26 August 2026

Iolo haas completed his job

At the rugby club, Iolo opens the doors of his van and puts his tool bag inside.   ‘Cwmfest’ is now in full swing 

"There are a lot of new faces here"

and Hywel reports to Rhys that there are a lot of new faces there today, which is a good sign.

"You now have hot water"

Iolo confirms that they now have hot water and is about to go when Hywel hands him a high-vis jacket.   He protests that he wants to go home and change first, 

He is handed a bottle of Ceffyl Du 

but Rhys hands him a bottle of Ceffyl Du which he maintains will sort Iolo out, 

"£5 cash, when you're ready"

adding, “£5 cash, when you’re ready – “I’ve tried the card machine, but the Wi-Fi is shocking here.   Cash is king!”

"Greta is having  great time"

Indeg and Lleucu arrive and tell Iolo that Greta is having a great time on the games;  Lleucu maintains that the band is going to be amazing.   

"Can you move, please, Hywel?"

When Indeg is about to take another selfie, she asks Hywel to move;  “You don’t really match the image I was going for,” she tells him.

"Is Dai definitely coming?

Iolo demands, “Is Dai definitely coming?”   Hywel answers that Diane was certain that she can persuade him, 

Hywel checks to make sure

but he had better check.

Dai is moaning

Dai is sitting, grumpily, at home, looking through various TV channels;  when Diane asks if there is anything good on, he grumbles, “Don’t make me laugh – there are a hundred channels on this and just rubbish on all of them!”

"There's no point paying!"

She cannot understand why he keeps watching if it makes him so impatient, but he snarls, “There’s no point paying for the channels if I don’t watch them!”

"His mood is a bit . . ."

Diane’s phone sounds and she finds that it is Hywel calling;   “Are you coming over?”   She explains that Dai would not go for his nap earlier, so his mood is a bit . . .”

Dai shouts at the television

Dai has found another channel which he does not like, so he shouts at the screen.   Hywel says that Diane might as well tell him what they are doing, 

"It will spoil the surprise"

but she maintains that it will spoil the surprise.   

"There won't be a surprise at this rate"

“There won’t be a surprise,” Hywel threatens.

"Who are you chatting to?"

Dai demands who she is chatting to, so she tells him to go back to shouting at the telly.   

"I'll sort it out"

She assures Hywel that she will sort it out and will phone him when they are on the way.

"We're already late, Britt"

In the MFC flat, Colin urges Britt to hurry, as they are already late;  “Hywel said one o’clock.”   

Britt is in fund-raising

She is all prepared, with a T-shirt emblazoned with ‘Save Bethania’, explaining that today is a chance to raise money for a new roof for Bethania.”

"Siôn wanted this kept hush-hush"

He reminds her that Siôn wanted her to do this hush-hush, without Garry knowing, so she maintains that it will be in a low-key way, of course, urging him not to worry

"In a pink neon shirt?"

“Low-key?   In a pink neon shirt?” he laughs, so she points out they have to get people’s attention, as they are trying to raise thousands of pounds, after all.

'What do you mean by 'we'?"

He wants to know what she means by ‘we’ 

She has another T-shirt for him

and she produces a matching T-shirt for him.   

"I don't even go to the chapel"

He reminds her he does not even go to the chapel;  “You don't play rugby either, but you’re supporting ‘Cwmfest’.”

"It's up to us to save that chapel"

As he puts it on, he asks whether she is sure that Siôn will be happy about it.   She angrily points out that Siôn is not there;  “It’s up to us to save that chapel.”   

Colin is having trouble

Colin appears to be having some trouble putting on the T-shirt.

Apparently the band has arrived

When another group of young people arrive, Indeg is quick to demand that they have a selfie.   

Lleucu looks at the photos . . .

Lleucu wants to look at the resulting photos, 

. . . and wants one to be deleted

asking Indeg to delete one of them, but it is assured that it is ‘lush’.   

"Have you seen Gwern?"

They have not seen Gwern yet.

"One of the rugby boys was checking you out"

“Forget him – I saw one of the rugby boys checking you out,” says Indeg.   

"You look super cool"

Colin approaches, wearing his pink T-shirt, and comments that they look super cool, shaking his collecting bucket.

