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0:00:10 > 0:00:12- It's nearly the end of August.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16- I'm in the beautiful area - of St David's in Pembrokeshire.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18- Over the centuries...
0:00:18 > 0:00:22- ..local people have been - closely connected with the sea...
0:00:22 > 0:00:24- ..and with lifeboats in particular.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31- Jeff Davies - was raised in St David's.
0:00:32 > 0:00:37- At one time he he sold meat locally - from his butcher's van.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40- Nowadays - he's the secretary of the Lifeboat.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46- Is St David's a town or a city?
0:00:46 > 0:00:48- A city, of course.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49- A city, of course.- - Really?
0:00:49 > 0:00:55- About five years ago, the Queen - came here to grant it city status.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00- It must be the smallest city - in existence.
0:01:01 > 0:01:02- The second-smallest.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05- The Vatican City is the smallest.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10- St David's is the smallest city - in this country.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- Were you born and raised here?
0:01:14 > 0:01:17- What words do you use - - "crwtyn" and "roces"?
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- Do you use those words?
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- Have you always lived here?
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- Yes. Six of us were born - in the City Hotel...
0:01:27 > 0:01:31- ..and Peter and Polly - were born in Y Ffald, up there.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- The place is called Y Ffald.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- That's what it's called - I see.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38- You must have seen many changes.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40- You must have seen many changes.- - Yes.
0:01:40 > 0:01:40- You must have seen many changes.
0:01:40 > 0:01:40- Lots of houses - have been built here recently.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- Lots of houses - have been built here recently.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- Your brother - still runs the butcher's shop...
0:01:46 > 0:01:50- ..that's named after your father - and your brothers.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- Yes. Father had a van and a shop.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- The first shop - was in the High Street.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02- Peter came home - when rationing ended...
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- ..and started working here.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- This used to be - Gilbert Martin's shop.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13- I came home after being injured - while working at sea.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- I joined the company...
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- ..and that's how - I started speaking Welsh.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- We had a mobile shop back then...
0:02:21 > 0:02:26- ..and I had to speak Welsh because - customers couldn't speak English.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28- That's how I learned Welsh.
0:02:28 > 0:02:29- That's how I learned Welsh.- - How long were you at sea?
0:02:29 > 0:02:30- How long were you at sea?
0:02:31 > 0:02:36- Six years. I broke my shoulder, - so I had to come home.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41- Was the lifeboat a way - for you to go back to the sea?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- I wanted to work on the boat...
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- ..but I couldn't - because I didn't live in St David's.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- You have to live in St David's.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- When the maroons go off...
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- ..the boat must be launched - immediately.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- It has to go straight away.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- Here it is - the City Inn.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05- Here it is - the City Inn.- - It used to be the City Hotel.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- It used to be the City Hotel.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- Is this where you were born - and raised?
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- Yes. I was born up there, - in bedroom number three.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- Six of us were born there.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- I'll tell you their names.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23- Eight children.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28- # Polly, Peter, Eira, Tony, - Muriel, Jeffrey, Isabel and Pat! #
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- They called us the City kids!
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- Where are we now?
0:03:44 > 0:03:45- Is that Ramsey Island over there?
0:03:45 > 0:03:46- Is that Ramsey Island over there?- - Yes.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47- Yes.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49- That's Ramsey Island.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- There's been a farm there - for many years.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- One of my relatives - worked on the farm.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- Elfed Griffiths - was the most recent farmer there.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02- Elfed's dead now.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- The man who farms there now - used to be with the lifeboat crew.
0:04:07 > 0:04:13- Yes, Derek Rees. He looks after - the land, and he builds stone walls.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- He keeps sheep and horses there.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- Someone told me - there are deer there.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24- Yes, there are.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- Lots of people visit the island - at this time of year.
0:04:30 > 0:04:31- Can you take a boat across?
0:04:31 > 0:04:32- Can you take a boat across?- - Yes.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33- Yes.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38- There are about 15 boats that go - across from the lifeboat station.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- Boat trips.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- Visitors have a really special - time there.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- The lifeboat station - is down below us.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- The boat is kept in that shed.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- Yes, down there.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- What's this area called?
0:04:57 > 0:05:01- We're about two miles - from the centre of St David's.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- It's two and a half miles - to the station.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- The lifeboat has been based here - since 1936...
0:05:13 > 0:05:18- ..though they started building - the big shed in 1928, I think.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24- Before that, - the lifeboat was a small sail boat.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- Its name was Gem.
0:05:28 > 0:05:34- But it went out one night - and got swept by the Bitches rapids.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- We lost three crewmen...
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- ..but we saved the men - from a ship called the Democrat.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- But you lost - some of the lifeboat crewmen?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- We lost three men that time.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49- That was many years ago.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54- More recently, the lifeboat went - to the aid of a French trawler...
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- ..during a terrible storm, - and saved eight men.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- The trawler was called - the Notre Dame de Fatima.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- The storm was too violent - for them to return here...
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- ..so they headed for Milford Haven.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14- But as they came around St Ann's - Head, they lost Ieuan Bateman...
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- ..a young man, only 21 years old.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- Many people don't realize - that the crew are volunteers.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- They don't have to do this.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- But they do it, - and it's very dangerous work.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- It can be terribly dangerous.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33- HELICOPTER ENGINE AND ROTORS
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- It's a very busy morning here.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- Apparently, a woman had an accident - further along the coast...
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- ..and the lifeboat - has brought her in.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- The helicopter's arrived - and an ambulance too.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- Things happen - when you least expect them to...
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- ..so the lifeboat is always on call.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- I heard that it happened - not far from Grassholm.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- Apparently, they hit a wave, - the boat shot up...
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- ..and the woman landed on her back.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- The boat contacted the operations - room in Milford...
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- ..and the Coastguard, - then they called us in.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17- Are you on call all day?
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- May I ask what's your occupation?
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- I work at the cathedral.
