes a bit,
0:28:23 > 0:28:25it looks like the real thing.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Welsh swimmers go wild...
0:28:29 > 0:28:31I'm very excited!
0:28:31 > 0:28:33Ladies and gentlemen!
0:28:33 > 0:28:36And Owen and Philippa are put to the test...
0:28:36 > 0:28:38A lot of our business relies on our reputation.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40I'm looking for the groom.
0:28:40 > 0:28:41OK!
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Grab your wife, get her in.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46I don't like that, it was horrible.
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