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-It's nearly the end of August.

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-I'm in the beautiful area

-of St David's in Pembrokeshire.

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-Over the centuries...

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-..local people have been

-closely connected with the sea...

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-..and with lifeboats in particular.

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-Jeff Davies

-was raised in St David's.

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-At one time he he sold meat locally

-from his butcher's van.

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-Nowadays

-he's the secretary of the Lifeboat.

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-Is St David's a town or a city?

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-A city, of course.

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-A city, of course.

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-Really?

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-About five years ago, the Queen

-came here to grant it city status.

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-It must be the smallest city

-in existence.

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-The second-smallest.

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-The Vatican City is the smallest.

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-St David's is the smallest city

-in this country.

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-Were you born and raised here?

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-What words do you use -

-"crwtyn" and "roces"?

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-Do you use those words?

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-Have you always lived here?

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-Yes. Six of us were born

-in the City Hotel...

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-..and Peter and Polly

-were born in Y Ffald, up there.

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-The place is called Y Ffald.

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-That's what it's called - I see.

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-You must have seen many changes.

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-You must have seen many changes.

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-Yes.

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-You must have seen many changes.

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-Lots of houses

-have been built here recently.

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-Lots of houses

-have been built here recently.

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-Your brother

-still runs the butcher's shop...

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-..that's named after your father

-and your brothers.

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-Yes. Father had a van and a shop.

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-The first shop

-was in the High Street.

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-Peter came home

-when rationing ended...

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-..and started working here.

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-This used to be

-Gilbert Martin's shop.

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-I came home after being injured

-while working at sea.

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-I joined the company...

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-..and that's how

-I started speaking Welsh.

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-We had a mobile shop back then...

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-..and I had to speak Welsh because

-customers couldn't speak English.

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-That's how I learned Welsh.

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-That's how I learned Welsh.

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-How long were you at sea?

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-How long were you at sea?

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-Six years. I broke my shoulder,

-so I had to come home.

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-Was the lifeboat a way

-for you to go back to the sea?

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-I wanted to work on the boat...

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-..but I couldn't

-because I didn't live in St David's.

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-You have to live in St David's.

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-When the maroons go off...

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-..the boat must be launched

-immediately.

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-It has to go straight away.

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-Here it is - the City Inn.

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-Here it is - the City Inn.

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-It used to be the City Hotel.

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-It used to be the City Hotel.

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-Is this where you were born

-and raised?

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-Yes. I was born up there,

-in bedroom number three.

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-Six of us were born there.

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-I'll tell you their names.

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-Eight children.

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-# Polly, Peter, Eira, Tony,

-Muriel, Jeffrey, Isabel and Pat! #

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-They called us the City kids!

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-Where are we now?

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-Is that Ramsey Island over there?

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-Is that Ramsey Island over there?

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-Yes.

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-Yes.

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-That's Ramsey Island.

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-There's been a farm there

-for many years.

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-One of my relatives

-worked on the farm.

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-Elfed Griffiths

-was the most recent farmer there.

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-Elfed's dead now.

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-The man who farms there now

-used to be with the lifeboat crew.

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-Yes, Derek Rees. He looks after

-the land, and he builds stone walls.

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-He keeps sheep and horses there.

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-Someone told me

-there are deer there.

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-Yes, there are.

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-Lots of people visit the island

-at this time of year.

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-Can you take a boat across?

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-Can you take a boat across?

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-Yes.

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-Yes.

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-There are about 15 boats that go

-across from the lifeboat station.

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-Boat trips.

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-Visitors have a really special

-time there.

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-The lifeboat station

-is down below us.

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-The boat is kept in that shed.

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-Yes, down there.

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-What's this area called?

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-We're about two miles

-from the centre of St David's.

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-It's two and a half miles

-to the station.

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-The lifeboat has been based here

-since 1936...

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-..though they started building

-the big shed in 1928, I think.

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-Before that,

-the lifeboat was a small sail boat.

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-Its name was Gem.

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-But it went out one night

-and got swept by the Bitches rapids.

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-We lost three crewmen...

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-..but we saved the men

-from a ship called the Democrat.

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-But you lost

-some of the lifeboat crewmen?

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-We lost three men that time.

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-That was many years ago.

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-More recently, the lifeboat went

-to the aid of a French trawler...

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-..during a terrible storm,

-and saved eight men.

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-The trawler was called

-the Notre Dame de Fatima.

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-The storm was too violent

-for them to return here...

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-..so they headed for Milford Haven.

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-But as they came around St Ann's

-Head, they lost Ieuan Bateman...

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-..a young man, only 21 years old.

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-Many people don't realize

-that the crew are volunteers.

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-They don't have to do this.

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-But they do it,

-and it's very dangerous work.

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-It can be terribly dangerous.

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-HELICOPTER ENGINE AND ROTORS

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-It's a very busy morning here.

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-Apparently, a woman had an accident

-further along the coast...

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-..and the lifeboat

-has brought her in.

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-The helicopter's arrived

-and an ambulance too.

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-Things happen

-when you least expect them to...

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-..so the lifeboat is always on call.

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-I heard that it happened

-not far from Grassholm.

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-Apparently, they hit a wave,

-the boat shot up...

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-..and the woman landed on her back.

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-The boat contacted the operations

-room in Milford...

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-..and the Coastguard,

-then they called us in.

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-Are you on call all day?

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-May I ask what's your occupation?

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-I work at the cathedral.

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-Do you mow the lawns and so on?

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-Do you mow the lawns and so on?

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-Yes, I cut the grass.

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-Yes, I cut the grass.

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-I used to work inside...

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-..but that didn't suit me

-so they sent me back outside!

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-You were both raised

-in St David's weren't you?

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-Yes, both of us

-were born in St David's.

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-Tony - Tony Pearce, MBE -

-has been with the Coastguards...

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-..for 40 years, isn't it?

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-..for 40 years, isn't it?

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-45.

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-45.

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-It must give you

-a lot of satisfaction.

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-I know someone's had an accident

-today...

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-..but the fact that you can help

-must be satisfying.

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-Yes, as I was telling you, it's

-nice when someone's been injured...

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-..to see people

-from the hospital arriving...

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-..the ambulance

-and the air ambulance.

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-They do such good work.

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-They treat people

-even before they get to hospital.

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-We don't realize...

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-..how important this air ambulance

-is nowadays, do we?

