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-I'm in the Llanuwchllyn area... | 0:00:11 | 0:00:14 | |
-..in the shadow of Aran Benllyn. | 0:00:14 | 0:00:17 | |
-I'm visiting Gyrn Farm... | 0:00:17 | 0:00:19 | |
-..the home of Huw Roberts, his wife, -Linda, and their children. | 0:00:19 | 0:00:24 | |
-Huw specialises in Welsh Black -cattle and Welsh Mountain sheep... | 0:00:24 | 0:00:30 | |
-..among other things. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:32 | |
-October 2016 | 0:00:47 | 0:00:51 | |
-What an impressive view! | 0:00:55 | 0:00:58 | |
-It is, isn't it? | 0:00:58 | 0:00:59 | |
-I should appreciate it more. | 0:00:59 | 0:01:02 | |
-You grew up in this area. | 0:01:02 | 0:01:04 | |
-Yes, I've always lived at Gyrn. | 0:01:05 | 0:01:07 | |
-Pant Saer was Dad's home. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:11 | |
-He bought the place when the estate -was broken up in the early '60s. | 0:01:11 | 0:01:16 | |
-What estate? | 0:01:16 | 0:01:17 | |
-What estate? - -The Glan-llyn estate. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:19 | |
-It owned both farms. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:21 | |
-Dad was able to buy Gyrn -as well as Pant Saer. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:26 | |
-You keep Welsh Black cattle... | 0:01:26 | 0:01:28 | |
-..and if I may say so, -they're very fine cattle. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:33 | |
-Dad kept dairy cows -until the late '60s. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:37 | |
-The Welsh Black herd -has been here ever since. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:40 | |
-I'm trying to breed a decent type. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:43 | |
-You've inherited the type of -agriculture that suits this area. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:48 | |
-You breed Welsh Mountain sheep -and Welsh Black cattle. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:54 | |
-The landscape dictates the type -of farming that's open to you. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:59 | |
-Gyrn is 1,100 feet above sea level. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:02 | |
-You have to keep sheep and cattle -that will survive. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:06 | |
-We're looking out over Llyn Tegid. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:09 | |
-I've driven past it -thousands of times. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:13 | |
-It looks wonderful from here. | 0:02:13 | 0:02:14 | |
-It looks wonderful from here. - -You can see why tourists come here. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:18 | |
-Do you go away at all? | 0:02:18 | 0:02:20 | |
-Are you a keen traveller? | 0:02:20 | 0:02:22 | |
-My holidays begin this week - -at the ram sale. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:26 | |
-That's my holiday! | 0:02:27 | 0:02:28 | |
-Will you be wearing shorts?! | 0:02:28 | 0:02:31 | |
-Just ram sales -and the Royal Welsh Show. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:34 | |
-I don't leave home very often. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:35 | |
-I don't leave home very often. - -Why should you - it's like paradise. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:38 | |
-Yes. | 0:02:38 | 0:02:39 | |
-Yes. - -In every sense. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:41 | |
-That's right. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:43 | |
-Come and see this heifer. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:46 | |
-What would we do without bikes? | 0:02:46 | 0:02:46 | |
-What would we do without bikes? - -We'd be lost without them. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:48 | |
-Trefor, my neighbour, says if you -want to find me, find my bike! | 0:02:51 | 0:02:55 | |
-What do you think of her? | 0:03:06 | 0:03:06 | |
-What do you think of her? - -Nice - young, but nice. | 0:03:06 | 0:03:08 | |
-Tell me about her. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:11 | |
-She's six weeks old. | 0:03:11 | 0:03:12 | |
-Penwernhir Seraff is her sire. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:16 | |
-She looks quite nice. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:17 | |
-That's a good calf. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:19 | |
-There's Neuadd blood -on her mother's side. | 0:03:19 | 0:03:22 | |
