20/02/2012 Inside Out Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

How safe is your house - we investigate the locks fitted to

millions of homes. Burglars and West Yorkshire have known them for

years. I won by other using them. He just break the lock. Also denied,

grave digger. We need a man who is on call 24

hours a day as a funeral director for Bradford's Asian communities.

The family really do appreciate what you're doing. And the cycling

legend. We discover Beryl Burton, the greater say, that -- the

greatest cyclist never to compete West Yorkshire has the highest

burglary rate in the country and there is a particular type of

Brechin has started in Bradford that is on the increase. -- of

break-in. There is a lot fitter to millions of houses up and down the

country that can be broken in seconds. -- a lock. They still sell

these in DIY stores. The laptop a has gone, the mobile phones have

gone, everything that was sellable. Believe it or not, it will only

take two minutes to go through a Wodehouse in Leeds. This is an

increasingly familiar had -- side for scenes of criminal

investigators. I walk up because I heard a loud bang. I went to wake

up my boyfriend. He got up and went downstairs. We looked outside but

we could not see anyone around. We went back to bed and did not think

much more of it. When we got up this morning to go to work, we open

the front door and found that the outside of the front door lock had

been prised open, sort of forced open. Rebecca is by no means alone.

Locksmiths working for the security firm think they have been called

out almost every day to security break-ins whether lock has been

smashed. He explained that it was there different type of Locke, an

old fashioned type, and he recommended a new type of lock.

This is a a Europrofile lock. They are fitted to millions of homes

across the country. The problem is that some burglars have found that

it is very easy to break them and then just walk in through your

front door. It first started in the Bradford area and no more of a

quarter of all burglar's -- of all burglaries in West Yorkshire use

this method. Peter Finlay as a career burglar. He is now going

straight, but reckons he has burgled literally thousands of

homes. What does he make of the locks? I would just snap along.

is simpler, quicker. -- I would just snapped the lock. Figures for

this type of burglary have risen steadily in West Yorkshire. What

can be done about it? If you're not sure about the standard and quality

of the locks, contact your local crime prevention officer. Think

about getting in touch with a not- for-profit organisation, of which

there are a number in West George and alone. -- in West Yorkshire. At

the moment, there are no locks on the market which cannot in a new

standard. They are vulnerable to a specific type of attack. It can

take anything between 50 seconds and two minutes to force the locks.

We want to ensure that the new British Standard locks are a lot

stronger than that and can resist attack. I would not want to put a

time frame on it, but the testing is extensive and the new locks are

in the process of being tested. Between 50 seconds and two minutes.

We have been told that many of these locks can be broken a lot

quicker than that. To demonstrate just how easy it is to break in

using one of these locks, we are meeting with a formal -- of former

burglar who is now a security expert. A member of the public as a

it allowed us to test the theory on their front door. You're happy with

what you're doing. The door is locked. Ready when you are. Off you

Michael, that was 42 seconds. That was slow. Very slow for will stop

how easy was that to get in? I was very surprised how easy it was.

That broke off very easily and all I had to do then is take the

mechanism out. That really shows just how easy it is. It is amazing,

absolutely amazing. When you look at the security on the Lochend, --

on the lock, you gain get through that so easy. 42 seconds. You're

not doing this every day. Someone who knows what they're doing, who

knows how fast that could have been? I reckon you could cut that

down to 15 seconds. Really? That is quite worrying, isn't it? It is. A

big worry. We have arranged for a security company to fix the broken

lock. The security officer was not surprised by how quickly he broken.

