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-When I arrived here today...	0:00:41	0:00:43
-..I kept having flashbacks -of my childhood.	0:00:43	0:00:46
-Standing on a milk stand, -pretending to be a pop star...	0:00:47	0:00:51
-..with a hairbrush in my hand -and a tennis racket for a guitar.	0:00:51	0:00:55
-I just can't get over -how calm and serene it is.	0:00:56	0:01:00
-I definitely feel a longing.	0:01:02	0:01:04
-I'd love to live -in a place like this now.	0:01:04	0:01:07
-I was born in the early 1970s.	0:01:34	0:01:37
-Mam and Dad bought this farm -in 1970.	0:01:37	0:01:41
-Everything happened for them -within a year and a half.	0:01:41	0:01:45
-Their world totally changed.	0:01:45	0:01:47
-I lived here until the first year -of my degree course in Cardiff.	0:01:47	0:01:53
-This farm is where I grew up. -It was a working farm.	0:01:54	0:01:58
-My father kept dairy cattle.	0:01:58	0:02:01
-We also kept sheep.	0:02:01	0:02:03
-We had around 30 acres.	0:02:03	0:02:05
-I don't have an earliest memory -as such.	0:02:13	0:02:16
-It's more of a collection of memories -to do with this farm.	0:02:16	0:02:20
-I remember going hunting -and collecting tadpoles.	0:02:20	0:02:24
-I remember burying my first cat -in the forest.	0:02:24	0:02:27
-I remember a tree falling down -on the road...	0:02:28	0:02:31
-..and all the fuss it generated.	0:02:31	0:02:34
-I have to admit...	0:02:39	0:02:42
-..I don't think I appreciated -being brought up here.	0:02:42	0:02:46
-I didn't like living on a farm -because it was so remote.	0:02:46	0:02:50
-I had to walk a mile every day -to catch the school bus.	0:02:51	0:02:54
-Nobody lived nearby -to give me a lift.	0:02:54	0:02:57
-Mam was always rushing around -and Dad was always working.	0:02:58	0:03:02
-I felt completely isolated up here.	0:03:02	0:03:05
-I come back here now and think -how lucky we were as children...	0:03:07	0:03:12
-..to be brought up -in such a lovely place.	0:03:12	0:03:15
-She never helped out -with the farming duties.	0:03:16	0:03:21
-She hated farm work.	0:03:21	0:03:23
-I wasn't too fond of it, -but Eleri never came to help...	0:03:23	0:03:27
-..even if Dad shouted at her.	0:03:28	0:03:30
-"Come on, you have to help." -But she never did.	0:03:30	0:03:33
-She'd go on strike instead.	0:03:34	0:03:36
-I remember trying to herd sheep -from the field into the shed.	0:03:36	0:03:41
-One of the sheep ran towards her.	0:03:41	0:03:43
-That's the only time I've ever seen -Eleri running away from anything.	0:03:43	0:03:48
-She never got her hands dirty -on the farm.	0:03:48	0:03:52
-I spent all those years with Meilyr, -my brother, at Penrallt Lwyd.	0:03:52	0:03:58
-We didn't get on that well, -I have to admit.	0:03:58	0:04:01
-There are two years between us. -We were both born on 18 January.	0:04:01	0:04:05
-We used to fall out a lot.	0:04:09	0:04:11
-He was a bit of a mummy's boy.	0:04:11	0:04:14
-As the older sister, Mam was out -at work, Dad was at work...	0:04:16	0:04:20
-..so they needed us to help out -around the house.	0:04:20	0:04:24
-She'd leave us a to-do list.	0:04:24	0:04:26
-"Eleri, you do this. -Meilyr, you do that."	0:04:27	0:04:30
-But Meilyr would go, -"Huh, I'm not doing it."	0:04:30	0:04:33
-There was a lot of falling out.	0:04:33	0:04:35
-One day, he wouldn't wash the dishes, -so I had to do it.	0:04:36	0:04:39
-I grabbed a floor-brush -and hit him with it.	0:04:40	0:04:43
-Unfortunately, -I caught him in the mouth...	0:04:43	0:04:46
-..and severed the root -of his front tooth.	0:04:47	0:04:50
-We fought like cat and dog -as children.	0:04:50	0:04:53
-She was a ferocious sister -and the best bouncer I've ever had.	0:04:53	0:04:57
