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0:00:22 > 0:00:23- Bryn versus Dwyran...
0:00:24 > 0:00:29- ..chronicles an important football - match played in the early fifties.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36- The film-maker, Dr John Glyn Jones, - lived in Brynsiencyn.
0:00:36 > 0:00:41- He was a GP in this part of - Anglesey for almost thirty years.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45- The doctor - made numerous short films.
0:00:45 > 0:00:51- They provide an unique insight - into the villagers' everyday lives.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57- He brought his camera along - on his doctor's round.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- He filmed everything that happened.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- I was interested - in one film in particular.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- The Brynsiencyn v Dwyran game.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13- Shout if you recognize someone, - and I'll stop it.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15- That's Brynsiencyn's team.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19- Elfed lived in Llanrug.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- Gwyn from Llanfairpwll, Dei Bach.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25- Llew Jones, Glyn King.
0:01:26 > 0:01:26- Do you remember the game?
0:01:26 > 0:01:30- Do you remember the game?- - I was there. That's John.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32- I think that was Margaret Williams.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36- I think that was Margaret Williams.- - The singer? Never!
0:01:37 > 0:01:41- That was Busby, the manager. - Jones the paper.
0:01:42 > 0:01:43- My grandfather.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51- As the bar filled, I met Idris, - the former Brynsiencyn goalkeeper.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56- I played for two years - before joining the Army.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02- I played for Newborough - for three years after coming home.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- I returned to Bryn in the sixties.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- Did you witness the team's demise?
0:02:07 > 0:02:08- Did you witness the team's demise?- - Yes.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10- What year was that?
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- 1960, I think.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17- Have the villagers - lost interest in football?
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- We don't have a team, - but everyone watches it on TV.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29- Derby games still pull crowds - in Brynsiencyn...
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- ..as long as - it's Everton and Liverpool.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- Some of the older boys - saw the film at half-time.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47- Gavin Hughes was one.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- Would they like to make a new film?
0:02:52 > 0:02:57- This is the Dwyran team. Bryn - was the previous team, in squares.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- The old film seemed - to capture their imagination.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- Creating a new film - on the same theme posed a problem.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12- We'd need to assemble a team - to do something similar today.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Would you be interested - to play a one-off?
0:03:17 > 0:03:18- Yes.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- The packed pub proves that - football is still popular.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26- It's taken a different direction.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- It might kick-start a village team.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- The lads were keen to reform a team.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- We collected names.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46- I was optimistic that a Brynsiencyn - team could be filmed once again.
0:03:47 > 0:03:53- But I faced another challenge. - Dwyran doesn't have a team, either.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- Hello, Gus Williams?
0:03:55 > 0:03:56- Hello, Gus Williams?- - How are you?
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- I found your number - on the Anglesey Council website.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- You're the - Football Development Officer.
0:04:04 > 0:04:05- Yes.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07- Bryn versus who would it be?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- Where's the closest team?
0:04:10 > 0:04:15- The closest team in that area - would be Newborough.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17- Newborough? Right.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30- Gus gave me the Newborough manager's - name and address, Paul Hamson.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36- Would they play - against Brynsiencyn's new team?
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- He agreed immediately.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- Gus is a football historian.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- I wanted to establish - exactly when the game was played.
0:04:48 > 0:04:53- Dwyran first played in - the Anglesey league in 1947-48.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- That's Dwyran and Brynsiencyn.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- Do you know the year - of the Dwyran-Brynsiencyn game?
0:05:01 > 0:05:02- No.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- According to this...
0:05:04 > 0:05:09- ..Dwyran and Brynsiencyn - were last in the league in 1950-51.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- Their last encounter - would have been in 1951.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- Yes.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- We looked at - the Anglesey League tables...
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- ..to compare Newborough - and Brynsiencyn's records.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- They headed the table that year.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32- The old players mentioned a rivalry - between Brynsiencyn and Newborough.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- Is that still there today?
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- I don't know. - Perhaps not so much today!
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- They complained Newborough - stole their best players.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- They didn't want - to play for a bad side!
0:05:52 > 0:05:57- I returned to Brynsiencyn - to meet up with Gavin Hughes.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01- He agreed to be one - of the new team's organizers.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02- Have you been training yet?
0:06:02 > 0:06:03- Have you been training yet?- - No.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- We're playing on Sunday - just down the road.
0:06:08 > 0:06:13- Will you get a chance - to film what's going on?
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- Some sort of record - would be handy...
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- ..like the doctor's film.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- I wanted to know - more about the doctor...
