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-This week, we're in Carmarthenshire,

-the county where I was born...

-..and we're visiting Kidwelly.

-Kidwelly? Does a little old woman

-sell black sweets here?

-Yes - always thinking

-about your belly, aren't you!

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-Kidwelly is located

-between the Gwendraeth Fawr...

-..and Gwendraeth Fach rivers

-in Carmarthenshire.

-It's a laid-back town

-and home to Wales's first canal.

-One of the town's most

-famous attractions is the castle...

-..which dates back to 1106.

-It's one of the finest castles

-built by the Normans...

-..to control the princes

-of the Deheubarth.

-This is where our journey begins.

-I'll knock on this door.

-Kidwelly Castle.

-A louder knock than that.

-Hello?

-Hello.

-What a sight!

-I'm the little old woman

-of Kidwelly.

-Come out and join us.

-Ooh!

-Be careful.

-I'll grab the basket.

-I'll hold that for you. Are you OK?

-That doesn't always happen.

-Don't worry about that, Peggy.

-How are you then?

-I'm OK, thanks.

-I'm here to sell my black sweets.

-I'm the little old woman of Kidwelly

-and I sell black sweets.

-The money I make

-helps pay for the castle lights.

-How did you get the job?

-Some time ago, about 13 years ago...

-..there was a trade

-and tourist event at Kidwelly RFC.

-They wanted a little old woman of

-Kidwelly and a Princess Gwenllian.

-No-one at the club wanted to be

-the little old woman of Kidwelly...

-..but I ticked all the boxes.

-I was old, a woman and little!

-I've been the little old woman

-of Kidwelly ever since.

-Let me buy some sweets.

-You're too tight-fisted

-to buy anything usually!

-I have some money today.

-I'll give you one to try first.

-That should last you the whole day.

-Just what I need this morning.

-Enjoy your day -

-we might see you later.

-We're going to have a look

-around Kidwelly.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much.

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-We've finally silenced him!

-Pembrey is four miles from Kidwelly.

-It's home to one of Wales's

-most well-known racetracks.

-It's one of the best in Britain.

-This racing track attracts

-the best drivers every year.

-It's a great place

-to develop driving skills.

-Hello there. How are you, Rhys?

-Are you alright?

-It's nice to meet you.

-You're a Carmarthenshire boy...

-..and I guess that you've spent

-a lot of your time down in Pembrey.

-I've been racing here

-since I was around 11 years old.

-I've also been training drivers.

-You've had a lot of success

-and you're still only 24 years old.

-I won the Welsh Championships and

-the British Championships last year.

-The next step is to move up

-to British Touring Cars...

-..and secure a works drive

-with a manufacturer.

-Let's go for a spin.

-Let's go for a spin.

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-Jump in.

-Nigel, can I have a spin?

-Yes, sure. No worries.

-Yes, sure. No worries.

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-He looks after the car for you.

-Right, here we go.

-Lift my leg. Whoo!

-It's tight in here.

-It's very snug.

-I like this.

-Smart helmet.

-What do you think?

-I can't hear anything.

-Dear me, this is fun!

-Right.

-I'm the best co-driver

-you'll have today.

-Here we go. Come on, Rhys.

-I'm excited.

-He hasn't closed the door!

-I can't reach!

-Fortunately for me,

-someone closed the door.

-Thank goodness for that.

-Rhys was soon speeding away

-around the track.

-Almost speechless.

-It was good, wasn't it?

-Did you enjoy it?

-Enjoy? I've never

-felt power like that before.

-That's the best spin I've ever had.

-Thank you very much, Rhys.

-I think I'll have a little snooze.

-Back in Kidwelly, I'm learning more

-about the town with Mansel Thomas.

-It's a rather interesting building.

-From the outside,

-it looks like a chapel...

-..but it's doesn't quite

-look like a chapel.

-Tell me more about the building.

-It wasn't a chapel originally.

-It used to be a brewery.

-Then, it became a luxurious house.

-In 1916...

-..the Greenwood family

-bought the house.

-When they'd passed on,

-it was turned into a chapel...

-..and it's still a chapel today.

-Who were the Greenwood family?

-Harold Greenwood was a solicitor

-from England.

-He married a girl from London named

-Mabel and they had four children.

-Her health faltered and the couple

-didn't sleep together for years.

-He started to look elsewhere

-for companionship.

-One Sunday, Mabel hadn't gone

-to chapel as she usually did.

-She didn't feel well.

-They had lunch, she drank wine,

-as she would every Sunday...

-..but she became very ill.

-A few hours later,

-on Monday morning, she died.

-It was said that the wine

-she'd drunk contained arsenic...

-..and that she had been poisoned.

-Did she die here?

-In that room over there.

-The story doesn't end there.

-Let's visit the church

-to continue the story.

-Here we are - St Mary's Church.

-It's a beautiful church.

-It's ironic that she died

-in a building that became a chapel...

