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-SHEEP AND LAMBS BLEAT

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-Summer 2011

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-You can travel

-as far as you like...

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-..but you'd have to go very far

-to find a valley like this one.

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-This is Cwm Senni.

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-Take the road from Sennybridge

-over the mountains...

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-..descend to Ystradfellte,

-climb again to Penderyn...

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-..before making a final descent

-to the Vale of Neath.

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-The views are magnificent.

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-Believe it or not,

-this valley nearly got flooded.

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-Thank heavens, it wasn't.

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-As you look down

-this lovely valley...

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-..it's easy to see why plans

-were drawn up in the 1960s...

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-..to drown this valley in order

-to create a substantial reservoir.

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-Glyn Powell, I couldn't come

-to learn about this area...

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-..without knocking on your door.

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-This valley nearly became flooded,

-didn't it?

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-We're standing in the exact spot

-where the dam was to be built.

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-There were plans to build a dam...

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-..where the valley

-is at its narrowest...

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-..and then the whole valley

-was to be flooded.

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-The planning began in 1963...

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-..under the Usk Water Board.

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-The project continued until 1972.

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-That's nearly ten years.

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-It's not that long ago, is it?

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-But people have forgotten about it.

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-The memories have almost gone.

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-But here we are,

-bringing back the memories.

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-To put it plainly...

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-..this is one of the loveliest

-valleys I've ever visited.

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-It is - "the fairest valley of all."

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-It's beautiful...

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-..especially when you stand by

-Maen Llia and look down the valley.

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-But some regarded it as a place

-that could provide water...

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-..for South Wales's industry

-and urban population.

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-The battle against flooding

-the valley began in the 1960s.

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-The biggest protest got under way

-early one morning back in 1970.

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-It took place at Brychgoed Chapel.

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-Mr Glyn Powell, secretary

-of the Cwm Senni Defence Committee.

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-What took place this morning?

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-What took place this morning?

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-This morning at about 6.30...

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-..a group of strangers

-came to the valley.

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-They included officials from the

-water authority and engineers.

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-They thought they could come here

-without anyone knowing about it.

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-When the first lorry was spotted...

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-..the siren was sounded and the

-telephone network went into action.

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-The whole community gathered

-shortly after 7.00am.

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-Did you receive any warning at all?

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-Did you receive any warning at all?

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-No, not at all.

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-No information at all.

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-Animals were in the fields.

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-Equipment was unloaded at Bailea...

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-..without anyone's knowledge

-or consent.

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-Large protests took place

-on two occasions.

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-I remember the road

-filling up with people...

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-..when the siren sounded.

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-A siren had been placed in a tree

-near Ty Canol.

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-Nancy was in charge of it.

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-When a phone call came through,

-each person phoned three others...

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-..and the whole valley,

-on hearing the siren...

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-..gathered at the crossroads

-at Brychgoed.

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-That's how it went.

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-It's a privilege to be here,

-the way you describe it!

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-It was encouraging.

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-The community was united.

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-We went through the town courts

-and the High Court.

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-We went to parliament, where the

-matter was raised several times.

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-This was the last valley

-to come under threat in Wales.

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-It was an important battle.

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-Preserving this place was important.

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-Green fields and red soil.

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-Don't forget...

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-..the power of the red soil

-is in the red blood.

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-It's in the marrow

-of the Senni people.

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-I can remember

-maybe 35 family farms.

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-I doubt if 15 of them remain, sadly.

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-But at least the land still remains,

-in the hands of other farmers.

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-The most common sound

-in this area, Heol Senni...

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-..is the bleating of sheep.

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-I'm meeting one of the oldest

-residents of Heol Senni...

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-..John Davies of Tyle Glas.

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-He's commonly known

-as John Tyle Glas.

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-I can see that John

-has been busy whitewashing.

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-I don't want to hang around -

-I think there's rain on the way.

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-You've plenty of grass, John.

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-You've plenty of grass, John.

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-Yes, plenty of grass.

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-Yes, you do.

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-Well, you know...

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-That'll do, Roy.

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-Are you ready to bleep?

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-Are you ready to bleep?

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-Eh?

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-Are you ready for bleeps?

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-That'll do, Roy.

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-Here Roy, here Roy.

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-That'll do.

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-Come by, Roy.

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-Roy!

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-Come by, Roy!

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-Roy, Roy, Roy, Roy!

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-Roy, Roy, come on!

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-Come by, Roy.

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-Roy, Roy.

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-Come on.

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-Roy, away.

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-Good. Come by, Roy.

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-How old is he, John?

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-How old is he, John?

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-Ten months.

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-You've worked hard with him.

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-It came naturally.

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-He was working

-when he was nine weeks old.

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-Roy, away.

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-HE WHISTLES

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-He'll be winning at Sennybridge

-for the rest of his life.

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-At the sheepdog sales.

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-At the sheepdog sales.

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-To defray expenses, you see!

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-Come by, Roy!

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-You've hit the high note many times

-at the sheepdog sale.

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-Have you always trained your dogs,

-or did you buy them?

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-I trained them all.

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-I've never bought a working dog.

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-I've bought the occasional whelp.

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-Occasionally.

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-But no...

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-I prefer a dog rather than a bitch.

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-Here Roy, good dog, come on.

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-Usually, "come by" means clockwise

-and "away" means counter-clockwise.

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-But it's the other way round

-with you.

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-I've always been contrary!

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-That's the way I am!

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-I'm still a farmer

-because I don't do things properly!

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-I'll go and fetch the old dog.

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-Here, Roy!

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-Here, Roy!

