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0:00:14 > 0:00:17- The sun has drawn me - to the banks of Llyn Alaw...
0:00:17 > 0:00:19- ..on Anglesey.
0:00:19 > 0:00:24- I'm on my way - to Fferam Gyd farm in Llanbabo...
0:00:24 > 0:00:29- ..home to Llyr Hughes, his wife - Laura and their three children.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33- They specialize - in producing beef cattle.
0:00:34 > 0:00:39- They have a herd - of very, very good Limousins.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42- We'll also visit Llyr's parents.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46- I'll keep their names a surprise as - you'll recognize them immediately.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49- It's nice - to be here in the sunshine...
0:00:50 > 0:00:53- ..to see a family - who are enthusiastic farmers.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- There isn't much shelter - here in the north of Anglesey.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12- The wind is a part of life.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17- One of the first things that hits - you about Fferam Gyd therefore...
0:01:17 > 0:01:19- ..is the wind turbines.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21- They're a striking backdrop...
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- ..to a field of excellent cattle - owned by Llyr Hughes and family.
0:01:27 > 0:01:33- Among them is Legend, the bull - who won the Limousin championship...
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- ..at this year's Royal Welsh Show.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40- These calved - about two or three months ago.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- They're a bit later - than the commercials.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45- I try and get the bulls ready - by May.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- You don't want them - to be too old or too young.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- You want them ready - at the right time.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- How did you start - - by buying a few cows?
0:01:55 > 0:01:58- I bought her for 1,400 guineas.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- And she's the daughter - of your first cow.
0:02:03 > 0:02:04- She's special.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- Not because she's a special cow, - but she has a special name.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10- I named her after Mam - Dilys.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15- She was the first animal to be - registered under the Pabo herd name.
0:02:15 > 0:02:16- Dilys.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- Dilys.- - Named after your mother.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- She bred Legend and a few heifers.
0:02:23 > 0:02:24- That family is the best one I have.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- That family is the best one I have.- - Who's the legend, you?
0:02:26 > 0:02:27- Not at all.
0:02:28 > 0:02:29- My mother's the legend!
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- This one was in the Team of Five - this summer.
0:02:36 > 0:02:37- This one.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- She's a good one.
0:02:40 > 0:02:41- A second calver?
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- A second calver?- - First.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- She won her class this year - and last year.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- She'll be flushed this month.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- Goodness gracious.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- They look good.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59- Have you competed - in grassland competitions at all?
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- We won the Grassland Management - competition in Wales in 2010.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- Did you?
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- It doesn't matter - what your herd is like.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- It doesn't matter - what your flock is like.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- If you don't have this, - you've no hope.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- It's everything. - The rest will follow, with luck.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- It's so important.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- The animals come along well.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- The animals look clean. - They're healthy.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32- You know yourself how important - it is to have healthy animals.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- They're part of your life.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- They're your bread and butter.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39- I used to play a lot of rugby.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- I had to have a hobby of some kind.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- These started as a hobby - and it's grown from there.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51- I'm sure the entire herd - will be red by the end.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52- Will they?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- You have some nice crosses.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- They take Belgians too, - and they make good cattle.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00- They're good stores.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- What do you do - when bills come through the post...
0:04:04 > 0:04:05- ..come down to look at these?
0:04:05 > 0:04:06- ..come down to look at these?- - Yes.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- I go to see them anyway.
0:04:08 > 0:04:09- I go to see them anyway.- - Bills or no bills!
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- They're instantly forgotten!
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- That's what I thought!
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- It's the beginning of September.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24- Time for Llyr to prepare the earth - for another season of sowing...
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- ..before autumn's wet weather - begins.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- It's reddening nicely.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- It's reddening nicely.- - Yes, it's coming along.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50- It's ready to be resown - to become pasture.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- It hasn't been pasture - for eight or nine years.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- It's had two crops of barley.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- We've put pig slurry on it...
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- ..and I hope it'll be sown - before the weekend.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02- Only seeds.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- Only seeds.- - Yes, grass seeds only, with clover.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- I've never seen - so many wind turbines!
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- They're all over!
0:05:09 > 0:05:10- They're all over!- - They're good company!
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- This cleans the soil.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19- It was sprayed a few times when - barley was grown and now it's clean.
0:05:20 > 0:05:21- It makes a difference.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- The pasture will be clean, fresh - and will grow well.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- Some say that today's seeds - don't last as long as they used to.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34- Places like Cockle Park Farm - use old seed mixes.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- I agree to an extent.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- However, the seeds sown now, - when they do work, they work hard.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- They grow for seven or eight years - and then they perish.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- But when they grow, they grow well.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- That's what I've found.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- Early autumn is a good time to sow.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- The weeds, if there are any left...
