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0:00:02 > 0:00:07- Every picture tells a story. What's - the story behind these pictures?
0:00:08 > 0:00:12- Will it be possible to organise - a reunion to retake the picture?
0:00:14 > 0:00:18- Today, the carnival queen's float, - Bethesda Carnival 1980.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- Where did they all go?
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0:00:43 > 0:00:45- They say that 40 is the new 30.
0:00:47 > 0:00:48- Wow!
0:00:48 > 0:00:52- In Bethesda, it's a very - important day for Amanda Jones.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- I'm skint now.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57- Ooh!
0:00:57 > 0:00:58- It came off in my hand!
0:00:58 > 0:01:00- It came off in my hand!- - Happy birthday.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02- A crew of us recently...
0:01:03 > 0:01:05- ..have celebrated 40th birthdays.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11- Some have had parties. I don't know - yet how I'll celebrate my birthday.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- Let me take a photo of you.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21- 28 years ago, Amanda was being - photographed for another reason.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27- On this very spot, Amanda was a - flower girl on the queen's float...
0:01:27 > 0:01:29- ..in the Bethesda Carnival.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34- Standing here, - it's coming back to me.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36- It was a special time.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40- It was the first carnival - in Bethesda for many years.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- It was important for the community.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- I remember the float - going up the street.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56- It was very exciting!
0:01:56 > 0:02:00- There were loads of people - along the pavements...
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- ..especially outside the pubs.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10- The morning of the carnival, I got - up early because I was so excited.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- I probably hadn't slept much!
0:02:13 > 0:02:17- I wore an Alice band - trimmed with flowers.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- We all thought we were - grand in the dresses.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- The site has changed - since the photo was taken.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- But have the people in the photo - changed and where are they now?
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- It'd be nice to see - everyone in the photo.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- I haven't seen many - of the girls for years.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- The photo is nearly 30 years old.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- It'd be nice to find them.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52- I've got an idea - where some of them work...
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- ..and where some of them live.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- We'll start off with one.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- I hope Jenny will - give me a hand, actually.
0:03:07 > 0:03:08- Hiya, Jenny, are you OK?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- Hiya, Jenny, are you OK?- - Are you OK, Amanda?
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- This is Jenny. - She hasn't moved very far.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17- She has always lived in Bethesda.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- They meet occasionally.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- On the float, everyone had a role.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- Some were more - important than others!
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- Looking at the photo, - we were flower girls, weren't we?
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- The next step up were attendants.
0:03:33 > 0:03:34- The next step up were attendants.- - Yes.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36- Would you have liked to be queen?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- Would you have liked to be queen?- - Yes, I would!
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- My sister got to be queen the - next year. There was quite a fuss!
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- I sulked for ages - and wouldn't leave my room.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- Mam came home and said my sister, - Julie, would be the second queen.
0:03:52 > 0:03:52- The year after?
0:03:52 > 0:03:53- The year after?- - Yes.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55- So you sulked?
0:03:55 > 0:03:56- So you sulked?- - Yes!
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- I knew she'd get lots of gifts.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- People queued up on stage - with gifts for the queen!
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- So they did. - There's nothing like that now.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07- It'd be nice, wouldn't it?
0:04:07 > 0:04:08- It'd be nice, wouldn't it?- - Yes.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- I'd never leave. Would you?
0:04:11 > 0:04:12- If I was young again, perhaps.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13- If I was young again, perhaps.- - You would?
0:04:13 > 0:04:14- Yes.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- Amanda has got help for her search.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22- She doesn't have far to go - because many still live in the area.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- But one person went over the - mountain from the Ogwen Valley...
0:04:27 > 0:04:28- ..to Dyffryn Peris.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34- What is the queen's page boy, - this upright lad, doing now?
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- I've heard that Huw is a policeman.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- He works in Llanberis.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- I don't think I'd recognise him now.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49- It's so many years since I saw him.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54- I'm looking for a man - in a police uniform.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56- Ah!
0:04:57 > 0:04:57- Huw!
0:04:57 > 0:04:58- Huw!- - Hiya.
0:04:59 > 0:04:59- You OK?
0:04:59 > 0:05:00- You OK?- - Yes.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- God, you've changed so much!