0:06:27 > 0:06:31- ..who documented the Brynsiencyn - area so extensively.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- I arranged to meet one - of his daughters, Annes Glyn.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- We visited - their first home in the village.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- It's hardly changed at all, - apart from the colour.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50- I remember the little - bedroom window and the shutters.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- It's almost sixty years ago!
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- It's one - of my father's famous films.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- It's been sought after recently.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06- I think it does portray - a bygone era.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10- Everyone went - on the Sunday School trip.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- People tended to take their own - cars, but there were buses too.
0:07:16 > 0:07:17- Pritchard Niwbwrch buses.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21- Pritchard Niwbwrch buses.- - They were our school buses.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- He began filming - after we started walking.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- He inherited his uncle's equipment.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- That's how he started.
0:07:42 > 0:07:42- That's Mam.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- That's Mam.- - And your father.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- Someone else must have filmed it.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- Was that their car?
0:07:49 > 0:07:55- It looks like their first car, - the one they had when they married.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- Annes took me - to Horeb chapel in the village...
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- ..where her father - screened his films.
0:08:07 > 0:08:13- After the first session, - a second crowd came in.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15- Was there a second sitting?
0:08:15 > 0:08:16- Was there a second sitting?- - Yes.
0:08:17 > 0:08:24- People were thrilled to see - loved ones, relatives and friends...
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- ..moving across the screen.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- People became emotional.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- They could see their relatives...
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- ..coming back to life on the screen.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46- I returned the following day - to meet Rev Geraint Roberts.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- These are the Assembly Rooms.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- This is where - the films were screened.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- What end were they shown?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- What end were they shown?- - I assume on the stage.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08- Could we show our film here?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- I can't see why not.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- It would trigger - a lot of happy memories.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- Football is part of the history.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25- I'm looking for - a playing field for the game.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- There's a newly-opened - astro-turf in the village.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- Oh, right?
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- That's for the youngsters.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42- This is great - for filming the supporters...
0:09:43 > 0:09:44- ..watching the game.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- It's ideal for a five-a-side game.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53- If we get a full team, - we'd need a full-size field.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59- The next question is... Can - Brynsiencyn assemble a full team?
0:10:02 > 0:10:07- I met Gavin in Bangor - after his shift in the bookies.
0:10:09 > 0:10:09- How's it going?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- How's it going?- - There's plenty of interest.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- Is there enough for a full team?
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- Yes, and substitutions.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22- I've got 15 at the moment, - perhaps a few more.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24- Right, OK.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29- The village all-weather pitch - would be good.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- But that's a five-a-side pitch.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- What are - your earliest football memories?
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- Playing in the park - on cold Saturday mornings.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- The ball was so hard, - it hit our legs and heads!
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- All we did was play football, - all day, every day.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- What if you couldn't play football?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- I'd watch telly, - or play on the Xbox.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- Perhaps that's why I'm single!
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- Football is what - it's all about around here.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21- There's nothing else much - to do around here.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- According to Gavin, - the village lads were football-mad.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- But when Gavin - reached the all-weather pitch...
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- ..for the first training session...
0:11:42 > 0:11:44- ..it was as silent as the grave.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54- Gav's been to the park, and no-one's - there. He's been there half an hour!
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- Get out of bed!
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- Hello. Are you getting up?
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- I've just phoned Rich. - He's ill in bed!
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- Rich was meant to phone Huw.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- He's still in bed.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- It's all Rich's fault.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- It didn't matter whose fault it was.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- But without a team, - Gavin wouldn't have a film, either.
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0:12:52 > 0:12:54- Rich eventually got out of bed.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- They started - to discuss the opposition.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- I watched Newborough recently, - and they lost.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- They're tough. They're in the lead.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07- I'm quite confident.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- I left the lads training.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- I went to meet Terry Roberts.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- From Brynsiencyn, he has - several links to the old team.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- That's my father.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- Well, well. Can I compare?
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- The same chin and face.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- When did you start - marking the field?
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- When I was eleven.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- I had a bag of chalk and a bucket.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- We didn't use water, just our hands.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- Hand in the bucket.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03- It was miserable - in cold, wet weather.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09- According to Terry, supporting - football wasn't exclusive to men.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- The girls came on buses.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17- It was fun whether we won or lost.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- Ann Williams Groeslon - was one of the girls on the buses.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- I went over to her house next.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30- Edwen and I went every Saturday.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- The bus would be packed!