0:07:25 > 0:07:25- Do you mow the lawns and so on?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- Do you mow the lawns and so on?- - Yes, I cut the grass.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28- Yes, I cut the grass.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- I used to work inside...
0:07:30 > 0:07:35- ..but that didn't suit me - so they sent me back outside!
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- You were both raised - in St David's weren't you?
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- Yes, both of us - were born in St David's.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- Tony - Tony Pearce, MBE - - has been with the Coastguards...
0:07:48 > 0:07:49- ..for 40 years, isn't it?
0:07:49 > 0:07:50- ..for 40 years, isn't it?- - 45.
0:07:50 > 0:07:51- 45.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- It must give you - a lot of satisfaction.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- I know someone's had an accident - today...
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- ..but the fact that you can help - must be satisfying.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09- Yes, as I was telling you, it's - nice when someone's been injured...
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- ..to see people - from the hospital arriving...
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- ..the ambulance - and the air ambulance.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- They do such good work.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- They treat people - even before they get to hospital.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- We don't realize...
0:08:25 > 0:08:29- ..how important this air ambulance - is nowadays, do we?
0:08:29 > 0:08:34- It's based in Swansea, - but it got here within 15 minutes.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39- It was here almost before - I'd arrived from St David's.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- There's so much traffic - on the roads.
0:08:42 > 0:08:43- Well done, boys.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48- Make sure you go inside - the cathedral at least once a week!
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- CHORAL SINGING
0:08:54 > 0:08:58- You can't visit St David's - without visiting the cathedral.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- Henry Griffiths is a local farmer...
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- ..and he's been worshipping here - ever since he was a child.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- He's now the Vicar's Warden.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- We get large congregations here - at Easter and Christmas.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- About 1,000 people - come here every day.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- Very large congregations.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- They get larger every year.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26- I notice there are lots of tourists - here today.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28- They come from all over the world.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- They come from all over the world.- - That's right.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- They come here and they enjoy - visiting the cathedral.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- Do they hold any Welsh services here?
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- Yes, at 9.30 every Sunday morning.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- Eucharist every Sunday morning.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- There's usually 20 or more - people there.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- Do you attend that service - on Sundays?
0:09:52 > 0:09:57- I go about once a month - to the Parish Eucharist.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- That's what I usually do.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- What are your duties as a warden?
0:10:05 > 0:10:10- I make sure that people - have chairs to sit on...
0:10:11 > 0:10:12- ..and I welcome people.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17- I put the books out - and collect them afterwards...
0:10:17 > 0:10:18- ..and count the collection money.
0:10:18 > 0:10:19- ..and count the collection money.- - Cardis like counting money!
0:10:19 > 0:10:20- Cardis like counting money!
0:10:21 > 0:10:26- Does the cathedral benefit - from all the visitors who come here?
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- It does quite well.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35- It would be running at a loss - if it wasn't for all the tourists.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- I really admire your cattle, Henry.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47- They're not bad.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- You don't often see - so many Hereford cattle together.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- Are Herefords - the only breed you keep?
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- I like them - because they come on very quickly.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- They don't need much feeding either.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- No - all they get - is silage and grass.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- They do particularly well - if it's dry.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12- Yes - I can see - that your heifers are fat.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- Some are too fat.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- Do you sell them all as fatstock?
0:11:17 > 0:11:17- Do you sell them all as fatstock?- - Yes, when they're 20 months old.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- Yes, when they're 20 months old.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- They're ready to go - when they're 20 months old.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- Any particular mart?
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- I send them all to Pontefract - in Yorkshire, for Waitrose.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- They pay the best prices.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- We've been with them now - for about seven years.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- I really like your cattle.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42- And they're...
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- I've got over 100 of them.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- When does calving take place?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- It starts - towards the middle of February...
0:11:51 > 0:11:57- ..and it continues for about - eight weeks, and then it's all over.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- Do you put the calves out - fairly early in the year?
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- I like to move the cows - and the young calves outside...
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- ..about the beginning of April.
0:12:10 > 0:12:16- Your wife told me that your son is - the fourth generation to farm here.
0:12:16 > 0:12:21- The family has been here - for, let's see, 122 years.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- My grandfather, John. - My father, Ivor.
0:12:25 > 0:12:26- I've farmed here too.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- I've retired, - though I still do some work.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- Don't retire - it's dangerous!
0:12:32 > 0:12:34- Dangerous!
0:12:34 > 0:12:39- But it's such a pleasure that David - is so interested in the farm.
0:12:39 > 0:12:45- David's also with the lifeboat - crew, though you've given it up now.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- And all four generations - have been with the lifeboat.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- That's right.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56- I left school in the late 1950s - and started farming.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- I also began helping out - at the lifeboat station.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05- I started by working on the small - rowing boats, getting the ropes out.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11- In the late 1960s, or rather in - the early 1960s, I joined the crew.
0:13:11 > 0:13:17- I was a crewman for ten years, then - I worked the winch in the boathouse.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- You must have seen - some terrible sights.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- Yes. But everyone felt the same...
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- ..if a life needed saving, - a life is a life.
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0:13:53 > 0:13:58- We can't leave St David's without - meeting Malcolm Gray and the boys.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- They're here - at the lifeboat station.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- The weather's quite calm - this evening.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- When the callout comes, - day or night...
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- ..the crew gets ready to launch, - whatever the weather.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20- First they have to put on - their oilskins and life jackets.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30- I feel like a horse - being tacked up for a show!
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- I'm not saying anything!
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- Where's that thing I blow if...
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- Be careful - - don't pull that too tight!
0:14:42 > 0:14:42- Are you alright?
0:14:42 > 0:14:43- Are you alright?- - Yes, I'm alright.
0:14:43 > 0:14:44- Yes, I'm alright.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- THE BOAT'S ENGINE RUMBLES AND REVS
0:14:57 > 0:14:58- A HOOTER SOUNDS
0:15:03 > 0:15:05- A HOOTER SOUNDS
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- Malcolm Gray - is about to stand down...
