Dal Ati: Adre + Milltir² Dal Ati

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-Good morning.

-I'm in Deganwy,

-on the banks of River Conwy...

-..on the North Wales coast.

-I'm here to have a snoop

-around another interesting house.

-Welcome to Adre.

-Well, this is an unusual,

-enormous house.

-I can't wait to meet the owner.

-Let's go and hunt for clues.

-For help to follow the programme,

-take a look at the website...

-..or download the Dal Ati app.

-This person is famous for his work

-in textile design.

-He's also well-known

-for his weaving.

-This is all his own beautiful work.

-Many items in this house

-have come from abroad.

-Pieces of art from China, India,

-Egypt and Russia.

-All over the world.

-This person

-has travelled extensively.

-Chapels are close to

-this person's heart...

-..and he's famous

-for his stitch drawings of them.

-The textile artist and designer,

-Cefyn Burgess...

-..lives in this incredible house.

-The first chapel I ever drew

-was my home chapel.

-Its closure

-was the starting point...

-..for me to draw chapels

-and keep a record them.

-You can see history

-and the fabric of Welsh society...

-..in one small building.

-Thank you

-for inviting me here, Cefyn.

-I've never sat in a round room

-like this one before.

-It was one of the main things

-which attracted me to this house.

-It's nice to live in a tower.

-You come from Bethesda originally.

-What do they call

-true Bethesda boys like you...

-..who grew up in the village itself?

-How Gets. That's the name given

-to people from the village.

-I was born and raised in Bethesda.

-I wasn't even born in Bangor

-hospital - I was born in the house.

-I went to Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen

-and I studied Art and Scripture.

-I went to Manchester

-and graduated in Woven Textiles.

-I then did an MA in Textiles

-at the Royal College Of Art, London.

-Did you become a professional artist

-straight from college?

-I had a workshop in Bethnal Green...

-..where I wove blankets and

-created crockery for London shops.

-I then became a weaver

-at a silk mill in Macclesfield...

-..called Paradise Mill.

-I worked there

-for around three years.

-I then realized there was a loom

-at Trefriw Woollen Mills...

-..which produced wonderful blankets.

-I won an award from The Worshipful

-Company Of Weavers, London...

-..to work on a renovation project.

-That's what brought me back

-to North Wales...

-..and to the Conwy Valley.

-You went to Trefriw to renovate

-and recreate the whole mill?

-No, not the whole mill!

-It was one very special loom.

-That Jacquard loom is now

-at the museum in Drefach Felindre.

-You now have a workshop in Ruthin.

-You now have a workshop in Ruthin.

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-Yes.

-I've been based in the town

-of Ruthin for eight years.

-When I moved to this house,

-I worked in the cellar...

-..but I wanted to open it out,

-so I moved to the centre in Ruthin.

-Has your work changed

-over the years?

-It's evolved rather than changed.

-I'm someone who thinks about

-one thing and then has new ideas...

-..and changes direction.

-Sometimes, weaving textiles

-for furniture is my world...

-..then I'll slowly

-gravitate towards blankets...

-..and find myself

-returning to the chapels.

-It changes from one thing

-to another, depending on how I feel.

-These must be examples of your work.

-These must be examples of your work.

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-Yes.

-I'm really looking forward to this.

-Can we go for a snoop

-around the house with you?

-Yes, of course.

-You're more than welcome.

-Cefyn, does the sun always shine

-like this in Deganwy?

-Yes. Deganwy has its own

-microclimate.

-It's really nice.

-This is an incredible house.

-There's something grand about it

-and it looks almost Grecian.

-Yes, there's a touch of Greece here.

-This is an Arts And Crafts house.

-It's a huge property.

-Do you own the whole building?

-No, it's divided into four units.

-I own two of them

-and the other two are a flat.

-It was divided up in the 1950s.

-I'd hate to have to clean it all!

-It's a big task.

-It's a big task.

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-I'll check your work!

-Can we take a look?

-Can we take a look?

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-Yes, of course.

-The light flooding into

-this lounge is lovely.