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- Newborough was our greatest enemy.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- Everyone turned out - for the Bryn and Newborough games.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- That was always a big game.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56- The Bryn and Newborough derby - attracted crowds many years ago.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- I had to ensure - a worthy turnout for our derby.
0:15:02 > 0:15:03- Take one!
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- Have you heard - about tomorrow's game?
0:15:07 > 0:15:08- No.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- DOG BARKS
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- If you haven't got - anything better to do...!
0:15:18 > 0:15:19- Do you live in Bryn?
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- Do you live in Bryn?- - No. We built the pitch.
0:15:23 > 0:15:24- Watch it!
0:15:25 > 0:15:26- I thought it was Bryn versus Dwyran.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- I thought it was Bryn versus Dwyran.- - That was the plan.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- It was hard - enough getting one new team!
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- The reaction in Brynsiencyn - was quite promising.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- But things were - quieter in Newborough.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48- Never mind!
0:15:52 > 0:15:57- I'd arranged to visit - Brynsiencyn junior school...
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- ..to get the youngsters interested.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- Would you rather - collect cards or play football?
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- Both of them.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- Would you collect - Anglesey team cards?
0:16:15 > 0:16:16- Yes.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- Are you coming to the game tomorrow?
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- Where is it?
0:16:21 > 0:16:22- Where is it?- - Newborough.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24- Can I give you one?
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- Can I give you one?- - Of course, we're coming tomorrow.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- The day of the big match arrived.
0:16:43 > 0:16:49- Paul Hamson marked the field, - just like Terry Roberts before him.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- The latter kept a watchful eye.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- Our goal was to bridge the years...
0:17:02 > 0:17:06- ..weaving memories of yesteryear...
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- ..with Gavin and our material.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- The battlefield - was ready for the old enemies.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02- Tic Tacs?
0:18:02 > 0:18:04- I'll have one!
0:18:05 > 0:18:05- Name and number.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06- Name and number.- - Two.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08- Gavin Hughes, Number 8.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09- Gavin Hughes, Number 8.- - Steven Owens, Number 11.
0:18:10 > 0:18:11- What number are you?
0:18:11 > 0:18:12- What number are you?- - Ten.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- Fifteen.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- It took ten minutes - to reach the Newborough pitch.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- The pre-match tension - was beginning to take effect.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46- Don't keep pointing that thing - at me! Point it that way.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48- Point the camera at yourself!
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- TEAM TALK
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- The lads discussed - last-minute tactics.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- I noticed they weren't all lads.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57- Karen Parry Jones was playing - in the goal for Brynsiencyn.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- And then, quite a coincidence.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- So, your great-uncle - held the sign in the original.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- Yes.
0:20:16 > 0:20:17- WHISTLE
0:20:27 > 0:20:31- Even though Dr John Glyn Jones - filmed a football game...
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- ..very little - of the game itself is featured.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- The doctor preferred - to film the supporters.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- We'd have to reflect - that in our version, too.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- Half-time score
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- Football is a game of two halves.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24- Filming and organizing - the game was only the first half.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- The second half - was a few weeks later...
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- ..at the Brynsiencyn screening.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- # QUANDO LE SERE AL PLACIDO # - Verdi
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- We had various teams for years.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- They played down the lane here.
0:21:47 > 0:21:53- We sat on a hillock - to watch them play.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58- We followed them regularly.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- FINAL WHISTLE
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- Final score
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- The first half was against the wind.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15- I thought we'd be better with - the wind. But they play every week.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- It was fun.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23- # QUANDO LE SERE AL PLACIDO # - Verdi
0:22:26 > 0:22:27- Not bad at all.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30- Families came along.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- Their great-grandfathers - were in the original team.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39- # QUANDO LE SERE AL PLACIDO # - Verdi
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- They're talking - about starting a team.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- We may as well carry on - to keep the community together.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- # QUANDO LE SERE AL PLACIDO # - Verdi
0:23:05 > 0:23:10- Annes Glyn and her sister Mared - attended the screening.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15- Would the new film match - Dr John Glyn Jones's original?
0:23:17 > 0:23:18- APPLAUSE
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- I didn't expect anything like that.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- I hope we'll get a team out of it.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29- We need more films like this!
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- We need more films like this!- - We started with excellent material.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- It worked well - with the original pictures.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43- The best thing about - the screening was the reaction.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47- The smiles, laughter - and moments of recognition.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52- Dr Glyn Jones' films - captures his community...
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- ..in such a natural way.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59- I can only hope our - new film is true to his vision.
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