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SaturdayÌý1st September 2007
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The River Towy
Helen Mark travels to the mouth of the River Towy in Carmarthenshire; the longest river in Wales.
The area Helen visits this week has been an inspiration to many artists and writers, including . The village in "" was written about the township of , which sits on the estuary where the Towy mingles with the rivers Taf and Gwendraeth before joining the sea. Helen also visits , where artistÌý enjoys the bleakness and solitude, and compares it to her homeland of Denmark.
But it's not all arts-related: the Towy is a working river, the last place in the country whereÌý and nets are still usedÌýin the traditionalÌýwayÌýfor catching fish. Helen meets Raymond Rees, the last coracle-maker in a family line which can be traced backÌýto whenÌýrecords began.Ìý
She also learns about the patient art of angling; fishing guide Gethin Thomas has theÌý"sane disregard for haste"Ìýhis namesake Dylan wrote about.
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