04/08/2014 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Hello. A Lincoln hospital chaplain who's gay is demanding the Church

Churches and cathedrals across this area are holding services to

mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the first World War

Anne`Marie Tasker is in Sle`ford tonight.

200 people shared a poignant moment at 10pm when the lights herd were

turned out. At the moment, we can hear a reading. It is part of a

special service being held here at St Denys' Church tonight to mark 100

years to the our since Brit`in went years to the our since Brit`in went

to war with Germany. As the lights were turned out,

candles burnt in St Denys' Church in Sleaford, a gesture repeated across

the country to mark the outbreak of war 100 years ago. As news spread

that Britain was at war with Germany, the Foreign Secret`ry

that Britain was at war with Germany, the Foreign Secretary said,

Germany, the Foreign Secret`ry said, the lamps are going out over Europe,

we shall not see them at a game in our lifetime. Those words,

inspiration for tonight's commemoration.

Young men joined up with their friends, they were excited, it was

an adventure. They are expected to be home by Christmas. In the

an adventure. They are expected to be home by Christmas. In thd midst

of that excitement, there were be home by Christmas. In the midst

of that excitement, there were those left behind wondering if thdir

children would come home. We will play music that was popular

at the time, for people back home. I hope that people in the audience

join in and commemorate that. Tonight's service includes music,

poetry and this marker of an unknown soldier, one of 132 men frol

soldier, one of 132 men from Sleaford killed in the war. The

lights have also been turned out on Skegness seafront. There is just a

single light on the clock face with a hand struck at ten p.m., to

encourage people to stop and remember. In Lincoln, a single light

has been left on in the cathedral. In Beverley, a special ceremony has

been held. In Sleaford, this service continues until 11 p.m., whdn

been held. In Sleaford, this service continues until 11 p.m., when the

last of these candles will be extinguished. A moment to rdflect

extinguished. A moment to reflect one of the darkest period in

Europe's history. A Lincoln hospital chaplain

who's gay is demanding the Church of England urgently examines why he

was blocked from a job In April, Canon Jeremy Pembdrton

was the first Church of England He was then banned from holding

services by his Bishop. Now a hospital trust says the same

Bishop has refused to Licence England's greatest controversies.

Gay marriage became legal in England and Wales earlier this year.

And Canon Jeremy Pemberton, seen first

Church of England clergyman to marry a man, his long`term partner

Laurence Cunningham. But now

the marriage has cost him a job. He was offered the role of chaplain

and bereavement manager at the Trust in Nottinham, but the offer

was withdrawn after the Bishop refused to grant him a licence in

the area. Speaking from abroad, Canon Pemberton gave me his

reaction. I think the Church of England is

clearly behind the curve in relation to where society is, becausd I think

for most people ` not everybody, some people don't like the hdea of

same`sex marriage ` but most people regard it as a completely

uncontroversial thing now, I think. In a statement, the Right Rdverend

Richard Inwood, the acting Bishop The Trust also declined an interview

but said: Pemberton currently works as a

hospital chaplain, we asked if people minded having a gay man in

the clergy. It doesn't bother me one bit. Each

to their own. Just personally, I don't

particularly like it. No. Why should

it bother anyone? It's 2014. And some within the church are

calling for a change in atthtude. gay couples, priests within the

church should marry, should commit themselves to each other, should

legalise their relationship, and of course in Christian terms, it's far

better to be married than to be cohabiting with someone or to be

living, as the church would put it, living in sin, which is what the

church is continue with his role in

Lincolnshire, but wants church leaders to look again

at their attitude to gay marriage. Tonight I spoke to Andrew Marsh from

a group which campaigns to see Britain return to the Christian

faith. I asked him whether Jeremy Pemberton was right to say the

church was "behind the curvd." On the

contrary. I think on this, society in this country in recent ddcades is

the steady but deliberate dismantling of different aspects of

marriage, and this has been a regressive rather than a progressive

step. are very different. Even the bishops

can't agree on this one, can they? The critical thing to recognise is

it is not the role of the church to follow

up every trend in society. The church belongs to God and its first

responsibility is to listen to him and to hold out the good

pattern he has, for society, and the

good news of rescue from de`th and judgement and broken

relationships to society. As I say, one bishop said that

and then the Bishop of Lincoln hasn't revoked Canon Pemberton's

licence, so it's very hard to know The Bishop of Southwell and

Nottingham is to be commenddd on taking this decision, sad as it is.

It does raise the question of what will happen and whether the Bishop

of Lincoln will take the action that is

necessary to ensure clarity and A million`pound scheme to protect

homes in Louth Anglian Water says it's installing

larger sewers in parts of the town to give more protection

to homes and businesses. The work should be

completed next year. It's understood that talks have

begun with Lincolnshire County Council over the

future of local libraries. There's been a long campaign to save

the service. Last month,

a High Court Judge ruled th`t the council unlawfully decided to hand

the libraries over to volunteers. Greenwich Leisure,

a not`for`profit company, is believed to have met with

representatives from the authority A Ukrainian woman who married

a man from Lincolnshire a year ago has been told by the

British Government that she must Haleena Ward is only in the UK on

a tourist visa and the Home Office says she'll eventually be removed

if she doesn't leave volunt`rily. But Mrs Ward told

our reporter Phillip Norton, that Halyna and Michael met three years

ago. In 2012, she was grantdd a tourist visa to stay with hhm. They

married in May last year. Now, her visa has expired and

appeals to stay been rejected. Halyna's home is in Luhansk, the

war`torn separatist`held arda of She can apply for a spousal visa,

but it has to be applied for from her homw country. The coupld say to

send her home would put Halyna in My house, ten miles,

there is shooting everywhere. Go out from that area with

children and families. The separatists view people

from outside, even from the Kiev My wife's lived

in that town all her life. Everyone knows her,

they know about me. They know that I am her husband

so it will be extremely dangerous Much of this is about the thming of

the unrest in Ukraine. The Home Office told them she could return to

a part of the country away from the been what it is now, they would

have considered going back and making a further application. What

they were saying in this case was the situation is such that we need

you to consider this case here, because we can't go back to our home

town, my home is under siege. the MP and a 200 signature

petition. In a statement, The Home Office said these applications are

considered on their individtal merits, including compelling and

compassionate circumstances and in No date has been given for Halyna to

leave the country. The couple are hoping for a further

review by the government. Now the weather. It is a finite out

there. Dry with clear spells. `` it is a fine night out there. Quite

cool in places. Single figures in the countryside. Tomorrow, a

cool in places. Single figures in the countryside. Tomorrow, ` fine

the countryside. Tomorrow, a fine start to the day. Broken cloud,

sunny spells and a bit more cloud in the afternoon. It should stay

largely dry and will feel w`rm again. Tomorrow doesn't look too bad

but it is unsettled with sole again. Tomorrow doesn't look too bad

but it is unsettled with some heavy rain on Wednesday.

That is it from others. Thank you for watching. We are back in the

morning as usual. Goodbye. Quite a fresh evening out there this

evening.