:00:00. > :00:08.News !t qix. It is 'oodbye from me and on B@C
:00:09. > :00:19.Top of the class. Guernsey's government set to fund free
:00:20. > :00:22.preschool education for all at a cost of around ?2 million a year.
:00:23. > :00:25.Cracking crime. Police say recorded crimes in Jersey are at their lowest
:00:26. > :00:27.since they started counting them. Flying high. Airline Aurignx
:00:28. > :00:28.Flying high. Airline Aurigny announce plans to spend ?3 lillion
:00:29. > :00:33.announce plans to spend ?3 million replacing its Trislanders whth
:00:34. > :00:36.these. There's good news tonight for
:00:37. > :00:43.parents of young children in Guernsey. There is bad news and good
:00:44. > :00:47.news for the Easter weekend. Sunday and Monday, a lot more cloud with
:00:48. > :00:59.the potential of rain. A full forecast later in the programme.
:01:00. > :01:01.There is good news tonight for parents of young children in
:01:02. > :01:03.Guernsey. The Education Department Guernsey. The Education Department
:01:04. > :01:07.is proposing free preschool education for all at a cost of
:01:08. > :01:11.around ?3 million a year. Under the plans, children would get 14 hours a
:01:12. > :01:16.week of free education for 38 weeks before they start primary school.
:01:17. > :01:18.Mike Wilkins reports. 15 hours a week at a nursery
:01:19. > :01:18.Mike Wilkins reports. 15 hours a week at a nurserx like
:01:19. > :01:23.15 hours a week at a nursery like one in St Peter Port can cost up to
:01:24. > :01:25.?400 a month. When we filmed these children at the Monkey Puzzle
:01:26. > :01:29.Nursery last year, that's what their parents were paying. But now the
:01:30. > :01:32.Education Department wants to bring Guernsey in line with England and
:01:33. > :01:39.closer to Jersey where all children receive some free nursery education.
:01:40. > :01:41.We are miles behind everywhere receive some free nursery education.
:01:42. > :01:46.We are miles behind everywhere at the moment, as far as preschool
:01:47. > :01:50.education is concerned, and we must catch up. Even if we get this
:01:51. > :01:53.through, it's just the start. We are way behind the other jurisdictions.
:01:54. > :01:56.We are way behind Europe. It's proposing that all children would
:01:57. > :02:04.get 15 hours a week of free education for 38 weeks in the year
:02:05. > :02:08.before they start primary school. But at a cost of ?2 million a year,
:02:09. > :02:11.is it something the public feels would be money well spent? @t the
:02:12. > :02:12.moment, there are a lot of working mothers who have to go to work to
:02:13. > :02:14.make ends meet. That will ghve mothers who have to go to work to
:02:15. > :02:16.make ends meet. That will give them make ends meet. That will give them
:02:17. > :02:22.a lot of peace of mind that their children are being educated, and
:02:23. > :02:24.save, and progressing. I've got two grown children, 15 and 16. It
:02:25. > :02:31.save, and progressing. I've got two grown children, 15 and 16. Ht is a
:02:32. > :02:36.lot to pay. It is money well spent, and that is from my perspective. But
:02:37. > :02:38.there are even more pressing needs, given what is going on in hdalth at
:02:39. > :02:42.given what is going on in health at the moment. I think it is a good
:02:43. > :02:43.idea. It will be good for the authority to do that. The Education
:02:44. > :02:46.Department is keen to highlight how Department is keen to highlight how
:02:47. > :02:50.it feels Guernsey's lagging behind other countries. It'll now be up to
:02:51. > :02:56.the States and those holding the purse strings to decide if free
:02:57. > :03:00.preschool becomes a reality or not. Recorded crime levels in Jersey are
:03:01. > :03:02.at their lowest since policd started counting them. The force's annual
:03:03. > :03:07.counting them. The force's `nnual report shows there were 3,172
:03:08. > :03:11.recorded crimes in 2013. Th`t's a drop of 17% on 2012. But the
:03:12. > :03:19.drop of 17% on 2012. But thd island's force still has a lot of
:03:20. > :03:23.challenges, as Jen Smith reports. Jersey Police have had a busy year.
