0:00:02 > 0:00:05Caravans, a fibre glass palace or a Bank Holiday road menace?
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Love them or hate them,
0:00:07 > 0:00:09in Wales, we simply can't avoid them.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11We spend around 11 million nights
0:00:11 > 0:00:14and £300 million a year holidaying in them.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16But what is it about caravans
0:00:16 > 0:00:19that makes us a nation happiest on wheels?
0:00:22 > 0:00:23The Royal Welsh Show,
0:00:23 > 0:00:27an annual four day event that has attracted those
0:00:27 > 0:00:30with an interest in agriculture since its formation in 1904.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Every year, visitor numbers reach 230,000.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43And of those that stay more than a day,
0:00:43 > 0:00:4680% of them will share one thing in common.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Their home will be their caravan.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03There are a number of caravan parks that feed the Royal Welsh Show,
0:01:03 > 0:01:05but only three official sites,
0:01:05 > 0:01:09one for exhibitors and members, one for stewards
0:01:09 > 0:01:11and the Young People's Village,
0:01:11 > 0:01:13for those, well how can you put this?
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Looking for a more...social time.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22Caravans start arriving from the Sunday before the show starts.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Thousands of them from all over Wales
0:01:24 > 0:01:26and for the majority of the owners,
0:01:26 > 0:01:30the main reason they're here is for the competition.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Breeders, exhibitors and competitors
0:01:32 > 0:01:36battling it out for four days with cows, rabbits,
0:01:36 > 0:01:40cheese, flowers and sheep-shears, aiming to be crowned Best in Show.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43To win at the Royal Welsh is a big honour.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49For Helena and Picton Jones from Llanwnen, it's chickens.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Before they can settle into their caravan on the steward's field,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55they must drop off their potential champions
0:01:55 > 0:01:59in their business-class boxes at the Fur and Feathers Pavilion.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04They've got 25 chickens in all,
0:02:04 > 0:02:0824 of them Pic's and one that's Helena's.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10She's looking nice, can you feel her?
0:02:10 > 0:02:14And she's just laid. Nice warm egg.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Now you can't get a chicken to a prize-winning standard overnight.
0:02:22 > 0:02:2450 miles away in their farm near Lampeter
0:02:24 > 0:02:27is where the months of hard work and dedication
0:02:27 > 0:02:29to poultry perfection takes place.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34So whilst Helena prepares the caravan for their stay,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37it's Pic's job to groom every feather of every bird
0:02:37 > 0:02:39to try and ensure a victory.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42To a Welshman, I think winning in the Royal Welsh
0:02:42 > 0:02:45is as important as any show.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46COCKEREL CROWS
0:02:52 > 0:02:57So how do Helena and Pic feel about staying in their caravan?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59I don't enjoy one minute of it.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- Oh.- I'd love to be pampered in a five star hotel
0:03:03 > 0:03:07with a helicopter picking me up from the show and that's it.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10It's a great atmosphere to stop in the caravan
0:03:10 > 0:03:13and I snore, you see, at night!
0:03:13 > 0:03:14HE LAUGHS
0:03:14 > 0:03:17It's only Helena knows that.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Just Helena, and everybody watching this programme.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23MUSIC: "I've Got The Power" by Snap
0:03:25 > 0:03:31So who are the rock stars, the pin-up boys, the gladiators of agriculture?
0:03:31 > 0:03:34The sheep-shearers.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Nicky Beynon, or as he's known to many...