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-It's based in Swansea,

-but it got here within 15 minutes.

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-It was here almost before

-I'd arrived from St David's.

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-There's so much traffic

-on the roads.

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-Well done, boys.

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-Make sure you go inside

-the cathedral at least once a week!

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-CHORAL SINGING

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-You can't visit St David's

-without visiting the cathedral.

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-Henry Griffiths is a local farmer...

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-..and he's been worshipping here

-ever since he was a child.

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-He's now the Vicar's Warden.

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-We get large congregations here

-at Easter and Christmas.

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-About 1,000 people

-come here every day.

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-Very large congregations.

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-They get larger every year.

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-I notice there are lots of tourists

-here today.

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-They come from all over the world.

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-They come from all over the world.

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-That's right.

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-They come here and they enjoy

-visiting the cathedral.

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-Do they hold any Welsh services here?

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-Yes, at 9.30 every Sunday morning.

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-Eucharist every Sunday morning.

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-There's usually 20 or more

-people there.

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-Do you attend that service

-on Sundays?

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-I go about once a month

-to the Parish Eucharist.

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-That's what I usually do.

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-What are your duties as a warden?

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-I make sure that people

-have chairs to sit on...

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-..and I welcome people.

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-I put the books out

-and collect them afterwards...

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-..and count the collection money.

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-..and count the collection money.

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-Cardis like counting money!

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-Cardis like counting money!

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-Does the cathedral benefit

-from all the visitors who come here?

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-It does quite well.

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-It would be running at a loss

-if it wasn't for all the tourists.

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-I really admire your cattle, Henry.

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-They're not bad.

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-You don't often see

-so many Hereford cattle together.

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-Are Herefords

-the only breed you keep?

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-I like them

-because they come on very quickly.

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-They don't need much feeding either.

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-No - all they get

-is silage and grass.

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-They do particularly well

-if it's dry.

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-Yes - I can see

-that your heifers are fat.

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-Some are too fat.

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-Do you sell them all as fatstock?

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-Do you sell them all as fatstock?

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-Yes, when they're 20 months old.

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-Yes, when they're 20 months old.

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-They're ready to go

-when they're 20 months old.

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-Any particular mart?

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-I send them all to Pontefract

-in Yorkshire, for Waitrose.

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-They pay the best prices.

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-We've been with them now

-for about seven years.

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-I really like your cattle.

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-And they're...

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-I've got over 100 of them.

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-When does calving take place?

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-It starts

-towards the middle of February...

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-..and it continues for about

-eight weeks, and then it's all over.

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-Do you put the calves out

-fairly early in the year?

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-I like to move the cows

-and the young calves outside...

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-..about the beginning of April.

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-Your wife told me that your son is

-the fourth generation to farm here.

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-The family has been here

-for, let's see, 122 years.

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-My grandfather, John.

-My father, Ivor.

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-I've farmed here too.

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-I've retired,

-though I still do some work.

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-Don't retire - it's dangerous!

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-Dangerous!

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-But it's such a pleasure that David

-is so interested in the farm.

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-David's also with the lifeboat

-crew, though you've given it up now.

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-And all four generations

-have been with the lifeboat.

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-That's right.

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-I left school in the late 1950s

-and started farming.

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-I also began helping out

-at the lifeboat station.

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-I started by working on the small

-rowing boats, getting the ropes out.

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-In the late 1960s, or rather in

-the early 1960s, I joined the crew.

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-I was a crewman for ten years, then

-I worked the winch in the boathouse.

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-You must have seen

-some terrible sights.

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-Yes. But everyone felt the same...

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-..if a life needed saving,

-a life is a life.

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-We can't leave St David's without

-meeting Malcolm Gray and the boys.

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-They're here

-at the lifeboat station.

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-The weather's quite calm

-this evening.

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-When the callout comes,

-day or night...

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-..the crew gets ready to launch,

-whatever the weather.

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-First they have to put on

-their oilskins and life jackets.

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-I feel like a horse

-being tacked up for a show!

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-I'm not saying anything!

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-Where's that thing I blow if...

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-Be careful -

-don't pull that too tight!

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-Are you alright?

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-Are you alright?

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-Yes, I'm alright.

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-Yes, I'm alright.

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-THE BOAT'S ENGINE RUMBLES AND REVS

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-A HOOTER SOUNDS

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-A HOOTER SOUNDS

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-Malcolm Gray

-is about to stand down...

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-..after 12 years

-as the boat's coxswain.

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-His association with the lifeboat

-goes back many years.

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-I remember coming down here

-and helping the boys get kitted out.

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-Joseph Soar worked on the boat then.

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-The routine's the same.

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-That's how everyone starts out.

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-They help on the slipway

-and then on the boat.

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-The work is vital.

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-I see that the lifeboat

-in St David's...

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-..has saved nearly 500 lives

-over the years.

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-Yes, well, you can look at that

-in many different ways...

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-..but it's not rocket science.

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-That's my job, and I do it.

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-Does any particular night

-stand out...

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-..when you wondered

-whether you'd survive?

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-Christmas 1999.

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-A ship - the Blackfriars,

-ran on to the beach...

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-..and we had to drag it back.

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-It was terribly stormy

-and I was a bit frightened.

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-All the crew members

-are great friends.

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-You all live in the same village -

-or city, rather.

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-Family, too.

-My son and daughter are on the boat.

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-And my grandfather was the first

-coxswain at our present station.

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-After the Gem was lost

-out here in 1910...

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-..our present station

-was opened in 1912 or 1913...

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-..and he was its first coxswain.

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-It runs in families.

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-Will you still be calling in

-occasionally...

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-..for a cup of tea and a chat

-after you retire?

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-Oh, yes.

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-I'm just standing down.

-I'm not giving it up completely.

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-The family, here at the station,

-means a lot to me.

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-I look forward to coming down

-to help out.

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-I'll still help with the launch

-and come down for a chat.

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-Don't forget to bring some biscuits!

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-It's the retired men

-who bring the biscuits!

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-And there's one more thing

-that's important - the medicine.

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-On your return, you must have

-a drop of medicine in your coffee!

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-I like your attitude!

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-I'll let you in on a secret -

-I'm no sailor!

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-Even having a bath makes me nervous!

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-You don't often get the chance

-to steer a powerful lifeboat.

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-Keep away, dear seal!

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-One click and it's in gear...

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-..then accelerate - the more

-you push it, the faster it goes.