There does not surprise me. It was the first time he attempted to do

it. If he took this kind of lock out of circulation, we that are

long way to helping? Yes. That is easier said than done. Many

councils and housing associations have lock replacement programmes,

there are still hundreds of thousands of these cylinder locks

on homes across Yorkshire. Was to be done? We have come to the Master

locksmiths Association to find out. At this testing facility, the great

new locks through a series of tests. Typically, that would be operated

either 30,000, 50,000 or 100,000 times. So this is about testing new

locks? It is about durability. After you have done a number of

operations you want, you could to key in at any Judita still

operating. What is this? This is a torture machine. It twists things -

- torsion machine. We have set this one up to deal protest. -- to do up

test. At parties moving that way, trying to remove the plug. This is

testing what is happening of someone is trying to pull the

locker part? Absolutely. So you're taking the same approach that a

burglar might take? Yes. We replicated using certain tools. We

want to see that that performs to a certain level. The idea behind that

is to delay any kind of burglar who wants to get into that property. We

want to slow them down as much as we can. Unfortunately, there are

still plenty of the cylinder locks out there. All the couple of days

after Rebecca was burglar, -- was burgled, another burglary has

happened. I did not realise the extent of it. My husband said, or

laptops have gone, the mobile phones have gone. Everything that

was down here that the sellable. Christine had thought her locks

were secured but she certainly does not now. I was advised this morning

at a fight to get through my insurance company, they would

probably do like for like and I was not happy at the thought of that. I

would not feel safe in this house of the pit the same kind of locks

back on. I made some enquiries and the police advised me and that is

why we have got these in. With so many walks on the market, I can be

confusing. If you're not sure about how good they are, the best advice

is to talk to your local climate crime reduction officer. -- crime

reduction officer. Coming up - freewheeling.

We celebrate the life of a And Bradford, a unique relationship

has developed between the Muslim community and of white working-

class builder who is responsible for burying their dead. Graham is

on call 24 hours a day should he be needed, and over the last 20 years,

has cemented his position as a key member of the community. We have

Grief is universal. There are few places where that is more evident

than this Bradford cemetery. Opened in 1860, this was Bradford's first

municipal cemetery. Now, Scholemoor is open to thousands of graves,

Christian, Jew and, for the latter part of the century, -- a last

It's rare to be invited to glimpse the rituals of other cultures and

watching from the sidelines as these Shia Muslims lay a loved one

to rest, I'm struck by many things. Can you stand out of the way,

please? But none are more surprising to me than the man at

the centre of proceedings. I didn't go to school to be a gravedigger.

It happened about 17 years ago, I was asked to help out and won a

grave tending to around two a month, -- turned into. Then, I'm for all

six. This year has been 98. -- four. The day starts early. No-one wants

to see the mechanics of grave digging and this section of the

cemetery will have many visitors before morning has fully

established its hazy light. I had assumed Graham's job was simply

digging a hole, but in fact the job is more about building than digging.

For a Muslim burial, they believe that the body sits up. Not

physically, spiritually. That it sits up. Different people believe

different things. So what we do here is put it three blocks high,

so that when the body goes into the grave, the angel of death can come

along. We very people 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a

year. So no holidays for you? holidays for me.

One faith with two sects, but there are many different communities in

Bradford, each with different requirements - and Graham has

learnt them all. There is a lot of job satisfaction in this. You are

helping a family in need, are due, really? -- are due. And the family

really do appreciate what you are doing. Bad weather families start

coming, you get to know the family and they tell you about the person

-- and when the families start to come. You don't know what they are

like when you bury them, but a few days later you find out all about

them. What started as an economic

decision became a cultural and emotional journey that has

surprised him as much as the people who depend on him.

People like Ghulam Rasool, who oversees burials in this section of

Scholemoor. He will listen to you and he will help you the best way

that he can do. The Asian people, whoever is involved in the

Secretary, they just love him. Most people will ring him even before

they ring the funeral director. "Graham, so-and-so has died". He

knows and he will try and help people. Graham, obviously, is not

Muslim. No. Did you ever have a problem with people saying we don't

like...? I think it 15 years, three or four people made that comment.

He is not a Muslim, is he? No, he is not. Countrified a Muslim?

Probably can, but I like him the way he has -- can't you find.

Even outside the cemetery, Graham's popularity is inescapable. His main

trade as a builder has come in handy for little jobs like mosque

extensions. Today he's digging out the entire floor of an old Bradford

nightclub, which will eventually become a new madrassa for young

Asian women. Everywhere he goes, someone wants something. Which is

why for one hour a day, he heads to the other side of the city for

lunch. Been there is a breakaway. I need a break for about an hour away

-- been areas. Sometimes I have been with people who are quite

emotional and it is not the most pleasant of jobs sometimes,

especially in winter. You need to sometimes get away from it.

ever want to say no when the phone rings? When it is snowing, and you

are in the cemetery at 8pm, you do think a little bit like that. But

no, I just go home and have a bath and start again.

