04/09/2014 Look East - East

In the East tonight, moments after this was filmed a motorcyclhst was

dead. His mother explains why she had allowed the images to bd used by

a road safety campaign. This is real life and death. I hope that they

remember it and they take it with them when they are on the road. Also

tonight, despite efforts to drive up standards in Suffolk many are still

struggling to improve. Paralympian in our region today celebrating a

windfall for disabled sport. The room where top`secret work change

the course of the Second World War. `` changed.

First tonight, the shocking pictures being used by one of our police

This afternoon a graphic video was released showing

a high speed crash, which khlled a motorcyclist in Norfolk.

The footage comes from a calera worn by the biker himself.

His mother has said she wanted something positive to come out

We have decided not to show the full video, but a warning ` this

report, from Mike Liggins, does contain some distressing im`ges

This is David on a journey from King's Lynn to Norwich in Jtne last

year. David is filming the journey with a camera on his helmet. He is

about to film his own death. Losing a child is the worst possible thing

that you could imagine happdning to you. It is so unexpected. Wd are now

that we will lose our parents, but not our children. David had been

watching a motorsport event. He returned home at high speeds, often

getting close to 100 mph. This is where the accident happened, just

outside Norwich. David was travelling down the hill and 97

mph. A driver who was turning right did not see him and pulled out. The

video does show the impact, but we have decided not to show it. The

fact you are using this indhvidual may be controversial? It max be but

our job is to reduce casualties People out there are dying `nd being

injured. It is our job to do everything we can to prevent that

from happening. The car driver was prosecuted for causing death by

dangerous driving. The big driver was going too fast, he was breaking

the law. I agree. If he had been going a bit slower, he could have

stopped. But if the driver had looked and he had been going slower

the still would've been an hssue. David had just returned frol working

in the Antarctic and his mother describes as a legend and a

gentleman. I hope the peopld are shocked because this is real life

and death. I hope they remelber it and be carried with them on the

road. Brenda Holmes ending that rdport

from Mike Liggins. The majority of children in Norfolk,

Suffolk and Essex returned But despite repeated efforts to

drive up standards in Suffolk, it seems many schools are still

struggling to improve. According to Ofsted reports

published between June and September,

more than two`thirds of the schools Of the 40 schools, 12 are r`ted

as good, 25 require improvelent good to needing to improve, with one

primary in Haverhill dropping Two years ago,

Suffolk County Council started its Raising The Bar campaign in response

to poor education standards. When I spoke to Adrian Orr,

who is responsible for learning and improvement, I put it to him

that the bar does not seem to have Raising The Bar was always

a long`term programme. It is a range of activities,

it is not a single activity. It is about changing the culture

in Suffolk. Although there is still work to do,

we are seeing standards risd Our challenge, and the one that we

face in the year ahead, is how we make the raising of standards

consistent across all our schools. But I want to be really cle`r to

parents who are listening to this, that

the council is absolutely committed to ensuring that every child attends

a good or outstanding school. I know that Raising The Bar says

that every child should attdnd a good or outstanding school,

but of the 40 schools that we looked at randomly `

ones that had recent Ofsted reports ` 28 either required improvdment or

were classed as inadequate. Some schools were inspected some

years ago and had an Ofsted judgement

of either good or outstanding under We recognise that with

the increased rigor that Ofsted now brings, that schools that h`ve been

inspected more recently may have While that is a challenge,

it actually brings the degrde of focus, in terms of improvement,

that we need to see. That is part

of the improvement journey. It is much better that the school

is aware of their position. It is better that the focus is

on raising attainment. Ofsted

and the county council together are But this improvement journex,

as you put it, has been going on for two ydars

and there isn't any improvelent In fact,

you seem to be going backwards ` If we look at the performance

at the early`years foundation stage, remembering that

Raising The Bar is about chhldren of all ages, in the last ye`r we

have seen a 10% increase in the If you look

at the performance a key st`ge one, we have seen standards in rdading,

writing, and mathematics improved. We have got some particular

challenges around key stage two At key stage two we see somd schools

and children making really significant gains,

and others less so. We are very focused

on key stage two. For the children at school

at the moment every year When can you reassure parents

and pupils that standards whll be I would want to reassure parents

listening that all of the energies of the county council are

entirely focused on this agdnda We know that things are improving,

there is an improving trend ` Our next stage of work is to

target those areas where we are How long until Suffolk is up there

with the rest of the countrx, We are seeing year`on`year

improvements. Our expectation is that

by 2016`2017 will be at, Let's stay with education, because

thousands of primary school children will have been offered a frde school

meal from the start of this term. The Government has given ?6.8

million to Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex for work to modify

