Pennod 5 Pobol y Rhondda
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-Shwmae! | 0:00:03 | 0:00:04 | |
-I'm Sion Tomos Owen, a Rhondda boy. | 0:00:04 | 0:00:06 | |
-I was born here, -and I still live in Treorchy. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:11 | |
-Can I have -six thick cuts of bacon, please? | 0:00:14 | 0:00:18 | |
-Where are we on the map? | 0:00:19 | 0:00:20 | |
-Here! | 0:00:20 | 0:00:21 | |
-The Rhondda is about 14 miles long -from Rhigos to Trehafod... | 0:00:22 | 0:00:26 | |
-..and three miles wide -from Cwmclydach to Blaenllechau. | 0:00:26 | 0:00:30 | |
-At the moment, -it's home to about 70,000 people. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:34 | |
-Everyone is familiar -with the usual images. | 0:00:36 | 0:00:40 | |
-But there's a lot more -to the Rhondda. | 0:00:40 | 0:00:43 | |
-LAUGHTER | 0:00:43 | 0:00:44 | |
-That's class. I'm bonkers -about the place. Drinks on me! | 0:00:45 | 0:00:49 | |
-I love going round to sing, laugh... | 0:00:49 | 0:00:52 | |
-..and draw cartoons. | 0:00:53 | 0:00:55 | |
-Sion! | 0:00:55 | 0:00:56 | |
-Today, I set -Ysgol Ynyswen a challenge. | 0:00:57 | 0:01:00 | |
-LAUGHTER | 0:01:01 | 0:01:03 | |
-I meet a pupil -who has become a teacher. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:10 | |
-I was happy to stop doing Welsh. | 0:01:10 | 0:01:14 | |
-I go all the way up to the Bwlch -with Ffion Evans for a picnic. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:19 | |
-Did you get my tweet -about the pork pies? | 0:01:19 | 0:01:22 | |
-Yes, I've brought them. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:24 | |
-I want to put -the Rhondda on the map. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:28 | |
-No - I want to create a new map -of the Rhondda and its people. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:33 | |
-CHILDREN SING | 0:01:40 | 0:01:42 | |
-# The Rhondda Valley, -our ancestors' valley | 0:01:44 | 0:01:48 | |
-# The Rhondda Valley, -our ancestors' coalfield # | 0:01:49 | 0:01:54 | |
-This is Ysgol Ynyswen... | 0:01:55 | 0:01:57 | |
-..the first Welsh medium -primary school in the Rhondda. | 0:01:57 | 0:02:02 | |
-This year, it celebrates -its 65th birthday. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:05 | |
-It's my old school. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:07 | |
-I remember this. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:08 | |
-I remember this. - -The hall. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:09 | |
-It hasn't changed much -since my time. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:13 | |
-I remember the basketball net. | 0:02:13 | 0:02:15 | |
-I spent a lot of time -trying to touch the net. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:19 | |
-The children still do that now. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:21 | |
-This is Bethan Ford, -the school's temporary head. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:26 | |
-How many children come here? | 0:02:27 | 0:02:28 | |
-How many children come here? - -There are 283 now. | 0:02:28 | 0:02:30 | |
-The numbers are increasing. | 0:02:30 | 0:02:32 | |
-We're accepting Pre-nursery -for the first time this year. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:36 | |
-So we have more young children now. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:39 | |
-When I was here, many non-Welsh -speaking parents sent children here. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:45 | |
-Does that still happen now? | 0:02:45 | 0:02:46 | |
-Does that still happen now? - -Yes. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:47 | |
-Most of the children come -from non-Welsh speaking homes. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:51 | |
-But many families have one parent -who went to a Welsh school. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:56 | |
-So one parent speaks Welsh. | 0:02:56 | 0:02:58 | |
-We're outside Year 5's class. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:01 | |
-Can we go in? | 0:03:01 | 0:03:01 | |
-Can we go in? - -Yes. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:02 | |
-Good afternoon, children. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
-Good afternoon, children. - -Good afternoon. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:05 | |
