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0:00:03 > 0:00:06- Shwmae! I'm Sion Tomos Owen, - a Rhondda boy.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11- I was born here, - and I still live in Treorchy.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18- Can I have six thick - cuts of bacon, please?
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- Where are we on the map?
0:00:21 > 0:00:22- Here!
0:00:22 > 0:00:26- The Rhondda is about 14 miles - long from Rhigos to Trehafod...
0:00:27 > 0:00:31- ..and three miles wide - from Cwmclydach to Blaenllechau.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35- At the moment, - it's home to about 70,000 people.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40- Everyone is familiar - with the usual images.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43- But there's a lot more - to the Rhondda.
0:00:43 > 0:00:44- LAUGHTER
0:00:45 > 0:00:50- That's class. I'm bonkers - about the place. Drinks on me!
0:00:50 > 0:00:55- I love going round to sing, - laugh and draw cartoons.
0:00:55 > 0:00:56- Sion!
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- Today, I'm going back to school.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02- Educating Essex. Educating Cymer.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05- I meet a successful singer.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08- I wanted to be a mechanic.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13- I stand in the ring - with a boxing champion.
0:01:13 > 0:01:18- In the series, I want - to put the Rhondda on the map.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22- No, I'm creating a new map - of the Rhondda and the people.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- This is Ysgol Y Cymer, - my old school.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38- The Rhondda's sole Welsh - comprehensive school opened in 1988.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40- At the moment, it has 750 pupils.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46- They come from the valley's - five Welsh medium primary schools.
0:01:46 > 0:01:52- I was a learning coach here, mainly - with the sixth form, until recently.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- No, they're filming you too.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58- Oh, no! I'd have - put make-up on if I knew.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03- It's a documentary about - really bad eyebrows and fake tans.
0:02:03 > 0:02:04- Oh!
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- They're a great gang.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- Before chatting to some of them...
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- ..Ewan and Ben will take us - on a quick trip round the school.
0:02:15 > 0:02:16- Look out!
0:02:17 > 0:02:18- Welcome to the Hwb.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19- Welcome to the Hwb.- - Croeso i'r Hwb.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21- Start again, shall we?
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- This is the substitute bench.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- This is the substitute bench.- - This is the Fire Exit.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- If there's a fire, this is the exit.
0:02:29 > 0:02:35- In Year 8, I smashed a door window - accidentally here, messing about.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- This is the Cookery Room.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- This is the Cookery Room.- - I made a pizza over there in Year 7.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- I used too much tomato puree.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- It tasted like red sauce on toast.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- Welcome to the Technology Class.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55- I'll give you a demonstration - on how to sand a piece of wood.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- What did you get in GCSE?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- B.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- You see? That's B standard sanding.
0:03:02 > 0:03:03- This is...
0:03:03 > 0:03:04- This is...- - ..the Hall Of Fame.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- It's one of the best - views in the world.
0:03:09 > 0:03:09- Not quite.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10- Not quite.- - It is, mun!
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- But there's more to these - young people than messing about.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- It was great hearing - them talk honestly...
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- ..about their future - and the Rhondda's.
0:03:22 > 0:03:28- You've seen programmes about - the valleys, like MTV The Valleys.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30- Do they represent you?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- No, I don't think so.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38- They're just silly individuals - who go on it to get attention.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- It's nothing like that.
0:03:41 > 0:03:42- I'm Jordan Smith.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- I'm studying History and Business.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50- I'd like to be a politician when I'm - older, if possible, a Rhondda MP.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55- On TV, they don't get the balance - right about life in the valleys.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- I'm Ben. I'm 17. - I come from Tonypandy.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- They either think - we're a simple tribe...
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- ..who live on massive - mountains like Everest.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- Or we're all really simple.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- Everyone here is different, but - we're all part of the community.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18- I'm Elinor. I'm studying Media, - English and Religious Education.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- I'm Ewan. - I study Business and Media.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26- The situation of the Welsh - language in the Rhondda...
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- ..isn't as good as it could be, - but is doing well.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- Even if Welsh - isn't spoken in the home...
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- ..people can still speak it in - school and be educated in Welsh.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- Everyone lives off history - with the Welsh language.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- I think Welsh is a dying language, - like the coal industry.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- I think these things - reach the end of their life.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- People still live off them.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- I think we should - let the language die.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56- Let it die?
0:04:56 > 0:04:57- Let it die?- - Yes.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58- Why?