0:03:37 > 0:03:38Power from the Gower.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41It's a nick-name that started a long time ago really
0:03:41 > 0:03:43and it just seemed to have stuck really but, yeah,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46it could be worse.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49And the base from which he'll attempt to become
0:03:49 > 0:03:53champion shearer once again, a new caravan.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56I just bought this caravan last week
0:03:56 > 0:04:00for the pricey sum of £350, which I think is a bargain.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03So, just got to scrub it down a little bit.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06I think the main thing about a caravan is if you wake up
0:04:06 > 0:04:09and you're soaking wet in bed, it's a bad one.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13Well, I suppose the same could be said for a house, or a car.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17This is why whenever you need advice, always go to a farmer.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Unless of course it's about interior design.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Saying that, it depends on who he's planning to have round.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28I hope there won't be any sheep in here,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30but it wouldn't be the first time things like that
0:04:30 > 0:04:32have happened in the Royal Welsh.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35We need to get the Hoover out,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38a bit of tidying up but we've got to leave the flowers.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42I don't know where the hoola girl is that wears them
0:04:42 > 0:04:44but it's what we need.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Back in Lampeter, Pic's hard at it.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58# If you don't like chicken, lay that hand on long... #
0:04:58 > 0:05:01In the world of the chicken, Pic's a legend
0:05:01 > 0:05:06and holds the record for most supreme champions
0:05:06 > 0:05:07over the past 50 years.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10It's safe to say that he knows the effort required to win
0:05:10 > 0:05:13and it all starts with a good-looking bird.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Half an hour before the judging,
0:05:15 > 0:05:21I will be going round rubbing something in the comb and the legs
0:05:21 > 0:05:23and the leg is very important!
0:05:23 > 0:05:25HE WHEEZES AND LAUGHS
0:05:26 > 0:05:29I have to get it ready and clean now, spotless,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32because we have drinks here and there and people coming for a drink
0:05:32 > 0:05:35and it will be hectic.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37After a few drinks, I enjoy it.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40I forget I'm in a caravan.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45I can remember years ago, when I was a bit silly then,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47I remember going into the caravan,
0:05:47 > 0:05:51sure to be eight, nine years ago, on my knees.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53It wasn't the age, it was the beer.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55HE LAUGHS
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Hang on Pic, your mis-spent youth was only nine years ago?!
0:05:58 > 0:06:01What on earth do you get up to these days?!
0:06:01 > 0:06:03I could have the cockerels in bed with me
0:06:03 > 0:06:05and they wouldn't disturb me!
0:06:06 > 0:06:08A bit less than the wife!
0:06:08 > 0:06:10HE LAUGHS
0:06:10 > 0:06:11OK!
0:06:11 > 0:06:12And were moving on!
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Fast forward three weeks, the Royal Welsh is in full swing
0:06:21 > 0:06:24and the sheep shearing competition is underway.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Nicky, who's won nine championships,
0:06:26 > 0:06:30sails through the early rounds and eases his way into the final.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35I was suffering with nerves early on really. Now that you've made the final, that's the hard part.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39It's anybody's game now. You get stuck into it but it's making the final is the hard part.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43But not every competition at the Royal Welsh is as strenuous.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51And in her much quieter, quaint little caravan,
0:06:51 > 0:06:56flower arranger extraordinaire Gloria Davies is practising her art.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00I love it. I think it's a brilliant,
0:07:00 > 0:07:05brilliant way of expressing an artistic flair.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Tomorrow, she will be competing in the biggest flower competition
0:07:09 > 0:07:12that Wales has to offer. And the caravan?
0:07:12 > 0:07:17Well, it's an oasis of peace and tranquillity before the big day.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19The caravan is so useful.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23There's no clutter, there's no panic.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25You just unwind
0:07:25 > 0:07:28and I might have a glass of wine to help me relax.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33For Gloria, who's a six-time champion at the show,
0:07:33 > 0:07:36the preparation for the Royal Welsh began weeks ago,
0:07:36 > 0:07:40back home on her farm in Ammanford.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42So come on, Gloria, how do you do it?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Well, when the Royal Welsh schedule arrives
0:07:45 > 0:07:48and the titles are in front of you,
0:07:48 > 0:07:53I come out into my garden and I'll sit and I'll design my work.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Gloria is entering four displays this year
0:07:57 > 0:08:00but the one category that has captured her imagination
0:08:00 > 0:08:02is the Private Passion.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07My passion is flower arranging,
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- but what's my private passion? - Easy, Gloria!
