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0:00:05 > 0:00:07- SHEEP AND LAMBS BLEAT
0:00:26 > 0:00:30- Summer 2011
0:00:30 > 0:00:33- You can travel - as far as you like...
0:00:34 > 0:00:38- ..but you'd have to go very far - to find a valley like this one.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40- This is Cwm Senni.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44- Take the road from Sennybridge - over the mountains...
0:00:44 > 0:00:48- ..descend to Ystradfellte, - climb again to Penderyn...
0:00:48 > 0:00:52- ..before making a final descent - to the Vale of Neath.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- The views are magnificent.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58- Believe it or not, - this valley nearly got flooded.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01- Thank heavens, it wasn't.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- As you look down - this lovely valley...
0:01:19 > 0:01:23- ..it's easy to see why plans - were drawn up in the 1960s...
0:01:23 > 0:01:28- ..to drown this valley in order - to create a substantial reservoir.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- Glyn Powell, I couldn't come - to learn about this area...
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- ..without knocking on your door.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- This valley nearly became flooded, - didn't it?
0:01:39 > 0:01:44- We're standing in the exact spot - where the dam was to be built.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- There were plans to build a dam...
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- ..where the valley - is at its narrowest...
0:01:50 > 0:01:54- ..and then the whole valley - was to be flooded.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- The planning began in 1963...
0:01:58 > 0:02:00- ..under the Usk Water Board.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- The project continued until 1972.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- That's nearly ten years.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- It's not that long ago, is it?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- But people have forgotten about it.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- The memories have almost gone.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- But here we are, - bringing back the memories.
0:02:16 > 0:02:17- To put it plainly...
0:02:18 > 0:02:24- ..this is one of the loveliest - valleys I've ever visited.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- It is - "the fairest valley of all."
0:02:27 > 0:02:28- It's beautiful...
0:02:28 > 0:02:33- ..especially when you stand by - Maen Llia and look down the valley.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38- But some regarded it as a place - that could provide water...
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- ..for South Wales's industry - and urban population.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48- The battle against flooding - the valley began in the 1960s.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54- The biggest protest got under way - early one morning back in 1970.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- It took place at Brychgoed Chapel.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- Mr Glyn Powell, secretary - of the Cwm Senni Defence Committee.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04- What took place this morning?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- What took place this morning?- - This morning at about 6.30...
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- ..a group of strangers - came to the valley.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14- They included officials from the - water authority and engineers.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19- They thought they could come here - without anyone knowing about it.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- When the first lorry was spotted...
0:03:22 > 0:03:28- ..the siren was sounded and the - telephone network went into action.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33- The whole community gathered - shortly after 7.00am.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- Did you receive any warning at all?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- Did you receive any warning at all?- - No, not at all.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39- No information at all.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Animals were in the fields.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- Equipment was unloaded at Bailea...
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- ..without anyone's knowledge - or consent.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- Large protests took place - on two occasions.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- I remember the road - filling up with people...
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- ..when the siren sounded.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- A siren had been placed in a tree - near Ty Canol.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- Nancy was in charge of it.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11- When a phone call came through, - each person phoned three others...
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- ..and the whole valley, - on hearing the siren...
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- ..gathered at the crossroads - at Brychgoed.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- That's how it went.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- It's a privilege to be here, - the way you describe it!
0:04:24 > 0:04:25- It was encouraging.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27- The community was united.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- We went through the town courts - and the High Court.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36- We went to parliament, where the - matter was raised several times.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- This was the last valley - to come under threat in Wales.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- It was an important battle.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- Preserving this place was important.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- Green fields and red soil.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- Don't forget...
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- ..the power of the red soil - is in the red blood.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- It's in the marrow - of the Senni people.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- I can remember - maybe 35 family farms.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- I doubt if 15 of them remain, sadly.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10- But at least the land still remains, - in the hands of other farmers.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- The most common sound - in this area, Heol Senni...
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- ..is the bleating of sheep.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44- I'm meeting one of the oldest - residents of Heol Senni...
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- ..John Davies of Tyle Glas.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- He's commonly known - as John Tyle Glas.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- I can see that John - has been busy whitewashing.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- I don't want to hang around - - I think there's rain on the way.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06- You've plenty of grass, John.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- You've plenty of grass, John.- - Yes, plenty of grass.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09- Yes, you do.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11- Well, you know...
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- That'll do, Roy.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15- Are you ready to bleep?
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- Are you ready to bleep?- - Eh?
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- Are you ready for bleeps?
0:06:19 > 0:06:20- That'll do, Roy.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- Here Roy, here Roy.
0:06:24 > 0:06:25- That'll do.
0:06:26 > 0:06:27- Come by, Roy.
0:06:30 > 0:06:31- Roy!
0:06:32 > 0:06:33- Come by, Roy!
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- Roy, Roy, Roy, Roy!
0:06:36 > 0:06:37- Roy, Roy, come on!
0:06:38 > 0:06:39- Come by, Roy.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41- Roy, Roy.
