Sun, 04 Feb 2018 10:00 Dal Ati

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-Hello, I'm Ifan Jones Evans.

-In this series, I'll travel Wales...

-..meeting all kinds of people

-who love collecting things.

-From records to autographs,

-from shoes to bottles...

-..there are remarkable objects

-in every corner of Wales.

-I look forward to seeing them all.

-Welcome to Caru Casglu.

-For help to follow the programme...

-..use the website,

-the app and the subtitles.

-This week on Caru Casglu,

-clothes through the ages...

-..in the glamorous wardrobe

-of Margarette Hughes.

-I visit Colwyn Bay to discuss

-the American Civil War...

-..but first,

-the autographs are the stars.

-Like me, I'm sure you remember

-meeting someone famous as a child...

-..and asking for an autograph.

-That's just what actor Ieuan Rhys

-has done over the years.

-He now has

-an exceptional collection.

-I can't wait to see them.

-Hello, how are you? Come in.

-Hello, how are you? Come in.

-

-Very well. Thank you.

-When did you start

-to collect autographs?

-You're going back a long way now!

-I was a child at the time.

-A lot of children

-collect autographs.

-A lot of children in Wales

-collect them at eisteddfodau.

-One of the first I got

-was Hywel Gwynfryn's...

-..at Llangollen Eisteddfod.

-After that, I began to collect them.

-The way I mainly did it at the time

-was to write off to people.

-The collection began to get

-bigger and bigger and bigger.

-Then I moved on to finding out

-who was performing where.

-I'd go and stand by the stage door.

-One of the stage door johnnies,

-standing there asking them to sign.

-There are two books here.

-You appeared in Doctor Who.

-Who has signed this?

-I was in David Tennant's

-first series as Doctor Who.

-"To Ieuan,

-a pleasure to work with you.

-"See you around

-the universe sometime.

-"Lots of love, David Tennant."

-Good. I like that.

-"See you around the universe."

-That's lovely, isn't it?

-I'll treasure that book forever.

-I've been a Doctor Who fan

-since I was a boy.

-Another thing you have

-is Shane Williams' book.

-I've just been doing

-Shane Williams' Christmas panto.

-Shane is one of the nicest people

-I've ever met.

-If I'd asked him to autograph

-a hundred books, he'd have done it.

-Jeremy Irons. That's a good photo.

-Jeremy Irons. That's a good photo.

-

-That is a good photo.

-Look at that. And Ken Dodd.

-Ken Dodd, yes.

-I like Ken Dodd.

-Desmond Llewelyn, who played Q

-in the James Bond films.

-He signed it in Welsh for me.

-"Lwc dda, Ieuan, Desmond Llewelyn."

-He was Welsh, from the Newport area.

-Laurence Olivier, of course.

-The Laurence Olivier.

-What's on that beer mat there?

-What's on that beer mat there?

-

-The beer mat?

-The famous Meic Stevens.

-The famous Meic Stevens.

-

-Is it really?

-Meic was doing a gig,

-I don't remember where.

-Tumble, I think.

-Ronnie Barker.

-Have you got Ronnie Corbett?

-Have you got Ronnie Corbett?

-

-Yes, somewhere.

-Now, here's an odd thing.

-I like that in particular...

-..because he's written,

-"To Ieuan, Ronnie Barker."

-Putting my name on the photo...

-Has that spoilt it?

-Has that spoilt it?

-

-It's not worth as much.

-There's no autograph on this.

-What's that then?

-But I know who wrote it

-because she wrote it for me.

-Sian Phillips,

-Dame Sian Phillips now.

-Sian and I were both in a National

-Theatre production in London.

-People by Alan Bennett.

-At the end of the tour...

-..the cast got together

-to perform in cabaret.

-Sian asked,

-"Do you mind singing with me?"

-"What will we sing?"

-"I'll sing Ar Lan Y Mor in Welsh.

