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Did you know, at one stage there were around 50 working windmills on Anglesey? That’s quite a lot when you consider the island only measures around 270 square miles.
It’s all down to a combination of the perfectly warm and wet land – ripe for growing grain, and the windy weather ready at all times to push the sails.
But despite these helpful aids, it’s not an easy job turning grain into flour. As demonstrated by ITV’s Ruth Wignall, who I filmed on a recent visit to Llynon Mill – in the north west of the isle. And the only working windmill left in Wales.
Ruth helps Miller Lloyd to lift the grain to the top of the Mill
The Mill itself was recently refurbished by Anglesey Council who spent thousands on it. It’s now run by the very cheery two man team of Miller, Lloyd Jones and his Assistant, Arwen Owen.
They were fantastic hosts for the day, even allowing us to film right inside the very top of the mill, where the huge cogs turn and you get the privilege of a fantastic view right across the isle with the sails floating past you.
Cameraman Llew filming at the top of the Mill
The piece aired on last Friday’s Coast & Country. If you missed it, you can catch up here.
A chilled out filming day
Tonight’s ITV Wales’ Coast & Country, features an item I produced on something known as “mindfulness”.
It’s a meditation technique that’s been hitting the headlines recently for its celebrity status and the strength of its academic research.
It’s said to help by focusing your mind on the present, rather than tonight’s plans, your to do list or what to have for dinner! And is often combined with a walk conducted in silence – leaving gaps between you and the person in front of you – so you’re not tempted to chat!
But, I tell you what, it’s not the easiest thing to film! A silent walk…! With long gaps in between people!
Luckily our interviewee, Sholto Radford from Wilderness Minds, helped to put it into context, “One of the first things that people begin to notice when they first practise mindfulness is how often our minds are actually elsewhere…I think meditation in its essence is quite simple, it’s about training the mind to be more aware”.
Presenter Carl Edwards (@carledwardsitv) was great at vocalising his feelings during the walk to enable us to paint a better picture in the viewer’s mind, “I kept drifting and started thinking about other things, like is the gap between me and you too small, is it too big, is the person behind me wanting me to go faster. But then in the moments where I wasn’t thinking about things like that, I was noticing much more than I normally would walking”.
Us with Sholto and the Newborough Nordics
I was helped along the way as well by local walking group, the Newborough Nordics and members of the Anglesey Federation of Women’s Institutes. I find it always works best to include some other newbies in a piece like this to get their view point on a new trend.
If you missed the show, you can catch up here later tonight.
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