Wyn a Nia Bishop

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0:00:18 > 0:00:20- I'm Wyn.

0:00:20 > 0:00:26- I started the funeral directors' - business back in 1984.

0:00:28 > 0:00:32- Three or four years after that, - we started making headstones.- - Un gair yn ol yr Oxford.

0:00:33 > 0:00:34- It became part of our work.

0:00:36 > 0:00:38- I'm Nia from Gorslas.- - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorslas

0:00:39 > 0:00:42- I've been home from college - for about three years.

0:00:42 > 0:00:47- I've been helping out - with the business.

0:00:47 > 0:00:51- I've always been involved - in some way or other.

0:00:52 > 0:00:53- Have you finished?

0:00:53 > 0:00:54- Have you finished?- - Almost.

0:00:54 > 0:00:56- Another five minutes.

0:00:56 > 0:00:57- Another five minutes.- - Good.

0:00:59 > 0:01:02- I enjoy my tea. - I could drink it all day.

0:01:02 > 0:01:07- My trade is carpentry. - Then I started doing funerals.

0:01:08 > 0:01:12- I couldn't do carpentry work then - - working in people's homes...

0:01:13 > 0:01:15- ..because of the demands - of the funeral business.

0:01:16 > 0:01:18- We decided to start - making headstones...

0:01:18 > 0:01:21- ..because there was no-one - doing that in the area.

0:01:22 > 0:01:25- I've learned most - of what I know from Dad.

0:01:25 > 0:01:29- I started off driving the cars, - but now I do a bit of everything.

0:01:30 > 0:01:31- I'm learning as I go.

0:01:36 > 0:01:38- When you're dealing with people...

0:01:39 > 0:01:42- ..it's important - to do your best for them.

0:01:42 > 0:01:45- They're going through - a difficult time.

0:01:45 > 0:01:49- You feel that you want to help them. - That's what we try to do.

0:01:49 > 0:01:51- We do our best.

0:01:51 > 0:01:57- The headstones - is a different kind of work.

0:01:58 > 0:02:00- It's nice to do both.

0:02:00 > 0:02:03- One part is more difficult - than the other.

0:02:03 > 0:02:09- It's nice to see the headstones when - they're finished. They look good.

0:02:11 > 0:02:12- I enjoy it.

0:02:14 > 0:02:18- Funerals start at about 1,800...

0:02:18 > 0:02:22- ..and go up to about 2,200.

0:02:23 > 0:02:27- The rates vary depending on whether - it's a burial or a cremation...

0:02:27 > 0:02:31- ..or a church service - or a service in a crematorium.

0:02:31 > 0:02:33- Then there's the cost - of the flowers.

0:02:34 > 0:02:36- Flowers are priced separately.

0:02:36 > 0:02:40- The headstones start at 600 - and go up to 2,000.

0:02:43 > 0:02:45- It depends on what they choose.

0:02:48 > 0:02:51- We hold about 140 funerals - in a year.

0:02:52 > 0:02:53- There are far fewer burials.

0:02:54 > 0:02:57- We use the crematorium - a lot more than cemeteries nowadays.

0:02:59 > 0:03:03- Comical things happen sometimes, - but we can't disclose those.

0:03:04 > 0:03:08- We find that people are quite - ordinary around here...

0:03:08 > 0:03:09- ..so we're okay.