:03:24. > :03:26.Although the overall number of recorded crimes has dropped, the
:03:27. > :03:31.number of incidents officers are called out to has not. The good news
:03:32. > :03:33.is theft, burglaries and assaults are all down. There's been a 32%
:03:34. > :03:36.are all down. There's been ` 32 drop in crime after nights out, a
:03:37. > :03:40.31% reduction in drug offences and fewer burglaries. But some things
:03:41. > :03:42.have seen a rise. Road deaths and domestic violence
:03:43. > :03:50.are on the up. There's been a 9% rise in the number
:03:51. > :03:55.of serious injuries on the hslands roads compared to 2012. And a 50%
:03:56. > :03:58.increases in fatalities. Three people died last year including this
:03:59. > :04:01.fatal accident at Mount Bingham which killed a 42`year`old tourist.
:04:02. > :04:08.Jersey Police say it's too lany We Jersey Police say it's too lany We
:04:09. > :04:14.were praying hard to keep those figures down. We have a campaign
:04:15. > :04:16.running at the moment, which is focused on two wheels, cyclds and
:04:17. > :04:19.focused on two wheels, cycles and motorcycles. Now that the wdather is
:04:20. > :04:20.improving. Incidents of domestic improving. Incidents of domestic
:04:21. > :04:22.violence are also up. Last xear violence are also up. Last xear
:04:23. > :04:26.officers went to more than 1,100 officers went to more than 1,100
:04:27. > :04:28.cases. A rise of 6% on 2012. But after high profile campaigns by
:04:29. > :04:36.police and charities encour`ging victims to come forward, it was
:04:37. > :04:40.expected. We take it as a positive measure. In the sense that it
:04:41. > :04:40.expected. We take it as a positive measure. In the sense that ht shows
:04:41. > :04:44.measure. In the sense that it shows that we are starting to unddrstand
:04:45. > :04:45.domestic abuse better. Many years ago, you'd deny it existed. But
:04:46. > :04:48.police say their biggest ch`llenge police say their biggest ch`llenge
:04:49. > :04:49.is tackling so`called legal highs after recent deaths linked to
:04:50. > :04:53.various psychoactive substances. We various psychoactive substances We
:04:54. > :04:57.need to work very closely with need to work very closely with
:04:58. > :05:00.education, parents, and the youngsters to stop them getting
:05:01. > :05:03.involved in this stuff. It's really dangerous, and it's going to be one
:05:04. > :05:06.of our priorities. After three consecutive years of falling crime,
:05:07. > :05:10.the police don't expect the numbers to drop much further. But they say
:05:11. > :05:14.they certainly won't be resting on their laurels.
:05:15. > :05:17.Jersey States members should be paid according to how much responsibility
:05:18. > :05:22.they take on, says the island's Treasury Minister. At the moment,
:05:23. > :05:25.every States Member is paid the same salary of ?42,600. Plus up to ?4,000
:05:26. > :05:29.salary of ?42,600. Plus up to ? ,000 in expenses. But Senator Ozouf
:05:30. > :05:33.argues that isn't enough to tempt more capable and high`earning
:05:34. > :05:39.businesspeople to run for office. And has added an amendment to a
:05:40. > :05:41.review of government plans. The average cost of living hn Jersey
:05:42. > :05:44.The average cost of living in Jersey has risen by 1.7%, a lower figure
:05:45. > :05:46.than forecast for the first quarter of this year. But the rise hn food
:05:47. > :05:50.prices and housing costs means those prices and housing costs me`ns those
:05:51. > :05:53.on lower incomes are feeling the pinch. Government figures suggest
:05:54. > :05:55.for those in the bottom 20% of earners, the cost of living has
:05:56. > :05:57.risen more sharply by 2% ovdr earners, the cost of living has
:05:58. > :06:06.risen more sharply by 2% over the past year. We are always looking to
:06:07. > :06:12.ensure that the inflation rdmains low so that goods and services are
:06:13. > :06:16.as affordable as possible, based on the earnings people have. There are
:06:17. > :06:19.always more things government is seeking to do but you have to
:06:20. > :06:22.balance what you can afford, in terms of the services you are
:06:23. > :06:26.providing, and what is realhstic. providing, and what is realhstic.