-..but was buried across the road

-in the church graveyard.

-Here's her grave.

-This little headstone? It looks

-like the grave of a dog or a child.

-She was buried here twice.

-Her body was exhumed...

-..and a post-mortem was carried out.

-Traces of arsenic

-were discovered in her body.

-Harold Greenwood was arrested...

-..and he was tried for murder

-in Carmarthen.

-He was found not guilty...

-..because his daughter, Irene,

-said she had drunk the same wine.

-He was accused of lacing the wine

-with arsenic.

-I told you earlier

-she'd had wine with her lunch.

-According to the maids,

-only Mabel had drunk the wine...

-..but Irene said that she'd also

-drunk wine from the same bottle.

-Well, well, well,

-that's such an interesting story.

-Very few local people

-know about that story.

-It's disappeared

-into the mists of time.

-They tell me that it's

-the little things that matter.

-In Kidwelly, they make great things

-from the little things.

-Hello, Allyson.

-Can I sit here? How are you?

-We're all busy.

-We're all busy.

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-They're all giving it 100%.

-You're all working quietly.

-This is the Mini Makers Club.

-Tell me more about the club.

-The club's been up and running

-for the past eight years.

-We're here every Tuesday night.

-Some of us like knitting,

-others like woodwork.

-I like making miniature flowers

-and lingerie.

-You make lingerie sets.

-You make these little items...

-..for the dolls' houses.

-We all have houses.

-The items we make,

-it's far more worthwhile for us...

-..than buying something in a shop.

-I'm making a pair of slippers...

-..and I'll place them

-under the bed or in the wardrobe.

-It gives you more...

-Pleasure.

-..pleasure

-than if you go out to buy them.

-I'm looking for a hat

-for the Ffos Las Races.

-Do you think this one suits me?

-Look at this.

-A thong.

-I haven't worn one for years.

-Dab on some glue.

-That's enough.

-That's a little gift to remember the

-night you've had with us tonight.

-Thank you very much

-for the welcome.

-A little retail therapy

-is good for everyone.

-Spencer,

-is this suitable for the air?

-I hope it is!

-Do you enjoy flying?

-Yes. I have some time on my hands

-to enjoy myself.

-I can see a lot of this area

-from the sky...

-..and a lot of places

-further afield.

-You're a local businessman.

-I've had a business in Burry Port

-for over 12 years.

-I was born and raised in Burry Port

-and this is where I'll stay.

-I've been told that when you fly,

-your wife never comes with you.

-Oh, no. Not at all.

-It's a good thing sometimes -

-I'm left in peace.

-It's a way of escaping

-from your wife!

-I'm wearing shorts

-and I'm looking for some sunshine.

-Can I come with you for a spin?

-Let's go and look for some sunshine.

-I get in this side, do I?

-It's a bit windy today.

-It's a bit bumpy but we'll be fine.

-We're flying over Burry Port.

-It's right beneath us.

-Kidwelly looks very different

-from the air.

-It looks quiet there today.

-The castle's beneath us now, Iolo.

-It's clear that the castle

-was in an ideal location years ago.

-Seeing the area from the sky

-in Spencer's aeroplane...

-..was a great thrill,

-making it a memorable afternoon.

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-This week on Bro,

-Iolo and I are in Kidwelly...

-..a laid-back, fascinating town

-which is full of friendly people...

-..who aren't scared of hard work.

-Do you want me to do a bit?

-Go and have a cuppa.

-The seaside town of Burry Port

-is five miles from Kidwelly.

-Thousands of visitors

-flock here every year...

-..to visit the marina, the luxury

-yachts and the lighthouse.

-The crew responsible

-for their safety...

-..is the Burry Port lifeboat team.

-Owain. How are you?

-How's it going?

-It's busy here.

-What's happening tonight?

-We're training for the time

-when we're needed at sea.

-Every week, we get everyone down

-to make sure the lifeboat is ready.

-Different people have responsibility

-for certain areas of the lifeboat...

-..but at the end of the day,

-we all work as a team.

-You're a businessman.

-What do the other lads do?

-We all come

-from very different backgrounds.

-Justin is a horse dentist...

-..Pulley is a plasterer and Julian

-works for Corus in Trostre.

-It's great having

-so many different backgrounds.

-It keeps everyone's feet

-on the ground.

-We feel that we're paid by people

-who put their money in the box.

-We've rescued people at sea and

-horses and cows stuck in the river.

-We'll do anything in Burry Port.

-If there's a spare set

-of waterproofs, can I join in?

-We're ready to go so why don't you

-come with us and have some fun?

-You'll need a big heart,

-confidence and muscle power.

-I'll try my best.

-I've been working out.

-On land, there's plenty of fun

-for the lifeboat crew...

-..but on the sea,

-there's some serious work to be done.

-They're responsible for the longest

-strip of coastline in Wales.

