Hogia Llangrannog Lle Aeth Pawb?

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-Every picture tells a story.

-What's the story behind these?

-Will it be possible to reunite

-the group and retake the photo?

-Tonight, 1988 and the gang of boys

-from Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi.

-Where did they all go?

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-After six years abroad, Cynyr Ifan

-has returned to his childhood area.

-Perhaps

-I've always been a free spirit.

-I went to America...

-..and worked with young offenders

-and kids with learning disabilities.

-Then I worked in Europe

-as a skiing and snowboarding coach.

-I went to Australia for a year.

-I wanted to experience life,

-see the world...

-..learn more about myself and

-discover the world beyond this area.

-The Teifi Valley

-has become Cynyr's home once again.

-It was time to come home.

-I was in my late twenties.

-I'd been considering

-returning home for a few years.

-Cynyr has settled in Llangrannog

-with his girlfriend and dog.

-The paths are the same ones

-he trod as a boy.

-One photo records those days.

-I often take the dog for a walk

-early in the morning.

-I walk to the top of the cliff.

-This is where the photo was taken.

-I've passed it hundreds of times.

-Cynyr and his friends who were

-staying at the Urdd Centre...

-..sat on this cliff in Llangrannog

-21 years ago.

-It was the first year

-in secondary school.

-One morning, the PE teacher, Terry

-Jones, decided to take us running.

-I'm not sure if it was a punishment

-but it must have been very early.

-A lot of us look half asleep.

-Maybe we'd been naughty

-and stayed up late at night.

-A few of them live around Newcastle

-Emlyn. I don't see them very often.

-I haven't seen a few for years.

-We were friends because we played

-football and rugby for the school.

-We were quite close back then.

-So Cynyr's search for the gang from

-Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi gets under way.

-A lot of the boys, like me,

-either stayed in the area...

-..or left and moved back recently.

-Maybe something draws us back.

-I'm on my way to see Carwyn.

-I'm sure he'll know

-where a lot of the lads are.

-In Boncath...

-..Carwyn has worked in his parents'

-cranes company for two years.

-Come in.

-How are you?

-How are you?

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-Are you OK?

-Not bad. How are you?

-Not bad. How are you?

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-This is Carwyn.

-I had no thoughts about the future

-when the photo was taken.

-I had no idea what I'd be doing.

-All I thought about was football.

-We all grow up sometime.

-I'm not saying I have grown up!

-My parents had a family business.

-It was busy so I came back

-to help because they need help.

-Weren't we all in Form 1 in school?

-Weren't we all in Form 1 in school?

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-The Urdd Camp.

-Do you remember that week?

-It was a good laugh,

-we were all friends, causing mayhem!

-CHUCKLES

-There were a few riots at night

-after the teachers went to sleep.

-We were young, so it was good fun.

-For a lot of us, maybe it was

-the first time away from home.

-The first boys' tour.

-It would be fun to reunite everyone.

-Finding them could be fun too.

-They could be anywhere.

-So Carwyn will help

-find a few of the group.

-Tudur?

-Tudur?

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-Cynyr is already on the trail.

-Cynyr here.

-Do you know where Aron lives?

-He begins in Cynwyl Elfed.

-I'm sure someone will know where

-he lives. I'll just have to ask.

-How are you? Sorry to disturb you.

-I'm looking for someone called Aron.

-Do you know him?

-Yes, I know Aron.

-Yes, I know Aron.

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-Great.

-He's my second cousin. He lives

-in that large, swanky, white house.

-Perhaps people my age who stayed

-in the area are ahead of me...

-..establishing themselves

-with a family and house.

-I'm in my thirties and doing things

-I might have done in my twenties.

-This is Aron.

-Cynyr, how are you?

-His wife Nerys was also

-in Llangrannog that week in 1988.

-Goodnight, lads.

-How long have you been married?

-2000 - not years!

-We got married in 2000.

-Do you fancy

-reuniting everyone soon?

-Yes, but I don't want to jog again!

-Fair enough!

-So Aron is coming

-to retake the photo.

-In Newcastle Emlyn Rugby Club,

-Carwyn hopes to find one more.

-How are you, Geth?

-How are you, Geth?