-Yes, and light streams in

-from dawn till dusk.

-That light fitting

-suits the ceiling rose perfectly.

-Yes, and strangely enough,

-it isn't original to the house.

-The ceiling rose is original...

-..but a friend of mine

-found the light fitting...

-..when he was

-clearing out his attic.

-It was black with dust.

-It's perfect.

-It looks like

-it's always been there.

-Are the pictures on the wall

-examples of your work?

-Yes - I did them

-when I was at school.

-You did those at school? Wow!

-Yes, and they took hours!

-That was only a couple of years ago!

-What about the furniture?

-They're all gifts

-or brilliant finds.

-If I like a piece of furniture,

-I find a place for it.

-Shall we go though that door

-or head around the side?

-Where shall we go next?

-Around the side to the kitchen or

-straight ahead to the dining room.

-Let's go to the kitchen.

-This is your kitchen.

-Hello, are you alright?

-She's looking for her lunch.

-Who does the cooking?

-Not me!

-Not you?

-I get the feeling

-you want to move on swiftly!

-You just pass through the kitchen.

-Are those your pictures?

-Yes - pictures of crockery

-and Welsh dressers.

-I painted those

-when I was at college.

-I looked at patterns

-and traditional furniture.

-I gathered ideas and information.

-Let's go through.

-This is the dining room.

-A cosy little room.

-Yes, and I adore the table

-and those chairs.

-Yes, they really suit the house

-and the colours.

-There's a foreign influence here.

-Yes. There are things

-from my travels in here.

-Are those stamps?

-Yes - they're stamps.

-When you go backpacking around

-India for two or three months...

-..you don't want to

-carry bulky keepsakes home.

-That's why

-we went to the post office...

-..and chose stamps

-which we thought were fitting.

-We got the post office

-to stamp the date on them...

-..and we had a memento of our trip.

-That's a nice idea.

-Did this come from India too?

-Did this come from India too?

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-Yes - I brought back a few textiles.

-Do you find yourself carrying out

-research wherever you go?

-Do you always look at textiles,

-patterns and weaving techniques?

-I'm interested in it, of course,

-but as it's my job when I'm home...

-..I try to distance myself from it

-when I'm on holiday.

-Having said that,

-when I see something remarkable...

-..I do enjoy

-bringing it home with me.

-This is a collection box.

-It came from a church.

-There's money in there.

-I'll put a coin in too

-to give you good luck.

-On the first floor,

-there's a bathroom...

-..an office and a guest bedroom.

-This lovely, round bedroom

-has some incredible views.

-I expected to find

-a Welsh blanket...

-..or an example

-of your work on the bed.

-But I'd say this blanket is Indian.

-Yes, but I could never improve

-on the stitching, the colour...

-..and the tiny mirrors

-on that lovely blanket.

-Do you use

-a variety of blankets on your bed?

-Yes, and I swap them over

-all the time.

-This is so delicate and special,

-I'm scared the cats will scratch it.

-Do you collect textiles

-because they're valuable?

-Are they works of art to you?

-Are they works of art to you?

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-Yes - they are works of art.

-They're valuable,

-but not in a monetary sense.

-I don't look at them like that.

-Join me after the break to hear more

-about Cefyn and his work.

-We'll also visit his studio

-and shop in Ruthin.

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-What a cute little car!

-Ooh! What a lovely interior.

-Welcome back.

-Cefyn and I are leaving Deganwy and

-heading to Ruthin in the little car.

-Why the chapels?

-It started

-when we lost some chapels back home.

-My spiritual homes rather than

-my physical home, if you like.

-That's where my soul called home.

-I was raised there.

-At first, I just wanted

-to keep a record of them...

-..because I wanted to

-cling on to them.

-It's now more about the way

-the stone used to build chapels...

-..highlights the colour of the soil

-in that area.

-They got the stone for building

-chapels from the ground, after all.

-The stones they use to build chapels

-reflect the colours of Wales.

-Chapels are windows on a huge

-variety of aspects of Welsh life.