-Then she said, "I used to sing

-this duet with Richard Burton.

-"Richard has written

-an English version."

-"I'll sing the Welsh one,

-and you sing the English version."

-And she wrote the words down for me.

-"Down by the sea,

-there are red roses

-"Down by the sea,

-there are white lilies

-"Down by the sea,

-there stands my loved one

-"Pickin' his nose

-and eatin' an onion."

-I've got one story about me

-at the Eisteddfod, years ago...

-..when I was ten or eleven.

-I got an autograph book

-at the Eisteddfod on the S4C stand.

-I was walking around the field...

-..and I met a very famous actor

-by the name of Ieuan Rhys.

-I've still got his autograph

-at home to this day.

-That's worth a fortune!

-So, I have your autograph.

-You'll have to frame it.

-I might send it back to you.

-This means so much to me...

-..because Ryan is one of the reasons

-I'm in this business.

-I used to watch him as a boy

-at the Coliseum Theatre in Aberdare.

-Tickets were like gold.

-I went to see him there

-and in pantomime in Swansea.

-I think that's were

-I caught the bug.

-You wanted to perform.

-You wanted to perform.

-

-I wanted to be like Ryan.

-So, that's worth a lot to me.

-So, that's worth a lot to me.

-

-Yes, I can believe it.

-Of all the autographs I have,

-if I had to rescue one...

-..that would be it,

-because that one means most to me.

-Ieuan, thank you very much,

-and thanks for your autograph!

-You're welcome. Don't sell it!

-I'm certainly not

-a fashionable person.

-Fortunately, I have a wife...

-..who regularly advises me

-about what to wear.

-But Margarette Hughes from Whitland

-doesn't need any advice.

-She has bought clothes

-over the years...

-..and has kept them

-to form a special collection.

-Good morning, Margarette.

-Good morning, Margarette.

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-Good morning, Ifan.

-How are you?

-How are you?

-

-I'm fine. Come in.

-Margarette Hughes

-is a former primary school teacher.

-..and a mother of three.

-She teaches Welsh to adults...

-..and is active with Merched y Wawr

-in the Whitland area.

-But clothes are her big interest.

-I think, because I was a war baby...

-..everything was in short supply

-when I was growing up.

-Clothes were scarce.

-My grandmother had a box

-of old clothes for dressing up.

-I loved to dress up

-in those clothes.

-There was a long piece of silk

-in it, from a parachute.

-Good grief.

-That's what it was...

-..but I used it as a veil,

-and pretended to be getting married.

-When you look at your collection now

-and the variety of clothes...

-..what pleasure do you get

-from seeing them all?

-There's a story

-attached to almost every item.

-They bring back memories.

-I think, "Did that fit me once?"

-And remembering experiences you had

-while wearing such and such.

-I have a pink and white

-gingham frock...

-..from the late 1950s...

-..when I was

-at Llandysul Grammar School.

-I used to walk home from school

-with my friend, Sian.

-I saw the frock.

-Brigitte Bardot

-wore something similar in Vogue.

-Everyone wanted to look

-like Brigitte Bardot then.

-And you saw the same one in a shop?

-And you saw the same one in a shop?

-

-It wasn't exactly the same.

-But I could imagine myself,

-if I buy that frock...

-..people will say, "Margarette,

-you're like Brigitte Bardot!"

-But I only got one new summer frock

-every year, and I'd already had one.

-I went to my grandfather,

-and he was like putty in my hands!

-My grandfather and my brother

-both lent me money.

-I had to pay my brother back,

-but not my grandfather!

-I still have the frock.

-I wore it for years.

-Wonderful.

-What's the most valuable

-item of clothing you own?

-Price-wise, you mean?

-I'm being nosy now, I know.

-Do you know, I'm not sure.

-But I wouldn't tell you anyway!

-I don't tell my husband

-how much I spend!

-So, all the clothes are up here?

-Yes, upstairs.

-Yes, upstairs.