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-Right, I'll keep an eye on him!

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-Good dog.

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-You've been selling dogs

-for a long time.

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-I've only sold one

-in the past 15 years.

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-What's the highest price you got?

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-What's the highest price you got?

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-Last year - 2,900 guineas.

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-That's good money for a farm dog.

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-That's good money for a farm dog.

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-He was a good dog.

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-The bloke who bought him

-came from Devon.

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-He was very satisfied with him.

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-When you trained dogs, when you were

-on the mountain with the sheep...

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-..you're over 21 years old

-by now, aren't you?!

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-Yes - I'm 22!

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-Well done!

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-How did you train the dogs?

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-You train a dog

-in a small field, at first.

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-The main thing is to stay close.

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-And as the dog gets better...

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-..you gradually move further away.

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-How old were the dogs?

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-It depends on the dog.

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-Every dog is different.

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-I believe they should be exposed

-to sheep as soon as they can run.

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-A little training every day?

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-Exactly.

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-I like to see a dog coming back

-in a happy mood.

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-Do you know what I mean?

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-I don't work them too hard.

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-No, no.

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-They progress.

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-You're not often wrong, John.

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-You have good grass.

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-You've been using lime.

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-You've been using lime.

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-No, not for many years.

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-No.

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-No.

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-Guano?

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-I'm organic.

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-I'm organic.

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-Are you?

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-Just look at the thistles!

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-Those sheep are eating something

-apart from thistles!

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-They're fine lambs.

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-Reeds and bracken -

-it's a good combination!

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-Vitamin E, you know!

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-I have to ask you -

-your sheep are marked "TM".

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-My father-in-law, Tom Morgan.

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-My father-in-law, Tom Morgan.

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-Tom Morgan, not John Davies.

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-I thought, because you're getting

-older, you have "Too Many"!

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-No, not "Too Many"!

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-You've been whitewashing.

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-It's a pleasure to see the place.

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-Whitewash is traditional.

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-Whitewash is traditional.

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-I'm too old now to do the roof.

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-It needs to be done.

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-You've done well

-to whitewash the buildings.

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-It's a lot of work.

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-It's a lot of work.

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-It's the missus who did it.

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-Was it?

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-Was it?

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-Oh yes, definite.

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-I held the ladder!

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-And pointed out

-the bits she'd missed!

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-Somebody has to do it!

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-Somebody has to do it!

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-Of course!

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-Somebody has to listen too!

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-Your missus must be a good listener!

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-Your missus must be a good listener!

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-Well, you know...

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-She's used to it.

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-It's no use having a woman around

-and doing the work yourself!

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-No good!

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-# Here is a lovely place

-to turn to God... #

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-Across the valley from Tyle Glas...

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-..stands Brychgoed

-Independent Chapel.

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-Mrs Ann Jones,

-the chapel secretary...

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-..isn't the first in her family

-to fulfil this role.

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-She enjoys singing the old hymns.

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-She enjoys singing the old hymns.

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-# To thy throne we raise our cry

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-# O look upon us

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-# And hear our prayer #

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-Well, Ann fach!

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-Those words

-describe this place perfectly.

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-"Here is a lovely place

-to turn to God."

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-Yes, it's such a lovely place.

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-The chapel, like the area,

-is so delightful.

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-How many chapel members are there?

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-Well, let's see...

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-..there are 30 members.

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-That's a decent number,

-the way things are nowadays.

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-There used to be a few more...

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-The chapel is called Brychgoed,

-isn't it?

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-Yes, Brychgoed Independent Chapel.

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-The same name as your farm.

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-Is there a service every Sunday,

-every fortnight, or once a month?

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-We've had three services this month,

-there'll be one service next month.

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-Services are held in summer,

-beginning on Good Friday.

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-That always takes place at 3.00pm.

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-The services continue

-all through summer...

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-..until the Thanksgiving service.

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-In winter, we attend another chapel

-because it gets cold in here.

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-The chapel has a graveyard.

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-Do the old families

-still bury their dead here?

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-Or is it full?

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-Or is it full?

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-It's not full.

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-People come from a fair distance.

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-Were your parents buried here?

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-Were your parents buried here?

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-Yes, down the bottom end.

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-What's this book?

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-Is it the chapel membership book?

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-Yes. It's the oldest book

-we possess.

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-Really?

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-It dates back to 1830,

-I believe.

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-You're evidently very interested

-in these books.

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-It's important to preserve them.

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-It's important to preserve them.

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-Yes.

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-I try to carry out the work

-my father did.

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-He was the secretary for 69 years.

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-He and Mam got married in 1940.

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-He was made a deacon...

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-..and also became the secretary

-when he was 25 years old.

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-Good gracious.

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-Good gracious.

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-Just after they got married.

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-You're a deacon and an organist.

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-And a singer.

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-You do a little of everything.

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-And your grandchildren are the same

-- they enjoy singing and reciting.

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-Yes, they do.

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-A chapel or a church is a great

-place for giving children a start.

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-Sophie Jones is Ann's granddaughter.

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-She lives at Brychgoed farm,

-near the chapel.

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-# The woodland

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-# In springtime

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-# Green and young and brand-new

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-# Dressed all over in young green

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-# Just like a young girl

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-# The woodland

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-# In summer

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-# Grows into a beautiful woman

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-# Grows into an adult

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-# Dark green is her skirt #

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-Ken Morgan is the third generation

-of his family...

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-..to farm at Gorslwyd, Cwm Senni.

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-He's very familiar

-with local shepherding traditions.

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-It's now mid June, and almost time

-to shear the Cheviot sheep...