0:08:11 > 0:08:16- Something that is really personal to me, that the world doesn't really know about.- Careful!
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- And I think that is definitely... - Gloria, no!- ..diamonds.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25- It's got to be, hasn't it? Wow. - Oh, phew.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28And if, if... Ha-ha!
0:08:28 > 0:08:32If the judge, whoever she may be, is on my wave-length,
0:08:32 > 0:08:36Wow. I'm onto a winner, but we shall see.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37SHE LAUGHS
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Oh, yeah!
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Royal Welsh.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Brilliant.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44SHE LAUGHS
0:08:50 > 0:08:52It's Sunday night,
0:08:52 > 0:08:55the eve of their competition at the Royal Welsh
0:08:55 > 0:08:58and Pic and Helena decide to settle their nerves
0:08:58 > 0:09:00with a quick home-brew night-cap.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04It's nice to come back now and relax and have a nice glass of wine,
0:09:04 > 0:09:07ready for tomorrow, for a busy day tomorrow again.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08Very busy day on Monday.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11It's the busiest day because of judging and everything
0:09:11 > 0:09:15and so forth and we've got to make everything right.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Everything's got to be spot on.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21We've got to get up early and get the birds right.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Pic will go over all the birds tomorrow now to check them
0:09:24 > 0:09:28all over and give them a bit of pedicure.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Put a bit of lipstick on them!
0:09:31 > 0:09:32And then once that's done
0:09:32 > 0:09:35and the judging starts, that's half the battle.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Iechyd da!
0:09:39 > 0:09:42But the punch can't convince Pic that this year he's done enough
0:09:42 > 0:09:44and having checked out the opposition
0:09:44 > 0:09:47he's uneasy about the competition.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52I'll win one or two classes. I know now I am well beaten in one.
0:09:52 > 0:09:53Well beaten.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58One glass of punch and then early to bed and early to rise.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04As he tucks his head under his wing, Pic goes to bed
0:10:04 > 0:10:08tormented by the knowledge that he thinks he's seen a better bird.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11But for tonight, he's keeping the identity of the mystery chicken
0:10:11 > 0:10:12a secret.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19MUSIC: "Crazy In Love" by Beyonce
0:10:19 > 0:10:21For one group of girls from Carmarthen,
0:10:21 > 0:10:24the annual trip to the show
0:10:24 > 0:10:26has been a massive part of their lives since aged 16.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28This year, they're 18.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Look out Builth Wells, the Frizzballs are coming!
0:10:32 > 0:10:34This summer's important to us really.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37It's our last holiday before we all go to unis, different ways.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Making the most of it together and having a laugh
0:10:40 > 0:10:42and socialising like we do best.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46The plan today is to buy some paint to be able to revamp the caravan
0:10:46 > 0:10:48for the Royal Welsh in a few weeks' time.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Just bright and girly, so we're just going with that really
0:10:52 > 0:10:54and getting any paints,
0:10:54 > 0:10:58different colours, to make it look bright and happy!
0:10:58 > 0:10:59First things first,
0:10:59 > 0:11:05Ffion and the girls have to get rid of last year's residue.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Oh, this is disgusting.
0:11:07 > 0:11:08This is disgusting!
0:11:09 > 0:11:12You mucky puppies!
0:11:12 > 0:11:15The caravan for us has provided a lot of memories,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18laughters and random stories. Good events.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Just a good time really.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Yeah, girls, just one quick question, why Frizzballs?
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Betsan had frizzy hair or something
0:11:31 > 0:11:34so they decided to name the caravan Frizzball.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37You're saying I had frizzy hair, it was Mirain. Not me.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38Oh, it was Mirain. Whoops.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42I don't think we'd ever go up to the Royal Welsh without a caravan.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44I don't think it would be the same ever.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46All of us girls have been going since we were younger,
0:11:46 > 0:11:50going with our parents and things and thought we might as well
0:11:50 > 0:11:55take up on the chance of going up for the week and having a laugh together.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58The atmosphere up there is brilliant.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00LAUGHTER
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Oh, this looks cool.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03Oh, lush.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Yeah, it's looking good. Fair play.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08I suppose it's one of us.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Oh, lush.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12I'm happy with it. It looks funky.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Oh, wow!