0:05:05 > 0:05:06- You're tall.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07- You're tall.- - I know.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Blinkin' Norah! And you're - standing like in the photo!
0:05:10 > 0:05:10- You OK?
0:05:10 > 0:05:11- You OK?- - Yes. You?
0:05:12 > 0:05:13- Not bad.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- You've changed so much!
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- You've changed so much!- - I've grown a bit.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- But he hasn't always been a bobby.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- I left Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen - when I was 16.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- I went to Gwynedd Technical College - as it was then called.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- I got a short term job - at the Safeway shop in Bangor.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- It was supposed to be temporary.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- But I stayed there for 11 years!
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- I always wanted to be a constable.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45- I was lucky enough to join - the police force in 2001.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- If we got everyone together...
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- ..would you come back - to take the photo again?
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- If I'm not working, definitely.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55- If I'm not working, definitely.- - OK.
0:05:55 > 0:05:55- No problem.
0:05:55 > 0:05:56- No problem.- - Fantastic.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58- OK.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- Thanks, nice to meet you again. - See you soon.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- You too. Ta-ra.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09- Ann, Huw's sister, - is also in the photo.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13- She was an attendant on the float. - She's come back to Bethesda...
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- ..after living for seven years - the other side of the world.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- In 1995, I moved - to live in New Zealand.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- I got married and had Sioned.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- Things didn't work out, so I came - back to Bethesda with Sioned.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- There's something about - Bethesda that draws you back.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- I don't know what it is.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- My roots are very deep here.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- I couldn't settle in New Zealand.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- Everyone knows each other here.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- I don't know what it is about - Bethesda. It draws people back.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- Ann and her brother, the policeman, - are coming to the reunion.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- But what about this little girl, - dressed up as a boy?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- In the village, there's a big match.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- There's nothing more important - than rugby on Saturdays.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- Sarah and Jenny never miss a game.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11- Hello, Sarah.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12- Hello, Sarah.- - Hello, Jen.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13- I thought I'd find you here.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14- I thought I'd find you here.- - Of course!
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- Sarah works in the village surgery.
0:07:17 > 0:07:17- Guess what I've got here.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- Guess what I've got here.- - What have you got there, Jen?
0:07:19 > 0:07:20- Remember this photo?
0:07:20 > 0:07:21- Remember this photo?- - Oh, my god!
0:07:22 > 0:07:23- What a sight.
0:07:23 > 0:07:24- What a sight.- - Weren't you pretty?
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- Gorgeous, as ever.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30- It was a lot of fun. - What do you remember about the day?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- We had to practise.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- I didn't want to be an attendant - and wear a flowery dress!
0:07:38 > 0:07:39- You were very important.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- You were very important.- - No way would I wear a flowery dress.
0:07:41 > 0:07:42- So I was a boy!
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- No-one has moved from the village.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- Apart from Lynne and Darren, - or Ioncyn as we call him.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- Ann went to New Zealand for a while.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- Ann went to New Zealand for a while.- - Yes. Melanie has left too.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57- She's in Liverpool, isn't she?
0:07:58 > 0:08:03- Ooh, it's exciting, - Pesda are going for a try.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- We'll be asked what happened - but we're chatting about the photo.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- The carnival photo.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- Another try!
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- So, if there's no rugby match, - Sarah will be there.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- But before Amanda continues - with the search, she goes to work.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- She's a community psychiatric nurse, - working with drugs, a new job...
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- ..since she graduated last year.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- For the first months in college...
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- ..I don't think I knew - what I was doing, frankly.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- Things like looking for books - and writing essays. I cried a lot.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- And I was bringing up Katy.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- Dad was ill at the time.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- It was a proud day when I graduated.
0:08:48 > 0:08:49- Hiya, Steve.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50- Hiya, Steve.- - Hi, you OK?
0:08:50 > 0:08:51- Yes, you?
0:08:51 > 0:08:52- Yes, you?- - Not too bad.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- When I started the job, I thought...
0:08:55 > 0:09:00- .."Great, I'll try to stop people - taking heroin." That's not my job.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- Hello, Substance Abuse Service.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- It's more to do with trying - to reduce risk. It's harm reduction.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- To make sure they get clean needles.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- There's a lot of needle exchange, - which is a very good thing.
