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0:00:10 > 0:00:12- # Remember
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0:00:27 > 0:00:30- # Let us praise our forefathers... #
0:00:31 > 0:00:33- This week, - we remember the Urdd camps.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37- The socializing and friendship, - the singing and walking...
0:00:37 > 0:00:41- ..the fun and the longing are all - part of a nation's consciousness.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49- Campers from north, south, - east and west...
0:00:49 > 0:00:53- ..coming together and forming - friendships that would last forever.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- Urdd Gobaith Cymru's - first permanent camp...
0:01:06 > 0:01:09- ..was built in Llangrannog in 1932.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13- Since then, hundreds of thousands - of children and young people...
0:01:13 > 0:01:17- ..have experienced outdoor life, - here and in Glan-llyn.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- Hundreds became officers, - or swogs, at the camp.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24- The memories come flooding back - for some.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- Welcome to the Llangrannog camp.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- This is one of the world's - most famous fields.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- As you know, - Ifan ab Owen Edwards's dream...
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- ..was to establish this camp.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44- Thousands of children have camped - on this field over the years.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48- The camp is not a school.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53- By using sports, - tours, folk dancing...
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- ..and all kinds - of other activities...
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- ..we try to inspire - these children...
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- ..and make them appreciate - Welsh life.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06- It was a huge responsibility.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- All these children - would arrive in Llangrannog.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15- Many of them would be leaving home - for the first time.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- They'd be leaving Mam and Dad - for the first time.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22- You had dozens, even hundreds, - of children around you.
0:02:23 > 0:02:24- It was a responsibility.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29- When I came to Llangrannog, - I was around ten years old.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- It was nothing like this.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- It was very primitive.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- We slept in tents over there.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- The boys slept in tents - and the girls slept in cabins.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- It was a very primitive place.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48- From what I can remember, - we were never idle there.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- They thought that if they kept us - going all day, we'd sleep at night.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- This is the fourth time - I've visited Llangrannog.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- My brothers have been here - and I'm following their example.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- I come every year - because I enjoy it.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- The girls stayed in a cabin - on top of the hill.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- They were beyond our reach!
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- Early on, that didn't bother me...
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- ..but as the years passed, - I became more aware of them.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- The cabins were lovely. - I loved my cabin.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- It was Nyth yr Wylan A - or Nyth yr Wylan B.
0:03:23 > 0:03:29- We had to clean every morning - and keep the cabin tidy.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- I had a doll - I was a little baby!
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- I remember placing my doll - on my bed.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41- The only thing that bothered me - was going to the toilet at night.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- They were situated behind the cabin.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- I didn't like the dark!
0:03:49 > 0:03:54- "Dear everyone, - I attended chapel on Sunday...
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- "..and praised the Lord."
0:03:57 > 0:04:03- "Dear Auntie Edith, - I'm enjoying myself immensely.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09- "We arrived at 4.10 on Friday."
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- I come here to look after the girls.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- We have over 130 girls here...
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- ..every week.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- I look after them.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- Some are missing their homes.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- I try to do my best for them.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- Others are ill occasionally.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- I try to look after them - the best I can.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40- A lot of the children had never been - away from home before.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- It was quite an adventure for them.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- Some of them missed home.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- I cried the first evening.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- I missed my parents, - I missed my home.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- We didn't have sleeping bags, - nothing like that.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- We had blankets.
0:04:56 > 0:05:03- No sheets, just blankets, - on army cots.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- I found it quite tough, really.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11- I was in tears on the first night, - as was everyone else.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- I broke down on the bus.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- The rest of the children - from Barmouth stared at me.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- I'll never forget - one girl from South Wales.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- She cried incessantly.
0:05:24 > 0:05:30- I told her, "Listen now, Linda" - or whatever her name was...
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- .."you'll be fine, don't worry.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- "We'll look after you."
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- All she wanted to do - was go home to her friends.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- "I want to go home to my friends."
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- I was trying to comfort her.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- "I want to go home to my friends."
0:05:49 > 0:05:56- I can remember the sound - of her crying to this day.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- Something else that happened - was the distribution of letters.
0:06:02 > 0:06:07- A swog would arrive - and stand on top of the steps...
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- ..in front of the canteen.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- The children would gather round.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- Names would be called out...
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- ..and children would receive - a letter or a postcard.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- Some parents didn't send a letter - and the children would be sad.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- Other children - would receive letters.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- The post was very important.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Hearing children - the same age as us...
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- ..speaking a language - that sounded like Welsh...
0:06:35 > 0:06:37- ..was quite a surprise.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43- There was no TV - and we hadn't heard it on the radio.
0:06:43 > 0:06:49- They would say words - like 'lan' and 'mas'.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- We didn't know - what these words meant.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- Slowly, we realized - what they were saying.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- We met youngsters - from all parts of Wales...