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-..that live on the Beacons.

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-But first, we take a walk...

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-..along the paths

-that descend from the mountain.

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-What's the name of this stream?

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-What's the name of this stream?

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-Nant Cwm-du.

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-We're in Cwm-du, a little valley.

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-There's plenty of water.

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-This is where we used to wash

-the sheep, years ago.

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-Yes, I can see the walls.

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-Did you take the sheep back

-up the mountain after washing them?

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-Yes, they took them back up.

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-Imagine those sheep,

-after being washed!

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-It took time for them to walk back!

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-I've had a very interesting morning

-on the Brecon Beacons...

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-..gathering yearlings,

-shearlings and ewes for shearing.

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-They had all been driven up here

-after lambing.

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-Years ago, everyone

-would have been on horseback.

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-They're on quad bikes today...

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-..though some of the fitter lads

-are on foot - good luck to them!

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-It's important

-to preserve these places...

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-..the way they've been

-for centuries.

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-When people desert these mountains,

-they'll grow wild.

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-# I am the son of the mountain

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-# I love the dust and the wind

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-# The heir to this old land

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-# The land of my forefathers

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-# My dog, Mot, and I

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-# Are the best Welshmen ever

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-# We both come from ancient families

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-# Our instinct is to protect

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-# Others may live a life of leisure

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-# Amid the hurly-burly of towns

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-# But a shepherd lad prefers

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-# To be beneath a blue sky

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-# But a shepherd lad prefers

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-# To be beneath a blue sky

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-# I do not know what it's like

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-# To sleep until daybreak

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-# I wash myself, like a heron

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-# In a pool in a great ravine

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-# I have a thousand sheep

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-# On hillside and on dale

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-# And no-one but Mot and I

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-# To look after them

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-# Let others dress in satin

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-# And who would dare to blame them?

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-# But a shepherd lad prefers

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-# To dress like his flock

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-# But a shepherd lad prefers

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-# To dress like his flock #

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-We're gathering the sheep

-belonging to Gorslwyd, Cwm Senni...

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-..to be sheared.

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-Neighbours are helping, of course.

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-These sheep belong

-to Ken and Lynwen Morgan...

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-..and their son, Owen,

-and daughter, Mair.

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-Owen has been busy shearing

-since mid April...

0:19:140:19:17

-..but he had to come home today

-to gather the sheep.

0:19:170:19:21

-This is a centuries-old tradition.

0:19:210:19:24

-There's been some leg-pulling

-this morning.

0:19:240:19:27

-If your dog does something wrong,

-you're told about it!

0:19:280:19:32

-There's a special feeling

-about working in such a place.

0:19:320:19:36

-Just look at those beautiful views.

0:19:360:19:38

-It's like paradise,

-and farming is heavenly work.

0:19:390:19:42

-Lynwen, the sheep are looking well.

0:19:520:19:54

-They're alright, Dai.

0:19:550:19:57

-They're a bit wet.

0:19:570:19:58

-Their wool is wet.

0:19:580:20:00

-You brought them up the mountain

-after marking the lambs, did you?

0:20:010:20:06

-Yes, in May.

0:20:060:20:08

-They're very woolly.

0:20:080:20:09

-Yes, they're fine.

0:20:100:20:12

-These are your neighbours

-from Ystradfellte, are they?

0:20:130:20:17

-John comes from Blaenclyn,

-near Libanus.

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-Stuart is from Blaen Senni.

0:20:230:20:25

-That's not far from here.

0:20:250:20:27

-And we have Colin and Eifion

-from Cefnfedwfawr.

0:20:280:20:31

-It's nice to see so many young lads.

0:20:330:20:36

-Owen has given up

-a day's shearing to come here.

0:20:360:20:39

-He always comes to help.

0:20:400:20:41

-Very good.

0:20:430:20:44

-You need plenty of hands -

-there are lots of sheep.

0:20:450:20:48

-Things have gone quite smoothly.

0:20:480:20:50

-You started off at 7.00am.

0:20:510:20:53

-It's 11.00am now.

0:20:530:20:55

-We're doing well.

0:20:550:20:56

-There's a breeze

-and a little sunshine.

0:20:560:20:59

-The sheep weren't slow

-to start moving.

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-Are you taking them down

-to the sheds?

0:21:030:21:06

-We'll try to get them dry first

-so we can shear them tomorrow.

0:21:070:21:11

-I'm hoping for good weather.

0:21:110:21:13

-Have you done some shearing already?

0:21:140:21:16

-Have you done some shearing already?

-

-Yes, a fortnight ago.

0:21:160:21:19

-Are there any twins still here?

0:21:200:21:23

-No, it's just singles

-on the mountain.

0:21:230:21:26

-They're doing well.

0:21:260:21:28

-It saves you a lot on feed,

-doesn't it?

0:21:290:21:32

-Imagine if all these

-were down on the farm.

0:21:330:21:36

-It helps us keep fields free

-for silage, for winter fodder.

0:21:360:21:41

-Will you put the lambs to graze

-on harvested fields?

0:21:410:21:45

-No, we bring them back up

-the mountain after shearing.

0:21:450:21:50

-We'll round up the mountain sheep

-again in August...

0:21:500:21:54

-..and separate the lambs

-from their mothers.

0:21:540:21:58

-They're in the field.

0:22:130:22:14

-Yes.

0:22:140:22:16

-Yes.

-

-They'll dry out down here.

0:22:160:22:18

-Is this the final lot for shearing?

0:22:180:22:20

-Yes, the last of the mountain sheep.