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-Carwyn Thomas! How are you?

-This is Gethin.

-Do you remember anything about this?

-Do you remember anything about this?

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-Llangrannog, Form 1 in school.

-I remember mucking about at night.

-You were in the thick of it.

-Gethin is a carpenter. He works

-part time for the fire brigade too.

-He wanted to be a fireman for years.

-Since the 4th or 5th year...

-..my ambition was to work

-full time for the fire brigade.

-But it's difficult to get in.

-After having kids,

-I didn't want to move away.

-So I stayed home with the family.

-The gang is increasing.

-But what is this boy doing now?

-I lived in Clapham, I had a nice

-life, flat and a very nice car.

-Then I sold everything,

-the car, flat and golf clubs.

-I put all the money and effort

-into this business.

-Ceri's business

-is a factory in Ammanford...

-..where he makes and sells

-luxury organic mattresses.

-It was slow at first.

-But now, it's ten a day.

-We've just had a new contract

-from John Lewis.

-So we sell them mattresses too.

-Before returning to Wales...

-..there were a few twists and turns

-along Ceri's career paths.

-After school, I studied

-Photography at art college...

-..then I moved to London.

-I worked there as a freelance

-photographer for people such as...

-..Ozwald Boateng, Yves Saint

-Laurent and Pretty Polly tights.

-Then I got into tae kwon do...

-..and won competitions in Wales,

-Germany and Switzerland.

-Setting up a business is hard work.

-It'd be very easy to give up in

-the early days when all goes wrong.

-I think the tae kwon do

-taught me a lot.

-How to knuckle down to work and

-not stop until you reach your goal.

-I haven't seen the lads

-in the photo since leaving school.

-I lived in Cornwall and London, only

-phoning my parents occasionally.

-They've moved from Llandysul.

-I never go there.

-So a nostalgic return journey

-for Ceri, maybe...

-..to the area of his childhood -

-the Teifi Valley.

-It's a marvellous place to live

-with a strong sense of community.

-A lot of friends live locally.

-A lot have moved back,

-after going away.

-There's plenty to do.

-I do lots of outdoor pursuits...

-..such as canoeing, cycling,

-surfing, climbing and walking.

-Life is easy-going, very laid-back.

-I feel that my life

-has turned full circle.

-I've come back here in recent years.

-I feel that I have experiences

-which I can draw upon in my work.

-There are opportunities for you.

-There are opportunities for you.

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-Like a youth club.

-Yes, a youth club on the streets.

-I'm a Youth Worker

-with the County Council...

-..working mainly in secondary

-schools with young people...

-..who are at risk of leaving school

-without qualifications.

-Thanks!

-You'll still have school anyway.

-I see young people who have

-been excluded from school...

-..and have problems at home.

-I advise them, guiding them

-towards a career path...

-..to local colleges

-or suitable employment.

-It has variety.

-It's interesting work.

-You come across all sorts

-of characters and individuals.

-Every day is different.

-I don't think there's a better

-place to live than this area.

-I have good memories.

-It's a place I'd be happy

-to spend the rest of my life.

-In Aberaeron,

-this boy works as a car salesman.

-He's never considered

-leaving his home town.

-At the time, I didn't have

-much idea of what I wanted to do.

-I'm still like that, really.

-I stayed here without a plan,

-things just happened.

-People move away,

-it might have been nice.

-But I don't see that happening.

-I've settled here now. I'm happy.

-Is Dafydd still in touch

-with the lads?

-The one I've kept most

-in touch with is Gary.

-He's changed quite a lot since

-that photo. He lives near me.

-He's a builder,

-working on my house today.

-Carwyn goes to look for him.

-Gary?

-Gary?

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-Carwyn!

-How are you?

-This is Gary.

-Cynyr came to see me and showed

-me this photo. Do you remember it?

-Good grief, yes.

-You had more hair.

-You had more hair.

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-Yes.

-I forgot the hairpiece today.

-I was farming and thought

-I had a future in agriculture.

-But the industry was waning.

-I don't think I had enough

-brains for college.

-So I went into construction

-after leaving school.

-It's worked out well for me.

-We've stayed in the area. Did you

-think of settling here at that time?