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- ..north, south, east, west.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- Their dialect - was so different to ours.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- Some say South Walians - can't understand North Walians...
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- ..and vice versa.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15- That's nonsense!
0:07:16 > 0:07:21- I remember a frisson between boys - from Brynaman and Llanuwchllyn.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- I'd lived in both places.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31- The boys were very competitive - on the sports field.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- You had to feed them - - that was very important.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40- It was quite a challenge to feed - everyone with limited resources.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- One of the worst jobs - was washing up afterwards.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- All the swogs had to do it in turn. - Imagine that!
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- We also had to slop out.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- You had to scrape the plate clean.
0:07:54 > 0:08:00- The life of a swog - wasn't all sweetness and light.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- It was hard work.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- I worked in the kitchen - in Llangrannog.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- I lived relatively close - to the camp.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- As a child, the camp - was too close for me to stay.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- I was never a swog.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- I worked and earned some money - - not a lot!
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- I remember peeling potatoes.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- I can't remember how many people - were staying there...
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- ..but I peeled all morning!
0:08:28 > 0:08:34- For lunch, we'd serve meat, - tinned carrots and tinned peas.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- Mrs Jones worked in the kitchen.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- I thought Mam was a good cook...
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- ..but Mrs Jones, she was special.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51- She taught me how to make meringues, - eclairs and buns.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- Mrs Jones's buns!
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- They were unique.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59- The children didn't eat them, - nor did the swogs.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- They were kept for the dignitaries - that visited the camp.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12- It was so exciting to be away - from home for a week...
0:09:12 > 0:09:16- ..eating sweets, - drinking dandelion and burdock pop.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- It's the only time I ever drank it.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- If I drank a sip - of that drink now...
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- ..all the memories - would come flooding back.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- I don't fancy a swim today, or even - dipping my toe in the water...
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- ..but before the days - of the swimming pool here...
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- ..the campers would venture - into the sea.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- Strict safety guidelines - were in place.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54- The best thing about Llangrannog - is the wonderful spirit.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- Girls and boys - from Welsh secondary schools.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- Students and lecturers - from Welsh universities.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- They all come here - to enjoy themselves.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07- There was a lot of responsibility.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- You were in charge - of all these children.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- The head of the camp, Ifan Isaac, - made it perfectly clear...
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- ..that there was to be - no tomfoolery.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- Ifan decided to set up - a lifesaving team.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- What was it?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- A girl, of my choosing, - would be sent out in a boat...
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- ..a hundred yards out to sea.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- One of us would lead - a team of six lifesavers.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- We'd tie a rope around ourselves - and walk into the sea.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- We'd go out and save the girl.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48- We'd carry her back to the shore. - It was a great experience!
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- It didn't happen every day!
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- We'd then show the children - how to administer the kiss of life.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- I did it many times, - but I never rescued a man!
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- I don't remember any injuries, - apart from my own!
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- I was trying to be clever.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- There's a rock on the beach - in Llangrannog.
0:11:12 > 0:11:18- As a team of swogs, we made sure - the children didn't go too far out.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- I climbed to the top of the rock.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27- As I did so, - a huge wave swept me off the rock.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- I held my hands up - to shield my face...
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- ..but the rest of my body - took the full impact on the rocks.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- I managed to swim out - and walk back up.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- Everyone was screaming on the beach.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- I thought something had happened.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- I hadn't realized that the water - was dripping off my body...
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- ..because I was walking - out of the sea.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56- At the same time, I was covered - in blood from head to toe.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- The first time - I visited Llangrannog...
0:12:00 > 0:12:05- ..I had a neatly-packed case - and a letter inside it.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- I was told - to hand over the letter...
0:12:09 > 0:12:13- ..to a nurse or medical officer - on the campus.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- I was an asthma sufferer.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21- The North Walian word for asthma - had the same meaning as restriction.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- I handed over my letter - to the nurse at the camp.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31- She called me over - and gave me some medicine.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- It was rather unpleasant.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38- I swallowed the medicine - and headed straight for the toilet.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- This happened - day after day after day.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- I went back to the nurse - to tell her I had diarrhoea.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52- It became apparent that she had - misunderstood our term for asthma.
0:12:52 > 0:12:58- She came to the conclusion - that I was constipated!
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- Flippin' 'eck!
0:13:02 > 0:13:07- I got to know that toilet - like the back of my hand.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- I spent my first three days there.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- # Remember #
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0:13:20 > 0:13:22- # Remember #
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- From the wild waves - here in Llangrannog...
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- ..we travel to the tranquillity - of Bala Lake and the Glan-llyn camp.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- # Where? Down by the lake
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- # Where? Down by the lake
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- # Where? Down by the lake
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- # I met a sweet young girl
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- # Where? Down by the lake
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- # Down by the lake #
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- You drove in past the gate, - from the main road...
