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0:00:06 > 0:00:09- Aberystwyth. A town - between the sea and the hills.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12- A coastal area, - an agricultural area...
0:00:12 > 0:00:16- ..and a temporary home for - thousands of students every year.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19- It's a town - very close to my heart...
0:00:19 > 0:00:23- ..as I started my acting career here - with the Arad Goch theatre company.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28- I now live across the sea - in County Waterford.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32- On some days, - I can see the Cambrian mountains...
0:00:32 > 0:00:35- ..from the Comeragh mountains - over there.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39- Tonight, Aberystwyth is the home - of our songs of praise.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- Lying between the Cambrian mountains - and Cardigan Bay...
0:01:12 > 0:01:17- ..is the Aberystwyth area, a chain - of beautiful hills and valleys...
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- ..stretching to the beaches - and the sea.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- The Welsh Agricultural College, - Aberystwyth...
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- ..which is now part - of the university...
0:01:32 > 0:01:36- ..has attracted students - since it was established in 1970.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- Many of the students return home...
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- ..to work on their farms - and raise a family.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46- As they look forward - to a year of hard work...
0:01:46 > 0:01:51- ..we'll meet some of those people - who look after farmers.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57- Tonight, we'll join the congregation - at Capel y Morfa in Aberystwyth.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- At the helm is the choir conductor, - Alwyn Evans.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- I've come to Drefach farm - in Caerwedros, Ceredigion...
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- ..to meet Ceredigion's - Young Farmer of the Year.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- He's a very busy man.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10- Morys Ioan.
0:05:13 > 0:05:14- Morys.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15- Morys.- - Alright?
0:05:16 > 0:05:17- Fine, thank you.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20- You're Young Farmer of the Year - in Ceredigion.
0:05:20 > 0:05:21- Congratulations.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22- Congratulations.- - Thanks.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- What does it mean to you?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- The Young Farmer of the Year...
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- ..is an ambassador - for the county's young farmers.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36- The Young Farmers are busy - in Ceredigion and all over Wales.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- There are competitions like - the pantomime and the Eisteddfod.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- What will you be doing on the farm - throughout the year?
0:05:46 > 0:05:50- The sheep have all been scanned. - They're all pregnant.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- That's how my year begins.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- I'll be looking after them - throughout the year.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- It must be challenging for you.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00- It must be challenging for you.- - It can be.
0:06:00 > 0:06:05- You're often out on your own - in the middle of the night...
0:06:05 > 0:06:07- ..looking after sheep.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12- People don't look forward to lambing - season as it's a difficult time.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- You don't get much sleep - and it gets dark early.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17- It's quite lonely too.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- It's quite lonely too.- - It can be, yes.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- As a shepherd, - life on the farm is important...
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- ..but chapel life - is important to you too.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- Both go side by side.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- Yes. As Jesus was a shepherd to his - people, I'm a shepherd to my flock.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- The chapel gets stronger every week, - I feel.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47- This Sunday, - six people are becoming members.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- They're members - of the Young Farmers' Club.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- They're young - sixteen years old.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- My sister is one of those.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- The Young Farmers' Club - uses the chapel.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- We appreciate their contribution.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11- Through Morys, we have a close link.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- It's nice to see young people...
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- ..maintaining an interest - in the church.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- Through developing the work - of the church...
0:07:20 > 0:07:25- ..and making it more relevant - to the age that we live in...
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- ..it creates an interest.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31- The young are ready to take part - in services and so on.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- It's a crucial part - of the future of the church.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- # Good company #
0:07:37 > 0:07:42- I don't always have the time to go - every Sunday, like a lot of people.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- But they believe...
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- ..and they're part - of the chapel community.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- It's the heart of the community too.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- I think it's important - that people go occasionally.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- Not every week perhaps, - but once a month.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- Even if they just turn up - to the thanksgiving service.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- It's important that they're - a part of the chapel community.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12- It's a peaceful building. You'll - find tranquillity in a chapel.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- When you walk into the chapel...
0:08:14 > 0:08:18- ..you have the time - and the peacefulness to think...
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- ..and to talk to God.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- As a Westwalian, - I've always thought...
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- ..there's a spiritual connection - between us and the land.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- It can be seen in our folk songs.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- We've already heard how lonely - farming can be as a job.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43- I also believe there are farmers in - Ceredigion who've felt comforted...
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- ..from singing at the top - of their voice in these fields.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52- The tenor, Robyn Lyn, is a - farmer's son from Pont-rhyd-y-groes.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56- Here he is singing the classic, - Bugail Aberdyfi.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02- # I will venture now to sing a song
0:09:03 > 0:09:09- # To woo you back, my sweet love
0:09:09 > 0:09:15- # To your rocking chair by the fire
0:09:15 > 0:09:22- # On Aberdyfi mountain
0:09:23 > 0:09:29- # Why, my sweet maiden, why
0:09:29 > 0:09:36- # Did you leave me - and your perfect children?