-She has good bone -without being too heavy. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:27 | |
-She walks nicely. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:29 | |
-Look at the way she moves. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:31 | |
-Have you ever shown cattle? | 0:03:31 | 0:03:33 | |
-No, never. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:35 | |
-It's something I should try, really. | 0:03:35 | 0:03:38 | |
-The Royal Welsh Show -is the place for Welsh Black cattle. | 0:03:38 | 0:03:42 | |
-That's right. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:44 | |
-Well done - I've never -been much of a walker. | 0:03:44 | 0:03:48 | |
-I'd be lost without the bike. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:51 | |
-Yes, thank goodness for the bike! | 0:03:54 | 0:03:57 | |
-Reaching higher land at Gyrn -would be hard work, otherwise. | 0:03:57 | 0:04:02 | |
-The views towards Aran Benllyn -and Aran Fawddwy are incredible. | 0:04:04 | 0:04:09 | |
-The grass is thick. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:19 | |
-It's years since I re-seeded -but it's still quite good. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:23 | |
-Shall we stop here? | 0:04:24 | 0:04:25 | |
-You're not scared, are you?! | 0:04:26 | 0:04:27 | |
-You're not scared, are you?! - -No, I'm not scared! | 0:04:27 | 0:04:28 | |
-But I'm quite heavy. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:29 | |
-But I'm quite heavy. - -Look at that view. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:31 | |
-It's amazing. | 0:04:31 | 0:04:33 | |
-We're looking out over Cwm Croes, -Tynmawr and Nantllyn... | 0:04:33 | 0:04:37 | |
-..and Nant y Barcut and Cwm Ffynnon. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:40 | |
-Coed-y-pry, -the home of OM Edwards, is nearby. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:44 | |
-Sir OM also owned a small building -over there. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:48 | |
-I believe he wrote poetry there. | 0:04:48 | 0:04:51 | |
-I was thinking about your father -working at Nant y Barcut. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:56 | |
-He worked there for seven seasons. | 0:04:56 | 0:04:59 | |
-How far away was the village? | 0:04:59 | 0:05:01 | |
-I think it's over six miles away. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:04 | |
-He had a lot of respect -for Jack's father, Treb. | 0:05:04 | 0:05:08 | |
-He learned a lot. | 0:05:08 | 0:05:09 | |
-The difference is clear between -unimproved land and improved land. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:15 | |
-Yes, it's clear. | 0:05:15 | 0:05:16 | |
-Dad had a saying - "Starved soil -leads to starved people." | 0:05:17 | 0:05:21 | |
-Dad worked hard to improve the -land, and I try to do the same. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:26 | |
-While I live and breathe, -I won't let the land deteriorate. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:30 | |
-Our main purpose as farmers -is to farm and to raise stock... | 0:05:31 | 0:05:36 | |
-..and to feed people. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:38 | |
-Right. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:40 | |
-Hold on tight. | 0:05:40 | 0:05:42 | |
-We need more weight at the front. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:50 | |
-Don't grab hold of my hair - -I don't have much! | 0:05:51 | 0:05:55 | |
-I've never been comfortable -on the back of a bike! | 0:05:57 | 0:06:01 | |
-On such a steep slope, -my stick proves useful. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:05 | |
-The wind is getting colder. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:14 | |
-Here's another amazing view. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:18 | |
-Does this land belong to you? | 0:06:18 | 0:06:19 | |
-Does this land belong to you? - -Yes, it's part of Rhydfudr mountain. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:22 | |
-The land is ripe for improvement. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:24 | |
-I've applied lime to it. | 0:06:25 | 0:06:26 | |
-The land lower down -is better than this part. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:30 | |
-It's good, dry land. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:32 | |
-It provides good grazing, -both in summer and in winter. | 0:06:32 | 0:06:36 | |
-But foxes are a blight. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:38 | |