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- ..and entered a Welsh world.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- For me, that was so very important.
0:14:01 > 0:14:02- What was it like here?
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- What was it like here?- - Just as it is today.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08- It's easy to romanticize - as you look back over 30 years...
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- ..but it was a wonderful place.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- We welcomed youngsters here.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- It was an island of Welsh life.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- This is a very Welsh area - and county...
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- ..and we welcomed youngsters - from all parts of Wales...
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- ..to this island of Welsh life.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- By introducing them - to different activities...
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- ..we hoped to give them - a healthy dose of Welsh life.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- In this house?
0:14:37 > 0:14:42- It's strange to think back, - but that was my summer holiday.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- I was a teacher at Llandovery - College for five years...
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- ..and my summer holidays - were spent teaching in Glan-llyn.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- That's quite sad in some ways...
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- ..but it says a lot - about the society in Glan-llyn.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- The sun was always shining. - I don't remember any rain.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- It was an enchanting place.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10- When I was first appointed, - I was here on my own.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15- There were two or three - maintenance staff.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- We also had kitchen staff.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- It was impossible - to continue like that.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- A deputy was appointed - Dei Tomos.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- I came here - straight from university in 1965.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- I loved mountaineering.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- I came here to help out - and do some training.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40- I started canoeing and trained - in a centre on Anglesey.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- Sailing came next.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- Slowly, I started - to enjoy water sports.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- I enjoyed outdoor pursuits.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- There were some major changes - within 15 years.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00- When I arrived, - we'd only recently had electricity.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05- Before then, we gave children - paraffin lamps in their rooms.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- It's a frightening thought now!
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- There was no electricity - in Glan-llyn...
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- ..only tilley lamps and oil lamps.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- They were the only source of light.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- They had to be cleaned every day - and then filled.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- We had to make sure - they worked properly.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- Then we had to peel potatoes - - tons of them.
0:16:29 > 0:16:35- I'm pretty sure I washed - tons and tons of potatoes...
0:16:36 > 0:16:38- ..over the course - of four or five years.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- I was there for four or five years.
0:16:42 > 0:16:48- I was lucky - I was paid - to be there and lived camp life.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- # Holly-a-key-key - and holly-a-cuckoo-cuckoo #
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- Llangrannog during the early 1970s.
0:16:58 > 0:17:04- The Urdd's aim was to raise - children's awareness of Welsh life.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- This happened in Llangrannog - and Glan-llyn.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- One activity was familiar - to both camps - singing.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- # I walked until I returned... #
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- There was a lot of singing.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- Some of the songs were very - unfamiliar to some of us...
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- ..especially during - our early visits.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- One of those was Ging Gang Goolie.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- # Ging gang goolie goolie - goolie goolie wish-wash #
0:17:36 > 0:17:41- The camps, especially Glan-llyn - for the older children...
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- ..became a stage to nurture talent.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- One notable example - in the world of music...
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- ..was Caryl.
0:17:51 > 0:17:56- Sioned Mair and the rest of Sidan - were in the same school.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- They were there.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04- Without a doubt, - they gained confidence there...
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- ..by performing - in front of the others.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- The singing was very important.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- We sang day and night.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- By the time children were ten - or eleven years old...
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- ..they knew dozens of songs...
0:18:20 > 0:18:24- ..which have stayed - in the memory ever since.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29- I remember realizing - for the first time...
0:18:29 > 0:18:35- ..that Nkosi Sikelel' - was South Africa's national anthem.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- I sang it thinking - it was an incredible song...
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- ..someone had written - in Llangrannog!
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- I remember Dewi Bebb - and two others...
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- ..singing about the country - where Ali Baba's dad lived.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- You wouldn't get away with that now.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- We sang some strange songs.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- We learnt songs in Welsh - - all the Welsh folk songs.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- You also had Nkosi Sikelel'.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05- I remember singing a song - about Mussolini.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- # Bing bong bing bong bay
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- # Bing bong bing bong bay
0:19:14 > 0:19:15- # Bing bong bing bong bay
0:19:15 > 0:19:17- # Bing bong bing bong bay
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- # Mountain stream, - clear and bright... #
0:19:21 > 0:19:27- There is one song I hate, - and I heard it first in Glan-llyn.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- Bing bong bing bong bay!
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- The first person to sing that song - needs to be shot!
0:19:34 > 0:19:39- I was learning more about - the guitar, the piano and music...
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- ..and also about Welsh songs.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45- I didn't know that much - about Welsh-language music.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- I learnt Ar Lan Y Mor...
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- ..and other songs sung at the camp, - such as Hogia Ni...
0:19:52 > 0:19:57- ..Un Gusan Fach F'Anwylyd - and Pori Mae Yr Asyn.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- I'd never heard these songs before.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- My first visit to Glan-llyn...