0:22:210:22:23

-Your wife said you take the sheep

-up the mountain in early May.

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-Does lambing take place outdoors?

0:22:280:22:30

-Does lambing take place outdoors?

-

-No, most of them are brought inside.

0:22:300:22:33

-They go outside again

-straight afterwards.

0:22:330:22:36

-They don't spend much time inside.

0:22:360:22:38

-They don't spend much time inside.

-

-You're not shearing today, Owen.

0:22:380:22:40

-That's right - a day off.

0:22:400:22:42

-How long

-does the shearing season last?

0:22:420:22:45

-This year, it began early,

-at the end of April.

0:22:450:22:49

-I'll be busy until the Royal Welsh

-in mid July.

0:22:490:22:53

-You began at the end of April?

0:22:530:22:55

-Do you keep to this area,

-or do you travel to other counties?

0:22:550:23:00

-I've been to Buckinghamshire,

-and to Pembrokeshire too.

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-How many of you are there?

0:23:060:23:08

-How many of you are there?

-

-Just two of us.

0:23:080:23:09

-Don't you get tired?

0:23:110:23:12

-Don't you get tired?

-

-A little, sometimes.

0:23:120:23:13

-It's not bad.

0:23:140:23:15

-I was watching you walking on the

-mountain - you can certainly walk!

0:23:150:23:19

-You keep fit.

0:23:200:23:21

-It's good to see young lads

-helping out.

0:23:220:23:25

-If this farming method

-came to an end...

0:23:250:23:28

-..it would be a great loss

-to the area.

0:23:280:23:31

-Yes, it would.

0:23:320:23:33

-Looking around Cwm Senni,

-there are a number of farms.

0:23:330:23:37

-You have to be born

-into mountain farming.

0:23:390:23:42

-Of course.

0:23:430:23:44

-I was following you on this bike.

0:23:440:23:47

-I've never seen anything like it -

-it's a specialist craft.

0:23:470:23:51

-I wouldn't dare look away

-to see what the dog was doing!

0:23:510:23:55

-Because of holes and ditches

-in the ground?

0:23:550:23:58

-You're looking at the ground...

0:23:580:24:01

-..and the next minute

-you're looking at the sky!

0:24:010:24:04

-So the sheep will stay

-in these fields.

0:24:050:24:08

-There's plenty of grass.

0:24:080:24:09

-There's plenty of grass.

-

-We're alright for grass.

0:24:090:24:10

-All we need is dry weather.

0:24:110:24:12

-Yes, that's right.

0:24:130:24:14

-We're strange, aren't we?

0:24:150:24:17

-One minute, we want rain,

-and then we want dry weather.

0:24:170:24:21

-And after a morning on the mountain,

-we want food!

0:24:210:24:25

-We live in want!

0:24:250:24:26

-Shall we move on?

0:24:270:24:29

-# I have no wish for purer pleasure

0:24:350:24:38

-# Than to love the lambs

-and the sheep

0:24:380:24:42

-# And to stride across the hillside

0:24:420:24:44

-# Chasing the wild rams

0:24:450:24:47

-# And to meet on shearing day

0:24:470:24:50

-# And to recount the dogs' exploits

0:24:500:24:53

-# To live by the mountain stream

0:24:530:24:58

-# And to die within its sound

0:24:580:25:06

-# Let others have marble tombstones

0:25:080:25:10

-# And wreaths of artificial flowers

0:25:110:25:14

-# Mot and I would prefer

0:25:140:25:15

-# To be buried in the heather

0:25:160:25:18

-# Mot and I would prefer

0:25:180:25:21

-# To be buried in the heather #

0:25:220:25:30

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-As summer turns to autumn,

-it's a time for sales in Cwm Senni.

0:25:490:25:54

-Mair Morgan, the daughter

-of Ken and Lynwen of Gorslwyd...

0:25:540:25:58

-..works for ADAS,

-providing help to farmers.

0:25:580:26:01

-But her heart remains

-at home on the farm.

0:26:020:26:05

-These calves are destined for

-a suckler calf sale in Sennybridge.

0:26:060:26:10

-Most of the calving

-takes place in early summer.

0:26:110:26:15

-These calves were born earlier.

0:26:150:26:17

-These calves were born earlier.

-

-Spring calves.

0:26:170:26:19

-These are the oldest calves

-on the farm.

0:26:190:26:22

-You sell them young -

-you don't fatten them.

0:26:240:26:27

-No, we don't fatten

-any of the cattle.

0:26:270:26:30

-Just the lambs.

0:26:300:26:32

-Which do you prefer -

-sheep or cattle?

0:26:320:26:35

-It depends on the time of year.

0:26:350:26:37

-On a day like today,

-it's good to be with the cattle.

0:26:370:26:41

-I work with the sheep, mostly, but

-I help with the cattle sometimes.

0:26:410:26:46

-Do you still live at home?

0:26:470:26:49

-I live in the village.

0:26:490:26:51

-Very good.

0:26:510:26:52

-I like the cattle - I'm sure

-they'll sell well in Sennybridge.

0:26:530:26:57

-Let's hope so.

0:26:580:26:59

-Do you keep any store cattle?

0:26:590:27:01

-Or do you sell them all?

0:27:020:27:03

-We usually sell calves at this age.

0:27:040:27:07

-Most of the calves

-will be sold in April...

0:27:070:27:10

-..when they're about this age.

0:27:100:27:12

-They're younger,

-so we're keeping them over winter.

0:27:130:27:17

-Very good.

0:27:170:27:18

-They're fine animals.