-

-I can't wait to see the collection.

-Ta-dah!

-Well, well, well.

-And here.

-And there as well?

-You've put them in order of age,

-have you?

-Let's start here.

-What period is this?

-This goes right back to the start.

-This is Mam-gu Tresaith's nightgown.

-These pants and camisole top

-belonged to Mam-gu Cwerchyr.

-This was your grandmother's?

-Yes. It was such a job to iron.

-The embroidery's still like new.

-And this is as white as snow.

-Excellent quality.

-Well made.

-What about the green and blue

-garment, with the matching cap?

-We had a wedding in London.

-I was expecting Dafydd, my second

-child, but I had to look smart.

-I found this in a shop

-on Wellfield Road in Cardiff.

-I wore the cap instead of a hat

-to the wedding.

-What period are we talking about?

-Towards the end of the 1960s,

-because Dafydd was born in 1968.

-In September,

-and the wedding was in July.

-I wore these

-just before he was born.

-And you can't beat wool

-as a material, can you?

-It lasts and lasts and lasts.

-So, we'll move on next to the 1970s.

-That's when maxis came in.

-This was my first maxi.

-A pinafore and a jacket.

-I did have a matching blouse too,

-in this material, but that's gone.

-Yes, this is wool again.

-This was warm,

-and it must have been heavy.

-I wore it to a wedding in

-Cwmfelin Mynach, and it was snowing.

-That's as good as new.

-It's in a superb condition.

-I don't think I'd get into it now.

-Did you wear it often?

-Did you wear it often?

-

-Yes, I did.

-Long dresses were fashionable

-to wear out for a meal and so on.

-Maxis have come back into fashion

-over recent years.

-They have.

-This is a special frock.

-The clothes down that end

-are more colourful.

-We're coming into the 1980s now.

-That's when pads came in.

-This one is a Valentino,

-with a low back.

-I wore this on an unforgettable week

-in Italy with Merched y Wawr.

-I'm not saying any more about that.

-I'm not saying any more about that.

-

-No, you'd better not!

-I wore this

-outside the Valentino shop in Rome.

-One of my friends took a photo.

-She knew what the frock was.

-One of my favourite designers

-was Gina Fratini.

-She designed clothes

-for Princess Diana.

-She also designed

-Elizabeth Taylor's dress...

-..for her second wedding

-to Richard Burton.

-She said

-that she designed clothes...

-..for those with romance

-in their soul.

-Who'd have guessed

-that a Gina Fratini frock...

-..would look so good

-as part of a Welsh costume?

-I don't think she dreamt

-that anyone would do that with it!

-But it is Welsh tweed.

-It's nice to see

-that you still make use of it.

-What's going to happen

-to the collection?

-Are you going to continue

-to buy clothes as fashions change?

-I buy clothes for myself,

-not for the collection.

-Because I like them.

-If something catches my eye,

-I can hopefully afford it...

-..without going over the top,

-obviously!

-So, the collection will grow?

-So, the collection will grow?

-

-Yes, certainly.

-It was a pleasure and a privilege

-to see your clothes. Thank you.

-It's been lovely having you here.

-And thanks for the tea!

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-Some would say that playing

-with toy soldiers is child's play.

-But that's not always true.

-Alun Hughes' collection

-is still growing...

-..and still firing the imagination.

-Former policeman Alun Hughes

-from Colwyn Bay...

-..loves collecting figures

-and memorabilia...

-..about American and European wars.

-One of his big passions

-is the US Civil War.

-Thank you

-for sharing your collection.

-It's more than just toy soldiers.

-It's about the Civil War,

-Gettysburg in particular.

-Yes, the US Civil War.

-Gettysburg was the major battle,

-and the turning point of the war.

-It is more than soldiers.

-It's been a passion of mine

-since I was five or six years old.

-What inspired your interest?

-These, to be honest. These cards.

-They were for children,

-but the scenes are fairly horrific.