-I may lose up to 30 lambs -in the lambing season. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:42 | |
-It's a terrible problem, -despite efforts to hunt foxes. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:46 | |
-You must have skin like a Wagyu cow! | 0:06:46 | 0:06:48 | |
-This wind is terribly cold, -and I'm in short sleeves! | 0:06:49 | 0:06:53 | |
-Or skin like a mule! | 0:06:53 | 0:06:55 | |
-I didn't like to mention mules! | 0:06:55 | 0:06:58 | |
-At least you can eat Wagyu cattle! | 0:06:58 | 0:07:00 | |
-In fact, lunch would be a good idea. | 0:07:00 | 0:07:02 | |
-In fact, lunch would be a good idea. - -Yes, it's time for lunch. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:04 | |
-Off you go, then. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:06 | |
-I hold on tight -as we head back to Gyrn for lunch. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:15 | |
-Fresh air gives us a good appetite. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:18 | |
-On the lower slopes -below the farmhouse... | 0:07:21 | 0:07:24 | |
-..there are Welsh Mountain rams. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:27 | |
-These are due to be sold -in Dolgellau. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:30 | |
-Stand! | 0:07:30 | 0:07:31 | |
-Steady. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:37 | |
-Stand! | 0:07:38 | 0:07:39 | |
-Are they all yearlings? | 0:07:40 | 0:07:41 | |
-Yes, they're all yearlings. | 0:07:41 | 0:07:43 | |
-What bloodlines do you favour? | 0:07:44 | 0:07:45 | |
-What bloodlines do you favour? - -Coedladur, mainly. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:47 | |
-That's the biggest influence. | 0:07:47 | 0:07:49 | |
-I try to stick with a certain type, -without straying too far. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:55 | |
-You don't gain -by casting your net too wide. | 0:07:55 | 0:07:59 | |
-Landscape also influences -the type of sheep we keep. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:03 | |
-Everyone favours their own type. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:05 | |
-That red colouring -is prevalent in this area. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:10 | |
-I know a verse about that - -let me recite it. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:13 | |
-"Red stands up to washing, -red holds its colour | 0:08:13 | 0:08:17 | |
-"Leave the red alone, -red will endure." | 0:08:17 | 0:08:20 | |
-There's a lot of truth in that. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:22 | |
-This area is renowned -for its poets and singers! | 0:08:24 | 0:08:27 | |
-I didn't write that verse! | 0:08:28 | 0:08:29 | |
-I didn't write that verse! - -It doesn't matter! | 0:08:29 | 0:08:30 | |
-You recited it well! | 0:08:31 | 0:08:32 | |
-Welsh culture -flourishes in this area. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:41 | |
-Huw may not be a poet or a singer... | 0:08:41 | 0:08:44 | |
-..but his roots go deep -in these beautiful hills. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:49 | |
-This is Pant Saer, my father's home. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:54 | |
-My Aunt Madge lives here. | 0:08:55 | 0:08:57 | |
-Your father lived here -when he was young? | 0:08:57 | 0:09:00 | |
-Yes. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:02 | |
-This is where Dad grew up. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:03 | |
-This is where Dad grew up. - -His sister must be quite old. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:05 | |
-Madge is 94 years old. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:07 | |
-Madge is 94 years old. - -Really?! | 0:09:07 | 0:09:08 | |
-When your father moved to Gyrn, -he didn't travel very far. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:13 | |
-He spent his whole life -in this paradise. | 0:09:13 | 0:09:16 | |
-People say this is one -of the best views in the area. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:21 | |
-Let's go and meet your aunt. | 0:09:21 | 0:09:23 | |
-Let's go and meet your aunt. - -Yes, let's go. | 0:09:23 | 0:09:24 | |
-Does she know we're coming? | 0:09:25 | 0:09:27 | |
-Does she know we're coming? - -I think she does. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:28 | |
-Is this your sister? | 0:09:36 | 0:09:37 | |
-Is this your sister? - -Yes - Margaret. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:39 | |
-How are you, Margaret? | 0:09:39 | 0:09:40 | |
-Not bad at all. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:41 | |