-When we went to secondary school...	0:04:57	0:05:00
-..if someone picked a fight with me -or bullied me...	0:05:01	0:05:04
-..Eleri would sort them out.	0:05:05	0:05:06
-She wasn't afraid of anything -or anyone.	0:05:07	0:05:11
-Meilyr and I -both competed in eisteddfodau.	0:05:26	0:05:29
-We'd do the circuit.	0:05:29	0:05:31
-Almost all our Saturdays -between October and Easter...	0:05:31	0:05:38
-..were spent travelling -to various eisteddfodau.	0:05:38	0:05:42
-We'd go as far as Tumble -and Abergorlech.	0:05:42	0:05:45
-We'd go all the way to Tywyn -and the surrounding area.	0:05:45	0:05:49
-If Air Miles had existed back then, -Mam would have been rich!	0:05:49	0:05:53
-We looked forward -to the major eisteddfodau.	0:05:53	0:05:56
-Cardigan and Lampeter -had good cash prizes.	0:05:57	0:06:01
-The Pontrhydfendigaid eisteddfod -was the pinnacle.	0:06:02	0:06:05
-You'd get 30 -if you won first prize.	0:06:05	0:06:08
-It was a remote location.	0:06:21	0:06:24
-During the 1970s and 1980s, -there were no mobile phones.	0:06:25	0:06:30
-Dad was a hopeless timekeeper, -so Mam had to call him at mealtimes.	0:06:30	0:06:36
-He could be out -in the furthest field.	0:06:37	0:06:40
-So when dinner or supper was ready, -she'd shout...	0:06:40	0:06:44
-.."Alfor!"	0:06:44	0:06:47
-Alfor!	0:06:48	0:06:50
-Alfor!	0:06:51	0:06:54
-Or I'd call for Mam when it was -my turn to make dinner or supper.	0:06:54	0:06:58
-Mami!	0:06:59	0:07:01
-Mami!	0:07:01	0:07:04
-Mami!	0:07:04	0:07:06
-They'd come! They'd run home!	0:07:08	0:07:11
-Penrallt Lwyd is on a remote hill -in the Vale of Aeron.	0:07:23	0:07:27
-Some people did live nearby.	0:07:28	0:07:31
-A small road runs past the house.	0:07:32	0:07:36
-People had a tendency -to slow down...	0:07:36	0:07:40
-..just to see what was going on -in Penrallt Lwyd.	0:07:40	0:07:44
-I could see the other farms -right across the valley.	0:07:44	0:07:48
-I'd say, I wonder what's going on -over there?	0:07:48	0:07:52
-I went to university in Cardiff -and stayed there for many years.	0:07:52	0:07:56
-I never missed the nosiness -that came with rural life.	0:07:57	0:08:02
-But it's all gone now.	0:08:05	0:08:07
-I'm in a place now...	0:08:07	0:08:09
-..where I think -I'd love to live here...	0:08:09	0:08:12
-..and not mind people -knowing my business.	0:08:12	0:08:15
-She always loved sport.	0:08:18	0:08:20
-Rounders, netball.	0:08:20	0:08:23
-She went on to play hockey.	0:08:23	0:08:25
-She played rugby at university.	0:08:25	0:08:28
-She never liked losing.	0:08:28	0:08:30
-I think she still has -that competitive streak.	0:08:31	0:08:35
-She's a very determined person.	0:08:35	0:08:38
-She's confident too. -She knows what she wants.	0:08:39	0:08:42
-Once she sets herself a goal, -she goes for it.	0:08:42	0:08:48
-She never gives up.	0:08:48	0:08:50
-I've rarely seen her -give up on anything.	0:08:50	0:08:54
-The drive has come from Mam, -without a doubt.	0:08:57	0:09:01
-She wanted us -to have the best of everything.	0:09:01	0:09:04
-Although I had the drive -when I was younger...	0:09:04	0:09:08
-..losing Mam when I was 18...	0:09:08	0:09:10
-..meant that I had -to look after myself.	0:09:10	0:09:14
-I couldn't expect Dad to do it -because he had enough on his plate.	0:09:14	0:09:18
-He had to look after Meilyr, -who was only 16.	0:09:18	0:09:21
-I had to grow up very fast.	0:09:22	0:09:24
-But I was lucky -to have had 18 years with her.	0:09:24	0:09:27
-I know of children who have lost -a parent at a much younger age.	0:09:28	0:09:32
-That has always been...	0:09:32	0:09:35
-..at the back of my mind.	0:09:35	0:09:38