0:20:03 > 0:20:08- ..was also my first experience - of listening to Welsh pop music.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- I had no experience of it...
0:20:10 > 0:20:15- ..until I heard this young man - playing a cheap guitar one night.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- We'd have musical nights - at Glan-llyn.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- This boy started singing - Gee Ceffyl Bach in a swing style.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- His name was Dafydd Iwan.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29- It was the first time something - like this had ever happened to me.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- During these musical nights...
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- ..the campers were allowed - to perform.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40- My friends from Pont-rhyd-y-fen - were there - Hefin Elis...
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- ..my cousin, John Griffiths - and Darrell Watkins.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48- It was a valuable opportunity - to perform in front of an audience.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- # Me and Wil, Wil and I
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- # Me and Wil Wooden Leg!
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- # The two of us, the only ones
0:20:59 > 0:21:03- # Me and Wil Wooden Leg! #
0:21:03 > 0:21:08- There was another star at Glan-llyn - when I was there - Dewi Pws.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- He wasn't as famous as he is now...
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- ..but he was quite a character - back then.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- Do you remember - The House Of The Rising Sun?
0:21:18 > 0:21:22- # There is a house in New Orleans - they call the Rising Sun #
0:21:23 > 0:21:27- It's not a three-chord song, - but Dewi Pws knew all the chords.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32- He taught me The House - Of The Rising Sun on the guitar.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- That's Dewi Pws's greatest - contribution to music in Wales!
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- I didn't think that folk singing - or cerdd dant singing...
0:21:41 > 0:21:45- ..attracted girls, - but rock and roll did!
0:21:45 > 0:21:49- It was a way of showing off.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53- The guitar would appear - at every opportunity.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57- I'd sing the popular songs - of the day with my friends.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59- We used to sing - Anglo-American songs...
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- ..and it was a way of showing off - and attracting girls!
0:22:03 > 0:22:08- Every time I went there, - I'd meet someone new.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12- I'd fall in love - with some boy from somewhere.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- I didn't go there - just for the boys...
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- ..but also for the singing!
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- # ..has gone to jail
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- # For stealing a barley loaf - and two honeypots
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- # Half a pound of sugar - has gone missing
0:22:30 > 0:22:32- # And no-one to search for it - but me #
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- It inspired me to sing in Welsh.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- Had there been no Urdd - and no Glan-llyn...
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- ..I'd be singing in English now.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- # Me and Wil Wooden Leg! #
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- Hooray!
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- # Remember #
0:22:54 > 0:22:54- .
0:22:57 > 0:22:57- 888
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- 888- - 888
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- # Remember #
0:23:05 > 0:23:09- Urdd Gobaith Cymru's - first permanent camp...
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- ..was established in Llangrannog - in 1932.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- The founder, - Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards...
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- ..had his eye - on another site, Glan-llyn.
0:23:18 > 0:23:25- Sir Ifan had dreamt about developing - Glan-llyn mansion since 1928.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- His opportunity came in 1948.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- The estate was up for sale - and the mansion was empty.
0:23:33 > 0:23:40- He made an application - to the government to rent the place.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45- Permission was granted - and he was given every cooperation.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49- The initial rent for the Urdd - was 100 per annum.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54- The whole area was a mess - - it had been left untended.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57- The gardens were growing wild.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- There were rhododendrons - growing everywhere.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02- The buildings were in a poor state.
0:24:03 > 0:24:09- Sir Ifan faced a huge challenge - when he took over in 1949.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14- Because of my father's links - with the Urdd...
0:24:14 > 0:24:19- ..Sir Ifan asked him - to oversee the work.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- That's where the interesting story - begins.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- Sir Ifan sent him a series - of written instructions...
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- ..to Werddon, my home.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35- I wrote to everyone by post. - I knew everyone by post.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39- I didn't meet anyone. - It was a rather strange time.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44- He sent detailed instructions - about what should be done.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46- Everything had to be done...
0:24:46 > 0:24:50- ..before the first visitors - arrived in August 1950.
0:24:50 > 0:24:56- When the Glan-llyn estate - was sold in the early 1960s...
0:24:56 > 0:24:58- ..the Urdd had the means to buy it.
0:25:01 > 0:25:07- When I started, I had to have a set - of rules, fundamental principles...
0:25:07 > 0:25:09- ..that were adhered to...
0:25:10 > 0:25:14- ..in terms of safety on the lake, - and living together here.
0:25:14 > 0:25:19- That was explained to everyone from - the off, including the officers...
0:25:19 > 0:25:23- ..in the hope that they - would accept the responsibility.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- At the start of every week - when I was in charge...
0:25:27 > 0:25:29- ..I would tell the young swogs...
0:25:29 > 0:25:34- ..who were responsible for children - only slightly younger than them...
0:25:34 > 0:25:37- ..that if an accident occurred...
