Pennod 1 Pobol Port Talbot

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-It's early morning in Port Talbot.

-It's a town

-of almost 40,000 people...

-..on a plot of land between Baglan

-Bay and the mountains of Cwmavon.

-Many have started work already.

-The children are getting ready

-for school.

-People come and go

-at the train station.

-The steelworks, as ever, draws

-the attention of the M4 commuters.

-Under the M4, come and meet

-the people of Port Talbot.

-You're waking up with Badger and

-Claire at breakfast on the Wave.

-Lovely morning out there today.

-On Aberavon Beach,

-Neath Port Talbot council workers...

-..are collecting

-yesterday's rubbish.

-One young local businessman

-is opening up for the day.

-I'm Emyr Harris. We produce vegan

-pies at this unit in Port Talbot.

-It was my friend's business -

-he was working with someone else.

-They were processing

-vegetarian food.

-I just came in with him

-and we started making vegan pies.

-We don't sell a lot of pies

-around here...

-..because no-one eats vegan pies

-in Port Talbot - well, not many!

-We travel to London, Brighton,

-Bristol, Swansea and Cardiff.

-Because we're close to the M4,

-we can go back and forth.

-Today, I'm preparing

-for the Cowbridge Food Festival.

-During the food festival

-this weekend...

-..we hope to sell 700 pies.

-We have five pies - drunken

-mushroom, Moroccan tagine...

-..red lentil and roast pumpkin

-curry pie...

-..rendang pie and Swedey Todd pie.

-They were my friend's recipes

-when we started out.

-We've developed them

-as we've expanded.

-We prepare the pies, cook them

-and sell them on the weekend.

-We don't want to go

-into supermarkets like Tesco...

-..but we want to expand gradually.

-We have enough money in the business

-to keep us going.

-I just like doing it

-and we're growing slowly.

-The secret of a good pie

-is plenty of filling.

-Good morning, Eleri.

-Good morning, have a nice day.

-Ta-ra.

-The Hutin-Pearcy family

-live right next to the M4.

-Dad Matthew

-is already at work in Tata.

-Emma's getting

-Catrin and Iestyn ready...

-..for another day

-at Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Rhosafan.

-It's busy every morning,

-just before school.

-The children get up, they argue...

-..just like any other family.

-Sometimes, I'm left alone...

-..because my husband works shifts.

-Most of the time,

-I do everything for them.

-Catrin's in Year 5 in Rhosafan.

-Iestyn's in Year 2.

-They enjoy attending school.

-The M4 is right

-at the end of our street.

-We see it every day..

-..out the front and out the back.

-We forget it's there.

-We're so used to seeing it.

-We don't really hear the noise,

-even the lories.

-Sometimes at night, we can hear it

-but we're so used to it now.

-It's what everyone sees -

-the M4 and the steelworks.

-Just over the wall...

-..we're here.

-As a community in Port Talbot,

-we're very close.

-Everyone knows each other,

-we have a lot of old friends here.

-Most people stay in Port Talbot.

-It's important people realise

-that there is a community here.

-It's not just about the M4

-and the steelworks.

-See you later, ta-ra.

-It's a huge dog,

-a Rhodesian Ridgeback.

-I'm Margaret Jones

-but everyone knows me...

-..as Margaret Buckingham.

-Coffee morning today in Carmel.

-We've raised a lot of money

-for local charities.

-Good morning.

-How's everyone this morning?

-We charge everyone a pound.

-A black coffee for me, please.

-Oh, thank you.

-Thank you, you're very kind.

-It's been a huge success and

-it's an opportunity to socialise.

-I was a teacher before I retired.

-I taught Welsh as a second language

-in a local comprehensive school.

-I met a lot of children

-during my career...

-..who'd had a difficult upbringing.

-I wanted to do something

-to help them.

-I became a volunteer

-and an independent visitor...

-..for children in care.

-I worked with the church,

-here in town...

-..and with the Samaritans.

-Some would say that Port Talbot

-is a town with many problems...

-..with everything that's happening

-in the steelworks...

-..but despite that,

-people continue to give.

-For me, that makes me feel proud

-that I come from Port Talbot.

-I'm proud of the people who live

-here and I think they're special.

-One of the town's characters

-is Captain Beany.

-Nice to see you.

-Ysgol Rhosafan.

-Shw mae?

-He's renowned for his work

-raising money for charity.

-Everybody's full of beans today.

-Wow!

-Captain Beany is a space age

-superhero from planet Beanus.

-Consequently, he's on a mission.

-The mission is to help human beings

-for the beanefit of mankind.

-We're going to do a double high-five

-- are you up for that?

-Aye-aye.

-I've always been involved

-with charity fundraising...