Today is quiet - no burials. Instead of taking the day off,

Graham's moved to a different part of the cemetery - where he's

working for free. This terribly sad corner of

Scholemoor is the snow drop garden - a memorial for the tiniest of

babies. As you can see, it's a work in progress driven by Graham, who

has first-hand understanding of this kind of grief. We had a child

that have died, so I do understand the feelings of the parents in the

cemetery. It is part of a grieving process that a lot of people have

to go through and it is a difficult time for a lot of people.

His efforts haven't gone unnoticed by the families affected. It wasn't

a nice place to go, it was a place where we knew we had to go and take

things, to honour our babies, but now to see it and go and the work

that had -- Graham has done, it is almost a pleasure to go and sit

there and while away a bit of time and talk to them. A I am not the

only one who has been doing it, a lot of people have contributed. The

parents have contributed, the council has contributed.

Always on call. Even while I'm talking to him, he's summoned back

to work. From death to burial is swift in the Muslim world, with

everything being completed within 24 hours.

In what seems like the blink of an eye, the cemetery is suddenly full

of men. Women are not permitted at the graveside. To the untrained eye,

it seems chaotic. Listen, slowed down. Below are the

tapes down. Mourners swarm around the open casket. Slowdown,

everybody. A slowdown. A son weeps and prayers are said.

The void Graham spoke of earlier is covered with blocks and earth - or

mitty - is thrown in as a final act. Two angels coming, when they

questioned to you, you should be giving them the answer. Afterwards,

we pray for him, to Almighty our, please forgive his sins. Anything

he did good, please make more good things.

Then as quickly as the crowd arrived, they are gone, leaving the

Imam alone for final prayers. organised chaos. Well organised

chaos. Sometimes it does get a little bit emotional and people are

a little bit upset. People want to be as close as they can.

Chaotic, constant, cold. Graham's is an unusual life. On the quiet,

over 20 years, he's broken down as many cultural walls as he's built

from brick and stone. It is nice that people do actually respect you.

Everywhere I go, I get "Hello, Graham". I get extra per chorus,

extra samosas, or people knock 50p In all the history of Yorkshire's

Sport men and women, few people compared to Beryl Burton. She is

considered to be one of the greatest cyclists who ever lived

and she made the Morley Cycle Club famous around the world. And yet

few people would even recognise that name. Now the cycling

journalist Phil Liggett believes it is about time she was given the

recognition that she deserves. It's a stirring site for sure - the

cream of the Great Britain cycling team speeding round the Velodrome

in Manchester as they prepare for glory at this summer's Olympics.

But you know, however Clyde -- higher they climb in the medal

table, there is one cyclist in whose shadow they will struggle to

escape. A Yorkshirewoman who dominated the sport for more than a

quarter of a century, but now whose exploits have largely been

forgotten. From the 1950s to the 1970s, Beryl

Burton reigned supreme. Beryl Burton set a scorching place. It

wasn't long before she leaves the Russian Trading. -- pace.

Best British All-Rounder 25 years in a row, seven times world

champion. MBE. Promoted to OBE. was well ahead of her time. She

could win malty championship on the road and on the track which has

only just been replicated by Mark Cavandish. I don't think any other

Brit has done that. And despite reaching the pinnacle

of her sport, none of it ever went to her head. I did feel personally

that I have got something that they haven't, because I don't feel I

have anything special about me. I just have two legs, two arms, a

body and a heart and lungs. For Beryl's relatives, her will to

win dominated family life. Washing she could immediately?

quite. A -- was she good. The first year, we actually pushed her around

and the second year, she rode out the side of us. And the third year,

we saw the back wheel. Because she just rode away. She did like to be

the best in everything. everything, yes. She put her role

effort into being the best -- her whole effort. She didn't expect it

could be easy. She really tried, whether it was cleaning the house

or racing bike, everything was a challenge. A game, really.

Growing up as a sickly child, Beryl was determined her fitness was

never again in question. She would go out and do 100 miles, no messing.

That was her fault of trading. I don't think many women could do it

and that was what made her great -- that was her form of a training.