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-Which is the throttle?

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-Which is the throttle?

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-Push this down.

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-Push this down.

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-It all goes together?

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-It's not difficult.

-You do it like that.

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-The more it goes down,

-the faster it goes.

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-Where are we going?

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-Where are we going?

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-Head for Pen Dinas.

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-Head for Pen Dinas.

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-Put it into gear first.

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-You can feel it go into gear.

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-You can feel it go into gear.

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-Both together?

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-Both together?

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-That's right, keep going.

-And a bit more.

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-There - there's the click.

-You're in gear now.

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-Push down the throttle.

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-THE ENGINE RUMBLES LOUDER

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-Go for it, go for it.

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-Right down - go on, right down.

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-That's it -

-right down to the bottom.

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-Let it stay like that.

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-It's the same as a car -

-you turn the wheel to steer...

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-..but just head straight

-for Pen Dinas.

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-Where's the garage?

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-Where's the garage?

-

-There's one over there...

0:18:570:18:57

-There's one over there...

0:18:570:18:58

-No, the garage.

0:18:580:19:00

-Where's the garage

-that you keep it in?

0:19:000:19:04

-Porthstinan, you mean?

-Back there, near those caravans.

0:19:040:19:07

-That's Whitesands Beach,

-and Pen Dinas is over there.

0:19:070:19:11

-Whitesands and Carn Llidi.

0:19:110:19:13

-We'll go a bit further,

-then turn back.

0:19:130:19:17

-Shall I turn now?

0:19:170:19:18

-Shall I turn now?

-

-Yes, turn.

0:19:180:19:19

-Yes, turn.

0:19:190:19:19

-I won't turn too sharply.

0:19:200:19:22

-This is rough!

0:19:250:19:26

-No, it's fine.

0:19:270:19:28

-Are you sure it won't turn over?

0:19:280:19:32

-Where's the garage, then?

0:19:320:19:34

-Where's the garage, then?

-

-Carry on - it's further on.

0:19:340:19:34

-Carry on - it's further on.

0:19:340:19:36

-Do you see that boat over there?

0:19:360:19:39

-It's over there. Take it out a bit.

0:19:390:19:43

-That's right - keep it like that.

0:19:430:19:46

-"I smile at every storm

-because my Father is at the helm."

0:19:480:19:53

-Or as we say in English, "Never mind

-the rolling wave, bend to the oar!"

0:19:540:20:00

-Have you seen it fly up in the air?

0:20:000:20:01

-Have you seen it fly up in the air?

-

-Oh, right up, and right down.

0:20:010:20:04

-Oh, right up, and right down.

0:20:040:20:04

-Really?

0:20:040:20:06

-It's rougher over here.

0:20:060:20:07

-It can be a problem

-when we're out at night.

0:20:080:20:12

-We can't see the waves coming.

0:20:130:20:15

-We go up,

-and I wonder what'll happen next.

0:20:150:20:19

-Everyone has to get inside then.

0:20:210:20:24

-It's strange how friendship grows

-as you rescue other people.

0:20:240:20:29

-Well, yes. That's what we try to do,

-but sometimes it's impossible.

0:20:290:20:34

-That must be very sad.

0:20:350:20:35

-That must be very sad.

-

-We can only pick up the pieces.

0:20:350:20:37

-We can only pick up the pieces.

0:20:370:20:38

-These men

-are the salt of the earth.

0:20:400:20:44

-Back on dry land,

-I met Anona Gray, Malcolm's wife.

0:20:450:20:48

-She works in the tourism centre,

-which is extremely busy in August.

0:20:490:20:54

-We get about 1,500 people a day

-at this time of year.

0:20:540:21:00

-Really?

0:21:000:21:01

-Really?

-

-Yes.

0:21:010:21:01

-Yes.

0:21:010:21:02

-Lots of families come to stay in the

-area, in cottages or caravan parks.

0:21:020:21:08

-What's your job?

0:21:090:21:11

-Do you try to make sure

-that everyone has a place to stay?

0:21:110:21:14

-Yes.

-We help people find accommodation...

0:21:140:21:18

-..and things to do,

-especially if it's raining.

0:21:190:21:22

-We need to keep them entertained.

0:21:220:21:24

-The August Bank Holiday

-is nearly upon us.

0:21:250:21:27

-I'm sure the place is buzzing.

0:21:280:21:29

-I'm sure the place is buzzing.

-

-Yes.

0:21:290:21:30

-I'm sure the place is buzzing.

0:21:300:21:30

-People will turn up

-without pre-booking accommodation.

0:21:300:21:35

-It'll be difficult

-to find places for them.

0:21:360:21:39

-This building is amazing.

-It has a tower.

0:21:390:21:42

-There are lots of towers

-like that around St David's.

0:21:430:21:47

-What's inside?

0:21:470:21:49

-We've been here about seven years.

0:21:500:21:52

-We hosted the Eisteddfod...

0:21:520:21:54

-..which was situated

-between here and Solva in 2002.

0:21:540:21:58

-Since then, there's been a surge

-of interest in the Welsh language...

0:21:580:22:04

-..and Welsh lessons

-take place in that tower.

0:22:040:22:08

-There are people in St David's...

0:22:080:22:12

-..who have forgotten their Welsh

-and want to learn it again...

0:22:120:22:15

-..and incomers want to learn Welsh.

0:22:160:22:18

-English people are interested too.

0:22:180:22:20

-As the wife of a man who's in

-a very important position...

0:22:210:22:25

-..and who does a dangerous job...

0:22:260:22:28

-..it must be tough for you when

-you're at home and he's called out.

0:22:280:22:34

-It is, especially at night.

0:22:350:22:37

-When he goes out on a dark night

-and the wind's roaring.

0:22:370:22:42

-When he was just a crewman,

-it was different.

0:22:430:22:47

-But when he became a coxswain, he

-was responsible for everyone else...

0:22:480:22:53

-..the boat's crew, and the people

-they've gone out to help.

0:22:530:22:58

-It's completely different.

-He has a lot more responsibility.

0:22:580:23:02

-He's been doing it for years, and

-his grandfather did it before him.

0:23:020:23:08

-That must be some comfort

-when he goes out.

0:23:080:23:12

-They tell me he's very capable.

0:23:120:23:13

-They tell me he's very capable.

-

-But it must be a relief...

0:23:130:23:15

-But it must be a relief...

0:23:150:23:15

-..to hear him coming home.