-..in Port Talbot.

-Wouldn't it be a great idea

-if we could encapsulate...

-..the fundraising today

-with a sponsored high-five...

-..with Ysgol Rhosafan?

-It was officially

-the Welsh record high-five...

-..and I'm sure that we can put this

-into the annals...

-..of Port Talbot knowing that

-they created a Welsh school record.

-Give yourself

-a big round of applause.

-It's been a lot of fun...

-..spending time with Captain Beany.

-It's lovely.

-Cheerio, children.

-Cheerio, children.

-The day shift in the steelworks

-started at 7.00am.

-I'm Ryan Thomas.

-I've worked in this department

-since 2004.

-I come from Port Talbot.

-I work as a senior operative here.

-From the control room,

-I instruct the crane driver...

-..where to lower the slabs.

-They're then taken out

-to locations such as Trostre...

-..or to companies such as Coca Cola

-or the Nissan car company.

-It's a good work pattern.

-We work 12-hour shifts,

-from seven to seven...

-..two day shifts

-and two night shifts.

-It is difficult sometimes when we

-work a night shift on the weekend...

-..especially when my wife and

-children are away for the weekend...

-..and I can't join them.

-Sometimes, we work over Christmas.

-With our crew

-and the people we work with...

-..we spend more time with them

-than we do with our families.

-That comes with the job.

-I'd rather be working

-than unemployed.

-I'm Kelvin Edwards.

-I live in Sandfields in Port Talbot.

-I've lived here since I was two.

-I worked in the steelworks.

-I was taken on as an apprentice

-straight from school.

-I worked there for 43 years

-in total.

-I retired two years ago.

-I'm married.

-I have two daughters,

-a granddaughter and a grandson.

-Sandfields is a great place to live.

-I enjoy living here.

-It's a community.

-It's split into small communities.

-It's a huge estate but there are

-small communities within the estate.

-I've been out today with my daughter

-and Glesni and Emrys.

-Are you running?

-We visited Margam Park.

-It's a nice day,

-the rain's stayed away...

-..and we've enjoyed our walk

-around the castle.

-They say there's only one wall left.

-They say if the wall falls,

-the steelworks will fall too.

-We don't want that to happen, do we?

-It's part of Port Talbot now.

-There was one very wealthy family

-years ago...

-..and people have views on that...

-..but the community now owns

-the castle and its lands.

-On the Margam land

-once owned by the Talbots...

-..the steelworks were built.

-I can't emphasise enough

-the importance...

-..of the steelworks to Port Talbot.

-The town was built on metal.

-First, the copper works were here...

-..then the tinplate works before

-the introduction of the steelworks.

-The site of the steelworks

-in Port Talbot...

-..that was built in 1947,

-straight after the war.

-At one time,

-the Port Talbot steelworks...

-..was one of the largest

-industrial sites in Europe.

-When I started working there, I was

-part of an 18,000-strong workforce.

-Only about 4,000 work there now...

-..but it's still an important part

-of Port Talbot.

-Looking to the future, I wouldn't

-oppose Emrys working there...

-..or even Glesni.

-It gave me a good livelihood.

-I worked there straight from school

-until my retirement.

-It provided me with a livelihood...

-..and it could do the same

-for my grandchildren.

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-The mountain and the sea

-are a part of Port Talbot.

-Aberavon Beach

-is a major attraction.

-Kyle James works

-in the area's new leisure centre.

-I walk to work.

-I work in the new

-leisure and fitness centre...

-..down there.

-When I walk down,

-I look at the old Afan Lido site.

-When I was a boy, I used to

-practically live in the Afan Lido.

-It was a huge place.

-I swam with the swimming club

-three times a week.

-I also attended parties there.

-About seven years ago...

-..there was a huge fire and the Afan

-Lido went up in smoke in minutes.

-It was gone.

-The new centre is smaller,

-to be honest...

-..when you compare it

-to the old Afan Lido...

-..but the kit that's been installed

-inside is top of the range.

-The equipment in the gym

-is top of the range.

-The swimming pool's great.

-I work as a lifeguard.

-I make sure that everyone

-who uses the centre is safe.

-The Port Talbot area

-is world-renowned for its cycling.

-The Dragon Bike Ride,

-a great preparation...

-..for the Tour de France,

-is held here.

-Let's count down in French.

-Cinq, quatre, trois, deux, un.

-Allez, allez, allez!

-It's been a good event.

-5,000 cyclists left the site.

-We're waiting for them

-to complete the course.

-They're enjoying the ride

-up in the hills, with great views.

-We're just waiting for them

-to return here.

-I come from Italy

-and this is magnificent.

-These are not only hills,

-these are tough places...

-..where a keen biker

-can really challenge himself.