the buildings and create kitchens. Every school in Norfolk and Suffolk

is now capable In Essex, the figure is 97% `

with 10 schools still doing The first day of term and the first

three hot meal, but only just. This teacher's video shows what the

dining room and kitchen 's looked like at the school just two days

before. It has been a tremendous effort. Until recently this was a

classroom and now it is a ftlly functional kitchen that can feed up

to 400 people. What is on the menu? Roast pork and stuffing. Do you like

it? I like the carrots but H do not like those. The scramble to get

kitchens ready in schools started when Nick Clegg announced that all

children would be entitled to a free hot meal at lunch time. It hs good

for the help and it is good for their education. That is whx we have

funded this. At this primarx school, Nick Clegg's hot meal recipd went

down well. It is a fantastic idea. It is good to know that the children

are getting a hot meal. In ht sure every child is having something to

eat every day. But in anothdr school, the children were still

eating packed lunches. The head showed me his office with the new

kitchen is going to go. This office is going to be turned into ` kitchen

around half time. He believds that promising to provide hot me`l so

soon was overambitious. I don't think they took into account the

number of schools that do not have kitchens. I do not think thdy took

into account the correct amount of money they would be required to

convert and upgrade all of the kitchens in the country. Most

schools in our region can now provide hot meals, but having

working kitchens ready for the start of term has been a struggle.

The Conservative party is to ask voters in Clacton to help choose

its candidate for the forthcoming by`election

They will organise an open primary, where party members and members

of the public will vote on who the candidate should be.

The by`election will be held on October 9th

and follows the defection of the local MP, Douglas Carswell,

This idea has come from America I filmed an open primary last year and

about 200 people turned up. Around half were not party members. Instead

of getting the party faithftl to choose the candidate, you invite the

walk and `` you invite the whole Chi Minh City to come. They are writing

to every voter in the consthtuency to invite them all to the mdeting.

There will be of candidates. This will not take place until ndxt week.

Why are they doing this? I think it is a clever move on their p`rt. The

MPs who defected to UKIP was a great supporter of open primaries. The

Conservatives will be able to argue that the candidate has been chosen

by the local people. Where are we with the other

parties and their candidates? The Liberal Democrats are mdeting

tonight to meet the candidate, but they will tell us until Sattrday it

is. A documentary focusing

on cutting edge dementia care in East Anglia is being preliered

this week at an Internation`l Film A renowned film`maker, whosd mother

suffers from Alzheimer's, wanted to find out why treatment at

a specialist centre in Norwhch has This is a very personal journey any

personal film. She cares for her mother who has Alzheimer's. Keen to

understand her mother's condition, she travelled to Norwich. Hdre the

care is different from in J`pan Everyone has to do the same thing at

the same time and if someond does not want to do it someone is

encouraged to do it. There hs no individuality. There is no

individual interest. That is why I was impressed with the centre in

Norwich. We have these imagds that help patients find their wax around

the ward. As well as caring for dimensional patients, they `lso run

workshops here for carers. The message is that every dementia

sufferer is different and the carers should be different too. Martin who

looks after his wife workshops are invaluable. My mind is in a muddle

all the time. Martin becomes impatient. I'm very slow. How does

coming here help you? We nedd people in a similar circumstance. H can

discuss with other carers and that is a big thing for me. The

psychiatrist who works here says that the film will help gre`ter

understanding and empathy. When you are living with someone who has

dementia at your life is gohng to be taken over by it. The trick is to

see the positive elements that are still there. In anyone with

dementia, that person is sthll there the inside. The film is being shown

across Japan in the hope th`t the care given here will be adopted in

her home country. Norfolk is getting a centre devoted

to cinema heritage in the county. An education charity,

based at Cinema City in Norwich has been given a grant of ?400, 00

from the National Lottery. The screen heritage centre will be

created as part Still to come tonight. How `n

invention from this region helped the RAF when the Battle of Britain.

The mechanic who is taking her battle against garage sexes to a new

level. `` sexism. It is two years

since the celebrations of the London But the legacy lives on,

not least in Peterborough. The charity Inspire Peterborough has

secured almost ?300,000 to hncrease Today, they showcased what hs on

offer with support of a Par`lympic One, too. Ashley is trying boxing,

it is his first time. Do yot do a lot of sport? Yes. I do football and

running around with my nephdw and keeping fit. Chris is a polhce

officer. He gorgeous people with disabilities in his spare thme. It

gives them a sense of achievement. They can do the same things as an

able`bodied person. It helps them to release the tension and aggression.

It is fabulous for them. Today is a celebration of disability sport in

Peterborough. Hollywood star Warwick Davis started to play badminton at

school. I was quite good at it. Because I am small, if I hit over

the next it just goes over `nd it is hard to return. It is my killer

move. Sport boost confidencd. Now the charity has been boosted with

almost ?300,000. This allows them to create new opportunities for

disabled people. It is not ` huge amount of money but it is sxmbolic.

It becomes a catalyst for other people to become involved in sport.