0:06:42 > 0:06:43- Come on.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- Roy, away.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47- Good. Come by, Roy.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49- How old is he, John?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- How old is he, John?- - Ten months.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- You've worked hard with him.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- It came naturally.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- He was working - when he was nine weeks old.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- Roy, away.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- HE WHISTLES
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- He'll be winning at Sennybridge - for the rest of his life.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13- At the sheepdog sales.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- At the sheepdog sales.- - To defray expenses, you see!
0:07:17 > 0:07:18- Come by, Roy!
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- You've hit the high note many times - at the sheepdog sale.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- Have you always trained your dogs, - or did you buy them?
0:07:26 > 0:07:28- I trained them all.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- I've never bought a working dog.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- I've bought the occasional whelp.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- Occasionally.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- But no...
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- I prefer a dog rather than a bitch.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- Here Roy, good dog, come on.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48- Usually, "come by" means clockwise - and "away" means counter-clockwise.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- But it's the other way round - with you.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- I've always been contrary!
0:07:54 > 0:07:55- That's the way I am!
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- I'm still a farmer - because I don't do things properly!
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- I'll go and fetch the old dog.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03- Here, Roy!
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- Here, Roy!- - Right, I'll keep an eye on him!
0:08:07 > 0:08:08- Good dog.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- You've been selling dogs - for a long time.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- I've only sold one - in the past 15 years.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16- What's the highest price you got?
0:08:16 > 0:08:17- What's the highest price you got?- - Last year - 2,900 guineas.
0:08:19 > 0:08:20- That's good money for a farm dog.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- That's good money for a farm dog.- - He was a good dog.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- The bloke who bought him - came from Devon.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- He was very satisfied with him.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33- When you trained dogs, when you were - on the mountain with the sheep...
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- ..you're over 21 years old - by now, aren't you?!
0:08:38 > 0:08:39- Yes - I'm 22!
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- Well done!
0:08:44 > 0:08:45- How did you train the dogs?
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- You train a dog - in a small field, at first.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- The main thing is to stay close.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- And as the dog gets better...
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- ..you gradually move further away.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- How old were the dogs?
0:08:59 > 0:09:00- It depends on the dog.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02- Every dog is different.
0:09:02 > 0:09:08- I believe they should be exposed - to sheep as soon as they can run.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- A little training every day?
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- Exactly.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- I like to see a dog coming back - in a happy mood.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- Do you know what I mean?
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- I don't work them too hard.
0:09:21 > 0:09:22- No, no.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- They progress.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- You're not often wrong, John.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- You have good grass.
0:09:29 > 0:09:30- You've been using lime.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- You've been using lime.- - No, not for many years.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33- No.
0:09:33 > 0:09:34- No.- - Guano?
0:09:35 > 0:09:36- I'm organic.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37- I'm organic.- - Are you?
0:09:38 > 0:09:39- Just look at the thistles!
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- Those sheep are eating something - apart from thistles!
0:09:44 > 0:09:45- They're fine lambs.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- Reeds and bracken - - it's a good combination!
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- Vitamin E, you know!
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- I have to ask you - - your sheep are marked "TM".
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- My father-in-law, Tom Morgan.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- My father-in-law, Tom Morgan.- - Tom Morgan, not John Davies.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- I thought, because you're getting - older, you have "Too Many"!
0:10:07 > 0:10:08- No, not "Too Many"!
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- You've been whitewashing.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- It's a pleasure to see the place.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15- Whitewash is traditional.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- Whitewash is traditional.- - I'm too old now to do the roof.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- It needs to be done.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- You've done well - to whitewash the buildings.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27- It's a lot of work.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- It's a lot of work.- - It's the missus who did it.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30- Was it?
0:10:30 > 0:10:31- Was it?- - Oh yes, definite.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33- I held the ladder!
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- And pointed out - the bits she'd missed!
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- Somebody has to do it!
0:10:38 > 0:10:39- Somebody has to do it!- - Of course!
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- Somebody has to listen too!
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- Your missus must be a good listener!
0:10:43 > 0:10:44- Your missus must be a good listener!- - Well, you know...
0:10:45 > 0:10:46- She's used to it.
0:10:46 > 0:10:52- It's no use having a woman around - and doing the work yourself!
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- No good!
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0:10:58 > 0:11:03- # Here is a lovely place - to turn to God... #
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- Across the valley from Tyle Glas...
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- ..stands Brychgoed - Independent Chapel.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- Mrs Ann Jones, - the chapel secretary...
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- ..isn't the first in her family - to fulfil this role.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18- She enjoys singing the old hymns.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- She enjoys singing the old hymns.- - # To thy throne we raise our cry
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- # O look upon us
0:11:28 > 0:11:34- # And hear our prayer #
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- Well, Ann fach!
0:11:36 > 0:11:41- Those words - describe this place perfectly.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- "Here is a lovely place - to turn to God."
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- Yes, it's such a lovely place.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- The chapel, like the area, - is so delightful.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- How many chapel members are there?
0:11:54 > 0:11:55- Well, let's see...
