Cwmderi Diary 2018: 19 January 2018

Jim is in charge of the shop today

In the shop, Llinos is working, and Jim asks her if she will clear up the mess out the back;

Gwyneth is stirring up trouble again

Gwyneth wants to remind Eileen that it is Sioned’s birthday. “Don’t come here to cause trouble, all right?” Jim replies. Gwyneth points out that Sioned will not be expecting a card from her after what she did –

"Turning on her own daughter like that!"

turning on her own daughter like that.

"That's nothing to do with you"

“Their relationship is nothing to do with you,” Jim informs her, and she says that Eileen has buried any chance of a relationship.

"I'm taking these to the café"

As she walks out of the shop, Jim picks up a basket of bread to take to the café.

"Can I have a quick chat, Mam?"

Vicky arrives at the café, wanting a quick chat with her mother about the future; however, Jim comes in with the bread, and Vicky says she will talk later.

"The van broke down, so I was desperate"

Debbie explains that the delivery van broke down, so she is short of bread, and is told that Eileen is away for the weekend.

"How are things with Vicky and Mathew?"

“Are things going well between Vicky and Mathew?” Jim asks, and Debbie replies that they are, but she still worries about her,

"Children are always on your mind"

as children are always on your mind. Then she apologises that she did not think.

"Jim's making a good job of this"

At number 9, Jason remarks on the good job of painting and decorating which Jim is doing. Sara wants him to fetch Ifan’s stuff in the van, and he remarks, “Yes, Mam and Dai will be glad to have us out of the way.”

"Can you come to the Makaton lesson?"

Then she wants him to accompany her to the Makaton lesson, and tells him that Ceri is coming this afternoon to Awyr Iach;

"Ceri, daughter of the Makaton tutor"

“Ceri, the daughter of Mair, the Makaton tutor,” she explains.

He warns her about Health and Safety

He reminds her that there are machines at work and regulations. “Jason, she is perfectly capable!” Sara protests, “Gwyneth has said she will keep Ceri under her wing –

"At least Gwyneth has a positive attitude"

“at least she has a positive attitude.”

"Yes, we'll see her at lunchtime"

Mair phones, and they arrange to meet Ceri at lunchtime.

Britt is doing some flyposting

On the noticeboard near APD, Britt puts up an enlargement of the photo; Jason comes round the corner, and is shown the photo, with Britt handing him another copy.

"Put it up in APD, if you like"

“Put it up in APD, if you like!” she suggests

"She went straight for the crispy beef!"

Inside APD, Diane is complaining, “She went straight for the crispy beef – I wanted that! And she had three or four glasses of wine. She didn’t even say thank you – she’s ignorant! But we shouldn’t expect better.”

Jason shows Dai the photo

Jason walks in and puts down the photo in front of Dai, who is very shocked and growls, “Colin!”

"Britt is putting them up all over the village!"

Jason points out that the photo is of Dai, and that Britt is putting them up all over the village.

"We need to take them all down . . ."

“If the rest of the village see this, I’m in big trouble!” Dai panics, “Right, we need to take them all down – and then I need to get hold of Britt –

". . . and I shall bribe Britt!"

“to bribe her and make sure she doesn’t tell anyone. Come on, then, you can take them all down, and I’ll find Britt.”

"I've left Garry in charge"

Dani visits the shop for two pints of semi-skimmed, and tells Jim that she has left Garry in charge for a while.

"Oh, that's for Sioned"

She notices a birthday card on the counter, and he tells her it is for Sioned. “Eileen decided not to send one, and I’m not sure,” he admits,

"I don't know if Eileen is doing the right thing"

“I don’t know if Eileen is doing the right thing. That’s why she’s gone away – she finds it very difficult.”

"I've got nothing good to say about Sioned"

“Well, I’ve got nothing good to say about Sioned,” replies Dani, “But as a mother, I can’t imagine what Eileen is going through. Do you really think that sending a card on her behalf is a good idea? I think that no-one knows better than you what it’s like to lose a daughter.”

"Can't leave Garry unsupervised"

She has to leave, as she cannot trust Garry to change a nappy without supervision;

Jim wonders what to do

Jim ponders what to do with the card.