0:09:36 > 0:09:42- # Little Arthur - calls for his mother
0:09:43 > 0:09:50- # His heart is near breaking
0:09:51 > 0:09:57- # The two orphaned lambs - lie in the grove
0:09:57 > 0:10:04- # And the children - play with the lambs
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- # Oh, return
0:10:08 > 0:10:14- # My sweet love
0:10:15 > 0:10:24- # To Aberdyfi mountain
0:10:36 > 0:10:42- # This is how I venture - to sing a song
0:10:43 > 0:10:49- # To woo you back, my sweet love
0:10:49 > 0:10:56- # To sit again by the fireside
0:10:56 > 0:11:03- # On Aberdyfi mountain
0:11:04 > 0:11:09- # I remember your pure voice singing
0:11:10 > 0:11:16- # But neither you nor anyone else
0:11:16 > 0:11:22- # Can ignore - a small child's prayer
0:11:22 > 0:11:30- # Who wants to see his mother
0:11:31 > 0:11:37- # Saying farewell - was just child's play
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- # We will forgive each other
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- # And reconcile
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- # Come, return
0:11:48 > 0:11:58- # My sweet love
0:11:58 > 0:12:12- # To Aberdyfi mountain #
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- Canon Eileen Davies - is a priest in Llanerchaeron.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- She also farms the family farm.
0:12:22 > 0:12:27- She also runs the Tir Dewi service, - funded by a local diocese...- - http://www.tirdewi.co.uk/en/our-background/
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- ..which helps farmers.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- I went to meet her - on market day in Newcastle Emlyn.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37- How are you?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- How are you?- - Hello. Fine, thank you.
0:12:39 > 0:12:39- And you?
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- And you?- - OK, thank you.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- We saw a need as a church.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49- We realized - that there was a need for farmers...
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- ..to have someone who'd be willing - to listen to their problems...
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- ..and what is happening - in the countryside.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02- People tend not to talk - as much as they used to.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07- As a result, - they feel very lonely...
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- ..with no-one to turn to.
0:13:10 > 0:13:15- So Tir Dewi was established - especially for farmers.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19- It lends an ear - and also a hand of guidance.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24- If there's a problem requiring - somebody more professional...
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- ..to do with money, health - and so on...
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- ..we have people to turn to - to use their expertise...
0:13:31 > 0:13:36- ..to ensure there's support - available in times of trouble.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- Is this new?
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- Is it a problem - arising from the modern world?
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- We're living in a changing world.
0:13:45 > 0:13:51- As a result, farmers can farm - many acres by themselves.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56- By the evening, they might have - no-one to turn to for a chat.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01- Those with a spouse, their partners - may be going out to work.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- They may be alone - for many hours during the day...
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- ..contending with new regulations - and new pressures...
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- ..with no-one to turn to to say...
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- .."Please can you listen to me? - I need support."
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- When you wear your Tir Dewi hat...
0:14:18 > 0:14:23- ..do you come to Newcastle Emlyn - mart for example to talk to people?
0:14:23 > 0:14:29- I go to the markets within the - St David's diocese quite regularly.
0:14:30 > 0:14:35- What's the response been - from the agricultural community...
0:14:35 > 0:14:36- ..to Tir Dewi?
0:14:37 > 0:14:42- We've been involved - with around 70 individual cases.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- The problems have been varied...
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- ..including - health and mental health problems.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55- There's a greater willingness - to discuss mental health these days.
0:14:55 > 0:15:01- There's a greater awareness - of mental health now.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05- So I hope we're meeting demand.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- Am I a rose between two thorns?!
0:15:07 > 0:15:13- As the saying goes, a problem shared - is a problem halved.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14- Is that true?
0:15:14 > 0:15:15- Is that true?- - It's very true.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20- If I had a penny every time someone - said "Thanks for listening"...!
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- It can make a huge difference - to our farmers.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- 55. At 55.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32- Eileen, we're in the right place - to discuss shepherding.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- How do you combine your work - with your flock in the church...
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- ..with being a farmer's wife?
0:15:38 > 0:15:45- I'm fortunate as I'm in - a privileged position as a farmer.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50- I also have the privilege - of looking after farmers.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- I speak the same language as them.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- I talk about the same work - as farmers do.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00- Through that too, I can share - my faith as a priest with them.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- Where was Jesus? - Out with his people.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- I go to markets...
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- ..and I can be there - ready to listen.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- Through the love - and the continuation of my faith...
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- ..I hope I can make a difference - in the lives of our farmers.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- "In the ditch I saw bodies
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- "Frozen lambs of fragile bodies
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- "The heavy toll of the frost
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- "The sad toys of the ice wind
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- "Two ugly holes are left
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- "In the twilight staring emptily
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- "The crows up on the heath
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- "For their time, they wait
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- "The orphaned tame sheep
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- "Her pain not forgotten
0:18:58 > 0:19:02- "Her udder dripping - from the suckling that never was
0:19:03 > 0:19:05- "I'll remove her fleece - as she mourns
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- "And dress it on a younger lamb
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- "So her milk, until it's lusher
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- "Will feed a young Esau
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- "And I know that the weakling
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- "Of the same breeding - as the old flock
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- "Is sure to teethe in its own time
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- "And prolong the green pasture"
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- Our time in Aberystwyth - has come to an end.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39- Before we go, - there's one tradition to maintain...
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- ..kicking the bar - near the foot of Consti.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- Until next time, goodnight.
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