For Charlie, who gave up his own cycling career to coach Beryl,

success brought its own reward. was nice to know that the person

you felt so much about what actually winning. I was lucky

enough to know Beryl and in all my years as a cyclist and a journalist

I never met anyone quite like her. Although it was 40 years ago, one

memory that will never leave me is when I dance with Beryl and -- at

the Sports Writers' Association dinner. She nearly threw me off the

floor. She was simply that strong. Her strength came through sheer

hard graft. As an amateur, she couldn't afford to race full-time

and had to balance her cycling career with a series of physical

jobs on local farms. When you go training, I feel I am working my

body to 90%. The other 10% has to come when you're racing. You cannot

train your body 100% all the time or you would burn yourself into the

ground. Meanwhile, her no-nonsense approach

to diet and training would have shocked today's coaching elite.

eat a lot of liver and fish and chicken. I am not one for having

stakes every meal because they are far too expensive. -- stake. I bake

each week, home-made fruitcake and flap Jack, all that sort of thing.

But I obviously verdict of, because I don't put weight on. -- burned it

off. But in a nation where cycling was

seen as recreation not a sport, she was always facing an uphill

struggle. Why did she never become an icon

after all of her achievements? think it was because of the

standing of cycle sports in the eyes of the general public at the

time. Now we know it is massive. At that time, a bit of a Cinderella

sport. Her performances were big, the sport wasn't.

But while cycling had a small following in Britain, in the rest

of Europe it was huge. And Beryl was its star.

Perhaps her crowning achievement was a double World Championship in

East Germany in 1960. Today, Charlie and Denise are about to be

shown film of the event for the first time.

It was shot by a documentary team from the Germany Democratic

Republic the year before the Iron Curtain came down. There is my

mother. In the play in Jersey, that is the British Jersey. -- plane.

This is amazing. This is the pursuit world final. She sticks to

That Stadium is packed. 60,000. There is not a spare seat. Just

amazing. After the championships in Germany, it was back to work with a

bump. There was barely a ripple of interest in her fantastic

achievement. I think she summed it up in her autobiography when she

said, "I was a double world champion in an international sport

and it might as well have been the ladies' darts final than at the

local as far as Britain was concerned". In France or Germany,

she would have probably been paraded in an open-top bus. You

certainly get the feeling she had a point.

And it's a complaint she might still have today. Even in her

adopted home town of Morley, who's cycle club she made famous around

the world, she's hardly a household name. Beryl Burton? Actress. Never

heard of her. Beryl Burton? No idea. Something to do with cycling? I am

not quite sure, it was years ago. But among the Morley Club veterans

and colleagues from National Cycling Championship team who raced

with and against Beryl, there's still a huge wealth of affection.

You represented her team mate for a first time -- for her time in the

sixties, and then you came along and that is Beryl's bike you have

got. It fitted to by sheer coincidence. We must have been the

same size. Does it go as fast as when Beryl Roddik? No. -- Rd it.

To her team-mates, she was both an inspiration and a friend. She was

demanding a certain way that she was very kind and easy to get on

with. You did your best and that was all she asked Dobbie. I can

remember once upon a time feeling absolutely awful and I just thought,

no, everyone is feeling as bad and we can win this, because she

encouraged you to do that. Beryl died as she had lived -

suddenly, and in Yorkshire while riding her bike.

And the cycling world flocked to honour one of its favourite stars.

She really did, with her team mate, make them more his cycle club the

best in Britain. She did, and when she died and we ran at the Memorial,

we had donations from all over the world. East Germany, Australia,

America, Canada. She was probably better known on the Continent that

she was in this country. Today, a memorial cabinet here at

the National Cycling Centre in Manchester contains most of her

cherished trophies. Pride of place in the centre of the Cabinet is the

rainbow jersey. Only a world champion can wear it. In Beryl's

day, it was virtually unknown in Britain and she won the 7th. Under

cross two disciplines. That is up - - something that every young kid

should come and look at and aspire to, the rainbow jersey.

But during her glittering career, one coveted prize eluded her. Beryl

missed out on Olympic gold simply because she was a woman - ladies

cycling events weren't included until 1984. And she'd be relishing

the prospect of lining up in London. Do you think she would have won an

Olympic medal? Without a doubt. If we could design a course for Beryl,

she would be a Olympic Women's time-trial champion in London.

Beryl legacy of medals speaks for itself -- Beryl's. They were

memorial garden and a mural showing her in full flow -- a memorial

Gordon. Yorkshire will not forget one of the their unsung heroes.

Beryl Burton really did take on the If you want to contact us about any

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