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- ..they would face questions - from a coroner.
0:25:40 > 0:25:47- That's a big statement. - It's a statement of concern.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51- The swogs were responsible - for looking after children...
0:25:52 > 0:25:56- ..a long time before we had - guidelines for health and safety.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- We knew we were responsible - for the lives of children...
0:26:01 > 0:26:03- ..for a whole week.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08- We were aware that their parents - had the utmost faith in us...
0:26:08 > 0:26:10- ..but we also had fun here.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14- Later, when I worked for the Urdd...
0:26:14 > 0:26:19- ..I took youngsters mountaineering - on Crib Goch.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26- I was taught to be disciplined - when I camped at the Urdd centres.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30- I remember - taking youngsters climbing...
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- ..and someone became stuck - on Crib Goch.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40- Today, with all the health - and safety guidelines...
0:26:41 > 0:26:46- ..I don't think we could do - half the activities we did then.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- A pair of these - was essential at both camps.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56- If you didn't have boots, - you could borrow a pair.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00- They might not have fitted, - but was the pain worth it?
0:27:07 > 0:27:12- Walking mostly. - Route marches. Forced marches.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- That's what we did.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16- Walk.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- It was a way of tiring us out - to make us sleep at night.
0:27:21 > 0:27:26- I was part of the first group - on the first-ever walk.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- This is going to be difficult - for people to believe...
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- ..but I have photographs - to prove it!
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- It was the first walk - the Urdd ever organized.
0:27:36 > 0:27:41- We walked from Aberystwyth, - to the mountains beyond the town.
0:27:41 > 0:27:47- I remember staying in Hyddgen, - an important site in Welsh history.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51- The only person we saw in five days - was a shepherd...
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- ..roaming Pumlumon.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58- The day before we returned, - we walked to Nant-y-Moch farm...
0:27:59 > 0:28:01- ..to see the brothers.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06- The experience of being with them - was remarkable...
0:28:06 > 0:28:12- ..for me, as an 18-year-old, - and it has stayed with me.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14- I didn't know a thing about them.
0:28:15 > 0:28:21- He turned to my brother and asked, - "What do you do?" He replied.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23- "Where do you come from?"
0:28:23 > 0:28:25- "Barmouth."
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- "Barmouth?"
0:28:27 > 0:28:32- He named my father. - "Are you so-and-so's son?" "Yes."
0:28:32 > 0:28:37- "His family's roots - are half a mile from here."
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- I didn't know that.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44- He could tell us who we were - without having met us before.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46- They were intelligent people.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- The Nant-y-Moch area - was under threat at the time.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- There were plans - to drown the valley...
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- ..and create a dam - to generate electricity.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- I had one nasty blister.
0:29:09 > 0:29:15- Apart from that, - it was a wonderful journey on foot.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- # And the cat - has scratched little Johnny #
0:29:20 > 0:29:24- Most campers arrived by bus, - after a long journey...
0:29:24 > 0:29:26- ..which was often an eye-opener.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- I remember the bus journey up.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- Children from Ystalyfera...
0:29:32 > 0:29:36- ..shared a bus with children from - Rhydfelen for part of the journey.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41- They were the only two Welsh-medium - schools in South Wales.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45- The children of Rhydfelen, - some from Cardiff, were so cool.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50- They gave the impression that they - knew everything, that they'd lived.
0:29:51 > 0:29:52- We felt like hicks!
0:29:52 > 0:29:58- We had to live with them - and that was part of the adventure.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- We'd swap clothes - and borrow different things.
0:30:02 > 0:30:07- Before we went down for the discos, - we'd use each other's make-up.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09- It was so much fun.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13- When I did my discos, - they happened in the canteen.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17- Before the final record every night, - I'd say...
0:30:17 > 0:30:22- .."And now it's time for the - squeeze the girls' bottoms dance!"
0:30:22 > 0:30:25- The squeeze - the girls' bottoms dance!
0:30:27 > 0:30:31- Ti Yw Fy Nghan by Eirlys Parri - was the smooch song.
0:30:31 > 0:30:37- The smooch at the end of the night - before they headed for the bushes!
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- I fell in love - with someone different every day.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42- Huw Ceredig, Dafydd Iwan.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- North Walians, South Walians.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- The superstars would arrive - - the swogs.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- Oh, my God. They were like gods.
0:30:51 > 0:30:57- They would walk in, - the swogs that looked after us.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- If one of them - also sang in a band...
0:31:01 > 0:31:02- ..oh!
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- Mick Jagger, eat your heart out. - Real superstars.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- I remember meeting Dewi Pws - for the first time.
0:31:10 > 0:31:11- He was playing the piano.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- I spoke to him. - I was more confident in Glan-llyn.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19- Many partnerships - were sealed in Glan-llyn.
0:31:19 > 0:31:25- You were together for a fortnight - or three weeks over the summer.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- We lived closely together.