0:12:14 > 0:12:16We'll be able to spot it from miles.
0:12:16 > 0:12:17No, I think it's cool, definitely.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Well, if it rains it will all drip down!
0:12:20 > 0:12:24Fair do's, girls. That'll look great when it's finished.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Two weeks later the girls unveil the Frizzball in the Young People's Village.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Oh, I see, it WAS finished.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35# I'm coming out
0:12:35 > 0:12:39# So you'd better get this party started... #
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Here a caravan isn't a home from home,
0:12:45 > 0:12:48but rather a place simply to lay your head after hours
0:12:48 > 0:12:50and hours of partying.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54As a result, the standard of accommodation suffers.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56A lot.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00LAUGHTER
0:13:00 > 0:13:03We'll better look to see if we've got pegs.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Tara!
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Tara!
0:13:07 > 0:13:09After Dad's dropped the Frizzballs off,
0:13:09 > 0:13:11it's time to get the awning up.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14But there's a problem.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17I don't remember how to do this.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Nor me, I haven't got a clue.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22That's the inside, so put that through there.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Yeah, it's inside out.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25OK. Start again!
0:13:27 > 0:13:30If only they'd spent more time practising
0:13:30 > 0:13:33and less time partially decorating a caravan!
0:13:33 > 0:13:37We should be drinking now instead of putting this thing up!
0:13:37 > 0:13:39LAUGHTER
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Better put it up, someone might have to sleep here tonight. We'll see now.
0:13:44 > 0:13:45At last, it's done
0:13:45 > 0:13:50and the girls can get the advertising up for their party.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52# Right now! #
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- ANNOUNCER:- The invited teams this year are all Welsh teams anyway...
0:13:58 > 0:14:02For hundreds of traders from all over Wales,
0:14:02 > 0:14:03the week at the Royal Welsh
0:14:03 > 0:14:07is a fantastic opportunity to sell their produce,
0:14:07 > 0:14:10but whether they can really cash in depends on the plot they're given.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13After years on the outskirts of the trade area,
0:14:13 > 0:14:17entrepreneur Phil Bowen has finally managed to secure a prime spot
0:14:17 > 0:14:19in the middle of the showground.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23It's his big chance to make an impact and get the tills ringing
0:14:23 > 0:14:26and he knows that the key to a good day's business is...
0:14:28 > 0:14:30..a small pork-based breakfast
0:14:30 > 0:14:33This is my 10th year caravanning in the Royal Welsh.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36It's better than anything, any holiday abroad.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40You get to meet your friends. It's fantastic.
0:14:40 > 0:14:41This is the sales office, hotel room,
0:14:41 > 0:14:44a cafe, a restaurant.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47It's everything all in one now, the caravan.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51Don't worry, he's got his five a day in his lunchbox.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09Every year, Phil makes the 70-mile trip from his home in Llanelli
0:15:09 > 0:15:12to the Royal Welsh show.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15The Royal Welsh is the highlight of our year actually.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17It's a very important part,
0:15:17 > 0:15:21servicing existing customers, creating new customers.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26It's fantastic every year, year in, year out.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29It's... the Royal Welsh is, well,
0:15:29 > 0:15:32the strength of the business really.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36Over the past decade this tycoon, a quarryman by trade,
0:15:36 > 0:15:38has built a very successful business
0:15:38 > 0:15:40and is a market leader in his specialist field.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43So, come on, any ideas what his product is?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45He's a quarryman. Think!