-Not bad at all. - -We've come a long way. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:43 | |
-I'm well, thank you. | 0:09:44 | 0:09:45 | |
-You're enjoying the views, are you? | 0:09:45 | 0:09:47 | |
-You're enjoying the views, are you? - -It's a beautiful day. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:48 | |
-For you, it's a familiar scene. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:51 | |
-You've arrived in heaven! | 0:09:52 | 0:09:53 | |
-We couldn't wish -for anything better. | 0:09:54 | 0:09:57 | |
-Your aunt is quite old. | 0:09:57 | 0:09:59 | |
-Auntie Madge -has lived here all her life. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:02 | |
-I don't think she ever left, -though she went to Llysfasi College. | 0:10:02 | 0:10:07 | |
-That must have been a long time ago! | 0:10:08 | 0:10:10 | |
-She has lived here all her life. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:14 | |
-Who could blame her? | 0:10:14 | 0:10:16 | |
-We can probably learn a lot -from your aunt. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:19 | |
-Who knows what she'll tell you! | 0:10:20 | 0:10:20 | |
-Who knows what she'll tell you! - -Let's go and meet her. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:22 | |
-After you. | 0:10:23 | 0:10:24 | |
-I've been told that Auntie Madge -is quite a character. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:28 | |
-Mind my feet - they're big. | 0:10:29 | 0:10:31 | |
-Watch you don't fall on top of me! | 0:10:31 | 0:10:33 | |
-Those feet carry a lot of weight! | 0:10:36 | 0:10:38 | |
-I won't take any nonsense from you! | 0:10:41 | 0:10:43 | |
-I'm 94 years old. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:45 | |
-I'm a little younger - I have -a few years to go before I'll be 94! | 0:10:46 | 0:10:51 | |
-A year or two, perhaps?! | 0:10:51 | 0:10:52 | |
-As far as I can tell! | 0:10:54 | 0:10:55 | |
-Did you sing with any choirs? | 0:10:58 | 0:11:00 | |
-This area is well-known for choirs. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:03 | |
-Yes, right from the start, -as soon as I was able to sing. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:07 | |
-I sang with the Band of Hope. | 0:11:07 | 0:11:10 | |
-Thank you very much. | 0:11:11 | 0:11:13 | |
-Can you multi-task? | 0:11:13 | 0:11:15 | |
-Aren't you having a cuppa? | 0:11:15 | 0:11:16 | |
-Aren't you having a cuppa? - -I've just had one. | 0:11:16 | 0:11:18 | |
-You've disrupted my routine. | 0:11:18 | 0:11:20 | |
-I was fine until you came! | 0:11:20 | 0:11:22 | |
-I was fine until you came! - -Would you like another one? | 0:11:22 | 0:11:24 | |
-You must remember Huw as a boy. | 0:11:24 | 0:11:26 | |
-Yes, and I remember -nursing him a lot. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:30 | |
-Were you a nurse? | 0:11:30 | 0:11:31 | |
-I acted as his nurse. | 0:11:32 | 0:11:33 | |
-He was a weak little thing. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:35 | |
-He cried all the time. | 0:11:35 | 0:11:37 | |
-That's the truth. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:41 | |
-You played a part in raising him. | 0:11:44 | 0:11:46 | |
-Why just a part? | 0:11:46 | 0:11:47 | |
-Why just a part? - -I haven't finished, yet! | 0:11:47 | 0:11:49 | |
-That's why! | 0:11:49 | 0:11:50 | |
-He needs a little more work - -he's not quite ready! | 0:11:51 | 0:11:55 | |
-It takes a lot of work! | 0:11:55 | 0:11:57 | |
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-We're not far from Llanuwchllyn, -looking down on Llyn Tegid. | 0:12:05 | 0:12:09 | |
-Gyrn Farm is the home -of Huw Roberts and his family. | 0:12:10 | 0:12:13 | |
-The best way to traverse -these mountains is on a bike. | 0:12:14 | 0:12:18 | |
-It's windy, -but at least the sun is shining. | 0:12:18 | 0:12:21 | |
-How old are these cattle? | 0:12:27 | 0:12:29 | |
-About 40 months old. | 0:12:29 | 0:12:31 | |
-Bred from Charolais -and Limousin bulls? | 0:12:32 | 0:12:35 | |
-Yes, all of them. | 0:12:35 | 0:12:36 | |
-Do you use AI? | 0:12:37 | 0:12:37 | |
-Do you use AI? - -Yes. | 0:12:37 | 0:12:39 | |
-So you can choose the best bulls. | 0:12:39 | 0:12:41 | |
-Yes, and Rhys, my neighbour, -works in AI. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:45 | |
-They have good bone. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:47 | |
-I hope they'll be ready for selling -in March. | 0:12:47 | 0:12:50 | |
-Late February or early March. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:53 | |