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- ..after 12 years - as the boat's coxswain.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- His association with the lifeboat - goes back many years.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25- I remember coming down here - and helping the boys get kitted out.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- Joseph Soar worked on the boat then.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- The routine's the same.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- That's how everyone starts out.
0:15:32 > 0:15:38- They help on the slipway - and then on the boat.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- The work is vital.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- I see that the lifeboat - in St David's...
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- ..has saved nearly 500 lives - over the years.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- Yes, well, you can look at that - in many different ways...
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- ..but it's not rocket science.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- That's my job, and I do it.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- Does any particular night - stand out...
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- ..when you wondered - whether you'd survive?
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- Christmas 1999.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- A ship - the Blackfriars, - ran on to the beach...
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- ..and we had to drag it back.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- It was terribly stormy - and I was a bit frightened.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- All the crew members - are great friends.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30- You all live in the same village - - or city, rather.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35- Family, too. - My son and daughter are on the boat.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40- And my grandfather was the first - coxswain at our present station.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- After the Gem was lost - out here in 1910...
0:16:44 > 0:16:48- ..our present station - was opened in 1912 or 1913...
0:16:48 > 0:16:50- ..and he was its first coxswain.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- It runs in families.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- Will you still be calling in - occasionally...
0:16:56 > 0:17:01- ..for a cup of tea and a chat - after you retire?
0:17:01 > 0:17:03- Oh, yes.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- I'm just standing down. - I'm not giving it up completely.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- The family, here at the station, - means a lot to me.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- I look forward to coming down - to help out.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- I'll still help with the launch - and come down for a chat.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- Don't forget to bring some biscuits!
0:17:23 > 0:17:27- It's the retired men - who bring the biscuits!
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- And there's one more thing - that's important - the medicine.
0:17:31 > 0:17:37- On your return, you must have - a drop of medicine in your coffee!
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- I like your attitude!
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- I'll let you in on a secret - - I'm no sailor!
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- Even having a bath makes me nervous!
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- You don't often get the chance - to steer a powerful lifeboat.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- Keep away, dear seal!
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- One click and it's in gear...
0:17:56 > 0:18:01- ..then accelerate - the more - you push it, the faster it goes.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02- Which is the throttle?
0:18:02 > 0:18:03- Which is the throttle?- - Push this down.
0:18:03 > 0:18:03- Push this down.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05- It all goes together?
0:18:05 > 0:18:09- It's not difficult. - You do it like that.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- The more it goes down, - the faster it goes.
0:18:13 > 0:18:14- Where are we going?
0:18:14 > 0:18:15- Where are we going?- - Head for Pen Dinas.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- Head for Pen Dinas.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- Put it into gear first.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21- You can feel it go into gear.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22- You can feel it go into gear.- - Both together?
0:18:22 > 0:18:22- Both together?
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- That's right, keep going. - And a bit more.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- There - there's the click. - You're in gear now.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32- Push down the throttle.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- THE ENGINE RUMBLES LOUDER
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- Go for it, go for it.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- Right down - go on, right down.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- That's it - - right down to the bottom.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- Let it stay like that.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52- It's the same as a car - - you turn the wheel to steer...
0:18:52 > 0:18:56- ..but just head straight - for Pen Dinas.
0:18:56 > 0:18:57- Where's the garage?
0:18:57 > 0:18:57- Where's the garage?- - There's one over there...
0:18:57 > 0:18:58- There's one over there...
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- No, the garage.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- Where's the garage - that you keep it in?
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- Porthstinan, you mean? - Back there, near those caravans.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- That's Whitesands Beach, - and Pen Dinas is over there.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- Whitesands and Carn Llidi.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- We'll go a bit further, - then turn back.
0:19:17 > 0:19:18- Shall I turn now?
0:19:18 > 0:19:19- Shall I turn now?- - Yes, turn.
0:19:19 > 0:19:19- Yes, turn.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- I won't turn too sharply.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26- This is rough!
0:19:27 > 0:19:28- No, it's fine.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- Are you sure it won't turn over?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- Where's the garage, then?
0:19:34 > 0:19:34- Where's the garage, then?- - Carry on - it's further on.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- Carry on - it's further on.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- Do you see that boat over there?
0:19:39 > 0:19:43- It's over there. Take it out a bit.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- That's right - keep it like that.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53- "I smile at every storm - because my Father is at the helm."
0:19:54 > 0:20:00- Or as we say in English, "Never mind - the rolling wave, bend to the oar!"
0:20:00 > 0:20:01- Have you seen it fly up in the air?
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- Have you seen it fly up in the air?- - Oh, right up, and right down.
0:20:04 > 0:20:04- Oh, right up, and right down.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- Really?
0:20:06 > 0:20:07- It's rougher over here.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12- It can be a problem - when we're out at night.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- We can't see the waves coming.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- We go up, - and I wonder what'll happen next.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- Everyone has to get inside then.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29- It's strange how friendship grows - as you rescue other people.
0:20:29 > 0:20:34- Well, yes. That's what we try to do, - but sometimes it's impossible.
0:20:35 > 0:20:35- That must be very sad.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- That must be very sad.- - We can only pick up the pieces.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38- We can only pick up the pieces.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44- These men - are the salt of the earth.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- Back on dry land, - I met Anona Gray, Malcolm's wife.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54- She works in the tourism centre, - which is extremely busy in August.
0:20:54 > 0:21:00- We get about 1,500 people a day - at this time of year.
0:21:00 > 0:21:01- Really?
0:21:01 > 0:21:01- Really?- - Yes.
0:21:01 > 0:21:02- Yes.
0:21:02 > 0:21:08- Lots of families come to stay in the - area, in cottages or caravan parks.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- What's your job?
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- Do you try to make sure - that everyone has a place to stay?
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- Yes. - We help people find accommodation...
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- ..and things to do, - especially if it's raining.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- We need to keep them entertained.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- The August Bank Holiday - is nearly upon us.
0:21:28 > 0:21:29- I'm sure the place is buzzing.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30- I'm sure the place is buzzing.- - Yes.