-Yes, they are quite graphic.

-Savages Attack.

-Indeed.

-Bloody Combat.

-They are fairly horrific scenes.

-Think of us as children of five,

-six, seven, on the schoolyard.

-We'd go around doing swapsies,

-calling out things like...

-.."I'll swap one Dying Effort

-for one Savages Attack!"

-How did your collection grow

-over the years?

-I used to read these.

-There's an image on one side...

-..and the history, in the form

-of newspaper cuttings, on the back.

-It was through these

-that I started to read English...

-..more than anything else.

-When I realized that this was

-a true story, I began to buy books.

-I learnt more about the war,

-then began to collect soldiers.

-That's among the first ones I got...

-..back when I was around that age.

-It's an incredible collection.

-You also painted most of these.

-You also painted most of these.

-

-Yes, most of them.

-I probably painted

-over 90% of them myself.

-It's a simple way of relaxing.

-That's the point.

-I can paint a set of these...

-..and forget about everything else.

-It's very detailed work.

-Since seven or eight years,

-I've had to use my new eyes!

-I'm very careful not to answer

-the door while I'm wearing them!

-In case you scare someone!

-In case you scare someone!

-

-Unless it's Halloween.

-Here, now, I feel as if Alun

-has let me come into his world.

-There are books everywhere.

-I suspect that he does a lot

-of his reading and research in here.

-There are small soldiers everywhere.

-This is just a small part

-of his collection.

-Soldiers from

-the American War of Independence.

-There are French soldiers

-from Napoleon's army.

-Zulus up there.

-One thing that strikes me

-is the labour of love.

-The work that's gone into

-painting and assembling them.

-The detail is incredible.

-Painting them was such hard work.

-They really are worth seeing.

-This is where you come to escape.

-Indeed, especially in summer,

-when it's warmer.

-Good grief.

-This is your recreation

-of Gettysburg.

-Yes, the end

-of three days of fighting.

-That was the height of the war.

-From this point on...

-..for the next two years...

-..the South didn't have

-much hope of victory.

-What was behind the war?

-Why were they fighting?

-Generally, the southern states...

-..the states of the Deep South...

-..wanted to retain slavery

-down in the south.

-Abraham Lincoln, the US President...

-..told them

-that they couldn't secede.

-They did so nonetheless, and named

-Jefferson Davis as president.

-Both presidents at that time

-were of Welsh descent.

-By the time this particular battle

-had started...

-..it was without a doubt

-the biggest battle of the war.

-It was a three-day battle,

-this depicting the third day.

-The South, the Confederates...

-..attacked from about a mile away

-across these bare fields.

-They hadn't much hope,

-but they carried on...

-..until they got to this wall

-that we see there.

-That's the point that the attack

-was aiming for from the outset.

-Have you been to Gettysburg,

-where all this took place?

-Yes, luckily, in the early 1990s.

-We went on a trip...

-..with the Brythoniaid choir

-from Blaenau Ffestiniog.

-We spent the day at Gettysburg...

-..and sang in a chapel there

-in the evening.

-We ended the performance

-with Battle Hymn Of The Republic.

-That must have been an experience...

-..given all your research

-into the story.

-It was a strange feeling.

-I almost felt as if I'd been there

-before, especially standing there.

-As if you knew the place?

-As if you knew the place?

-

-Yes.

-Of the hundreds of figures here,

-does one character stand out?

-There are individual stories

-going on here.

-There are actual characters

-that took part here.

-That man there, in particular.

-That man there, in particular.

-

-Who is he?

-A man called Armistead,

-a Confederate general.

-He realized, as they crossed

-the wall and the fence...

-..so that the men behind him...

-..could see where he was

-and that he was still advancing...

-..he removed his hat

-and put it onto his sword...

-..and waved it for his men to see.

-But a few seconds later,

-he was down, he'd been shot.

-So, he didn't get very far.

-What pleasure to you get

-from recreating these scenes...