0:31:28 > 0:31:33- Inevitably, - romance was bound to blossom.
0:31:34 > 0:31:39- Most of my contemporaries - and my friends from that time...
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- ..met their wives through the Urdd.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44- I didn't!
0:31:45 > 0:31:49- I had the odd kiss or two, - but I didn't get a wife.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- I met this girl from France.
0:31:51 > 0:31:56- She and her sister - were staying with a Welsh girl.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58- Her name was Sylvie Beaumont.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01- I was with her for the entire week.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03- On the final night...
0:32:03 > 0:32:09- ..we were supposed to gather - in the hallway of the old mansion...
0:32:10 > 0:32:12- ..to join in with the sing-song.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14- It was meant to be so cool!
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- I showed no interest.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19- I was down by the lake with Sylvie.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24- They came looking for us, - the swogs, torches in hand.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30- One of them said, "You'll never - be allowed back to Glan-llyn."
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- I never went back.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- There were many romances - in Glan-llyn, I'm sure.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- When you went home, - part of the excitement...
0:32:40 > 0:32:44- ..was waiting for the first letter - through the post...
0:32:45 > 0:32:48- ..from whoever you'd met - during the week.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- You feel sorry - for the children of today.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55- Everything is done - by texting and emailing...
0:32:55 > 0:33:00- ..rather than waiting for the letter - to arrive after Glan-llyn.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- I remember leaving Glan-llyn - three times...
0:33:04 > 0:33:09- ..and everyone on the bus - back to Carmarthen was in tears...
0:33:10 > 0:33:12- ..because we had to leave.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19- # Remember #
0:33:21 > 0:33:21- .
0:33:27 > 0:33:27- 888
0:33:27 > 0:33:29- 888- - 888
0:33:30 > 0:33:33- # Remember #
0:33:35 > 0:33:39- Listen to me. - Judgement day has arrived.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42- The day you strike a blow for Wales.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- Today will stand out - in the history of the game...
0:33:46 > 0:33:49- ..as the day we beat Wales - in Twickenham.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- Tens of thousands of children...
0:33:53 > 0:33:56- ..have spent time - in Glan-llyn or Llangrannog.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01- Urdd aelwydydd in all parts of Wales - were crucial to its success.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03- Oy, oy, oy.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08- The Urdd played an important role - in my life as a youngster.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10- We were lucky in Brynaman.
0:34:10 > 0:34:15- The people of Brynaman bought - a building for Urdd activities.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20- We could come and go to the aelwyd - whenever we wanted.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24- Only Urdd activities - were held in this building.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28- I remember going there - when I was in primary school.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32- I didn't go there to compete - - I went there to socialize.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35- Pen-y-groes was an Urdd aelwyd.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39- We didn't compete - in the Urdd Eisteddfod.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44- It was a Welsh youth club. - We played football and table tennis.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- Everything was done - through the medium of Welsh.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52- It inspired so many of us - to become conscientious Welshmen.
0:34:53 > 0:34:59- For us, as teenagers, - the Urdd aelwyd was our youth club.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03- We would go to the aelwyd - every Friday night...
0:35:03 > 0:35:08- ..to socialize with youngsters - of the same age.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- So many activities - were organized for us.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- The aelwyd, run by Sulwyn Thomas...
0:35:14 > 0:35:18- ..inspired a group of us - to work on Radio Glangwili.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22- Would you like a request - on Radio Glangwili?
0:35:22 > 0:35:26- It was a great experience - for someone like me...
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- ..who was interested - in that kind of work.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32- Mrs Leggett from Whitland.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36- The aelwyd has put - many of us on the map...
0:35:36 > 0:35:40- ..especially the Carmarthen aelwyd.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44- Its members were very active - and we had some great leaders.
0:35:44 > 0:35:49- I remember acting the part - of an elephant and a chimpanzee...
0:35:49 > 0:35:51- ..with Norah Isaac.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- That's what we were taught to do.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58- T James Jones and a number - of local ministers were involved.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00- We performed dramas.
0:36:00 > 0:36:06- One was a Welsh translation - of A Resounding Tinkle.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11- Me, in a pair of red wellingtons, - acting in an absurd drama.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16- We won competitions - in Holyhead and Aberavon.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20- It was such a great experience - for a youngster.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- A warm welcome to you - to another noson lawen...
0:36:24 > 0:36:26- ..by Brynaman's Urdd aelwyd.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- # This is your opportunity
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- # And then we'll swim
0:36:35 > 0:36:40- # In a heavenly sea #
0:36:40 > 0:36:45- We had an opportunity to compete - as members of the aelwyd and branch.
0:36:45 > 0:36:50- A noson lawen, - folk dancing, performing dramas...