-I never thought about it.

-We have stayed here.

-We've travelled a bit then returned

-proving we're home-loving lads.

-Gary joins them. Another name added

-to the list of Llangrannog lads.

-For Carwyn,

-the trail gets exciting.

-Who's calling the gang to attention?

-And who's living the American dream?

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-After travelling the world...

-..Cynyr Ifan is back in Llangrannog,

-looking for his old friends.

-They were all in this photo

-taken twenty years ago.

-With Carwyn's help,

-the search for the boys has begun.

-But there are more to find

-before retaking the photo.

-In a Newcastle Emlyn pub,

-two more are waiting for Cynyr.

-Hello!

-OK?

-These are Mathew and Tudur.

-Where do you live?

-Pontsian. I haven't moved far.

-Do you have kids?

-Do you have kids?

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-Yes, two girls.

-I have three kids.

-I have three kids.

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-I don't have any.

-Very wise.

-Very wise.

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-I have a dog.

-It looks promising for the reunion.

-Carwyn does his share of research.

-Hello, Ems. What's up?

-Are you at work?

-How are you?

-How are you?

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-OK.

-This is Emyr.

-I remember Llangrannog.

-I'll never forget it,

-eight boys sharing a room.

-A lot of fun and not much sleep.

-A lot of mucking about.

-On leaving school,

-I did a plumbing apprenticeship.

-After the three years...

-..I played rugby professionally

-with the Llanelli Scarlets.

-Lyn Jones phoned,

-asking me to join Neath.

-In rugby, it only takes one injury.

-I have a good career in

-the fire brigade. I've no regrets.

-Many of the others

-excelled at sport too...

-..with potential for

-a professional sporting career.

-At that time,

-football was my life.

-Throughout school,

-I wanted to play football.

-After school, I played

-with the Newcastle Emlyn club...

-..where I'd been since I was young.

-Then I played...

-..for Carmarthen, Aberystwyth,

-Afan Lido, Inter Cardiff.

-When I played for Carmarthen...

-..Mark Delaney played for them too

-before joining Aston Villa.

-I played right midfield,

-he played right back.

-Carwyn got a chance to realize

-his dream and play professionally...

-..when he won a football scholarship

-to St Louis University, Missouri.

-But life

-wasn't a bed of roses there.

-It sounds better than it was -

-that's my opinion.

-I chose the best team

-rather than the best place.

-I went to St Louis, Missouri.

-But it was quite a rough place.

-There were a lot of gangs there.

-It was too rough

-to walk about at night.

-After a month,

-I decided to come back.

-Can you text the phone number?

-Now he's back home,

-working for his parents' company.

-He went on to play football and

-rugby for clubs all over Britain.

-But does Carwyn look at the time

-in America as a lost opportunity?

-Well, one does look back,

-I did have high hopes.

-But that's not the way

-to look at it.

-You should take life as it comes.

-I'm here now.

-America attracted this boy too

-and he still lives there.

-Carwyn has kept in touch with him.

-How are you, Owen?

-How are you, Owen?

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-Carwyn. Are you alright?

-Fine.

-Fine.

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-You look well.

-Your hair is longer.

-Have you moved from New York?

-Have you moved from New York?

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-Yes, I moved in February.

-I'd been thinking

-of moving for a while.

-My girlfriend comes from Rochester.

-I've been there a lot.

-This is Owen Wilson. He has lived

-in New York for five years.

-# I wake up

-with a smile on my face

-# I've got to get ready #

-This is my home now.

-It will be a long time before

-I consider moving anywhere else.

-# Sweet young thing #

-Nowhere in the world is more

-beautiful than Ceredigion.

-But there's a lot beyond Ceredigion.

-It's good to be comfortable

-with family and friends.

-But it's only

-a very small part of the world.

-Owen came to work for a publishing

-company in the heart of Manhattan.

-When I first saw the office,

-I had a shock.

-It was on the 32nd floor!

-I remember looking out

-of the window over New York.

-It was a pleasure to go to work.

-But like many of the boys,

-sport used to be his life.

-Every boy wants to play for a club.

-I wanted to play for Manchester Utd.

-Alex Ferguson phoned me himself...

