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-I've travelled a little further -than usual today. | 0:00:14 | 0:00:18 | |
-I've come to Herefordshire, -and this is the city of Hereford. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:24 | |
-With me is a Welsh-speaking Cardi -who has lived here for many years. | 0:00:24 | 0:00:29 | |
-Wmffre, what's your surname? | 0:00:29 | 0:00:30 | |
-Wmffre, what's your surname? - -I'm Dafydd Wmffre Williams Davies. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:32 | |
-What a long name! | 0:00:33 | 0:00:34 | |
-How long have you lived here? | 0:00:34 | 0:00:35 | |
-How long have you lived here? - -Since 24 September 1979. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:39 | |
-There - he's giving us -all the details already! | 0:00:39 | 0:00:42 | |
-We'll soon learn more. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:44 | |
-Very good. | 0:00:45 | 0:00:46 | |
-It was a Sunday school trip... | 0:00:47 | 0:00:49 | |
-..from Bwlch y Fadfa chapel, -Talgarreg, near Llandysul... | 0:00:49 | 0:00:53 | |
-..at the end of the '70s... | 0:00:53 | 0:00:55 | |
-..that brought Wmffre Davies -to Hereford, originally. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:59 | |
-A few years later, he returned, to -work at the Wyevale Garden Centre. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:05 | |
-Today, he's a senior gardener. | 0:01:05 | 0:01:07 | |
-It's early December. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:12 | |
-Summer is Wmffre's busiest period. | 0:01:12 | 0:01:16 | |
-What sparked this interest? | 0:01:19 | 0:01:22 | |
-You were raised on a farm. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:25 | |
-Agriculture and horticulture -have their parallels. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:29 | |
-Did gardening interest you as a boy? | 0:01:29 | 0:01:31 | |
-We were three brothers. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:33 | |
-With our father, -early each summer... | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
-..we'd spend six weeks -sowing swedes. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:40 | |
-My brother, Elwyn, -was good with tractors. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:43 | |
-I wasn't so good. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:45 | |
-I was very impatient. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:47 | |
-I'd hit my brother, -then my father would hit me... | 0:01:48 | 0:01:51 | |
-..and send me all alone -into the garden. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:55 | |
-You're starting to make me -feel nervous! | 0:01:57 | 0:02:00 | |
-No, no! | 0:02:00 | 0:02:02 | |
-That's how it began. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:03 | |
-I can remember the pea varieties -we grew in 1965... | 0:02:05 | 0:02:10 | |
-..Mentor, Victoria, Lincoln. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:13 | |
-My father grew swedes -all the year round... | 0:02:13 | 0:02:18 | |
-..and carrots - -James Scarlet Intermediate. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:22 | |
-He grew Musselburgh leeks. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:24 | |
-He always grew the same varieties. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:27 | |
-With your store of knowledge, are -you the one who plans everything? | 0:02:27 | 0:02:33 | |
-Or are there rules telling you -to do this and do that? | 0:02:33 | 0:02:37 | |
-Do you rely on the knowledge -in your head? | 0:02:38 | 0:02:41 | |
-Yes. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:43 | |
-It comes from the heart. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:45 | |
-How much of your work -involves organic principles? | 0:02:45 | 0:02:48 | |
-Lots of farmers have gone organic. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:51 | |
-They think it's the best thing ever. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:54 | |
-Does horticulture -have organic elements? | 0:02:54 | 0:02:58 | |
-Well, you need -a broad range of knowledge. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:01 | |
-Organic farming used to be -the only available method. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:05 | |
-I believe they were closer to the -earth and the seasons of the year. | 0:03:06 | 0:03:11 | |
