29/07/2013 Look East - East

Doctor's widow from Ipswich issues a warning to others after her

husband's death in a bonfire accident. I do not want other

families to lose their husbands and four children is to lose their

fathers. An urgent appeal for adoptive

parents. A special report on one of East Anglia's booming crops. Yellow

rapeseed. The funeral of the man who helped to

create only fool 's and horses. It would not be complete without Boise.

The widow of a GP who died after being engulfed in a fireball at a

bonfire has spoken of spam that's my offer family's devastation. Dr

Darryl Peel was trying to light a bonfire in his gardening in

Suffolk. He poured petrol on to the pile of rubbish, stepped back, put

the candidate and a cigarette lighter. The vapour exploded and he

was engulfed in flames, severely burned and died 20 days later in

hospital. Today his widow Susie spoke to our reporter.

That will pile was a popular GP and adored his family. Following his

death his wife is desperate that no other family should endure the

trauma they have experienced. the petrol on the unlit pale and we

know that he put the can hubby, he put it away from the fire and then

he took a lighter out of his pocket. He suffered 80 to 85% burns.

The ambulance was called and they fought for three weeks to save his

life. Unfortunately his injuries were too severe. This is clearly a

terrible tragedy. Why are you choosing to speak out? We have a lot

of friends with the scientific people and in the week after this

accident I spoke to a number of them and almost universally the men said

I have done it. And I was shocked by how many people have come so close

to this happening to them. I want people to be educated about this. I

want people to understand the terrible risks. I do not want for

other families to lose their husbands and I do not want children

to lose their fathers. Darryl Peel was a fantastic person. He was a

lovely man. Extremely quiet and generous. A fantastic and devoted

father. A wonderful doctor and clinician. It is a terrible loss. To

us as a family and his friends and patients. If anything can come out

of this that is in anyway helps to salvage this dreadful waste of life

then my children and I think that would be something.

Susie Peel ending that report. What do the experts on safety have to

say? This was the advice from Suffolk Fire Service.

If you use half a litre of petrol to playing a bonfire that could create

a vapour up to the size of a large lounge. You could create a large

vapour cloud around the bonfire. They will cling to the floor area

and permeate into your feet and four area. When you go to strike a match

by the bonfire and if you are still in a vapour cloud of flammable gases

that is very dangerous. This case demonstrates the worst sort of

outcome that you could have. We have a large number of incidents where

people get away with it but they still injure themselves and that

injury can be life changing. Norfolk County Council lodged a new

search today to find adoptive parents for children in care. The

council says adopting cancelled all kinds of people regardless of their

circumstances. But as figures show the adoption rate in Norfolk is

above the UK average. Like thousands of other children I

am waiting for a family to call my own.

There has long been a shortage of adoptive parents and Norfolk County

Council has began its own campaign to find more with a 4-page newspaper

advert. This couple adopted a little girl every other issue. We thought

rather than trying anything else after the IDF we would look at

adoption and we started last year and he have been doing IVF for

several years on and off. It has been a long journey over seven

years. We waited six months after applying for adoption and that was

how it went. There are 1100 children in Norfolk in care and last year 74

were placed with adoptive parents. Of those 56 were really adopted.

were expecting it to be more difficult and to take a longer

period of time. We first applied last year and it has all happened in

just over one year. To become a mother at last must be wonderful.

is lovely. Even the going down the supermarket and the woman on the

cash till telling you how useful your daughter looks. It means huge

-- it makes you so proud. It is the best feeling in the world.

James Joyce is responsible for safeguarding children on behalf of

Norfolk County Council. How many children does the council look

after? The number of children that are looked after in Norfolk is

around 1100, however we are talking about adoption is and obviously not

every child that is looked after comes under the adoptive bracket.

What makes a perfect adoptive parent? You have just seen one to be

honest. That woman is great and it is working well for her. That is an

absolute example of what is perfect for a child. You adopted a child.

What were the bodies when you went into that because there may be

similar concerns for other people out there. The real worry for

Patricia and myself was that we have another daughter and we wanted

another child to complete our family. It was the effect on our

daughter, obviously, because you are introducing another person into your

family. Not the fact that we would not love her, but how that jigsaw

would work and there is a range of emotions you are going through. It

was the best thing that we ever did. Brilliant. People will think that

they have to jump through so many hoops before they can get a child

that it will take so long that they do not want to do it. The hoops are

there for a reason. It should hopefully be done within six months

but you must understand that what we are looking after is the child's

interest. It is not the parents, it is the fact that if you are

introducing someone to a family it can be disruptive and you must

understand the dynamics of that. That is what we must go through and

people must be aware of that. The blood transfusion service

insisted today that blood supplies will not be affected in our region

despite the scrapping of much of the mobile service. NHS Blood and

Transplant is withdrawing three quarters of its so-called

bloodmobile advanced as a cost-cutting exercise. Campaigners

believe it could put people 's lives at risk.

