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0:00:12 > 0:00:16- In a quiet Snowdonia village - between mountain and sea...
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- ..there is a remarkable place.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23- The story of its enterprise - and success has spread...
0:00:23 > 0:00:27- ..and influenced countries - all over the world.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40- In 1984, Gwynn Davies from Waunfawr - set up a special centre...
0:00:40 > 0:00:45- ..that offered work and a chance - to contribute to the community...
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- ..to people with - learning disabilities.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54- 25 years later, the enterprise - has become a successful business...
0:00:55 > 0:00:57- ..winning subtantial contracts...
0:00:58 > 0:01:02- ..and is one of - the area's leading employers.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31- Antur Waunfawr's success - attracts attention, far and near.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35- Today, prominent - politicians have called by.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41- Chief administrator Menna Jones - explains how the place is run.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- Menna and Jill Wyn, - Chair of the Antur board...
0:01:45 > 0:01:50- ..welcome the MEP Gill Evans - and local MP Hywel Williams.
0:01:52 > 0:01:52- Who's coming here today?
0:01:52 > 0:01:54- Who's coming here today?- - Hywel Williams and...
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- ..Gill something.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- Important people.
0:01:59 > 0:02:00- What do they want?
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- To see Antur, - so that people get work.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- Do people like MPs come here a lot?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- Sometimes, when - there's something important.
0:02:11 > 0:02:12- Who'd like tea or coffee?
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- Meical Jones makes sure - they all get a cuppa.
0:02:15 > 0:02:16- Can I have coffee?
0:02:16 > 0:02:16- Can I have coffee?- - Tea for me.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- Tea for me.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19- Do you want coffee or tea?
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- Do you want coffee or tea?- - Black coffee, please.
0:02:22 > 0:02:23- How many of each one do you want?
0:02:23 > 0:02:24- How many of each one do you want?- - Two coffees.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- Three coffees and two teas.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27- Three coffees and two teas.- - Two teas, right.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35- The politicians are interested - in the way Antur has developed.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- Classified as a charity initially...
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- ..Antur is now more of a business.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Menna goes to - a business meeting next.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- We have to be innovative and think - about new options constantly...
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- ..about what doesn't work - and how we can adapt.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00- Our chief aim is to ensure work for - people with learning disabilities.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- That's always our baseline.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- In Caernarfon, - Antur Waunfawr has a site...
0:03:24 > 0:03:28- ..where old furniture - is given a new lease of life.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40- Purpose-built by Antur, - Warws Werdd employs ten workers...
0:03:41 > 0:03:46- ..providing Antur - with more than 100,000 annually.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- It sells house and office furniture.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54- And whatever its condition - on arrival, the lads take care...
0:03:54 > 0:03:59- ..that they're clean and in good - condition before they are sold.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09- It's Friday, the only day - that Mel Parry is in Warws...
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- ..to welcome and help customers.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- What are you doing now?
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- What are you doing now?- - Selling furniture.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17- Everything.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20- Who are they?
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- He's Peter.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25- The other one is Llion.
0:04:25 > 0:04:26- Llion?
0:04:26 > 0:04:27- Llion?- - Yes.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28- Hi.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30- Do a lot of people come here?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Do a lot of people come here?- - We want them here.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- So we get money.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- Where does the money go?
0:04:37 > 0:04:38- The bank.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- There are a lot - of interesting things here.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- I like this chair with daffodils.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51- They're like trees, nice.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53- Do you enjoy working here?
0:04:53 > 0:04:54- Do you enjoy working here?- - Yes.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56- More than the gardening?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- More than the gardening?- - I have fun here.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- I have to do the gardening too.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- What are you looking for?
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- I was looking for bookcases.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- But while I'm here, - I'm looking for a wardrobe as well.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- I don't want to take them today, - I thought I'd have a quick look...