-..and painting these soldiers?

-Using my imagination,

-more than anything.

-A sense of history.

-That encapsulates me.

-This is your world.

-This is your world.

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-Yes, it is.

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-My name is Rosie Gleeson

-and I come from Cardiff.

-I've been learning Welsh

-for over three years.

-I'm 28 years old and I live with

-my partner, Lucy, and Tai, our dog.

-Lucy and I are engaged and

-we're getting married in October.

-We may start a family one day.

-The dream

-is to speak Welsh in our home.

-For the next two days...

-..I'll have a taste

-of a Welsh-speaking home life.

-I'll live

-through the medium of Welsh...

-..as I move in with the Metcalfes

-in Llanrhychwyn in the Conwy Valley.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles.

-Two years ago...

-..I met Hywel, my Welsh tutor.

-I learn

-through conversations with Hywel.

-Hywel thinks it's important...

-..to learn to use Welsh

-in the everyday world.

-In everyday life.

-I want to learn real Welsh.

-This is Tai, the dog.

-Tai is a Welsh dog.

-I love Tai and Tai loves me.

-He feels sad today

-because he's seen my suitcase.

-Tai is thinking,

-"Oh! Rosie's going away!"

-I hope to have

-an interesting experience.

-I hear there are six children

-on the farm, so I'm a bit nervous.

-It will be hard

-to remember all those names...

-..but I look forward to lots of fun,

-lots of noise, lots of chat...

-..and lots of people.

-We're the Metcalfe family...

-..from Tan Yr Eglwys,

-Llanrhychwyn, near Llanrwst.

-Llanrhychwyn is a small hamlet

-just outside Trefriw.

-Most people here

-work in agriculture.

-Others work on the coast

-or in Llanrwst.

-We're farmers, but fencing

-is our bread and butter.

-It's mainly agricultural fencing.

-During the next two days,

-we'll perform our daily duties...

-..of checking

-and feeding the cattle.

-We also have a few sheep

-which are in need of shearing.

-We speak very little English

-from day to day.

-Llanrwst and Trefriw

-are totally bilingual villages...

-..and you can

-go about your business in Welsh.

-We're very lucky.

-Hi. Are you alright?

-Yes, thank you. Nice to meet you.

-Yes, thank you. Nice to meet you.

-

-You too.

-Welcome to Llanrhychwyn.

-I'm Gwyneth and that's Elgan.

-The others

-will introduce themselves to you.

-I'm Penri, the eldest. I'm 14.

-I'm Siencyn and I'm 13.

-I'm Nel and I'm 11.

-I'm Branwen and I'm nine.

-I'm Branwen and I'm nine.

-

-I'm Leusa and I'm seven.

-What's your name?

-What's your name?

-

-Moi.

-How old are you?

-How old are you?

-

-Two and a half.

-Have you been here before?

-No, it's my first time

-in Llanrhychwyn, but I like it.

-It's a special place.

-It's very different from Cardiff.

-Yes. I live

-in the middle of the city.

-There are lots of houses,

-cars and people there.

-It's really quiet here.

-I like it. I like it.

-I like it. I like it.

-

-Very good.

-Have you been to North Wales before?

-Have you been to North Wales before?

-

-I went up Snowdon with my father.

-That was when I was ten years old.

-I enjoy walking with my father.

-You can go up the hill with Elgan

-to see the cattle...

-..and to feed them.

-This is mountain pasture

-and those are Welsh Black cattle.

-We keep Welsh Blacks because they're

-good at grazing on rough ground.

-What's the Welsh word for calves?

-What's the Welsh word for calves?

-

-Lloeau.

-What about one calf?

-What about one calf?

-

-Llo.

-One calf.

-Another calf.

-A little calf over there.

-Pass the feed, Pens.

-That's good, boy.

-What sort of food is this?

-It's a blend of barley and wheat.

-There's treacle in there too.

-It's a mixture of those things.