:06:27. > :06:29.And I think that balance is more or less reasonably struck, but there is
:06:30. > :06:30.always room for improvement. The airline Aurigny's announced ?3
:06:31. > :06:32.million plans to replace thd The airline Aurigny's announced ?3
:06:33. > :06:34.million plans to replace the current fleet of Trislanders. It wants to
:06:35. > :06:38.buy three second`hand Dornier 228. buy three second`hand Dornier 228.
:06:39. > :06:44.And is asking the States to either lend it the money, or guarantee a
:06:45. > :06:52.loan. They'd be used on the Alderney route. Penny Elderfield reports.
:06:53. > :06:57.It's goodbye to these. And hello to this. Aurigny's replacement for the
:06:58. > :07:02.old Trislanders. The airlind wants to buy three second hand Dorniers
:07:03. > :07:06.for the Alderney route. They'll cost around ?3 million. But should save
:07:07. > :07:16.around ?100,000 a year becatse the Dorniers are cheaper to run, and
:07:17. > :07:26.maintain. But even with that saving, it won't make the Alderney `ir link
:07:27. > :07:28.profitable. Neither of the route from Guernsey to Alderney or
:07:29. > :07:32.Alderney to Southampton makd money. Alderney to Southampton make money.
:07:33. > :07:35.So we are just trying to reduce the amount of losses that we incur on an
:07:36. > :07:38.annual basis. If you're thinking where will the millions needed come
:07:39. > :07:40.from, that's where the Statds come in. They're being asked to either
:07:41. > :07:42.in. They're being asked to dither guarantee a loan for it, or lend
:07:43. > :07:46.Aurigny the money. There ard guarantee a loan for it, or lend
:07:47. > :07:50.Aurigny the money. There are a Aurigny the money. There are a
:07:51. > :07:58.limited number of options for the route. So, we are satisfied that we
:07:59. > :08:00.have looked at all those options, and that we have reached thd
:08:01. > :08:01.and that we have reached the conclusion that it is the bdst
:08:02. > :08:02.conclusion that it is the best aircraft. Having flown betwden the
:08:03. > :08:06.aircraft. Having flown between the Islands for decades, the end of the
:08:07. > :08:08.Trislanders will really be the end of an era. But for some perhaps the
:08:09. > :08:11.big question will be what whll big question will be what will
:08:12. > :08:19.happen to Joey? Something that's still not been decided. This is BBC
:08:20. > :08:27.Channel Islands. The rapidlx growing Channel Islands. The rapidly growing
:08:28. > :08:30.plant that will be 60 feet tall in a few months' time, that is coming up
:08:31. > :08:34.later in Spotlight. ?NEWLINE Jersey later in Spotlight. ?NEWLINE Jersey
:08:35. > :08:36.rugby club have signed ten players ahead of next season. The fhve
:08:37. > :08:40.ahead of next season. The five existing and five new players to the
:08:41. > :08:42.first team squad have been recruited with a focus on what they c`n bring
:08:43. > :08:45.with a focus on what they can bring to the sport on and off the field.
:08:46. > :08:48.The signings have been confirmed just two days before the cltb's
:08:49. > :08:52.crunch match this weekend. They face London Scottish in their last home
:08:53. > :08:55.game of the season at St Peter on Saturday. Failure to win cotld see
:08:56. > :08:56.their battle for championship survival over.
:08:57. > :08:59.It is a huge game for us. Wd survival over.
:09:00. > :09:03.It is a huge game for us. Wd are going to need as much support out
:09:04. > :09:10.there as possible. It is a final for us, the last game here, so let's go
:09:11. > :09:15.out there, not concentrate on the smaller aspect, but tried to go out
:09:16. > :09:18.there and tried to get the right result.