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- I have two or three weeks - to sow grass seeds...
0:06:00 > 0:06:01- ..before it gets too wet.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02- How many acres will you sow?
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- How many acres will you sow?- - Around 40-45.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- That much of the farm will be fresh.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10- Yes, around 10%.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- A field of food - for the herd next year.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20- Red Limousin cattle aren't - the only ones on Fferam Gyd farm.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- The crossbreeds are important too.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- These are the bread and butter.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- The cows calve in spring.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- We sell most of them.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- We keep the heifers for breeding.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- The steers go to Morgan Evans, - who sell them.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- You say - the animals are sold in spring.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- How old are the calves - when you sell them?
0:06:46 > 0:06:50- Between six and eight months old.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- They've grown well.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- They've not been given creep - but they will in time.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- They'll be tested, castrated...
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- ..and the cows - will be scanned in early October.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- The empty cows will go - and the rest will calve later on.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- The heifers that come in - will be used for breeding.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- They will be put with the bull - when they're 15 months old.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- I've noticed that you also use - a British Blue bull quite a lot.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22- Yes, he certainly has a job here - with the females.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- A good shape always sells well.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29- He does a good job and the calving - is quite easy too.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33- The bull with this lot - is 20 months old.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- His father was a champion - when I bought him in Carlisle.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- That was six years ago and I've just - sold him to a neighbour of mine.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- His son is here now. We're very - pleased with the British Blue.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50- You only have to sell at market - a couple of days a year.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55- There's no time to go every week - and sit around.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- Just like you, I'm too busy!
0:08:02 > 0:08:07- It's not all about cattle. There's - a lovely flock of sheep here too.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12- Llyr prepares the Beltex-Texel - cross rams to go out to work.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14- Bless them.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- Do you put this harness on them - every year?
0:08:18 > 0:08:23- They're really handy - when it comes to the management.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- I try to keep a daily record - of which sheep are served by rams.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- I then know when I need staff - and when to feed the animals.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- When I've got two or three hundred, - I change the colour.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- I'll know which come first, followed - by the next 200 and the next 200.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- I don't have to feed the last 200 - with the first group.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- It saves me a few quid.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- It's quite time-consuming.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- Yes, but in the long run, - I save time and money.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58- I start with yellow, - then red and finally, blue.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- How many sheep - will be given to each ram?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- Forty.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- Pretty tight to start - and then slacken them up.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- When they're busy - they have forty each.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- These straps have padding - and they are quite wide.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- They're not uncomfortable.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- They're not uncomfortable.- - It's like a fitting at Moss Bros.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- You've done that expertly.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34- It can be difficult - doing it on your own.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- How do you process the lambs? - On the hook or in the mart?
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- All of them straight to the hook.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- They all go to - Woodhead and Fairfield abattoirs.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- Most have gone to Fairfield - in Wrexham this year.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53- A lorry picks them up on the yard. - About 150 of them.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- What is your background?
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- You must have been to - an agricultural college.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- I was at Harper Adams - for three years.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- From 1991 to 1994.
0:10:13 > 0:10:19- I went to Australia for a year. - That was my time for gallivanting.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- Then I came home - to farm with my father.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30- He gave me an opportunity - and I took it on.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35- We're fine here.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- There's plenty of food here.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- It won't last long.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- Off you go, lads.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- They know where to go.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- There's nothing better - than releasing them.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07- Are there 400 sheep here?
0:11:07 > 0:11:09- Are there 400 sheep here?- - Yes, 450 ewes.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- This will be grazed clean - in three to four days.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14- Eight or nine acres.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- Eight or nine acres.- - Yes, eight acres.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- This field was reseeded - some four years ago.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- The seeds are from Aberystwyth.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- They should produce doublers here. - They are in great condition.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36- We dipped them on Saturday. We have - problems with fly strike otherwise.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- That will last for a while.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- They'll work with these now.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- Will you push them together - every day or leave them be?
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- Round them up and count them every - day to see how many are served.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- From one day to the next.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- To know exactly - when I'll get the little ones.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- On a day like today, you can't - imagine what it's like in January.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- It's very different.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- These will be inside - before Christmas.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- My usual routine means I'll bring - them in after the Winter Fair.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- The seasons really fly by.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- You have a special system here.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21- They weren't stupid - to put these windmills here.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22- There's a lot of wind.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- Almost as far as you can see, - there's not much shelter up here.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- We've planted a lot of thorn - in the ditches around here.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- There isn't much shelter.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- That's why Beltex-Texel cross - are more suited than Charollais.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38- They don't get blown away.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45- Here's the surprise I promised you - at the start of the programme.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- Llyr's father, Peredur Hughes...