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- ..and see what there was - 'cos Dylan wanted some bookcases.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24- Where are you from?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- From Prenteg.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27- Near Tremadog.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- I know where that is. Nice there.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- I had to get glass, so I thought - I'd call in to see what you have.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- There are more customers.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- Oh, she's going.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45- Oh, well.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- Rob Evans and driver Brian Jones...
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- ..are old hands at collecting - and delivering furniture.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00- But today will be challenging.
0:06:00 > 0:06:05- They haven't seen their destination, - but they know how big the sofa is.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06- LAUGHTER
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- We're in for some fun!
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- If it doesn't get in, - we'll leave it outside.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17- Is it big?
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- It's big.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- It's longer than the usual sofas.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- What's the worst - thing you've had to deliver?
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- Big wardrobes. Everything.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- Have you ever failed?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- Yes. We had to take the door off!
0:06:50 > 0:06:55- Hopefully, there will be more - room for the sofa than the van.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26- The present economic climate - affects Warws Werdd in two ways.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32- The demand for second-hand furniture - has increased, but less comes in.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37- People can't afford to get rid - of old furniture and buy new things.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02- David John Evans and Gareth - Griffiths are renovating a table.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- It's a lot of work.
0:08:04 > 0:08:05- Yes.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- It really is a lot of work.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09- Do you enjoy it?
0:08:09 > 0:08:10- Do you enjoy it?- - Yes.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- Look at your sleeve.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- Covered.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- Although the Antur workers can - move between the different sites...
0:08:32 > 0:08:37- ..and get plenty of variety, - some choose to stay on one site...
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- ..to develop and practise - specific work skills.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45- Sometimes, professionals - run courses for the workers.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- I've just done an NVQ in woodwork.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- An NVQ?
0:08:51 > 0:08:52- Yes.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- That's handy.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- How long does it take to get it?
0:09:01 > 0:09:02- A lot.
0:09:03 > 0:09:04- It's good to have it.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- It's good to have it.- - A certificate.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- Back in Bethesda, they need - a lot of skill to get the sofa...
0:09:14 > 0:09:15- ..into its new home.
0:09:17 > 0:09:18- Do you often have problems?
0:09:18 > 0:09:19- Do you often have problems?- - Yes.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- Sometimes, we must take doors off.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- Do you want me to take the top end?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- It's stuck.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55- That way?
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0:10:30 > 0:10:35- In the cafe kitchen in Waunfawr, - they prepare for a special visit.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40- But first, Anwen Fletcher - makes sure the atmosphere is right.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- OK, Anwen? How is it going?
0:10:43 > 0:10:44- OK, Anwen? How is it going?- - OK.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- This isn't on.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- Will you put the plug in, please?
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- It's on the side.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- Anwen, come and have a look.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- You've got a CD, - so push that to the end.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- Wait a bit.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06- Press that.
0:11:07 > 0:11:08- MUSIC
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- Take your finger away. You see No 1?
0:11:11 > 0:11:12- Yes.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- BACKGROUND MUSIC
0:11:22 > 0:11:23- Who do you like best?
0:11:23 > 0:11:24- Who do you like best?- - Me?
0:11:24 > 0:11:24- I like that. John and Alun.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- I like that. John and Alun.- - You like John and Alun?
0:11:26 > 0:11:27- I like that. John and Alun.
0:11:27 > 0:11:28- Yes.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37- Music cheers everyone up - and makes the work much easier.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- The train comes here sometimes.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Visitors come to Antur.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45- Do a lot of people come here?
0:11:45 > 0:11:46- Do a lot of people come here?- - Yes.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- Do you give them food?
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- Are they nice to you?
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- Do people come here from all over?
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- Not just people from Waunfawr?
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- People from Waunfawr too.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- From Waunfawr and Caernarfon.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02- From Waunfawr and Caernarfon.- - Yes.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- Today, visitors from Caernarfon - are coming on the train.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- With comedian Tudur Owen, - a crew has been invited...