-You have a visitor today. -You're lucky, Year 5. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:09 | |
-Shwmae. I'm Sion. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:11 | |
-Hello! | 0:03:11 | 0:03:12 | |
-I come from Treorchy. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:14 | |
-Yes! Treorchy! | 0:03:14 | 0:03:16 | |
-There are a lot here from Treorchy! | 0:03:16 | 0:03:18 | |
-I've come to give you a lesson. | 0:03:19 | 0:03:21 | |
-Hands up who likes drawing cartoons. | 0:03:22 | 0:03:24 | |
-A lot. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:27 | |
-Thank goodness for that. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:29 | |
-Let's get started. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:31 | |
-Small, or big ears? | 0:03:32 | 0:03:33 | |
-Small, or big ears? - -Medium size ears. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:35 | |
-Medium. Thanks. | 0:03:35 | 0:03:37 | |
-My nose is rather big. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:42 | |
-Does that look like me? | 0:03:43 | 0:03:45 | |
-No! | 0:03:45 | 0:03:46 | |
-You look like Santa Claus. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:49 | |
-You look like Bigfoot. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:51 | |
-I've challenged the children -to draw a cartoon of me. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:57 | |
-There are almost as many -children in Year 5 today... | 0:03:58 | 0:04:01 | |
-..as in the whole school -when it started. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:04 | |
-Eirlys Pritchard Jones -was here on the very first day. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:08 | |
-Welcome, Miss Jones. -I'm not sure what to call you. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:14 | |
-You were my head teacher. | 0:04:14 | 0:04:15 | |
-You were my head teacher. - -Eirlys, please. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:16 | |
-Both of us also -went to Ysgol Ynyswen. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:20 | |
-Yes. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:21 | |
-You were here on the first day. -When was that? | 0:04:21 | 0:04:25 | |
-It was June 26, 1950. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:28 | |
-My sister, brother and I -were amongst the 36 children... | 0:04:30 | 0:04:35 | |
-..who came here on Ysgol -Gymraeg Ynyswen's first day. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:39 | |
-We came in a taxi. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:41 | |
-We were happy to have -our photo taken leaving the taxi. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:47 | |
-Children came from -all parts of the valley... | 0:04:48 | 0:04:52 | |
-..from Porth up. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:54 | |
-We were warmly welcomed -by Miss Jones. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:59 | |
-She came to greet us by the gate, -with her arms outstretched. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:05 | |
-There was one requirement -to come to the school. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:09 | |
-Yes. The children had to come -from Welsh speaking homes. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:14 | |
-At first, both parents -had to speak Welsh. | 0:05:14 | 0:05:17 | |
-The reason for that -was the 1944 Butler Act. | 0:05:18 | 0:05:22 | |
-It allowed people to insist on -having a Welsh medium education... | 0:05:22 | 0:05:27 | |
-..if it was -the language of the home. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
-I remember my father -going to see people... | 0:05:31 | 0:05:34 | |
-..in chapels and societies -in other parts of the valley... | 0:05:35 | 0:05:39 | |
-..asking Welsh speaking parents -to send their children... | 0:05:39 | 0:05:43 | |
-..to the Welsh medium school. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:46 | |
-It was a risk. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:47 | |
-People didn't know... | 0:05:48 | 0:05:49 | |
-..what the outcome -of Welsh medium teaching would be. | 0:05:49 | 0:05:53 | |
-There were no textbooks -or experienced teachers. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:57 | |
-They were prepared to do it -because they were convinced... | 0:05:58 | 0:06:02 | |