0:27:180:27:20

-You work outside the farm,

-but you know what's going on.

0:27:200:27:24

-Well, I try to help every day.

0:27:240:27:28

-That's right.

0:27:280:27:29

-That's right.

-

-On the farm.

0:27:290:27:31

-That's good.

0:27:310:27:32

-It's a lovely spot

-among the mountains.

0:27:330:27:36

-It would be difficult to leave.

0:27:360:27:38

-Excellent.

0:27:390:27:41

-WHISTLING AND CALLING

0:27:580:27:59

-Lot number seven, and we're back

-in the main ring now.

0:28:050:28:09

-Come and join me.

0:28:090:28:11

-On to lot number seven.

0:28:120:28:13

-That's John Davies,

-one of our regular vendors.

0:28:130:28:17

-Been coming to us

-for many, many years.

0:28:180:28:21

-Eighteen fifty back in,

-eighteen fifty.

0:28:220:28:25

-Eighteen fifty.

-At nineteen hundred.

0:28:250:28:29

-At nineteen - nineteen hundred.

0:28:290:28:31

-Are you all done now?

0:28:320:28:33

-Last chance.

-Nineteen hundred guineas.

0:28:340:28:37

-Thank you, sir. Nineteen hundred.

0:28:370:28:39

-If you'll just go to the office.

0:28:400:28:42

-We're at the Sennybridge

-sheepdog sale.

0:28:430:28:46

-It's one of the most popular

-in the country.

0:28:460:28:49

-John Tyle Glas is here today.

-He's selling a dog.

0:28:500:28:53

-He's sold many dogs here,

-and received some very high prices.

0:28:530:28:58

-Today, he's selling a 14-month-old.

0:28:580:29:00

-He's number 17 in the sale.

0:29:010:29:03

-One dog has sold for 1,800 guineas.

0:29:030:29:06

-Trade is good

-and there's a crowd of people.

0:29:070:29:10

-A whole field full of people.

0:29:100:29:12

-How will it go for John Tyle Glas?

-I must find him.

0:29:120:29:16

-A life ahead of her,

-a quality bitch.

0:29:170:29:20

-We'll start then - two two.

0:29:200:29:22

-Two two -

-at two thousand two hundred.

0:29:220:29:25

-Is that alright?

-Are we on the market?

0:29:250:29:30

-This is in your hands.

0:29:300:29:31

-At two thousand two hundred.

0:29:320:29:34

-It's up there - are we all done?

0:29:350:29:38

-I'm selling now.

-Two thousand two hundred guineas.

0:29:380:29:42

-Thank you, sir. Come to the office.

0:29:430:29:45

-The dog's looking well, John.

0:29:470:29:50

-He's 14 months old, isn't he?

0:29:500:29:52

-He's 14 months old, isn't he?

-

-Yes.

0:29:520:29:53

-People have bought from you before,

-and they've been satisfied.

0:29:530:29:58

-A lot of them have died.

0:29:580:29:59

-They may have children, though!

0:30:000:30:02

-But maybe no-one's told them!

0:30:020:30:04

-There are a few more dogs

-before yours.

0:30:050:30:08

-The trade is excellent today.

0:30:090:30:09

-The trade is excellent today.

-

-It's alright.

0:30:090:30:11

-One dog sold for over 2,000,

-and we're only at number 10.

0:30:110:30:15

-That's nothing for a good dog.

0:30:150:30:17

-You can't pay too much

-for a good dog.

0:30:180:30:21

-It's bad dogs that are expensive.

0:30:210:30:22

-It's bad dogs that are expensive.

-

-It's sunny.

0:30:220:30:24

-The Almighty smiles upon you.

0:30:240:30:25

-The Almighty smiles upon you.

-

-I prayed last night.

0:30:250:30:26

-The first time in a long while?

0:30:260:30:28

-No - the second time in two weeks!

0:30:290:30:31

-Very good!

0:30:340:30:35

-I won't trouble you further,

-but we'll watch while you sell him.

0:30:350:30:40

-If he does something stupid,

-switch off.

0:30:400:30:43

-He won't do anything stupid.

0:30:430:30:45

-We'll keep moving on, John.

0:30:460:30:48

-See it later on in the day, maybe.

0:30:480:30:50

-Strange surroundings,

-difficult for these young dogs...

0:30:500:30:54

-..in the early stages of training.

0:30:540:30:57

-At thirteen hundred guineas,

-a quality bitch.

0:30:580:31:01

-At thirteen hundred guineas.

0:31:010:31:03

-That's a quality bitch out there,

-at thirteen hundred guineas.

0:31:040:31:09

-At fifteen hundred.

-At sixteen hundred.

0:31:090:31:12

-Don't be afraid to bid.

0:31:130:31:15

-At sixteen hundred.

0:31:150:31:17

-Last call, then, at sixteen fifty.

0:31:170:31:20

-Have a word with me afterwards.

0:31:200:31:23

-We'll keep moving on.

0:31:230:31:24

-Lot number 17 now

-from John Davies Tyle Glas.

0:31:250:31:28

-Here we go, boys.

0:31:290:31:30

-Here, Roy. That'll do.

0:31:360:31:37

-John Davies Tyle Glas, Senni.

0:31:380:31:40

-John Davies Tyle Glas, Senni.

-

-Thank you.

0:31:400:31:41

-One of the instigators

-of our dog sales back in 1976.

0:31:410:31:45

-I think he was the first vendor

-at our sale then.

0:31:450:31:49

-He's got a first-class farm dog.

0:31:490:31:51

-He's got a first-class farm dog.

-

-You wait and see.