0:21:30 > 0:21:30- I'm sure the place is buzzing.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35- People will turn up - without pre-booking accommodation.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- It'll be difficult - to find places for them.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- This building is amazing. - It has a tower.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- There are lots of towers - like that around St David's.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- What's inside?
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- We've been here about seven years.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- We hosted the Eisteddfod...
0:21:54 > 0:21:58- ..which was situated - between here and Solva in 2002.
0:21:58 > 0:22:04- Since then, there's been a surge - of interest in the Welsh language...
0:22:04 > 0:22:08- ..and Welsh lessons - take place in that tower.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12- There are people in St David's...
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- ..who have forgotten their Welsh - and want to learn it again...
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- ..and incomers want to learn Welsh.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- English people are interested too.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25- As the wife of a man who's in - a very important position...
0:22:26 > 0:22:28- ..and who does a dangerous job...
0:22:28 > 0:22:34- ..it must be tough for you when - you're at home and he's called out.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37- It is, especially at night.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42- When he goes out on a dark night - and the wind's roaring.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- When he was just a crewman, - it was different.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53- But when he became a coxswain, he - was responsible for everyone else...
0:22:53 > 0:22:58- ..the boat's crew, and the people - they've gone out to help.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02- It's completely different. - He has a lot more responsibility.
0:23:02 > 0:23:08- He's been doing it for years, and - his grandfather did it before him.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12- That must be some comfort - when he goes out.
0:23:12 > 0:23:13- They tell me he's very capable.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- They tell me he's very capable.- - But it must be a relief...
0:23:15 > 0:23:15- But it must be a relief...
0:23:16 > 0:23:16- ..to hear him coming home.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18- ..to hear him coming home.- - Yes, indeed, and I'm so glad.
0:23:18 > 0:23:19- Yes, indeed, and I'm so glad.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23- Can I tell you, - before we go any further...
0:23:23 > 0:23:27- ..I don't think I've heard - the name Anona before.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28- It's an unusual name.
0:23:28 > 0:23:29- It's an unusual name.- - Yes, it is.
0:23:29 > 0:23:29- Yes, it is.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33- My aunt wanted to call me Morfudd.
0:23:33 > 0:23:34- My aunt wanted to call me Morfudd.- - Morfudd, yes.
0:23:34 > 0:23:34- Morfudd, yes.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37- It's a proper Welsh name.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- But my mother didn't like Morfudd.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45- After I was born, she was listening - to a radio programme...
0:23:45 > 0:23:47- ..I think it was - 'Twenty Questions'...
0:23:47 > 0:23:51- ..and there was a woman on it - called Anona Wynn.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56- So my mother chose Anona Morfudd, - to keep my aunt happy.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- She had a will to think about!
0:24:00 > 0:24:01- How many children do you have?
0:24:01 > 0:24:02- How many children do you have?- - Four - two sons and two daughters.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- Four - two sons and two daughters.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06- That's great.
0:24:06 > 0:24:11- Our eldest son works at sea - and he's also with the lifeboat.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- And our youngest daughter - works with Stena...
0:24:14 > 0:24:16- ..and she's with the lifeboat too.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17- ..and she's with the lifeboat too.- - So you have two at sea...
0:24:17 > 0:24:18- So you have two at sea...
0:24:18 > 0:24:19- ..and two on dry land.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21- ..and two on dry land.- - One is in the army.
0:24:21 > 0:24:22- One is in the army.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- He's out in Afghanistan - at the moment.
0:24:25 > 0:24:30- He should be coming home - at the end of the month.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32- It's been nice talking to you.
0:24:33 > 0:24:34- The crowds are still coming.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35- The crowds are still coming.- - I'd better get back to work.
0:24:35 > 0:24:36- I'd better get back to work.
0:24:36 > 0:24:37- They'll be calling out for you!
0:24:37 > 0:24:39- They'll be calling out for you!- - I'll find plenty to do!
0:24:39 > 0:24:39- I'll find plenty to do!
0:24:39 > 0:24:41- Welcome to St David's!
0:24:42 > 0:24:43- Anona!
0:24:49 > 0:24:50- .
0:24:53 > 0:24:53- 888
0:24:53 > 0:24:55- 888- - 888
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- The scenery around St David's - is lovely...
0:25:09 > 0:25:11- ..the finest in the world.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16- The people are welcoming - and the city itself is very lively.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- Dai was in his element.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24- I've travelled a short distance - down the road from St David's...
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- ..and I'm in a smallholding - called Treginnis.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32- With me are the Treginnis boys, - or the Bateman boys.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- Byron here is the eldest...
0:25:35 > 0:25:39- ..John is the second brother, - and Roland is the youngest.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42- Is this where you were born?
0:25:42 > 0:25:43- Is this where you were born?- - Yes, this is where we were born.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45- Yes, this is where we were born.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49- It was pouring with rain - when I was born!
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- I remember it well!
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- Have you been away much, John?
0:25:53 > 0:25:54- Have you been away much, John?- - No.
0:25:54 > 0:25:54- No.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57- We were born and raised here.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- I worked with a butcher for - two years, then I became a farmer.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- I grew potatoes for many years.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- I was also a lifeboat mechanic...
0:26:10 > 0:26:15- ..until I reached my sell-by date, - and it was all over!
0:26:15 > 0:26:18- Roland, - you work all around this area...
0:26:18 > 0:26:19- ..and you live here, don't you?
0:26:19 > 0:26:21- ..and you live here, don't you?- - Yes, I live here.
0:26:21 > 0:26:21- Yes, I live here.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24- I do business with farmers.
0:26:24 > 0:26:29- I've worked on a farm - since I was at school.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34- When my boss turned 75, I went - to work as a travelling salesman...
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- ..selling minerals - and things to farmers.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- Have you ever considered - moving away, John?
0:26:41 > 0:26:42- No.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46- At one time - I considered going away to sea.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51- But my parents wouldn't let me, - after we lost our brother...
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- ..so I remained a farmer.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56- Growing potatoes?