-..it was the best way -to teach children to speak Welsh. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:06 | |
-People have to be brave, -have conviction and work hard. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:10 | |
-They have something to prove. | 0:06:10 | 0:06:13 | |
-It's ironic that -all those years ago... | 0:06:13 | 0:06:16 | |
-..it was a feature -of their strong character... | 0:06:16 | 0:06:20 | |
-..and resolve for the language. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:24 | |
-They wanted to ensure we as children -had a Welsh medium education... | 0:06:24 | 0:06:30 | |
-..so the language survived... | 0:06:30 | 0:06:32 | |
-..and we could receive -and share our heritage... | 0:06:32 | 0:06:36 | |
-..as good Welsh people. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:38 | |
-Carpanini's Italian cafe is one of -my favourite cafes in the valley. | 0:06:46 | 0:06:51 | |
-I'm glad of any excuse to come here. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:54 | |
-I don't need an excuse to chat -to Julie MacMillan from Tynewydd. | 0:06:54 | 0:07:00 | |
-Julie learnt Welsh a few years ago. | 0:07:00 | 0:07:03 | |
-Now, she helps -other people learn Welsh. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:07 | |
-I learnt Welsh -in school in Treorchy. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:12 | |
-But to be honest, -I hated Welsh in school. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:17 | |
-I remember in one lesson... | 0:07:20 | 0:07:22 | |
-..the teacher wrote -all the mutations on the board. | 0:07:23 | 0:07:28 | |
-She said, "You must learn them." | 0:07:29 | 0:07:31 | |
-There was no explanation. | 0:07:32 | 0:07:34 | |
-I thought, "Oh, no." | 0:07:35 | 0:07:37 | |
-C, p, t, g, b, d, ll, m, rh! | 0:07:37 | 0:07:39 | |
-Yes. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:41 | |
-I was happy to stop doing Welsh. | 0:07:41 | 0:07:44 | |
-What changed? | 0:07:45 | 0:07:46 | |
-I met my husband. | 0:07:47 | 0:07:49 | |
-He was a Welsh speaker. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:52 | |
-Where did you meet? | 0:07:53 | 0:07:54 | |
-Where did you meet? - -In Treherbert Rugby Club. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:56 | |
-Did you learn Welsh because of him? | 0:07:56 | 0:07:59 | |
-I think so. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:01 | |
-We had the children. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:04 | |
-Of course, Owain wanted to send -them to a Welsh medium school. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:10 | |
-I thought it was important too... | 0:08:10 | 0:08:12 | |
-..for them to receive -a Welsh medium education. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:16 | |
-We decided to send them -to Ysgol Gymraeg Ynyswen. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:20 | |
-I remember Owain speaking Welsh -with the teachers and the head. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:27 | |
-I went to talk to them. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:32 | |
-They had to turn -from Welsh to English. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:36 | |
-To be honest, I felt a bit... | 0:08:38 | 0:08:40 | |
-..ashamed, really. | 0:08:42 | 0:08:44 | |
-I thought, "They have -to speak English now... | 0:08:44 | 0:08:47 | |
-"..because I've come -to talk to them." | 0:08:47 | 0:08:51 | |
-I think I decided after that... | 0:08:51 | 0:08:53 | |
-..I had to learn Welsh too. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:56 | |
-Today, Julie has -her own class in Treherbert. | 0:08:56 | 0:09:00 | |
-She still remembers the challenge -of learning a new language. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:05 | |
-Sunday, we went to Aberystwyth. | 0:09:06 | 0:09:08 | |
-At first, it was very difficult. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:12 | |
-I spoke to Owain in Welsh. -He answered in English. | 0:09:13 | 0:09:17 | |
-I remember one day... | 0:09:18 | 0:09:20 | |
-..I said, "I'm really trying. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:23 | |
-"If you help me, I can do it. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:27 | |
-"But I really need your help." | 0:09:27 | 0:09:30 | |