-How much land -does this company have? | 0:03:11 | 0:03:15 | |
-About 400 acres. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:17 | |
-Work takes place -all the year round, does it? | 0:03:17 | 0:03:21 | |
-Yes. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:21 | |
-Yes. - -It's seasonal work, of course. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:24 | |
-Planting in fields -and growing trees... | 0:03:24 | 0:03:27 | |
-..is the responsibility -of the field department. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:31 | |
-Plants can only be lifted -between November and late March. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:37 | |
-They're bare-rooted. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:41 | |
-But over there... | 0:03:41 | 0:03:42 | |
-You're going to Beirut?! | 0:03:43 | 0:03:44 | |
-No, bare-rooted, -with nothing around the roots! | 0:03:45 | 0:03:48 | |
-Nothing to do with Beirut! | 0:03:48 | 0:03:50 | |
-Potted plants -can be sold throughout the year. | 0:03:50 | 0:03:54 | |
-This garden centre is one -of the largest in the country, | 0:03:57 | 0:04:01 | |
-It's a very busy place. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:03 | |
-In some of the sheds... | 0:04:03 | 0:04:05 | |
-..you'll find -mechanical planting equipment. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:08 | |
-Wmffre himself -has worked on these machines. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:12 | |
-The machines can place flowering -plants or trees in pots, can they? | 0:04:16 | 0:04:22 | |
-Yes. | 0:04:22 | 0:04:24 | |
-You place the plant in a pot and -the machine fills it with soil. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:29 | |
-Then it's moved on to the conveyor. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:32 | |
-At the other end, someone takes the -plants, puts them on a trailer... | 0:04:33 | 0:04:38 | |
-..and sets them out in beds. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:40 | |
-People work 12 hours a day, -six days a week. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:44 | |
-Lots of people work here. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:45 | |
-Lots of people work here. - -Yes, about 200 people. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:47 | |
-I'm amazed to see -the old Massey tractors. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:50 | |
-How many do you have? | 0:04:50 | 0:04:52 | |
-How many do you have? - -About 30. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:54 | |
-About 30 to 40. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:55 | |
-And they're used to transport stuff. | 0:04:56 | 0:04:58 | |
-If you count the trailers in the -potting shed and in dispatch... | 0:04:59 | 0:05:03 | |
-..there must be -about 70 trailers in use. | 0:05:04 | 0:05:07 | |
-You've worked in this area. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:09 | |
-You've worked in this area. - -Yes, for 10 years. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:10 | |
-Well, I worked outside. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:12 | |
-I looked after the plants -and watered them... | 0:05:13 | 0:05:16 | |
-..and got them ready for purchase -in the garden centre. | 0:05:18 | 0:05:22 | |
-And you did that for 10 years? | 0:05:22 | 0:05:25 | |
-Yes, for 10 years, up until 1990, -when I got the DCM. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:30 | |
-I was a bit cheeky, you see. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:32 | |
-DCM - is that a degree? | 0:05:32 | 0:05:34 | |
-No - Don't Come Back Monday! | 0:05:34 | 0:05:37 | |
-So after that, I got a job -in the garden centre. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:43 | |
-Instead of growing plants -and getting them ready... | 0:05:43 | 0:05:47 | |
-..I sold them to Joe Public. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:49 | |
-I also gave people information -about planting. | 0:05:49 | 0:05:53 | |
-But during my time -at the garden centre nursery... | 0:05:53 | 0:05:56 | |
-..I went to Chelsea twice. | 0:05:57 | 0:05:59 | |
-I worked on the stand, answering -questions and handing out leaflets. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:04 | |
-Did you have to wear a tie? | 0:06:04 | 0:06:06 | |