-I felt lucky that I'd had -that length of time with her.	0:09:38	0:09:43
-But without a doubt, -she gave us the drive.	0:09:43	0:09:46
-We left Penrallt Lwyd -when I was 20 or 21.	0:10:02	0:10:06
-Dad was living here, of course, -after losing Mam.	0:10:06	0:10:10
-He was heartbroken -and lost all interest in farming.	0:10:10	0:10:14
-Mam saw to the day-to-day running -of the farm.	0:10:14	0:10:18
-He also had a job besides -keeping an eye on things here.	0:10:18	0:10:23
-He worked incredibly hard.	0:10:23	0:10:26
-He lost all interest -after losing his right-hand woman.	0:10:26	0:10:31
-That's why he left.	0:10:33	0:10:36
-It's difficult -coming back to the area...	0:10:36	0:10:39
-..because Mam is buried -in Neuadd-lwyd.	0:10:39	0:10:42
-We have to pass the chapel -on our way here.	0:10:43	0:10:45
-I find it difficult -visiting the grave.	0:10:46	0:10:48
-I feel guilty that I don't go -as often as I should, but it's hard.	0:10:49	0:10:54
-It's even harder -since Alffi was born.	0:10:54	0:10:57
-I miss her more now...	0:10:58	0:11:01
-..than perhaps ten years ago, -when it was more recent.	0:11:01	0:11:05
-She's not around for me to ask, -"What should I do here?"	0:11:06	0:11:12
-She's not there for me to say, -"Please come and look after him."	0:11:12	0:11:17
-But Dad fills that role perfectly.	0:11:17	0:11:20
-It's surprised me -how good he is with him.	0:11:20	0:11:25
-I know she's up there -looking down...	0:11:25	0:11:29
-..and giving my father strength.	0:11:29	0:11:31
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-This is the first time -I've been outside the shop.	0:12:22	0:12:26
-It's such a relief -that it's not a Starbucks.	0:12:26	0:12:29
-They've had to keep the facade -as part of the lease.	0:12:30	0:12:33
-They've had to keep -the blue and white.	0:12:34	0:12:36
-It's like Aberaeron - every house -has its own specific colour.	0:12:36	0:12:41
-My connection with this shop -in Rugby Street in London...	0:12:42	0:12:47
-..stems from the fact that my mother -worked here in the 1960s.	0:12:47	0:12:52
-I think she came here in 1960.	0:12:52	0:12:54
-A family from Ceredigion -ran a shop here.	0:12:54	0:12:58
-The Davies family.	0:12:59	0:13:01
-They were known -as Eirlys and Glyn Rugby Street...	0:13:01	0:13:05
-..among the London Welsh -in the big city.	0:13:05	0:13:09
-Mam worked in the shop.	0:13:09	0:13:11
-It used to be a dairy.	0:13:12	0:13:14
-It functioned as a dairy...	0:13:14	0:13:16
-..and a grocery shop.	0:13:16	0:13:18
-Mam used to work in the shop.	0:13:20	0:13:23
-She also looked after the daughters, -Bethan and Llinos Eleri.	0:13:23	0:13:28
-I was named after the youngest girl, -Llinos Eleri.	0:13:28	0:13:33
-When Mam told me -that she'd lived in Bloomsbury...	0:13:33	0:13:37
-..I was intrigued to find out -the area's history.	0:13:37	0:13:42
-It's associated with the arts...	0:13:42	0:13:45
-..and medicine.	0:13:45	0:13:47
-Many artists, poets and writers -have lived here.	0:13:47	0:13:51
-TS Eliot, Charles Dickens...	0:13:51	0:13:54
-..and Virginia Woolf all lived here.	0:13:55	0:13:58
-Later occupants...	0:13:58	0:14:00
-..who came to live opposite -in 18 Rugby Street...	0:14:00	0:14:04
-..were Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.	0:14:04	0:14:06
-He had a lot of visitors, -one of whom was Dylan Thomas.	0:14:06	0:14:10
-Yoko Ono came into the shop -to buy milk...	0:14:10	0:14:15
-..because she only lived -around the corner.	0:14:15	0:14:18
-There was a wealth of talent -from the arts world in this area...	0:14:19	0:14:24
-..on the doorstep of this shop -where my mother lived.	0:14:24	0:14:28
-My mother came to London -to work in this shop...	0:14:39	0:14:43