0:15:45 > 0:15:48That's right, aloe-vera shampoo. For horses.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52When I did it back in 1995, people said, you're crazy, you're mad.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Well, I'm not denying that,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57but the fact is that a couple of years later then
0:15:57 > 0:16:00they were putting aloe-vera into washing up powder,
0:16:00 > 0:16:03toilet paper and various other products
0:16:03 > 0:16:06and it's become more or less a household name now.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14With a trade stand on his new spot costing over £400 in pitch fees,
0:16:14 > 0:16:16it's crucial for Phil to capitalise
0:16:16 > 0:16:19on as much business as possible to make sure
0:16:19 > 0:16:22that he gets the profits that he's hoping for.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Well, it's only early doors.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39- ANNOUNCER:- The invited teams this year are all Welsh teams anyway,
0:16:39 > 0:16:43so it will be an all-Welsh challenge here at the Royal Welsh Show.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Every day at the Royal Welsh, 50,000 people stream through the gates
0:16:49 > 0:16:53expecting to see the very best in agricultural competition.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Even the young farmers are on display,
0:16:59 > 0:17:02contributing in their own unique way.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Look! It's Frizzball Ffion!
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Minutes before, she humiliated herself at It's A Knockout.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Meanwhile, back at the caravan,
0:17:11 > 0:17:15Eleri and Gwenan are on the hunt for party guests.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- Tara! - Tara! So long.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22We're going to round up some people now to come to our party.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Hey, Carwyn! do you want to come to our party?
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Hey, guys, will you come to our party?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- Yes. - Yes. Tara.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31The girls have decided
0:17:31 > 0:17:35seeing as they are hosting the A List of the Young People's Village
0:17:35 > 0:17:39they'd better give the caravan a once over.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Oh, I've stepped on something.
0:17:41 > 0:17:42Stinking. Absolutely stinking.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Mam would be a bit ashamed if she saw me living like this.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- Oh, gosh. Don't. - She would be ashamed.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50But what about those party guests, girls?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53We've found about four people, I'd say.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55We should go here. There's a good crowd here.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59- Yeah.- Don't forget, a party always ends up in the kitchen.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Four sounds about right!
0:18:05 > 0:18:09At the Fur and Feather Pavilion, competition is underway.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16For Pic and Helena, the big moment has arrived.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Here at last. This year.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23So we're looking forward now to see end of the day results
0:18:23 > 0:18:25and what Pic will have.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28There's nothing more Pic can do to prepare his chickens.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30It's now over to the men in the white coats
0:18:30 > 0:18:33and their expert poultry knowledge.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45Pic has confidence in the majority of the birds that he's entered,
0:18:45 > 0:18:48but as he sips his tea, he knows, that in one category,
0:18:48 > 0:18:51his worst fears have come home to roost.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55I know one or two.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00He knows they're weathered and the feathers are not correct,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03but I'm sure he'll do all right.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05But for Helena, it remains a mystery
0:19:05 > 0:19:07and it's only the judges who, in time,
0:19:07 > 0:19:11will be able to reveal the identity of Pic's chicken nemesis.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27There's a show offer on now, I don't know if you do any showing?
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Business has been good so far for Phil Bowen.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Give it a good shampoo. Whatever it takes to get the horses clean.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37It's lunch time and he's got himself, presumably pork noodles.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39The success of the morning has got him thinking.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42I'll treat myself to something new this year
0:19:42 > 0:19:45and I'm going to go for gold and buy a nice tweed jacket.
0:19:45 > 0:19:50I've always fancied a tweed jacket and if it's a good show, I'm going to treat myself.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52And so with his sights set on the precious,
0:19:52 > 0:19:54the wheeling and dealing continues.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58First there's a free product demonstration at the stables.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Does he kick now, Steve?
0:20:00 > 0:20:02No, only people he don't like!
0:20:03 > 0:20:06You've supplied the market. It's the customers.
0:20:06 > 0:20:11Then it's a high-powered business meeting in the boardroom.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14I think it's a win-win situation all round.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18Then, what better way to celebrate a long day selling beauty products
0:20:18 > 0:20:21to horses than 40 winks in the penthouse suite!