“Any spare pennies for fixing the rafters at Bethania?   Today is going to be good fun, guaranteed, – 

"Pwsi Meri Mew"

“and I’m looking forward to hearing Pwsi Meri Mew.” [Merry Mew Pussies]  

"No, Colin – 'Mursen a’r Pawennau '"

Lleucu corrects him that the name is Mursen a’r Pawennau.  [Mursen and the Paws]

"You look different today"

“Goodness – you look different today!” he tells Lleucu, “Nice, fair play – not that you don’t usually look nice, of course, it’s just . . .”

That starts Lleucu off again

Lleucu immediately becomes upset about her looks and removes the make-up from her nose;  

There's nothing wrong with your nose, Lleucs!

she is looking very worried.

"Things have gone to the dogs, Diane!"

At Bryntirion, Dai is still sitting in front of the television, muttering, “Nonsense and more nonsense – things have gone to the dogs, Diane!”   

"What are you going to do the rest of the day?"

She wonders what he is going to do with the rest of his day in that case.   He groans, “Anything is better than sitting here, watching this nonsense on telly.   Have you got anything on?”

"Awe could always go to 'Cwmfest'" 

“Well, we could always go to ‘Cwmfest’,” she replies, but he makes it clear that he does not agree.

"Watching a load of youngsters getting drunk?"

“Watching a load of youngsters getting drunk?   No, thank you!”    

"A lot of your friends will be there"

She maintains that a lot of his friends will be there, but he describes them as, “A lot of people who mean nothing to me – they have no interest in the history of Cwmderi Rugby Club.   

"Hywel Llywelyn is the worst thing to happen"

“Hywel Llywelyn is the worst thing to ever happen to the club.   I wanted a black tie event, but no, we have to move with the times.

"Reg and Wayne and Jac"

“The boys I played with – Reg and Wayne and Jac – will be spinning in their graves at the way Cwmderi Rugby Club is being run.   What’s for dinner?”

"Salad"

When told that it is salad – lettuce, tomato, cucumber – 

"This is not Watership Down!"

he exclaims,    “Crikey Moses, Diane!   We live in Cwmderi, not Watership Down!   They get better food in jail!”   

"We could go out for fish and chips"

She explains that she has not had time to go shopping, but they could always go out – for fish and chips.

"You don't usually let me have fish and chips!"

“You don’t usually let me have fish and chips!” he gasps, 

"Its all right to have a treat now and again"

but she says that it is all right to have a treat now and again.   This has cheered him up considerably, 

He is immediately ready to go

so he puts on his cap and tells her, “I knew there was a reason I married you, Diane.”

Dianen suggests they pop into ‘Cwmfest’

“And as we’re going in that direction, we might as well pop into ‘Cwmfest’ on the way.”   

"Just in and out, mind"

He makes it clear that it will just be in and out.

That cash machine is working

Obviously, someone else has got their card machine to work, as Lleucu has just bought a drink, 

"The prizewinner is . . ."

as Hywel announces that the main prize, a night in a cottage in Tan y Garreg holiday village, has been won by Dani Monk.

". . . Dani Monk!"

This comes as a great surprise to her, and she is very excited;  

"I never win anything!"

Lleucu comes across and congratulates her.   “I never win anything,” says Dani.   Lleucu wants to know whether Gwern is coming today, 

"He's suing with his friends"

but is disappointed when told that he is surfing with his friends and that ‘Cwmfest’ is not really his ‘thing’.

He has put photos on Instagram, if Lleucu would like to see them;  

She finds the photo she wanted deleted

Lleucu looks at her phone and finds the very photo which she asked Indeg not to publish.

"Are you trying to hurt me?"

She goes straight across and confronts Indeg;  “Are you trying to hurt me?   You shared that photo after I asked you to delete it – will you take it down, please?”   

"It's had 500 likes already"

Indeg says that it is fine and has had 500 likes already.

"Take it down!"

Lleucu shouts, “Take it down!”   

Indeg walks out . . .

When Indeg refuses to do so, Lleucu walks out of the building 

. . . and goes outside  . . .

and goes outside, in rather an emotional state, 

. . . where Dai and Diane are just arriving

just as Dai and Diane are approaching.