-..at the tender age of 17.	0:14:43	0:14:45
-Her sister, Elinor, -was already here working.	0:14:46	0:14:49
-She worked for another family -from Ceredigion who owned a shop.	0:14:50	0:14:55
-Moving from rural Wales -to work in London was a big thing.	0:14:58	0:15:04
-It's something -I'd always hoped I'd do one day...	0:15:04	0:15:07
-..because I've bought a flat here -with my friend.	0:15:08	0:15:11
-But I never had the guts -or the courage...	0:15:11	0:15:15
-..to just leave Wales -and come here to live and work.	0:15:15	0:15:19
-She did something that I never did -and something I'd hoped I'd do.	0:15:20	0:15:24
-This is where Mam lived -when she was here.	0:15:34	0:15:37
-The small room next door -was apparently just a box room.	0:15:37	0:15:42
-This is where she lived, -in this small but lovely room.	0:15:43	0:15:46
-To think that she was -only 17 years old...	0:15:48	0:15:52
-..and had slept in a bed...	0:15:52	0:15:54
-..in this very room.	0:15:55	0:15:57
-It's a strange feeling...	0:15:57	0:16:00
-..and very emotional, -as you'd expect.	0:16:00	0:16:04
-It's lovely being here...	0:16:04	0:16:06
-..and to have perhaps relived -a moment of her life...	0:16:07	0:16:13
-..back in the 1960s here in London.	0:16:13	0:16:15
-Mam and Auntie Elinor -left their jobs...	0:16:22	0:16:27
-..without telling the owners.	0:16:27	0:16:29
-They did that -because they were afraid...	0:16:29	0:16:32
-..that the owners -would persuade them to stay.	0:16:32	0:16:36
-The Welsh people who owned and ran -these shops and dairies...	0:16:36	0:16:41
-..said Ceredigion women -were the best workers...	0:16:41	0:16:45
-..because they were reliable -and hard-working.	0:16:45	0:16:48
-Mam met Dad...	0:16:49	0:16:52
-..and she was offered a job -managing a shop in New Quay...	0:16:52	0:16:56
-..so she upped and left.	0:16:56	0:16:58
-Mam-gu had never driven -outside Ceredigion.	0:16:59	0:17:02
-She jumped in the car...	0:17:02	0:17:04
-..and came all the way to London -to bring Mam home.	0:17:05	0:17:08
-I'm getting goose pimples -just sitting outside here...	0:17:12	0:17:16
-..and thinking about all the history -and our family ties.	0:17:16	0:17:20
-It's also on Rugby Street -and rugby's a big part of my life.	0:17:21	0:17:25
-I feel so emotional -being here today.	0:17:25	0:17:29
-We're in the Millennium Stadium.	0:18:01	0:18:04
-In my opinion, -it's the best stadium in the world.	0:18:04	0:18:08
-Perhaps one of the reasons -I've chosen the Millennium...	0:18:08	0:18:12
-..is because I've spent -some of the most exciting days...	0:18:12	0:18:16
-..of my working life here.	0:18:16	0:18:18
-I pinch myself each time I'm given -the privilege of coming here.	0:18:19	0:18:23
-When I walk in here for any game....	0:18:23	0:18:27
-..usually for Wales's -rugby internationals...	0:18:28	0:18:32
-..I'm always filled with hope, -anticipation and excitement.	0:18:32	0:18:38
-It's no longer -a feeling of confidence.	0:18:38	0:18:41
-There's nervousness too -because I have to do a day's work.	0:18:41	0:18:45
-The table's empty today, -but during a game...	0:18:47	0:18:50
-..I have all my notes -in front of me.	0:18:50	0:18:53
-There's a machine with numerous -leads coming out of it...	0:18:53	0:18:58
-..for the earphones and microphone.	0:18:58	0:19:01
-The same pattern can be seen -all along here.	0:19:01	0:19:04
-Everybody sits here -with what's known as an ISDN kit.	0:19:04	0:19:08
-Everybody's huddled together -on the days when there's a big game.	0:19:08	0:19:13
-It's dangerous if you're sitting -right at the front.	0:19:13	0:19:17
-All it takes is a puff of wind.	0:19:17	0:19:19