0:23:160:23:16

-..to hear him coming home.

-

-Yes, indeed, and I'm so glad.

0:23:160:23:18

-Yes, indeed, and I'm so glad.

0:23:180:23:19

-Can I tell you,

-before we go any further...

0:23:190:23:23

-..I don't think I've heard

-the name Anona before.

0:23:230:23:27

-It's an unusual name.

0:23:270:23:28

-It's an unusual name.

-

-Yes, it is.

0:23:280:23:29

-Yes, it is.

0:23:290:23:29

-My aunt wanted to call me Morfudd.

0:23:310:23:33

-My aunt wanted to call me Morfudd.

-

-Morfudd, yes.

0:23:330:23:34

-Morfudd, yes.

0:23:340:23:34

-It's a proper Welsh name.

0:23:350:23:37

-But my mother didn't like Morfudd.

0:23:370:23:40

-After I was born, she was listening

-to a radio programme...

0:23:400:23:45

-..I think it was

-'Twenty Questions'...

0:23:450:23:47

-..and there was a woman on it

-called Anona Wynn.

0:23:470:23:51

-So my mother chose Anona Morfudd,

-to keep my aunt happy.

0:23:520:23:56

-She had a will to think about!

0:23:560:23:59

-How many children do you have?

0:24:000:24:01

-How many children do you have?

-

-Four - two sons and two daughters.

0:24:010:24:02

-Four - two sons and two daughters.

0:24:020:24:04

-That's great.

0:24:040:24:06

-Our eldest son works at sea

-and he's also with the lifeboat.

0:24:060:24:11

-And our youngest daughter

-works with Stena...

0:24:110:24:14

-..and she's with the lifeboat too.

0:24:140:24:16

-..and she's with the lifeboat too.

-

-So you have two at sea...

0:24:160:24:17

-So you have two at sea...

0:24:170:24:18

-..and two on dry land.

0:24:180:24:19

-..and two on dry land.

-

-One is in the army.

0:24:190:24:21

-One is in the army.

0:24:210:24:22

-He's out in Afghanistan

-at the moment.

0:24:220:24:25

-He should be coming home

-at the end of the month.

0:24:250:24:30

-It's been nice talking to you.

0:24:300:24:32

-The crowds are still coming.

0:24:330:24:34

-The crowds are still coming.

-

-I'd better get back to work.

0:24:340:24:35

-I'd better get back to work.

0:24:350:24:36

-They'll be calling out for you!

0:24:360:24:37

-They'll be calling out for you!

-

-I'll find plenty to do!

0:24:370:24:39

-I'll find plenty to do!

0:24:390:24:39

-Welcome to St David's!

0:24:390:24:41

-Anona!

0:24:420:24:43

-.

0:24:490:24:50

-888

0:24:530:24:53

-888

-

-888

0:24:530:24:55

-The scenery around St David's

-is lovely...

0:25:060:25:09

-..the finest in the world.

0:25:090:25:11

-The people are welcoming

-and the city itself is very lively.

0:25:110:25:16

-Dai was in his element.

0:25:160:25:19

-I've travelled a short distance

-down the road from St David's...

0:25:200:25:24

-..and I'm in a smallholding

-called Treginnis.

0:25:250:25:28

-With me are the Treginnis boys,

-or the Bateman boys.

0:25:280:25:32

-Byron here is the eldest...

0:25:320:25:35

-..John is the second brother,

-and Roland is the youngest.

0:25:350:25:39

-Is this where you were born?

0:25:400:25:42

-Is this where you were born?

-

-Yes, this is where we were born.

0:25:420:25:43

-Yes, this is where we were born.

0:25:430:25:45

-It was pouring with rain

-when I was born!

0:25:450:25:49

-I remember it well!

0:25:490:25:51

-Have you been away much, John?

0:25:510:25:53

-Have you been away much, John?

-

-No.

0:25:530:25:54

-No.

0:25:540:25:54

-We were born and raised here.

0:25:550:25:57

-I worked with a butcher for

-two years, then I became a farmer.

0:25:590:26:03

-I grew potatoes for many years.

0:26:040:26:07

-I was also a lifeboat mechanic...

0:26:070:26:09

-..until I reached my sell-by date,

-and it was all over!

0:26:100:26:15

-Roland,

-you work all around this area...

0:26:150:26:18

-..and you live here, don't you?

0:26:180:26:19

-..and you live here, don't you?

-

-Yes, I live here.

0:26:190:26:21

-Yes, I live here.

0:26:210:26:21

-I do business with farmers.

0:26:220:26:24

-I've worked on a farm

-since I was at school.

0:26:240:26:29

-When my boss turned 75, I went

-to work as a travelling salesman...

0:26:290:26:34

-..selling minerals

-and things to farmers.

0:26:350:26:37

-Have you ever considered

-moving away, John?

0:26:380:26:41

-No.

0:26:410:26:42

-At one time

-I considered going away to sea.

0:26:420:26:46

-But my parents wouldn't let me,

-after we lost our brother...

0:26:460:26:51

-..so I remained a farmer.

0:26:510:26:54

-Growing potatoes?

0:26:550:26:56

-Growing potatoes?

-

-Early potatoes, mostly.

0:26:560:26:58

-I used to dig up 150 tons a day.

0:26:580:27:02

-I grew over 200 acres each year.

0:27:030:27:06

-Seed potatoes in the

-Preseli Mountains, in Tufton.

0:27:060:27:10

-I also produced beef and corn.

0:27:100:27:13

-After I finished farming,

-I joined the lifeboat full-time.

0:27:140:27:19

-You've retired,

-but you still keep in touch.

0:27:190:27:22

-I work there as a launcher when

-the boat goes out and comes back in.

0:27:230:27:29

-As soon as that's over, I'm done.

0:27:290:27:32

-Because of my age.

0:27:330:27:33

-Because of my age.

-

-The whole family...

0:27:330:27:35

-..has been involved

-with the lifeboat.

0:27:350:27:38

-Yes,

-but I'm not involved with it now.

0:27:380:27:42

-I gave up working with the lifeboat

-back in 2001, I think.

0:27:420:27:48

-I had an accident on the boat.

0:27:480:27:51

-What do they call it?

-A fractured pelvis.

0:27:540:27:57

-Good gracious!

0:27:580:27:59

-Yes. We'd been called out,

-though it was a false alarm.