0:36:50 > 0:36:52- ..singing in a choir, recitation.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- The group activities - were the most popular in Brynaman.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02- In the aelwydydd, we spot - future talent for the first time.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06- Derec Brown, Angharad Mair - - I could name dozens of them.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- Some were very mischievous.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- I used to take gangs of them - to Llangrannog.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- You don't know the half of it!
0:37:16 > 0:37:22- We kept some things to ourselves - and never told their parents.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- # I want to be English! #
0:37:32 > 0:37:37- One thing that happened every night, - after all the hurly-burly...
0:37:38 > 0:37:42- ..you had to make sure they were - all quiet for the epilogue.
0:37:42 > 0:37:49- # To prevent pain to our souls
0:37:51 > 0:37:59- # In Your peace, keep us safe #
0:38:02 > 0:38:06- At night, with the campers - all fast asleep...
0:38:06 > 0:38:10- ..the atmosphere - in Glan-llyn's old mansion changed.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- There was an aura - surrounding Glan-llyn...
0:38:14 > 0:38:18- ..before electricity was introduced.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21- It could be a very eerie place.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24- My group stayed in a room - for eight...
0:38:25 > 0:38:28- ..above the stairs - that led to the cellar.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32- That's where the 'ghost' lived!
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- There were so many stories - about this ghost.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39- Everyone was too scared to move.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- I think the swogs - created a ghost story...
0:38:43 > 0:38:47- ..so that everyone was too scared - to leave their rooms.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- Once every fortnight, - the lights were dimmed.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53- By candlelight...
0:38:53 > 0:39:00- ..different people would regale - the children with ghost stories.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05- It created tension - and an eerie atmosphere.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09- In addition to that, - there was a mock seance.
0:39:10 > 0:39:15- I became involved with this - seance business wholeheartedly...
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- ..until it frightened me so much - that I had to stop.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24- I didn't realize - how much it affected me personally.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- I led these activities...
0:39:29 > 0:39:32- ..until one night - when a message appeared...
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- ..relating to someone's death.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39- The following morning, - we found out that the person...
0:39:39 > 0:39:43- ..had died in a car accident - the previous night.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45- No-one could have known about it.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56- A cardinal rule in Urdd camps - is no alcohol.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- Rules are there to be broken, - aren't they?
0:40:00 > 0:40:03- There were strict rules - relating to alcohol...
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- ..not only for the children - staying at the camp...
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- ..but for the swogs as well.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14- Every now and then, on Thursdays - when tours left the camp...
0:40:14 > 0:40:19- ..some would return with beer, - sometimes something stronger.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- We were aware of it - on Thursday nights.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- Someone would tell us about it.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27- We'd say, - "If you have some, turn it in...
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- "..and you can have it back - on Saturday."
0:40:30 > 0:40:34- I remember the last night, - the final course of the summer...
0:40:35 > 0:40:37- ..during the final week of August.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- The campers were older, - up to the age of 18 years old.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45- I remember Dei Tomos, who may - have been in charge that week.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- I remember him - searching the rooms...
0:40:49 > 0:40:53- ..in case the children - had broken the rules.
0:40:53 > 0:40:58- He found cans of beer - and the odd bottle of whisky...
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- ..under the beds - or in the cupboards.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05- He brought them all back - to the officers' room.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07- I thought this was our reward...
0:41:08 > 0:41:13- ..after working hard - for three weeks over the summer!
0:41:13 > 0:41:18- I said to Dei, "Let's grab a glass - and have a beer."
0:41:18 > 0:41:20- He replied, "Not at all."
0:41:21 > 0:41:25- In front of those who'd bought them - and the swogs...
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- ..I poured them all - down the urinal.
0:41:28 > 0:41:33- The faces of some of the swogs - were a sight to behold.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- "Why didn't you keep them - for Saturday?!"
0:41:36 > 0:41:40- Of course, - Dei was right, in principle.
0:41:40 > 0:41:45- Then again, we didn't agree - with him at the time!
0:41:45 > 0:41:47- Dafydd Iwan was 21.
0:41:47 > 0:41:53- I decided we had to host a party - for Dafydd Iwan in our house...
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- ..the minister's house - in Llanuwchllyn.
0:41:58 > 0:42:05- At around midnight, - people started leaving Glan-llyn.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08- Through windows.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12- They walked along the banks - of the lake and along the road.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16- They were all heading for - Garth Gwyn, the minister's house.
0:42:16 > 0:42:21- We had the most incredible party.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23- It was carnage.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25- No-holds barred.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- The following morning, - people were very ill.
0:42:31 > 0:42:36- People were trying to get back - to Glan-llyn by eight o'clock.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- I arrived late.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40- There was work to do.
0:42:43 > 0:42:48- I was rightly put in my place - by John.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51- He didn't throw me out...
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- ..but from that day onwards...
0:42:57 > 0:43:01- ..not a drop of alcohol - came anywhere near Glan-llyn...