0:31:510:31:53

-Here we go, boys.

0:31:530:31:54

-Here, Roy. Come by.

0:31:560:31:57

-Come by, Roy.

0:31:580:32:00

-Away, Roy.

0:32:000:32:01

-Roy, away.

0:32:030:32:04

-We have quality out there,

-to run towards a couple of thousand.

0:32:050:32:09

-Fifteen hundred, then.

0:32:090:32:11

-Here, Roy.

0:32:120:32:14

-Who's got a thousand to start me?

0:32:140:32:17

-A thousand guineas?

0:32:180:32:19

-Thank you,

-a thousand guineas I'm bid.

0:32:190:32:22

-One thousand guineas I'm bid.

0:32:220:32:25

-At one thousand I'm bid.

0:32:250:32:26

-At a thousand guineas.

0:32:270:32:28

-Got eleven in the company now.

0:32:280:32:31

-Sadly, John is no longer with us.

0:32:310:32:34

-He was one of the great characters

-of Cwm Senni.

0:32:340:32:39

-He was an expert with dogs.

0:32:400:32:42

-A thousand guineas.

-Got eleven in the company now.

0:32:420:32:45

-Mr John Davies, how's your hearing?

0:32:470:32:50

-Very bad!

0:32:500:32:51

-Come by, Roy.

0:32:550:32:56

-Come by, Roy.

-

-A thousand guineas I've got bid.

0:32:560:32:58

-No good at all.

0:32:580:33:00

-I don't think he really wants

-to part with this dog.

0:33:000:33:03

-He's grown attached to it.

0:33:030:33:05

-You like the dog an awful lot -

-more than the money.

0:33:060:33:09

-Sorry, I can't sell that one.

0:33:090:33:11

-I told you he'd make a mess of it.

0:33:130:33:16

-He reached a thousand guineas.

0:33:160:33:19

-It wasn't enough?

0:33:190:33:21

-It was far from enough.

0:33:210:33:22

-It was far from enough.

-

-He's a mountain dog too.

0:33:220:33:24

-Exactly.

0:33:240:33:25

-He doesn't have too much eye

-or anything.

0:33:250:33:28

-He's a good dog.

0:33:290:33:30

-I prefer to take him home.

0:33:300:33:32

-Perhaps you'll manage to sell him

-before the sale ends.

0:33:320:33:36

-Stand your ground.

0:33:360:33:38

-I got a bollocking last night

-about selling him.

0:33:380:33:41

-He's a good-looking dog.

0:33:430:33:45

-He's good-natured too.

0:33:450:33:47

-Your other dog's getting old.

0:33:470:33:50

-You may want to think about it.

0:33:500:33:52

-You don't really need the money.

0:33:520:33:54

-You don't really need the money.

-

-That's what my granddaughters said.

0:33:540:33:57

-"If it's not tight on you,

-why are you selling him?

0:33:570:34:00

-"Haven't you heard

-of the credit crunch?" I said.

0:34:010:34:04

-"If it was tight,

-we'd help you out!"

0:34:040:34:08

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-A MAN SPEAKS THROUGH A LOUDSPEAKER

0:34:220:34:25

-This is one of the biggest days

-of the year.

0:34:520:34:55

-Almost everyone from Cwm Senni

-is here today.

0:34:560:34:59

-Some of them are selling rams.

0:34:590:35:02

-It's the Sennybridge ram sale.

0:35:020:35:04

-There are over 350 rams.

0:35:050:35:06

-The show has taken place.

0:35:070:35:09

-Trade should be good.

0:35:090:35:11

-The day of the Sennybridge ram sale

-and show is a big day.

0:35:340:35:38

-Glyn Thomas of Aberdyfnant,

-Llanddeusant, wins the championship.

0:35:380:35:43

-Many rams from the Cwm Senni flocks

-are about to be sold.

0:35:430:35:47

-THE AUCTIONEER

-SPEAKS THROUGH A LOUDSPEAKER

0:35:500:35:53

-Nineteen hundred guineas.

0:36:070:36:09

-At nineteen hundred guineas.

0:36:100:36:12

-You did quite well, Ken.

0:36:190:36:20

-You did quite well, Ken.

-

-Yes, I'm quite pleased.

0:36:200:36:21

-It was alright.

0:36:220:36:23

-You had some good rams.

0:36:230:36:25

-They're a good size, aren't they?

0:36:250:36:27

-They're a good size, aren't they?

-

-Yes, they're big rams.

0:36:270:36:29

-I've never been to this sale before.

0:36:290:36:32

-There are some fine rams here.

0:36:320:36:35

-Will you be buying?

0:36:350:36:37

-I've bought one.

0:36:370:36:39

-Are you leaving it at that?

0:36:390:36:41

-Are you leaving it at that?

-

-No, I need more.

0:36:410:36:42

-More's the pity.

0:36:420:36:43

-More's the pity.

-

-Good luck!

0:36:430:36:45

-You'll sleep well tonight -

-you've made a decent amount.

0:36:450:36:49

-Thanks, Dai!

0:36:490:36:51

-At a thousand guineas I'm bid.

0:36:520:36:54

-Champion of the day.

0:36:540:36:55

-At a thousand guineas I'm bid.

0:36:560:36:58

-At two thousand guineas.

0:36:580:37:00

-Is there five hundred coming in?

0:37:000:37:02

-I'm going to cash it down

-at two thousand guineas.

0:37:030:37:07

-Goes to the gent.

0:37:080:37:10

-The social traditions of rural Wales

-are very important in Cwm Senni.

0:37:150:37:20

-The weather doesn't matter.