0:12:15 > 0:12:19- ..to see what Antur Waunfawr can - offer them when they leave school.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20- Do you know what I've done?
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- Do you know what I've done?- - What? He's forgotten his car!
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- My car is in Caernarfon.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27- So when I get to Waunfawr...
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- ..I haven't got a car.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- How will I get back?
0:12:31 > 0:12:32- Walk.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34- Walk.- - It's too far to walk!
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- LAUGHTER
0:12:36 > 0:12:37- Can you lend me a bike?
0:12:37 > 0:12:38- Can you lend me a bike?- - No.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- Oh, no!
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- What am I going to do now?
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- Come on the bus with us.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47- There's no room for him!
0:12:47 > 0:12:49- There's no room for him!- - No room for me on the bus?
0:12:49 > 0:12:50- No, it's full.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52- No, it's full.- - Thanks, Gemma. I'm friends with you!
0:12:59 > 0:13:04- A warm welcome awaits Ysgol - Pendalar's pupils and Tudur...
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- ..when Antur's workers greet them.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- How are you, mate?
0:13:09 > 0:13:10- How are you?
0:13:11 > 0:13:12- How are you?
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- How are you?- - I haven't seen you for ages.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- Tudur Owen!
0:13:16 > 0:13:21- Long time, no see. You haven't - been to see my show for ages.
0:13:21 > 0:13:22- He's funny!
0:13:32 > 0:13:34- Meical welcomes them again.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39- Then, they are divided - into groups for various activities.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- While Pendalar's pupils - visit the Antur...
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- ..Menna goes to a staff meeting - to discuss a new project.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- I have a staff meeting now.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08- We'll discuss Warws Werdd. - We have a new manager there.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- It's really just to see - how the team is working.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- Sales are slightly down - because of the economic climate.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- Things like that affect us.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23- Often one can't foresee - what will happen.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- For example, a Caernarfon company...
0:14:26 > 0:14:30- ..that used to give us a lot - of spare furniture has gone bust.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- We don't have such problems...
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- ..but things that happen - elsewhere can affect us.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- We have thought of moving into - the making of clothes.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- Menna has heard of a new - contract she can compete for...
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- ..to sell second-hand clothes.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55- Before going for it 100%, - she must discuss it with staff.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01- With less furniture coming in, this - could be just right for Warws Werdd.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07- In the meantime, Mel does his best - to clear the furniture in stock.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- I'll show you. I'm Mel. How are you?
0:15:11 > 0:15:11- Are you OK?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- Are you OK?- - Yes, thanks. Who are you?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- Remember me working at Evan Jones?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- Oh, yes.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- I left there long ago.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Where do you live now?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24- Where do you live now?- - Caernarfon, but I don't work now.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- Don't you?
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- No. I'm lucky!
0:15:32 > 0:15:33- It's here.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- Do you want these?
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- No, I want a chair...
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- ..like the one - the lad is sitting on.
0:15:46 > 0:15:47- What kind?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- To sit by a computer.
0:15:51 > 0:15:52- An office chair.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- There's one here.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56- This one.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- It's too light. - I'm too heavy for that.
0:16:00 > 0:16:01- The same, but I want a bigger one.
0:16:01 > 0:16:02- The same, but I want a bigger one.- - You want a big one.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03- You want a big one.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- Er...
0:16:06 > 0:16:07- There are none there.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08- There are none there.- - No.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- We'll have to leave it, then.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- I'll leave my details - at the counter.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- If customers don't see - what they want...
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- ..they leave their details - in case more stock comes in.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- The file is growing these days.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- Antur Waunfawr doesn't pay - for donated furniture...
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- ..but will collect free of charge
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- In Caernarfon, - Wendy Jones is moving house.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- There's no room for the old - dresser in the new bungalow.