0:11:56 > 0:11:57- ..there are 30 members.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- That's a decent number, - the way things are nowadays.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- There used to be a few more...
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- The chapel is called Brychgoed, - isn't it?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- Yes, Brychgoed Independent Chapel.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13- The same name as your farm.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- Is there a service every Sunday, - every fortnight, or once a month?
0:12:18 > 0:12:23- We've had three services this month, - there'll be one service next month.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- Services are held in summer, - beginning on Good Friday.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- That always takes place at 3.00pm.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- The services continue - all through summer...
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- ..until the Thanksgiving service.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42- In winter, we attend another chapel - because it gets cold in here.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- The chapel has a graveyard.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- Do the old families - still bury their dead here?
0:12:49 > 0:12:50- Or is it full?
0:12:50 > 0:12:51- Or is it full?- - It's not full.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- People come from a fair distance.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55- Were your parents buried here?
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- Were your parents buried here?- - Yes, down the bottom end.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- What's this book?
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- Is it the chapel membership book?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- Yes. It's the oldest book - we possess.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07- Really?
0:13:07 > 0:13:12- It dates back to 1830, - I believe.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17- You're evidently very interested - in these books.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- It's important to preserve them.
0:13:19 > 0:13:20- It's important to preserve them.- - Yes.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- I try to carry out the work - my father did.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- He was the secretary for 69 years.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- He and Mam got married in 1940.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- He was made a deacon...
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- ..and also became the secretary - when he was 25 years old.
0:13:38 > 0:13:39- Good gracious.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41- Good gracious.- - Just after they got married.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- You're a deacon and an organist.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- And a singer.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- You do a little of everything.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53- And your grandchildren are the same - - they enjoy singing and reciting.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- Yes, they do.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- A chapel or a church is a great - place for giving children a start.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- Sophie Jones is Ann's granddaughter.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- She lives at Brychgoed farm, - near the chapel.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- # The woodland
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- # In springtime
0:14:13 > 0:14:18- # Green and young and brand-new
0:14:18 > 0:14:23- # Dressed all over in young green
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- # Just like a young girl
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- # The woodland
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- # In summer
0:14:35 > 0:14:41- # Grows into a beautiful woman
0:14:42 > 0:14:46- # Grows into an adult
0:14:46 > 0:14:53- # Dark green is her skirt #
0:15:08 > 0:15:12- Ken Morgan is the third generation - of his family...
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- ..to farm at Gorslwyd, Cwm Senni.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19- He's very familiar - with local shepherding traditions.
0:15:21 > 0:15:27- It's now mid June, and almost time - to shear the Cheviot sheep...
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- ..that live on the Beacons.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- But first, we take a walk...
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- ..along the paths - that descend from the mountain.
0:15:38 > 0:15:39- What's the name of this stream?
0:15:39 > 0:15:40- What's the name of this stream?- - Nant Cwm-du.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- We're in Cwm-du, a little valley.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- There's plenty of water.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- This is where we used to wash - the sheep, years ago.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- Yes, I can see the walls.
0:15:53 > 0:15:59- Did you take the sheep back - up the mountain after washing them?
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- Yes, they took them back up.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- Imagine those sheep, - after being washed!
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- It took time for them to walk back!
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- I've had a very interesting morning - on the Brecon Beacons...
0:16:34 > 0:16:40- ..gathering yearlings, - shearlings and ewes for shearing.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- They had all been driven up here - after lambing.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- Years ago, everyone - would have been on horseback.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- They're on quad bikes today...
0:16:54 > 0:16:59- ..though some of the fitter lads - are on foot - good luck to them!
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- It's important - to preserve these places...
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- ..the way they've been - for centuries.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- When people desert these mountains, - they'll grow wild.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- # I am the son of the mountain
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- # I love the dust and the wind
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- # The heir to this old land
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- # The land of my forefathers
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- # My dog, Mot, and I
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- # Are the best Welshmen ever
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- # We both come from ancient families
0:17:32 > 0:17:39- # Our instinct is to protect
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- # Others may live a life of leisure
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- # Amid the hurly-burly of towns
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- # But a shepherd lad prefers
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- # To be beneath a blue sky
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- # But a shepherd lad prefers
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- # To be beneath a blue sky
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- # I do not know what it's like
0:18:07 > 0:18:09- # To sleep until daybreak
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- # I wash myself, like a heron
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- # In a pool in a great ravine
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- # I have a thousand sheep
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- # On hillside and on dale
0:18:21 > 0:18:26- # And no-one but Mot and I
0:18:26 > 0:18:32- # To look after them
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- # Let others dress in satin
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- # And who would dare to blame them?
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- # But a shepherd lad prefers
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- # To dress like his flock
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- # But a shepherd lad prefers
0:18:48 > 0:18:53- # To dress like his flock #
0:18:56 > 0:19:01- We're gathering the sheep - belonging to Gorslwyd, Cwm Senni...
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- ..to be sheared.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Neighbours are helping, of course.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- These sheep belong - to Ken and Lynwen Morgan...