-That's why I'm interested in them.

-What sorts of chapels

-have you chosen as subjects?

-I'll happily draw any chapel.

-Some of the chapels I've seen

-over the years are blind, in a way.

-What I mean is there are no windows

-on the front of he building.

-I have to think long and hard

-about those and make sense of them.

-I either draw them from the side

-or look for other special features.

-That was amazing.

-Just standing and watching

-is therapeutic.

-This is the process.

-It starts with a sketch.

-You choose a chapel, and this one

-happens to be in Patagonia...

-..and you sketch what you see.

-What's the next step?

-I'm an artist

-but I sew rather than use paint.

-This is my paintbrush or my pencil.

-You set out the colour and the lines

-on this piece of fabric.

-Yes - it's white cotton.

-I use this small sewing machine

-to do that.

-Every machine

-sews in a different way.

-I use that one

-to create these lines.

-They trace the line of the horizon

-or the line of the land.

-They're on the horizontal.

-They're on the horizontal.

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-And then you add the colour.

-It matches the palette perfectly.

-Is that paint?

-Is that paint?

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-No - it's ink and dye.

-I apply it with a roller.

-The roller cuts across the marks...

-..and gives you more of a sense

-of texture on the surface.

-It runs in parallel with the sketch

-so it's a matter of interpretation.

-I must reproduce those marks

-on the fabric.

-These are the stones we see here?

-These are the stones we see here?

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-Yes - the gravel and grit.

-The ground is dusty and rocky.

-Sorry. I'll be quiet

-and let you concentrate.

-Don't make a mistake because of me!

-Don't make a mistake because of me!

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-Once I start sewing, I can't stop.

-Off we go.

-The aim is to recreate what I did

-with the pencils or pens...

-..when I was over there.

-I copy my movements...

-..as I try to replicate the feeling

-I had when I was sketching.

-You transport yourself back

-to that moment when you were there.

-Yes, and creating marks.

-I enjoy creating the type of marks

-you see here.

-I can't believe you can create trees

-with a sewing machine.

-I can't sew a button!

-The way I now work

-with a sewing machine...

-..is very close

-to the way I work with a pencil.

-Maybe it's my sketching which is

-very similar to the way I sew!

-I'm not sure which came first

-any more!

-They've melded into one.

-You have two units, with one being

-the workshop we just saw.

-That's where you sew

-and do all the things you do.

-Is your second unit

-a shop, essentially?

-Yes.

-I outgrew the nest.

-The nest became too small for you.

-The nest became too small for you.

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-Yes, like a chick.

-I need storage space for commissions

-such as Liverpool Cathedral.

-I had to find

-a clean and secure space.

-I moved the furniture in here

-and that opened up the space.

-Someone brings a chair to you

-and you cover it and restore it?

-You cover furniture

-with your textiles, do you?

-Yes, thanks to Eryl,

-who works with me.

-He repairs and restores furniture.

-He's a real craftsman.

-I'm very fortunate to work with him

-and with Elen, who's a seamstress.

-We're a team.

-I create the textiles...

-..and experts

-help me put the work together.

-It's all about teamwork.

-You designed and created

-these patterns...

-..and took them to a mill

-to be woven?

-You designed them all?

-You designed them all?

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-Yes.

-How do you

-come up with a new design?

-I keep close to my roots.

-This design is called Blodau Pesda

-and it was inspired...

-..by the tradition

-of cutting patterns into slate...

-..in the Ogwen Valley.

-An element of safeguarding

-traditions comes into my work.

-That's the root of my designs...

-..but paper and a pencil

-brings them to life every time.

-We're back in your lovely home,

-after our jaunt to Ruthin.

-This pair is one of the three items

-you'd rescue...

-..if the house were on fire.

-Yes - a pair of pictures

-of the Carneddi area.

-I played on these streets

-as a boy...

-..and my family

-has lived here for centuries.

-We went to Sunday school

-at Bryn Teg chapel...

-..and I was Christened here,

-at Carneddi chapel.