0:12:47 > 0:12:52- ..was President of NFU Cymru - for many years, but is now retired.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- He lives with his wife, Dilys...
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- ..a mile from the - old house at Fferam Gyd...
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- ..where Llyr and his family - now live.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- I have been very fortunate - to have a son who wanted to farm.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- I was very happy to let him do it...
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- ..especially when I went - to work with the union.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- That continued for ten, - twelve years.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- When that came to a end, - I couldn't really come home...
0:13:22 > 0:13:24- ..and tell my son - that I was back in charge!
0:13:25 > 0:13:26- He's still there...
0:13:26 > 0:13:30- ..and I do some work on animal - welfare for the Welsh Government.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34- It really pleases me and he's - a better farmer than I ever was.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- Ever since he was young, - he wanted to be a farmer.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42- I grew wheat and there - were tractors and machinery...
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- ..but his thing - has always been stock.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49- He has a great eye - when it comes to choosing an animal.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- The bull we took to this year's - Royal Welsh is a good example.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- He said at the end of last year that - it would do well at the Royal Welsh.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- I'm really happy - that he knows his animals.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- He knows every animal, every calf.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09- You are definitely the man - for this next question.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- We hear so much about - the lack of a future...
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- ..for the family farm - in Wales and across Britain.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- That our young people - have no future on the land.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- There must be - a future in agriculture.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29- Of course there is, as long as - there's support for the farmers.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- I'm happy with - caring for the environment.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- But high-grade food production - has to come first.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- That's crucial as the population - continues to grow.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46- They all have to be fed and we - produce the best food in the world.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54- The government has to realize that - and support those food producers.
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0:15:03 > 0:15:05- The show bulls...
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- ..owned by Llyr Hughes - of Fferam Gyd, Llanbabo, Anglesey...
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- ..are a sight for sore eyes.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- With animals - of such a high standard...
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- ..an experienced handler - is essential.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- Llyr has one of the best, - Robin Roberts.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- Is this the bull you're showing?
0:15:23 > 0:15:24- Is this the bull you're showing?- - This is Legend.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- Robin's done well with him - this summer.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29- How old is he?
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- He's 20 months old. - He weighs 950 kilos.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34- He's incredible from behind.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- He comes down nicely - towards the bottom, doesn't he?
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- We're taking him to the sale - in Carlisle in October.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- Hopefully we'll sell him there.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- Someone will like him, - that's for sure.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49- You'd think so.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- It's important for a bull - to move well.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57- He needs to track squarely. - You don't want wonky legs.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- You don't want him too narrow - in the front or back.
0:16:01 > 0:16:02- His tracking is perfect.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08- Because the standard of our show - cattle has improved so much...
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- ..people will put everything - into breeding a good bull.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- Competition is so fierce now.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- People want the best every time.
0:16:18 > 0:16:24- The standard rises every year, - not every decade but every year.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- This bull must be close - to his owner's heart...
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- ...because his name is Pabo Llyr.
0:16:33 > 0:16:34- How old is this one?
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- This one's a month younger, - around 20 months.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- His mother is the one you liked - in the field. 115.
0:16:42 > 0:16:43- The one I bought in Carlisle.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48- She bred Pabo Francis - who sold for 13,500.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- She's a good breeder.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56- He's very smart. He's long too.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- He hasn't finished filling out yet.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01- He's coming along nicely.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- Looking to the future, - I can see you have a calf there.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08- He's going to - the Weaned Calf Sale...
0:17:08 > 0:17:12- ..although Robin - tried to persuade me to keep him.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- He will be going to the sale.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- The Carlisle Red Ladies Day - and Weaned Calf Sale in December.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- These sales - have become very popular.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- I think he's the type of calf - that will sell.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- It's fair to say that the standard - of Limousins in Wales...
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- ..is as good as anywhere else.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- We're one of the best countries - for breeding Limousins.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- The standard in Wales - has risen so much.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45- In beef and in pedigree shows, - Wales competes very well, fair play.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50- At last year's Winter Show, - Wales won just about everything.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- Things are looking good here, Robin.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- Things are looking good here, Robin.- - That's right.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- You must be - looking forward to Carlisle.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- I'm looking forward to showing them.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06- I've been looking at the little one - over there and the other bull.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- It's one good animal after another.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- Legend has been out in front - over the summer...
