Triathlon Llyn Cefn Gwlad

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-"If the town is a yearning

-"That drew people from the outset

-"There is in us all a wish

-"To live close to the countryside."

-Welcome to Cefn Gwlad.

-That's what's great

-about the countryside.

-There's something

-to appeal to everyone.

-This year, with a crew of helpers...

-..I can make sure

-that you see everything.

-Ioan Doyle marvels

-at the inventiveness of rural youth.

-You're an inventive welder as well.

-You're an inventive welder as well.

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-Jack of all trades, master of none.

-Mari Lovgreen focuses on a craft

-that passes down the generations.

-You've been busy.

-This is the same timber

-I used to make the Eisteddfod chair.

-A service that raises a smile

-as it serves rural villages.

-Mam's the boss. She's in charge.

-Mam's the boss. She's in charge.

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-It's not pulling a pint.

-And a city boy

-learns about farming's dangers.

-Cows don't tell us

-when they want to go to the toilet.

-They just go.

-They just go.

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-Thanks for the warning.

-And I join an annual pilgrimage

-that raises both smiles and money.

-Well, let me tell you,

-my nose is cold.

-Do you know where I am?

-I'm on the Lleyn Peninsula

-to attend the Lleyn Triathlon.

-The first event

-is clay pigeon shooting.

-The second event is golf...

-Shot of the day!

-And the third is darts

-at Ty Newydd, Sarn Mellteyrn.

-They haven't hit me yet,

-but I'm not sticking around.

-Every year since 2004,

-a fortnight before Christmas...

-..a group of locals

-from Lleyn and Eifionydd...

-..compete in a triathlon

-to raise money for charity.

-This time, the competition starts

-at Gwrych y Dryw, Botwnnog...

-..the home of William Hugh Roberts,

-one of the organizers.

-Any wait is a long wait.

-Pull!

-I hope the people of Botwnnog

-are indoors having lunch!

-Are you ready?

-Are you ready?

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-I'm ready.

-Here are two cartridges.

-Two cartridges.

-When you close the gun...

-..that's the safety there.

-When you're ready, that goes on.

-I'll give it back to you.

-When you close the gun,

-push that forward when you're ready.

-And then just pull that?

-And then just pull that?

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-Yes, pull that.

-Put the gun against your shoulder.

-Close the gun first.

-Push the safety on.

-Bring the gun up.

-When you're ready...

-I doubt I can get it up far enough.

-Can I shout now?

-Can I shout now?

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-Yes, you can shout.

-I'll never hold it up.

-Alright, pull!

-How did I get drawn into this?!

-We'll put the gun down.

-It was another organizer's fault,

-auctioneer John Lloyd Williams.

-I've seen you

-selling cattle countless times.

-You can give me my stick back.

-You're one of the founders

-of this event.

-I'm one of them, yes.

-This was back in 2004,

-when the mart at Sarn was closed.

-The Christmas sale at Sarn

-used to be a big event.

-Over an amber bottle, we decided

-to arrange an event to fill the gap.

-One of those there

-asked what we saw in golf.

-We asked what he saw in shooting.

-It was a small group at first,

-but it grew and grew...

-..until it's like this today.

-John helps to arrange the triathlon

-when he's not busy at Bryncir mart.

-There's a weekly sale here,

-but it's not a busy time.

-Is it mainly lambs now?

-On Wednesdays, it's hoggets,

-cull ewes and barren cows.

-There's a fair turnout today,

-considering the time of year.

-A lot of the local farms

-have scanned their ewes now.

-It's a hard winter,

-and pasture is at a premium.

-They won't hold onto them.

-They won't hold onto them.

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-It's great that this mart is open.

-The marts at Dolgellau and Anglesey

-are a distance away.

-We're between the two...

-..drawing trade from Lleyn,

-Arfon, Eifionydd and Meirionnydd.

-It's a large area.

-But you also bring people together.

-Farmers are full of praise

-because a mart does that.

-Yes, a mart is vital.

-It ultimately stabilizes prices,

-however you look at it.

-Yes, it's convenient

-to sell directly from the farm...

-..but it has its downsides,

-because the mart stabilizes prices.

-Yes, offering a service

-to local people is important.

-If they don't come to you,

-then you can always go to them...

