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| Gwyneth is all prepared for the race |
In front of the Deri, Gwyneth remarks to Rhys that it is getting busy already, and she appreciates Gaynor letting the school come out to support the race. Dan brings out some bottles of water as Guto and Ricky come along the road;
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| "New trainers, paid for by the Romans!" |
Guto has new trainers, thanks to the Romans, whose coin paid for them, although Ricky does not think it is a good idea to wear new trainers today.
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| "I'm glad you came, DJ" |
DJ arrives, and Gwyneth is pleased to see him,
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| "Well, it's for a good cause" |
but he points out that it is for a good cause.
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| Ffion hs a problem . . . |
Ffion is also approaching, but appears to have some trouble;
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| . . . which Rhys looks worried about |
“I don’t think I can run – I’ve got cramp,” she tells Rhys.
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| Gwyneth scares the living daylights out of Dai |
Inside the Deri, Gwyneth tests her siren, with which she will start the race, and Dai is so startled that he almost drops his pint.
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| "Crikey Moses!" |
“Crikey Moses!” he shouts, “You’re supposed to help people with heart attacks, not cause them! That works better than any defibrillator – my heart’s racing!”
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| "You ought to come out in the fresh air" |
She maintains that he ought to come out and join the race, as some fresh air will do him more good than sitting inside, drinking, but he does not oblige.
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| "Do I look like Mo Farah to you?" |
“Do I look like Mo Farah to you?” he demands, then Hywel comes in, and reveals that he will not be running either;
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| "Past your prime, are you, Hywel?" |
“Past your prime, are you?” says Dai. Hywel has brought a prize for the raffle,
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| "Ancestry Packs are very popular these days" |
pointing out that Ancestry Packs are very popular these days.
He also requests that it be publicised that it was donated by Pwll Bach; “Anything to help the cause,” he adds.
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| "Everyone can see what you're doing here!" |
Dai is rather scathing, maintaining that all he is helping is himself; “Come on, Hywel, everyone can see exactly what you’re doing here!”
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| "You can't guarantee that smoke was not poisonous!" |
Gaynor agrees, and advises him that she has consulted her solicitor, who suggested that she gets the people of village together to sue him for the smoke. She reminds him that he cannot guarantee that the smoke was not poisonous.
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| "That's taking things a bit far!" |
Hywel considers that is taking things rather far, but she predicts that it may be a long process, but ultimately will be worth it.
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| "Try stretching like this" |
Rhys is giving Ffion helpful hints about stretching her leg,
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| "It's just an excuse to pull out!" |
but Gaynor thinks it is merely an excuse to pull out of the race; “I know you’re worried I’m going to beat you today!”
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| "Haven't you got a magic sponge or something?" |
Tyler has just arrived, with Iolo, and asks Rhys, “Haven’t you got a magic sponge or something?”
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| "I could try massaging the muscle" |
He replies that he could try massaging the muscle, and in the face of continuing jibes from Gaynor, Ffion agrees to this;
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| Rhys gets his hands on Ffion |
both of them seem to be enjoying this ‘hands-on’ experience.
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| The race is due to pass Pwll Bach |
The route of the race takes it outside the fence of Pwll Bach, where Jim and Hywel are complaining about Gaynor’s opposition to the scheme.
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| "She's got it in for us, mate!" |
“She’s got it in for us, mate,” Hywel says, “She must be over the moon about the fire and all the smoke – she’ll use it to turn everyone against us.”
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| Jim is tucking in to the food |
Meanwhile, Jim is helping himself to the refreshments intended for the runners; “We shall have to tell people that Pwll Bach will have a positive influence,” he suggests, and Hywel thinks they should get advice from a professional PR company.
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| "There won't be any left for the runners!" |
Then he tells Jim to stop eating the food or there will be none for the runners, but with little effect.
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| Gwyneth calls the participants to take their places |
Gwyneth is all ready to start the race, and calls for attention;
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| "All right – you can stop now, Rhys" |
Rhys’ manipulation of Ffion’s leg seems to have borne fruit, and she is now ready to take on the challenge.
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| "I'll never hear the end of it if I don't run" |
“I’ll never hear the end of it if I don’t run,” she tells him.
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| "I don't think I shall beat Gaynor" |
They all line up in the road, with Ffion not particularly confident that she will beat Gaynor; Gwyneth counts down, then sounds her siren,
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| They are off! |
and the race is under way, amidst cheers from the onlookers.
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| "A PR campaign would cost £2,000!" |
Hywel and Jim are waiting amongst the rubbish around Pwll Bach, and Hywel has discovered that a PR campaign would cost £2,000,
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| Jim must have had no breakfast this morning |
and of course Jim is still eating.
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| "She's determined to make life awkward for us!" |
Hywel will have to get some other quotes, and curses Gaynor, who he says is determined to make life awkward for them.
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| "Speak of the devil!" |
Then they see the runners approaching; “Speak of the devil!” he growls, and Jim offers to have a word with her later, although Hywel doubts if he will have any success. Jim thinks that it is worth a try. The front-runners pass by, trying to dodge the rubbish strewn around the place.