0:09:14 > 0:09:14- Hiya, you OK?
0:09:14 > 0:09:15- Hiya, you OK?- - Yes.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- How are you keeping?
0:09:18 > 0:09:23- Like community nurses, - we're a small part of their lives.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28- Because we're not judgmental - when we do our work...
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- ..that earns respect.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- It's a fantastic job.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- It might help...
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- ..to work on what makes you - go back to using, perhaps.
0:09:40 > 0:09:41- The search continues.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- This young attendant lives - in woodland near Bethesda.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- I see Fiona around.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54- Our daughters go to dancing - lessons, that sort of thing.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- But I haven't been here before.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- She'll get quite a surprise - to see me knocking at her door.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- KNOCKS AT DOOR
0:10:06 > 0:10:07- Hello, Fiona!
0:10:07 > 0:10:08- Hello, Fiona!- - How are you?
0:10:10 > 0:10:11- This is Fiona.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13- We thought we were important!
0:10:13 > 0:10:14- We thought we were important!- - Yes.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- Everyone waved at us - on the street, standing in rows.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- So you're married - with three children.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- Yes, the youngest, Swyn, is 3. - Iestyn is 5 and Gwenllian is 8.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- So they're all quite close.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- Can you see Mam, Swyn?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- Clever girl!
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- So another attendant - is ready to go on the float.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- But to recreate that, - there's some work to do.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- Who better than - the original committee to help?
0:10:45 > 0:10:50- The mothers are at the house - of Queen Lynne's mother, Hilda.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- It's fun to reminisce.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- We were at the Douglas - Arms, Bethesda.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- We chatted about the happy times - we had as children in the carnival.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- There was nothing for the kids at - that time, no youth clubs, nothing.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07- We got together, - and that's how it started.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12- We had a lot of fun - and we all worked hard.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- I've been looking. Come to help me.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17- You've still got them?
0:11:17 > 0:11:18- You've still got them?- - I've got a few things.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19- I've got a few things.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- They're as good as new!
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- In no time, they find a few - important items for the new float.
0:11:27 > 0:11:28- Guess what this is.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- Guess what this is.- - It looks like a toilet thingy.
0:11:30 > 0:11:31- You're right.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- You're right.- - Oh!
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- That chair was on stage - and on the lorry.
0:11:39 > 0:11:40- This one?
0:11:40 > 0:11:41- This one?- - Yes.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- At last, Jenny's dream of being - crowned queen is realised.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- I was cross that my sister - had been chosen, not me.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- You're queen for today.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52- It doesn't fit.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53- It doesn't fit.- - No.
0:11:54 > 0:11:55- Your head's too big!
0:11:55 > 0:11:56- Your head's too big!- - Keep still.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- But there's more searching to do.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- Who arrives in style?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- What has happened - to this red-headed girl?
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- And who is this, - living like a queen in London?
0:12:09 > 0:12:10- .
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0:12:23 > 0:12:26- This photo of the 1980 - Bethesda Carnival...
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- ..has motivated Amanda - to look for the people in it.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35- With the help of close friend Jenny, - she's found most of the crew...
0:12:36 > 0:12:40- ..and a few regal treasures - that are essential for the photo.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- Most of the crew - still live locally.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52- Amanda knows that this girl has been - working in a Caernarfon bank...
0:12:52 > 0:12:53- ..since leaving school.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55- Hiya, Diane, you OK?
0:12:56 > 0:12:57- LAUGHTER
0:12:57 > 0:12:58- How are you?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- How are you?- - What are you doing here?
0:13:00 > 0:13:01- I've found a photo.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02- I've found a photo.- - Right.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- You're in it. - Do you remember anything about it?
0:13:07 > 0:13:08- I do!
0:13:10 > 0:13:11- This is Diane.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- It was the first carnival.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19- There hadn't been a carnival - in the village for years.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- I remember the excitement, - the band and the majorettes.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27- It brought the community together.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- It's a pity it's not held any more.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- I remember you with your gloves.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36- It tickled me!