0:27:590:28:04

-I had to stop after the accident.

0:28:040:28:07

-How long did it take you

-to get to the lifeboat?

0:28:080:28:12

-It's the other side of the hill.

0:28:120:28:15

-When I was young,

-it didn't take long.

0:28:160:28:19

-But I live in St David's now.

0:28:190:28:22

-Did you get there on foot, John?

0:28:230:28:26

-Yes. We'd run from here across the

-fields and down to the boathouse.

0:28:260:28:31

-Dewi, our neighbour, did the same.

0:28:320:28:35

-You've met the Griffiths family.

0:28:370:28:39

-The father, Ivor, fired the maroons.

0:28:400:28:42

-Day or night,

-when the maroons went off, we went.

0:28:430:28:47

-Even if you were in town

-on a Saturday night?

0:28:470:28:51

-Yes, you had to go,

-wherever you were.

0:28:510:28:55

-This area has character.

0:28:550:28:57

-But you must have seen many changes.

0:28:570:29:00

-When your father was here,

-did he have touring caravan pitches?

0:29:000:29:05

-A few caravans.

-He also kept a few sheep.

0:29:050:29:09

-That's when the caravans

-started coming.

0:29:090:29:12

-They're everywhere these days.

0:29:130:29:14

-They're everywhere these days.

-

-Yes, they're everywhere.

0:29:140:29:15

-Yes, they're everywhere.

0:29:150:29:16

-Farming has declined.

0:29:160:29:17

-No-one grows potatoes round here

-nowadays.

0:29:170:29:20

-All these farms

-used to produce milk...

0:29:210:29:24

-..but no-one produces milk any more.

0:29:240:29:26

-I don't think many people

-grow potatoes either...

0:29:270:29:30

-..in this area nowadays.

0:29:300:29:32

-We changed from potatoes to

-cauliflowers, we tried everything.

0:29:320:29:36

-But it's all finished.

0:29:360:29:38

-Roland, you travel away with your

-work, but you come back every night.

0:29:390:29:44

-Yes. There's plenty of work

-to do here.

0:29:440:29:48

-I'm a keen gardener.

0:29:480:29:50

-I also keep an eye

-on the caravans and tents.

0:29:500:29:53

-You're with the lifeboat too.

0:29:530:29:55

-Yes. I joined as a member in 1970.

0:29:560:29:59

-I've been with them for 36 years.

0:29:590:30:02

-Was your father involved?

0:30:030:30:04

-Was you father with the lifeboat?

0:30:050:30:07

-He never went out with the lifeboat

-but he was a launcher.

0:30:070:30:12

-I was there with them

-the other night.

0:30:130:30:17

-Many of the people there...

0:30:170:30:18

-..are still part of the community,

-even though they've retired.

0:30:190:30:23

-Yes, I like to go down there

-and have a chat with the boys.

0:30:230:30:29

-I enjoy it.

0:30:290:30:30

-I enjoy it.

-

-I'm thinking about the evenings...

0:30:300:30:31

-I'm thinking about the evenings...

0:30:310:30:32

-..when you're in the pub

-having a drink...

0:30:320:30:36

-..you must have a lot of enjoyment,

-chatting away.

0:30:360:30:40

-Yes, though not so much nowadays.

0:30:400:30:43

-When we started,

-it was a big part of our lives.

0:30:430:30:47

-There wasn't much to do in the

-evening, so everyone met in the pub.

0:30:470:30:51

-Did you have trouble walking back

-after a few drinks?!

0:30:520:30:56

-I remember once, when I'd been down

-to the St Non's for a few drinks.

0:30:560:31:03

-It was pouring with rain when I left

-and too dark to see anything.

0:31:030:31:09

-I found my way home slowly.

0:31:090:31:12

-I fancied a smoke - I smoked

-a pipe - so I decided to light up.

0:31:120:31:18

-I was walking into the wind...

0:31:180:31:21

-..so I had to turn round

-to light my pipe.

0:31:210:31:25

-I pulled the hood of my duffle coat

-up over my head.

0:31:250:31:28

-After lighting my pipe,

-I kept on walking...

0:31:280:31:32

-..and walked straight back

-to St David's!

0:31:320:31:35

-What about you, John?

0:31:370:31:38

-What about you, John?

-

-When he was married...

0:31:380:31:40

-What about you, John?

0:31:400:31:40

-..and living on the other side

-of St David's...

0:31:400:31:44

-..he was always losing his keys.

0:31:440:31:46

-His wife gave him a clip

-to attach his keys to his belt.

0:31:470:31:52

-He went to the club,

-had a few pints.

0:31:520:31:56

-When he got home,

-he couldn't unclip his keys.

0:31:560:32:00

-Later, a car came by...

0:32:000:32:03

-..and the driver noticed,

-as he passed the house...

0:32:030:32:06

-..a pair of trousers

-hanging from the door latch!

0:32:070:32:10

-Two sisters live here

-in the middle of St David's...

0:32:190:32:24

-..Edna Morgan and Eunice Smith.

0:32:240:32:26

-One's 96 and the other's 99.

0:32:260:32:29

-I've brought them some flowers.

0:32:290:32:31

-Hello!

0:32:320:32:33

-Hello!

-

-Hello!

0:32:330:32:34

-Hello!

0:32:340:32:35

-Where are you?

0:32:350:32:36

-Where are you?

-

-How's the holiday going?

0:32:360:32:36

-How's the holiday going?

0:32:360:32:37

-Holiday?!

0:32:380:32:39

-Holiday?!

-

-A working holiday!

0:32:390:32:39

-A working holiday!

0:32:390:32:40

-How are you?

0:32:410:32:42

-I've brought you some flowers -

-share them between you.

0:32:420:32:46

-Right, who's Edna and who's Eunice?

0:32:460:32:50

-This is Edna - she's the elder,

-she's 99.

0:32:500:32:53

-I'm Eunice.

0:32:540:32:55

-You're not much younger than her.

0:32:560:32:57

-You're not much younger than her.

-

-That's right.

0:32:570:32:58

-That's right.

0:32:580:32:59

-I'll be 96 before long.

0:32:590:33:01

-You speak good Welsh, as I'd expect

-- you've lived here all your lives.

0:33:020:33:08

-St David's Welsh!

-It's not like north Wales Welsh.

0:33:080:33:12

-Did you speak Welsh at school?

0:33:120:33:15

-We spoke a lot of English,

-didn't we?