-You're wearing a tie today. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:08 | |
-I had to wear a tie -in the garden centre. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:11 | |
-I don't wear a tie in summer, -but I wear one, most of the time. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:16 | |
-You have to look the part - -and you certainly do! | 0:06:16 | 0:06:20 | |
-I need a new apron. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:22 | |
-It reminds me of a kangaroo! | 0:06:22 | 0:06:25 | |
-Shall we move on? | 0:06:25 | 0:06:27 | |
-Each year, over two million plants -are grown at the garden centre... | 0:06:31 | 0:06:37 | |
-..in Hereford. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:39 | |
-Wmffre has extensive experience -of working in almost all areas. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:44 | |
-There's a lot of work going on. | 0:06:48 | 0:06:50 | |
-There are two lines... | 0:06:50 | 0:06:52 | |
-..with 4,000 plants -coming down each line every day. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:55 | |
-Are these flowers -being taken outside? | 0:06:56 | 0:06:59 | |
-Rotted leaves are removed... | 0:06:59 | 0:07:01 | |
-..and they're labelled. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:04 | |
-At the end of the line, -they're placed on a trolley. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:08 | |
-The women have received training -for the job. | 0:07:08 | 0:07:13 | |
-They know what to remove. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:15 | |
-When the plant arrives at the -garden centre, it must be perfect. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:20 | |
-When will they be delivered? | 0:07:21 | 0:07:23 | |
-They'll reach the garden centre -in a day or two. | 0:07:23 | 0:07:26 | |
-What if one of the plants -is substandard? | 0:07:26 | 0:07:30 | |
-Is it given a second chance? | 0:07:31 | 0:07:33 | |
-No, it's removed. | 0:07:33 | 0:07:34 | |
-Do these women have families? | 0:07:35 | 0:07:38 | |
-Yes. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:40 | |
-Hereford is a large place. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:42 | |
-I shouldn't think -staffing is a problem. | 0:07:42 | 0:07:45 | |
-They come from different countries, -such as Poland, Bulgaria. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:50 | |
-Ceredigion?! | 0:07:50 | 0:07:52 | |
-It's a tough job, -from early morning until evening. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:57 | |
-They spend eight hours -checking the same type of plant... | 0:07:57 | 0:08:02 | |
-..and removing rotted leaves -or fixing labels. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:06 | |
-It's terribly monotonous. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:08 | |
-How long have you worked here? | 0:08:08 | 0:08:10 | |
-Thirty-five years. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:12 | |
-Did you choose to move to Hereford -for any particular reason? | 0:08:12 | 0:08:17 | |
-I came to do a year's -work experience in horticulture... | 0:08:17 | 0:08:22 | |
-..then they offered me -a better job... | 0:08:22 | 0:08:25 | |
-..after I'd been here for a year. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:28 | |
-I was just a student. | 0:08:28 | 0:08:30 | |
-The job involved watering -and looking after plants. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:34 | |
-"Here's the pumphouse, -here's the lance... | 0:08:35 | 0:08:38 | |
-"..get on with it." | 0:08:38 | 0:08:40 | |
-Of course, watering plants -is as important today... | 0:08:41 | 0:08:47 | |
-..as it was, years ago, when Wmffre -started working at the centre. | 0:08:47 | 0:08:52 | |
-There we go. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:53 | |
-This has already taken up -a lot of water. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:58 | |
-It needs cutting back, -in my opinion. | 0:08:58 | 0:09:01 | |
-Do you carry out cutting -and pruning? | 0:09:01 | 0:09:04 | |
-Well, yes, but I'll ask someone -to bring a hedge trimmer. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:08 | |
-It's demanding too much water. | 0:09:08 | 0:09:11 | |
-It drinks more than I do! | 0:09:11 | 0:09:13 | |
-As a matter of curiosity, -do horticulturalists drink beer? | 0:09:16 | 0:09:21 | |