"Elvis in in the building!"

Rhys is nearby and advises his father, “Elvis is in the building!”

"Just five minutes and then chips!"

As they go inside, Dai is adamant, “Just five minutes and then chips!”

Diane reminds him to be gracious, but he protests, “I’m not a preacher, Diane.”

But when he walks in . . .

As the door opens, he receives a round of applause 

. . . he is introduced as 'Mr Cwmderi Rugby Club!'

and Hywel announces, “Here he is, Mr Cwmderi Rugby Club himself, Dai Ashurst!”   

He is quite overcome

He looks quite overcome by the occasion, as they all welcome him.

"He has given so many years to the club"

“We appreciate the fact that he’s given so many years of service to the club and we want to pay tribute to that as a club.   He is one of Cwmderi’s stalwarts – come up, Dai.”   

Diane is glad she managed it

Everyone present shouts his name and Diane looks very pleased that she has managed to get him there.

Dai is presented with the engraved trophy

Dai is presented with the engraved trophy and everyone calls upon him for a speech.   

"I don't know what to say!"

“Goodness, I don’t know what to say!”

Colin shouts that there is a first time for everything.   “No, I wasn’t expecting this, honest.   Hywel Llywelyn, thank you.  

"Hywel is an asset to Cwmderi Rugby Club"

“I always said that Hywel is an asset to Cwmderi Rugby Club – almost as much as me, but not quite.   

"It's nice to see so many youngsters"

“And it’s nice to see so many youngsters here today – the future of the club.   I hear there’s a band playing later on – I’m sure you sound lovely.   

"I'll treasure this for ever"

“I’ll treasure this for ever – something else for Diane to dust.”

Hywel would like to continue with the proceedings, 

Dai will not be silenced

but Dai is reluctant to relinquish the microphone;  

"It's nice to look back"

“On days like today, it’s nice to look back and remember what things were like when I played.   Things have changed since then, I can tell you.   

"Fighting here, fighting there"

“When I played you had tough guys, fighting here, fighting there – on the field and off the field.   They were miners – and I’ll say something else, 

There were no gay players then"

“there were no gay players back then.   Today we have Iolo playing for us – Iolo’s a good boy – puts everything into every maul!

"If you're with him I the shower . . .`'

“However, a word of advice for the rest of the team – if you’re with him in the shower, 

". . . don't drop the soap on the floor"

“don’t drop the soap on the floor.”   Diane is becoming rather embarrassed, while Colin tells Britt that he needs the toilet.

"Whichever way you swing"

Dai ploughs on, “No, I’m proud to say that Cwmderi RFC is open to everyone, whichever way you swing.”

Diane is horrified

Hywel thinks that he had better call a halt to this and thanks Dai for his input   

"That was awful!"

Indeg mutters to Iolo, “That was awful!”

"I think it went quite well"

When Dai returns to Diane, he considers that it went quite well;  “I got a couple of laughs.”

Colin discovers Lleucu . . .

On his way to the toilet, Colin comes across Lleucu, 

. . . in tears

who is sitting, looking very upset.   

"What's wrong, Lleucu?"

He asks what is wrong; “You look like a panda.”

"I don't know why I bother"

“I don’t know why I bother,” she sobs, “I tried this blinkin’ make-up and then I saw a photo of myself and . . .”

"It breaks my heart"

Colin tries to console her;  “It breaks my heart to see you young girls under so much pressure – I remember little Izzy going through exactly the same thing.”

“But she was pretty, wasn’t she, Col?   I’ve seen photos of her.   

"I'm stuck with his blinking nose!"

“I’m stuck with this blinking nose!   Whatever I try, it’s still there – I just want to cut it off!”

"Lok at his conk!"

Colin urges her not to say that;  “If anyone needs to sort their nose out, it’s me!   Look at this conk.” 

"It's different for men"

She insists that it is different for men, but he recalls that Mam-gu Mwnt’s was exactly the same;  

"Her nose was so big . . ."