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- ..and their son, Owen, - and daughter, Mair.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- Owen has been busy shearing - since mid April...
0:19:17 > 0:19:21- ..but he had to come home today - to gather the sheep.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- This is a centuries-old tradition.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- There's been some leg-pulling - this morning.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- If your dog does something wrong, - you're told about it!
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- There's a special feeling - about working in such a place.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- Just look at those beautiful views.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- It's like paradise, - and farming is heavenly work.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- Lynwen, the sheep are looking well.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- They're alright, Dai.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58- They're a bit wet.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- Their wool is wet.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06- You brought them up the mountain - after marking the lambs, did you?
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- Yes, in May.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09- They're very woolly.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- Yes, they're fine.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17- These are your neighbours - from Ystradfellte, are they?
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- John comes from Blaenclyn, - near Libanus.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- Stuart is from Blaen Senni.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- That's not far from here.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- And we have Colin and Eifion - from Cefnfedwfawr.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- It's nice to see so many young lads.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- Owen has given up - a day's shearing to come here.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41- He always comes to help.
0:20:43 > 0:20:44- Very good.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- You need plenty of hands - - there are lots of sheep.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- Things have gone quite smoothly.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- You started off at 7.00am.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- It's 11.00am now.
0:20:55 > 0:20:56- We're doing well.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59- There's a breeze - and a little sunshine.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- The sheep weren't slow - to start moving.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- Are you taking them down - to the sheds?
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- We'll try to get them dry first - so we can shear them tomorrow.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- I'm hoping for good weather.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- Have you done some shearing already?
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- Have you done some shearing already?- - Yes, a fortnight ago.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- Are there any twins still here?
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- No, it's just singles - on the mountain.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- They're doing well.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- It saves you a lot on feed, - doesn't it?
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- Imagine if all these - were down on the farm.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41- It helps us keep fields free - for silage, for winter fodder.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45- Will you put the lambs to graze - on harvested fields?
0:21:45 > 0:21:50- No, we bring them back up - the mountain after shearing.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- We'll round up the mountain sheep - again in August...
0:21:54 > 0:21:58- ..and separate the lambs - from their mothers.
0:22:13 > 0:22:14- They're in the field.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- Yes.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- Yes.- - They'll dry out down here.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- Is this the final lot for shearing?
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- Yes, the last of the mountain sheep.
0:22:23 > 0:22:28- Your wife said you take the sheep - up the mountain in early May.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30- Does lambing take place outdoors?
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- Does lambing take place outdoors?- - No, most of them are brought inside.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- They go outside again - straight afterwards.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- They don't spend much time inside.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- They don't spend much time inside.- - You're not shearing today, Owen.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42- That's right - a day off.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- How long - does the shearing season last?
0:22:45 > 0:22:49- This year, it began early, - at the end of April.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53- I'll be busy until the Royal Welsh - in mid July.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- You began at the end of April?
0:22:55 > 0:23:00- Do you keep to this area, - or do you travel to other counties?
0:23:00 > 0:23:05- I've been to Buckinghamshire, - and to Pembrokeshire too.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08- How many of you are there?
0:23:08 > 0:23:09- How many of you are there?- - Just two of us.
0:23:11 > 0:23:12- Don't you get tired?
0:23:12 > 0:23:13- Don't you get tired?- - A little, sometimes.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15- It's not bad.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- I was watching you walking on the - mountain - you can certainly walk!
0:23:20 > 0:23:21- You keep fit.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- It's good to see young lads - helping out.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- If this farming method - came to an end...
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- ..it would be a great loss - to the area.
0:23:32 > 0:23:33- Yes, it would.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- Looking around Cwm Senni, - there are a number of farms.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- You have to be born - into mountain farming.
0:23:43 > 0:23:44- Of course.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- I was following you on this bike.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51- I've never seen anything like it - - it's a specialist craft.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55- I wouldn't dare look away - to see what the dog was doing!
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- Because of holes and ditches - in the ground?
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- You're looking at the ground...
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- ..and the next minute - you're looking at the sky!
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- So the sheep will stay - in these fields.
0:24:08 > 0:24:09- There's plenty of grass.
0:24:09 > 0:24:10- There's plenty of grass.- - We're alright for grass.
0:24:11 > 0:24:12- All we need is dry weather.
0:24:13 > 0:24:14- Yes, that's right.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17- We're strange, aren't we?
0:24:17 > 0:24:21- One minute, we want rain, - and then we want dry weather.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25- And after a morning on the mountain, - we want food!
0:24:25 > 0:24:26- We live in want!
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- Shall we move on?
0:24:35 > 0:24:38- # I have no wish for purer pleasure
0:24:38 > 0:24:42- # Than to love the lambs - and the sheep
0:24:42 > 0:24:44- # And to stride across the hillside
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- # Chasing the wild rams
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- # And to meet on shearing day
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- # And to recount the dogs' exploits
0:24:53 > 0:24:58- # To live by the mountain stream
0:24:58 > 0:25:06- # And to die within its sound
0:25:08 > 0:25:10- # Let others have marble tombstones
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- # And wreaths of artificial flowers
0:25:14 > 0:25:15- # Mot and I would prefer
0:25:16 > 0:25:18- # To be buried in the heather
0:25:18 > 0:25:21- # Mot and I would prefer
0:25:22 > 0:25:30- # To be buried in the heather #
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0:25:49 > 0:25:54- As summer turns to autumn, - it's a time for sales in Cwm Senni.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58- Mair Morgan, the daughter - of Ken and Lynwen of Gorslwyd...