-Mam worshipped there.

-This cluster of houses

-and two chapels...

-..has been a big part of my family's

-history in the Ogwen Valley.

-Do your relatives still live there?

-Yes. I come from a big family.

-More of a tribe than a family!

-I won't badmouth you in Bethesda...

-..because you're related

-to everyone there!

-What other items would you rescue?

-The second item

-is directly linked to this one.

-I'll take you downstairs to see it.

-Your second treasure is in this box.

-Yes, and this Bible box

-is a true family treasure.

-Inside the box

-is the old Bible itself.

-A very old Bible.

-Yes, it's an old edition.

-The wonderful thing about it...

-..is the inscription between the

-Old Testament and the New Testament.

-It's fascinating for my family

-and for the Bethesda area.

-'One year's money

-paid on the 15th day of July, 1826.

-'W Parry, Llandegfan, who works

-in Cae Braich Y Cafn Quarry.'

-Braich Y Cafn Quarry was

-the old name for Penrhyn Quarry...

-..so this was in the days

-before the Penrhyn family.

-This is a receipt for one shilling.

-The other fascinating thing about it

-is the date.

-1826, Llandegfan.

-That's the year when

-Menai Suspension Bridge was opened.

-That meant that Anglesey people

-could walk to Arfon.

-He left Llandegfan to move to the

-Ogwen Valley to work in the quarry.

-In what year was this Bible printed?

-In what year was this Bible printed?

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-In the 18th century.

-I don't remember exactly.

-It's been in your family since 1826.

-It's been in your family since 1826.

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-Yes, I think so.

-It was in my great-aunt's house

-and now it's in my possession...

-..ready to be passed down

-to the next generation.

-Is this your third item?

-Yes - this is it.

-The third treasure, if you like.

-Tell me a bit about it.

-Tell me a bit about it.

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-It's an old oil lamp.

-It's not valuable but it came from

-my grandmother's home in Carneddi.

-I used it during the Miners' Strike.

-There were power cuts

-and we were plunged into darkness.

-I did my homework

-by the light of this lamp.

-My mother also did her schoolwork

-by the light of this lamp.

-So we had a shared history of doing

-schoolwork by the light of the lamp.

-It's a treasure to me

-because of that history.

-Good boy for doing your homework!

-Good boy for doing your homework!

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-I didn't always do it!

-I had a lovely time

-in your home and at your studio.

-Thank you very much, Cefyn.

-Thank you very much, Cefyn.

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-You're welcome. Any time.

-I had a great morning

-with Cefyn Burgess.

-Thank you for your company.

-See you next time...

-..when I snoop around

-the home of another famous face.

-Goodbye.

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-Hello! I'm Nia Parry and today,

-Milltir2 comes from Aberystwyth.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Here we are in Aberystwyth,

-the town on Cardigan Bay...

-..near the confluence

-of the Ystwyth and Rheidol rivers.

-River Rheidol rises in the mountains

-to the east of Aberystwyth...

-..as does River Ystwyth.

-There was once

-a busy harbour here...

-..with large ships

-which sailed across the world.

-Today, you'll see only sailing boats

-and fishing boats here.

-For help to follow the programme,

-take a look at our website...

-..or load the Dal Ati app.

-Our journey begins with local lady,

-Marian Delyth...

-..the photographer for the Wales 100

-Places To See Before You Die book.

-Aled Sam had a chat with her about

-her photographs of Aberystwyth.

-Is there a better vantage point

-from which to see Aberystwyth...

-..than from the top of Consti?

-No, probably not.

-For lazy people, like us, this is

-the fastest way to reach the top.

-I came up here

-to reach the camera obscura...

-..to see if it were possible to

-capture the view of Aberystwyth...

-..through the eye

-of the camera obscura.

-There's something magical

-about this.

-The first camera obscura was created

-in the times of the Greeks.

-Camera obscura

-means 'darkened room' in Latin.

-Imagine how exciting it was

-to create an image of the world...

-..without using a pencil or a pen.

-In the book, Wales: 100 Places

-To See Before You Die...

