:00:07. > :00:16.Hello. Good evening. Welcome to the programme. Tonight's top stories:
:00:16. > :00:18.Government funding for sport is reinstated, but reduced.
:00:18. > :00:21.Plus: The charity celebrating 125 years
:00:21. > :00:25.of helping islanders with sight problems.
:00:25. > :00:35.Later in the programme, find out how I try and steal the Guinness
:00:35. > :00:40.
:00:40. > :00:44.World Record from this man. There's been a U-turn on government
:00:44. > :00:47.funding for sports clubs in Jersey. Last week's announcement that
:00:47. > :00:52.states money would be cut by 80% caused outcry among the clubs, who
:00:52. > :00:54.claimed they'd be unable to compete abroad. So today, Jersey's
:00:54. > :01:01.education department agreed to give the sports council a one-off
:01:01. > :01:09.payment of �120,000 to cover 2012. But there's no guarantee of any
:01:09. > :01:13.future funding. Beckie Williams reports.
:01:13. > :01:16.These are some of the people that would have been affected by the cut.
:01:16. > :01:26.But today they were told they will still be subsidised to play matches
:01:26. > :01:27.
:01:27. > :01:32.off the island. It does help relieve the burden on the parents.
:01:32. > :01:37.It is very important. Due think it is time we started thinking about
:01:37. > :01:40.where we play a our matches? It is very important that children from
:01:40. > :01:44.Jersey get off the island to play and experience different conditions.
:01:44. > :01:48.You learn a lot more about people when you take them away.
:01:48. > :01:51.Last year, the Sports Council were given �176,000. That was due to be
:01:51. > :01:58.cut to �38,000. But now that's been changed to a one-off payment of
:01:58. > :02:08.just �122,000. The Sports Council will decide how best to divide the
:02:08. > :02:09.
:02:09. > :02:17.money between each club. It will go towards helping people to travel.
:02:17. > :02:23.We would have liked more, but we understand the situation to which
:02:23. > :02:27.the departments are in. We could not maintain the 176,000 that we
:02:27. > :02:34.had. We will do the best we can with what we have got. I am sure
:02:34. > :02:42.most people will be very great views. -- great fault.
:02:42. > :02:46.But the one-off payment means cuts will inevitably be made elsewhere.
:02:46. > :02:50.I will have to be very careful with what I do. I am committed to
:02:50. > :02:53.finding this money. I will do it. So today's announcement is good
:02:53. > :02:56.news in the short term for Jersey sportsmen and women, but the
:02:56. > :02:59.minister will be looking elsewhere in his departments to make cuts.
:02:59. > :03:02.A woman who's been missing for nearly two months in Jersey has
:03:02. > :03:06.been found. The police found Margarida Nascimento de Ascensao in
:03:06. > :03:09.an abandoned property near her St Saviour's Road home. She's being
:03:09. > :03:13.treated in hospital, where her condition is not thought to be life
:03:13. > :03:16.threatening. Police have been concerned for her welfare.
:03:16. > :03:18.Talks to secure future bus services in Guernsey are still on track,
:03:18. > :03:22.according to the Environment Department. The current contract
:03:22. > :03:28.with Island Coachways runs out at the end of next month. London-based
:03:28. > :03:31.company HCT look set to take over. Environment says it has taken
:03:31. > :03:38.longer than expected, but it's certain a final agreement will be
:03:38. > :03:42.reached soon. �300,000 is being spent restoring
:03:42. > :03:45.an 18th Century farm in Jersey. Les Cotils farm in St Helier was
:03:45. > :03:48.bequeathed to the National Trust for Jersey, and is one of 20
:03:48. > :03:55.properties it looks after. The Trust says the farm is an important
:03:55. > :04:00.part of the island's heritage which should be preserved.
:04:00. > :04:05.It is important. It is a typical example of a Jersey farmhouse. It
:04:05. > :04:10.is not very grand, but it is middle of the road and it is in this
:04:10. > :04:14.beautiful setting. We are very fortunate that we own a lot of the
:04:14. > :04:17.land around the farm so we can not only protect the buildings, we can
:04:17. > :04:19.protect the setting of the farm and its history.