-From that time on... | 0:09:30 | 0:09:32 | |
-..he spoke only Welsh to me. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:34 | |
-Some of Julie's friends -nominated her... | 0:09:35 | 0:09:38 | |
-..for the Learner -Of The Year competition. | 0:09:38 | 0:09:42 | |
-Julie won the prize -at the 2007 National Eisteddfod. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:46 | |
-It led to a new career. | 0:09:46 | 0:09:48 | |
-Now, Julie has a chance -to introduce Welsh... | 0:09:48 | 0:09:52 | |
-..to other learners in the valley. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:55 | |
-I had an opportunity -to work as a tutor. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:58 | |
-I think it was because I helped -other people when I learnt Welsh. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:03 | |
-Excellent. Right, someone else. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:06 | |
-SPEAKS WELSH | 0:10:06 | 0:10:08 | |
-He phoned me... | 0:10:08 | 0:10:09 | |
-..the day before. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:13 | |
-Is that right? | 0:10:13 | 0:10:14 | |
-Is that right? - -Yes. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:15 | |
-I had to do -a teaching qualification. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:19 | |
-Now I work as a tutor -and teach people to speak Welsh. | 0:10:19 | 0:10:23 | |
-It's great. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:26 | |
-Julie's life has changed -and so has the language of the home. | 0:10:30 | 0:10:34 | |
-Do you remember what it was like -when you were children... | 0:10:35 | 0:10:39 | |
-..speaking English at home? | 0:10:39 | 0:10:41 | |
-Yes, I remember. We still speak -English if our grandparents call. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:47 | |
-They don't speak Welsh. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:49 | |
-We swap languages easily now. | 0:10:50 | 0:10:53 | |
-We see them every day. | 0:10:53 | 0:10:55 | |
-But we four have spoken -Welsh for a long time. | 0:10:55 | 0:10:58 | |
-What about you, Elis? | 0:10:59 | 0:11:01 | |
-I was younger than Seren -when Mam learnt Welsh. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:05 | |
-It was a long time ago. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:08 | |
-But there's still -an English element... | 0:11:08 | 0:11:11 | |
-..as Seren said, -with our grandparents. | 0:11:11 | 0:11:14 | |
-There was no line -in the sand when you switched. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:18 | |
-No. It's easy. | 0:11:18 | 0:11:19 | |
-You found it difficult at first. | 0:11:20 | 0:11:22 | |
-We spoke English all the time. | 0:11:23 | 0:11:25 | |
-Maybe you don't notice -if you speak Welsh or English. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:29 | |
-You just speak to a person. | 0:11:29 | 0:11:31 | |
-If you're used to speaking Welsh, -you don't think, you do it. | 0:11:31 | 0:11:36 | |
-It's the same if you're used -to speaking English to someone. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:40 | |
-But when we changed... | 0:11:40 | 0:11:42 | |
-..almost ten years ago now... | 0:11:43 | 0:11:45 | |
-..eight, or ten years... | 0:11:46 | 0:11:48 | |
-..it just came naturally. | 0:11:49 | 0:11:51 | |
-Ready? | 0:11:55 | 0:11:56 | |
-Go on, then. | 0:11:56 | 0:11:58 | |
-It's not too bad! | 0:12:02 | 0:12:04 | |
-I expected it to be worse. | 0:12:05 | 0:12:07 | |
-LAUGHTER | 0:12:18 | 0:12:19 | |
-I look like a pirate. | 0:12:21 | 0:12:23 | |
-Someone said I look very pretty. | 0:12:25 | 0:12:29 | |
-You can see Pen Y Fan, -the windmills... | 0:12:29 | 0:12:32 | |
-..and Tylerstown tump. | 0:12:33 | 0:12:34 | |
-..and Tylerstown tump. - -You can see more from up here. | 0:12:34 | 0:12:36 | |
-. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:36 | |
-Subtitles | 0:12:40 | 0:12:40 | |
-Subtitles - -Subtitles | 0:12:40 | 0:12:42 | |
-LAUGHTER | 0:12:46 | 0:12:48 | |
-When the ducks were in the yard... | 0:12:48 | 0:12:53 | |
-..because they were brought up -by the chickens... | 0:12:54 | 0:12:58 | |
-..and ducks are crap mothers, -chickens brought the ducks up. | 0:12:58 | 0:13:03 | |
-How are they crap mothers? | 0:13:03 | 0:13:04 | |
-How are they crap mothers? - -They just are. | 0:13:04 | 0:13:05 | |
-We've always spoken -Welsh and English at home... | 0:13:06 | 0:13:09 | |