-It's a mixture of those things.

-

-Great! That's very interesting.

-Would you like to try it?

-Would you like to try it?

-

-No, thank you.

-It's nice. Try it.

-Branwen has given

-the red calf a name.

-Yes - Brenig.

-Yes - Brenig.

-

-Hello, Brenig.

-Brenig is so cute!

-Rosie, why don't you give them

-the rest of the feed?

-Yes - put it in a pile

-on the ground.

-They don't usually eat

-women from Cardiff!

-A bit too much?

-No, it's fine.

-It's cloudy but it's warm

-and you can still see a lot.

-Over here, you can see

-part of the Conwy Valley.

-You can't quite see

-the valley floor.

-Where's Snowdon?

-That's Lliwedd and that pass

-is called Bwlch y Saethau.

-The summit of Snowdon

-is hidden by clouds.

-Snowdon is there,

-directly in front of you.

-I enjoyed that experience.

-It was wonderful.

-I'm really lucky to have a chance...

-..to come here and experience this.

-It's brilliant.

-I felt a little bit scared

-of the animals at first.

-That changed when I started to meet

-some of the animals.

-Once I got used to them...

-..I'm more confident

-to be around the animals.

-First, we shear the sheep's stomach.

-That's the wool from its stomach.

-There's a technique to it.

-How many sheep

-can you shear in a day?

-I used to go out shearing

-every day in the summer.

-In those days, with my hand in...

-..I'd shear up to 300 in a day.

-..I'd shear up to 300 in a day.

-

-Wow! That's a lot of sheep.

-She didn't say that she

-didn't understand me, which is good.

-She was good

-and she was talkative, fair play.

-When we fold the fleece,

-we pull the sides in.

-Fold it into a long line.

-When you ask her something, it takes

-her longer than a native speaker...

-..to give you an answer.

-Then, we find a hole

-or make a hole in the fleece.

-We then put it

-in the bag, over here.

-Are you happy to have a go

-at folding the next one?

-Yes, I'm happy

-to have a go at the next one.

-Very good.

-Pull it into one long line.

-Pull it into one long line.

-

-I'll bring the sides in for you.

-Before I came here, I was worried

-about my clothes and my hair.

-I was worried

-about speaking Welsh too.

-I was worried about everything

-but I'm happy to be dirty.

-I feel inspired.

-OK?

-OK?

-

-Very good.

-Thanks for your help.

-Thanks for your help.

-

-Let's put it in the sack.

-Do you like playing rugby?

-Do you like playing rugby?

-

-Yes.

-Do you play rugby at school?

-Do you play rugby at school?

-

-Yes.

-But we play for a club

-more than school.

-We don't play much rugby at school.

-We only play

-if there's a competition coming up.

-What club?

-What club?

-

-We play for Nant Conwy.

-Brilliant.

-It's just down the road.

-Not far from here.

-Did you play rugby

-when you were younger?

-Sadly, when I went to school...

-..girls weren't allowed

-to play rugby...

-..only netball and hockey.

-I don't like hockey or netball.

-Do you enjoy watching rugby?

-Do you enjoy watching rugby?

-

-Yes. I love it.

-I'm tackling you!

-Oh, no! You tackled me.

-Do you want to hear a story

-called Smot On The Farm?

-Great.

-I have some small animals

-to show to you, Smot.

-Can we go and look for them, Dad?

-Moi would sit next to her,

-listening to stories all day long.

-Smot, what's keeping you so long?

-Baa! Baa!

-I can't see any lambs.

-It was a wonderful experience.

-I went up to the mountain...

-..and I saw all the animals.

-I learnt about life on the farm.

-I had lots of fun.

-I feel really lucky and I can't wait

-to go back tomorrow.

-I'm just happy.

-The end.

-The end.

-

-I want it again.

-Rosie will cook the kids' breakfast

-tomorrow and we'll have a lie-in.

-What's a lie-in?