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- ..works for ADAS, - providing help to farmers.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- But her heart remains - at home on the farm.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10- These calves are destined for - a suckler calf sale in Sennybridge.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15- Most of the calving - takes place in early summer.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- These calves were born earlier.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19- These calves were born earlier.- - Spring calves.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- These are the oldest calves - on the farm.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- You sell them young - - you don't fatten them.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- No, we don't fatten - any of the cattle.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32- Just the lambs.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- Which do you prefer - - sheep or cattle?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- It depends on the time of year.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41- On a day like today, - it's good to be with the cattle.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46- I work with the sheep, mostly, but - I help with the cattle sometimes.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- Do you still live at home?
0:26:49 > 0:26:51- I live in the village.
0:26:51 > 0:26:52- Very good.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57- I like the cattle - I'm sure - they'll sell well in Sennybridge.
0:26:58 > 0:26:59- Let's hope so.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- Do you keep any store cattle?
0:27:02 > 0:27:03- Or do you sell them all?
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- We usually sell calves at this age.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- Most of the calves - will be sold in April...
0:27:10 > 0:27:12- ..when they're about this age.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- They're younger, - so we're keeping them over winter.
0:27:17 > 0:27:18- Very good.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20- They're fine animals.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24- You work outside the farm, - but you know what's going on.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28- Well, I try to help every day.
0:27:28 > 0:27:29- That's right.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31- That's right.- - On the farm.
0:27:31 > 0:27:32- That's good.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- It's a lovely spot - among the mountains.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- It would be difficult to leave.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- Excellent.
0:27:58 > 0:27:59- WHISTLING AND CALLING
0:28:05 > 0:28:09- Lot number seven, and we're back - in the main ring now.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- Come and join me.
0:28:12 > 0:28:13- On to lot number seven.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17- That's John Davies, - one of our regular vendors.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- Been coming to us - for many, many years.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- Eighteen fifty back in, - eighteen fifty.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29- Eighteen fifty. - At nineteen hundred.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31- At nineteen - nineteen hundred.
0:28:32 > 0:28:33- Are you all done now?
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- Last chance. - Nineteen hundred guineas.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- Thank you, sir. Nineteen hundred.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42- If you'll just go to the office.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46- We're at the Sennybridge - sheepdog sale.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49- It's one of the most popular - in the country.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- John Tyle Glas is here today. - He's selling a dog.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58- He's sold many dogs here, - and received some very high prices.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00- Today, he's selling a 14-month-old.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03- He's number 17 in the sale.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- One dog has sold for 1,800 guineas.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- Trade is good - and there's a crowd of people.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12- A whole field full of people.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16- How will it go for John Tyle Glas? - I must find him.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- A life ahead of her, - a quality bitch.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22- We'll start then - two two.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- Two two - - at two thousand two hundred.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30- Is that alright? - Are we on the market?
0:29:30 > 0:29:31- This is in your hands.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34- At two thousand two hundred.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- It's up there - are we all done?
0:29:38 > 0:29:42- I'm selling now. - Two thousand two hundred guineas.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45- Thank you, sir. Come to the office.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- The dog's looking well, John.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52- He's 14 months old, isn't he?
0:29:52 > 0:29:53- He's 14 months old, isn't he?- - Yes.
0:29:53 > 0:29:58- People have bought from you before, - and they've been satisfied.
0:29:58 > 0:29:59- A lot of them have died.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02- They may have children, though!
0:30:02 > 0:30:04- But maybe no-one's told them!
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- There are a few more dogs - before yours.
0:30:09 > 0:30:09- The trade is excellent today.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- The trade is excellent today.- - It's alright.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- One dog sold for over 2,000, - and we're only at number 10.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17- That's nothing for a good dog.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- You can't pay too much - for a good dog.
0:30:21 > 0:30:22- It's bad dogs that are expensive.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24- It's bad dogs that are expensive.- - It's sunny.
0:30:24 > 0:30:25- The Almighty smiles upon you.
0:30:25 > 0:30:26- The Almighty smiles upon you.- - I prayed last night.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28- The first time in a long while?
0:30:29 > 0:30:31- No - the second time in two weeks!
0:30:34 > 0:30:35- Very good!
0:30:35 > 0:30:40- I won't trouble you further, - but we'll watch while you sell him.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- If he does something stupid, - switch off.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45- He won't do anything stupid.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48- We'll keep moving on, John.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- See it later on in the day, maybe.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54- Strange surroundings, - difficult for these young dogs...
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- ..in the early stages of training.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- At thirteen hundred guineas, - a quality bitch.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03- At thirteen hundred guineas.