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- ..not through me or anyone else.
0:43:04 > 0:43:11- If anyone was caught with alcohol, - or had been drinking, they were out.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19- There are few more pleasant places - than Bala Lake in summer.
0:43:20 > 0:43:25- The experience of spending time - at an Urdd camp runs far deeper.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29- It's a sense of belonging.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32- That's the word I use - belonging.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35- Wherever I go, - if I mention Glan-llyn...
0:43:35 > 0:43:39- ..everyone makes a connection.
0:43:39 > 0:43:43- They were there ten years ago - or 30 years ago.
0:43:45 > 0:43:50- The most important aspect is making - the use of the Welsh language...
0:43:50 > 0:43:52- ..as normal and natural - as it can be.
0:43:52 > 0:43:56- Everyone is linked by the - Welsh language through Glan-llyn.
0:43:57 > 0:43:59- Everything is of its time.
0:43:59 > 0:44:03- Back in the 1960s, children enjoyed - coming here because of the camp.
0:44:04 > 0:44:06- The same is true today.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09- We've evolved - to satisfy our customers' needs.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13- It's hard to compare the camp now - to how it was.
0:44:13 > 0:44:17- When you return in ten years' time, - you'll see even more changes.
0:44:20 > 0:44:24- # The old airs, the learning and - the morals of yesterday's Wales #
0:44:25 > 0:44:30- The Urdd was founded - on my father's ideals.
0:44:30 > 0:44:32- I became aware of that...
0:44:33 > 0:44:37- ..when I was an ordinary soldier - in France - that's the background.
0:44:37 > 0:44:42- Something rose from Welsh soil, - something was formed in Wales.
0:44:42 > 0:44:48- Preserving the Welsh language - was the original aim, wasn't it?
0:44:49 > 0:44:53- Surprisingly, - the whole idea found a foothold.
0:44:53 > 0:44:57- Enthusiasm was the main - characteristic of that time.
0:44:57 > 0:45:02- That's the one characteristic - I'd desire to see again in the Urdd.
0:45:02 > 0:45:05- There was enthusiasm - in the early days.
0:45:05 > 0:45:09- I remember my first year - working for the Urdd.
0:45:09 > 0:45:13- I had a job in Aberystwyth - as a sports organizer.
0:45:13 > 0:45:17- Sir Ifan, by then a feeble man, - would come in and take off his hat.
0:45:17 > 0:45:19- He still had so many ideas.
0:45:19 > 0:45:25- He created a Welsh society - that hadn't existed previously.
0:45:25 > 0:45:30- The Urdd has meant so much to me - throughout my life.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32- It means so much more...
0:45:33 > 0:45:39- ..than the pinnacle we see - annually in the Urdd Eisteddfod.
0:45:39 > 0:45:41- Friendship at its best.
0:45:41 > 0:45:46- I know people speak in cliches - about this and that...
0:45:46 > 0:45:52- ..but I embrace the camps and the - Urdd without a shadow of doubt.
0:45:52 > 0:45:57- I think the Urdd's contribution - over the years...
0:45:58 > 0:46:01- ..has played an important part - in Welsh life...
0:46:02 > 0:46:06- ..and the lives of generations - of Welsh children.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08- There's no doubt about it.
0:46:08 > 0:46:12- When Sir Ifan founded the Urdd...
0:46:12 > 0:46:16- ..I don't think he could ever - have foreseen it developing...
0:46:16 > 0:46:20- ..and creating the impact it has.
0:46:20 > 0:46:23- Sir Ifan's dream - has undoubtedly been realized.
0:46:23 > 0:46:26- # Let us praise our forefathers
0:46:26 > 0:46:28- # The famous giants of Wales's past
0:46:28 > 0:46:32- # Men who saw the bright star - through the dark clouds
0:46:32 > 0:46:37- # After many a crosswind, - let us resurrect in our lifetime
0:46:37 > 0:46:41- # The old airs, the learning - and the morals of yesterday's Wales
0:46:41 > 0:46:44- # The sound of the poems and songs
0:46:44 > 0:46:46- # Of the old unblemished Wales
0:46:46 > 0:46:50- # May they fill our fair - and beautiful Wales
0:46:51 > 0:46:55- # Children of yesterday's Wales, - dear, beloved Wales
0:46:55 > 0:46:59- # Let us lift up the name - of lovely Wales
0:47:00 > 0:47:04- # The sound of the poems and songs - of the old unblemished Wales
0:47:05 > 0:47:09- # May they fill our fair - and beautiful Wales
0:47:09 > 0:47:15- # Children of yesterday's Wales, - dear, beloved Wales
0:47:15 > 0:47:23- # Let us lift up the name - of lovely Wales #
0:47:33 > 0:47:35- # Remember #
0:47:42 > 0:47:44- # Remember #
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