0:13:37 > 0:13:38- What did I do with them?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- What did I do with them?- - You went like this with them.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- I wasn't used to wearing gloves.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- Only the attendants wore them.
0:13:45 > 0:13:46- Yes.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- The attendants had bands too.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- You had flowers - because you were flower girls.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- Would you be game - to coming to a reunion?
0:13:57 > 0:14:02- It'd be great! - Especially now we're all 40.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05- No need to mention that, Diane!
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- It would be a good time...
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- ..to arrange a reunion.
0:14:14 > 0:14:14- It would be brilliant.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15- It would be brilliant.- - You're game?
0:14:15 > 0:14:16- Yes.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- Now Diane has agreed, - the reunion is falling into place.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- In the meantime, living - in the big city far from Bethesda...
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- ..is one of - the float's main characters.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31- The message has reached Queen Lynne.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33- Hello... Jenny!
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- Lynne works for - a famous cosmetic company.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39- This is the Elizabeth Arden HQ...
0:14:40 > 0:14:45- ..in the heart of London, - where I've worked for 15 years.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- Part of my work is to teach - the Elizabeth Arden saleswomen...
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- ..in the shops - about all the products.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- My first job was - in Plas Menai, Port Dinorwig.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- I met my husband, Andy, there.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- We moved to Essex.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- We lived there for almost 20 years.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10- We've just moved here - this year, to Hampshire.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11- Elliott, Sam!
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- What was it like - to be a queen for a day?
0:15:15 > 0:15:19- The night I found out - I'd been chosen to be queen...
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- ..I was over the moon.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- On the day, we decorated the float - outside the house.
0:15:25 > 0:15:31- We went down Bethesda's main street. - I remember the crowds.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- I'll never forget seeing - so many people along the street.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- Another member of Lynne's family - helped behind the scenes...
0:15:42 > 0:15:46- ..driving the lorry - - her big brother, Paul.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- He worked hard for the carnival - and in the following years.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- He drove the float.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00- For Lynne, remembering the carnival - brings back mixed emotions.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- Paul died ten years later - in a motorcycling accident.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- It was a very sad time, of course...
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- ..for me, Mam and all the family.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17- It wasn't so easy - to look back at the carnival...
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- ..and feel happy about it.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26- We go to the cemetery - every time we go home.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- But seeing old faces - will lift the heart of this queen.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- I can't wait to see everyone.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39- Diane, of course, - we're great friends - and Jenny.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- Sarah, of course - the escort.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46- I've heard that Huw is very tall. - He was only little at the time.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- I'm looking forward - to seeing everyone.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54- So the queen is returning - to the scene of her coronation.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- The big day is here.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- This plumber from Cardiff - has left his work for a few hours...
0:17:01 > 0:17:03- ..to take part in the fun.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04- This is Darren.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- He has hardly seen - the others since the carnival.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11- Will they recognise him?
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- Melanie has had a long journey too.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- This is Molly.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24- We've come from Ormskirk, - 100 miles away, to the cold!
0:17:25 > 0:17:30- But a warm welcome awaits Melanie - - it's more than a carnival reunion.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35- Today's an exciting day. - I hope to see everyone.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- And to see the family, - I haven't been here for months.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- I've been very busy.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- So it's nice to come here - and see everyone.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- You remember all the flowers?
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- It took us days, weeks, - to make the flowers.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- We had to decorate the float.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- Oh, my lord!
0:18:00 > 0:18:04- I remember getting on the float - on the Saturday morning.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- There's no float - this afternoon, is there?
0:18:08 > 0:18:09- No!
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- Although the float was - the centrepiece on the day...
0:18:15 > 0:18:20- ..the night before, the coronation - ceremony filled the school hall.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- Amanda was nervous 30 years ago.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- And she's nervous again today, - for a different reason.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31- The stage looks small now - compared to when I was younger.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- It looked massive.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- The hall was full.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- I'm excited! I'm looking - forward to seeing everyone.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- But who in particular? - She's used to seeing these two.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- Melanie. I haven't seen her.
0:18:52 > 0:18:53- Melanie. I haven't seen her.- - Me neither.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55- Nor the lads.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- I don't think I'll recognise Darren.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- On cue, here he is!
0:19:00 > 0:19:01- Darren!