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| Dai is still in the Deri |
In the rather more sedate surroundings of the Deri, Dai is drinking another pint, and Gwyneth tells Rhys that she is more than happy with the turnout;
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| "I didn't think there would be so much support!" |
“I didn’t think for one minute there would be so much support.”
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| "You've organised this for Gwyneth Jones!" |
Dai interrupts, “Nor me, considering who’s organising this jamboree! Be honest now, Gwyneth, you haven’t organised this for a good cause – you’ve organised it for Gwyneth Jones!”
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| "Leave her alone, Dai!" |
This angers Iolo, who protests, “Leave her alone, Dai – these defibs are important – and you, of all people, should remember that! So keep your mouth shut for once!”
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| The gruelling race continues . . . |
Out in the woodland, Gaynor is in the lead with Ricky and Guto following, but Guto is showing signs of distress,
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| . . . but Guto pulls up with a blister on his foot |
and has to stop as he has developed a blister on his foot. “Come on, or everyone will pass us!” urges Ricky,
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| "I'm not sticking around with you!" |
“Well, I’m not sticking around with you!” and off he goes.
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| "They should be here any time now" |
Outside the Deri, the onlookers are waiting at the end of the final straight, and Rhys predicts that they should be back at any time now.
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| Sure enough, Gaynor comes into view . . . |
At that moment, Gaynor, who is still in the lead, comes round the corner, but is closely followed by Ffion, who is determined not to be beaten.
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| . . . but Ffion puts on a final spurt . . . |
As they pass the zebra crossing, they are neck and neck,
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| . . . and takes first place . . . |
but Ffion manages to cross the line first, by a short head,
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| . . . which is not welcomed by Gaynor |
much to Gaynor’s displeasure.
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| Ffion receives a congratulatory hug |
Rhys hugs Ffion and will get her a drink.
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| Now Dai is reading the paper, as well as drinking |
Dai is still in the Deri, reading the Western Post, as Rhys is praising Ffion for her achievement;
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| "It's all that hard training!" |
she puts it down to training hard regularly, but Gaynor comes to the conclusion that she did not do quite enough training.
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| "Can I have a word with you, Gaynor?" |
Jim comes in and apologises for interrupting the celebrations, but would like a word with Gaynor in private; they go outside.
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| "Trying to suck up to her, is he?" |
Dai remarks to Hywel, “Trying to suck up to her, is he? It won’t work, you know – you’ll have to close!”
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| "How many holes has APD dragged itself out of?" |
Hywel wonders how many holes APD have managed to drag themselves out of in the past.
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| "No, my drinking days are over" |
Then Dai is very concerned to see DJ offer Gwyneth a drink; she declines, saying that her drinking days are over because of the tablets. “I can’t drink if I want to look after my health,” she explains, “And you’d be amazed how quickly you get used to it.
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| "Everyone enjoying themselves is enough of a tonic" |
“Seeing everyone enjoying themselves is enough of a tonic.”
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| Ricky gets some refreshment |
Ricky fetches a couple of pints for himself and Guto; Iolo wonders if either of them have seen Tyler, as he has not yet returned.
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| "What's that smell?" |
Ricky detects an unpleasant smell and wonders what is causing it.
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| "And we're considering a security guard" |
Outside, Jim explains to Gaynor, “And of course we would put up more fences, and put cameras in place – we’re even considering employing a security guard.”
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| "More empty promises!" |
Gaynor is not convinced, “What is this, Jim? More empty promises? If you’re serious and want to do something, you can start by clearing that mess outside Pwll Bach. It was a disgrace that we had to run through all that rubbish!” Jim protests that all they are asking for is a little more time, but she replies that he has had his chance, more than once,
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| That did not yield a positive result |
and then walks away.
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| "Any luck, Jim?" |
Hywel comes out, to see if he has had any success; “It didn’t help that there was rubbish everywhere!” Jim tells him,
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| "We'd better go and clear it up" |
“We’d better go and clear it up,” but Hywel wants to wait until they draw the raffle. “We haven’t got time,” Jim argues, “We don’t want Gaynor phoning the council to send someone out,” so off they go.
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| Tyler comes limping along |
Tyler comes staggering along the road.
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| "Its you! Put your trainers back on!" |
Ricky is concerned that the smell is getting worse, and finally realises Guto has taken off his trainers; “It’s you! Put them back on, will you?”
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| Tyler manages to get into the Deri . . . |
Tyler makes his painful progress into the Deri; Iolo is relieved to see him, but worried about his condition.
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| . . . where Rhys is knocking back the pints |
Elsewhere, Rhys is drinking one pint after another, and is being encouraged by Ffion to slow down.
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| "Could you have a look at Tyler?" |
Iolo asks if he will come and look at Tyler, who needs some attention; he is believed to have twisted his ankle.
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| Rhys seems not to want to leave Ffion's side |
Rhys seems very reluctant to do anything.