-I'm speaking -from personal experience here.	0:19:19	0:19:23
-All your notes -can be blown away by the wind.	0:19:23	0:19:27
-The Camp Lawn programme -has been going for ten years.	0:19:37	0:19:41
-I've been a part of it -since the beginning.	0:19:41	0:19:44
-These days, -I present it all by myself...	0:19:44	0:19:48
-..which means I have to know -far more about football...	0:19:48	0:19:52
-..than I had to before...	0:19:52	0:19:54
-..when Dylan Ebenezer -was at my side.	0:19:55	0:19:57
-"After nine consecutive games, -the crusade ended in Scotland...	0:19:57	0:20:03
-"..thanks to Wales's -top try scorer..."	0:20:04	0:20:06
-Every Saturday is different.	0:20:06	0:20:09
-You have to be fully prepared.	0:20:09	0:20:11
-You could never do a programme -unprepared.	0:20:11	0:20:14
-You have to be ready -for whatever happens.	0:20:14	0:20:17
-Once, when I was presenting -the programme...	0:20:18	0:20:21
-..the line went down, -causing technical difficulties.	0:20:21	0:20:26
-All I heard was, "Pick up the -commentary. Describe what you see."	0:20:26	0:20:31
-I can't say -I did a very good job of it...	0:20:32	0:20:35
-..but I can say that I commentated -on a Wales v England game...	0:20:35	0:20:39
-..even if it was -for only two minutes.	0:20:40	0:20:42
-Welcome to Cracabant -from the Arms Park...	0:20:46	0:20:49
-..a rugby ground -in the heart of a bustling city.	0:20:49	0:20:52
-The three Cs - -charisma, character...	0:20:52	0:20:55
-..and conscientiousness.	0:20:55	0:20:57
-Those are just some -of the many traits Eleri possesses.	0:20:58	0:21:02
-As someone -who has worked alongside her...	0:21:02	0:21:05
-..for more than a decade...	0:21:06	0:21:08
-..on Camp Lawn every Saturday...	0:21:09	0:21:11
-..I know that she's -an intelligent girl...	0:21:11	0:21:14
-..with a genuine interest in sport.	0:21:14	0:21:17
-She's also someone -who's at ease with her audience.	0:21:17	0:21:22
-Just imagine -having to anchor a programme...	0:21:22	0:21:26
-..for six hours or more -every Saturday afternoon.	0:21:26	0:21:29
-But she enjoys it -and that certainly comes across.	0:21:30	0:21:34
-If you listen to the programme...	0:21:34	0:21:36
-..you sense that the presenter -enjoys being there.	0:21:36	0:21:40
-She puts listeners at ease -and makes the programme enjoyable.	0:21:41	0:21:46
-At the beginning of the 1990s, -when I started covering rugby...	0:21:50	0:21:56
-..I think I was the first female -to do so on Radio Cymru.	0:21:57	0:22:01
-People often ask me...	0:22:01	0:22:04
-..whether I've encountered prejudice -because I'm a woman.	0:22:04	0:22:09
-But I have to admit, I haven't.	0:22:09	0:22:11
-Back in the early 1990s...	0:22:11	0:22:15
-..maybe I was the token woman.	0:22:15	0:22:18
-But nowadays, more and more women -are working in sport...	0:22:18	0:22:22
-..and most of them know their stuff.	0:22:22	0:22:25
-I used to be a workaholic.	0:22:31	0:22:33
-My work was my life.	0:22:33	0:22:36
-While the work was there -and I wanted to do it...	0:22:36	0:22:40
-..there was no reason not to do it.	0:22:40	0:22:42
-Unfortunately, -I didn't have a work-life balance.	0:22:43	0:22:46
-I didn't have time -to do the nice things in life...	0:22:47	0:22:50
-..because I always had work to do.	0:22:50	0:22:53
-I'm not a person who can say no.	0:22:53	0:22:55
-But in the past two years, -I've learnt to say no.	0:22:56	0:23:01
-Crikey, I was 39 years old -having a baby. That says it all!	0:23:01	0:23:05
-Now, I can sit back and say...	0:23:07	0:23:09
-..I don't need to do that any more.	0:23:10	0:23:13
-That's a very nice feeling.	0:23:13	0:23:15
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