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0:00:01 > 0:00:04- Wrexham is looking to the future.
0:00:04 > 0:00:09- Two years ago, North Wales's largest - town witnessed a quiet revolution.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14- The people of Wrexham came - together in three enterprises...
0:00:15 > 0:00:19- ..with the aim of creating - a better future for the town.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24- An iconic Welsh brand - has been revived...
0:00:24 > 0:00:28- ..at a time where there's more - demand for local produce.
0:00:29 > 0:00:34- The Welsh language can be heard - once more on the streets.
0:00:34 > 0:00:39- The Saith Seren pub - is a new focus for the language.
0:00:39 > 0:00:44- Wrexham Football Club is - pioneering a new ownership model...
0:00:44 > 0:00:48- ..which is an inspiration - to other clubs.
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0:01:18 > 0:01:22- Aled Lewis Evans - is a language tutor in Wrexham.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- Wrexham is a broad-minded town.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33- It's a border town - and an open, tolerant place.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39- Chester and Wrexham - are very different.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41- Chester is anglicized and posh.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43- Wrexham is very...
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- What's the word?
0:01:46 > 0:01:48- It's Welsh in its own way.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53- It's also quite ordinary - and down to earth.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59- They're two different worlds - although only ten miles apart.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05- There's a kind - of cliche about Wrexham.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09- When I judge in an eisteddfod - in a Welsh-speaking area...
0:02:10 > 0:02:15- ..someone will ask, "Are there - any Welsh speakers in Wrexham?"
0:02:15 > 0:02:20- There are 29,000 - in the county of Wrexham.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25- We need to rectify the image of what - it's like to live on the border.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- Aled is also a lay preacher.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- He's on his way to the Christmas - Fair at St Giles's Church.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- What are you doing today?
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- I'm putting in speakers - for the music. That's it, really.
0:02:43 > 0:02:44- Excellent.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- It hasn't really started yet.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- No. I'm not sure when it starts, - in about an hour.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- It'll be very busy tonight.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- All the best. Well done.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57- OK, thanks.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59- Bye.
0:03:01 > 0:03:07- In Wrexham, people said, - "I wish I could speak Welsh."
0:03:07 > 0:03:12- I never felt that people - were opposed to the language.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- Perhaps they never - had the opportunity.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20- I meet students who have been - through the second language system.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24- They approach the language - in a very fresh way.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- Hello Dawn, how are you?
0:03:28 > 0:03:29- Fine, thanks.
0:03:29 > 0:03:30- Hello Adele, how are you?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- Hello Adele, how are you?- - Fine, thanks.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- You've both learnt - Welsh brilliantly.
0:03:35 > 0:03:36- Thanks.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- It doesn't always feel like that.
0:03:40 > 0:03:41- You're excellent.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- I hope we'll be fluent - one day in the future.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48- In my opinion, you are now.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- Merry Christmas.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- Marlene, who runs the chip shop - with husband Gwyn...
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- ..has always lived in Wrexham - but never learnt Welsh.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- People didn't speak Welsh in town.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09- I can't remember hearing a word - of Welsh for years when I was young.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- I'd have thought it was a foreign - language, although it's my own.
0:04:14 > 0:04:15- Late in life, maybe...
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- ..but I decided I would - at long last do something about it.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- I have taken up - a course of Welsh lessons.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- I can understand a lot of Welsh - but I've never been able to speak.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31- Too inhibited, I suppose.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36- Nearby, Gwyn and their sons have - restarted brewing Wrexham Lager.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- When the old Wrexham Lager - closed 14 years ago...
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- ..it was a fatal blow to a leading - local traditional industry.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- It's very important to Wrexham - and to Wales now.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- Like Anglesey Sea Salt, - it's world renowned.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- We've had supermarkets - who would like to stock the product.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01- It is a big decision. You've - got to plan it into production.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- You've also got to make sure - that when things pick up again...
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- ..you've got the capacity - to do everybody else.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13- It's no good saying you can't supply - because we haven't got any product.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- We need to increase at least - 50% to 60%, maybe 100% in a year.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- We have done year on year up to now.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- The way things are looking, - if we can keep the product right...