0:37:210:37:23

-Mothers, fathers and children have

-gathered to practise their singing.

0:37:230:37:29

-They're having fun too.

0:37:290:37:31

-Bethan Cefnfedwganol...

0:37:320:37:34

-..it's good to see

-so many young children in the area.

0:37:340:37:38

-There are many children whose

-parents were pupils at the school.

0:37:380:37:43

-This is the younger generation -

-the future.

0:37:440:37:48

-Your father was one of the giants

-who saved the valley.

0:37:480:37:52

-It has a future,

-and that's the important thing.

0:37:520:37:55

-Exactly.

0:37:560:37:57

-That's the story.

0:37:570:37:59

-Unlike the story of Tryweryn

-and the tragedy of Epynt...

0:37:590:38:03

-..this story has a happy ending.

0:38:030:38:06

-All of the children growing up here

-now are Welsh speakers.

0:38:070:38:12

-As I say, it's a happy story.

0:38:120:38:15

-What do you do for a living?

0:38:150:38:19

-I know you live

-on your father's farm.

0:38:190:38:24

-Yes.

0:38:240:38:25

-My son and daughter are the seventh

-generation to live at the farm.

0:38:260:38:30

-I travel to Builth Wells every day.

0:38:310:38:34

-I teach Welsh and modern languages.

0:38:340:38:37

-Excellent.

0:38:370:38:39

-Thanks for bringing these children

-together this evening.

0:38:390:38:43

-I know you're keen to join them.

0:38:440:38:46

-Thank you!

0:38:460:38:47

-# So high, you can't get over it

0:38:480:38:50

-# So deep, you can't get under it

0:38:510:38:54

-# So wide, you can't get past it

0:38:540:38:58

-# Such great love #

0:38:580:39:01

-AN OWL HOOTS

0:39:010:39:03

-Lynnette Thomas, you're head teacher

-of the local school.

0:39:030:39:07

-Sennybridge School, yes.

0:39:080:39:09

-You know all these children.

0:39:100:39:11

-You know all these children.

-

-Yes.

0:39:110:39:12

-And their parents too?

0:39:120:39:14

-Most of the parents

-and all the children.

0:39:140:39:17

-A little bird told me a story.

0:39:180:39:20

-I know you conduct

-the Brecon and District Male Choir.

0:39:210:39:25

-You're retiring from something soon.

0:39:260:39:27

-You're retiring from something soon.

-

-Yes, as head teacher.

0:39:270:39:29

-At Christmas.

0:39:290:39:30

-How many years

-have you been at the school?

0:39:310:39:34

-Nearly seven years

-at Sennybridge School.

0:39:340:39:37

-I wouldn't like to tell you how long

-I've been teaching! Too long!

0:39:370:39:42

-It's true to say that the Welsh

-language has suffered in this area.

0:39:420:39:47

-But I can see signs of a resurgence

-among the young.

0:39:470:39:51

-Welsh is on the increase.

0:39:510:39:53

-The school has two streams,

-one English, one Welsh.

0:39:530:39:57

-The Welsh stream is growing

-all the time...

0:39:580:40:03

-..so the non-Welsh speakers

-hear the language all the time...

0:40:030:40:07

-..and they're picking it up.

0:40:070:40:10

-Where the school is concerned,

-Welsh is on the increase.

0:40:100:40:14

-There's a lot of support

-for the language in the area.

0:40:140:40:18

-We must remember

-that these people have Welsh roots.

0:40:190:40:23

-Yes, they do.

0:40:230:40:25

-Everyone speaks Welsh, towards

-Carmarthenshire and Ystradgynlais.

0:40:250:40:30

-The valley was well worth saving.

0:40:300:40:33

-Definitely, certainly.

0:40:330:40:36

-# I will always love him

0:40:360:40:39

-# Because he loves me #

0:40:390:40:44

-This is the first auction

-to be held in October 2011...

0:40:570:41:01

-..by the Brecon and Radnor

-Suckled Calf Rearers.

0:41:010:41:05

-It's taking place in Sennybridge.

0:41:050:41:07

-There are many vendors

-from Cwm Senni.

0:41:080:41:11

-Trade and prices are pretty good.

0:41:110:41:14

-A BELL RINGS

0:41:310:41:33

-Four heifers there.

0:41:360:41:38

-Four heifers there now, boys.

0:41:380:41:40

-We've got seven hundred and fifty.

0:41:400:41:43

-Eight hundred and forty.

0:41:440:41:45

-Eight forty, fifty.

0:41:460:41:47

-Eight fifty.

0:41:470:41:49

-Eight hundred and fifty.

0:41:490:41:51

-Eight sixty.

0:41:510:41:53

-Morley Jones of Brychgoed,

-you're working hard at the moment.

0:41:550:41:59

-It has been a successful sale.

0:41:590:42:00

-It has been a successful sale.

-

-I'm quite happy with the trade.

0:42:000:42:02

-Trade has been good.

0:42:020:42:04

-The cattle are fetching good prices.

0:42:040:42:06

-The cattle are fetching good prices.

-

-Everything's selling very well.

0:42:060:42:09

-Do you sell stock

-at this sale every year?

0:42:090:42:13

-Yes, I try.

0:42:130:42:14

-Yes, I try.

-

-Selling young cattle.

0:42:140:42:16

-The calves are aged

-from six months to 15 months.

0:42:170:42:22

-That's how old they are.

0:42:230:42:24

-That's how old they are.

-

-So you're happy.

0:42:240:42:26

-You're keeping the ring going.