-It's stunning, stunning.

-It's the best place I've ever been.

-Jonathan Elias from Castell Howell

-delivers food...

-..to hotels and cafes

-in the morning.

-This morning,

-I've visited Aberavon Beach Hotel.

-I'm now in Blanco's and heading

-to Ferrari's, a local cafe.

-I've been delivering here for years.

-I've got to know a lot of people

-over the past few years.

-We have some fun in the morning.

-It would be a shame

-if the steelworks closed down.

-It would have a huge impact

-on this community of Port Talbot.

-Sinclair car company is an

-established company in Port Talbot.

-Sinclair have many showrooms...

-..but the company was formed

-in Port Talbot in 1945.

-The company employs

-almost 600 people.

-I'm Alun Rees.

-I'm the parts manager

-in Port Talbot.

-I've worked here for 16 years.

-Sinclair have been in Port Talbot

-for over 70 years.

-We still have customers who were

-customers when Sinclair started.

-That's very important to us.

-If something happens

-in the steelworks...

-..that will affect

-everything else in the area.

-It will be such a shame

-for the area.

-If people don't have money, their

-last priority will be buying cars.

-The steelworks is crucial

-in terms of employment...

-..but it's also

-a dangerous place to work.

-Emma Hutin-Pearcy

-knows better than anyone about this.

-It's difficult for us as a family

-to see the steelworks...

-..and sometimes,

-to speak about the steelworks.

-It took my brother's life, Andrew.

-He was almost 20 years old.

-He'd just completed

-his apprenticeship there.

-He went into work

-on the Thursday morning.

-He was just filling in, really.

-He received a phone call

-to say they need an extra worker...

-..so in he went.

-We left the house

-the same time that morning.

-My father phoned me about 5.30pm...

-..to tell me Andrew was missing...

-..after an explosion

-in the blast furnace.

-It's still difficult,

-15 years after the accident...

-..it stays with you forever.

-Especially with my husband

-working there now...

-..for almost every shift,

-when he leaves home...

-..I worry about him.

-I know what can happen.

-Neath Port Talbot's Cartrefi crew

-maintain the houses.

-I'm Dafydd Rosser.

-I started working for Cartrefi NPT

-as an apprentice carpenter.

-Today I'm changing the barrel

-on the door...

-..ready for the new tenants.

-Port Talbot

-is a great place to work.

-It's full of characters.

-It's great working

-when the sun shines, like today.

-What are you doing?

-What are you doing?

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-I've changed the door lock.

-I'm John Taylor.

-I feel lucky to live in Port Talbot.

-The commute to work is easy.

-We live in a beautiful area,

-we're close to the sea, the beach...

-..and the mountains.

-Happy, very happy, Daf.

-We have over 9,000 homes

-in the Neath Port Talbot county.

-One of the most important aspects

-is providing good quality homes...

-..for people and their families...

-..and then maintaining them

-through tenancies.

-Families and neighbours

-are very friendly.

-They help one another.

-I think everyone knows what's

-happening to Tata Steel right now.

-These are difficult times but that's

-where the community pulls together.

-They help each other

-through the uncertainty.

-There are two Welsh-medium

-primary schools in the area.

-Tyle'r Ynn and Rhosafan.

-The Welsh-medium secondary school

-is Ystalyfera.

-A new Welsh-medium school

-is planned for the Sandfields area.

-I'm Andrew Millard.

-I'm a music teacher in Ystalyfera.

-There's talk about opening

-a new school in Sandfields.

-A lot of children

-travel from Port Talbot.

-They're real characters.

-They're a joy to teach.

-# Come together

-# Come together

-# Come together as one #

-Who remembers what 'gwead' means?

-Any one? What does gwead mean?

-What's in the song.

-Texture?

-That's the word

-but what does it mean?

-Layers.

-Layers.

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-The Welsh word?

-'Haenau'.

-I'm Ashleigh and I attend

-Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera.

-Mam and Dad don't speak Welsh but

-my older brother is in Ystalyfera.

-Ystalyfera is great. I'm in Year 7.

-I moved here from Year 6

-in Ysgol Gynradd Rhosafan.

-I've made new friends here.

-I know a lot of people

-and Ystalyfera is great.

-# Dewch At Eich Gilydd -

-Edward H Dafis #

-When I leave school, I want to be

-a marine biologist in Australia.

-# Come together

-# Come together

-# Come together as one #

-After school,

-on sunny days in Ystalyfera...

-..I like going swimming

-and surfing down in Sandfields...

-..and spending time with my friends.

-Well done, lovely. Thank you.

-The morning's hustle and bustle

-gives way to the afternoon.

-We'll join more local people

-in our next programme.

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