-Late February or early March. - -Another six months to go. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:55 | |
-I hope they'll fetch a few pounds. | 0:12:55 | 0:12:57 | |
-What's the highest price -you've received? | 0:12:58 | 0:13:01 | |
-The highest price I've received -was 1,485... | 0:13:01 | 0:13:04 | |
-..for two Charolais steers... | 0:13:04 | 0:13:07 | |
-..back in 2012. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:08 | |
-Where do you sell? | 0:13:09 | 0:13:10 | |
-Where do you sell? - -In Dolgellau, as stores. | 0:13:10 | 0:13:12 | |
-It says a lot -about your Welsh Black cows... | 0:13:12 | 0:13:15 | |
-..that they can produce -such fine calves. | 0:13:15 | 0:13:18 | |
-You couldn't wish -for a better cross. | 0:13:19 | 0:13:22 | |
-You aren't confined -to Welsh Black bulls. | 0:13:22 | 0:13:26 | |
-I can sell these calves -a little earlier. | 0:13:26 | 0:13:29 | |
-If Welsh Black cows -can produce such good calves... | 0:13:29 | 0:13:33 | |
-..there's no reason to change. | 0:13:33 | 0:13:36 | |
-What will you do with the money?! | 0:13:36 | 0:13:38 | |
-What will you do with the money?! - -I have plenty of uses for it! | 0:13:38 | 0:13:40 | |
-Shall we move on? | 0:13:42 | 0:13:43 | |
-It's getting colder. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:45 | |
-Gyrn is a family home for Huw and -his children, Robert and Lowri... | 0:13:52 | 0:13:57 | |
-..and Huw's wife, Linda. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:00 | |
-I worked in Spain for six years. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:03 | |
-I met Huw after I returned. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:06 | |
-My parents moved to Llanuwchllyn, -and that's when I met Huw. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:11 | |
-You were very fortunate. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:14 | |
-Yes, I think so! | 0:14:14 | 0:14:16 | |
-Well said! | 0:14:16 | 0:14:17 | |
-Do you come -from an agricultural background? | 0:14:18 | 0:14:22 | |
-Yes, both Dad and Mam. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:24 | |
-When they came from Meifod -to live here... | 0:14:24 | 0:14:27 | |
-..Dad worked at various farms, -liming fields. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:30 | |
-He worked across -the whole of Meirionnydd. | 0:14:31 | 0:14:34 | |
-Most people know him as Idris Calch, -and I'm known as Linda Calch! | 0:14:34 | 0:14:38 | |
-That's what people call -the whole family! | 0:14:39 | 0:14:42 | |
-Lowri, you attend a college -that's not too far away. | 0:14:43 | 0:14:46 | |
-I'm at Harper Adams, -a 90-minute journey away. | 0:14:47 | 0:14:50 | |
-I come home at weekends. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:51 | |
-I come home at weekends. - -Home is such a comfortable place! | 0:14:51 | 0:14:54 | |
-I think so. | 0:14:55 | 0:14:56 | |
-Your mother says -you're just like your father. | 0:14:58 | 0:15:01 | |
-So she says, though I'm not so sure. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:04 | |
-No?! | 0:15:04 | 0:15:06 | |
-Robert, the son, is also at home. | 0:15:10 | 0:15:12 | |
-Farming is in his blood. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:14 | |
-He's exactly like his father. | 0:15:14 | 0:15:17 | |
-Are you shifting muck? | 0:15:21 | 0:15:23 | |
-You can't beat it! | 0:15:24 | 0:15:26 | |
-No. | 0:15:26 | 0:15:28 | |
-Robert, are you keen on tractors? | 0:15:28 | 0:15:30 | |
-Yes. | 0:15:30 | 0:15:32 | |
-It's nice to have an easy job. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:33 | |
-It's nice to have an easy job. - -That's right. | 0:15:33 | 0:15:35 | |
-Where is your nearest -Young Farmers' Club? | 0:15:35 | 0:15:38 | |
-I go to Maesywaun, above Bala. | 0:15:39 | 0:15:41 | |
-My sister goes to another club. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:43 | |
-My sister goes to another club. - -Glannau Tegid. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:44 | |
-That's in Llanuwchllyn. | 0:15:45 | 0:15:46 | |
-Are they lively clubs -with lots of members? | 0:15:47 | 0:15:50 | |
-There are lots of small clubs -in Meirionnydd... | 0:15:50 | 0:15:54 | |
-..so we work together. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:56 | |
-I won't keep you - -you've filled the spreader. | 0:15:56 | 0:15:59 | |
-It's nice to meet you. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:01 | |
-Good luck at college. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:03 | |