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| "Will you draw the winning numbers?" |
At the bar, Gwyneth asks DJ to draw the winning raffle numbers from the bucket; when she goes to get the prizes,
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| "What's wrong with you?" |
his father calls him, “A mug! What’s wrong with you? Following her about like a lapdog, after the way she’s treated you!”
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| "It's all a show – a front!" |
DJ responds that there is no need to be nasty, and points out how everyone is enjoying themselves, but Dai is quite certain, “It’s all a show – a front, in order to make friends – and it’s about time you realised that!”
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| Gwyneth congratulates the winners |
Gwyneth asks Dan behind the bar to turn down the music, and announces, “I’d like to congratulate Ffion for her incredible achievement, and Gaynor, of course, for coming second, and Ricky, who was third.”
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| Tyler's ankle is being treated |
Rhys is applying a cold compress to Tyler’s ankle,
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| "We're going to announce the raffle winners" |
as Gwyneth continues, “Get your tickets out, because we’re going to announce the winners of the raffle. Thanks to the local businesses for their donations – and to the directors of Pwll Bach for their kind contribution.” There are jeers of opposition when she mentions that name.
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| "Ticket number 76!" |
DJ delves into the bucket, and comes up with ticket number 76; Iolo has that ticket, and is somewhat underwhelmed when he sees that he has won an Ancestry Pack.
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| "Pwll Bach dumping more of their rubbish on us!" |
Ricky remarks, “Typical, Iol – Pwll Bach dumping more of their rubbish on us!” which occasions gales of laughter and applause.
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| "We can't risk having a court case!" |
As they gather up the rubbish, Hywel insists, “We can’t risk having a court case – the costs would bankrupt us!” Jim likens talking to Gaynor to talking to a brick wall, she is so angry.
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| "Hang on, what's this?" |
Then he notices a newspaper lying on the ground.
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| "Renewable green energy" |
The headline reads, “How renewable green energy is changing the way we live.”
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| This gives Hywel an idea |
They look at each other and Hywel chuckles.
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| Tyler has managed to get home . . . |
As they arrive home at number 7, Iolo is supporting the disabled Tyler, who sits awkwardly down in a chair,
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| . . . but then walks without problem |
but then, surprisingly enough, gets up and walks quite normally into the kitchen.
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| "Miraculous recovery, is it?" |
Iolo is rather taken aback; “Miraculous recovery, is it? You were almost crying in the Deri earlier –
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| "Or did you want some TLC from Rhys?" |
“did you just want some TLC from Rhys? To have him touch your leg – I wouldn’t blame you! Come on, then – what’s happened?”
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| "I couldn't win the race, Iol" |
Tyler says it is a long story; “I couldn’t win, although we both know I was fit enough to easily win the race – but I couldn’t. Winning the race was not worth the hassle – you saw Gaynor and Ffion – they’ve both been so competitive about the whole thing.
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| "If I'd beaten them, they would make my life difficult" |
“If I’d beaten them they would have made my life . . . difficult. School politics – you don’t know the half of it!”
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| "So you decided to 'twist your ankle'?" |
“So you decided to ‘twist your ankle’?” laughs Iolo, but is sworn to secrecy by Tyler. “You do know that you will have to keep the act up? No-one recovers overnight!” Iolo reminds him,
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| "You'll have to hop around until the weekend!" |
“You’ll have to hop around, at least until the weekend.”
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| "The idea has huge potential!" |
At Penrhewl, Hywel tells them that he was not sure to begin with, but after reading all the details, he thinks the idea has huge potential;
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| "Creating electricity from the old landfill!" |
Eileen comments, “Creating electricity from the old landfill!”
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| "They offer a free supply locally" |
Hywel points out from the website, “It says here they sell electricity to the National Grid, but they also offer a free supply locally.” Jim can see that would be a perfect arrangement, giving them both profit and good local PR.
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| "It's important we know what's what" |
Eileen advises, “Before you to two get too excited, it’s important we know what’s what – it all comes down to money in the end.” Jim agrees that they will have to do some research as the next step,
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| "I'll do the research" |
and Hywel will deal with that.
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| "It will be hard for anyone to complain!" |
“But if everyone in the village gets free electricity, it will be hard for anyone to complain,” she summarises.
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| "Everyone will love us – even Gaynor, perhaps!" |
“Everyone will love us then – even Gaynor, perhaps,” smiles Hywel.
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| Rhys is seriously inebriated |
Rhys has drunk so much that he cannot walk out of the Deri without the support of Ffion, and even then has trouble proceeding in a straight line.
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| He is propped up by the front door |
It is fortunate that he only lives next door, but then maintains that he cannot find his key,
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| Ffion searches through his pockets |
so she has to look through his pockets for it.
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| "I really like you, Ffion!" |
Once more he wants to kiss her, and once more she pushes him away; “I really like you, Ffion,” he says,
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| "That's only the beer talking!" |
but she replies that it is only the beer talking.
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| She opens the door . . . |
She opens his front door
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| . . . and pushes him through it |
and shoves him inside;
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| "Quiet, Rhys!" |
he shouts to her to come back,
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| Ffion heads homewards |
but she turns and walks home to Cysgod y Glyn.