-Beer, or cider in summer. | 0:09:21 | 0:09:23 | |
-It's good for quenching your thirst. | 0:09:23 | 0:09:26 | |
-We drank cider -at home on the farm, too. | 0:09:26 | 0:09:29 | |
-My father would give me money -to buy a bottle of Woodpecker... | 0:09:29 | 0:09:34 | |
-..in Tafarn Bach. | 0:09:34 | 0:09:35 | |
-When you took the flagon back, -they'd give you sixpence. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:39 | |
-Yes, for the empty flagon. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:42 | |
-They made their own cider -in this area. | 0:09:44 | 0:09:47 | |
-It's always been a tradition -in Herefordshire. | 0:09:48 | 0:09:51 | |
-Every farm made cider. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:53 | |
-As you ramble -around Herefordshire... | 0:09:54 | 0:09:57 | |
-..you'll see lots -of cider apple orchards. | 0:09:57 | 0:10:00 | |
-There are more of them here than -in any other county in Britain. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:05 | |
-Wmffre has learned a great deal -about cider over the years. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:10 | |
-These apples - -are they cider apples? | 0:10:11 | 0:10:14 | |
-There are two varieties, -Michelin and Dabinett. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
-This operation supplies -eight different cider factories... | 0:10:19 | 0:10:25 | |
-..Bulmers, Magners... | 0:10:25 | 0:10:27 | |
-..Gaymer. | 0:10:27 | 0:10:29 | |
-So they're not apples -that you can eat? | 0:10:29 | 0:10:32 | |
-No, unlike Tom Putt, -which you can cook and eat. | 0:10:33 | 0:10:36 | |
-It's an old variety. | 0:10:37 | 0:10:38 | |
-These are more recent varieties. | 0:10:39 | 0:10:41 | |
-Costs must be quite low. | 0:10:41 | 0:10:43 | |
-These trees are several years old. | 0:10:43 | 0:10:46 | |
-These trees are several years old. - -About 20 years old. | 0:10:46 | 0:10:47 | |
-And they're harvested every year. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:50 | |
-They're heavily pruned - they're -not allowed to grow unrestricted. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:55 | |
-How are the apples picked? | 0:10:56 | 0:10:58 | |
-Are there machines available -for this? | 0:10:58 | 0:11:01 | |
-They use shakers. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:02 | |
-The apples are graded - they're -washed and put on a conveyor belt. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:08 | |
-These days, in Herefordshire... | 0:11:09 | 0:11:11 | |
-..growing apples brings more profit -than keeping livestock. | 0:11:12 | 0:11:16 | |
-The cost of land is so high... | 0:11:16 | 0:11:18 | |
-..it's more economic -to produce crops... | 0:11:18 | 0:11:21 | |
-..rather than fatten lambs -or cattle. | 0:11:22 | 0:11:25 | |
-Is it a nice place to live? | 0:11:26 | 0:11:28 | |
-Are the people nice? | 0:11:28 | 0:11:30 | |
-Yes, but it takes a while -to get to know them. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:33 | |
-They study you. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:35 | |
-Do they? | 0:11:35 | 0:11:37 | |
-You could say I'm a Welsh-speaking -Herefordian who drinks cider! | 0:11:38 | 0:11:43 | |
-Indeed! | 0:11:44 | 0:11:45 | |
-That's a long title -for a man who's not very big! | 0:11:46 | 0:11:49 | |
-Yes, I'm just a small bloke! | 0:11:49 | 0:11:51 | |
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-Hereford Rugby Club has always been -an important place for Wmffre. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:07 | |
-He has been a club coach, -and he remains a loyal supporter. | 0:12:07 | 0:12:11 | |
-In which year did you become -involved with the rugby club? | 0:12:12 | 0:12:17 | |
-In 1980 - 20 January. | 0:12:17 | 0:12:19 | |
-The boys had returned after -playing away in... what's it called? | 0:12:20 | 0:12:26 | |
-The Arms Park. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:28 | |
-I met Rory Davies, -Dave Llewellyn and Dave Benjamin. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:33 | |
-The club was the reason -I stayed in Hereford. | 0:12:34 | 0:12:37 | |
-It meant a lot to you -because you made friends? | 0:12:37 | 0:12:41 | |
-Yes, friends for life. | 0:12:41 | 0:12:42 | |
-Did you play an active part -in any of the club's activities? | 0:12:43 | 0:12:47 | |
-Yes, I ran a team for over 20 years. | 0:12:47 | 0:12:51 | |
