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0:00:35 > 0:00:37- It's the afternoon in Port Talbot.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39- The M4 is relatively calm.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44- Between the M4 and the sea, - work continues in the steelworks.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49- The steel produced here - is high quality and is used...
0:00:49 > 0:00:51- ..in the automobile industry.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- The steel industry - has a long history here.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00- Richard Davies has a keen interest - in the industry.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- I graduated from Swansea University - with a History degree.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11- I wanted to enrol on an - apprenticeship in Port Talbot...
0:01:12 > 0:01:16- ..because my family - had worked in the steelworks.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21- Last year, unfortunately, it was - hit by the pensions' crisis...
0:01:21 > 0:01:26- ..and that put me off doing an - apprenticeship at the steelworks.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28- I then decided to become a teacher.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- The steelworks - has been an integral part...
0:01:32 > 0:01:35- ..of the history - of heavy industry in South Wales.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- Steel was first produced here - in 1901-02.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44- After the Second World War, 1951, - the Steel Company of Wales...
0:01:44 > 0:01:48- ..established the Abbey Works, - as it was known then.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52- It was the largest steelworks - in Europe at the time.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57- During the 1960s, the Port Talbot - workforce rose to 20,000.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02- In 1988, - the industry was privatised.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- For a youngster - like Ashley Paige Heywood...
0:02:09 > 0:02:13- ..the steelworks - has always been part of her life.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- She's a Year 7 pupil - in Ysgol Ystalyfera.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- The steelworks - is important for Port Talbot...
0:02:20 > 0:02:24- ..but for me, it's very important - because Mam works there.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- If it closes, Mam will lose her job.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34- Her mother, Linzi, - is one of the first people...
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- ..visitors to Tata Steel see.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- I started working - for a contracting company on site.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- With the blast furnace - full rebuild...
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- ..there was a mobile canteen - down there so I got to run that.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- Somebody saw something in me - and I was offered this job.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- OK, this is the induction room.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- This is where we do - all the inductions...
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- ..for Health & Safety - just before they go on site.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- As a place to work, - I thoroughly enjoy it.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- I wouldn't see myself anywhere else.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- I've worked here for nine years. - I'm hoping to retire here.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13- Hopefully.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25- Carmel is an important meeting place - in the centre of Port Talbot.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- It is also the local food bank.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- Bethan Davies is a Christian worker - and manages the food bank.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37- We rely on the entire town - to help us with the food bank.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- We have contributions - from churches and schools.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46- Businesses help us out, - individuals bring food in to us.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51- We also have a permanent location - in Tesco...
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- ..where people can donate food - to the food bank.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- We work with 40 different agencies - within the community.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07- They visit the homes and witness - the problems people face.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- They're responsible - for the food tokens.
0:04:10 > 0:04:16- They give people who they believe - need food the food tokens.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- The people can join us on Fridays - between 1.00pm and 3.00pm...
0:04:20 > 0:04:25- ..and their food token - allows them to take three meals...
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- ..for three days.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- We volunteer - with the food bank every Monday.
0:04:31 > 0:04:37- The students date the food and - sort them into different categories.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- The children benefit greatly - from being here.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- It's an opportunity to see - how the system works.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49- Helping out in the community - gives them a sense of achievement.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56- The food bank is situated in Carmel - but we have a problem with the roof.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- We have to raise almost 200,000...
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- ..to keep the food bank open.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08- The Trussell Trust have said if the - food bank moves from Port Talbot...
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- ..it won't be as effective.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- We must keep it in the town centre.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- There is no other building.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- We'll have to raise money - to fix the roof.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- It's a busy afternoon - in the Aberavon Beach Hotel.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- There's a wedding reception.
0:05:38 > 0:05:44- The happy couple, Abigail and Laura - from Cymmer, pose for the cameras.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Daniel Thompson - is one of the hotel's managers.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- We're in the heart of the community.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58- We get a lot of weddings, birthday - parties, functions, week on week.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- What we see here is that...
0:06:02 > 0:06:07- ..a lot of our rooms and auxiliary - business is based on the steelworks.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- They produce thousands of rooms - for us each year...
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- ..which is the backbone - of our business.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15- Mrs & Mrs.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- My son works there, so, yeah, - it's a bit of worry, really, innit?
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- With the location, - we get a lot of tourism as well.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- A lot of people come to South Wales - to sample the scenery.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- Port Talbot is more than just steel.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- Port Talbot is far more than that.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- Cleif Harpwood is - a television director and musician.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- He was born and raised locally. - He moved back here 10 years ago.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- He's very proud of this area.
0:06:58 > 0:07:04- I see people now appreciating nature - and the rural area that exists here.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10- Walking in Afan Argoed - and all the cycling paths.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- The Richard Burton Trail.
0:07:13 > 0:07:19- You can travel in all directions - by road or rail very easily.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- These are all factors...
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- ..which keep people in this area.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- We're very defensive of this area.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- When people ask me, - "Why do you live in Port Talbot?"...
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- .."What's wrong with that then?
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- "Why? What's the difference?"
0:07:35 > 0:07:40- You know the car you drive along - the M4 when you pass the steelworks?