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- Growing potatoes?- - Early potatoes, mostly.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02- I used to dig up 150 tons a day.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- I grew over 200 acres each year.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10- Seed potatoes in the - Preseli Mountains, in Tufton.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- I also produced beef and corn.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19- After I finished farming, - I joined the lifeboat full-time.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- You've retired, - but you still keep in touch.
0:27:23 > 0:27:29- I work there as a launcher when - the boat goes out and comes back in.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- As soon as that's over, I'm done.
0:27:33 > 0:27:33- Because of my age.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- Because of my age.- - The whole family...
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- ..has been involved - with the lifeboat.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42- Yes, - but I'm not involved with it now.
0:27:42 > 0:27:48- I gave up working with the lifeboat - back in 2001, I think.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51- I had an accident on the boat.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- What do they call it? - A fractured pelvis.
0:27:58 > 0:27:59- Good gracious!
0:27:59 > 0:28:04- Yes. We'd been called out, - though it was a false alarm.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07- I had to stop after the accident.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12- How long did it take you - to get to the lifeboat?
0:28:12 > 0:28:15- It's the other side of the hill.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- When I was young, - it didn't take long.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22- But I live in St David's now.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26- Did you get there on foot, John?
0:28:26 > 0:28:31- Yes. We'd run from here across the - fields and down to the boathouse.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35- Dewi, our neighbour, did the same.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- You've met the Griffiths family.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42- The father, Ivor, fired the maroons.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47- Day or night, - when the maroons went off, we went.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51- Even if you were in town - on a Saturday night?
0:28:51 > 0:28:55- Yes, you had to go, - wherever you were.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57- This area has character.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00- But you must have seen many changes.
0:29:00 > 0:29:05- When your father was here, - did he have touring caravan pitches?
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- A few caravans. - He also kept a few sheep.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- That's when the caravans - started coming.
0:29:13 > 0:29:14- They're everywhere these days.
0:29:14 > 0:29:15- They're everywhere these days.- - Yes, they're everywhere.
0:29:15 > 0:29:16- Yes, they're everywhere.
0:29:16 > 0:29:17- Farming has declined.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- No-one grows potatoes round here - nowadays.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- All these farms - used to produce milk...
0:29:24 > 0:29:26- ..but no-one produces milk any more.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- I don't think many people - grow potatoes either...
0:29:30 > 0:29:32- ..in this area nowadays.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36- We changed from potatoes to - cauliflowers, we tried everything.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38- But it's all finished.
0:29:39 > 0:29:44- Roland, you travel away with your - work, but you come back every night.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- Yes. There's plenty of work - to do here.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50- I'm a keen gardener.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- I also keep an eye - on the caravans and tents.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55- You're with the lifeboat too.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- Yes. I joined as a member in 1970.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02- I've been with them for 36 years.
0:30:03 > 0:30:04- Was your father involved?
0:30:05 > 0:30:07- Was you father with the lifeboat?
0:30:07 > 0:30:12- He never went out with the lifeboat - but he was a launcher.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17- I was there with them - the other night.
0:30:17 > 0:30:18- Many of the people there...
0:30:19 > 0:30:23- ..are still part of the community, - even though they've retired.
0:30:23 > 0:30:29- Yes, I like to go down there - and have a chat with the boys.
0:30:29 > 0:30:30- I enjoy it.
0:30:30 > 0:30:31- I enjoy it.- - I'm thinking about the evenings...
0:30:31 > 0:30:32- I'm thinking about the evenings...
0:30:32 > 0:30:36- ..when you're in the pub - having a drink...
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- ..you must have a lot of enjoyment, - chatting away.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- Yes, though not so much nowadays.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- When we started, - it was a big part of our lives.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51- There wasn't much to do in the - evening, so everyone met in the pub.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56- Did you have trouble walking back - after a few drinks?!
0:30:56 > 0:31:03- I remember once, when I'd been down - to the St Non's for a few drinks.
0:31:03 > 0:31:09- It was pouring with rain when I left - and too dark to see anything.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- I found my way home slowly.
0:31:12 > 0:31:18- I fancied a smoke - I smoked - a pipe - so I decided to light up.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- I was walking into the wind...
0:31:21 > 0:31:25- ..so I had to turn round - to light my pipe.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- I pulled the hood of my duffle coat - up over my head.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32- After lighting my pipe, - I kept on walking...
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- ..and walked straight back - to St David's!
0:31:37 > 0:31:38- What about you, John?
0:31:38 > 0:31:40- What about you, John?- - When he was married...
0:31:40 > 0:31:40- What about you, John?
0:31:40 > 0:31:44- ..and living on the other side - of St David's...
0:31:44 > 0:31:46- ..he was always losing his keys.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52- His wife gave him a clip - to attach his keys to his belt.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56- He went to the club, - had a few pints.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00- When he got home, - he couldn't unclip his keys.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- Later, a car came by...
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- ..and the driver noticed, - as he passed the house...
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- ..a pair of trousers - hanging from the door latch!
0:32:19 > 0:32:24- Two sisters live here - in the middle of St David's...
0:32:24 > 0:32:26- ..Edna Morgan and Eunice Smith.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- One's 96 and the other's 99.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31- I've brought them some flowers.
0:32:32 > 0:32:33- Hello!
0:32:33 > 0:32:34- Hello!- - Hello!
0:32:34 > 0:32:35- Hello!
0:32:35 > 0:32:36- Where are you?
0:32:36 > 0:32:36- Where are you?- - How's the holiday going?
0:32:36 > 0:32:37- How's the holiday going?
0:32:38 > 0:32:39- Holiday?!
0:32:39 > 0:32:39- Holiday?!- - A working holiday!
0:32:39 > 0:32:40- A working holiday!
0:32:41 > 0:32:42- How are you?
0:32:42 > 0:32:46- I've brought you some flowers - - share them between you.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50- Right, who's Edna and who's Eunice?
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- This is Edna - she's the elder, - she's 99.