-..like Ann and Alun

-from Clunderwen.

-I'm Ann, aka Ann Fach.

-This is Alun, my son,

-and we run the local chip van.

-We started last October.

-The middle of winter,

-a bad time for a fish van.

-Alun set up a Facebook page,

-but I don't understand computers...

-..and word of mouth, really.

-This is our till, 21st century.

-Two tenners and loose change.

-We won't need change

-for a 50 note in Maenclochog...

-..because they've never seen one.

-We go to Clunderwen on Tuesdays,

-where they like battered sausages.

-They're popular in Clunderwen.

-Llanboidy, the odd chicken,

-a few sausages.

-But Maenclochog's a fish mart,

-they are fishy people.

-We don't want to upset anyone,

-so we go to rural villages.

-We don't want to be competition,

-we just want a bit of fun.

-Keep going.

-And keep everyone happy.

-Mam's the boss.

-I'm Robin to her Batman.

-I'm Robin to her Batman.

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-God!

-She's my mother

-but she's my best friend as well.

-She's clean off,

-as we say around here.

-I take the orders and the money

-and I make the curry sauce.

-Everything else, it's Mam.

-I do help with the chips sometimes.

-I do help with the chips sometimes.

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-Alun's a good boy.

-He lost his father

-when he was ten months.

-It's just been us, best friends.

-We mess about.

-We're more like brother

-and sister sometimes.

-Ready to go.

-Mam's the boss.

-I know that.

-I know that.

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-He rushes me sometimes.

-He needs to slow down,

-not do everything at once.

-One chicken, chips and curry sauce.

-One fish and chips

-and one chicken and chips for 7.15.

-Mam's the boss, she's in charge.

-Mam's the boss, she's in charge.

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-It's not pulling a pint.

-If you've got four fish,

-you need four chips ready.

-How do you know

-you'll have four portions...

-..when the fish isn't ready yet?

-I know all that now.

-She's in charge. If the chips

-aren't ready, they go back in.

-They need a crunch.

-They need a crunch.

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-Yes.

-Jumbo sausage and chips, please.

-I enjoy feeding people.

-They get a free sausage for a dog.

-But one bloke in Maenclochog,

-I'm sure he doesn't have a dog.

-I'm sure he doesn't.

-How are you, Alun?

-How are you, Alun?

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-Good, thank you, and yourself?

-He did once say

-that he'd marry my daughter.

-At Ysgol Brynconin.

-He had a big crush on Enfys.

-It was quite funny!

-It's not the job she enjoys,

-it's the chat and the characters.

-If she didn't enjoy it,

-she'd do something else.

-But she enjoys what she does

-and the area where she works.

-I enjoy seeing people...

-..and keeping in touch with people.

-People you grew up with,

-were at school with.

-Pubs have gone quiet,

-a lot have closed.

-You don't see people.

-I just enjoy having a good laugh...

-..messing about, and it's great.

-..messing about, and it's great.

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-That'll be 5.50, please.

-It is quite old-fashioned.

-I stayed with a friend in Cardiff

-and he ordered pizza on an app.

-In 20 minutes, it was there.

-I don't like that.

-It's better to go out and have

-a chat, the old-fashioned way.

-Here you are, Margaret.

-As long as it pays,

-I'll keep going as long as I can...

-..until someone says no go.

-It'll be a sad day

-if I have to stop.

-If you're in the area,

-Llanboidy, Clunderwen...

-Maenclochog...

-Maenclochog...

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-..call.

-It'll be nice to see you.

-It'll be nice to see you.

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-Tuesdays to Thursdays.

-See you there.

-See you there.

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-Bye now. Last stop, the Globe.

-How's that for rural characters?

-Back at the Lleyn Triathlon,

-things are getting worse for me.

-It's the competition proper now.

-Get a gun. You're on our team.

-Get away.

-Get away.

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-That's you there.

-Dai Jones.

-I'm not a shooter.

-I'm not a shooter.

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-Neither am I!

-Eifion, Dai Jones

-and Iwan Llanllawen.

-Will this do, Dai?

-Is this an up and under?

-Is this an up and under?

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-Yes.

-Right, on there.

-Guns open, no cartridges loaded.

-Pull!