:09:19. > :09:21.And you can listen live to Jersey's match against London Scottish on BBC
:09:22. > :09:25.Radio Jersey from 2pm on Saturday. And we'll have a full match report
:09:26. > :09:26.here on BBC Channel Islands News on Tuesday.
:09:27. > :09:28.Meanwhile, Guernsey Football Club also have a big match this weekend
:09:29. > :09:30.which could set them on their way also have a big match this weekend
:09:31. > :09:31.which could set them on thehr way to promotion from the Ryman South
:09:32. > :09:33.League. The Green Lions plax League. The Green Lions plax
:09:34. > :09:36.Faversham at home on Saturday Faversham at home on Saturd`y
:09:37. > :09:37.afternoon. If they win, and certain other teams playing that dax
:09:38. > :09:37.afternoon. If they win, and certain other teams playing that day lose,
:09:38. > :09:41.other teams playing that dax lose, they could be guaranteed a top five
:09:42. > :09:43.finish. That'd mean a place in the play`offs for promotion to the Ryman
:09:44. > :09:52.Premier League. The weather time. David has the
:09:53. > :09:57.all`important Easter weekend forecast. I think this Eastdr
:09:58. > :10:00.weekend, it is a weekend of two halves.
:10:01. > :10:05.The good days will be Good Friday and Saturday, and not so good on
:10:06. > :10:12.Easter Day and also on Monday. A lot more cloud on the second half of the
:10:13. > :10:17.weekend. We have had 18.7 degrees today, that was in Jersey, so it
:10:18. > :10:20.won't be quite as warm a generally colder up with some sunshine
:10:21. > :10:20.won't be quite as warm a generally colder up with some sunshind with
:10:21. > :10:24.colder up with some sunshine with the afternoon. That cloud is coming
:10:25. > :10:29.in through the afternoon, spilling in from the north`west. That failure
:10:30. > :10:33.of cloud will be across us for eight good part of the night. Then
:10:34. > :10:39.high`pressure re`establishes itself across us as well as the rest of the
:10:40. > :10:43.UK. As we move into Saturday and then Sunday, what we are watching
:10:44. > :10:46.very carefully is not what's happening out here, but what is
:10:47. > :10:50.happening over here. This area of low pressure will trickle across
:10:51. > :10:52.northern parts of France and coming Sunday, what we are watching very
:10:53. > :10:55.carefully is not what's happening out here, but what is happening over
:10:56. > :11:03.here. This area of low pressure will trickle across northern parts of
:11:04. > :11:08.France come into the eastern side of England the wind is changing
:11:09. > :11:08.direction, coming north, and then north`easterly, and overnight
:11:09. > :11:14.temperatures no lower than eight or temperatures no lower than dight or
:11:15. > :11:17.nine. We might have some talent bob around, but breaking up by the end
:11:18. > :11:24.of the morning into the aftdrnoon on Friday. Not as warm as today. 12 or
:11:25. > :11:40.13 as the top temperature. Keen breeze. `` keen breeze. There is
:11:41. > :11:43.some clean surf. The outlook is fine and dry on Saturday. The big change
:11:44. > :11:47.comes as we come into Sundax and comes as we come into Sunday and
:11:48. > :11:52.Monday with both days quite cloudy and cold with outbreaks of rain.
:11:53. > :11:58.Finally, one of the pictures you've been keen to send in, Pembroke break
:11:59. > :12:04.on Guernsey. It is lovely. `` Pembroke B`y.
:12:05. > :12:14.I am back at ten o'clock. Rail ?4.5 million in compensation.
:12:15. > :12:17.The trains might be running again at Dawlish, but the bills for the
:12:18. > :12:28.damage here, it seems, keep rolling in, too. Coming up later in the
:12:29. > :12:31.programme. Fighting for survival. Find out why it will be a
:12:32. > :12:34.make`or`break Easter weekend for two of the region's football sides. And
:12:35. > :12:36.it's full steam ahead for a special weekend on this South Devon rail
:12:37. > :13:08.line. The sign says it all. In 2007 all
:13:09. > :13:13.the shops in Modbury stopped selling plastic carrier bags. It was done
:13:14. > :13:19.over a matter of about four weeks. From beginning to end. We got the
:13:20. > :13:23.date wrong, we stop using plastic bags. Then we had the Modbury bag,
:13:24. > :13:30.that came out. Then, we have also that came out. Then, we have also
:13:31. > :13:36.got our own bags, and people, I think we educated people into using
:13:37. > :13:39.baskets and things like that. The big problem with plastic bags is not
:13:40. > :13:47.just that they hang around ages making the place look messy, like
:13:48. > :13:49.this book in Modbury, they `re good at finding their way to deceive.
