Pennod 2 Wrecsam 'di Wrexham

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-Wrexham

-is North Wales's largest town.

-Business is booming

-for its famous lager.

-I thought it would be

-a good opportunity.

-It's either sink or swim.

-We can't stand still.

-The town's heart

-is its football club.

-It's a great football club.

-It's close to my heart.

-I've been here since the age of 15.

-Things are changing in Wrexham.

-People are willing to venture.

-There are some

-fantastic opportunities...

-..for those willing

-to put the time and labour in.

-It's important

-to be self-motivated.

-We need to realize

-our strengths and potential.

-It's confidence.

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-At the Racecourse, Wrexham Football

-Club is holding an open day.

-Eighteen months ago,

-the fans became the new owners.

-The future is in their hands.

-Lifelong supporter Spencer Harris

-is a board member.

-Diane!

-Wrexham Football Club

-has a huge history.

-We've played

-in the Cup Winners' Cup.

-We reached the quarter final

-of the European Cup Winners' Cub.

-We've played against Roma, Porto...

-..some of Europe's biggest clubs.

-Wrexham has won the Welsh FA Cup...

-..more than any other club.

-Next year...

-..Wrexham will be 150 years old.

-Amazing!

-The fans meet their heroes.

-Chief Executive, Don Bircham,

-explains his vision.

-We take it for granted because

-we're behind the scenes every day.

-But for a youngster to sit

-in the home dressing room...

-..for a Dad to reminisce...

-..when he sees old trophies

-from our great heritage in Europe...

-..for a fan to be up close

-to the players as they train.

-We sometimes forget

-how much of a privilege that is.

-Barcelona?! Why has

-everybody got Barcelona kits on?

-The personnel change...

-..but there's something about

-this place that doesn't change.

-Every time you come in here you get

-hairs on the back of your neck.

-It was a difficult decade

-for the club and supporters.

-After years of mismanagement,

-the FA penalised the club.

-Wrexham FC

-was relegated from the League.

-I want to see this club,

-as much as anybody in this room...

-..in the Championship.

-I haven't got a sack of gold. I've

-only got what I've got to work with.

-It was a difficult situation.

-Before we took over...

-..the club was losing

-a million pounds annually.

-We had to find a path...

-..through all that mess...

-..to bring the club

-out the other end.

-The club entered into a partnership

-with Glyndwr University.

-The supporters own the club.

-The University owns the stadium.

-We had to turn around a business...

-..that was losing

-a million every year...

-..into a sustainable business...

-..that doesn't pay out more

-than it brings in.

-That's what we're doing.

-We have sponsorships,

-player sponsorships...

-..and for the Racecourse stands.

-We advertise in the programme.

-We arrange hospitality, too.

-There's match day admission fee.

-299 pounds, please.

-We're selling season tickets

-in the shop.

-We're on the right path.

-That demonstrates a confidence

-in the town...

-..and North and Mid Wales.

-People have faith in the team,

-the club and ownership of the club.

-What we're doing...

-..and what

-the supporters are doing...

-..is taking over one of the most

-important businesses in North Wales.

-We're doing it for ourselves.

-It will encourage people

-to come to enjoy the football...

-..at the Racecourse.

-The people of Wrexham

-will have the confidence...

-..to make the most of their lives.

-It's more than football

-and it's brilliant.

-Saith Seren is the first stop

-on Russ and Nick's round.

-They work for Wrexham Lager.

-The famous lager

-wasn't brewed for ten years...

-..until Gwyn Roberts took over.

-The demand increases every week.

-The beer is going very well.

-Almost 300 barrels go out

-every week.

-We supply many wholesalers and pubs.

-We didn't know what the costs

-would be when we started.

-It ran into millions of pounds.

-We felt it was worth the money.

-We're all from Wrexham

-and we're very proud of the town.

-I was brought up on Wrexham Lager.

-To see it disappear destroyed

-a lot of businesses in the area...

-..local employment,

-transporters, the pubs, everybody.

-To see how well we're doing

-after 18 months is a godsend.

-I'm very proud of it.

-It's a good opportunity to get

-the name of Wrexham back on the map.

-I've got a present for you. First

-edition of Wrexham Export Lager.

-Fantastic. First delivery to a pub.

-First delivery to a pub. We look

-after you, don't we? See you later.

-Saith Seren is Wales's only

-cooperatively-owned town pub.

-It's also a Welsh Centre.

-Where do you want this?

-A new tenant is moving in -

-Menter Iaith Maelor.

-We're looking forward

-to working with Saith Seren.

-There are many events

-taking place here.

-We hope to arrange our own events.