-The stock's a bit shorter.

-Push the safety forward.

-There we are,

-and follow the clay through.

-Pull!

-There we are.

-Those were safe!

-They'll fly again!

-You have to shoot at ten, in all.

-Two down, eight to go.

-Two down, eight to go.

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-I won't have any arms left!

-I couldn't hold it,

-but I do have a thick coat.

-I couldn't lift the gun up

-high enough.

-Mind you, I've never shot.

-Ten! I won't have any arms left!

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-Later, Ioan Doyle marvels

-at the inventiveness of youth.

-It comes out tidily, doesn't it?

-This is some machine.

-Back at the first leg

-of the Lleyn Triathlon...

-..the organizers have sought help

-for me before I compete proper.

-Come up to this peg.

-Come up to this peg.

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-Can anyone take my place?

-Try that gun.

-It's lighter and shorter.

-Dafydd Roberts has been roped in

-to face the huge challenge...

-..of turning me into a marksman.

-Is that better?

-Close the gun and keep the safety on

-until you're ready to fire.

-There are two triggers.

-When you're ready then.

-Pull!

-Right, open the gun.

-We'll put another one in there.

-When you're ready.

-Pull!

-We'll open the gun now.

-There we are.

-Good.

-There's still hope.

-My teammates are all smiling.

-Poor Dafydd was just glad

-that everyone was safe.

-Dafydd is a successful businessman.

-His company, Brodwaith, employs 24

-at Llangefni and Pentrefoelas.

-My roots are in farming...

-..but when I was at Harper Adams,

-I spent a year out...

-..on a 12,000-acre farm

-in Nottingham.

-They grew crops, carrots,

-potatoes, leeks and broccoli.

-That's where my interest

-in the business side developed.

-I decided

-that whatever the product...

-..if you were interested in it,

-and ready to learn...

-..you could venture into that field.

-It's a matter of teamwork,

-and everyone provides input.

-Any problems come back

-to me and Menna.

-We're lucky of the team we have.

-Didn't your mother

-work in this field?

-She started the business

-26 years ago now.

-It was a hobby,

-a way to make some money.

-The business grew

-without her really trying.

-When it reached a certain point...

-..it had to be viewed as a business

-for it to develop.

-One of the latest products

-is an original idea by Dafydd.

-A support belt for pregnant women.

-Six years ago,

-when my wife was pregnant...

-..she suffered

-from severe pelvic girdle pain.

-I developed a product

-to try to help ease her pain.

-There was nothing on the market.

-It's just come through trials

-with the health board, favourably.

-The idea is that this belt...

-..provides support

-for the weight of the baby.

-In the case of pain

-in the groin area...

-..we added this second belt

-to provide additional support.

-But that didn't prevent the pelvis

-from becoming distorted.

-To get over that,

-we covered the back.

-This third belt then closes...

-..and provides full support

-for the pelvis.

-It squeezes the pelvis

-into place, in a way.

-I can't say I'd buy one...

-..but could I try that thing

-that changes your shape?

-I can try it because it's designed

-to support the belly.

-We're on the same page!

-Excellent. Very nice.

-What an invention.

-Inventiveness

-is a recurring theme...

-..as Ioan meets an inventor

-who's pushing the boundaries.

-I've come here

-to the Banwy valley...

-..to meet Eifion Jones...

-..who has invented a machine

-that has piqued my interest.

-By the end of the day,

-I might well have bought one.

-Off I go.

-How are you, Eifion?

-What are you doing here?

-I'm trying to lay a hedge.

-How did you start?

-It's in the blood.

-Taid was a fine hedge layer.

-He's laid most of the hedges

-in this area some time.

-In the run-up to ploughing,

-all he did was lay hedges.

-It must be in the blood.

-I can see you working,

-and you don't cut through.

-Leave it attached

-and bend the branch.

-Where it has split,

-new growth should emerge.

-This stump here will also grow...

-..and it'll strengthen

-and support the hedge.

-It makes it a lot easier,

-and lightens the load on the posts.

-Growth will also emerge from it.

-Growth will also emerge from it.

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-You also put posts in the hedge.

-Yes, at an opposing angle

-to the direction of the hedge.

-It supports it

-and provides added strength.

-You're an inventive welder as well.