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- ..we'll be doing - the same thing next year.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- As a family, we try and do our best.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- Hopefully, if we keep that up, - the company will keep growing.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40- The family owns several - other businesses too.
0:05:41 > 0:05:42- But at 80 years old...
0:05:42 > 0:05:47- ..Gwyn is thinking of handing - over control to his sons.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52- To be honest, - I'm getting rather old.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58- Old age hinders you - from getting on with other projects.
0:05:58 > 0:06:05- In most cases, I let - the boys decide how to spend money.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10- If I say too much, they get fed up - and say I can't do this or that.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- I leave them alone now.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- One has to.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- Because of the fragile state - of Saith Seren's finances...
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- ..Amanda the manageress had to go.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31- Her daughter Hannah - decided to work in another pub.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- But she still calls there - to see her friend Kelly.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36- Hey! Are you alright?
0:06:36 > 0:06:37- Hey! Are you alright?- - Yes. And you?
0:06:37 > 0:06:38- You're not busy, are you?
0:06:38 > 0:06:39- You're not busy, are you?- - No.
0:06:39 > 0:06:40- Have you had anyone in yet?
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- Have you had anyone in yet?- - Yes, they just left.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44- How is your Mam?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- How is your Mam?- - She's fine, keeping herself busy.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- She's been decorating my bedroom.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- Why don't you do it?
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- She won't let me do it.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- The last time she let me do it...
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- ..I drank a bottle of wine - while I was doing it.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05- I ran out of matt paint - and finished it with silk.
0:07:05 > 0:07:11- There were splashes of silk - on the wall, with shiny bits.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- It looked horrendous, - because I was drunk.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17- She wasn't happy with me.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- Hannah's forte is hairdressing, - not painting.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- She hopes to start a business - and is looking for a salon.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- What was the salon you saw like?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- I didn't like it.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- It was too small.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- You need room upstairs too.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- It was 800 a month.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- I didn't like it at all.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44- It's gone up.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45- It's gone up.- - Yes.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- I don't know what I want to do. - I know I have to go somewhere else.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- I've been to see five now. - I didn't like any of them.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- I think I'm going away - for the summer.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01- Are you going to Magaluf again?
0:08:01 > 0:08:02- Are you going to Magaluf again?- - Yes.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- Why don't you come with me?
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- You can work for the summer.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- It's sunny and by the sea.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- I did it last year. It was good.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- I want to do it again.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- I've got the bug now.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- The Magaluf bug!
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- That's what you get!
0:08:24 > 0:08:30- After another injury, Mark Creighton - has made a difficult decision...
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- ..to end his playing career.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38- It wasn't a decision I took lightly. - It was the rest of my career.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43- I just felt that I couldn't offer - what I used to be able to offer.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- I don't really want - to do myself that injustice.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- I don't want to let - the management or the fans down...
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- ..and the other players.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- If I feel I can't give them 100%...
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- ..I'm not prepared - to put myself out there.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03- Manager Andy Morrell - doesn't think Mark's time is up.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- He's like a bad smell, - he never goes away!
0:09:07 > 0:09:08- No, I'm only messing.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- He's a great lad. - He's been fantastic for us.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- We felt that - if we could keep him about...
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- ..and help his development for - his future career, then we will.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- He's asked Joey and Andy - if he can help with the kids.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- They're very willing - to accommodate him.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28- He's doing his coaching badges.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- There's no reason why we can't help - and use his experience.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- The track record of players - that come through our academy...
0:09:37 > 0:09:41- ..and play in the first team, - we've probably got ten players.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- They've not cost us anything.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- Our future is bringing them through, - playing them...
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- ..and hopefully they move on - and do well in their careers.
0:09:52 > 0:09:58- It's key, but also bringing that - conveyer belt of kids is important.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- After running a Kung Fu gym - in Ruabon for 20 years...
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- ..Pol Wong also looks to the future.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13- I trained as a monk - in a Shaolin Temple in China.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- It took nine years all told.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- Of course, for me now...
0:10:22 > 0:10:27- ..the training is still - a big part of my life.