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- Someone needs to make the steel - to build that car.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- Not on our doorstep.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- The truth is, it doesn't matter.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- Places like this - pull people together.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58- We keep communities alive. - All the activities continue.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- The RNLI's base - is on Aberavon Beach.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16- This is an important year for them - and today is a day of celebration.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- Kyle James is a volunteer.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- I've been with the RNLI - for five years.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- I volunteered because I've lived - in Aberavon my whole life.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33- I've worked as a lifeguard - in the leisure centre...
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- ..and then started volunteering - down here.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- Today is our press day.
0:08:41 > 0:08:47- It's 50 years since the - first lifeboat on Aberavon Beach.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52- There are many current volunteers - here and past volunteers.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57- It's been very interesting - talking to them all.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01- Listening to the stories - from the old station has been great.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- The first coxswain was Tommy Boyd.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- An old sea captain, - plenty of experience...
0:09:08 > 0:09:13- ..and he was able to transmit - that experience to the crew.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- Because we're on call every day, - we could be at home, sleeping...
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- ..that's happened many times...
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- ..but when you hear your pager...
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- ..you rush down to the station.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32- We change into our kit - and do whatever needs doing.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- A lot of people help out here. - We're all volunteers.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- We're not paid to do the work.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- Two of Tata's staff volunteer here.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- They're here - when they're not on shift.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- One has just started training - to be a helm.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- We're on call every day.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- It's very important because of the - time it takes us to get to casualty.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- The nearest station is Mumbles.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- It takes them 20 minutes - to get here.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13- It's important to get us out to sea - whenever we're needed.
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0:10:31 > 0:10:36- If you want to know anything about - an area, ask a local taxi driver.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41- It's great driving a taxi. - I meet new people every day.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47- In the morning, people head to work, - to the train station...
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- ..and some people - visit the hospital in the morning.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56- It calms down by the afternoon.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- Then comes the nightshift!
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- We see a lot of things - we don't want to see.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08- It's nice seeing people going out - and enjoying themselves...
0:11:08 > 0:11:12- ..and it's up to us - to take them home safely.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- Port Talbot at night is great.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- The thing with Port Talbot, - everyone knows everyone.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27- It's nice to go out because - it's like going out with family.
0:11:28 > 0:11:34- Station Road is the place to go - - there's a Wetherspoon there.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- Jimmy's Bar, B2M.
0:11:36 > 0:11:43- It's nice, it's where people meet - and go out to enjoy themselves.
0:11:59 > 0:12:05- In Rhosafan, they're preparing - a radio show about the area.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- Everyone has a job to do.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09- A radio programme.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14- We do it every month. This month, - we'll do a new programme.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- Thank you for the welcome.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- Welcome to the Rhosafan news - with me, Maddie...
0:12:30 > 0:12:31- And me, Eleri.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36- We're the report team. We'll discuss - the Tata Steel Wizard League...
0:12:37 > 0:12:38- ..netball and rugby.
0:12:39 > 0:12:44- We're preparing a quiz - about Euro 2016.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49- We're the jokes team and we're - writing jokes for Radio Rhosafan.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52- This is our best joke.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- What do you call alien money?
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- Starbucks!
0:12:58 > 0:13:03- Thank you. You've all worked - particularly well.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Now is our opportunity - to listen to our radio show.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- Do you want to listen - to the show you made?
0:13:09 > 0:13:10- Yes.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- This will be on the school website - and everyone can listen to it.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- I'll press the button and we - can listen to your radio show.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- Hello and welcome - to Radio Rhosafan.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29- Presented today by me, - Kyla and Maddie.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40- There is one obvious advantage - to living next to the beach and sea.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- I'm Ashley Paige Heywood.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- I live in Sandfields, - near to the sea.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- We go surfing every Friday night.
0:13:54 > 0:14:00- Three people coach my group - of friends and children of my age.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- I like coming here.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- We're learning how to stand up - and not fall off.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- When I've done my homework...
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- ..I head to the beach - with my friends.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- I like surfing in the sea, - swimming in the Afan Lido...
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- ..and visiting Cafe Remos.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54- My name is Gareth Jenkins. - I'm a funeral director in Baglan.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59- I started organising funerals - when I was 16.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- Thrown in at the deep end!
0:15:02 > 0:15:07- I was a carpenter - and we built the coffin in the shed.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- It's different now - - we buy in all the coffins.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- All I wanted to do - was be a funeral director.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- We built this place in 2000.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- We're a large business in town now.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27- If someone comes - from outside the area...
0:15:27 > 0:15:32- ..what they notice about - Port Talbot funerals is their size.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38- A lot of the funerals we organise - attract 200-300 mourners...
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- ..especially if they come from a - little village in the Afan Valley...
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- ..Cymmer, Blaengwynfi, Glyncorrwg.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- Almost the entire town - attends the funeral.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- That's a sign of respect.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- Energie fitness club - is near Sandfields.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09- I'm Emily. I live in Port Talbot. - I was raised her.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15- I work as an accountant in Swansea - for WBV Ltd.
0:16:17 > 0:16:23- My husband and two other lads were - looking for somewhere to keep fit...
