03/08/2014 BBC Points West

Hello. Today, the West has been prdparing

to remember. World War One began 100 years ago tomorrow and this weekend,

many have already been making their own tributes.

Special projects have been set up to remember those who were lost.

And communities are making sure the story of the great war is p`ssed on

to the next generation. This is the culmination of decades

of work. Researchers have catalogued every

man from Cheltenham lost in the Great War.

Yellow dots show where they lived. Some streets lost dozens of men

Judy Marsh came here today to find out about Private Gilvert C`rter,

who lived in her house a century ago, and was killed in action in

1916. He could walk out into the garden

and see review. He was reported missing. As parents presumably lived

in the house and must have been waiting for a telegram to come for

some to come. 1916.

At Gloucester Cathedral tod`y, a poignant service of commemoration.

People from every parish prdsented the names of their war dead at the

altar. Tomorrow, they will be read out in

the chapel ` a time to refldct, but also to consider the impact of war

If we do not remember how this happened, we will never learn from

it. also to consider the impact of war

today. In Bishopsworth tomorrow night, they

will extinguish dozens of c`ndles one by one, until a single flame is

left. And hoping to pass on the story of the war to those for whom

it so long ago. In Frome, a new war memorial for the town was dddicated

today ` a bronze of local soldier Charlie Robbins.

I do not know a lot about World War I, but it is very important that we

spread the word. All part of the West's

commemorations of the war that changed the course of history.

A postmortem examination is being carried out after the body of a

Swindon man was found at a Bristol recycling depot. Wiltshire Police

have confirmed he was 34`ye`r`old Matthew Symonds. He was frol

Swindon, but had no fixed address. It is thought his body was somehow

carried from the town to Avonmouth among a commercial waste delivery.

Police and waste company Biffa continue to investigate.

Last night was an extraordinary one for Danny Talbot from Hilperton near

Trowbridge ` he was the lucky athlete who got to race head to head

with the mighty Usain Bolt hn the final leg of the men's four by one

hundred metre final in Glasgow. Their pre`race preparation

techniques were poles apart England held their own against Jamahca from

gun to tape, but in the end, another stellar Bolt performance left a

credible silver medal for England, and Talbot.

credible silver medal for England, and Talbot.

credible silver medal for England, and Talbot.

credible silver medal for England, and Talbot.

credible silver medal for England, and Talbot.

credible silver medal for England, and Talbot.

credible silver medal for England, and Talbot.

credible silver medal for England, and Talbot.

For a moment, I thought I could get, but then his foreign khck ten.

But I had to quickly remembdr that there are other people I have to

stay in front. Fortunately, I managed to cross the line in second

place. And on the final day of the games, England men's hockey team,

which includes local boy Silon Mantle, beat New Zealand to claim

hockey bronze. No, letters get the latest weather.

Lengthy clear spells to originate and fairly male temperatures

overnight. Tomorrow, the risk of a smattering of showers. A less breezy

day. Temperatures getting up to the 20, 21 mark. On Tuesday, soleplace

bills, but the chance of he`vy and thundery showers. So, World War I

began 100 years ago today. This week, we are looking back whth a

special series of In 1914, the railways and shmply

calls to arms and over the next four years, trains were essential to the

war effort. The invading German army devastated the land. One falily took

any family of 17. You have been put to the pitch. That is the alount of

ground that a lot of ground that and ground that a lot of thousand men

gave their lives for, the ldngth of the rugby pitch. Some incredibly

moving stories to tell in this coming week. We are back after the

closing ceremony Good evening. Some of us have had a

sunny weekend but for others it has not stopped raining for the last

couple of days, you can see where on the satellite picture, big swell of

cloud, dominating things. Torrential storms, if you see the coverage you

can see how much rain there has been, that has caused issues.

Thunder and lightning thrown in as well. This area of storms moves

north out of Glasgow but this clutch of heavy downpours pushing into the

south-west of Scotland, we will have to keep an eye on that for the

closing ceremony. One thing is for sure, which showers and blustery

wind, it will not be anything like as fine and warm as it was the

opening ceremony. Further south across the UK, no such problems the

odd shower, they will to fade away, most places will settle into a dry

night, further blustery showers Temperatures will ease away and as

we had last night, in Wirral spot -- in rural spots, single figures. It

is in the way to the far north-west, and we will have a reasonable day,

some showers will break