-Jack of all trades, master of none.

-I do a bit, yes.

-I have my own welding business.

-I do a bit of everything,

-to be honest.

-Feeders, shed doors, gates.

-What sets your work apart

-is the blue colour.

-I started with the Easy Fencer

-and that was painted blue.

-I then made a blue log splitter,

-because I had a bit of paint left.

-It's stuck, to be honest.

-Everyone knows now,

-if it's from Blowty, it's blue!

-What really interests me,

-as a fencing contractor...

-..is the Easy Fencer you invented.

-I did that at school

-as an AS level project.

-Everyone else

-did coffee tables and so on.

-Each to his own,

-so I decided to make a machine.

-Will fencing be quicker

-than laying a hedge?

-We'll do quite a few more metres

-in a day fencing than laying.

-Can we go up to have a look?

-Can we go up to have a look?

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-Yes, we'll go now.

-It comes out tidily, doesn't it?

-Well, Eifion, this is some machine.

-It makes life a lot easier.

-What I like best

-is that it gathers the old netting.

-If we gathered this back...

-..it would gather it as tightly

-as a new roll, within an inch.

-On the other side

-is the barbed wire.

-Anyone who has done any fencing

-knows how much of a pain it can be.

-I designed that to open

-at the top and base of the fence.

-We always put one at the top

-and one at the base.

-It worked for us.

-Another thing we did...

-..if you've ever unrolled barbed

-wire with a crowbar or the like...

-..it gets stuck, then turns

-a few times of its own accord.

-I've added a plate and a spring

-to put pressure on the roll.

-It won't unroll any more

-if there's no pressure applied.

-What's also remarkable

-is that the mark one worked.

-You can take it out and it works.

-That was pure luck, actually.

-I lost a few nights' sleep...

-..while I was making it

-in the workshop.

-I've taken the welder

-back to it a few times.

-But when you use it, click,

-something else might be handy.

-You try new things.

-That's what I like

-about the business.

-You never stop,

-there are always new ideas.

-As you say, the more you use it,

-the more improvements come to you.

-No, it's incredible

-and I can't wait to have a go on it.

-Especially the barbed wire.

-Especially the barbed wire.

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-I hope you like it.

-Good luck to Eifion

-and his invention.

-Hopefully, Ioan's pockets

-will be deep enough.

-Well, the shooting's

-drawing to a close.

-Some of the lads have arrived

-at Abersoch golf club.

-It's time for some golf.

-I doubt the holes

-are big enough for me...

-..and there's no sign of a JCB.

-Even so,

-I'll have to give it a go.

-One of the first on the course

-is John Huw...

-..John Lloyd's partner

-at Bryncir mart.

-We try to put one golfer

-in each team.

-Tomos Arthur here plays,

-he's a member.

-Are these men

-who play three times a week?

-Three of us are members here.

-Three of us are members here.

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-He's the best player.

-He has nothing else to do.

-He has the best handicap.

-How can he be the best

-when he has a handicap?

-He has nothing else to do.

-Well done.

-I've got to be back home

-to do the milking at four.

-Come on then, lads.

-We'll see you after the break!

-Shall I hold your stick, Dai?

-Yes, please.

-Excellent. Thanks, Dylan.

-It's a fast one. Keep up with it.

-I was on the team,

-so I daren't let anyone down.

-On the tee, it's me.

-Keep the ball in the middle.

-Between my legs?

-You'll have to move back.

-Move back!

-Swing back, like a clock.

-Fire away!

-Move the hole!

-Shot!

-Shot of the day!

-How long did it take you to learn?

-I've been playing golf

-for about 20 years.

-I'm not that old yet!

-It takes hold of you.

-It takes hold of you.

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-I'd prefer this to fishing.

-I'm a farmer

-and I've no interest in sport.

-But I think I could take to golf.

-This one looks like Clark Gable.

-Watch that bloke's windows!

-Where are you from?

-Where are you from?

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-Cerrigydrudion.

-All the way here to play?

-And what's your handicap?

-I have no idea.

-I have no idea.

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-Don't laugh, you lot!

-I'll be with you now!

-Everyone back.

-Don't lose it. I'm short of balls.

-The Almighty was also on my team.

-Oh, I'm quite a player.