:13:50. > :13:49.this book in Modbury, they are good at finding their way to decdive And
:13:50. > :13:51.at finding their way to deceive. And while water is a great life giver,
:13:52. > :13:56.these things are anything btt. Once these things are anything btt. Once
:13:57. > :14:00.in water, plastic bags pose a huge threat to wildlife, causing
:14:01. > :14:05.countless deaths. So bearing this in mind, to the trailblazers in Modbury
:14:06. > :14:11.think that the European Parliament decision is a good thing? I think
:14:12. > :14:14.so, because then of liberty would follow suit and nobody would think
:14:15. > :14:17.any different when they go into one shot that this charging for banks,
:14:18. > :14:22.and then when the shop does not give you any other bags at all. Xou
:14:23. > :14:24.and then when the shop does not give you any other bags at all. You have
:14:25. > :14:28.just got to take a shopping bag shopping with you. The ban on bags
:14:29. > :14:32.in Modbury was the result rdsult shopping with you. The ban on bags
:14:33. > :14:33.in Modbury was the result result of a voluntary agreement betwedn
:14:34. > :14:36.a voluntary agreement between shopkeepers. Now the Europe`n
:14:37. > :14:42.Parliament has agreed to set a more stringent target to reduce the use
:14:43. > :14:46.of plastic bags, but to allow member states to impose compulsory ban on
:14:47. > :14:50.the most polluting type of bag where they see fit. Where Modbury leech,
:14:51. > :14:56.it seems, Europe follows. People in it seems, Europe follows. People in
:14:57. > :15:04.Newton are calling for government money promised for repairs to storm
:15:05. > :15:16.damage to be made available. This evening, people have held a rally on
:15:17. > :15:18.new and green. The sign says, give us back our beach, and in Ndwlyn,
:15:19. > :15:20.us back our beach, and in Newlyn, people want the promenade b`ck,
:15:21. > :15:20.us back our beach, and in Ndwlyn, people want the promenade back, as
:15:21. > :15:23.people want the promenade b`ck, as well. People have called for urgent
:15:24. > :15:30.action to make the permanent repairs needed. We have a beautiful place
:15:31. > :15:34.and it relies solely on tourism and we cannot expect tourists come down
:15:35. > :15:37.and see this. Who wants to come and see this and their money? The
:15:38. > :15:44.damaged happened over two weeks in damaged happened over two weeks in
:15:45. > :15:49.February, as huge seas undermined the sea wall. Local businesses say
:15:50. > :15:54.that it has affected trading. For a number of weeks, it seemed that to
:15:55. > :15:56.anyone walking along the promenade, it seemed as if it was closd, you
:15:57. > :15:57.anyone walking along the promenade, it seemed as if it was close, you so
:15:58. > :16:00.you had to turn around and walk back again. Some progress has bedn made
:16:01. > :16:01.again. Some progress has been made and the path is now open ag`in,
:16:02. > :16:03.again. Some progress has bedn made and the path is now open again, but
:16:04. > :16:05.it has taken two months to do that and we are at the point now where it
:16:06. > :16:07.should have been within a few days should have been within a few days
:16:08. > :16:09.of the storm. There is no rdason should have been within a fdw days
:16:10. > :16:15.of the storm. There is no rdason why it could not have been as open then
:16:16. > :16:23.as it is right now. Around 30 locals are been helping clean up the area,
:16:24. > :16:25.and a petition has been signed. There was lots of debris lyhng
:16:26. > :16:30.There was lots of debris lying around. Now, through people power,
:16:31. > :16:36.the influence of people, th`t allows me to go to the council, and we have
:16:37. > :16:42.been able to do a lot in thd last couple of days. Cornwall Council's
:16:43. > :16:47.leaders said that apart from emergency repairs, no for the work
:16:48. > :16:50.can be carried out, until money promised by the Government is
:16:51. > :16:51.received. It added that the council cannot spend money that it does not
:16:52. > :16:55.have. The Easter period is ` cannot spend money that it does not
:16:56. > :17:00.have. The Easter period is a busy one for sport and the south`west.