Ceri arrives at Awyr Iach

Ceri arrives at Awyr Iach, and is told by Gwyneth that if she likes rugby, DJ will talk to her for hours.

"Have you seen this photo?"

Then Britt comes in demanding if they have seen this photo; she warns Ceri, “Make sure you stay away from APD,” and Sara is disgusted when she sees the photo.

"How are Dani and the baby?"

In the Deri, Garry tells Hywel that things are much better, now that Dani seems to have turned a corner; Hywel has to go, as he needs to fill a slot on CwmFM, talking nonsense.

"Megan has flu, so she can't do it"

“It’s Megan’s slot, but she has flu, so can’t do it. She was going to talk to people from across the world who have settled in Cwmderi.”

"I've got plenty to say, Hywel!"

Britt has just come in and volunteers to fill this vacancy; “I was raised in Tyneside, and now I’m a Cwmderi-ite – I’ll do it. I’ve got plenty to say – let’s go now!”

"Switch it on and find out!"

At last, Dai has found her and wants a word, but she tells him that it will have to be after she has been on the radio; she advises him, “Switch it on and find out!”

"No-one has sorted out this recycling!"

Debbie finds the bag of recycling would you still cluttering up the kitchen of the café; she takes out the magazines

There, amongst the magazines . . .

and is about to put them in a recycling bag,

. . . is an envelope addressed to Dani . . .

when she comes across the brown envelope, addressed to Dani Monk.

. . . containing something . . .

Delving inside, she finds the paternity report,

. . . which shocks Debbie

and looks very concerned.

"Every barrel has one bad apple"

Dai is indeed listening to the radio, from which Britt’s voice is declaiming, “Yes, every barrel has one bad apple – Cwmderi is the same.

"A liar and a cheat – David Ashurst!"

“One of the worst likes to think he’s a pillar of the community – but he’s a liar and a cheat – David Ashurst!” Hywel tells her that they do not need to name names,

This is disturbing Dai

and Dai thinks it a good idea to turn off the radio. However, Diane has heard Britt’s voice, and wants to know what she is saying, this time.

Diane joins Dai by the radio

When the radio is turned back on, Britt is continuing, “He runs the APD construction company in Cwmderi, him and his wife, the community councillor.”

"Tynesiders are straight talking"

Hywel reminds so that they are here to talk about her years in the north of England and what brought her to this area.

She points out that people from Tyneside are straight talking; “I’m telling you, Dai Ashurst is a swindler!

"He's drinking on the sly!"

“He’s taken sponsorship money for doing Dry January, and he’s drinking on the sly!”

"That's nonsense!"

Dai protests that she is talking nonsense, but the voice comes from the radio, “I’ve got proof! He and his son DJ get drunk every day in the garage at Bryntirion. It’s a scandal – hundreds of people are being deceived! That’s what we’ve got – Bryntirion-gate!”

"Bryntirion-gate?"

Diane is absolutely furious.

"Something to post, Dai?"

Jim approaches the pillar box just as Gwyneth comes out of Awyr Iach; he is about to post the card, but tries to hide the fact from her,

"Eileen should be asking for forgiveness!"

as she argues “It’s not your place to send a card to Sioned – it’s Eileen who should be asking for forgiveness.” He emphasises that Sioned should be asking for forgiveness.

Gwyneth posts her card, but this encounter has changed Jim’s mind,

This makes up his mind

and he tears the envelope into pieces.

"Quiet, Dai!"

Dai demands a minute to explain, but Diane hushes him,

"The next song is from Lindisfarne"

as Hywel is announcing that it is time for a song, and he has chosen Lindisfarne. Britt is not willing to be silenced;

"I've got photos to prove it!"

“I want everyone to know that Dai and DJ are tanking in that garage – they’ve got shelves of bottles and I’ve got photos to prove it! Everyone thinks they’re going without beer – and I think that Diane is part of it! “She’s never been someone you can trust!”

Hywel wants to put a stop to this, but she is in full flow;

"Remember the dodgy escort agency?"