0:32:54 > 0:32:55- I'm Eunice.
0:32:56 > 0:32:57- You're not much younger than her.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58- You're not much younger than her.- - That's right.
0:32:58 > 0:32:59- That's right.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- I'll be 96 before long.
0:33:02 > 0:33:08- You speak good Welsh, as I'd expect - - you've lived here all your lives.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12- St David's Welsh! - It's not like north Wales Welsh.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- Did you speak Welsh at school?
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- We spoke a lot of English, - didn't we?
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- English, mostly.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23- There was Miss Green. - She spoke English.
0:33:23 > 0:33:28- She was a little old lady - who wore a full-length skirt.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- She was very strict, - and she didn't like Welsh.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37- She didn't approve of you - speaking Welsh in front of her.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40- The children of the County School...
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- ..put the Welsh Dragon out - on St David's Day...
0:33:44 > 0:33:49- ..but when Miss Green arrived - - "Go and take that flag down."
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- She wouldn't do that today.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54- No, not nowadays.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56- When you were young...
0:33:56 > 0:34:02- ..was there plenty to do in town, - in the evening and so on?
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- You're laughing - - you remember it well!
0:34:07 > 0:34:09- Was there a lot going on?
0:34:10 > 0:34:12- Well, not for us children.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18- We had to go to prayer meeting - on Monday evening...
0:34:18 > 0:34:23- ..and chapel meeting on Thursday - evening to recite a Bible verse.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29- A few concerts did take place - in the City Hall.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- Were you ever involved - with the lifeboat?
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- The lifeboat's - an important institution.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40- Not on the boat, but we were members - of the Ladies' Guild.
0:34:41 > 0:34:46- Eunice and I were on the first - committee of the Ladies' Guild.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49- But sadly, it's wound up now.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54- It had about 200 members - at one time.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- The women organized - all kinds of activities...
0:35:00 > 0:35:01- ..in aid of the lifeboat.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06- But this year they said, - "No more coffee mornings.
0:35:06 > 0:35:07- "No more Ladies' Guild."
0:35:08 > 0:35:09- Finished
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- We're very sad to hear that.
0:35:13 > 0:35:13- We're very sad to hear that.- - I'm sure you are.
0:35:13 > 0:35:14- I'm sure you are.
0:35:15 > 0:35:21- At 99 and 96, it can't have been - a bad life for you two.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- No. She goes to bed, - but I watch 'Rasus'.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29- You know that Dai Jones Llanilar? - I watch him!
0:35:31 > 0:35:35- I couldn't leave St David's - without calling to see you.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- Thank you for coming.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39- Thank you for coming.- - I'll see you again next time.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42- I'll come to see you - when you're 99 too!
0:35:46 > 0:35:48- I'll look forward to it!
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- I'll make Welsh cakes for you!
0:35:52 > 0:35:53- Yes, quite right!
0:35:57 > 0:35:58- .
0:36:05 > 0:36:05- 888
0:36:05 > 0:36:07- 888- - 888
0:36:18 > 0:36:25- I've come to this harbour to catch - a boat to take me to Ramsey Island.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27- Derek Rees farms there.
0:36:28 > 0:36:34- I want to see what's on the island - - they say there are animals there.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38- It's just a 20-minute trip - across the sound...
0:36:39 > 0:36:43- ..from the lifeboat station to - Ramsey Island - 'Ynys Dewi' in Welsh.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47- Tourists flock here - at this time of year.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49- Good morning!
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- Derek was raised in St David's.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57- He looks after the animals - and miles of stone walls on Ramsey.
0:37:01 > 0:37:02- It's a nice, mild morning.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04- It's a nice, mild morning.- - Yes, isn't it lovely?
0:37:04 > 0:37:08- When it's stormy, - this must be quite exposed here.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10- You wouldn't believe it.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14- I've seen the sea - coming up over these rocks...
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- ..all white.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20- The froth and the foam - blow all over the island.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22- When there's a raging storm.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- It's not very far from here - to St David's harbour over there.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29- A mile exactly.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- The sea can be rough at times, - though.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34- Yes, so different from today.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- Looking at it now, - it's what we call slack.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- Between the flow of the tide - and the ebb.
0:37:43 > 0:37:44- It's just turned.
0:37:44 > 0:37:44- It's just turned.- - Do you go back and forth each day?
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- Do you go back and forth each day?
0:37:47 > 0:37:49- Most days.
0:37:49 > 0:37:56- Sometimes I hear the wind and I know - there's no need to get out of bed.
0:37:56 > 0:37:57- The wife gives me hell!
0:37:57 > 0:37:58- The wife gives me hell!- - Are you taking me round the island?
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- Are you taking me round the island?
0:38:00 > 0:38:01- It's very bare.
0:38:01 > 0:38:02- It's very bare.- - There are lots of rabbits here.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- There are lots of rabbits here.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07- About 20,000 rabbits, so they say.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11- We've had myxomatosis here - for the fourth time.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- It kicks in about every 15 years.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- Some of the rabbits - have caught it already.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22- I could see the sultanas - - I thought sheep, maybe!
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- Let's walk on a bit.
0:38:25 > 0:38:26- Yes, good stuff!
0:38:32 > 0:38:33- An old farm enclosure.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38- Yes. I've had to replace - most of the roofs over the years.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41- You've done a lot of repairs.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- Yes, I try to maintain them.
0:38:43 > 0:38:44- Yes, I try to maintain them.- - Well done.
0:38:44 > 0:38:44- Well done.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51- The last farmer must have kept lots - of pigs - look at all those sties.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56- That was Bertie Griffiths, - a local man, back during the war.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- He even produced milk and butter.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- How many acres is the island?
0:39:04 > 0:39:05- About 650.
0:39:05 > 0:39:05- About 650.- - Is it? That's quite big.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07- Is it? That's quite big.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- But he had stiff competition - from the rabbits.
0:39:11 > 0:39:12- Are there any mice here?
0:39:12 > 0:39:13- Are there any mice here?- - There used to be huge rats...