:04:19. > :04:21.Jersey's Blind Society will be celebrating its 125th birthday
:04:21. > :04:24.tomorrow. It's Jersey's oldest charity. Throughout that time,
:04:24. > :04:27.they've been helping islanders of all ages cope with visual
:04:27. > :04:31.impairments. Many older people rely on their services, but young people
:04:31. > :04:35.are affected, too. When Emilie Ormsbey's vision started failing
:04:35. > :04:43.badly six months ago, the society was there to help her carry on with
:04:43. > :04:48.normal life. Rachel Royce reports. Emilie Ormsbey needs more help than
:04:48. > :04:52.most when it comes to choosing the dress for her wedding day. Since
:04:53. > :04:56.the age of 10, she's suffered from poor vision. Then suddenly, six
:04:56. > :05:01.months ago, her sight got much worse. All she sees now is blurry
:05:01. > :05:04.shapes. She must rely on others to tell her what looks good. At first,
:05:04. > :05:12.she became very depressed by the loss of her sight, but then decided
:05:12. > :05:18.to do something positive. When I left school at 18 and found there
:05:18. > :05:23.was not anything around for support for people that I was aware rather
:05:23. > :05:31.with a vision impairment. Last year, I was very depressed and very upset
:05:31. > :05:35.about being vision impaired. I decided to do something about it. I
:05:35. > :05:40.contacted the Blind Society and after speaking to them, I said that
:05:40. > :05:46.I would quite like to set up a support group for people call art
:05:46. > :05:49.my age, younger, older, who are not elderly with a vision impairment.
:05:49. > :05:52.Sarah Shaw is a community worker with the society. She helps the
:05:52. > :05:55.visually impaired with whatever they might need. From getting the
:05:55. > :05:59.right benefits to finding a talking watch. She helped Emily get her
:05:59. > :06:04.self-help group off the ground. They will get emotional support by
:06:04. > :06:10.being able to talk to each other, social opportunities are a rising,
:06:10. > :06:15.and also, as we have said, pressure group. They can decide how things
:06:15. > :06:20.can be done it better in the community to support those people
:06:20. > :06:23.with visual impairment. You look gorgeous.
:06:23. > :06:26.The group was set up just before Christmas and is already
:06:26. > :06:29.campaigning for a blind register in Jersey to make it easier for the
:06:29. > :06:33.visually impaired to access services. For Emily, the group has
:06:33. > :06:36.been a real tonic. But her wedding is now what she is focusing on. The
:06:36. > :06:43.day when her husband can let her know how fabulous she looks in her
:06:43. > :06:49.dress. You're watching the BBC in the
:06:49. > :06:53.Channel Islands. Later in Spotlight with Justin and Victoria:
:06:53. > :07:00.The team get in training with a month to go until the Sport Relief
:07:00. > :07:03.Alderney Library plans to create its own version of the missing
:07:03. > :07:06.final segment of the Bayeux Tapestry. The famous tapestry tells
:07:06. > :07:11.the story of the conquest of Britain by William the Conqueror
:07:11. > :07:15.and is about 20-inches high and 230-foot long. The final segment,
:07:15. > :07:19.believed to be around 10-foot long, is thought to have frayed away.
:07:20. > :07:28.Library staff want volunteers to help recreate it. They plan to
:07:28. > :07:33.include the coronation of William. What we are doing is creating the
:07:33. > :07:37.missing end to the Bayeux Tapestry. That end has never existed in
:07:37. > :07:42.recorded history. We are trying to create something that it might have
:07:42. > :07:46.been. We are throwing in a couple of a subtle references to the
:07:46. > :07:49.Channel Islands. This was the beginning of the Channel Islands
:07:50. > :07:53.connection to Britain. And if you're in Alderney and at a
:07:53. > :07:55.loose end, so to speak, you're invited to pop into the library to
:07:55. > :07:57.take part. Now, you may have heard of the
:07:58. > :08:01.expression, a dicky ticker, referring to a weak heart. Well,
:08:01. > :08:04.here's a story of a man from Guernsey with a very slow ticker.