-Do your best. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:06 | |
-Do your best. - -Yes, thanks. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:07 | |
-Huw's greatest love, after his -family and his farm, is football. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:21 | |
-The local club stands at the heart -of the village. | 0:16:21 | 0:16:25 | |
-Caradog Evans -is Llanuwchllyn's Arthur Picton. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:29 | |
-How did the club begin? | 0:16:29 | 0:16:31 | |
-You have a good pitch. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:34 | |
-There was nothing, to begin with. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:37 | |
-Our pitch was on the other side -of the bridge. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:40 | |
-We bathed in a nearby ditch -after playing! | 0:16:40 | 0:16:43 | |
-There were no dressing rooms. | 0:16:43 | 0:16:45 | |
-We changed into our kit -at the Eagles... | 0:16:46 | 0:16:49 | |
-..in the stables -or the tithe barn at the Eagles. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:53 | |
-In a barn! | 0:16:53 | 0:16:54 | |
-We had just one bucket of water. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:59 | |
-The team won just three games -in its first season... | 0:16:59 | 0:17:03 | |
-..against JCB, Penycae - -I don't remember the other team. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:07 | |
-But there was lots of enthusiasm. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:10 | |
-We had enough supporters -to fill a bus on Saturdays. | 0:17:11 | 0:17:14 | |
-The bus would stop in Bala -to drop off two or three of you... | 0:17:15 | 0:17:20 | |
-..so you could go and socialise. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:23 | |
-Your memory is a little too good! | 0:17:23 | 0:17:26 | |
-I remember receiving a phone call -about Dewi breaking his leg. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:31 | |
-Dewi was tackled -and we heard a sharp crack. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:34 | |
-"Hmm, I think my leg's broken!" | 0:17:35 | 0:17:37 | |
-There was a game -just before you stopped playing. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:42 | |
-Llan were losing by five goals. | 0:17:42 | 0:17:45 | |
-You were sent on as a sub. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:47 | |
-You were sent on as a sub. - -That's right - my last game. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:49 | |
-He took the spot for a free kick. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:52 | |
-I don't know what you said -to the referee... | 0:17:53 | 0:17:56 | |
-..but he sent you off immediately! | 0:17:56 | 0:17:58 | |
-Yes, my last game! | 0:17:58 | 0:17:59 | |
-Yes, my last game! - -You hadn't even touched the ball! | 0:17:59 | 0:18:02 | |
-How important to the area -is the team and the facilities? | 0:18:02 | 0:18:06 | |
-Very important - -they play together on Saturday... | 0:18:06 | 0:18:10 | |
-..and we train once a week. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:12 | |
-We raise money for the club. | 0:18:13 | 0:18:15 | |
-The club brings lads together -at least three evenings a week. | 0:18:16 | 0:18:20 | |
-It's very important. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:22 | |
-It gives them something to do -in a small village. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:26 | |
-There isn't much time -for football these days. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:32 | |
-Huw is busy. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:33 | |
-He has several irons in the fire. | 0:18:34 | 0:18:36 | |
-Selling seeds is his latest venture. | 0:18:36 | 0:18:39 | |
-It's a good crop. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:43 | |
-An excellent crop. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:45 | |
-There's nothing better than rape -for fattening lambs. | 0:18:45 | 0:18:49 | |
-Rape from an early sowing. | 0:18:49 | 0:18:51 | |
-This was sown in late July. | 0:18:51 | 0:18:53 | |
-It has grown well. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:55 | |
-It's substantial. | 0:18:55 | 0:18:56 | |
-Do sell lots of seed? | 0:18:57 | 0:18:58 | |
-I've been selling seed for seven -or eight years, for Oliver. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:04 | |
-I enjoy it. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:06 | |