-..there's a combination

-of traditional images...

-..and some shots which are my

-reaction to life in Aberystwyth.

-This shot isn't simply

-a record of the statue.

-It also records the second...

-..when an aircraft

-appears to almost touch the statue.

-This is one of my favourite

-photographs in the whole book.

-I feel it captures the essence

-of the flow of life in Aberystwyth.

-The town has always been

-a melting pot of ideas and activity.

-Several important protests

-were staged there.

-The first

-Welsh Language Society protest...

-..was held on Trefechan Bridge.

-The Old College is on the prom.

-It's one of the most important

-buildings in Aberystwyth.

-Nikolaus Pevsner,

-the architectural historian...

-..couldn't believe his eyes

-when he first saw this building.

-He apparently shouted out,

-"Good God!"

-There are beautiful, architectural

-elements to the University building.

-People like me,

-who live in Aberystwyth...

-..rarely appreciate them

-because they're above eye level.

-Aberystwyth University...

-..was called University Of Wales,

-Aberystwyth until recently.

-Aberystwyth is the home

-of the National Library Of Wales...

-..where over six million

-books and magazines are stored.

-Author and TV presenter Lyn Ebenezer

-was raised in Pontrhydfendigaid...

-..which is 15 miles from here.

-He came here to study Welsh

-during the 1950s...

-..and he worked in three of the

-college's libraries in the 1960s.

-Here he is

-to tell us a bit of his story.

-For help to follow the programme,

-go to the website...

-..or download the Dal Ati app.

-I realize now that I've spent

-almost half my life...

-..living in Aberystwyth.

-I've said it before

-and I'll say it again...

-..there are many Abers in Wales,

-but there's only one Aberystwyth.

-My relationship with the town

-is a strange one.

-I love the town...

-..but I've always loved it

-from afar.

-It's odd being back here

-for the first time...

-..in over 50 years.

-I spent two years as a student

-before dropping out...

-..and getting a job here in 1960.

-I used to come to this very room

-to work behind the desk.

-I worked in three

-of the building's libraries.

-Of the three,

-this was the worst place...

-..because it was open-plan.

-It was impossible

-to hide behind the desk.

-I worked on my own

-with my back to the door.

-If I needed to do some reading...

-..I'd put the book

-in an open drawer.

-Once I heard the door opening,

-I'd close the drawer...

-..and pretend I was doing

-important work at the desk.

-I read the novels

-of Steinbeck and Faulkner...

-..the poems

-of Cummings and Walt Whitman...

-..and the plays

-of Tennessee Williams.

-Although I wasted seven years here,

-it was a significant experience.

-The experience also taught me

-how to go about researching facts.

-But after the first term...

-..I don't think I ever went to more

-than two or three lectures a week.

-However, I never missed

-Gwenallt's lectures.

-I was enchanted by his voice.

-He'd walk between the desks...

-..his eyes gazing at his feet,

-his head bowed.

-He'd talk about Pantycelyn

-and Robert ap Gwilym Ddu.

-His voice was something else.

-"Mr Saunders Lewis

-says this and that...

-..but I say this."

-There was no need to ask

-who was right!

-Gwenallt - one of

-the great Welsh poets.

-Lyn and his new wife

-moved to Aberystwyth.

-Here he is talking about

-his feelings towards the town.

-I didn't love the place as much

-when I came to live here.

-I used to come back over the years

-as a young man.

-I'd come on the train

-from Strata Florida...

-..usually on a bank holiday.

-But in 1969, I got married

-and moved to the town.

-My relationship with the town

-changed after that.

-Maybe it was my fault.

-I felt as if there were

-two Welsh communities here.

-Those who went to the chapels,

-churches and the Urdd...

-..and those on the periphery

-who frequented the pubs and clubs.

-I tended to gravitate

-towards them...

-..while my wife, Jen,

-went to Capel Y Morfa every Sunday.

-She urged me to go but I'd refuse,

-although I did go occasionally.

-I used the large congregation

-as an excuse for not going.