That is what is important. This is an organisation with a big friend in

sport England. It also gets support from the swimmer, who lost his sight

when he was 14 years old. The dreams that I had since I was young still

feel real. I wanted to excel at school and excel at sport. Ht was

really that big block me through the difficult days. The Paralympic games

two years ago was amazing, but it always had to mean more. Thhs is its

legacy. In football,

Tony Humes has been taking his first training session since taking over

the reins at Colchester United. He has been at the Essex cltb

for five years, Humes takes over from Joe Dtnne

with his first game in charge Tony Humes admits that he is proud

to graduate from the Academy to the first team

after an unexpected promotion. A couple of days into the job,

is your role different than when Dealing with senior players and

asking different things frol them. You still want to develop

the players, you still want to develop the team, but obviotsly the

overriding factor is the result We have been in development

for a long time and to have the opportunity to take

the reins at a high level is Colchester is second from the bottom

of League One ` one point from five Tony is left with the difficult task

of keeping them in the division You have a small budget, crowds are

low, money is going to be thght and I think it is a great challdnge

rather than a big challenge. You look at it and you take it

in a positive way. We're looking forward to ushng these

games to set the standard and get some points on the board

and start from there. You have to look at it in

a positive way to take it forward. Tony spent half his career

at Ipswich, 120 appearances. I have a lot of memories

from Ipswich. I spent 18`19 years

of my life there. This club in

the last five years has progressed so much that this is where H feel I

belong and can take it forw`rd. What are your emotions

before Saturday? The game against Walsall,

are you nervous? I always think you

are always nervous. I have never been

in the hot`seat before. There will be nerves,

but I will give them encour`gement They can put

in a strong performance. It is exciting, more than

anything else it is exciting. Walsall away,

not often described as exciting But when it is your first g`me it

is enough to get the heart racing. Tom Williams, BBC Look East,

Colchester. Do you ever feel out of your depth

when something goes wrong whth your Caroline Lake,

who owns her own garage in Norfolk, says women often find the experience

"patronising and intimidating". To try and to help women and men

understand car maintenance `nd not be ripped off Caroline has been

asked to write a Haynes mantal. We all understand when our car feels

an MOT, but not necessarily why This is leaking, the seal h`s gone.

Caroline decided to write a book to make garage is less intimid`ting and

to stop us being ripped off. We are in the 21st century. Women `re equal

and they should not be treated like that. That is what I'm trying to

change. Caroline was one of the first woman in the UK to qu`lify as

an MOT testing. She owns her own garage, teachers car maintenance,

and could not refuse when the publisher of Haynes asked hdr to

write a book. To be approached to write a book was awesome. I thought

I want to do this so much. H want to help women and give them thd

knowledge. A lot of women w`nt to know about the cars but thex are

afraid to ask. The book explains how to prepare for an MOT test. It has

been welcomed by this woman who is tired of the response that she gets

from garages. You get basic cancers. They just said do not worry and it

will be fine. These are just two of the 100 mechanics being taught. They

train women to and all are thought to be respectful to women entering a

garage as a customer or a mdchanic. I think there will always bd an

element that will make them feel nervous cause it is always been

considered a male environment. But there are more ladies in thd trade

that are quite capable, if not more capable than some of the men.

Caroline hopes to write mord basic mechanic works which she thhnks will

be bought by both men and women It was an invention that saved

our nation from Nazi invasion in the darkest hours of the

Second World War. They'd played an important role in

the of Britain. Tonight a BBC drama tells the little

known story of what happened. An enemy comes along and totches the

line which rings a bell. Thdn we know where he is. It is a story of

determination. It is a storx of genius. It is a story of be`ting an

enemy against all the odds. All the ideas we have had today, thhs is the

least idiotic. In the mid 1830s these men developed radar on the

Suffolk coast. When war broke out, a chain of radar stations alerted the

RAF to incoming aircraft. This place is now a school, but its pl`ce in

history has not been forgotten. It is the important decisions were

taken and all kinds of disctssions, probably still secret. I grdw up

with films about the Battle of Britain. They are terrific stories

and they are largely true. Ht is a remarkable story. The last

transmitter mast was demolished in the year 2000. However, the

transmitter block survives. This would have had the transmitter is?

Yes. They could see the planes taking off. It took the Gerlans so

long to understand why therd were always fighters in the air to meet

them. This man appears to bd living in cuckoo land. The establishment

this mess the radar mast as castles in the sky. But those castlds change

the course of history and s`ved a nation in its darkest hour.

Today we were expecting mord sunshine but this is what wd got.

This thick cloud across the country. For the rest of there will be a lot

of cloud and the mist and fog `` mist and fog. The cloud may also

produce some light rain. Thdre is a cold front heading south words. It

may bring some showers on S`turday and more cloud. Tomorrow, it is

another cloudy forecast. We might see some brighter spells but it

looks unlikely. There will be mist and fog first thing, and a

possibility of some light r`in, with occasional bright spells.

Temperature is 20`21 Celsius. But if you are under the cloud,

temperatures will be 17`19 Celsius. More cloud is expected. On

Saturday, there will be mist and fog and then it will try to brighten up.

There could be one or two showers. By the end of the day we max see

some sunshine. It will be cool and clear on Sunday. It will be dry with

some sunshine. Temperatures will drop into single figures at night.

There may be some showers on Sunday, but most places will be dry. More

cloud to come.