-Yes - that sounds great.

-Yes - that sounds great.

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-Say thank you, Moi.

-Do you want some milk?

-Yes? Do you want some milk?

-Do you want some milk?

-Yes, please.

-Say thank you, Moi.

-Do you want anything else?

-Toast?

-Yes. Can I have toast, please?

-Good morning.

-Good morning.

-

-Good morning.

-How are you?

-How are you?

-

-Fine, thanks. Did you sleep well?

-Yes, we had a great sleep.

-Have the children eaten?

-Have the children eaten?

-

-Yes, they've eaten.

-They had cereal and toast.

-They had cereal and toast.

-

-Very good.

-They're ready for the day.

-I think you must be a supermum

-to do this every morning.

-Come with Rosie and me, Moi.

-Where do you come from originally?

-Where do you come from originally?

-

-From the Lleyn Peninsula.

-It's very different

-from this mountainous area.

-The Lleyn Peninsula is all coastline

-and I do miss the sea.

-There are plenty

-of mountains and trees around here.

-Do you go back

-to the Lleyn Peninsula often?

-Yes, my mother

-and three brothers live there.

-My brothers have children...

-..and my children

-love to visit their cousins.

-This is the oldest

-surviving church in Wales.

-It's thought there was a Celtic

-church on this site originally.

-A timber building.

-It says here...

-..as you enter the building,

-you'll sense a special atmosphere.

-It's very calming,

-as you'll find out.

-The stained glass window

-is also special.

-It's one of the oldest ones

-in Britain.

-It contains a touch of yellow.

-What's the story of the church?

-Llywelyn had a hunt in Trefriw.

-Siwan, his wife,

-walk up here to worship.

-Which Llywelyn was this?

-Which Llywelyn was this?

-

-Llywelyn the Great.

-And who was Siwan?

-Llywelyn's wife.

-Siwan had to walk up here

-to the church to worship.

-When she was pregnant, it was

-difficult for her to walk here...

-..so Llywelyn built a church

-for her down in Trefriw.

-Siwan and Llywelyn

-had a church here and in Trefriw?

-Wow!

-Do people still come here

-to attend services?

-Yes, but there isn't a service

-every Sunday.

-There's a service here

-around three times a year...

-..plus some christenings.

-Sometimes, they hold services

-for animals here.

-Services for animals, in the church?

-Services for animals, in the church?

-

-Yes.

-Wow! What sort of animals?

-A donkey,

-some dogs and lots of horses.

-I think that's a really good idea.

-And cats too.

-But it isn't very nice

-if they do a poo!

-I agree.

-One, two, three, whee!

-Are you alright?

-Peel the potatoes, Rosie,

-and put the peelings in here.

-Do you cook a roast every Sunday?

-Do you cook a roast every Sunday?

-

-No.

-The children play rugby

-on Sunday mornings, so it's tricky.

-I try to cook a Sunday roast every

-week when the season's finished.

-It's one of the few meals

-everyone likes.

-Some of them are fussy, so it's good

-to have something we'll all eat.

-Do you cook Sunday lunch?

-I like Sunday lunch.

-I sometimes cook it during the week.

-It's easier for me

-to cook a roast during the week.

-I'm really busy on Sundays.

-I have to see my family on Sundays.

-Do you go walking on Sundays?

-Yes, I go walking with my father

-and I go on long walks with my dog.

-I'm sure you eat out a lot.

-Yes, I eat out a lot.

-I'm lucky

-because I live in Canton...

-..and there are

-lots of restaurants there.

-I like going to places

-that serve authentic food.

-Food from different countries?

-I see.

-Is it difficult

-to do your shopping here?

-No. We're lucky

-in Llanrwst and Trefriw.

-We have butchers and grocers.

-There's one supermarket in Llanrwst.

-There's more choice down the coast

-in Llandudno and Colwyn Bay.

-Mam! You put that there.

-No, I don't want that...