-I've been interested in seed -for a long time. | 0:19:06 | 0:19:10 | |
-Have you learnt a lot? | 0:19:10 | 0:19:11 | |
-Yes - the Glastir scheme -covers lots of crops. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:15 | |
-I sell things like swede seeds, -which were new to me. | 0:19:15 | 0:19:20 | |
-Growing crops is a lot cheaper... | 0:19:20 | 0:19:23 | |
-..than buying concentrates -for finishing lambs. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:27 | |
-How good are you at office work -and keeping records? | 0:19:27 | 0:19:31 | |
-I'm not very good at working -with a pencil and paper. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:35 | |
-But you have to keep -on top of your work... | 0:19:35 | 0:19:38 | |
-..and carry out tasks promptly. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:41 | |
-These are excellent fields. | 0:19:42 | 0:19:44 | |
-They're very nice fields. | 0:19:45 | 0:19:47 | |
-They're very nice fields. - -I have news for you. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:48 | |
-An order? | 0:19:50 | 0:19:51 | |
-An order? - -I'm soaking wet! | 0:19:51 | 0:19:52 | |
-Let's move on! | 0:19:52 | 0:19:54 | |
-Back on the mountain, traditional -farming methods remain in use. | 0:19:59 | 0:20:05 | |
-But there's no need for shepherds -to walk long distances. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:09 | |
-Huw and Robert like their bikes. | 0:20:13 | 0:20:15 | |
-Here they are, Welsh Mountain sheep. | 0:20:22 | 0:20:25 | |
-They're nice, fair play. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:27 | |
-They're fairly consistent. | 0:20:27 | 0:20:29 | |
-They're fairly consistent. - -Do you use Welsh Mountain rams? | 0:20:29 | 0:20:31 | |
-I use Bluefaced rams -with poorer ewes... | 0:20:31 | 0:20:35 | |
-..about 200 ewes. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:37 | |
-The rest are bred -with Welsh Mountain rams. | 0:20:37 | 0:20:41 | |
-Do you sell the lambs as mules? | 0:20:41 | 0:20:44 | |
-Female lambs, yes - -I sold them in Ruthin this year. | 0:20:44 | 0:20:47 | |
-It's a good cross. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:49 | |
-Yes, and male lambs -attain a good weight. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:53 | |
-You also sell some sheep -when they're four or five years old. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:57 | |
-Yes, I sell ewes at that age. | 0:20:57 | 0:21:00 | |
-With Welsh Mountain sheep, -tails are an important feature. | 0:21:00 | 0:21:04 | |
-Tails must be long, -with an outward flick at the end. | 0:21:05 | 0:21:08 | |
-This isn't always achieved. | 0:21:08 | 0:21:11 | |
-Does lambing take place outside? | 0:21:11 | 0:21:12 | |
-Does lambing take place outside? - -Yes, outside. | 0:21:12 | 0:21:14 | |
-When does lambing begin? | 0:21:14 | 0:21:16 | |
-At Pant Saer, lambing begins -around 20 March. | 0:21:16 | 0:21:19 | |
-At Gyrn, lambing begins -around 5 April. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:23 | |
-Lambing is almost over at Pant Saer -by the time it begins at Gyrn. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:28 | |
-Finding the right rams -can be difficult. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:31 | |
-I need fat lambs -as well as ewe and ram lambs. | 0:21:32 | 0:21:35 | |
-It's a lot to expect. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:37 | |
-You'll be selling the rams soon. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:39 | |
-You have fat steers to sell, too. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:43 | |
-Breeding takes a lot of work. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:46 | |
-It's something -that takes years to achieve. | 0:21:47 | 0:21:50 | |
-You have to work -to achieve anything. | 0:21:50 | 0:21:53 | |
-I've been doing this for 30 years, -following on from my father. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:58 | |
-It's the work of a lifetime. | 0:21:58 | 0:22:00 | |
-Yes indeed, the work of a lifetime. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:03 | |
-The next generation -is ready to take over... | 0:22:04 | 0:22:07 | |
-..and continue the work. | 0:22:07 | 0:22:09 | |
-The family has deep roots -in this beautiful part of Wales. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:21 | |
-It doesn't surprise me -that Huw never wants to leave. | 0:22:22 | 0:22:25 | |
-Huw Gyrn is a proud man, -and a man of his own square mile. | 0:22:26 | 0:22:30 | |
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