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-Still to come, from the archive,

-a family craft that survives today.

-How long has your family

-been carpenters?

-For about four generations.

-Meanwhile, in the second leg

-of the Lleyn Triathlon...

-..at Abersoch golf club...

-..the competition hots up

-as the teams aim for good scores.

-It's good to see so many

-young people joining in the fun.

-Among them

-is Lleyn farmer Dafydd Williams.

-Have you had a good day?

-You did well in the shooting.

-Yes, but it's downhill now!

-I don't know. How's the golf going?

-I don't know. How's the golf going?

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-Not bad.

-When we get to the darts,

-you'll be in your element.

-It depends how much drink is taken!

-Dafydd's home

-is about 30 minutes from Abersoch...

-..above Aberdaron's rocks

-and wild waves.

-His family has farmed Gwythrian

-for generations...

-..and always keep the place

-in a fine condition.

-When I saw Dafydd

-at the Triathlon...

-..I wondered where he found

-the time or the interest.

-When they were small,

-farming was everything.

-But they like

-to have a good time too.

-But I thought I'd visit the farm...

-..because there's always

-something new here.

-It's working well, Dafydd.

-It's working well, Dafydd.

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-Yes, not bad.

-Is this new this year?

-The shed? Yes.

-We've got some small pens to do,

-then it'll be finished.

-How many ewes will lamb here?

-About 800.

-You're sticking to the blackface.

-Yes, three-quarters of them,

-with some Mules and Texels.

-You clearly prefer those.

-They produce more lambs,

-and bigger lambs.

-They also lamb a bit earlier.

-They also lamb a bit earlier.

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-You're about to start lambing.

-Yes, through until late March...

-..then we'll start calving.

-But you'll have sold most of the

-lambs by the beginning of summer.

-Three-quarters of them,

-hopefully, by June.

-I always love coming to Aberdaron.

-You're at the end of the world,

-beyond everyone's reach.

-That's a problem sometimes!

-True enough, but not when it comes

-to raising money for charity...

-..according to another of the

-event's organizers, Robert Parry.

-I don't play golf often,

-once a week or once a fortnight.

-It's a good walk,

-in a bracing wind...

-..trying to beat the course

-and your fellow players.

-There's great camaraderie

-after a game.

-Everyone has shared the experience.

-Just down the road...

-..Robert runs a machinery dealership

-in Aberdesach.

-Robert Parry,

-you've got enough machines.

-It sometimes feels as if I collect

-them rather than sell them!

-You're in a good location to sell.

-It's fairly central yes.

-What area do you cover?

-Anywhere I get a deal, Dai Jones!

-We try to look after

-three different sectors.

-Agriculture and construction,

-with these machines...

-..and farming, construction

-and leisure with these vehicles.

-You're also one of the founders...

-..and organizers of the Triathlon.

-..and organizers of the Triathlon.

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-One of the original crew, yes.

-It's not a big deal.

-It takes place every December

-and people look forward to it.

-We'll see people who we might

-not have seen for a year.

-They come from far and wide.

-Yes, people make a community,

-and communities really benefit...

-..when rural businesses pass down

-from generation to generation.

-Mari Lovgreen visits

-one such business in Ysbyty Ifan.

-One trait of the countryside...

-..is the way that skills

-are passed down the generations.

-Twenty years ago, a joiner

-from here appeared on Cefn Gwlad.

-Now, his son continues the family

-tradition in the same workshop.

-Mr Huw Selwyn Owen's workshop

-is made entirely of zinc...

-..which has now rusted.

-If you go inside, you'll see

-lots of sawdust on the floor.

-Hello there.

-Hello there.

-

-Hello.

-How are you?

-How are you?

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-Fine. How are you?

-It's a lovely day. Exceptional.

-It's a lovely day. Exceptional.

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-I'd heard you were on the way.

-Had you?

-I've been around the village.

-Are you busy?

-Are you busy?

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-There's plenty to do, yes.

-Hello, Rhodri. How are you?

-Hello, Rhodri. How are you?

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-Mari, it's been a long time.

-I'm fine.

-I'm fine.

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-This is a lovely place.

-It's not bad, is it?

-How long has your family

-been carpenters?

-For about four generations.