-I was presented with an award -in 2008... | 0:12:52 | 0:12:56 | |
-..by North Mids -Rugby Football Union... | 0:12:57 | 0:13:00 | |
-..for service to English rugby. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:03 | |
-I was presented -with a crystal rugby ball... | 0:13:04 | 0:13:07 | |
-..and a tie with a red rose on it. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:09 | |
-I was a VIP - -a Very Important Person! | 0:13:10 | 0:13:13 | |
-Well done! | 0:13:13 | 0:13:15 | |
-You've been involved -in eminent positions... | 0:13:15 | 0:13:19 | |
-..and you've received honours. | 0:13:19 | 0:13:21 | |
-Were you involved with rugby -before you left Ceredigion? | 0:13:21 | 0:13:25 | |
-I started playing -at Llandysul Grammar School. | 0:13:25 | 0:13:29 | |
-I played blindside wing-forward -in every game for three seasons. | 0:13:29 | 0:13:34 | |
-Gareth Edwards -won 55 consecutive caps. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:37 | |
-I won 57 consecutive caps at school. | 0:13:37 | 0:13:40 | |
-I was the team captain -in my final year. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:43 | |
-One year, I remember asking -my father for a pair of boots. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:47 | |
-He said, "Do you see the bracken -on that hillside? | 0:13:47 | 0:13:51 | |
-"If you scythe it, -you'll get your boots." | 0:13:51 | 0:13:54 | |
-I walked to Aberystwyth, bought -my boots, and caught the bus home! | 0:13:54 | 0:13:59 | |
-They asked me, last Saturday... | 0:14:00 | 0:14:02 | |
-..I'd gone to watch -the Luctonians... | 0:14:03 | 0:14:06 | |
-..and Fat Sam Humph -said, "Only 12? Game off." | 0:14:06 | 0:14:09 | |
-I said, "Sorry, not involved -with them," and went to the pub. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:14 | |
-There, I bumped -into some Hereford lads. | 0:14:14 | 0:14:17 | |
-Humph said, "Can you come back -and look after us?" | 0:14:17 | 0:14:21 | |
-I said, "No, I swear - you're -not allowed to swear these days!" | 0:14:21 | 0:14:25 | |
-Wmffre has links -with Rhiw Lug Farm, Tre-groes... | 0:14:27 | 0:14:31 | |
-..where his mother grew up. | 0:14:31 | 0:14:33 | |
-Every Thursday, a cattle market -takes place in Hereford. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:37 | |
-Wmffre enjoys going along -to look at the stock. | 0:14:37 | 0:14:41 | |
-AN AUCTIONEER -SPEAKS IN THE BACKGROUND | 0:14:41 | 0:14:44 | |
-Lots of fine Hereford cattle. | 0:14:55 | 0:14:57 | |
-Steers. | 0:14:58 | 0:14:59 | |
-Steers. - -I like their colour. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:00 | |
-They've been kept inside. | 0:15:00 | 0:15:03 | |
-They have far better coats -than Continental breeds. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:06 | |
-I know you don't eat their coats! | 0:15:07 | 0:15:09 | |
-But they cope well with any weather. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:12 | |
-They can withstand -both hot and cold weather. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:15 | |
-These days, you can buy embryos -with American bloodlines. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:20 | |
-I've seen them in New Zealand too. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:24 | |
-With Welsh Blacks, you'll only find -the bloodlines in Wales. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:28 | |
-What are those flowers? | 0:15:29 | 0:15:31 | |
-I picked them in the garden. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:34 | |
-This variety -is called Spirit Of Freedom... | 0:15:34 | 0:15:37 | |
-..and this red one -is Tess Of The D'Urbervilles. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:41 | |
-Tess Of The D'Urbervilles. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:43 | |
-It can grow in shade. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:45 | |
-It's freshly cut. | 0:15:46 | 0:15:48 | |
-I like flowers. | 0:15:48 | 0:15:49 | |
-Years ago, when you went to a sale, -you had to wear a buttonhole... | 0:15:50 | 0:15:54 | |
-..you had to look the part. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:56 | |
-You didn't just wear one -at a wedding. | 0:15:56 | 0:15:59 | |
-I'd wear flowers every day! | 0:16:00 | 0:16:02 | |
-We'd better start planting! | 0:16:02 | 0:16:04 | |
-Herefordshire agricultural produce -isn't just sold at the mart. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:11 | |