One of the bloodmobile is collecting donations in Suffolk. A similar

service to the one that Angela Wilson uses in Norfolk. She works

full-time for a boat company and it is convenient for her and she is

angry at the decision to scrap it. do not understand this at all. I am

completely bewildered by it. They always say they are crying out for

more donors that we do not have enough blood in this country so why

are making it harder for people? They are six bloodmobile is in the

east but the ones in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire are all

being taken off of the road. Managers at NHS Blood and Transplant

-- NHS Blood and Transplant said they want to build temporary site

like this one in Norfolk and they will have permanent centres

elsewhere. If you look at the way we currently collects blood we would

collect 35 units on a bloodmobile using for staff and he could collect

45 units on a cold session with two more staff. In terms of the cost

savings they are significant in our ability to collect more blood more

effectively and more efficiently. do not worried that fewer people

will donate if you take these bands of off the road because they can get

two more places, can they not? would rephrase that. Blood donors

are loyal to us and have donated blood for several years. We must

engage with them so that they can tend -- so that they can continue to

do that. NHS Blood and Transplant hope that they will be able to save

hospitals money with this new process. Keith Swetman has donated

over 100 pints of blood and the so annoyed he has written to his local

MP. The people who use them believe it to be a more personal service

than to go to the big sessions were due a being processed. Just as if

you were in a queue at Tesco's. Although blood will be collected,

without the mobile vans, people like Keith and Angela said it will have

to think long and hard about how they will sacrifice to make such a

valuable donation. An 18-year-old is said to be stable

in hospital tonight after being airlifted from an illegal rave in

Norfolk. He has a severe head injury after he fell from the loudspeaker

read. Still to come, computers and a trip

down memory lane. Plus, tributes to the creative

genius behind this... I think we are on a winner here.

Play it nice and cool, you know what I mean?

That gets me every time! Last week on Look East we were looking at the

Olympic legacy fund this region. On Friday Lord Coe told me how proud he

was that more people are taking up sport after watching London 2012.

Tonight a similar theme but this time the impact on volunteering.

The Games would not have happened without the support of thousands of

volunteers, many from our region. Since then other organisations have

followed that the ad are encouraging volunteers to take part in a whole

range of activities. Good morning, everyone. They were

the Games Makers and for some the army of 70,000 uniformed volunteers

made the Games. It was praised widely and now it is being used as a

model to keep volunteering in revolt. -- and vote. A campaign

called Joint In back by Eddie Izzard is trying to Mordt more volunteers.

6000 people have registered in the East region. In Suffolk they have

started their own legacy project run by Mick McCarthy who leads a team of

230 volunteers. We are wanting to show people the power of

volunteering because they turned the Games into something that people

would never forget. Mike's team are called in to help with big Southwark

events like the Ipswich Calf Marathon and the Southwark Games.

never occurred to me that with the spare time that I have I could

contribute. You cannot explain the feeling. It is amazing. I love it.

The success of the Olympic Games Makers has cut the attention of

other big-ticket events. Serve Austin and Northants for the Grand

Prix they took the same idea and ran with it. They are known as the race

makers. We have a core group of people and we will expand on that in

the future. There are some interesting characters and they are

riding to go. Sport is at the glamour end of volunteering and it

was not invented by Lord Coe. Thousands of us have been doing it

for many, many years. volunteering as quite a flexible

thing. In general, volunteering has stayed steady for the past few years

and there has always been a good number of people who do that but we

could always have more. The trick is to use the spirit of the Games to

get more volunteering in charities and social care groups and not just

sport. If we could all think of our region as one big Olympic Park it

might just work. If you are a volunteer we would like

to hear from you. If you were inspired by London 2012, these get

in touch with us. You can contact us on the details below...

The story of where this comes from. A bottle of rapeseed oil made in

East Anglia. During the industrial revolution it lubricated steam

engines but today it is seen as a gourmet ingredient in the kitchen.

That is tonight fascinating fact! The farmers in this region are using

it as a money spinner. It is healthy and some celebrity chefs are big

fans while the market is now worth �10 million each year. Kim Riley has

been to a leading producer in Suffolk.

Nick Felton at the controls of a giant combine slowly cutting swathes

through the rapeseed fields and Hill Farm and Heveningham. The brash

yellow flowers have faded but across 1000 acres the crops are ready to

give up their treasure. Some 1500 tonnes of rapeseed, each time the

yielding more than 300 litres of oil. In the last two months it has

really thickened out. Sam fears there could be problems.