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- ..and do something new in the area.
0:16:26 > 0:16:27- I'm James Taylor.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- I'm the gym's manager - and a partner in the business.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- I was raised in Port Talbot - but I emigrated to Neath!
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- We have plenty of cardio, plenty - of weights in the weights room...
0:16:39 > 0:16:44- ..powerlifting, Olympic lifting - and plenty of functional activities.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49- I come here to exercise. - I run, cycle, attend the classes.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- There are a lot of classes - in the evenings.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- I try to keep fit.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- The steelworks is important - to the area.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- We all know someone who works there.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04- We all know someone who works there.- - A lot of Tata's staff work out here.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- We run our business - around the shifts of the staff.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- We open around 5.30am.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- On Baglan Energy Park, - other businesses have sprung up...
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- ..including Vizolution - which sells specialist software...
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- ..to the financial sector - across Europe.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- Huw Rees is one of its founders.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- We started the company in 2008.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47- Two of us - one working in London - and myself working near Ammanford.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- As the company grew...
0:17:50 > 0:17:54- ..we realised we had to move - to a more populated area...
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- ..to work with more people.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01- We moved to this area to be - closer to Cardiff and South Wales.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- We're two minutes from the M4.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- We're also close - to the train station.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12- That helps our co-workers - who travel from Bristol and London.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- Port Talbot - is a convenient place to work.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- In some ways, it's - a better location than Swansea...
0:18:20 > 0:18:25- ..or Cardiff city centres because - we have both in our catchment.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- Ella Walker-Hunt - is a Port Talbot girl.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40- She's keeping the local tradition - of performing and dancing alive.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- I started with the TDM dance group.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- In 2012...
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- ..we appeared on Britain's - Got Talent and reached the final.
0:18:51 > 0:18:56- We had huge support from the local - community when we reached the final.
0:18:58 > 0:18:59- I live in Cardiff now...
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- ..but I return to Port Talbot - to help my father sell T-shirts.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- My father used to have a shop - selling T-shirts...
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- ..but then he moved to work - in the steelworks.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- He's now back selling - San Portablo T-shirts.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19- Port Talbot's a bit of a ghetto.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- I always thought it's been - a bit of a ghetto.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- A lot of people don't like it - because of the industry.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- Calling it Port Toilet - is quite derogatory.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34- So, you know, one of the names we - call it ourselves is San Portablo.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- It's for those - who know the soul of the town.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41- I thought let's put a punt - on this T-shirt, see what happens.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43- People are buying it.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- Today, I've had a big order come in - from Sydney, Australia.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- I've been able to pay my bills. - I'm really happy with that.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- Margaret Jones, a retired teacher...
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- ..is busier now than she ever was.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- What's that? Let me see.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- A bag? How wonderful. - Whose party was it?
0:20:12 > 0:20:18- One of the nicest parts of my life - is looking after my grandchildren.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- Can you tell me one of the stories - you always tell me?
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- A story. - You like my stories, don't you?
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- I picked Oliver up - from Ysgol Tyle'r Ynn.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- I took him to the dentist today.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44- His teeth were fine, thank goodness. - Then we went to the park in Baglan.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- Living in Port Talbot, - what can I say?
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- It isn't always a bed of roses - because there's so much pollution.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01- Seeing the smoke - rising from the steelworks.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- My husband worked there.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08- He said don't worry - about the stuff you can see.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13- The stuff you can't see - is the most poisonous.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17- On the other hand, when - you're walking along the beach...
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- ..and you're walking towards - the Mumbles end...
0:21:24 > 0:21:29- ..people say it's so lovely and you - can watch the sun set over there.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- You turn the other way - and you see the cranes...
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- ..the three cranes.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- That's special for me.
0:21:37 > 0:21:43- We have the seaside and where else - can you have this great beach...
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- ..and three cranes so close to you?
0:21:46 > 0:21:51- Someone asked recently what picture - would you give for Port Talbot.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- I think almost everyone - voted for the cranes.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- Emyr Harris, - a pie maker from Port Talbot...
0:22:05 > 0:22:09- ..has travelled up the M4 - to Cowbridge to sell his vegan pies.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- There's no meat or dairy in them. - No dietary cholesterol.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- Very healthy for a pie.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- It's going OK. I cooked 700 pies - for this weekend.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- I hope I sell them all. - Thank you very much.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- Thank you very much.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- Some don't realise they're vegan.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- You're gonna run now, aren't you?!
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- When they do, - some run away and some try them.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37- They realise they're delicious.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- Black seeds on top.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- I'm vegetarian and it's unusual - for me to come to a food festival...
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- ..and get the choice of four pies.
0:22:50 > 0:22:50- Where are you based?
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- Where are you based?- - Port Talbot.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- You're not in the steel industry. - Good for you.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- Thank you.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- I'm not surprised - he came from Port Talbot.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- A lot of small communities - produce different foods.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- Somewhere like this - is the place to try things.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- Ten pounds. Thank you very much.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- I've sold about 600 pies - so I'm happy now.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28- The hustle and bustle of - the afternoon fades into the night.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32- In our next programme, - we'll sample the nightlife.
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