-Here's the famous Hereford bull. | 0:16:14 | 0:16:17 | |
-Excellent! | 0:16:18 | 0:16:19 | |
-It's always been a real market town. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:22 | |
-It's solid! | 0:16:24 | 0:16:25 | |
-They used a real bull as a model. | 0:16:27 | 0:16:29 | |
-I'd prefer a white head. | 0:16:29 | 0:16:31 | |
-I wouldn't argue with that. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:34 | |
-In 1840, John Hewer Robinson -stabilised the genetics... | 0:16:34 | 0:16:38 | |
-..to produce a white head. | 0:16:38 | 0:16:40 | |
-Previously, they were mottled -or roan or all sorts of colours. | 0:16:40 | 0:16:45 | |
-White heads then became -a consistent feature. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:48 | |
-It's good that the image -celebrates tradition. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:53 | |
-It's a good bull. | 0:16:53 | 0:16:55 | |
-Fair play. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:56 | |
-Let's go and do some shopping. | 0:16:57 | 0:16:59 | |
-Look, apples. | 0:17:09 | 0:17:11 | |
-Years ago, a man used to come round -at this time of the year... | 0:17:12 | 0:17:16 | |
-..selling boxes -of apples for winter. | 0:17:16 | 0:17:19 | |
-He would call everyone "Pwdryn". | 0:17:20 | 0:17:21 | |
-He would call everyone "Pwdryn". - -He called at Gwardafolog too. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:23 | |
-He sold Bramleys -and Cox's Orange Pippins. | 0:17:23 | 0:17:26 | |
-This apple, Pitmaston Pineapple... | 0:17:27 | 0:17:30 | |
-..grows in Glaslwyn, -near Cwmdyllest - Edwin Cwmdyllest. | 0:17:30 | 0:17:35 | |
-It originated in Herefordshire. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:39 | |
-They're delicious apples, but -unfortunately, they're very small. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:44 | |
-Here's the Red Devil, -a modern apple which has red flesh. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:50 | |
-I have a tree in my garden -that needs lifting. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:53 | |
-I have 10 apple varieties -growing in my garden. | 0:17:54 | 0:17:57 | |
-Do you meet lots of people -buying trees for their orchards? | 0:17:57 | 0:18:01 | |
-Yes, I do. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:03 | |
-I sell 31 varieties of apple trees. | 0:18:03 | 0:18:06 | |
-Shall we move on? | 0:18:06 | 0:18:07 | |
-I don't think I've ever spent -so much time shopping! | 0:18:08 | 0:18:12 | |
-Wmffre is very keen -on the French game of petanque. | 0:18:16 | 0:18:20 | |
-When he has the opportunity... | 0:18:21 | 0:18:23 | |
-..he enjoys joining his friends -to play against other local teams. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:28 | |
-It's a simple game to watch, -but not so easy to play well. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:32 | |
-Here are three balls -for you to play with, Dai. | 0:18:33 | 0:18:36 | |
-The point of the game is this. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:39 | |
-You throw this coloured ball, -called a cochonnet, down the piste. | 0:18:39 | 0:18:46 | |
-Then you stand inside a circle... | 0:18:46 | 0:18:48 | |
-..and try to throw -these ball bearings... | 0:18:48 | 0:18:51 | |
-..as close as you can -to the coloured ball. | 0:18:52 | 0:18:55 | |
-First, you mark out a circle... | 0:18:56 | 0:18:58 | |
-..in the gravel... | 0:18:59 | 0:19:00 | |
-..using a stick, or something. | 0:19:01 | 0:19:03 | |
-Then you take the cochonnet... | 0:19:03 | 0:19:05 | |
-..and you throw it down the piste. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:09 | |
-Not enough wheels. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:18 | |
-Your turn now, Dai. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:22 | |
-Do I stand in this circle? | 0:19:22 | 0:19:24 | |
-Yes, and aim the ball -at the cochonnet. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:27 | |
-Your foot is outside the circle. | 0:19:28 | 0:19:30 | |
-No throw. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:33 | |
-Take it slowly. | 0:19:34 | 0:19:36 | |
-That's out. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:40 | |
-Good gracious! | 0:19:43 | 0:19:45 | |
-You're getting closer! | 0:19:45 | 0:19:46 | |
-There you go, Dai! | 0:19:47 | 0:19:49 | |