-Tonight, with crashing waves, it was

-too dangerous to do much training.

-When you capsize...

-..water gets into the carburettors

-and they're a dead loss.

-So, "fatty at front" is our saying

-to push the front corner down.

-This exercise teaches the crew

-to retrieve a capsized boat...

-..during a storm.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-

-You're still dry.

-If there's an emergency,

-get in touch.

-Thank you, lads. Goodbye.

-Ta-ra. Thanks so much.

-He's left without taking

-his jacket and helmet off.

-I hope he remembers

-to give them back.

-As well as its sea and landscape...

-..this area is also very proud

-of its brass band.

-Burry Port Town Band

-is busy rehearsing tonight.

-Come with me, close the doors,

-it's like an eisteddfod here.

-Let's go in.

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-Whoo! Wonderful.

-How are you all? Are you OK?

-That was a wonderful sound.

-How are you, Mark?

-I'm well.

-I haven't seen you for a while.

-You're the chairman

-of this high quality band.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

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-That's quite an honour.

-It's an honour and a pleasure

-to be part of this band.

-Tell me more

-about Burry Port Town Band.

-It was formed over a century ago.

-Originally, it was run

-by Burry Port's smelting works.

-Around the beginning

-of the Second World War...

-..the band disbanded.

-It reformed in 1972...

-..and has gone from

-strength to strength ever since.

-You're the champions.

-There are five levels for brass

-bands with the champions on top.

-Did you meet your wife in the band?

-Not in this band, in another band...

-..the Colchester brass band,

-many years ago.

-Is it a dating agency?

-A little of that does go on here.

-We're not as bad as some bands!

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-Hello, how are you? Is it true

-what they say about you, Gareth?

-I just keep quiet at the back.

-Who's sitting next to you?

-This is Dad.

-And Nick and Rhodri.

-There's a mischievous look

-about the boys in the back row.

-How long have you been playing

-with this band?

-Almost 30 years.

-I live in Cardiff but I'm

-attracted back time after time.

-I'm sure I'll be here

-talking to you in 30 years' time.

-Ffos Las racecourse is one of

-the newest attractions in the area.

-It was built

-on the old open cast mine.

-Three years ago,

-there was nothing here...

-..apart from holes in the ground.

-The new buildings and facilities

-have transformed this location.

-Today is a big day -

-the official opening.

-People have flocked here

-to enjoy this important occasion.

-Yes, we've also dressed up

-for the occasion.

-We're here

-at the Ffos Las horse races.

-IOLO WOLF WHISTLES

-You look very smart, Shan, but

-we're not here to enjoy ourselves.

-We're here to work.

-Come on, let's go.

-This way.

-Arwyn and Wyn, how are you?

-It looks promising.

-It's coming slowly.

-You're the only two

-who work here full-time.

-What do you do here?

-Twice a week, we mow the track.

-We don't want it growing too much.

-A fortnight or a week

-before a race meeting...

-..we water the course

-if it's too dry.

-There's plenty of work to do

-mowing the grass.

-Is there enough work to be done

-when there's no racing?

-More than enough.

-During a race meeting,

-a lot of these hurdles are damaged.

-We have to repair them.

-On race day,

-thousands of people attend.

-That must be a huge boost

-to the local economy.

-The old mines closed down here

-some time ago.

-It's good to see something replacing

-it and creating jobs for the area.

-With over 10,000 people here

-on race day...

-..there are a lot

-of mouths to feed.

-The Farriers Arms at the racecourse

-is a hive of activity.

-I've arrived at a bad time.

-Carry on as if I wasn't here.

-Anna, how are you?

-Stand back in case you get splashed.

-No, come here. Cwtch in!

-I've come to see you because you run

-this place and you're busy.

-It's very busy today.

-I haven't had time

-to step outside.

-I haven't seen any of my friends.

-You're the head chef

-at the Farriers.

-That's quite an honour.

-That's quite an honour.

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-It is and I'm proud of that.

-I'm honoured that Dai,

-the Dai, Sir Dai Walters...

-..asked me to come and work here.

-I'm enjoying every minute.

-It's nice to see local people

-working here.

-It is, it's great.

-It's nice to be able to serve Welsh

-food to diners from near and far.

-Are the chips ready for this dish?

-Are the chips ready? We want chips.

-This might sound

-like a stupid question...

-..but can I do something to help?

-Wearing such a beautiful suit,

-not really!

-Come back when you've found

-a pair of sensible gloves.

-Bring the Marigolds next time!

-Yay!

-A lot of people here have won some

-money today but I'm not one of them.

-Not a ha'penny.

-Where's Shan now?

-Shan, I knew I'd find you here.

-I knew it.

-Don't worry,

-I've poured you a glass too.

-Get that down you.

-I've had a great day.

-It has been great. Cheers.

-Cheers to Kidwelly and Ffos Las.

-S4C Subtitles by Simian 04 Cyf.

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