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0:00:00 > 0:00:03- Welcome to the final programme - of the series.
0:00:03 > 0:00:06- Tonight, we enjoy some of - the highlights of the past year.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08- Welcome to - Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:15 > 0:00:20- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:23 > 0:00:28- # Soli Deo gloria #
0:00:40 > 0:00:45- Tonight we visit Carmarthen, - Cilycwm, Llangennech and Denbigh.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50- We'll hear from an experienced - leader of the singing...
0:00:51 > 0:00:55- ..we meet a Carmarthen woman - who faces life with confidence...
0:00:55 > 0:00:58- ..despite losing her site...
0:00:58 > 0:01:02- ..and two Denbigh sisters - who started a charity...
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- ..to help those who help others.
0:01:05 > 0:01:10- We head to Capel Y Priordy - in Carmarthen for our first hymn.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- "Mae'r Iesu'n fuddugol - a'i bobl gaiff fyw...
0:01:13 > 0:01:16- "..yn fwy na choncwerwyr - drwy gariad Mab Duw."
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- During our visit - to Capel Y Priordy...
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- ..we met a very special woman, - Rhian Evans.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53- Despite losing her sight, - she remains active in her community.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- I'm Rhian Evans - and I'm a member of Priordy.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- I've been a member all my life.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06- I attended Sunday school and took - part in the children's services.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- My mother taught the children for - 25 years and my father was a deacon.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- I've been immersed in chapel life.
0:04:14 > 0:04:20- But despite our chapel upbringing, - we need more than that.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- We have to see for ourselves...
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- ..that Jesus Christ - means something personally to us.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29- It's often the case...
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- ..that hymns - express the way we feel...
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- ..better than our own words - ever could.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41- Having the hymns sent electronically - to me every week from Beti Wyn...
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- ..means - I can read the hymns in Braille.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- It's been - a great blessing to me.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- It's enriched my life.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55- Hymns like - "Mi wn mai'r storom fawr ei grym
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- "A ddwg y pethau gorau im."
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- I might not have believed - those words when I was young...
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- ..but having lost my sight...
0:05:04 > 0:05:09- ..the storm in my life has brought - me some of the best experiences.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- The reason I'm able to say that...
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- ..is because I know Jesus Christ - is with me in that storm...
0:05:17 > 0:05:22- ..and leading me through it - with a supportive arm.
0:05:22 > 0:05:28- There's another hymn which expresses - the way I feel in my heart.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- It's a hymn written by - Rev Simon Jones Peniel...
0:05:32 > 0:05:37- ..which describes - Jesus Christ's love like the sea.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- "Llifa ataf for tragwyddol."
0:05:40 > 0:05:44- The last two lines - of the hymn read...
0:05:44 > 0:05:49- .."Ac nid oes ond ti a'm cyrraedd - ar y draethell unig hon."
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- I'm sure there are other people...
0:05:52 > 0:05:57- ..going through difficulties - or dealing with disabilities...
0:05:57 > 0:06:01- ..who would say - that it's a very lonely experience.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06- "Nid oes ond ti a'm cyrraedd ar y - draethell unig hon" is comforting.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- Jesus Christ is walking - alongside us and supporting us.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- The hymn we're singing - in this service...
0:06:16 > 0:06:21- .."O Ffisigwr mawr y byd, - down atat a'n doluriau i gyd"...
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- ..reassures us - that he knows about our woes...
0:06:25 > 0:06:30- ..and that he's the only one - who can meet all our needs.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- Our friends and family - can be good to us...
0:06:33 > 0:06:38- ..but only Jesus Christ - can accompany us to the very end.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44- We head to Soar Chapel, - Tynewydd, Cilycwm next...
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- ..one of the area's oldest chapels.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- It has strong links - with William Williams Pantycelyn.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- Here's Tyred Iesu I'r Anialwch.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11- Llew Jones is one of the oldest - members of Soar Chapel, Cilycwm.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- He also leads the singing - in the chapel.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19- Alwyn visited him at his home - to talk about his special duties.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- What's your first recollection - of being in chapel?
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- Well, it's a childhood memory.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- Mam would take me - to the chapel service every Sunday.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- I must've been about four years old. - I went every Sunday.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48- When I was five, - I went to the Sunday school too.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- I liked singing, you see.
0:10:50 > 0:10:56- As a youngster, I thought I - could sing, whether I could or not.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01- I became a chapel member - at 15 years of age.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06- When I was 18, I was surprised that - the congregation had voted for me.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- They elected me - to lead the singing in chapel...