-Things changed when we moved back

-to Pontrhydfendigaid.

-I feel as though

-the chapel needs me.

-At first, I went there

-to make sure it stayed open.

-By now, I enjoy going there.

-I love Aberystwyth

-from a distance...

-..if 15 miles is a distance.

-I swore I'd never move back

-to Pontrhydfendigaid 20 years ago.

-But I did move back there...

-..because this old town had changed.

-The young girl of the 1950s...

-..turned into an ugly hag

-who hides behind powder and paint.

-The beautiful houses were converted

-into flats and bedsits.

-More and more shops are closing.

-They're like decaying teeth.

-The worst case of vandalism

-in Aberystwyth's history...

-..was the demolition of King's Hall.

-I came here as a boy, as a youth

-and as a married man.

-But the old building

-was deemed unsafe.

-The town's councillors

-decided to flatten it...

-..and build something else

-in its place.

-It took weeks for a huge crane

-and a giant wrecking ball...

-..to eventually succeed

-in demolishing the walls.

-The building was completely safe.

-Now it has been replaced by flats.

-It was a terrible thing

-to happen to Aberystwyth.

-I lived here at the time

-and I did nothing to stop it.

-Now I'm back in Pontrhydfendigaid...

-..and I love Aberystwyth

-from a distance once again.

-Yes, Lyn Ebenezer

-loves the town from a distance.

-Join me after the break for more

-from the town of Aberystwyth.

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-Welcome back to Aberystwyth,

-as we peek inside the wardrobe...

-..of local girl, Fflur Edwards.

-My wardrobe is full of dresses.

-I don't wear jeans.

-Dresses are so easy.

-It's a single item and you don't

-have to match it with anything else.

-You can glam it up with jewellery

-or a nice pair of shoes.

-Dresses dominate my wardrobe!

-I don't know if it makes me boring

-but I like pretty, girly things.

-I've never veered towards

-any other style.

-People say your clothes

-reflect your personality.

-Yes and I think that's true.

-My wardrobe is colourful

-and I'm a lively person.

-Wearing bright colours

-brightens up my day.

-I hope it cheers up

-other people, too.

-This flowery dress

-is definitely one of my favourites.

-It's such fun!

-I bought it a month ago,

-to go on a girls' holiday to Turkey.

-I wanted something comfortable

-and fun.

-I love the elastic

-at the bottom of the dress.

-It complements my shape quite well.

-This print and these colours

-are very fashionable.

-Yes. These are pretty colours.

-This dress worked really well.

-It's good for clubbing

-and as daywear too.

-Yes, I wore it with flat sandals

-during the day.

-I like to keep everything.

-I hate throwing things away.

-I don't wear the clothes in the

-left hand section of my wardrobe.

-My mother goes mad and she asks me

-to have a clear-out once a year.

-I like to keep things,

-in case they come back into fashion.

-This green dress was given to me

-by my grandmother.

-My grandmother bought it

-to go to a party...

-..but, for some reason, she ended up

-never wearing this dress.

-She gave this dress to me

-and I think it's really pretty.

-I'd wear it with a belt and

-a pair of flat gladiator sandals.

-I'd even wear it with leggings,

-to modernize it.

-You'll take this dress to a party

-on behalf of your grandmother!

-I study Theatre Design

-at Nottingham Trent.

-It's a creative subject.

-Costume design is part of my field.

-Theatre costumes

-must be big and dramatic.

-The audience

-must be able to see everything.

-Small, pretty details are pointless.

-The opposite

-of the dresses you wear every day!

-Yes, it's the opposite to my taste!

-I go for simple, pretty things you'd

-never wear on the theatre stage.

-This is

-a theatrical-looking garment.

-I made this dress as a part

-of the Art Foundation course.

-I took Blodeuwedd as my theme.

-I screen-printed trees

-along the bottom of the dress.

-I needed another layer, so

-I borrowed my grandad's waistcoat...

-..and I printed

-a picture of a tree on it.

-Your grandad and I dress similarly!