-It makes sense

-to support Saith Seren.

-We're trying

-to support local businesses.

-The first floor is used

-for classes and meetings.

-There's an artist studio here.

-Menter Iaith Maelor is moving in.

-In little over a year...

-..it's become

-a proper Welsh Centre...

-..and not just a tavern.

-We can reach out beyond

-the Welsh speaking community...

-..to Welsh learners.

-There are a thousand adults

-learning to speak Welsh in Wrexham.

-It's a way of becoming

-a Centre for the whole community.

-Kellogg's headquarters

-is in Manchester.

-Spencer is the Head of

-Human Resources, Kellogg's Europe.

-The 60-mile journey from his home

-in Coedpoeth doesn't bother him.

-A huge city like Manchester

-is different from Wrexham.

-It's not better.

-It's nice to work here.

-There are many good things

-in Manchester. But I prefer Wrexham.

-In 2011, Spencer won Learner

-of the Year at Denbigh Eisteddfod.

-I was brought up

-and went to school in Wrexham.

-I studied Welsh

-until I left school.

-I couldn't speak the language.

-I felt like a Welshman...

-..but something was missing.

-I was thrilled to win

-Learner of the Year.

-I'm passionate about the language.

-It's important to me.

-I'm still a learner.

-It's difficult to be as fluent

-as a first language speaker...

-..especially living in Wrexham.

-Maybe Welsh

-isn't widely spoken here...

-..but it's a Welsh area

-in the hearts of the people.

-Remember

-to include negative patterns.

-I don't like, I hate

-or my least favourite programme.

-Jenny, Spencer's wife,

-teaches Welsh in Coleg Cambria.

-Should I go?

-I should. I shouldn't.

-In the past two years, more people

-than ever are learning Welsh.

-The National Eisteddfod

-was a great boost.

-Many people jumped at the chance

-of learning Welsh.

-Many carried on and became fluent.

-They fall into two camps

-in my classes.

-Parents who send their children

-to Welsh primary schools...

-..and people who have retired...

-..who had always wanted to learn

-but had no time.

-Everyone happy? We'll move on.

-I was raised in Wrexham. Dad spoke

-Welsh. He was in the police force.

-Mam is from the Netherlands.

-It was different

-when we had children.

-Spencer had won Learner of the Year.

-We brought

-the children up bilingually.

-What's that?

-Just try one.

-Sit at the table.

-I like to keep busy.

-It's important to me

-that the children are busy...

-..and have plenty of things to do.

-It's easier for me

-to be where the children are.

-Mam has arranged

-the important things.

-Mam organizes

-everything around here.

-She does.

-Last Sunday, there was a

-judo competition in Manchester.

-Then we rushed to Ellesmere Port

-for the girls' dancing competition.

-On Monday, they had judo training.

-On Wednesday,

-they had judo gradings.

-Tomorrow is Mali and Megan's

-dance class.

-After that, I have

-to organize the parish hall...

-..for a fund raising event.

-Spencer works away

-and he does long hours.

-He does more

-with the children on the weekend.

-He's incredibly busy...

-..and very successful

-and very happy, I hope!

-I'll cover it with bubble wrap.

-You won't feel anything.

-Jenny is the family matriarch.

-She's the glue

-that sticks us together.

-She makes sure the children do

-what they're supposed to do.

-She makes sure I do

-what I'm supposed to do.

-Mali in the front, please.

-Mali in the front, please.

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-No problem.

-I'm lucky

-to have a supportive family.

-I can get on with

-my club and community work.

-Without their support,

-I couldn't do what I do.

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-Pol Wong

-is a former kickboxing champion.

-As someone born and bred

-in Wrexham...

-..the local community

-is important to him.

-I run a Kung Fu school in Ruabon.

-I started in 1996.

-There are classes

-for children and adults.

-There are Kung Fu, Qi Gong

-and meditation classes.

-In 2002...

-..I was ordained

-a Shaolin Temple Monk.

-One.

-Two.

-Don't bend over too far.

-Kung Fu is a good way

-to learn a lot of other things.

-Children think Kung Fu is cool.

-I teach every lesson

-through the medium of Welsh.

-When children come here...

-..suddenly,

-it's cool to speak Welsh.

-Remember to breathe out.

-Well done.

-The children are all different.

-What I've seen happen many times...

-..is that they are shy

-when they first come here...

-..and they lack confidence.

-But gradually, things turn around.

-On the other hand, we get

-children who are full of energy...

-..too much energy.

-They have no discipline.

-We see them turn around, too.

-One of my sons has ADHD.

-This helps him to concentrate.