0:33:150:33:18

-English, mostly.

0:33:180:33:20

-There was Miss Green.

-She spoke English.

0:33:200:33:23

-She was a little old lady

-who wore a full-length skirt.

0:33:230:33:28

-She was very strict,

-and she didn't like Welsh.

0:33:290:33:32

-She didn't approve of you

-speaking Welsh in front of her.

0:33:330:33:37

-The children of the County School...

0:33:380:33:40

-..put the Welsh Dragon out

-on St David's Day...

0:33:400:33:44

-..but when Miss Green arrived -

-"Go and take that flag down."

0:33:440:33:49

-She wouldn't do that today.

0:33:500:33:52

-No, not nowadays.

0:33:520:33:54

-When you were young...

0:33:540:33:56

-..was there plenty to do in town,

-in the evening and so on?

0:33:560:34:02

-You're laughing -

-you remember it well!

0:34:020:34:05

-Was there a lot going on?

0:34:070:34:09

-Well, not for us children.

0:34:100:34:12

-We had to go to prayer meeting

-on Monday evening...

0:34:130:34:18

-..and chapel meeting on Thursday

-evening to recite a Bible verse.

0:34:180:34:23

-A few concerts did take place

-in the City Hall.

0:34:250:34:29

-Were you ever involved

-with the lifeboat?

0:34:290:34:32

-The lifeboat's

-an important institution.

0:34:330:34:36

-Not on the boat, but we were members

-of the Ladies' Guild.

0:34:360:34:40

-Eunice and I were on the first

-committee of the Ladies' Guild.

0:34:410:34:46

-But sadly, it's wound up now.

0:34:460:34:49

-It had about 200 members

-at one time.

0:34:500:34:54

-The women organized

-all kinds of activities...

0:34:550:34:59

-..in aid of the lifeboat.

0:35:000:35:01

-But this year they said,

-"No more coffee mornings.

0:35:020:35:06

-"No more Ladies' Guild."

0:35:060:35:07

-Finished

0:35:080:35:09

-We're very sad to hear that.

0:35:110:35:13

-We're very sad to hear that.

-

-I'm sure you are.

0:35:130:35:13

-I'm sure you are.

0:35:130:35:14

-At 99 and 96, it can't have been

-a bad life for you two.

0:35:150:35:21

-No. She goes to bed,

-but I watch 'Rasus'.

0:35:210:35:25

-You know that Dai Jones Llanilar?

-I watch him!

0:35:250:35:29

-I couldn't leave St David's

-without calling to see you.

0:35:310:35:35

-Thank you for coming.

0:35:350:35:37

-Thank you for coming.

-

-I'll see you again next time.

0:35:370:35:39

-I'll come to see you

-when you're 99 too!

0:35:390:35:42

-I'll look forward to it!

0:35:460:35:48

-I'll make Welsh cakes for you!

0:35:480:35:51

-Yes, quite right!

0:35:520:35:53

-.

0:35:570:35:58

-888

0:36:050:36:05

-888

-

-888

0:36:050:36:07

-I've come to this harbour to catch

-a boat to take me to Ramsey Island.

0:36:180:36:25

-Derek Rees farms there.

0:36:250:36:27

-I want to see what's on the island

-- they say there are animals there.

0:36:280:36:34

-It's just a 20-minute trip

-across the sound...

0:36:340:36:38

-..from the lifeboat station to

-Ramsey Island - 'Ynys Dewi' in Welsh.

0:36:390:36:43

-Tourists flock here

-at this time of year.

0:36:440:36:47

-Good morning!

0:36:470:36:49

-Derek was raised in St David's.

0:36:490:36:52

-He looks after the animals

-and miles of stone walls on Ramsey.

0:36:520:36:57

-It's a nice, mild morning.

0:37:010:37:02

-It's a nice, mild morning.

-

-Yes, isn't it lovely?

0:37:020:37:04

-When it's stormy,

-this must be quite exposed here.

0:37:040:37:08

-You wouldn't believe it.

0:37:080:37:10

-I've seen the sea

-coming up over these rocks...

0:37:100:37:14

-..all white.

0:37:140:37:16

-The froth and the foam

-blow all over the island.

0:37:160:37:20

-When there's a raging storm.

0:37:200:37:22

-It's not very far from here

-to St David's harbour over there.

0:37:230:37:26

-A mile exactly.

0:37:270:37:29

-The sea can be rough at times,

-though.

0:37:290:37:32

-Yes, so different from today.

0:37:320:37:34

-Looking at it now,

-it's what we call slack.

0:37:350:37:38

-Between the flow of the tide

-and the ebb.

0:37:390:37:42

-It's just turned.

0:37:430:37:44

-It's just turned.

-

-Do you go back and forth each day?

0:37:440:37:44

-Do you go back and forth each day?

0:37:440:37:47

-Most days.

0:37:470:37:49

-Sometimes I hear the wind and I know

-there's no need to get out of bed.

0:37:490:37:56

-The wife gives me hell!

0:37:560:37:57

-The wife gives me hell!

-

-Are you taking me round the island?

0:37:570:37:58

-Are you taking me round the island?

0:37:580:38:00

-It's very bare.

0:38:000:38:01

-It's very bare.

-

-There are lots of rabbits here.

0:38:010:38:02

-There are lots of rabbits here.

0:38:020:38:04

-About 20,000 rabbits, so they say.

0:38:040:38:07

-We've had myxomatosis here

-for the fourth time.

0:38:070:38:11

-It kicks in about every 15 years.

0:38:110:38:14

-Some of the rabbits

-have caught it already.

0:38:150:38:18

-I could see the sultanas -

-I thought sheep, maybe!

0:38:180:38:22

-Let's walk on a bit.

0:38:220:38:24

-Yes, good stuff!

0:38:250:38:26

-An old farm enclosure.

0:38:320:38:33

-Yes. I've had to replace

-most of the roofs over the years.

0:38:340:38:38

-You've done a lot of repairs.

0:38:390:38:41

-Yes, I try to maintain them.

0:38:410:38:43

-Yes, I try to maintain them.

-

-Well done.

0:38:430:38:44

-Well done.

0:38:440:38:44

-The last farmer must have kept lots

-of pigs - look at all those sties.

0:38:460:38:51

-That was Bertie Griffiths,

-a local man, back during the war.

0:38:520:38:56

-He even produced milk and butter.