-Good shot! | 0:19:52 | 0:19:53 | |
-I'm getting there! | 0:19:55 | 0:19:56 | |
-One point for you, none for me. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:15 | |
-I think I've played this in France. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:20 | |
-Well, someone asked me -if I'd like a shot. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:23 | |
-I saw people playing on the streets -and in villages. | 0:20:24 | 0:20:27 | |
-You often see frail, elderly people -playing 'plonk'. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:31 | |
-Just because I've won, there's -no need to call it 'plonk'... | 0:20:32 | 0:20:37 | |
-..or talk about -'frail, elderly people'! | 0:20:37 | 0:20:40 | |
-It was a good shot - -beginner's luck! | 0:20:40 | 0:20:43 | |
-Wmffre has a particular -important ambition... | 0:20:54 | 0:20:58 | |
-..to honour his family background -in the Pont-sian and Talgarreg area. | 0:20:58 | 0:21:03 | |
-He intends to plant 14 trees -on land belonging to Esgair Farm... | 0:21:03 | 0:21:09 | |
-..to commemorate -members of his family. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:12 | |
-Close to the farm are the remains of -a Norman motte and bailey castle... | 0:21:13 | 0:21:18 | |
-..called Castell Hwmffre... | 0:21:18 | 0:21:21 | |
-..from which his name derives. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:23 | |
-I want to plant the trees -on land close to the castle. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:27 | |
-My brother has given me permission. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:30 | |
-I phoned him this week to discuss -my idea of planting trees. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:35 | |
-Let's take a look at the trees. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:38 | |
-The names are all familiar to you. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:41 | |
-This one is for my father. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:43 | |
-He was buried at Bwlch y Fadfa. | 0:21:43 | 0:21:46 | |
-His great-great-grandfather -was born in 1760. | 0:21:47 | 0:21:52 | |
-He died in 1840, -in Yr Hen Gapel in Llwynrhydowen. | 0:21:52 | 0:21:56 | |
-That was before the eviction. | 0:21:56 | 0:21:58 | |
-Dyffryn Clettwr, Lydia. | 0:21:59 | 0:22:01 | |
-Lydia was Arwel's wife. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:03 | |
-She came from Capel Iwan. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:05 | |
-They're still farming there. | 0:22:05 | 0:22:08 | |
-Yes, they farm -at Gwardafolog and Esgair. | 0:22:08 | 0:22:11 | |
-They work double the hours I work. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:14 | |
-If I work 45 hours, -they work 90 hours or more. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:17 | |
-And they earn half the money! | 0:22:17 | 0:22:19 | |
-They're oak trees, aren't they? | 0:22:20 | 0:22:22 | |
-Yes, oak trees -that grow tall and slender. | 0:22:22 | 0:22:25 | |
-Strong roots, too. | 0:22:26 | 0:22:28 | |
-Will you transport them on a lorry? | 0:22:28 | 0:22:30 | |
-Yes, though I can take -the smaller ones... | 0:22:31 | 0:22:34 | |
-..in a trailer -behind the Land Rover. | 0:22:34 | 0:22:37 | |
-The bigger ones will need a lorry. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:39 | |
-I come to the conclusion... | 0:22:40 | 0:22:42 | |
-..judging by the way -you speak about these names... | 0:22:42 | 0:22:45 | |
-..and the tone of your voice... | 0:22:46 | 0:22:48 | |
-..that you feel yourself -to be far from home. | 0:22:48 | 0:22:52 | |
-Hiraeth, you mean? | 0:22:53 | 0:22:54 | |
-Yes, I can hear hiraeth -in your voice. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:57 | |
-Is that right? | 0:22:57 | 0:22:58 | |
-Is that right? - -Yes. | 0:22:58 | 0:23:00 | |
-This is an unusual idea, and you've -put a lot of thought into it. | 0:23:00 | 0:23:05 | |
-These trees will stand for ever, -commemorating that era. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:09 | |
-They'll be there when I'm gone. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:12 | |
-They'll keep on growing, -maybe for centuries. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:15 | |
-S4C subtitles by Trosol Cyf. | 0:23:38 | 0:23:40 | |
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