“A couple of years ago, Diane was running a dodgy escort agency, you remember!” At last Hywel manages to put on the music.

"I've got to sort this out!"

Diane decides, “I’ve got to sort this out – and you’re coming with me!”

"Come on, Dai!"

He is reluctant, so she grabs him by the collar and leads him out of APD.

"Just the person I've been looking for!"

Mathew comes into the café and Debbie says she has been looking for him; “Things are not all right.

"This paternity test has your name on it"

“This is a letter for Dani – a paternity test with your name on it.” He denies any knowledge of the letter, so she replies, “OK, I’ll go and ask Dani, then – and Garry at the same time!”

"It was nothing!"

“Listen, Debs, it was between me and Dani,” he tells her, “It’s all in the past and it was nothing.”

“Do I look stupid, Mathew?” Debbie demands, “You and Dani were having an affair – what’s this then?” She brandishes the letter;

"Babies aren't created just by holding hands!"

“Babies aren’t created just by holding hands!” He admits that it was just one mistake; “And as you’re still alive, I assume that Garry doesn’t know,” she adds.

"Vicky doesn't need to know"

“Vicky doesn’t know either – and she doesn’t need to know,” he insists. Debbie points out that he is wrong; she will make quite certain that Vicky knows,

"I shall make sure she knows what a pig you are!"

and she will also know what a pig he is.

"Someone might complain to Ofcom"

Hywel informs Britt that she cannot say things like that on the radio – someone might complain to Ofcom, but she insists that she only told the truth. Then Diane marches in, followed by Dai, and a shouting match ensues;

"It was happening at Bryntirion, right under your nose!"

“It was happening at Bryntirion, right under your nose!” insists Britt,

"That's libellous – where's your proof?"

but Diane describes that as libellous, and asks for proof of her allegation.

She duly distributes the proof

Britt produces several copies of the incriminating photo; “Colin took these the other day, watching those two get legless!”

"Now we go straight on to another song"

Hywel announces to his listeners that they are going straight on to another song.

"I can feel you staring at me"

“I can feel you staring at me,” Dani tells Garry,

Garry marvels at the amount of clothes that Carol has

and he replies that he never thought another girl in his life would have more clothes than Dani. She suggests that Gwyneth and Gwern could come over tomorrow;

"Gwern can get to know his sister"

“I can make something nice for tea, and Gwern can get to know his sister. I messed up on Friday – made a real fool of myself, and I’ve been really moody,

"I have a lot of making up to do"

“so I have a lot of making up to do.”

"We talked about Post-natal Depression"

This is a great relief for Garry, but he wants her to take her time. “We talked about Post-natal Depression,” he begins,

"I'm really happy for the first time in ages"

but she replies that she feels really happy for the first time in ages. “I just want you to take care of yourself – and I will take care of you too.

"By loving you, cwtching you . . ."

“By loving you, cwtching you,

". . . making you cups of tea"

“making you cups of tea.”

"I think that's all of them, Dai"

Jason reports back to Dai that he believes he has taken down all the photographs in the village.

"Unfortunately you're too late!"

“Unfortunately you’re too late!” Dai replies, and Diane points out that she too has seen them now.

"No wonder it wasn't much of a struggle"

“No wonder Dry January was not too much of a struggle!” she says, and he admits that he has messed up big time, and everyone knows. He vows that he will kill Colin;

"There's no-one to blame but you!"

Jason remarks that he has no-one to blame but himself, and then Hywel comes in, complaining,

"Everyone wants their money back!"

“You’ve really messed up, Dai! People are buying for your blood – and their money back!” He is followed by Jim, similarly irate.

“You’ve dragged our name, and Bryntirion’s, through the mud!” roars Diane,

"I can't understand why I did it"

and Dai maintains that he cannot understand why he did it.

"I'll tell you why – because you're an idiot!"

Jim explains that it was because he is an idiot.

"That pitch will never be called Ashurst Park after this!"

Hywel points out that he has no respect left as chairman of the club, and has cost them hundreds of pounds in sponsorship; “And that pitch will never be called Ashurst Park after this!”