-Originally, my grandfather

-and my great-grandfather, I think...

-..were wheelwrights here,

-making cartwheels and so on.

-I remember a sign in the window

-when I was a boy.

-Griffith Owen, wheelwright.

-My father was born into it.

-He always seemed to have

-a chisel or a saw in his hand.

-Your job was village carpenter.

-He died when I was 16 years old,

-and I only started seven years ago.

-It's nice that the tradition

-continues in these buildings...

-..and in Ysbyty Ifan,

-which is so dear to you.

-Yes, of course it is.

-I was born here.

-I worked away

-and didn't see myself coming back.

-But a part of me

-might always have wanted to return.

-Can we see the old workshop?

-Can we see the old workshop?

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-Of course.

-Wow!

-If this place could talk!

-You still use a lot of tools

-that your great-grandfather used.

-A lot of them are still here.

-There are two saws and old planes

-bearing Griffith Owen's stamp.

-Old tools, especially old saws,

-work well if you keep them sharp.

-Some things need a good clean.

-It's a bit cold and damp

-all year round.

-Have you cleaned? I can't tell.

-Have you cleaned? I can't tell.

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-I have, actually.

-What keeps you busiest?

-I mostly make furniture, really.

-People order tables, cupboards,

-shelves and so on.

-I design and make

-what I think they want.

-What's going on now, Huw?

-I've been making a few chairs.

-Small ones.

-You made the chair

-for the Llanrwst Eisteddfod.

-Yes, that's right.

-That's for

-the Aberystwyth Eisteddfod.

-It needs to be a good one

-for the Cardis!

-Yes, they demand quality.

-They don't sit often,

-but they need a good chair!

-I try to use native wood when I can.

-Is that what this is?

-You've been busy.

-This is a desk made of ash.

-Those trees grew

-at Yr Ysgwrn in Trawsfynydd.

-This is the same timber

-I used to make the chair...

-..for the 2017 Anglesey Eisteddfod.

-That was some commission for you.

-They wanted the chair

-to convey some major themes.

-The most important theme,

-and the one I liked most...

-..was to mark the centenary

-of Hedd Wyn and the Black Chair...

-..and to note that we Welsh

-maybe tend to look back a lot...

-..and that it might be time

-for us to start to look ahead...

-..to a confident future

-for us as a nation.

-To cap it all,

-a good friend of yours won it.

-I was so glad

-that Osian Rhys Jones won it.

-I was at university with him.

-It was a pleasure

-to see him stand in the pavilion.

-Cefn Gwlad has filmed here before.

-I couldn't help noticing

-someone's phone number...

-..still up on the wall

-20 years later!

-It's over 20 years, probably.

-I haven't moved anything.

-Dai's number is still on the wall.

-Do you get a chance to write poetry?

-What was the last thing you wrote?

-An englyn to you.

-As you're a Cardi,

-you don't have to pay for it.

-Thank goodness.

-"The only Dai Llanilar

-"A short chap, even so, unassuming.

-"When seen either on the screen

-"Or on stage, he's quite a star!"

-You can keep that!

-You can keep that!

-

-Thank you very much.

-An englyn by Huw Sel.

-I might call again

-before I go home.

-If you need any help, shout.

-You never know

-when you'll need to call Dai Jones.

-That's why it's still up.

-Have you got a pen and paper for me?

-Have you got a pen and paper for me?

-

-I must have, in this mess somewhere.

-To leave my name and number?

-Who knows who'll be here

-in another 20 years?

-Because you're busy

-keeping the tradition alive.

-I'm trying my best.

-Good luck to Rhodri

-as he carries on that tradition.

-Back at the Lleyn Triathlon,

-the golf leg is drawing to a close.

-Before the last event,

-the darts competition...

-..it's time to announce

-the results so far.

-John Huw's team,

-Dafydd Gwythrian and Eifion...

-..and Dai, of course, 67.

-Tanrallt B,

-Tomos, Daniel and William, 57.

-It's a tradition for any winner

-in any section to come forward.

-Dafydd, Abner, Dafydd Gwythrian...

-..Ieu, Elis Bodwi,

-Dafydd Hafod y Dre, Ed and Prys.

-Please come forward.

-They all scored 20 out of 20

-in the shooting, so down the hatch!