-..switching naturally -between the two languages. | 0:13:10 | 0:13:14 | |
-Chickens brought the ducks up -and thought they were chickens. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:19 | |
-When the ducklings went to the water -the chickens used to go berserk. | 0:13:19 | 0:13:24 | |
-The dog tried to herd them. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:26 | |
-The ducks didn't know -whether they were chickens or sheep. | 0:13:26 | 0:13:30 | |
-That's right, that is. | 0:13:30 | 0:13:32 | |
-But once we start to analyze things, -look out. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:38 | |
-Only me and Cerian -spoke Welsh at home... | 0:13:39 | 0:13:42 | |
-..or with brothers and sisters. | 0:13:42 | 0:13:45 | |
-Yes. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:46 | |
-Welsh was barely heard, -even in schools. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:50 | |
-I go round -secondary and primary schools. | 0:13:51 | 0:13:55 | |
-The primary schools are OK. | 0:13:55 | 0:13:57 | |
-I hear nothing but English -in secondary schools. | 0:13:57 | 0:14:00 | |
-When people in authority -tell pupils what to do... | 0:14:01 | 0:14:06 | |
-..they rebel. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:09 | |
-If a teacher says, -"Speak Welsh in school!" | 0:14:09 | 0:14:13 | |
-Pupils say, "No!" | 0:14:13 | 0:14:15 | |
-We were always -told to speak Welsh in school. | 0:14:16 | 0:14:20 | |
-With us two... | 0:14:20 | 0:14:24 | |
-It came naturally to us. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:27 | |
-If I spoke English -to a friend outside school... | 0:14:27 | 0:14:31 | |
-..and then we were forced -to speak Welsh in school... | 0:14:31 | 0:14:36 | |
-..it didn't feel natural, -even though we both spoke Welsh. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:41 | |
-It felt formal. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:46 | |
-We'd chat in a formal way... | 0:14:47 | 0:14:50 | |
-..because -it's written down on paper. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:55 | |
-Your Welsh is better... | 0:14:55 | 0:14:58 | |
-..and perhaps more consistent. | 0:14:58 | 0:15:01 | |
-Dad spoke Welsh with you -until you were five. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:07 | |
-But you were naughty... | 0:15:07 | 0:15:09 | |
-..and he couldn't get -the words out to tell you off. | 0:15:10 | 0:15:14 | |
-You'd say, "What are you saying?" -He'd laugh and switch to English. | 0:15:14 | 0:15:19 | |
-So it's my fault! | 0:15:19 | 0:15:21 | |
-It was my fault, really! | 0:15:21 | 0:15:23 | |
-You spoke Welsh with Dan -until he was eight. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:27 | |
-Dad's Welsh improved. | 0:15:29 | 0:15:30 | |
-Dad's Welsh improved. - -Yes. | 0:15:30 | 0:15:31 | |
-I won't be able to speak English -to your baby, when it arrives. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:37 | |
-I know. But you're turning -it into a political issue. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:41 | |
-I'm not. | 0:15:42 | 0:15:42 | |
-I'm not. - -You are. | 0:15:42 | 0:15:44 | |
-You're using -the baby like a placard! | 0:15:44 | 0:15:48 | |
-I just couldn't speak English. | 0:15:48 | 0:15:51 | |
-Just be natural. You're acting -like a teacher. Give it a rest! | 0:15:51 | 0:15:55 | |
-That's the thing, see. | 0:15:56 | 0:15:58 | |
-You're an example of someone... | 0:15:59 | 0:16:03 | |
-..who is forcing the language -down our throats. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:07 | |
-You say we'll lose our Welsh. | 0:16:07 | 0:16:10 | |
-You will. | 0:16:10 | 0:16:11 | |
-You will. - -We won't! Give us a break! | 0:16:11 | 0:16:14 | |
-You keep saying... | 0:16:15 | 0:16:17 | |
-"..You have to speak Welsh. | 0:16:18 | 0:16:21 | |
-"Unless you do, you'll lose it." | 0:16:21 | 0:16:23 | |
-What you'll get back is, "I'm -not having you tell me what to do." | 0:16:24 | 0:16:28 | |
-You need to encourage it, -and not force it. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:33 | |
-Control freak. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:35 | |
-It's because of where I come from. | 0:16:35 | 0:16:37 | |
-It's because of where I come from. - -It's not that. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:39 | |