0:20:32 > 0:20:35The doors are shut at the Flower Arranging tent,
0:20:35 > 0:20:40as the fate of those who have exhibited is decided upon.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45The judges inspect Gloria's private passion,
0:20:45 > 0:20:47her diamond-inspired display.
0:20:49 > 0:20:56I'm feeling quite excited and the anticipation is just amazing.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59I've done my best. I'm thrilled with what I've done,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02but it's the final decision of the judge,
0:21:02 > 0:21:07so I sit here and wait and I think.
0:21:07 > 0:21:13Oooh! (GIGGLES) I am excited. I'm really excited.
0:21:14 > 0:21:20I've been through this hour before those doors open for a number of years,
0:21:20 > 0:21:23and when you're actually walking down you look to see
0:21:23 > 0:21:27if there are those winning cards on your arrangements.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31This year the competition is tougher than ever.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35Has she done enough to secure the coveted red card?
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Giddy aunt!
0:21:42 > 0:21:43No.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Commended. So, that's fifth.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Oh, it isn't Gloria's year.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53I've had a commended, yes.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58It's the red card I love, I must admit, but not to be this year.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Isn't that a shame?
0:22:00 > 0:22:06I suppose I'm disappointed, but when you look around and see the quality
0:22:06 > 0:22:12of the arranging here, she's chosen the ones that she really likes.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17But I was quite pleased with what I had done.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18There's always next time.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22And you're not the only one with an emotional challenge today.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27ANNOUNCER: The power from the Gower. Nicky Beynon!
0:22:27 > 0:22:29CHEERING
0:22:29 > 0:22:30It's the final.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35For Nicky "the Power from the Gower" Beynon, it's time to defend his good name.
0:22:35 > 0:22:40And the pressure is made worse by the shearer next to him.
0:22:40 > 0:22:41Go!
0:22:44 > 0:22:47The Pocket Rocket Richard Jones.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49# I've got the power. #
0:22:52 > 0:22:57It's a tense final, and Nicky has to work hard to stay in the game.
0:23:00 > 0:23:05But the youngsters around him steam ahead and The Power falls behind.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10# I got the power. #
0:23:10 > 0:23:12He finishes fourth behind the winner Gareth Daniel,
0:23:12 > 0:23:16but on the upside, he retains his nickname bragging rights
0:23:16 > 0:23:18by finishing above the Pocket Rocket.
0:23:18 > 0:23:23It didn't go too bad. I'm not up with the fitness of the young boys, but it's good fun just to be there.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26It went well at the start, but I ran out of puff halfway.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28It's a job to keep it going at that speed.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Despite his disappointment, Nicky will be back next year
0:23:31 > 0:23:34with the best nickname in the business.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36The Power from the Gower will shear on.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45At the Fur and Feathers, the final moments of judging have arrived,
0:23:45 > 0:23:49and Helena's nerves for Pic are obvious.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53One by one they're coming in, so everybody's on the look-out
0:23:53 > 0:23:58to see what's coming in, but we don't know whose birds is which.
0:23:58 > 0:24:04I think he's nervous, but I hope he'll get one or two and he'll be quite happy.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10However, from the moment Pic dropped his birds off,
0:24:10 > 0:24:13he's had a feeling he was well-beaten in one category.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15And with the final decisions moments away,
0:24:15 > 0:24:18he nervously looks to see if his prediction has come true.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23Can he finally reveal the identity of the mystery chicken?
0:24:23 > 0:24:28My wife's bird has beaten me and she'll be over the moon.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31The caravan will be shaking tonight again!
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Today you've won the champion cock in the Barred Rock class
0:24:38 > 0:24:42and you've actually beaten Pic, who's come in to second place.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44- Never!- You have!- Never!- You have!
0:24:46 > 0:24:48- I can't believe it! - You're the champion today.
