Pennod 3 Pobol Port Talbot

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-As the working day

-comes to an end in Port Talbot...

-..the sun makes way for the night.

-The night-shift starts

-in the steelworks...

-..shops and cafes close...

-..choirs, bands, clubs and pubs

-prepare for the night...

-..and the children

-are home from school.

-It's a time to practise and relax.

-I like playing netball in school...

-..and I play the harp and trumpet.

-Outside of school,

-I like playing the piano...

-..playing on the trampoline

-and playing with my brother.

-I like playing football.

-My favourite football team

-is Swansea City.

-Port Talbot

-is a great place to live.

-I like visiting the beach.

-Right, time to come in for tea.

-20 metres. Around the...

-20 metres. Around the...

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-No way.

-On the grass.

-Hello.

-Hello.

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-Alright?

-Just finished? Had a good day?

-It was OK, yeah.

-You got Bold?

-It's all the hard work

-I've been doing.

-Had a good day?

-Yeah.

-Port Talbot's library

-is in the shopping centre.

-It's been busy today,

-as has Baglan library.

-Patsy Bracewell is an important part

-of life in the library.

-Patsy is originally from Leicester.

-# One, two, three,

-wave, wave, one, two, three

-# Turn and turn our hands #

-I've worked in this area

-for 15 years.

-I worked with little children.

-I often join groups of families

-in the library...

-..to sing Welsh nursery rhymes

-and they can borrow books.

-Do you think he'll eat the apple?

-Neath and Port Talbot Hospital

-opened in which year?

-I attended the history quiz

-this morning - it was very popular.

-We have a cuppa and some cake

-and that's fab.

-There's a knitting club...

-..an art club for children...

-..and I think, over the years...

-..the library has created

-its own community...

-..with so many people coming here.

-# Without a moment's sleep

-Cor Meibion Cymric Port Talbot

-is one of the local choirs.

-They rehearse

-in the Taibach Wesley chapel.

-# Through the early hours

-I've lived in Port Talbot

-since I was born.

-My role in the choir,

-as secretary...

-..is to organise overseas tours...

-..and trips

-around England and Wales.

-We have a varied repertoire.

-A lot of religious pieces -

-we sing in many churches...

-..and we also have

-a lighter repertoire.

-We have a lot of fun after concerts

-- what they call afterglow.

-It's like another concert -

-everyone enjoys themselves.

-A couple of pints and a joke.

-# Battling through the long hours

-I've sung with the choir

-for 27 years - a life member.

-I'm the choir's stage manager.

-My son works in the steelworks.

-He's an inspector in hot strip mill.

-He hasn't laughed for eight weeks

-because of the news that broke.

-I think more than 20

-of our members...

-..worked in the steelworks.

-Up until last year...

-..Tata was our chief sponsor.

-They were very good to us.

-# I see your face

-# Fears subside

-Many members of my family

-worked in the steelworks.

-My father, grandfather and brother.

-My son-in-law is waiting to hear.

-It's a very worrying time

-for the family.

-They're young and they have

-financial responsibilities.

-They want to know

-what's happening...

-..so that they can plan

-for the future.

-It's a difficult time for people.

-# When the night

-# Is long #

-With the day shift over

-in the steelworks for Ryan Thomas...

-..he turns his sights

-to football coaching.

-I coach the Baglan boys and girls

-U14 teams.

-We train once a week.

-We play games on Sundays.

-Wait, wait, wait. Well done.

-The season's over...

-..but we have 16 girls who attend

-every session and every game.

-Well done.

-I've been a referee for 27 seasons.

-I spent 12 years

-in the Welsh Premier League...

-..and I'm a futsal

-coach and referee...

-..with the

-Football Association of Wales.

-Football is one of my passions and

-I also like watching the Swans play.

-I'm Rhun ap Robert.

-I'm a curate in Port Talbot,

-in the Aberavon parish.

-I've been here for two years.

-It's a busy parish.

-There are three churches, St Agnes,

-St Mary's and Holy Trinity.

-Catholicism is strong in the area,

-the Anglican church is strong here.

-There are also

-many other churches here.

-It's good to see the chapels

-and churches working together...

-..on different projects,

-such as the food bank.

-People can visit St Paul's Centre

-if they want advice about debt.

-There's also a job club.

-The steelworks touches the lives

-of almost everyone in the community.

-It's a major employer.

-High employment

-helps build a prosperous community.

-If there's no work,

-the wider community suffers...