-..to say he'd look after me

-when I went there on trial.

-There was a chance

-but it wasn't to be.

-But the bad luck of breaking

-his leg sent Owen across the world.

-I was at an age when

-I contemplated what to do in life.

-I had eight months of recovery

-after injuring my leg.

-I decided I wanted to go

-into business rather than sport.

-Would you move back here to live,

-or do you want to stay out there?

-I didn't think

-I'd want to stay here.

-But life is good out here.

-I enjoy life.

-I miss the family and home.

-Longing is there every day,

-when I think about the family.

-All my family is back there.

-I'd better go now.

-I'll talk to you soon.

-Look after yourself. Say hello to

-the boys when you retake the photo.

-Send me a copy.

-Send me a copy.

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-Fine.

-Although Owen can't fly

-back to Llangrannog...

-..it's time for the gang

-to climb the cliff.

-The big day is here. Cynyr is back

-at the Urdd Centre in Llangrannog.

-No-one else has arrived yet.

-Someone is coming - on crutches.

-Someone is coming - on crutches.

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-What have you done?

-I was injured Saturday,

-playing rugby.

-During the match or afterwards?

-During the match or afterwards?

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-No, during the match.

-Someone's coming. Who's that?

-Mathew and Tudur. Hello!

-The reunion is under way.

-The reunion is under way.

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-How are you?

-I haven't seen you

-since we left school.

-What have you done?

-What have you done?

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-Playing rugby, Saturday.

-Aron!

-Aron has arrived from Cynwyl Elfed.

-Aron has arrived from Cynwyl Elfed.

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-I don't know this lad!

-And Gethin has arrived.

-Gethin, how are you?

-Gethin, how are you?

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-Aron, mun!

-Fireman Emyr has arrived too.

-How are you?

-Who's this? Dyfrig.

-He has come from Betws Ifan today.

-Exactly the same!

-Dafydd and Gary have left the work

-on the extension for the day.

-Here's the last to arrive.

-Ceri and the lads

-haven't met for 15 years.

-They have no idea

-what he does now.

-What do you do?

-What do you do?

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-Don't laugh - mattresses.

-Beds, organic ones.

-You can have a discount, 25% off.

-But now, they must

-get to the cliff top.

-Shall we jog up there?

-Shall we jog up there?

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-No, let's walk.

-All but three have came today.

-On the beach,

-someone is waiting for the lads.

-Mr Terry Jones, the PE teacher,

-who took the original photo.

-We started at the school

-the same September.

-They were a great group,

-friendly, very honest and reliable.

-They were good company.

-WHISTLES

-He wants to see how fit

-the lads are twenty years later.

-Right, gather around.

-Keep it up!

-ALL SHOUT

-Don't kick it to me!

-We were trying to remember why

-we were here. Had we been naughty?

-Yes. I had to take you out.

-Yes. I had to take you out.

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-We didn't sleep.

-You were up until 3.00am.

-It's time to retake the photo.

-But one has no hope

-of climbing that steep cliff today.

-Ta-ra.

-While some jog up like before...

-..Carwyn must stay on the beach.

-Seeing everyone meet...

-..then not being able

-to climb up was...

-I wouldn't say I was upset.

-But I would have liked to walk up

-with them all - I'd enjoy it.

-The teacher puts

-the boys in place once more.

-Geth, Cynyr and Mathew in the front.

-Some have raised a family,

-some have lived abroad.

-But west Wales has drawn

-most of them back home.

-There's no better place.

-It's true - there's no place

-like home.

-It's a remarkable place,

-nice and quiet.

-It says a lot

-that no-one wants to leave.

-A few have gone then come back.

-It's nice to see them return.

-Although they all live locally...

-..they haven't met

-as a group since 1988.

-But for one moment, the lads are

-back on the cliff in Llangrannog...

-..as they were 21 years ago.

-1, 2, 3, off we go.

-Getting all the lads back here

-and having fun together was great.

-Their appearance has changed...

-..but they have

-the same personalities, deep down.

-The noisy ones are just as noisy!

-We showed similar characteristics.

-It was a bit like being in school.

-We hadn't met for years but we all

-clicked, just like old friends.

-Ready? Keep it up!

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