-I can't help but notice

-this lovely pink skirt.

-Your room is pink, your wardrobe

-is pink and this skirt is pink, too!

-We had to design a garment

-as a part of my GCSE course.

-I decided to make this tutu

-because it's fun...

-..and I wanted to work with net.

-I used a couple of layers of net.

-It must be hard work to create

-something with this many layers.

-It's quite thick but I managed

-to sew it, in the end.

-You'll never get rid of this.

-How do you see your style developing

-as you get older?

-I can't see it developing at all!

-I'll always buy nice little dresses

-and ignore jeans and trousers.

-I don't think I'll change much.

-Thousands of students

-come to Aberystwyth every year...

-..to study, to enjoy university life

-and to walk along the prom.

-Gwion Llyr is a student

-but he doesn't walk along the prom!

-Parkour is the art of movement.

-It means efficient movement

-around obstacles...

-..unlike free running

-which is creative movement.

-You learn the art...

-..from watching

-people's movements...

-..and trying them out yourself.

-That's how my friends and I learned.

-We learned how to move more

-efficiently around Aberystwyth.

-The architecture

-lends itself well...

-..because there are old

-and new buildings here.

-I love Constitution Hill

-and the arts centre...

-..because they're

-so different from each other.

-Here you have a beautiful view

-in front of you...

-..where you're surrounded by nature,

-making you feel at one with it.

-We made the film,

-Y Llinell (The Line) last year...

-..for the PICS film awards

-in Caernarfon.

-The premise of the film...

-..is about moving in a line.

-Moving from Constitution Hill

-to the harbour...

-..in one line, using parkour.

-I end up jumping into the sea to

-demonstrate I can't go any further.

-I'd love there to be a club

-in Aberystwyth...

-..or an indoor place

-we could go to practise...

-..and teach others the art.

-Somewhere where we could

-try new movements on mats.

-Practising on concrete

-can be quite scary at times...

-..so people are reluctant

-to try out new moves.

-My goal

-is to establish a parkour club...

-..at an indoor venue in Aberystwyth.

-For help to follow the programme,

-take a look at our website...

-..or download the Dal Ati app.

-Next, we head back up the hill

-to the National Library...

-..to meet two people who work there.

-Cyril and Emyr what are

-your roles within the library?

-We both work in the National Library

-communications unit.

-What's stored here?

-Everything related to Wales

-as a country and its culture.

-Who can use the library?

-Is it for students only?

-No, everyone is welcome to come here

-and use our magnificent facilities.

-Will you give me

-a guided tour of the library?

-Yes. You're very welcome here.

-Let's make a sandwich!

-What do we have here?

-This section

-focuses on family history.

-This is where you'll see examples

-of the resources available to us.

-Everything from photographs to maps

-to parish records and wills...

-..as well as family trees.

-You also have a jukebox.

-Yes. It's part of the National

-Screen And Sound Archive of Wales.

-Here we have

-books and more books, Emyr!

-Yes. This is one of the main

-storage rooms in the library.

-We store books

-and bound newspapers in this area.

-Are there several floors

-of storage space?

-Yes. There are six floors in total.

-If you laid the shelving units

-in the library end to end...

-..they'd stretch for 120 miles...

-..which equates to the distance

-between Aberystwyth and Cardiff.

-How many books are stored here?

-It was said to be over six million

-a few years ago.

-Do you use the latest technology

-offered via the internet?

-Yes. Over the past two years, we've

-worked on an important project...

-..namely, to digitize

-Welsh newspapers up to 1910.

-We have so far managed to digitize

-over one million newspaper pages.

-Where are we now, Cyril?

-It's chilly in here.

-Yes, it's chilly for a good reason.

-This is one of our

-photograph and map storage rooms.

-We must ensure that the temperature

-is constant all year round.

-Does the public

-have access to this room?

-No, there's no entry for the public.

-If someone wants to see

-a photo, a portrait or a map...

-..they make an online application...

-..and a staff member

-will pull out the item...

-..and take it

-to the reading room for them.

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