-I can tell you,

-I'm so glad I didn't shoot well!

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-Later, the wannabe farmer

-shows that he's a fast learner.

-This is difficult work.

-This is difficult work.

-

-But it's fun as well.

-But first, the Lleyn Triathlon

-draws to a close for another year.

-There's only the darts left.

-The Ty Newydd pub in Sarn Mellteyrn

-is the location this time.

-The contestants can relax

-before the final challenge.

-Well, Dafydd,

-you've been busy all day.

-You're practising your darts.

-Do you play every week?

-Do you play every week?

-

-I did last year.

-But it didn't go well.

-I'm glad that we're fundraising

-for good causes.

-It's a good thing.

-It doesn't matter who wins,

-ultimately.

-It's only a bit of fun.

-When will you be in bed tonight?

-It's 7.15, and the day's not over.

-It's 7.15, and the day's not over.

-

-It's not halfway yet!

-The Lleyn Triathlon

-is in for a late finish...

-..but Elis Morris

-has to get up early to be a farmer.

-Elis Morris is a city boy...

-Elis Morris is a city boy...

-

-Milking!

-But his heart's set

-on being a farmer.

-I'm Elis and I live out of Cardiff.

-I'm Elis and I live out of Cardiff.

-

-Out of Cardiff?

-As you can see,

-I've got a lot of stock on my farm.

-I've been saving to buy a farm

-for as long as I can remember.

-Until then, I help my relatives

-in North Wales...

-..and learn a few tricks

-about farming.

-What are we doing today?

-What are we doing today?

-

-Milking.

-We're all kitted up.

-You look smart.

-You look smart as well.

-Here you are, Elis.

-It's freezing!

-You'll warm up

-when we start milking.

-Cows don't hold back.

-They don't tell us

-when they want to go to the toilet.

-They just go.

-Thanks for the warning.

-How many cattle are there here?

-We milk 320, 40 cows at a time.

-Twenty on each side.

-This is really cool, but watch out

-for the brown stuff that comes out.

-That's horrible!

-I'll choose a quiet one

-and you can clean it.

-What are you doing now?

-I'm cleaning her teats...

-..so that dirt

-doesn't get into the milk.

-I could probably reach.

-You have to reach comfortably.

-Press them tightly.

-Who's doing this job?

-Elis?

-That's not on the teat.

-If you look at that jar,

-we know this one has finished.

-I'll just check to make sure.

-This is difficult work.

-This is difficult work.

-

-But it's fun as well.

-After milking,

-we spray them with iodine.

-That keeps their udders clean

-and free of disease.

-Clean the udder.

-Clean the udder.

-

-Do I spray every teat?

-There's poo on you now!

-On my neck?

-There, and there,

-and there and there!

-Where on my face?

-Thanks for coming to help.

-Well done, boys.

-We learnt a lot about milking.

-I think that was great.

-Yes, it was great.

-Yes, it was great.

-

-We'd better go home.

-To have a proper wash.

-One step at a time, Elis.

-As the Lleyn Triathlon

-draws to a close...

-..the talk at the bar

-turns to the day's heroics.

-It's something different...

-..from the germ of a Saturday night

-idea to over 50 participants.

-The publicity it attracts

-is sure to attract more people.

-Shot of the day!

-It's a fun day,

-and everyone gets on.

-Some look forward to the golf,

-others to the shooting.

-I enjoyed the shooting this year,

-for once, but the golf was poor.

-It's great to switch off,

-go there and have fun.

-You have to mix

-because you can't enter as a team.

-You're put in a team, so you mix

-with new faces every year.

-It's a chance for us

-to socialize with the young lads.

-Better still,

-we raise money for charity.

-But before I leave...

-..one of the greats

-is about to step up to the oche.

-You're playing darts.

-Remember to clap!

-Everyone will want these three darts

-after I finish!

-This is a hell of a job.

-Thank heavens

-I wasn't playing for my supper.

-What do we need?

-What do we need?

-

-Everything!

-It's been a day

-with a bit of everything.

-Over 1,000 was raised

-for local good causes...

-..including Ysbyty Bryn Beryl,

-the choice of the winning team.

-Yes, the Lleyn Triathlon,

-truly a day of pure enjoyment.

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