-Oh, right.

-Hello! How are you?

-Welcome to Nain's house.

-Thank you very much.

-Leusa has come with you.

-Very good. Take a seat.

-Thank you.

-It's hot.

-Your garden is really lovely.

-Do you think so? It's hard work.

-Yes - it must be a lot of work.

-Yes - it must be a lot of work.

-

-I do my best.

-Take a seat and have a drink.

-It's really hot today.

-Yes, but it's sunny

-and I think I'm really lucky.

-Have you enjoyed yourself?

-Yes, I really enjoyed myself

-and I've had lots of fun.

-You speak Welsh really well.

-You speak Welsh really well.

-

-Thank you. I try.

-Did you see the gwartheg - cattle?

-Buchod - cows?

-Oh! Yes.

-I saw the cattle, or cows,

-below the mountain.

-Yes, that's right.

-We call that the ffridd,

-the mountain pasture.

-Do you enjoy

-living so close to the family?

-Yes, very much so.

-They're great company.

-Nain, can I have a drink of water?

-If you want a drink of water,

-go and ask Nel or Branwen.

-Do you want a drink of water?

-Do you want a drink of water?

-

-Yes.

-He talks non-stop.

-He's great company.

-Would you like to live on a farm?

-Would you like to live on a farm?

-

-Yes, I think so.

-I want to move to the countryside.

-Before this week...

-..I didn't know

-whether or not I'd like it.

-But now that I've been here,

-I know I do like the countryside.

-I like the animals...

-..and I'm a little bit jealous

-of the people who live here.

-It's a lovely place.

-You'll have to move to North Wales.

-You'll have to move to North Wales.

-

-I do want to move to North Wales.

-The thing is,

-my family lives in the south.

-I think I could move to Brecon...

-..or to the Rhondda Valley, which is

-near Cardiff but in the countryside.

-I had a lot of fun.

-My time here was really special.

-Do you want some more gravy?

-I'll fetch some more now.

-It's great

-to meet someone from Cardiff.

-The children speak Welsh to her

-without giving it a second thought.

-It was great to have Rosie with us

-for two days.

-I really enjoyed shearing with her

-and having breakfast with her.

-It would be fun

-to visit Rosie in Cardiff.

-It's one thing to sit in a classroom

-and speak Welsh.

-Unfortunately, she must choose

-which shops to visit carefully...

-..if she wants to speak Welsh.

-Life in Cardiff

-is very different from country life.

-I'm a bit jealous.

-I think living in the countryside...

-..is healthy and lots of fun.

-It was interesting

-to be with someone...

-..who doesn't quite

-speak Welsh like us.

-It's great that people who come from

-the biggest cities in our country...

-..try to speak Welsh

-and try to learn it.

-It was fun. I enjoyed it.

-She's really kind

-and she's really nice.

-It would be great

-to see Rosie come back...

-..to see how much she remembers

-of what we taught her.

-One, two, three, whee!

-She'd become totally fluent

-in no time...

-..if she lived

-in a Welsh-speaking area.

-After this experience,

-I think I want a big family.

-A big family

-has a chance to have lots of fun.

-A big family can learn

-lots of new things together.

-The Metcalfe children

-were at ease and very nice.

-If I can have children

-like the Metcalfes...

-..I want a big family.

-But I also think

-that Gwyneth is a supermum.

-She does everything.

-I have to thank you very much...

-..for giving me

-such a wonderful experience.

-Cheers. Thank you very much.

-Cheers, Rosie.

-Thank you too, Rosie.

-What's important

-for Rosie to do now, girls?

-To keep speaking Welsh.

-I'll definitely keep speaking Welsh.

-I'll practise a lot

-when I get back to Cardiff.

-Come back and see us soon.

-Yes - come up here again.

-If you're ever in North Wales,

-remember to pop in and see us.

-Yes - I'd like to

-stay in touch with you.

-Yes. That would be great.

-Brilliant.

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