0:10:29 > 0:10:35- It's important for me - to carry on with the training...
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- ..and practise the Buddhist art.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- I want to pass the knowledge on.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49- My dream is to open - a Wales Shaolin temple.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54- I've received permission - from the Shaolin Temple...
0:10:54 > 0:10:59- ..to teach the real - Shaolin Temple Kung Fu in Wales...
0:11:00 > 0:11:05- ..as a gift to the people - of Wales from the Shaolin Temple...
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- ..a kind of cultural gift.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- I have to make the most of it.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- I just want to open a place...
0:11:17 > 0:11:23- ..where I can provide the same kind - of training for everyone...
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- ..in North Wales.
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0:11:47 > 0:11:50- It's that time to keep - New Year resolutions.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- Hannah and Kelly - are going to the gym.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- I come with Nain, Mam and Kelly.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06- Nain and me - were the only ones who came one day.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- I was talking to a member of staff.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14- She said about Nain, "She - lifts heavier weights than the men."
0:12:14 > 0:12:16- "That's my Nain!" I said.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18- Funny.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- Nain comes six days a week.
0:12:22 > 0:12:27- She's gym manic. She comes more - often than me and Mam.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- Forty-nine, fifty.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- The old lady is tired.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46- My friends ask me, "Who's with - you today?" I say, "Nain and Mam."
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- It's nice to have - three generations here.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- They're more like sisters - than my mother and Nain.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- I look after them when - we go out. They embarrass me!
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- It's nice - that we're so close as a family.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- Spencer Harris is a member - of Wrexham FC management board.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- But he has other hobbies.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- Well done, Ems.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- He's giving his son Emyr - a table tennis lesson.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- He's no novice in this field, - either.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- Years ago, - I played table tennis for Wales.
0:13:32 > 0:13:38- I was the Wales - Under 14 and 18 champion.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- I played - in the Commonwealth Games...
0:13:44 > 0:13:49- ..and the European Championship - in Yugoslavia.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56- I played table tennis - throughout my youth.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03- That's what I did, and go - to watch Wrexham, of course.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09- It's January so - we're halfway through the season.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15- We're not in the play-offs - or at the top of the league.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- That's where we wanted to be.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- It'll be difficult - to reach the play-offs now.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- It doesn't look likely.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- But there's still hope.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- If we have a winning streak...
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- ..over the next month...
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- ..we'd have a chance.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- I hope that will happen. We'll see.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- Turn the lights off.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- Saith Seren is two years old.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- It's an opportunity for Marc - and the team to celebrate.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- There are challenges ahead.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- We have to pay bills.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- We can't avoid paying bills...
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- ..for instance - rent, rates and wages.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- We had to make one person redundant.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- We couldn't afford the wages.
0:15:32 > 0:15:38- Things like - repair work needs to be done.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- We've set aside money - for those things.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- We find that we dip into that - to pay bills.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50- There's no money - to publicize and promote the place.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- There are people - who don't know we're here.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58- They think we're a museum or - don't know what we're trying to do.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- We have to persuade them - it's worth coming here.
0:16:05 > 0:16:11- There are more volunteers now, - for example behind the bar...
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- ..from Monday to Thursday.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- I work the Thursday night shift.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21- It's helped - the board members and investors...
0:16:22 > 0:16:26- ..to understand what improvements - need to be done.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31- It's hard to understand until - they come this side of the bar.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36- Marc appealed to the public - for financial support...
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- ..to ensure Saith Seren survives - another year.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- We've always relied on - our own resources...
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- ..our own money, labour and time.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- That's how we've come this far.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- We haven't had public funding.
0:16:54 > 0:17:00- We've asked for donations - to improve Saith Seren.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05- We're doing it for ourselves again.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- We started the fund a week ago.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- I'm surprised - by how many people have contributed.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- It's buying time - to make the essential changes.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- It's a cup game at the Racecourse. - The TV cameras are there.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- Wrexham had a disappointing season.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- The club is eight points short - of the play-offs.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37- Off the pitch, the financial - situation is healthier.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- Yes, we've paid off the debt...
0:17:42 > 0:17:47- ..still in a budgeted and - loss-making position this year.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- But we could break even.