0:38:560:38:59

-How many acres is the island?

0:38:590:39:02

-About 650.

0:39:040:39:05

-About 650.

-

-Is it? That's quite big.

0:39:050:39:05

-Is it? That's quite big.

0:39:050:39:07

-But he had stiff competition

-from the rabbits.

0:39:070:39:10

-Are there any mice here?

0:39:110:39:12

-Are there any mice here?

-

-There used to be huge rats...

0:39:120:39:13

-There used to be huge rats...

0:39:130:39:14

-..but they got rid of them

-six years ago by trappings.

0:39:150:39:20

-They laid pipe traps every 50 yards

-and placed bait blocks in them.

0:39:210:39:26

-They ate a ton of bait.

0:39:260:39:28

-They ate a ton of bait.

-

-Really?!

0:39:280:39:29

-Really?!

0:39:290:39:30

-They've gone.

0:39:300:39:31

-They've gone.

-

-Look at these stone walls.

0:39:310:39:32

-Look at these stone walls.

0:39:320:39:33

-They're superb.

0:39:340:39:35

-They're superb.

-

-They're like the Forth Bridge.

0:39:350:39:35

-They're like the Forth Bridge.

0:39:350:39:37

-I repair them and the rabbits

-pull them down again.

0:39:370:39:41

-They dig holes.

0:39:420:39:42

-They dig holes.

-

-Lots of stones in these walls.

0:39:420:39:43

-Lots of stones in these walls.

0:39:430:39:45

-This is the first one,

-that I started eight years ago.

0:39:450:39:50

-It's still standing.

0:39:500:39:52

-There's netting on the top to stop

-the rabbits digging into them.

0:39:520:39:57

-The rabbits must be a plague.

0:39:570:40:00

-It really surprises me

-that they keep this place so bare.

0:40:000:40:05

-There's a good reason for that.

0:40:060:40:08

-They want the grass kept very short

-for the choughs.

0:40:080:40:12

-The birds are doing well here.

0:40:130:40:14

-The birds are doing well here.

-

-We saw people with scythes here.

0:40:140:40:17

-Are they tourists who come here

-just to cut the bracken?

0:40:170:40:21

-They come for a week or two.

0:40:210:40:22

-They come for a week or two.

-

-And they're volunteers, are they?

0:40:220:40:24

-They're not paid.

0:40:240:40:26

-They make no money!

0:40:260:40:28

-They stay on the island

-for a week or two...

0:40:280:40:32

-..and they enjoy doing these jobs.

0:40:320:40:35

-It helps the island.

0:40:350:40:37

-They swim them back and forth.

0:40:440:40:46

-Swim a stallion across.

0:40:460:40:48

-Swim a stallion across.

-

-Good gracious!

0:40:480:40:48

-Good gracious!

0:40:480:40:49

-Yes, behind a boat.

0:40:490:40:51

-They put head collars on them.

0:40:510:40:54

-A man in a rowing boat

-leads the stallion...

0:40:550:40:58

-..and a boat with an engine

-tows the rowing boat...

0:40:590:41:03

-..just in case...

0:41:030:41:05

-There's a dip there.

0:41:070:41:09

-Are there fish down there?

0:41:120:41:13

-Are there fish down there?

-

-Yes.

0:41:130:41:14

-Yes.

0:41:140:41:14

-A good place to fish.

0:41:150:41:17

-If you know the right time

-you can be very lucky.

0:41:170:41:20

-Bass.

0:41:210:41:22

-There are kayakers over there.

0:41:230:41:25

-Canoes.

0:41:270:41:28

-Good gracious!

-Where have they come from?

0:41:280:41:31

-They've come right around the bay.

0:41:320:41:34

-In canoes?!

0:41:340:41:36

-They probably stopped to eat.

0:41:360:41:38

-Or a rest.

0:41:390:41:40

-A short rest.

0:41:410:41:43

-This part is called Y Garn, is it?

0:41:440:41:46

-This part is called Y Garn, is it?

-

-This is Garn Ysgubor.

0:41:460:41:47

-This is Garn Ysgubor.

0:41:470:41:48

-You said all the fields

-have Welsh names.

0:41:490:41:52

-Yes, that's right.

0:41:520:41:54

-Starting down there, next to those

-buildings, there's Parc y Ffald...

0:41:540:41:59

-..Parc y Sownd...

0:41:590:42:01

-..Parc Capel.

0:42:010:42:03

-Then, moving up, there's Congrwn

-Mawr, Congrwn Bach, Parc Newydd...

0:42:030:42:08

-..Parc yr Hyrddod.

0:42:080:42:09

-Most people have forgotten them,

-but I've written them down on a map.

0:42:110:42:16

-Imagine them, years ago...

0:42:160:42:19

-..coming out here to lift swedes

-and mangolds and potatoes.

0:42:190:42:23

-They must have grown potatoes here.

0:42:230:42:24

-They must have grown potatoes here.

-

-Yes, they did.

0:42:240:42:26

-Bertie Griffiths,

-in his last year here...

0:42:260:42:29

-..grew ten acres of Pembrokeshire

-potatoes - early potatoes.

0:42:290:42:34

-He took them by boat

-to the mainland.

0:42:340:42:37

-That's hard work for you!

0:42:370:42:39

-Imagine if they were in the shops -

-"Ramsey Island Potatoes!"

0:42:390:42:43

-People would eat them like pigs!

0:42:440:42:44

-People would eat them like pigs!

-

-They couldn't get enough of them!

0:42:440:42:46

-They couldn't get enough of them!

0:42:460:42:47

-You've given me an idea now, Dai!

0:42:470:42:50

-Will you come and help me pick them?

0:42:500:42:52

-Will you come and help me pick them?

-

-I'll help you spend the money!

0:42:520:42:54

-I'll help you spend the money!

0:42:540:42:55

-It's a hell of a job, picking

-potatoes - bending over all day.

0:42:550:43:00

-But chips are very nice!

0:43:010:43:03

-Yes, eating them is better!

0:43:040:43:06

-What's that estuary?

0:43:060:43:08

-That's Abermawr.

0:43:080:43:10

-I must say,

-I admire your walls very much.

0:43:150:43:19

-These were built originally

-by Welsh people 250 years ago...

0:43:210:43:25

-..and they've been rebuilt

-by a Welshman.

0:43:250:43:28

-My hands have handled

-most of these stones.

0:43:290:43:32

-They add character to a place.