-It's the teacher in you, -not the North Walian. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:42 | |
-This is heavy, isn't it? | 0:16:43 | 0:16:45 | |
-This is heavy, isn't it? - -It's exhausting! | 0:16:45 | 0:16:46 | |
-And that's the end -of a typical family discussion. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:50 | |
-Crikey! | 0:16:51 | 0:16:52 | |
-Ffion Evans is from Treorchy. | 0:16:56 | 0:16:58 | |
-Like thousands -who have chosen to live here... | 0:16:59 | 0:17:02 | |
-..she travels to work -to Cardiff every day. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:07 | |
-She's not working today. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:10 | |
-We're going on a picnic. | 0:17:11 | 0:17:14 | |
-Did you get my tweet -about the pork pies? | 0:17:16 | 0:17:19 | |
-Yes, I've got them. | 0:17:19 | 0:17:21 | |
-Where are we going? | 0:17:22 | 0:17:23 | |
-Where are we going? - -Up the mountain. | 0:17:23 | 0:17:25 | |
-The long way up? | 0:17:25 | 0:17:27 | |
-The long way up? - -Yes. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:28 | |
-So we head up to the Bwlch... | 0:17:30 | 0:17:32 | |
-..on the road leading -to the Ogmore and Afan valleys. | 0:17:32 | 0:17:37 | |
-By the time we reached the top, -the raincoats were out. | 0:17:37 | 0:17:41 | |
-But who cares? -It's a spectacular view. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:44 | |
-We're here, then... | 0:17:46 | 0:17:49 | |
-..on the top of the Bwlch. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:53 | |
-Yes. | 0:17:53 | 0:17:54 | |
-We can see Pen Y Fan, the windmills, -and Tylorstown tump. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:58 | |
-I like it up here. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:00 | |
-You can see more. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:03 | |
-On Twitter, -you call yourself Valleys Welsh. | 0:18:04 | 0:18:07 | |
-Is it important to you? | 0:18:07 | 0:18:09 | |
-Is it important to you? - -Yes. | 0:18:09 | 0:18:10 | |
-The Rhondda gets a bad rap. | 0:18:11 | 0:18:14 | |
-I work in Cardiff. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:17 | |
-I travel there everyday. | 0:18:18 | 0:18:20 | |
-I never deny I'm from the Rhondda. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:23 | |
-I tell everyone -I'm from the Rhondda. | 0:18:24 | 0:18:26 | |
-They say, "It's a bit bad up there." | 0:18:27 | 0:18:30 | |
-I say, "No, it's not." | 0:18:31 | 0:18:34 | |
-They're the best people -I've ever met. | 0:18:34 | 0:18:38 | |
-Let's get them out. | 0:18:39 | 0:18:42 | |
-Kit Kat. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:45 | |
-They say, "It's rough up there." -I think, "Cheeky sod!" | 0:18:45 | 0:18:50 | |
-It's not that rough! | 0:18:50 | 0:18:52 | |
-They say we don't speak Welsh, -but we're speaking Welsh! | 0:18:52 | 0:18:57 | |
-What are they talking about?! | 0:18:57 | 0:19:00 | |
-What about the attitude -towards the language? | 0:19:00 | 0:19:04 | |
-I haven't come across -anyone being negative... | 0:19:05 | 0:19:09 | |
-..about me speaking Welsh -and they can't. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:13 | |
-If they know I speak Welsh, -they're quite jealous. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:17 | |
-I had the chance -to learn the language... | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
-..and I'm fluent. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:22 | |
-What about you? | 0:19:22 | 0:19:24 | |
-What about you? - -The same sort of thing. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:26 | |
-They say, "I wish I'd learnt it", -or "I was good at school." | 0:19:26 | 0:19:31 | |
-There are people who stick to it -and learn the language. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:35 | |
-When I'm speaking Welsh with you... | 0:19:36 | 0:19:40 | |
-..or to people in the pub... | 0:19:40 | 0:19:44 | |
-..people never stop me. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:47 | |
-Oh gosh, no. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:50 | |
-When my brother and I speak Welsh... | 0:19:52 | 0:19:55 | |
-..we're big lumps -so no-one will stop us! | 0:19:56 | 0:20:00 | |
-If everyone else -is speaking English... | 0:20:00 | 0:20:04 | |
-..and there's -a chance to speak Welsh, I do. | 0:20:04 | 0:20:08 | |