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- ..but this one is catching up fast.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- Temperament is important - when you're showing animals.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- At Llanelwedd, the days are long.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- You have to be there - for such a long time.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- You're in the ring for a long time.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- The animal wants you - to show him at his best.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- He needs to be working with you - to bring out the best in him.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- Congratulations - and good luck in Carlisle.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- Let me tell the nation, I had - the honour of waiting with you...
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- ..at the presentation - of the Queen's Cup.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- I remember you jumping in the air - when you won.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- I think I'm still up there!
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- I'm sure you'll be pretty close - this time.
0:18:53 > 0:18:54- Thank you.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- Come on, mate, come on boy.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- Next door to the old farmhouse - at Fferam Gyd is Fferam y Llyn.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- With a fantastic view - of Llyn Alaw in the distance...
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- ..it's a good spot for Dilys, - Llyr's mother, and his wife Laura...
0:19:14 > 0:19:15- ..to have a chat.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20- Did the young couple start their - life together here in the bungalow?
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- It was built a little while - before they got married.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- They moved in - a few months before the wedding.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- We've lived here ever since. - That was in 2004.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37- It's great to start off in the place - where you're going to live...
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- ..and for the children - to be brought up here.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- It was nice to bring them home...
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- ..and have them christened - in the local church.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- It's a lovely little church.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- It's one of the oldest churches - in Wales.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- Three of our children - were christened there.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00- It has closed but a harvest festival - is held there every October.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- Where are you from originally?
0:20:02 > 0:20:06- Dad is originally from Bala. - His parents farmed there.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- My uncle farms there now.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- My mother comes from Leeds - - she's an Englishwoman.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- This is the longest - I've lived in one place.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- My father worked in hotels - so we moved around Wales.
0:20:21 > 0:20:22- I was born in Haverfordwest.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- So you came here via Ceredigion?
0:20:25 > 0:20:26- So you came here via Ceredigion?- - That's right.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31- Wonderful. I can see that you - and the children are happy here.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- The children love it.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- It's important for children to be - brought up at the heart of the farm.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42- They can play here and help with - the farming. They are very lucky.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- Iestyn would follow his father - around all day if he could.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- The youngest one - is like his shadow.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- Llyr was just the same - with his father.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- He wants to be farming with him.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- You no longer live in the bungalow.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01- We moved out last summer - whilst doing up the old farmhouse.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- He's done a good job.
0:21:03 > 0:21:04- He's done a good job.- - A very good job.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07- He didn't work as fast as I'd hoped.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- We rented out the bungalow - before the house was ready.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- We were in the caravan for a while.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- You've kept - the character of the old house.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- It looks just as it always has.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- It's just as it was.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- Is the house very old?
0:21:23 > 0:21:27- Parts of it date back to - the 15th or 16th century.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31- It's a listed building.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35- I've been told that the lower part - had a thatched roof at one time.
0:21:35 > 0:21:40- Renovating the farmhouse has been - a pleasure for Llyr and Laura...
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- ..despite all the hard work.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- It's a great feeling - to live in the old place.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- We worked hard in the evenings.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- My workmate and I had to strip - the whole place right back.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- The builders came in - once everything was stripped away.
0:21:57 > 0:21:58- I was the painter.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- I'm good at knocking down - but no good at fixing!
0:22:01 > 0:22:06- That beam must have been - in the original house.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- Everything that was worth keeping - has been kept...
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- ..and used around the house.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18- All the beams above the doors - and windows are original.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- These are all old.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22- These are new.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27- The A-frame above the dining table - doesn't do anything.
0:22:27 > 0:22:28- Neither does this one.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- Neither does this one.- - They're just for cosmetic purposes.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- Memories come back to you - from every corner.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36- Every time you turn around.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38- It's not a strange place for you.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- On the night we moved in, it felt as - if there was someone with us...
0:22:43 > 0:22:44- ..in the house.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- I felt it was my grandmother.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- I never met his grandparents - but you said it felt like her.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54- It was as if she was welcoming - us on that first night.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- It's taken a lot of time - and hard work...
0:22:59 > 0:23:03- ..but dad, myself, Laura - and mam love the house.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07- Our children are being brought up - where my father was brought up.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12- That adds to - the romance of the house.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16- With the children - playing on the farmyard...
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- ..the character of the farm - will be nurtured in them.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- I've said many times - that I feel as if I'm home now.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- I've wanted to live here - since I was a little boy.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31- Dad was brought up here. Living here - now, I feel as if I'm home.
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