0:17:01 > 0:17:02- It's a pity to see it go.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03- It's a pity to see it go.- - It is.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05- It's been here for over 20 years.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11- I paid more than 100 for it. - A lot of money at the time.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- It fitted in well. - It suited me perfectly.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- I kept my best - Portmeirion crockery here.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24- When people came for a meal, the - plates came out of the old dresser.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- It was perfect for me.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- You get all kinds of things.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57- Sometimes, we take things - which aren't any good.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- What's the oddest thing you've had?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02- Something like that.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15- OK.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- It's heavier than you'd think.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29- Mind the step.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36- OK?
0:18:36 > 0:18:37- That's it, lads
0:18:44 > 0:18:45- Just a bit more.
0:18:47 > 0:18:48- KNOCKING SOUND
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- It's awkward.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- Take your time.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- The dresser is heavy.
0:19:05 > 0:19:10- It's the lads' responsibility - that it gets to Warws undamaged.
0:19:17 > 0:19:18- Let me get a grip.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- Fewer things come in these days, - and there are more customers...
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- ..so the dresser will soon be sold.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- It's sad to see the dresser go.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- But if it's going, - Wendy wants it to go to Antur.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- Ta-ra.
0:19:54 > 0:19:59- Back in Waunfawr, it's been - a very busy day at the cafe.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04- As well as the usual customers, - Ysgol Pendalar has been here...
0:20:04 > 0:20:09- ..learning how - to bake cakes with Gareth.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19- For Anwen and Kath in the kitchen, - this means more dishes to wash.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21- What day is it?
0:20:21 > 0:20:22- What day is it?- - Friday.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- What do you get on Friday?
0:20:25 > 0:20:26- Pay!
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- You like getting your pay!
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- Yes.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- You can spend it over the weekend.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- You can spend it over the weekend.- - I want to save it.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36- What do you want to do with it?
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- What do you want to do with it?- - Get streaks.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40- Are you having streaks in your hair?
0:20:40 > 0:20:41- Posh!
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- Do you want to make an appointment?
0:20:45 > 0:20:46- Yes.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48- Who do you want to take you?
0:20:48 > 0:20:49- Who do you want to take you?- - Kath!
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- I'll take you, OK.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- And get a posh hairdo.
0:20:53 > 0:20:54- And get a posh hairdo.- - Yes.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- It's grown now.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57- Kath used to be a hairdresser.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58- Kath used to be a hairdresser.- - Really?
0:20:58 > 0:21:00- Yes, that's what Kath was.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- After finishing the day's work...
0:21:05 > 0:21:09- ..it's time for a cuppa - and to plan the weekend.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- What are you doing tomorrow?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- I'm going for a walk with Ffion.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- Where will you take her?
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- Where will you take her?- - Caernarfon, for a little drink.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28- At the end of a successful day, - Menna returns to the office...
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- ..having won a substantial - contract for Warws Werdd.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38- In addition to the furniture - business, the new contract means...
0:21:38 > 0:21:43- ..that Antur can place second-hand - clothing banks in northern Gwynedd.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- It will ensure plenty - of work for the future.
0:21:49 > 0:21:55- There are plans to open a shop - in Caernarfon to sell the clothes.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- Another week's work is over.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06- Everyone is looking forward - to their weekend.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12- Anwen and her friends in the house - prepare to go to a social evening...
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- ..organized by the Antur staff.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32- Mel meets other friends as he goes - to a scooter rally in Betws-y-Coed.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- Everyone is glad to see him.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36- Hi!
0:22:40 > 0:22:41- It's great here!
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- I didn't see you arrive.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51- I didn't know you had a scooter.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- It's been a long time!
0:22:56 > 0:22:57- How are you?
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- How are you?- - Not bad!
0:22:59 > 0:23:00- Go on!
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- And a busload has arrived at the - Tir Prince races, near Abergele...
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- ..for an evening of fun.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13- Win or lose, it's an enjoyable way - to celebrate the end of the week.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15- Go on!
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