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In the heart of farming country , the woollen industry is all around us . remnants of a thriving industrial revolution and the continuing industry for todays` market .

 

It`s come late this year ; shearing at Penbwlch , at the far end of my village .

Hard work on a hot day in June.

 

What used to be a village community affair along with dipping & haymaking is now down to family members & this year instead of Wyn doing the shearing himself , he`s had help from local farmer Daniel Lloyd whilst he gets the silage cut elsewhere.

 

But the same old methods apply , although now with electric shears instead of hand ones used 50 years ago ( and later still on some small farms ) .

 

 

Wyns` father Dilwyn , still nimble in his late eighties scrambles over the hurdles and chases the ewes through from the pen . Where Daniel makes it look easy , expertly turning the sheep over to shear in a couple of minutes . Brother inlaw John folds & sorts ready for the wool bags & collection by the Wool marketing board and the job is done for another year .

 

Much to the relief of everyone ; including the sheep !