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- Everything associated - with Welsh is old.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- It's old-fashioned, boring.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- I disagree.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- We should try to keep the language.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15- You talk about things improving. I - think it's up to us as young people.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20- In school, a lot of people - speak English, to be honest.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22- But I'm proud to speak Welsh.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- In Cardiff, - everyone speaks English.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30- I heard a mother speaking to her - children in Welsh, "Choose a drink."
0:05:30 > 0:05:31- I was like, "What?"
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- Seeing other programmes - about the Rhondda...
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- ..you're proud of the language.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- It's good to be educated in Welsh...
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- ..even if it's not - your first language.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- It's good to be from Wales - and to speak Welsh.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49- I think Welsh holds things back.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- I think Welsh holds things back.- - I disagree that it's dying.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- We can't let it die.
0:05:53 > 0:05:59- Looking to the future, - what would you bring to the Rhondda?
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- You talked about - collieries closing...
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- ..and factories like - Burberry and Chubb.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10- We don't know about the future. - They might come back.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16- There isn't a lot happening now. - But there's potential here.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- I think we need more clubs...
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- ..like film, art, - football, or music.
0:06:24 > 0:06:30- There aren't many degrees that - help you find jobs in the Rhondda.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- The rest are shops - or farming, really.
0:06:34 > 0:06:34- Farming?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- Farming?- - Yes.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- There are only four farms - in the Rhondda.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- You can succeed in the Rhondda.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- Many people start businesses, - like hairdressing salons.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- They're happy and make money.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49- They're happy and make money.- - Entrepreneurs.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- Like in Young, Welsh - And Pretty Skint...
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- ..there are more tattoo shops - per km here than anywhere in the UK.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- Salons and tanning shops.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- You have to know how life works here - and make the most of it.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- I tend to look at it as a positive.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- More tattoo shops - and salons create jobs.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12- Definitely.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- It's the local people who go - to the tattoo and tanning shops.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21- Money comes in and goes out - because of the entrepreneurs here.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- It's a good thing.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- Yes, that should be encouraged.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- One Ysgol Y Cymer former pupil...
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- ..is the talented singer - Rachel Stephens from Tynewydd.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- # Ah ah ah
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- # Ah ah ah #
0:07:49 > 0:07:54- You won't find a better view. - We can do a bit of sunbathing too.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56- Who needs Trecco Bay?
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- We look as if we're doing - a ginger hair dye advert!
0:08:01 > 0:08:02- Low budget!
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- I'm getting sunburnt, actually.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- We're in Tynewydd - at the top of the valley.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Blaenrhondda and Blaencwm - are at the far end.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- Your road is down there, - straight up to Penpych.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- I come from Treorchy, - a bit further down.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- But you live right at the top.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- Where I come from, they usually say, - "Rough up there!"
0:08:25 > 0:08:26- No, we're not.
0:08:26 > 0:08:27- What do you say?
0:08:27 > 0:08:28- What do you say?- - You're rough down there!
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- Why are we rough down there - and you're not up here?
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- You're further up. It's narrower.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- It's the last stop on the train.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- You're stuck close together.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44- I live here, so I tend to say - people are rough in other places.
0:08:45 > 0:08:50- The sun is affecting me! We'll go in - to hear about Rachel's career.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- I didn't know if I wanted - to study singing and performing.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- I really wanted to train - to be a mechanic.
0:08:58 > 0:08:59- Right!
0:08:59 > 0:09:00- People find that odd.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- But my father is a mechanic. - I wanted to follow in his footsteps.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- I did work experience - with him in the garage.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14- I was interested in fixing cars - and was always out working on a car.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15- What did you study?
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- I did a three year degree course - in Performance and had a great time.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- A lot of opportunities came - as a result of the degree.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- We did the musical Nia Ben Aur - in our third year.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- We toured Wales.
0:09:30 > 0:09:31- We toured Wales.- - Marvellous.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36- There are amateur drama groups like - Act 1 and Spotlight in the Rhondda.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- Rachel has performed - with some of them.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- Recently, she played Deloris, - the leading role...
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- ..in Selsig company's - production of Sister Act.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- Do you have a way - to get into character?
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- In every show I'm in, - even in the chorus...
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- ..you must capture the character.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- I make a kind of mind map.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- I do a character profile...
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- ..how they look, what they - would do in various situations.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- It's important for me to know - the character's mindset.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- Do you walk about the house, - putting on an accent?
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- Do you stay in character - all the time, like Daniel Day Lewis?
0:10:20 > 0:10:22- I have to come out of character.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28- But I try to chat with my sister - in the character's accent.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- She just thinks I'm silly.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- But I have to do it.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- I practise quite a lot at home.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40- I've had a few neighbours - knocking on the door...