0:17:50 > 0:17:56- The financial situation is good. - We can build the club from here.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- This is the fun time.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- We can build the club.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- But there's still - a lot of work to do.
0:18:06 > 0:18:12- The presence of TV cameras - helps to fill the coffers.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18- Former player Mickey Thomas - is happy with the new regime.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- It's changed a lot - since we were here.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- Financially, - it's had a massive problem.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- Hopefully the good times - are on the way.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- We've had the backing of - the supporters, which is massive.
0:18:34 > 0:18:35- It's in good hands.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- Without the fans, - this club wouldn't be here.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- They love the passion - and commitment.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- They kept going - when the odds were against them.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- We had people in charge - who were not right for the club.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- They stuck by the club - and they've been magnificent.
0:18:52 > 0:18:58- They've got a very good hard-core - of supporters that love this club.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- I hope the good times return.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05- These people that kept the club - afloat deserve a bit of luck.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- Tonight, Wrexham lose 2 - 1.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17- But despite the result, Don Bircham - and Spencer remain optimistic.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- We're always disappointed to lose.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25- It's been financially - successful for the club.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- I think they deserved it, probably.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33- They'll be disappointed, - but we've had a good evening.
0:19:33 > 0:19:38- We didn't win, but we'll go on - to the next FA trophy.
0:19:39 > 0:19:45- I hope we climb in the league - before the end of the season...
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- ..and compete against the best.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57- Saith Seren is filling up - for the birthday party.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02- Many familiar faces - join in the celebrations.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06- Mark and Gwyn have taken a breather - from brewing.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13- It's a chance to taste the lager - from the other side of the bar.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- Because they now depend - more on volunteers...
0:20:22 > 0:20:27- ..hard-working board members Arfon - and Gwenfair are busier than ever.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- They give up hours of their time.
0:20:30 > 0:20:35- I've started to work behind the bar. - I've never done anything like it.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- I love it.
0:20:37 > 0:20:43- I was initially frightened of using - the till, but I'm over that.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- I volunteer on Wednesday nights.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- She still pulls a better pint - of Wrexham than me.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- There's not enough to go round.
0:21:04 > 0:21:09- It's important to create a demand - for the language in Wrexham.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- It's full tonight.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18- Everything is going well. - We can look forward now.
0:21:18 > 0:21:24- A crowd from the football club have - come to celebrate the birthday...
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- ..to support the enterprise.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31- # Where you'll find peace - and a magical beauty
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- # And rest for the body #
0:21:39 > 0:21:43- This second birthday is a milestone - for Saith Seren.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- I can't imagine Wrexham - without the Centre now.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49- I hope it continues...
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- ..because it's accessible - to most of the people.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00- The community spirit - is alive and well in Saith Seren...
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- ..like the spirit of Wrexham folk...
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- ..and the goodwill towards - the language.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11- The football fans - had no choice but to venture.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16- They dug deep into their pockets - and leapt into the unknown.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- Realizing a dream - has been a tough journey for Marc.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- No-one would venture...
0:22:23 > 0:22:29- ..if they knew how much work - and hassle was involved.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- I've never had to make anyone - redundant before.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38- I've been made redundant but I've - never had to do it to someone else.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42- It's not nice - and I don't want to do it again.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44- We've started something...
0:22:44 > 0:22:48- ..knowing that if we don't - venture we'll never succeed.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- I'd rather venture and lose - than not venture at all.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- # It's part of who I am
0:22:56 > 0:23:01- # The story of our survival #
0:23:10 > 0:23:10- Hi, are you OK?
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- Hi, are you OK?- - What can I help you with?
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- I'm looking to go away - to Magaluf for the summer.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25- That's my summer sorted.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- I'm not going forever, I'll be back.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31- Wrexham's Wrexham.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36- With only twelve games to go...
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- ..Wrexham's promotion dreams - are fading.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44- Andy Morrell resigned - as the manager.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50- Wrexham Lager - is going from strength to strength.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54- The future is brighter - for Saith Seren.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59- The fund is nearing - its 10,000 target.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20- S4C Subtitles by Gwead
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