Somebody mentioned that his father had put on rapeseed oil capitals for

his cholesterol. He just picked a box somewhere and I had to find out

why. I then realised when we looked into it that it was the lowest

accurate fact content of the rapeseed. That led to more

questions. Why can I not buy a premium rapeseed oil.

So as the actual seat, can you do that? The pods have become really

After proving that the market for the product was growing fast, the

family invested �250,000 in bringing the oil production in-house. In the

leading supermarkets these 250 mills bottles of all sell for just �3.

They are home-grown and high end. 30 years ago you probably only knew a

few people that had a home computer. Lots of people are leaving home

without one. Now there is a computer museum that has just opened in

Cambridge. In the 1980s computers transform the

way that we work. It is amazing to find that the kind of devices that

we carried about every day were like machines like this. Jason this

package joins me now. What are we looking at?

This device is from 1961. It was used to demonstrate the way that

computers could work. We have got a stroll down memory lane as regards

the personal computer? Yes, it dates back to the late 70s. Right through

to the 1990s. The very simple little machine built in Cambridge. That

brought down the cost of computing and bid accessible to everyone.

The man behind Sinclair computers came up with this, a battery-powered

personal transporter which never took off. Items like this are a

reminder of just how fast technology moves on. The C five was designed by

Cambridge entrepreneurs are Clive Sinclair. In the 1980s it was a

futuristic design but within 30 years it became a museum piece. The

centre at this address is now open every Sunday and we encourage

visitors to be hands on. All of the machines here are available to use.

This one will be from all your too many people. Absolutely, cut -- Peng

was very popular in the 1970s. this room BBC computers from the

1980s that were designed right here in Cambridge. Using these they will

teach schoolchildren basic programming. Computer programmers of

the future we -- may well learn their craft from the past.

Susie is very good at the tennis game. I love that game! That was

brilliant. Sport: The new Norwich City striker

says he signed for the Canaries because they are Premier League

side. Gary Hooper signed for �5 million on a three-year contract. He

was the leading scorer at Celtic for three seasons and says he will try

to fill the gap left by former striker Grant Holt. They have

brought me into score goals and link up the play. I have scored in every

other week and that is a challenge for me.

Figures from the world of television and comedy attended a funeral

service in Suffolk today of a talented TV producer. Ray but was

responsible for the likes of ID being served, Last of the Summer

Wine and citizens met. We came from a family of market traders in the

east end and his biggest success was Only Fools and Horses. He made Del

Boy one of the greatest comedy characters. Jason David -- David

Jason said it was Ray but who helped lift his career to new heights.

It is a sobering thought that David Jason may never have given us this

golden moment of comedy if not for Ray but. As the original producer,

he was adamant from the start that Jason had to play Del Boy. Not

everyone agreed but he stuck to his guns. Today at all Saints Church a

service of thanksgiving was held for the who lived at Ash 14. He was

joined by family and friends and family faces who were keen to give a

final salute to the east end boy made good. The two of them

together, they liked that aspect of my character. He was so aspirational

and thought he was above everyone else. If he was here he would be

asking, " do these people not have anything better to do? " He got the

show on the road and 32 years later the programme is still being shown.

It is an extraordinary thought. feel very privileged that the family

have chosen to conjure and celebrate Ray. David Jason could not make the

funeral but the sent a handwritten letter to Ray but's partner of 35

years. He said he was such a great character and one and will never

forget because it was he who helped me attain the part of Derek Trotter.

My thoughts are with you all. would be thinking, "where is the

top? " he reveal of the Suffolk. As a family man he was

irreplaceable. As a comedy genius he was irrepressible.

Great memories. Just before the programme, Julie and myself met and

make-up and forgot something. reading the same dresses and cover

of Neil vanished! -- colour of nail We have some strong winds and they

have brought us plenty of showers. These have been torrential at times

bringing some thunder, lightning and heal. Those will trundle North

eastwards over the next few hours but will move away eventually. The

bulk of the net will be dry with some clear spells and as the winds

start to ease off we will have some patchiness as well. By the end of

the night we are looking at elite South-Westerly wind. Temperatures

tonight are around 14 or 15 Celsius. Tomorrow we have a

complicated setup. This front pushing towards us which will bring

some wet weather. Difficult at the moment to decide how far North the

rain will spread. Some of us could see some sunshine. The further South

you are the more persistent and headed this rain is likely to be.

They could see here are around 30 millimetres, over an inch of rain.

It looks as if we are going to have temperatures of around 20 Celsius at

best. That is where we will see some sunshine coming through and it looks

like a less windy day compared to today. By adding four o'clock in the

afternoon we are left with just a few showers and a fine and dry end

to the day. Most of us should get TYC some sunshine. That is tomorrow.

On Wednesday we will have some spells of sunshine and dry weather

but we are expecting more rain to push up from this out. That one

front is expected to bring some outbreaks of patchy rain. Thursday