-..economically and spiritually.

-In the Aberavon Beach Hotel, Amanda

-Lewis organises swimming lessons.

-I like seeing children change

-from being nervous and crying...

-..and not liking the water at all...

-..to liking swimming,

-liking being in the sea...

-..and knowing they can save

-their own lives.

-There's more to Port Talbot

-than just the steelworks.

-We have a strong community here.

-People help one another.

-We have a lot of friends here,

-we're surrounded by friends.

-The area has changed

-for the better recently.

-The local policeman

-has witnessed these changes.

-I'm PC Ken Bowen.

-I'm the schools liaison officer.

-I've worked in this area

-for a while.

-I worked with the drugs team

-in Sandfields, Port Talbot.

-I've seen this place change.

-Sandfields was a hard place to work

-in the '90s.

-A lot of people

-were committing crimes every day.

-I remember a time when cars

-were being stolen all the time.

-The area has changed.

-When you drive around

-Sandfields now...

-..you can see that people

-are proud of their homes.

-The area has changed,

-along with the people.

-Mark Watkins is one of the owners

-of Energie fitness club.

-It's home to the area's

-successful kickboxing club.

-I've been a personal trainer

-and sports therapist...

-..for 15 years.

-I teach kickboxing

-full time as well.

-I was a kickboxing fighter.

-I won the pro British title...

-..fought for the British team

-in the World Championships...

-..and had ten professional fights.

-We have a hundred members.

-Just had four boys selected

-for the WAKO British team.

-They'll be heading

-to the WAKO World Championships.

-WAKO is the Olympics of kickboxing.

-Cameron Michael Bradshaw,

-13 years old.

-I came third

-in the British Championships...

-..and I'm WKU Welsh champion.

-I'm Kieron Jones. I've won six

-British titles and a world title.

-I've been selected to fight

-for Team GB in Ireland.

-I'm Dalton John,

-I've won three British titles...

-..a European title

-and three world titles.

-I'm Lewis Matthew Hemmings.

-I'm 11 years old.

-I've won the WKU Welsh champion and

-I've also been selected for Team GB.

-Mark is my trainer,

-or Blue, as we call him.

-We enjoy every minute of being here

-and it's special.

-Winning the World Championships -

-that's my target.

-Brilliant for confidence,

-especially for the juniors.

-Parents have told us that

-since they've been kickboxing...

-..within 12 months,

-their grades in school have gone up.

-Concentration levels increase.

-A lot of people in Port Talbot

-say they can't wait to get out.

-I can't understand why.

-We've got an awesome beach,

-beautiful mountains.

-The people of Port Talbot

-are the salt of the earth.

-Why would anyone want to leave?

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-Raspberry Jam are a popular local

-band made up of four young Welshmen.

-I'm Marcus, I'm the lead singer.

-I also play the guitar.

-I'm Andrew, I play the violin.

-I'm Andrew, I play the violin.

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-I'm Lloyd, I play the drums.

-I'm Luke, I play the bass and cello.

-Raspberry Jam are a local band

-in Port Talbot.

-We have a varied set list,

-including folk and country.

-The band have been together

-for three years.

-Marcus formed it,

-I joined a year ago...

-..and Lloyd joined two years ago.

-Three years ago.

-We perform songs

-that people like to dance to.

-We perform different songs

-to other bands.

-We're in Blancos in Port Talbot.

-It's an engagement party.

-Matthew and Sophie's

-engagement party.

-Congratulations to you both.

-TV director and musician Cleif

-Harpwood, who was raised her...

-..and moved back to live here...

-..remembers the local

-musical tradition.

-In a modern town at the time,

-I remember the energy of the '60s.

-More wealth, good jobs...

-..and people wanted to spend

-their money.

-There were a lot of social clubs

-and nightclubs.

-They were very popular here

-at that time.

-They all thrived.

-You had the beach

-and the clubs along the beach.

-The Bay View Social.

-Then came the Labour Club.

-The Naval Club.

-The Four Winds.

-These were the hotbeds

-of entertainment and music.

-It was a time when a new wave

-of pop music emerged.

-That influenced everyone

-who lived here.

-You had groups like Quicksand,

-they were very popular.

-Phil Ryan was associated

-with Man band.

-Kimla Taz were a local band,

-the Eyes of Blue.

-I remember

-hearing pop music mostly...

-..in Aberavon fair.

-I could hear all the hits

-because I worked in the fair.

-When the revolution

-in the Welsh music scene happened...