0:31:04 > 0:31:09- That's a quality bitch out there, - at thirteen hundred guineas.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- At fifteen hundred. - At sixteen hundred.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15- Don't be afraid to bid.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17- At sixteen hundred.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- Last call, then, at sixteen fifty.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- Have a word with me afterwards.
0:31:23 > 0:31:24- We'll keep moving on.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- Lot number 17 now - from John Davies Tyle Glas.
0:31:29 > 0:31:30- Here we go, boys.
0:31:36 > 0:31:37- Here, Roy. That'll do.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40- John Davies Tyle Glas, Senni.
0:31:40 > 0:31:41- John Davies Tyle Glas, Senni.- - Thank you.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45- One of the instigators - of our dog sales back in 1976.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49- I think he was the first vendor - at our sale then.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- He's got a first-class farm dog.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- He's got a first-class farm dog.- - You wait and see.
0:31:53 > 0:31:54- Here we go, boys.
0:31:56 > 0:31:57- Here, Roy. Come by.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00- Come by, Roy.
0:32:00 > 0:32:01- Away, Roy.
0:32:03 > 0:32:04- Roy, away.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09- We have quality out there, - to run towards a couple of thousand.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11- Fifteen hundred, then.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14- Here, Roy.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17- Who's got a thousand to start me?
0:32:18 > 0:32:19- A thousand guineas?
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- Thank you, - a thousand guineas I'm bid.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- One thousand guineas I'm bid.
0:32:25 > 0:32:26- At one thousand I'm bid.
0:32:27 > 0:32:28- At a thousand guineas.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- Got eleven in the company now.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- Sadly, John is no longer with us.
0:32:34 > 0:32:39- He was one of the great characters - of Cwm Senni.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42- He was an expert with dogs.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- A thousand guineas. - Got eleven in the company now.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50- Mr John Davies, how's your hearing?
0:32:50 > 0:32:51- Very bad!
0:32:55 > 0:32:56- Come by, Roy.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58- Come by, Roy.- - A thousand guineas I've got bid.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00- No good at all.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- I don't think he really wants - to part with this dog.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05- He's grown attached to it.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- You like the dog an awful lot - - more than the money.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11- Sorry, I can't sell that one.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- I told you he'd make a mess of it.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- He reached a thousand guineas.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21- It wasn't enough?
0:33:21 > 0:33:22- It was far from enough.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24- It was far from enough.- - He's a mountain dog too.
0:33:24 > 0:33:25- Exactly.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- He doesn't have too much eye - or anything.
0:33:29 > 0:33:30- He's a good dog.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32- I prefer to take him home.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36- Perhaps you'll manage to sell him - before the sale ends.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- Stand your ground.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- I got a bollocking last night - about selling him.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45- He's a good-looking dog.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47- He's good-natured too.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- Your other dog's getting old.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- You may want to think about it.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54- You don't really need the money.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- You don't really need the money.- - That's what my granddaughters said.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- "If it's not tight on you, - why are you selling him?
0:34:01 > 0:34:04- "Haven't you heard - of the credit crunch?" I said.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08- "If it was tight, - we'd help you out!"
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0:34:22 > 0:34:25- A MAN SPEAKS THROUGH A LOUDSPEAKER
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- This is one of the biggest days - of the year.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59- Almost everyone from Cwm Senni - is here today.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- Some of them are selling rams.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04- It's the Sennybridge ram sale.
0:35:05 > 0:35:06- There are over 350 rams.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09- The show has taken place.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11- Trade should be good.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38- The day of the Sennybridge ram sale - and show is a big day.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43- Glyn Thomas of Aberdyfnant, - Llanddeusant, wins the championship.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47- Many rams from the Cwm Senni flocks - are about to be sold.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- THE AUCTIONEER - SPEAKS THROUGH A LOUDSPEAKER
0:36:07 > 0:36:09- Nineteen hundred guineas.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12- At nineteen hundred guineas.
0:36:19 > 0:36:20- You did quite well, Ken.
0:36:20 > 0:36:21- You did quite well, Ken.- - Yes, I'm quite pleased.
0:36:22 > 0:36:23- It was alright.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25- You had some good rams.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27- They're a good size, aren't they?
0:36:27 > 0:36:29- They're a good size, aren't they?- - Yes, they're big rams.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- I've never been to this sale before.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- There are some fine rams here.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- Will you be buying?
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- I've bought one.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- Are you leaving it at that?
0:36:41 > 0:36:42- Are you leaving it at that?- - No, I need more.
0:36:42 > 0:36:43- More's the pity.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45- More's the pity.- - Good luck!
0:36:45 > 0:36:49- You'll sleep well tonight - - you've made a decent amount.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51- Thanks, Dai!
0:36:52 > 0:36:54- At a thousand guineas I'm bid.
0:36:54 > 0:36:55- Champion of the day.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58- At a thousand guineas I'm bid.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00- At two thousand guineas.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02- Is there five hundred coming in?