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- ..asking me to shut up.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- I've had the police once. Genuine.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47- The police knocked on the door.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- They said, "We've had a complaint - about someone singing."
0:10:51 > 0:10:52- Out of key!
0:10:52 > 0:10:53- Out of key!- - Never!
0:10:53 > 0:10:54- I went, "Oh, OK."
0:10:55 > 0:10:56- So I stopped for a bit.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- Then we had new neighbours, - so I sing now.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02- I've been lucky.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- There are a lot of theatre - companies round here.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- My ultimate goal - is to be in the West End.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14- The next step is moving - to London, I think.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- I don't know if I'll get there!
0:11:19 > 0:11:24- Rachel, like many other successful - performers, has to aim for London.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28- But it's good to know that - young people in the Rhondda...
0:11:28 > 0:11:33- ..can have great experiences here - and a firm career foundation.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35- LAUGHTER
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- Look at my nostrils!
0:11:37 > 0:11:38- My gosh!
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- You have a pert little nose.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- Do you have to be angry?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- Do you have to be angry?- - Just smash it in!
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- What about now?
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- It's awkward to be 17.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59- I'm too young to go to pubs and - clubs and too old for the park!
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0:12:08 > 0:12:11- The people of the Rhondda - are boxing mad.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- Tommy Farr and Jimmy Wilde - came from here.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- The valley still produces - good boxers.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- Jordan Withers from Ystrad is 15.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- He has already won loads of prizes.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- He's a member - of the Welsh Junior Boxing Squad.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- The key to success - is training and dedication...
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- ..and a lot of travelling.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- How often do you come?
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- How often do you come?- - Three times a week.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50- That's quite a lot. - You have to be quite committed.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51- Mmm.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- What do you do?
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- I start with skipping...
0:12:57 > 0:13:02- ..then three rounds - of shadowboxing...
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- ..then with punch bags...
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- ..and pads on Monday.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- On Tuesdays, I do sparring.
0:13:15 > 0:13:16- Are we doing pads?
0:13:16 > 0:13:17- Are we doing pads?- - Yes.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18- For how long?
0:13:18 > 0:13:20- For how long?- - Two minutes.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- And you move when the buzzer sounds.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24- Yes.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27- Do you have to be angry?
0:13:28 > 0:13:29- No.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- Is it - a way of letting off aggression?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- Do you focus on anyone?
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- My opponent's face, - just smash it in!
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- Have you fought someone - you really don't like?
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- In the Europeans.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47- Who?
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- A cocky Irish boy.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- So that's how you go about it.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- Do you think of your teachers?
0:13:56 > 0:13:57- Oh, yeah!
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- Don't name anyone, mind.
0:14:11 > 0:14:16- Watching Jordan train, - I was struck by his mature attitude.
0:14:16 > 0:14:21- He's cautious and careful. - Boxing comes naturally to him.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27- His father, like any responsible - parent, worries about him.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31- Pretty much he was born - into a fighting family, really.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- From kickboxing, - pretty much a baby...
0:14:35 > 0:14:39- ..he progressed to boxing - at ten years of age...
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- ..and not looking back ever since.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50- My fears for Jordan obviously first - and foremost is not to get hurt.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- That's every parent's - worst nightmare.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- But if he prepares and trains...
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- ..and doesn't cut any corners...
0:14:59 > 0:15:04- ..I'm sure his natural ability - and aggression will come through.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- It's just like a duck to water.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- He just thrives in the ring. - He loves it.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- The training doesn't stop - when he leaves the gym.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- There is intense running, too.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- The hill to Penrhys is steep.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- On a sunny day, - the views from here are amazing.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31- I run it twice a week, - sometimes in the morning.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- It's pretty tough.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- It hurts my back and lower back.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46- Jordan does the same thing - once he reaches Penrhys.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- He visits his Bampy's grave.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- His grandfather - always supported Jordan's boxing.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04- He said he was proud of me.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09- It's one thing to train and be fit.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- But a kit is required.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- What do you need?
0:16:16 > 0:16:17- Shorts.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22- Swanky! How much were they?
0:16:22 > 0:16:23- Swanky! How much were they?- - 200.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- The gloves were 100.
0:16:28 > 0:16:28- For a pair or each?
0:16:28 > 0:16:29- For a pair or each?- - A pair.
0:16:30 > 0:16:31- Boots.
0:16:32 > 0:16:33- How much were they?
0:16:33 > 0:16:34- How much were they?- - 150.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42- It's an expensive game. But - it's an investment for the future.