-..when we left home to attend

-universities and colleges...

-..we took

-some of that background with us.

-Two years ago,

-Kevin Davies set up a brewery.

-He now brews a beer with a special

-message, SOS beer, Save Our Steel.

-We started the brewery

-in 2014, in May.

-We've had a successful two years.

-We're just about to expand now

-up to Tonmawr, to a 10-barrel plant.

-Things are on the up.

-We brew the SOS as a pump clip

-and a beer to put on the bar...

-..of all local trade...

-..to show they're standing up

-alongside the steelworkers...

-..to fight the cause.

-The pubs are doing OK because

-the steelworks is still open.

-If the steelworks wasn't open,

-it would devastate the place.

-The place would be devastated.

-That can't be allowed to happen.

-Margaret Jones, a retired teacher...

-..does a lot of good work, including

-volunteering with the Samaritans.

-When I was a child,

-Chad Varah set up the Samaritans.

-I can't remember how old I was...

-..but for some reason,

-I was interested from the start.

-I always said that some day,

-some day, I'd help out.

-I'm glad

-I decided to join the charity.

-We've been trained.

-The work we do is confidential,

-by phone, email, post...

-..text and people

-also call in to our centres.

-I wouldn't say I enjoy the work

-but I get a sense of satisfaction.

-All we need is someone saying thank

-you that we were there for them.

-I've worked as the director

-of the local branch in Swansea.

-That was a huge honour.

-I met people from other

-local institutions and charities.

-I now work for the charity

-across the whole of Wales.

-That's also wonderful.

-It has been a huge honour

-to volunteer for the charity.

-Following a successful season...

-..Aberavon RFC

-are training for next season.

-Rheon James is one of their

-newest talents.

-I've just joined Aberavon. I had a

-few games with them two seasons ago.

-I enjoyed the whole experience.

-They gave me a warm welcome.

-Pre-season begun last week.

-A lot of running,

-a lot of hard work ahead.

-Playing rugby in Port Talbot,

-I must say...

-..the supporters

-are behind us all the way.

-The atmosphere during

-and after the games is special.

-Everyone backs the team 100%.

-It's very special to see.

-We have a lot of talent

-coming through the ranks.

-A lot of youngsters

-are involved in the squad.

-I feel the team, myself,

-and everyone, have a lot to give.

-We'll work hard...

-..take one game at a time...

-..and hope everything looks great

-at the end of the season.

-The male voice choir

-plays an important part locally.

-I lost my wife in 2006.

-I'm just proud

-to sing with the choir.

-I was in a choir years ago.

-It's a pleasure spending time

-with the boys, they're great boys.

-It's nice. I enjoy coming out

-to join the boys in the choir.

-I've been a member of the choir

-for 50 years.

-Since 1966.

-I was the choir's secretary

-for 30 years.

-During that time...

-..we visited Germany...

-..France, Scotland...

-..America.

-If you want to travel

-and see the world...

-..join a choir.

-The choir is full

-of friendly, down-to-earth members.

-Even though we come

-from different backgrounds...

-..everyone in the choir is equal.

-Friends and a family of friends too.

-When one has a worry,

-the whole choir worries.

-When one rejoices, we all rejoice.

-That's the type of people we are.

-A lot of boys from Pontrhydyfen, and

-all the villages down to the town...

-..work in the steelworks.

-There was an opportunity

-back in the 1960s...

-..for anyone who wanted to work,

-to find a job there...

-..to start their career.

-They worked their way up...

-..in whichever direction

-they wanted to go.

-# The Devil Went Down to Georgia #

-They look as if they're

-enjoying themselves.

-People are dancing.

-# Play your fiddle hard

-# Hell's broke loose in Georgia

-and the Devil deals the cards

-We've recorded an album of covers.

-The next thing we want to do

-is record our own songs.

-Yeah,

-we've just written some new songs.

-A couple in English,

-a couple in Welsh.

-We hope to record a Welsh album

-next summer.

-We have loads to do to move up.

-# And a band of demons joined in

-and it sounded something like this

-We'll go out

-and get the crowd excited.

-Get them enjoying themselves.

-Looking forward to it.

-It should be good.

-Enjoy.

-Enjoy.

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-Marvellous!

-While Raspberry Jam entertain the

-guests at the engagement party...

-..the sun sets over Port Talbot

-and people prepare for the night.

-The lights still shines brightly

-in the steelworks.

-Let's hope it stays like that

-for years to come.

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