-He's focused and calmer.

-I can see a difference

-when he arrives home.

-He's changed by the time

-he comes back. He's more focused.

-My son has been coming here

-for a year and a half.

-The main thing is

-he loves coming here.

-It's his big thing for the week.

-His self-confidence

-has gone through the roof.

-He's done

-a number of shows with Pol.

-He first did it

-after about six months...

-..when Pol was doing a show

-in Saith Seren.

-Pol said, "Gruff and Cynan,

-let's go." They were up and gone.

-If I'd have asked him, he'd say,

-"I couldn't do it."

-With the confidence

-that Pol instils in them, they can.

-Take your time. Don't try too hard.

-I feel lucky to have been born

-and bred in a strong community.

-When I was growing up...

-..I was lucky to have the chance

-to learn a lot of things...

-..from local people.

-I want to be a similar figure...

-..to the people

-I turned to as a youngster.

-Hopefully, if I can be like

-a lot of the older men...

-..who were around

-when I was young...

-..I'd be happy with that.

-Saith Seren wants to establish

-itself as a Welsh Centre.

-Tonight's host is poet

-Aled Lewis Evans.

-Poets have gathered

-to share their work.

-I'm a member of

-the entertainment committee.

-A group of us arranges

-Welsh evenings.

-It's lovely here.

-I feel safe in the town centre.

-It's not far to walk home.

-There's always a homely atmosphere.

-I hope Saith Seren

-can inspire others.

-It is possible to have a Centre...

-..where the community

-and language meet.

-People can come here...

-..and feel relaxed speaking Welsh.

-If Welsh is the language of the

-school, chapel and Merched Y Wawr...

-..where can you go to speak Welsh

-if you've left school...

-..don't go to chapel

-or Merched Y Wawr?

-That's a part

-of what Saith Seren is about.

-It's a place where

-it's the norm to speak Welsh.

-That's our goal...

-..to be somewhere where people feel

-comfortable trying to speak Welsh.

-Many people can speak Welsh

-but they lack the confidence.

-If you only order

-a pint of beer, that's fine.

-No-one expects complex cynghanedd.

-Are you coming for this?

-In Coedpoeth, Jenny's family

-prepare for a fund raising event...

-..towards

-renovating the rooms upstairs.

-And in the middle.

-Can you put the chairs

-around the tables?

-We're three quarters of the way

-through a very busy day.

-I hope we have a good turnout

-so we can raise plenty of money.

-There are lots of stalls

-and a bingo game.

-I hope it won't get too late.

-They're taking part

-in a dance competition tomorrow.

-We have to get up at 6.30am

-again tomorrow!

-I hope enough people come

-so that it's a success.

-"What did you get in your test?

-"She can't breathe on me 'cos

-I've done my poetry appreciation

-"And I know what an englyn is,

-and how many syllables it's got

-"And I've watched Traed Mewn Cyffion

-"I'd be dead good

-if those mutations weren't there

-"They should be scrapped"

-"They should be scrapped"

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-Two and one, 21.

-The evening in Coedpoeth

-is a resounding success.

-Eight and four, 84.

-Spencer's mind is on the football

-club even on a night out.

-Unlucky for some, Number 13.

-One in five, 15.

-In the spirit

-of a community venture...

-..every language is welcomed,

-including Klingon.

-READS POEM IN KLINGON

-They need an audience

-to ensure future successes.

-The support is there. It would

-be nice if more people came.

-According to recent figures...

-..there are 29,000 Welsh speakers

-in Wrexham county.

-There's potential

-for new people to come.

-"Today's youth

-live life to the full

-"I know you are pulled

-in every direction

-"Whatever you decide

-"Whatever path you travel

-"You are still A-star to me"

-You can open the doors, but

-you can't force people to come in.

-There are days when it's very quiet.

-People haven't got the money

-to come out.

-The culture is changing, too.

-Staying in is the new going out.

-People are drinking at home.

-Beer from the supermarket

-is cheaper. Sky is on TV.

-It's easier to stay in.

-It's hard for people to understand

-that this is more than a pub.

-It's a part of the Welsh Centre...

-..that's trying to do things

-that no-one else in town is doing.

-It's been a learning curve

-for us all...

-..how to bring

-the pub and Centre together.

-I think we're succeeding.

-Next time,

-Hannah is back and she has plans.

-I've come home and it's empty.

-Perfect timing!

-Wrexham FC starts

-the new season with confidence.

-We're a big club.

-We should not be in this league.

-There's no divine right

-to get out of it. Here we go again.

-I hope we can do

-what Swansea has done.

-Why not?

-Why not?

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