0:37:03 > 0:37:07- I'm going to cash it down - at two thousand guineas.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10- Goes to the gent.
0:37:15 > 0:37:20- The social traditions of rural Wales - are very important in Cwm Senni.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23- The weather doesn't matter.
0:37:23 > 0:37:29- Mothers, fathers and children have - gathered to practise their singing.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- They're having fun too.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34- Bethan Cefnfedwganol...
0:37:34 > 0:37:38- ..it's good to see - so many young children in the area.
0:37:38 > 0:37:43- There are many children whose - parents were pupils at the school.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- This is the younger generation - - the future.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52- Your father was one of the giants - who saved the valley.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55- It has a future, - and that's the important thing.
0:37:56 > 0:37:57- Exactly.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59- That's the story.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03- Unlike the story of Tryweryn - and the tragedy of Epynt...
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- ..this story has a happy ending.
0:38:07 > 0:38:12- All of the children growing up here - now are Welsh speakers.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- As I say, it's a happy story.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19- What do you do for a living?
0:38:19 > 0:38:24- I know you live - on your father's farm.
0:38:24 > 0:38:25- Yes.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30- My son and daughter are the seventh - generation to live at the farm.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- I travel to Builth Wells every day.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37- I teach Welsh and modern languages.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39- Excellent.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43- Thanks for bringing these children - together this evening.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- I know you're keen to join them.
0:38:46 > 0:38:47- Thank you!
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- # So high, you can't get over it
0:38:51 > 0:38:54- # So deep, you can't get under it
0:38:54 > 0:38:58- # So wide, you can't get past it
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- # Such great love #
0:39:01 > 0:39:03- AN OWL HOOTS
0:39:03 > 0:39:07- Lynnette Thomas, you're head teacher - of the local school.
0:39:08 > 0:39:09- Sennybridge School, yes.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11- You know all these children.
0:39:11 > 0:39:12- You know all these children.- - Yes.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- And their parents too?
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- Most of the parents - and all the children.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20- A little bird told me a story.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25- I know you conduct - the Brecon and District Male Choir.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27- You're retiring from something soon.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29- You're retiring from something soon.- - Yes, as head teacher.
0:39:29 > 0:39:30- At Christmas.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- How many years - have you been at the school?
0:39:34 > 0:39:37- Nearly seven years - at Sennybridge School.
0:39:37 > 0:39:42- I wouldn't like to tell you how long - I've been teaching! Too long!
0:39:42 > 0:39:47- It's true to say that the Welsh - language has suffered in this area.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- But I can see signs of a resurgence - among the young.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Welsh is on the increase.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57- The school has two streams, - one English, one Welsh.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03- The Welsh stream is growing - all the time...
0:40:03 > 0:40:07- ..so the non-Welsh speakers - hear the language all the time...
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- ..and they're picking it up.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14- Where the school is concerned, - Welsh is on the increase.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18- There's a lot of support - for the language in the area.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23- We must remember - that these people have Welsh roots.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- Yes, they do.
0:40:25 > 0:40:30- Everyone speaks Welsh, towards - Carmarthenshire and Ystradgynlais.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33- The valley was well worth saving.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- Definitely, certainly.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- # I will always love him
0:40:39 > 0:40:44- # Because he loves me #
0:40:57 > 0:41:01- This is the first auction - to be held in October 2011...
0:41:01 > 0:41:05- ..by the Brecon and Radnor - Suckled Calf Rearers.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07- It's taking place in Sennybridge.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- There are many vendors - from Cwm Senni.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14- Trade and prices are pretty good.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33- A BELL RINGS
0:41:36 > 0:41:38- Four heifers there.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40- Four heifers there now, boys.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- We've got seven hundred and fifty.
0:41:44 > 0:41:45- Eight hundred and forty.
0:41:46 > 0:41:47- Eight forty, fifty.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- Eight fifty.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- Eight hundred and fifty.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53- Eight sixty.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59- Morley Jones of Brychgoed, - you're working hard at the moment.
0:41:59 > 0:42:00- It has been a successful sale.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- It has been a successful sale.- - I'm quite happy with the trade.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- Trade has been good.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06- The cattle are fetching good prices.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- The cattle are fetching good prices.- - Everything's selling very well.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13- Do you sell stock - at this sale every year?
0:42:13 > 0:42:14- Yes, I try.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- Yes, I try.- - Selling young cattle.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22- The calves are aged - from six months to 15 months.
0:42:23 > 0:42:24- That's how old they are.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26- That's how old they are.- - So you're happy.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28- You're keeping the ring going.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31- Yes, I'm behind the scales, - working hard.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- A thousand and twenty. - Thank you, sir.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40- One seven nine, three heifers, - aged ten and eleven.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42- Lovely heifers.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44- Sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- Seven, ten, twenty, thirty, forty.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- Fifty, sixty.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- Seventy.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54- Seven ninety, eight hundred.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56- And again - ten.
0:42:57 > 0:42:58- At eight hundred and ten.
0:42:59 > 0:43:00- Eight ten.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02- Eight ten.- - Ken of Gorslwyd.