0:39:13 > 0:39:14- There used to be huge rats...
0:39:15 > 0:39:20- ..but they got rid of them - six years ago by trappings.
0:39:21 > 0:39:26- They laid pipe traps every 50 yards - and placed bait blocks in them.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28- They ate a ton of bait.
0:39:28 > 0:39:29- They ate a ton of bait.- - Really?!
0:39:29 > 0:39:30- Really?!
0:39:30 > 0:39:31- They've gone.
0:39:31 > 0:39:32- They've gone.- - Look at these stone walls.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33- Look at these stone walls.
0:39:34 > 0:39:35- They're superb.
0:39:35 > 0:39:35- They're superb.- - They're like the Forth Bridge.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37- They're like the Forth Bridge.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41- I repair them and the rabbits - pull them down again.
0:39:42 > 0:39:42- They dig holes.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43- They dig holes.- - Lots of stones in these walls.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45- Lots of stones in these walls.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50- This is the first one, - that I started eight years ago.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52- It's still standing.
0:39:52 > 0:39:57- There's netting on the top to stop - the rabbits digging into them.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- The rabbits must be a plague.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05- It really surprises me - that they keep this place so bare.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08- There's a good reason for that.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12- They want the grass kept very short - for the choughs.
0:40:13 > 0:40:14- The birds are doing well here.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- The birds are doing well here.- - We saw people with scythes here.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21- Are they tourists who come here - just to cut the bracken?
0:40:21 > 0:40:22- They come for a week or two.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- They come for a week or two.- - And they're volunteers, are they?
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- They're not paid.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28- They make no money!
0:40:28 > 0:40:32- They stay on the island - for a week or two...
0:40:32 > 0:40:35- ..and they enjoy doing these jobs.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37- It helps the island.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46- They swim them back and forth.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- Swim a stallion across.
0:40:48 > 0:40:48- Swim a stallion across.- - Good gracious!
0:40:48 > 0:40:49- Good gracious!
0:40:49 > 0:40:51- Yes, behind a boat.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- They put head collars on them.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- A man in a rowing boat - leads the stallion...
0:40:59 > 0:41:03- ..and a boat with an engine - tows the rowing boat...
0:41:03 > 0:41:05- ..just in case...
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- There's a dip there.
0:41:12 > 0:41:13- Are there fish down there?
0:41:13 > 0:41:14- Are there fish down there?- - Yes.
0:41:14 > 0:41:14- Yes.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- A good place to fish.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- If you know the right time - you can be very lucky.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22- Bass.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25- There are kayakers over there.
0:41:27 > 0:41:28- Canoes.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- Good gracious! - Where have they come from?
0:41:32 > 0:41:34- They've come right around the bay.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- In canoes?!
0:41:36 > 0:41:38- They probably stopped to eat.
0:41:39 > 0:41:40- Or a rest.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43- A short rest.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46- This part is called Y Garn, is it?
0:41:46 > 0:41:47- This part is called Y Garn, is it?- - This is Garn Ysgubor.
0:41:47 > 0:41:48- This is Garn Ysgubor.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- You said all the fields - have Welsh names.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- Yes, that's right.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59- Starting down there, next to those - buildings, there's Parc y Ffald...
0:41:59 > 0:42:01- ..Parc y Sownd...
0:42:01 > 0:42:03- ..Parc Capel.
0:42:03 > 0:42:08- Then, moving up, there's Congrwn - Mawr, Congrwn Bach, Parc Newydd...
0:42:08 > 0:42:09- ..Parc yr Hyrddod.
0:42:11 > 0:42:16- Most people have forgotten them, - but I've written them down on a map.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- Imagine them, years ago...
0:42:19 > 0:42:23- ..coming out here to lift swedes - and mangolds and potatoes.
0:42:23 > 0:42:24- They must have grown potatoes here.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26- They must have grown potatoes here.- - Yes, they did.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- Bertie Griffiths, - in his last year here...
0:42:29 > 0:42:34- ..grew ten acres of Pembrokeshire - potatoes - early potatoes.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- He took them by boat - to the mainland.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39- That's hard work for you!
0:42:39 > 0:42:43- Imagine if they were in the shops - - "Ramsey Island Potatoes!"
0:42:44 > 0:42:44- People would eat them like pigs!
0:42:44 > 0:42:46- People would eat them like pigs!- - They couldn't get enough of them!
0:42:46 > 0:42:47- They couldn't get enough of them!
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- You've given me an idea now, Dai!
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- Will you come and help me pick them?
0:42:52 > 0:42:54- Will you come and help me pick them?- - I'll help you spend the money!
0:42:54 > 0:42:55- I'll help you spend the money!
0:42:55 > 0:43:00- It's a hell of a job, picking - potatoes - bending over all day.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03- But chips are very nice!
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- Yes, eating them is better!
0:43:06 > 0:43:08- What's that estuary?
0:43:08 > 0:43:10- That's Abermawr.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19- I must say, - I admire your walls very much.
0:43:21 > 0:43:25- These were built originally - by Welsh people 250 years ago...
0:43:25 > 0:43:28- ..and they've been rebuilt - by a Welshman.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32- My hands have handled - most of these stones.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36- They add character to a place.
0:43:36 > 0:43:37- They're important.
0:43:38 > 0:43:41- They make a place look cared for.
0:43:41 > 0:43:46- When walls are still standing, you - feel someone's looking after them.
0:43:47 > 0:43:48- Exactly.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00- "Things change as time passes," - according to one poem.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04- Changes have happened - at many of these farms.
0:44:04 > 0:44:09- Where there used to be cattle - and silage, buildings are empty...
0:44:09 > 0:44:13- ..but some people turn it - to their advantage.
0:44:23 > 0:44:24- Hello, boys.
0:44:24 > 0:44:26- Are you alright?
0:44:26 > 0:44:27- Hello, how are you?
0:44:27 > 0:44:28- Hello, how are you?- - How are you? Busy?
0:44:28 > 0:44:28- How are you? Busy?