0:43:330:43:36

-They're important.

0:43:360:43:37

-They make a place look cared for.

0:43:380:43:41

-When walls are still standing, you

-feel someone's looking after them.

0:43:410:43:46

-Exactly.

0:43:470:43:48

-"Things change as time passes,"

-according to one poem.

0:43:570:44:00

-Changes have happened

-at many of these farms.

0:44:010:44:04

-Where there used to be cattle

-and silage, buildings are empty...

0:44:040:44:09

-..but some people turn it

-to their advantage.

0:44:090:44:13

-Hello, boys.

0:44:230:44:24

-Are you alright?

0:44:240:44:26

-Hello, how are you?

0:44:260:44:27

-Hello, how are you?

-

-How are you? Busy?

0:44:270:44:28

-How are you? Busy?

0:44:280:44:28

-Yes, we're trying to do a bit.

0:44:300:44:32

-Yes, we're trying to do a bit.

-

-It's strange...

0:44:320:44:33

-It's strange...

0:44:330:44:33

-..looking up at such a big boat.

0:44:330:44:36

-There's a lot of work to do.

0:44:360:44:38

-There's a lot of work to do.

-

-A lot of work.

0:44:380:44:39

-There's a lot of work to do.

0:44:390:44:39

-What are you doing?

0:44:390:44:41

-This is a renovated boat, is it?

0:44:410:44:44

-This is a renovated boat, is it?

-

-We're re-caulking the seams.

0:44:440:44:44

-We're re-caulking the seams.

0:44:440:44:47

-This is caulking cotton.

0:44:480:44:50

-All the old cotton is taken out

-because it's rotten with age...

0:44:510:44:56

-..and then we replace it.

0:44:570:44:59

-What was this boat

-before you renovated it?

0:44:590:45:02

-A trawler, in Brixham.

0:45:020:45:04

-That's what it was.

0:45:040:45:06

-A Brixham trawler. A stern trawler.

0:45:070:45:09

-What will it be

-when you've finished with it?

0:45:100:45:13

-A pleasure boat.

0:45:140:45:15

-A motor cabin cruiser.

0:45:150:45:17

-I see. Tell me, Gerald,

-how much time will it take, all told?

0:45:190:45:24

-You're not rushing.

0:45:260:45:27

-You've got a nice place to work.

0:45:280:45:31

-Renovating it is a pleasure.

0:45:310:45:32

-Renovating it is a pleasure.

-

-Yes, it is.

0:45:320:45:33

-Yes, it is.

0:45:330:45:33

-How long will it take

-from start to finish?

0:45:340:45:37

-Well... it must be

-about three years.

0:45:380:45:41

-Is it all done by hand,

-by just the two of you?

0:45:430:45:48

-I work alone most of the time.

0:45:480:45:50

-Someone helps me

-for just three hours a day.

0:45:510:45:54

-You and your dog,

-enjoying yourselves!

0:45:550:45:58

-She enjoys it here.

0:45:580:45:59

-She enjoys it here.

-

-I'm sure she does.

0:45:590:46:00

-I'm sure she does.

0:46:000:46:01

-Was this a silage shed, years ago?

0:46:010:46:04

-Was this a silage shed, years ago?

-

-Yes.

0:46:040:46:04

-Yes.

0:46:040:46:06

-Were you ever involved

-with the St David's lifeboat?

0:46:060:46:10

-Yes, I was on the boat

-for about 15 years.

0:46:110:46:15

-When was that?

0:46:160:46:17

-I finished when I got too old.

-You have to retire when you're 55.

0:46:180:46:24

-But it's wonderful how much

-the lifeboat means to local people.

0:46:240:46:29

-They appreciate that they save

-the lives of people who come here.

0:46:290:46:35

-The sea's so important too.

0:46:350:46:37

-Someone has to work on the boats.

0:46:380:46:41

-That's how we make a living

-half the time.

0:46:420:46:46

-No-one knows

-when the lifeboat might be needed.

0:46:460:46:50

-You're right.

0:46:500:46:51

-You must feel quite nervous

-when you go out on a call...

0:46:510:46:57

-..especially if it's rough.

0:46:570:46:59

-Yes, that's true.

-It has to be said.

0:46:590:47:02

-What goes through your mind

-when you're out there?

0:47:020:47:06

-You have a family,

-but when you're out there...

0:47:060:47:10

-..do you just focus on the job?

0:47:100:47:13

-That's all we think about.

0:47:140:47:16

-Getting the job done,

-and home to bed!

0:47:160:47:20

-That's what I think!

0:47:200:47:21

-Unless the weather is very rough.

0:47:220:47:25

-Are you from St David's originally?

0:47:250:47:27

-Yes, from St David's.

-This is where I was born.

0:47:280:47:32

-My father was from Solva

-and my mother was from St David's.

0:47:320:47:37

-Was your work

-something to do with the sea?

0:47:370:47:41

-I was a carpenter.

0:47:420:47:43

-I was a carpenter.

-

-No wonder you're doing this, then!

0:47:430:47:44

-No wonder you're doing this, then!

0:47:440:47:46

-I worked as a carpenter

-with my father at the cathedral.

0:47:460:47:51

-That's where I served my time

-as a carpenter.

0:47:510:47:55

-In the cathedral.

0:47:550:47:56

-And now you combine your work

-and your hobby.

0:47:570:48:02

-That's right.

0:48:020:48:04

-My grandfather in Solva built boats.

0:48:050:48:08

-I learned a bit from him...

0:48:090:48:12

-..and I learned from my father

-at the cathedral.

0:48:130:48:17

-You might make it as a carpenter

-in heaven!

0:48:200:48:24

-You trained in a good place!

0:48:240:48:25

-You trained in a good place!

-

-I don't think I'll get in!

0:48:250:48:27

-I don't think I'll get in!

0:48:270:48:28

-I've enjoyed every moment

-here in St David's.

0:48:380:48:42

-I'm now at Penlan Farm,

-right next to the cathedral...

0:48:420:48:46

-..and this is the Tyddewi herd

-of Welsh Blacks.

0:48:470:48:50

-I've enjoyed meeting

-local residents.

0:48:510:48:53

-There are characters,

-there's beautiful scenery.

0:48:530:48:56

-The family has been here

-for over 100 years.

0:48:560:49:00

-I'd stay here myself for 100 years,

-God willing!

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-St David's,

-August 2006

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