0:16:42 > 0:16:47- Jordan has represented Wales - against Hungary, Ireland...
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- ..England and Scotland.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- He boxes regularly in Wales. - What is his ambition?
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- To reach - the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09- Ready?
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- Fair play, Jordan has - a clear target and ambition.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23- But his feet - are firmly on the ground.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28- What are the sixth formers' - plans for the future?
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- Jordan lives in Tylorstown, - in the Rhondda Fach.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- He's interested in politics - and holds firm views.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- I met him in the workers' - old Welfare Hall.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- I volunteered here - for a year and a half.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- I did the bingo...
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- ..and the kids' disco.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- I hated that.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- I did dancing sessions - for pensioners.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- Were you Mr Motivator?
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- "Grab your partner, do-si-do!"
0:18:07 > 0:18:08- Or were you a bouncer?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- Or were you a bouncer?- - I watched and hoped for the best!
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- I want to enter politics.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- I've seen how the cuts - have taken their toll on the place.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- I want to change the Rhondda.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- It's hard to change people.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- It's easier to change...
0:18:28 > 0:18:32- ..how other people see you - and the Rhondda.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- There is good work being done - for the Rhondda.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- It's hard without money.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44- I hope the situation improves - in the future.
0:18:53 > 0:18:58- Elinor from Gelli is interested - in all kinds of creative work.
0:18:58 > 0:19:04- She's preparing a portfolio of - her photography in the village park.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- I take photos of events, - children's parties...
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- ..proms, gigs...
0:19:14 > 0:19:18- ..behind the scenes shots...
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- ..and portraits.
0:19:21 > 0:19:26- It's natural for me to do - landscapes in the Rhondda.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31- I'd love to be involved - in a youth project...
0:19:31 > 0:19:37- ..taking photographs, - creating artwork and making films...
0:19:38 > 0:19:43- ..with a group - of creatively minded people.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- We need a place to meet.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- Somewhere like the Pop Factory.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54- The Pop Factory encouraged people to - take an interest in music and film.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58- The Pop Factory has closed.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04- There's nowhere for bands to play - or where you can buy their photos.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- There's no creative centre - in the Rhondda.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- We need to improve that.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- Ben is thinking - of doing an apprenticeship.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- But he's not sure what yet.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- He lives in Cwm Clydach, - above Tonypandy.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31- Is there enough to do here, - for someone your age?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- Not in Clydach, to be honest.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- There's a 3G football pitch here.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- There's not a lot to do here.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- I love the valleys.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- People my age say it's rubbish...
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- ..and there's nothing to do here.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- There's nowhere like it.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01- It's different. I like the valleys, - because everyone is so close.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- What is your goal?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- I'm not sure. I'll see what happens.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- I really don't know.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15- I don't want to go to university.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- I'd prefer an apprenticeship.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- I'll start looking - after leaving school.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- Would you stay local or travel?
0:21:24 > 0:21:29- I'm open to the idea of travelling. - It depends what it is.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- Can I get you anything else?
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- Can I get you anything else?- - No, I'm fine.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- Actually, do you sell lobster?
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- No!
0:21:53 > 0:21:55- Ewan lives in Ferndale.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- It's a busy town, - halfway up the Rhondda Fach.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- You were born and raised - in Ferndale.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- Yes, in Taff Street.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14- What did you do as children, - apart from play on the astro turf?
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- We'd go to the park, - to the rugby field.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21- I did arts and crafts - in the Arts Factory...
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- ..and karate in the Arts Factory.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28- There was quite a lot to do - in Ferndale when I was growing up.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29- What about now?
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- What about now?- - It's awkward to be 17.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36- I'm too young to go to pubs and - clubs and too old for the park!
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- If I was offered a good job - outside the valley...
0:22:42 > 0:22:43- ..I'd take it.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- After retiring, I'd come back.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50- After retiring? - That's a long way away!
0:22:51 > 0:22:55- In 45 to 50 years, - you'll move back to Ferndale?
0:22:55 > 0:23:00- What will the valley - be like in 2050?!
0:23:02 > 0:23:04- Will the astro turf still be here?
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- Will the astro turf still be here?- - I hope it'll be 3G.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- As I add the young people's faces - to the map...
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- ..I'm reminded - of myself at their age.
0:23:18 > 0:23:23- I wanted to stay in the valley as - well as experience life outside it.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- Sometimes, we have to leave - to further our education and work.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- The valley needs - facilities and opportunities...
0:23:34 > 0:23:38- ..so young people - have a good reason to come back.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43- They are needed here, and - there's plenty of room for them.
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