0:44:30 > 0:44:32- Yes, we're trying to do a bit.
0:44:32 > 0:44:33- Yes, we're trying to do a bit.- - It's strange...
0:44:33 > 0:44:33- It's strange...
0:44:33 > 0:44:36- ..looking up at such a big boat.
0:44:36 > 0:44:38- There's a lot of work to do.
0:44:38 > 0:44:39- There's a lot of work to do.- - A lot of work.
0:44:39 > 0:44:39- There's a lot of work to do.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41- What are you doing?
0:44:41 > 0:44:44- This is a renovated boat, is it?
0:44:44 > 0:44:44- This is a renovated boat, is it?- - We're re-caulking the seams.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47- We're re-caulking the seams.
0:44:48 > 0:44:50- This is caulking cotton.
0:44:51 > 0:44:56- All the old cotton is taken out - because it's rotten with age...
0:44:57 > 0:44:59- ..and then we replace it.
0:44:59 > 0:45:02- What was this boat - before you renovated it?
0:45:02 > 0:45:04- A trawler, in Brixham.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06- That's what it was.
0:45:07 > 0:45:09- A Brixham trawler. A stern trawler.
0:45:10 > 0:45:13- What will it be - when you've finished with it?
0:45:14 > 0:45:15- A pleasure boat.
0:45:15 > 0:45:17- A motor cabin cruiser.
0:45:19 > 0:45:24- I see. Tell me, Gerald, - how much time will it take, all told?
0:45:26 > 0:45:27- You're not rushing.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31- You've got a nice place to work.
0:45:31 > 0:45:32- Renovating it is a pleasure.
0:45:32 > 0:45:33- Renovating it is a pleasure.- - Yes, it is.
0:45:33 > 0:45:33- Yes, it is.
0:45:34 > 0:45:37- How long will it take - from start to finish?
0:45:38 > 0:45:41- Well... it must be - about three years.
0:45:43 > 0:45:48- Is it all done by hand, - by just the two of you?
0:45:48 > 0:45:50- I work alone most of the time.
0:45:51 > 0:45:54- Someone helps me - for just three hours a day.
0:45:55 > 0:45:58- You and your dog, - enjoying yourselves!
0:45:58 > 0:45:59- She enjoys it here.
0:45:59 > 0:46:00- She enjoys it here.- - I'm sure she does.
0:46:00 > 0:46:01- I'm sure she does.
0:46:01 > 0:46:04- Was this a silage shed, years ago?
0:46:04 > 0:46:04- Was this a silage shed, years ago?- - Yes.
0:46:04 > 0:46:06- Yes.
0:46:06 > 0:46:10- Were you ever involved - with the St David's lifeboat?
0:46:11 > 0:46:15- Yes, I was on the boat - for about 15 years.
0:46:16 > 0:46:17- When was that?
0:46:18 > 0:46:24- I finished when I got too old. - You have to retire when you're 55.
0:46:24 > 0:46:29- But it's wonderful how much - the lifeboat means to local people.
0:46:29 > 0:46:35- They appreciate that they save - the lives of people who come here.
0:46:35 > 0:46:37- The sea's so important too.
0:46:38 > 0:46:41- Someone has to work on the boats.
0:46:42 > 0:46:46- That's how we make a living - half the time.
0:46:46 > 0:46:50- No-one knows - when the lifeboat might be needed.
0:46:50 > 0:46:51- You're right.
0:46:51 > 0:46:57- You must feel quite nervous - when you go out on a call...
0:46:57 > 0:46:59- ..especially if it's rough.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02- Yes, that's true. - It has to be said.
0:47:02 > 0:47:06- What goes through your mind - when you're out there?
0:47:06 > 0:47:10- You have a family, - but when you're out there...
0:47:10 > 0:47:13- ..do you just focus on the job?
0:47:14 > 0:47:16- That's all we think about.
0:47:16 > 0:47:20- Getting the job done, - and home to bed!
0:47:20 > 0:47:21- That's what I think!
0:47:22 > 0:47:25- Unless the weather is very rough.
0:47:25 > 0:47:27- Are you from St David's originally?
0:47:28 > 0:47:32- Yes, from St David's. - This is where I was born.
0:47:32 > 0:47:37- My father was from Solva - and my mother was from St David's.
0:47:37 > 0:47:41- Was your work - something to do with the sea?
0:47:42 > 0:47:43- I was a carpenter.
0:47:43 > 0:47:44- I was a carpenter.- - No wonder you're doing this, then!
0:47:44 > 0:47:46- No wonder you're doing this, then!
0:47:46 > 0:47:51- I worked as a carpenter - with my father at the cathedral.
0:47:51 > 0:47:55- That's where I served my time - as a carpenter.
0:47:55 > 0:47:56- In the cathedral.
0:47:57 > 0:48:02- And now you combine your work - and your hobby.
0:48:02 > 0:48:04- That's right.
0:48:05 > 0:48:08- My grandfather in Solva built boats.
0:48:09 > 0:48:12- I learned a bit from him...
0:48:13 > 0:48:17- ..and I learned from my father - at the cathedral.
0:48:20 > 0:48:24- You might make it as a carpenter - in heaven!
0:48:24 > 0:48:25- You trained in a good place!
0:48:25 > 0:48:27- You trained in a good place!- - I don't think I'll get in!
0:48:27 > 0:48:28- I don't think I'll get in!
0:48:38 > 0:48:42- I've enjoyed every moment - here in St David's.
0:48:42 > 0:48:46- I'm now at Penlan Farm, - right next to the cathedral...
0:48:47 > 0:48:50- ..and this is the Tyddewi herd - of Welsh Blacks.
0:48:51 > 0:48:53- I've enjoyed meeting - local residents.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56- There are characters, - there's beautiful scenery.
0:48:56 > 0:49:00- The family has been here - for over 100 years.
0:49:00 > 0:49:03- I'd stay here myself for 100 years, - God willing!
0:49:05 > 0:49:07- St David's, - August 2006
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