“Her nose was so big it could pick up German radio signals during the war.   You’re a real firecracker.   I’d love to stay here and help to cheer you up, but, well, 

"My bladder isn't what it used to be"

“my bladder isn’t what it used to be.”

"Thank you , Colin"

She does not look a great deal happier.

"You're not going to change him"

Hywel does not think that he meant what he said;  “Dai is Dai – you’re not going to change him.”

Dai is deep in conversation

At present, he is reminiscing with someone about the 1982 season,

"It's time we left"

but Diane thinks that it is time they left.   

"This is my big moment"

“What?   This is my big moment!” he complains, but she reminds him that he has not had his fish and chips yet.

"I've heard a lot worse"

Elsewhere, Indeg is complaining to Iolo about what Dai said, but Iolo replies that he has heard a lot worse.   

"We have to say something, Iolo!"

She is adamant that they have to say something, but he tells her to leave things alone, although he is glad that Greta was not there to hear it.

"He wasn't just slandering you"

“He wasn’t just slandering you, but the whole of the LGBTQ community.”   Again, he instructs her to leave it, but she insists that he should be fighting for his community;  she will support him.

"Like you supported me with Greta?"

“Like you supported me with Greta over the summer?    You said you’d babysit until you got a better offer.   Please just listen to me.”

Britt is outside, collecting

Outside Britt is wielding two collecting buckets.   

"I'm going to get more change"

Rhys tells her that he is just going to get some more change and leaves his Ceffyl Du stall.   

"I'm worried about Lleucu"

By now Lleucu has disappeared and Colin is worried about her.

“We should be worried about Iolo, especially after what Dai said,” Britt tells him, 

"Hello, Siôn"

but then has a phone call from Siôn. 

"What photos on Facebook?"

“What photos on Facebook?   I can’t help it if we’re in the background of people’s photos.   Of course I can’t take them down if I didn’t post them!”

Rhys has a shock

When Rhys returns with the change, he finds that the money he left on the stall has disappeared and asks Britt where it is.   

"I asked you to look after the bar"

“I asked you to look after the bar.”

"You didn't ask me to do anything!"

“No – you told me you were going to get more change – you didn’t ask me to do anything”   

Rhys is puzzled

Rhys wonders who has stolen it.

Indeg is in a furious mood

Dai is still reminiscing about old times;  “I remember time when they didn’t let women in the bar.”   

She storms across to Dai

Indeg is not going to stand for any more of this and marches across to confront him.

“So, Mr Lifetime Achievement, are you going to apologise?   To all of us, for your homophobic jokes.   You should feel ashamed and the club should withdraw that award.”

"You youngsters are far too sensitive !"

“Listen to her, Diane – you youngsters are far too sensitive!”   

"You crossed the line, Dai"

However, Dani agrees that he crossed the line.

"If you don't apologise . . ."

Indeg tells him, “I’ve got your speech recorded on here – if you don’t apologise I’ll put it on social media and good luck after that!”

He finds his trophy has been vandalised

Diane is in a hurry to leave, but he insists that he will finish his pint first.   Then he looks at his award, which has had the word ‘homophobic’ written on it.   

"Serves you right!"

“Serves you right!” sneers Indeg.

"Someone's stolen the money!"

"Someone reports to his father that someone has stolen the money from Ceffyl Du, which must run to hundreds of pounds.   

"Someone has vandalised my trophy!"

Then Dai complains that someone has vandalised his trophy.   Hywel wonders who was looking after the stall, with Rhys still blaming Britt.

"Don't blame me!"

She objects to this;  “Hang on – don’t blame me – you left that money with no-one watching it!”

"We're supposed to be celebrating the community"

Colin tries to calm things down reminding them that they are supposed to be celebrating the community, 

"Who defaced my trophy?"

but Dai is furiously demanding to know who defaced his trophy.

"You  must apologise on behalf of the club"

Then Indeg wades in, demanding that Hywel apologises on behalf of the club for what Dai said.

Lleucu is looking at the laptop . . .

Lleucu is back at Y Felin where she is looking at the laptop;  

. . . and has a bundle of money . . .

from her bag, she takes a bundle of £10 and £20 notes, 

. . . she is planning something

as she searches for ‘cheap rhinoplasty’.