0:19:02 > 0:19:03- Don't hide under the chairs today!
0:19:04 > 0:19:08- We always had to look - for Darren under the chairs.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- I don't think - you wanted to be in it at all!
0:19:11 > 0:19:12- No!
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- Everyone starts to arrive, - some from near, some from afar.
0:19:17 > 0:19:17- Darren?
0:19:17 > 0:19:18- Darren?- - Yes.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- Goodness! You haven't grown a lot!
0:19:22 > 0:19:24- Diane hasn't lost her humour.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- But does she remember Melanie?
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- Oh! Are you OK?
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- Oh, god! How are you?
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- I haven't seen you for years!
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- It's emotional!
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- And who's this?
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- This is Karen. The Bethesda girl - still remembers everyone.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48- I can say who everyone is. - Everyone still has the same smile.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- The moment they arrived, - I knew them.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52- You'll be 40 next year, Karen?
0:19:52 > 0:19:53- You'll be 40 next year, Karen?- - Yes.
0:19:54 > 0:19:55- Thanks a lot!
0:19:56 > 0:19:58- I had a tattoo.
0:19:58 > 0:19:59- Look!
0:19:59 > 0:20:03- I has such a crisis, - I didn't want to be 40 at all.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05- They say it's the new 30!
0:20:05 > 0:20:07- They say it's the new 30!- - Yes!
0:20:07 > 0:20:12- It makes you realise how quickly - time passes. It's almost 30 years.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16- Ann and her young brother, - Huw the policeman, have arrived.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- He looked good in uniform!
0:20:18 > 0:20:19- He looked good in uniform!- - Did he?
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- And here's Queen Lynne - to crown the event.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- Hiya, Lynne, you OK?
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- It's nice to see you.
0:20:29 > 0:20:30- You haven't changed at all, Lynne.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31- You haven't changed at all, Lynne.- - No!
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- The dress would still fit you.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- The dress would still fit you.- - No - I've tried!
0:20:39 > 0:20:40- Lads, come on.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- There's one more thing to do.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48- You can't be attendants or page boys - without the right costumes.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49- Cute!
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- Cute!- - Hope I don't drop the crown.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- You can't crown a queen - without a mistress of ceremonies.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59- Maureen Rhys crowned Lynne. - There's a surprise for the crew.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- 28 years later!
0:21:01 > 0:21:02- SCREAMS
0:21:08 > 0:21:09- Ready?
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- ALL CHEER AND APPLAUD
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- The coronation of the queen - was the climax in every carnival.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- It wass the most important - event in the carnival.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27- That was the poshest float, - the most expensive.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- Everything climaxed - with the coronation of the queen.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- SCREAMS
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- The float is in the same place...
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- ..decorated with - the original material.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- No-one's helping you, Jenny!
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- The background has changed, - the people have changed.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- Of course, the old - carnival committee is here...
0:21:51 > 0:21:53- ..to keep an eye on things.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- You haven't altered in 28 years.
0:21:57 > 0:21:58- Still sweet and innocent.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- Margaret, Diane's mother, - was the photographer on the day.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- She's going to take the photo again.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- Girls, can you tidy your shawls?
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- Huw, put your hands at your sides.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- It was a good day, - it was nice to see everyone again.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- We're all older and a little fatter.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27- It was a happy time, - so it brought back the happy days.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- That's great. - The sun's shining on everything.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- The big moment has arrived.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40- Some have come from afar. - Many stayed in Bethesda.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- But for one moment...
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- ..the Bethesda Carnival - crew are back together.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- Good. Is everyone - looking at the camera?
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- Great!
0:22:59 > 0:23:03- It's been great fun. - Everyone enjoyed themselves.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- We didn't expect it - to be half as much fun.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09- The emotion I felt was happiness.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- I didn't want to cry. - I was glad to see everyone.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- Marvellous. - I'm glad I was part of it.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22- It would be nice to bring - the carnival back to Bethesda...
0:23:22 > 0:23:26- ...something for the community - and the children.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35- Everyone enjoyed themselves. - We could still feel the excitement.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38- We've spent an afternoon together.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43- Everyone has a memory that - helps to bring the picture back.
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