0:43:02 > 0:43:03- You must be a happy man.
0:43:04 > 0:43:04- Yes, I'm quite happy.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- Yes, I'm quite happy.- - Your calves were superb.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08- They were quite good.
0:43:08 > 0:43:09- Trade was good.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13- We need the trade to make up - for our losses and costs.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15- Exactly.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19- Eight-month-old calves - are selling well.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21- Yes, they're selling well.
0:43:21 > 0:43:26- It makes sense to sell a calf - at eight months and keep the cow.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28- It works out better.
0:43:28 > 0:43:30- Winter is an expensive time.
0:43:30 > 0:43:35- We've seen cattle sold for over - 1,000, but they need finishing.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37- There are more costs to come.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40- There are more costs to come.- - Good luck to those who buy them.
0:43:40 > 0:43:42- Morfa Mawr, nine ninety.
0:43:57 > 0:44:02- Glyn, it must give you - a lot of satisfaction today...
0:44:02 > 0:44:06- ..that you and your friends - managed to save Cwm Senni.
0:44:06 > 0:44:08- It's a wonderful place.
0:44:08 > 0:44:10- I've enjoyed my visits.
0:44:10 > 0:44:11- It has been a privilege.
0:44:11 > 0:44:13- It has been a privilege.- - Thank you.
0:44:13 > 0:44:16- I can say - from the bottom of my heart...
0:44:16 > 0:44:20- ..my heart sings because we managed - to save this very lovely valley.
0:44:21 > 0:44:21- Isn't it a lovely valley?
0:44:21 > 0:44:23- Isn't it a lovely valley?- - Lovely!
0:44:23 > 0:44:26- Apart from the fact - that it's a lovely valley...
0:44:27 > 0:44:31- ..people in this area have been - superb farmers for generations.
0:44:31 > 0:44:35- You've seen evidence of that today.
0:44:35 > 0:44:37- You could have lost all that.
0:44:37 > 0:44:41- Yes, the quality of the animals - and the quality of the farming...
0:44:42 > 0:44:44- ..in this valley, is second to none.
0:44:44 > 0:44:48- It's a fertile valley, - despite its exposure to wind.
0:44:48 > 0:44:50- We get plenty of rain.
0:44:51 > 0:44:52- We should be grateful.
0:44:52 > 0:44:57- There are people in other areas - who would be thankful for it.
0:44:57 > 0:44:59- Just look at the grass.
0:44:59 > 0:45:00- It's a special valley.
0:45:01 > 0:45:02- I must admit...
0:45:03 > 0:45:07- ..and I say this - from the bottom of my heart...
0:45:07 > 0:45:10- ..I got a strange feeling - in my bones...
0:45:11 > 0:45:15- ..as I listened to the children, - and the beautiful young women...
0:45:16 > 0:45:17- ..and the men too...
0:45:17 > 0:45:20- ..as I listened to them singing.
0:45:20 > 0:45:22- Imagine losing all that.
0:45:22 > 0:45:23- It was worth it.
0:45:23 > 0:45:27- Last night, you saw the glory - of Welsh life.
0:45:27 > 0:45:30- The families of this valley...
0:45:30 > 0:45:33- ..came together with the children.
0:45:33 > 0:45:37- It's a productive valley - where animals are concerned...
0:45:38 > 0:45:40- ..and also in its young people.
0:45:40 > 0:45:42- The children are very talented.
0:45:45 > 0:45:47- "They fought long and hard
0:45:47 > 0:45:50- "to keep an old valley - from the flood
0:45:50 > 0:45:53- "The inhabitants' blood - was boiling
0:45:54 > 0:45:56- "And they all rose as one
0:45:56 > 0:45:59- "Why should we give up our land
0:45:59 > 0:46:02- "As a sacrifice - to some Englishman's whim
0:46:03 > 0:46:06- "And lose our neighbourhood - and heritage?
0:46:07 > 0:46:09- "Why suffer such a ravage?
0:46:11 > 0:46:14- "The loss of community - and pasture
0:46:14 > 0:46:17- "Homes, chapels and churches
0:46:18 > 0:46:20- "And Welsh culture at its best
0:46:20 > 0:46:24- "They shall not make another Epynt - of this place
0:46:24 > 0:46:28- "To the farmyard at Brychgoed, - one morning
0:46:28 > 0:46:31- "The Board - brought its machinery
0:46:31 > 0:46:34- "But it was this far - and no further
0:46:34 > 0:46:37- "John had a siren at the house
0:46:39 > 0:46:42- "The valley was saved - from the dam
0:46:42 > 0:46:45- "And peace was established - once more
0:46:45 > 0:46:48- "Far better - than unromantic stillness
0:46:48 > 0:46:51- "Were the flocks on hills - and pastures
0:46:52 > 0:46:55- "Some spoke of the compensation
0:46:55 > 0:46:59- "They would have received - had they left
0:46:59 > 0:47:02- "But could it pay - for losing a home
0:47:02 > 0:47:06- "A neighbourhood, - a community, friends?"
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