-I never feel I can't speak Welsh. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:12 | |
-It's windy. Let's go back down! | 0:20:14 | 0:20:16 | |
-It's windy. Let's go back down! - -Yes! | 0:20:16 | 0:20:18 | |
-Back in school, how are -Year 5's cartoons coming along? | 0:20:28 | 0:20:33 | |
-I gave you a big beard... | 0:20:38 | 0:20:40 | |
-..because I want you -to look like Santa Claus. | 0:20:41 | 0:20:44 | |
-A ginger Santa Claus! | 0:20:45 | 0:20:47 | |
-They're big ears. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:50 | |
-You said my ears are medium size. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:54 | |
-I'm dancing. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:59 | |
-I like the big ears. -I can hear everything. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:03 | |
-I look like a pirate -from Pirates Of The Caribbean! | 0:21:06 | 0:21:10 | |
-Well done. -Thanks for the small ears. | 0:21:10 | 0:21:13 | |
-That's the most bushy beard -I've seen so far. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:23 | |
-I like your eyelashes. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:25 | |
-They look great. | 0:21:26 | 0:21:28 | |
-Am I wearing mascara? | 0:21:28 | 0:21:29 | |
-Am I wearing mascara? - -Yes. | 0:21:29 | 0:21:30 | |
-They job did a good job, fair play. | 0:21:31 | 0:21:33 | |
-I'd better get down to work, too. | 0:21:34 | 0:21:36 | |
-The summer fair is on tonight. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:39 | |
-The summer fair is on tonight. - -The parents are great. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:42 | |
-Are they organizing it? | 0:21:43 | 0:21:44 | |
-Are they organizing it? - -Year 6 organized the activities. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:47 | |
-The parents prepared the food. | 0:21:47 | 0:21:49 | |
-Schools need the parents' support. | 0:21:54 | 0:21:57 | |
-Most of the Ynyswen parents -don't speak Welsh. | 0:21:57 | 0:22:02 | |
-But they support -the school and the language. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:06 | |
-I don't feel embarrassed. -I'm told I look pretty. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:10 | |
-Why did you send your kids here? | 0:22:11 | 0:22:13 | |
-I've always liked the language, -but I didn't pick it up. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:18 | |
-I sent my children here -to get a better opportunity in life. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:23 | |
-I studied it in school, -and regret not keeping on with it. | 0:22:23 | 0:22:27 | |
-When I found out I was having -children I wanted to send them here. | 0:22:27 | 0:22:32 | |
-The school -is thriving at the moment... | 0:22:32 | 0:22:35 | |
-..from the yard structure, -gaining new experiences... | 0:22:35 | 0:22:40 | |
-..and just the school in general. | 0:22:40 | 0:22:42 | |
-I've got four children. | 0:22:42 | 0:22:44 | |
-All in Ynyswen? | 0:22:45 | 0:22:46 | |
-The two elder ones have left, -the two younger ones are here now. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:51 | |
-Are you local? | 0:22:51 | 0:22:52 | |
-Yes. I'm from Tynewydd. | 0:22:53 | 0:22:54 | |
-Yes. I'm from Tynewydd. - -Up the valley. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:55 | |
-Not too far away. | 0:22:55 | 0:22:57 | |
-This is the nearest -Welsh school to you. | 0:22:57 | 0:23:00 | |
-There's a couple of English schools -there. Why send them to Ynyswen? | 0:23:00 | 0:23:05 | |
-A Welsh education is important, -and it's a really good school. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:09 | |
-That's why, really. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:11 | |
-That's why, really. - -Was there any debate? | 0:23:11 | 0:23:13 | |
-No, never. | 0:23:13 | 0:23:14 | |
-It looks like you. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:21 | |
-Thanks to Ynyswen for the welcome. | 0:23:21 | 0:23:24 | |
-There's no room for everyone on -the map. Miss Ford can go on it. | 0:23:25 | 0:23:29 | |
-Julie MacMillan -can represent the valley's learners. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:36 | |
-And Ffion, -on behalf of the Bwlch club. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:39 | |
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