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- ..along with an older gentleman.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- We were the new leaders.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- Funerals bothered me.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- You wouldn't know - what hymn you'd have to sing.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- They wouldn't tell you beforehand.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- It was either Bydd Myrdd - O Ryfeddodau Ar Doriad Bore Wawr...
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- ..or O Fryniau Caersalem, - which I sang well...
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- ..although I'd shake like a leaf.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- But I improved.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- Fair play, everyone joined in - and I enjoyed it.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- I went home a very proud man.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- You've been leading the singing - for 72 years continuously.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- How have you - managed to retain your voice?
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- Practice was enough. - I sung every day.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- I sung at home, sung on the tractor.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- I took part in a few eisteddfodau, - but not many.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- Do you have a favourite hymn?
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- Yes, I think so...
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- ..although many spring to mind.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- Arnat Iesu Boed Fy Meddwl.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- # Arnat Iesu boed fy meddwl
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- # Am dy gariad boed fy nghan
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- # Dyged swn dy ddioddefiadau #
0:12:40 > 0:12:46- Goodness me, that - makes you think very seriously.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51- It makes you think of - how Jesus Christ suffered for us.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57- Last year, Capel Y Fron, Denbigh - celebrated its 150th anniversary.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02- One of the hymns sung at the cymanfa - to commemorate the event...
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- ..was Daeth Iesu I'm Calon I Fyw.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57- In Denbigh, Alwyn visited - a second-hand shop...
0:15:57 > 0:16:03- ..which was opened to raise money - for carers in the community.
0:16:08 > 0:16:13- Your parents, Mary and Dei, were - eager to stay in their own homes...
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- ..as their health deteriorated.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- What problems - did that decision pose for you?
0:16:19 > 0:16:24- They wanted to be together - they'd - been married for over 40 years.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29- At the start, like any other family, - we all did our best.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- Everyone lent a hand.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35- When we needed more services, - it became more difficult.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- We encountered - some atrocious bureaucracy.
0:16:39 > 0:16:45- The front-line workers, - the nurses, were fantastic...
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- ..but trying to secure the - care package proved very difficult.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- There are barriers - between carers and care.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- The shop, this enterprise, - is a way of reaching the carers...
0:16:57 > 0:17:00- ..without the need to fill out - a referral form.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- There's no need to tell anyone - they're coming here.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- Through the shop - and the events we organise...
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- ..we reach out - and raise awareness of our work.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- Carers can attend our activities - and they appreciate it very much.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- This is more - than just a second-hand shop.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- Yes, the clothes we sell - in this shop have a past.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28- We enjoy hearing the stories - behind them - each one has a story.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- Young people are involved - in the running of the shop.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37- We must remember that a lot - of young people are carers.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- The work is not confined to adults.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- These clothes aren't second hand - - they're vintage clothes.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- They're very popular.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- Our website - is almost up and running.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- We'll be selling on-line soon.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- We'll also start - upcycling clothes...
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- ..by modernising them.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- Soon, we'll be accepting - furniture to sell.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05- More and more people have heard - about our work as carers...
0:18:05 > 0:18:06- ..and want to support us.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09- Denbigh is a strong community town.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- People appreciate - the work we do to help carers.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17- Most of the clothes in the shop - are aimed at women.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- Do you have anything for me?
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- You'll be noticed if you wear this!
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- It's very special.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- It fits!
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- It comes with a belt.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- You could round it off - with a small glass of whiskey!
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- A glass of water perhaps.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39- How do I look?
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- How do I look?- - Wonderful.
0:18:42 > 0:18:43- 15?
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- I'd be helping a lot of people - if I bought it.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- What do you think Mary and Dei - would say today...
0:18:50 > 0:18:55- ..if they saw their names above - this shop in the middle of Denbigh?
0:18:56 > 0:18:57- Mam would be overjoyed.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- She'd love the clothes.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05- Dad would be very proud - that we've continued their work.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- Dad and Mam - worked hard for the community.
0:19:09 > 0:19:14- We've continued the work they did. - I think both would be very proud.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- We've come to the end of the series.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- Thanks for your company - over the past months...
0:19:22 > 0:19:26- ..and we look forward - to seeing you again in September.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- We head to Llangennech - for our final hymn...
0:19:29 > 0:19:34- ..Gorfoleddwn Heddiw A Moliannus - Lef, sung to the hymn tune Rachie.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- From us all, goodnight.
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