0:42:260:42:28

-Yes, I'm behind the scales,

-working hard.

0:42:280:42:31

-A thousand and twenty.

-Thank you, sir.

0:42:320:42:35

-One seven nine, three heifers,

-aged ten and eleven.

0:42:360:42:40

-Lovely heifers.

0:42:400:42:42

-Sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety.

0:42:420:42:44

-Seven, ten, twenty, thirty, forty.

0:42:440:42:47

-Fifty, sixty.

0:42:470:42:50

-Seventy.

0:42:500:42:52

-Seven ninety, eight hundred.

0:42:520:42:54

-And again - ten.

0:42:540:42:56

-At eight hundred and ten.

0:42:570:42:58

-Eight ten.

0:42:590:43:00

-Eight ten.

-

-Ken of Gorslwyd.

0:43:000:43:02

-You must be a happy man.

0:43:020:43:03

-Yes, I'm quite happy.

0:43:040:43:04

-Yes, I'm quite happy.

-

-Your calves were superb.

0:43:040:43:06

-They were quite good.

0:43:060:43:08

-Trade was good.

0:43:080:43:09

-We need the trade to make up

-for our losses and costs.

0:43:100:43:13

-Exactly.

0:43:130:43:15

-Eight-month-old calves

-are selling well.

0:43:150:43:19

-Yes, they're selling well.

0:43:190:43:21

-It makes sense to sell a calf

-at eight months and keep the cow.

0:43:210:43:26

-It works out better.

0:43:260:43:28

-Winter is an expensive time.

0:43:280:43:30

-We've seen cattle sold for over

-1,000, but they need finishing.

0:43:300:43:35

-There are more costs to come.

0:43:350:43:37

-There are more costs to come.

-

-Good luck to those who buy them.

0:43:370:43:40

-Morfa Mawr, nine ninety.

0:43:400:43:42

-Glyn, it must give you

-a lot of satisfaction today...

0:43:570:44:02

-..that you and your friends

-managed to save Cwm Senni.

0:44:020:44:06

-It's a wonderful place.

0:44:060:44:08

-I've enjoyed my visits.

0:44:080:44:10

-It has been a privilege.

0:44:100:44:11

-It has been a privilege.

-

-Thank you.

0:44:110:44:13

-I can say

-from the bottom of my heart...

0:44:130:44:16

-..my heart sings because we managed

-to save this very lovely valley.

0:44:160:44:20

-Isn't it a lovely valley?

0:44:210:44:21

-Isn't it a lovely valley?

-

-Lovely!

0:44:210:44:23

-Apart from the fact

-that it's a lovely valley...

0:44:230:44:26

-..people in this area have been

-superb farmers for generations.

0:44:270:44:31

-You've seen evidence of that today.

0:44:310:44:35

-You could have lost all that.

0:44:350:44:37

-Yes, the quality of the animals

-and the quality of the farming...

0:44:370:44:41

-..in this valley, is second to none.

0:44:420:44:44

-It's a fertile valley,

-despite its exposure to wind.

0:44:440:44:48

-We get plenty of rain.

0:44:480:44:50

-We should be grateful.

0:44:510:44:52

-There are people in other areas

-who would be thankful for it.

0:44:520:44:57

-Just look at the grass.

0:44:570:44:59

-It's a special valley.

0:44:590:45:00

-I must admit...

0:45:010:45:02

-..and I say this

-from the bottom of my heart...

0:45:030:45:07

-..I got a strange feeling

-in my bones...

0:45:070:45:10

-..as I listened to the children,

-and the beautiful young women...

0:45:110:45:15

-..and the men too...

0:45:160:45:17

-..as I listened to them singing.

0:45:170:45:20

-Imagine losing all that.

0:45:200:45:22

-It was worth it.

0:45:220:45:23

-Last night, you saw the glory

-of Welsh life.

0:45:230:45:27

-The families of this valley...

0:45:270:45:30

-..came together with the children.

0:45:300:45:33

-It's a productive valley

-where animals are concerned...

0:45:330:45:37

-..and also in its young people.

0:45:380:45:40

-The children are very talented.

0:45:400:45:42

-"They fought long and hard

0:45:450:45:47

-"to keep an old valley

-from the flood

0:45:470:45:50

-"The inhabitants' blood

-was boiling

0:45:500:45:53

-"And they all rose as one

0:45:540:45:56

-"Why should we give up our land

0:45:560:45:59

-"As a sacrifice

-to some Englishman's whim

0:45:590:46:02

-"And lose our neighbourhood

-and heritage?

0:46:030:46:06

-"Why suffer such a ravage?

0:46:070:46:09

-"The loss of community

-and pasture

0:46:110:46:14

-"Homes, chapels and churches

0:46:140:46:17

-"And Welsh culture at its best

0:46:180:46:20

-"They shall not make another Epynt

-of this place

0:46:200:46:24

-"To the farmyard at Brychgoed,

-one morning

0:46:240:46:28

-"The Board

-brought its machinery

0:46:280:46:31

-"But it was this far

-and no further

0:46:310:46:34

-"John had a siren at the house

0:46:340:46:37

-"The valley was saved

-from the dam

0:46:390:46:42

-"And peace was established

-once more

0:46:420:46:45

-"Far better

-than unromantic stillness

0:46:450:46:48

-"Were the flocks on hills

-and pastures

0:46:480:46:51

-"Some spoke of the compensation

0:46:520:46:55

-"They would have received

-had they left

0:46:550:46:59

-"But could it pay

-for losing a home

0:46:590:47:02

-"A neighbourhood,

-a community, friends?"

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