0:24:48 > 0:24:53- Yes, you are.- Yeah. And Pic is second.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57I can't believe it! No. You must be joking!
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- Congratulations, Helena. - Thank you. I can't believe it!
0:25:00 > 0:25:05- Here he is.- There he is. - It's a wonderful bird.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Well, I can't believe it.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14- But he's your bird.- My bird. He's my bird.- He's your bird.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Whoaaa!
0:25:16 > 0:25:21We must celebrate tonight. I must say. We'll have more punch tonight.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- Let loose tonight.- Are we all invited?- You're all invited.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Oh, look out.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34The show is also drawing to a close for Phil Bowen,
0:25:34 > 0:25:38and in the caravan he's taking stock of his week.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42I've counted up now and I'm going to have the jacket. May as well.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46I'm only going to be here once so I may as well have a little treat.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Why not Phil, boy? Why not?
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- Hello, hello.- This jacket. I've had a good week. What can you do for me?
0:25:52 > 0:25:56Back at Gloria's caravan and she's decided to treat herself too,
0:25:56 > 0:25:59with a delicious supper to help get over the disappointment.
0:25:59 > 0:26:04You can't win all the time, possibly, but I love having that red card.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08I've had so many in the past. And white.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12I don't know if I like that very much but there we are.
0:26:12 > 0:26:18Another day to come. Next year. July. Royal Welsh.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22And it's party time at the Frizzballs.
0:26:22 > 0:26:28It's hair-sprayed, eyes done, sherry opened, time to welcome the guests.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35We've changed and started getting ready.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Everybody's coming over slowly now.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40People will be coming now in and out through the night
0:26:40 > 0:26:43and after the party later on. First time eight of us are all there,
0:26:43 > 0:26:46and the beds are breaking, but we're OK. We're managing.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50We knew it would happen. It's a laugh and we're coping fine.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55It's really good having a laugh and partying and "joio"!
0:26:55 > 0:26:59At Nicky's, time to get ready for a night out to drown his sorrows.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03But he doesn't seem to be able to shave as well as he can shear.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05I never cut the sheep.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09just cut myself a bit every now and again.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13What about that nickname, though?
0:27:13 > 0:27:15I don't know about the Power from the Gower any more,
0:27:15 > 0:27:18it may be time to retire and just enjoy the show a bit more.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20But it's been good. It's been good.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- That's a nice colour, isn't it? - I like that.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24I think it'd bring out your eyes.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29Without the caravan I'd never of done it. I've been open by 7 every morning
0:27:29 > 0:27:32and I haven't closed till 9:00 at night.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35We'll be back next year, and hopefully in the same pitch,
0:27:35 > 0:27:37same caravan, same everything!
0:27:37 > 0:27:40In all fairness, I wouldn't change anything.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Nothing, of course, apart form the tweed.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48As long as he can make his mind up.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Which one would you go for? Colour wise.
0:27:50 > 0:27:51- WOMAN:- That one. Definitely.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55And at Pic and Helena's caravan, it's celebration time,
0:27:55 > 0:27:58as the special guest of honour arrives for the party.
0:27:58 > 0:28:05Oh, look at him! He's my beautiful little bird.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Good boy for coming down for my party.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11The best thing of all, the wife beat me,
0:28:11 > 0:28:14and not only that, she has changed her mind.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17She's happy in the caravan tonight!
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Are you a good boy? Yes, you're talking to me.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Yes, yes. You're talking to me.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- Cheers, everybody.- Cheers.
0:28:26 > 0:28:27And that's that.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31And as we leave a woman standing in a field talking to a chicken,
0:28:31 > 0:28:35the curtain falls on the National Show and the caravans leave for home.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39Many will go into storage, some will sit on a farm,
0:28:39 > 0:28:42and others, like the Frizzballs, will be neglected.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44But one thing's for certain, in July next year
0:28:44 > 0:28:48they'll all be back for another four days at the Royal Welsh Show.
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