:08:04. > :08:09.But don't worry, he's in fine health and has a Guinness World
:08:09. > :08:13.Record to prove it. Mike Wilkins went to meet him.
:08:13. > :08:18.Like many of us, Martin Brady has a job which is challenging and at
:08:18. > :08:21.times, stressful. But Martin's body has a knack of coping well. At just
:08:21. > :08:28.27 beats per minute, Martin has the slowest resting heartbeat in the
:08:28. > :08:32.world. He's held the accolade for six years, so I decided to see if
:08:32. > :08:41.he's still got a slow ticker and took him back to the place where he
:08:41. > :08:44.set the record, the Guernsey Chest and Heart Unit. Stay nice and
:08:44. > :08:48.relaxed and still. And after just 10 seconds, we
:08:48. > :08:52.discovered that his heart rate had increased over the last few years.
:08:52. > :08:59.With all this excitement, it has gone up to 44. It is still quite
:08:59. > :09:04.low. It is usually around 60. Some people are a little bit higher if
:09:04. > :09:08.they are nervous. Not that we are terrifying. We are quite nice.
:09:08. > :09:12.say it is a sign of good health, as long as you have got everything
:09:12. > :09:17.checked out. It could be a sign of a problem, but I got checked out
:09:17. > :09:21.and they said I was fine. I think it is a living on an Kinsley with
:09:22. > :09:25.nice people, a nice Ireland. It works for me.
:09:25. > :09:33.I'm always up for a challenge and decided to take on Martin, but had
:09:33. > :09:39.an unpleasant surprise - high blood pressure. You will get booked in to
:09:39. > :09:45.get it checked. He will be a little bit more relaxed and lying down.
:09:45. > :09:49.People do not know. You are saying that my pulse is good, but my blood
:09:49. > :09:52.pressure is too high. We'll look after Mike, don't worry.
:09:52. > :09:55.And if anyone wants to know their pulse and blood pressure, then you
:09:55. > :09:56.can visit the Guernsey Chest and can visit the Guernsey Chest and
:09:56. > :10:05.Heart Unit for free. Let's get the weather forecast now.
:10:05. > :10:10.Here's David. Good evening. The coal story continues. Little change
:10:10. > :10:15.in that pattern for the rest of the week. However, there is a bit more
:10:15. > :10:20.moisture around later tonight and tomorrow morning. The track of the
:10:20. > :10:25.air coming along the English Channel and just clipping Jersey
:10:25. > :10:30.with a few wintry showers over the last 12 hours a show -- the next 12
:10:30. > :10:33.hours or so. There is more moisture around overnight. That weather
:10:33. > :10:43.front will get a little bit closer on Wednesday but that is as far as
:10:43. > :10:43.
:10:43. > :10:48.it will get. Looking at it in detail, quite a bit of clear sky
:10:48. > :10:54.initially, but it will cloud over. By the end of the night, a few
:10:54. > :11:00.flurries of snow possible, most likely across these areas.
:11:00. > :11:05.Temperatures down to between one and minus one degrees Celsius. The
:11:05. > :11:10.lowest in central parts of Jersey. Tomorrow, the risk of those showers
:11:10. > :11:16.retreat westwards and we are into a fine day. Quite a lot of cloud for
:11:16. > :11:23.most of the day. Quite a cold day. A brisk north-easterly breeze will
:11:23. > :11:28.make it feel even colder. Looking at the Marine for cars, north
:11:28. > :11:37.easterly force four or five. A few showers in the north, but mainly
:11:37. > :11:43.good visibility. These are the times of high water. For most of
:11:43. > :11:46.our surfing beaches, there is not a lot of surface. But maybe one or a
:11:46. > :11:53.two feet. The out look for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Thursday,
:11:53. > :11:58.bright and dry. Rather more cloud on Friday and staying dry on