:17:01. > :17:03.There could be one or two rdlegation There could be one or two relegation
:17:04. > :17:07.issues settled for the region's football clubs. With that and the
:17:08. > :17:09.rest of the key events over the holiday weekend, here's Spotlight's
:17:10. > :17:13.Dave Gibbins. Time is slipphng away from Yeovil Town's bid to stay in
:17:14. > :17:18.the Championship. With quarterback games left, the Somerset side have
:17:19. > :17:22.to make up five points if they are to reach safe ground, starting at
:17:23. > :17:25.Blackburn Rovers tomorrow. Plymouth Argyle's fading challenge for the
:17:26. > :17:29.League Two play`offs can be was sedated at very tomorrow. The
:17:30. > :17:37.pilgrims are four port software they want to be. `` four points off,
:17:38. > :17:43.where they want to be. I have done it before. I have got to be strong.
:17:44. > :17:49.I have got to keep the team that I think is going to win us thd game at
:17:50. > :17:51.home. Exeter city are only two points away from the bottom two
:17:52. > :17:54.relegation spots, one of whhch points away from the bottom two
:17:55. > :17:58.relegation spots, one of which is occupied by Torquay United. City
:17:59. > :18:04.must upset the odds at third placed Chesterfield tomorrow. For a long
:18:05. > :18:10.time, we have felt ourselves to be on the wrong side of a performance.
:18:11. > :18:11.Torquay United are isolated at the bottom and drop into non`league
:18:12. > :18:13.Torquay United are isolated at the bottom and drop into non`le`gue all,
:18:14. > :18:19.especially if they lose to Dagenham and Greg Ridge tomorrow, and at
:18:20. > :18:23.Exeter on Monday. The Exeter Chiefs are trying to maintain their seventh
:18:24. > :18:26.position in the Premiership, by overcoming Sale Sharks at Sandy
:18:27. > :18:32.Park. It would mean they take a closer step to a play`off, to the
:18:33. > :18:43.revamped European cup for next revamped European cup for ndxt
:18:44. > :18:45.season. The 17`year`old WinServer from Longwood in the wants and is
:18:46. > :18:45.season. The 17`year`old WinServer from Longwood in the wants `nd is 60
:18:46. > :18:46.from Longwood in the wants and is 60 points ahead of her nearest rival,
:18:47. > :18:50.Emma Wilson. Imagine as a l`st points ahead of her nearest rival,
:18:51. > :18:52.Emma Wilson. Imagine as a last two races on Good Friday, and whsh
:18:53. > :18:53.Emma Wilson. Imagine as a l`st two races on Good Friday, and wish to
:18:54. > :19:02.retain her advantage and retain the national pride. `` Imogen h`s.
:19:03. > :19:02.retain her advantage and retain the national pride. `` Imogen has. Now
:19:03. > :19:05.national pride. `` Imogen h`s. Now this sounds like something out of
:19:06. > :19:07.science fiction. It's a plant whose shoots are growing at the rate
:19:08. > :19:07.science fiction. It's a plant whose shoots are growing at the r`te of
:19:08. > :19:10.science fiction. It's a plant whose shoots are growing at the rate of a
:19:11. > :19:12.foot a day and will reach around 60 feet tall in a few months' time. But
:19:13. > :19:15.feet tall in a few months' time But the giant is quite harmless and
:19:16. > :19:16.you've probably eaten it. Spotlight's David George has been to
:19:17. > :19:18.a beautiful garden on the banks Spotlight's David George has been to
:19:19. > :19:22.a beautiful garden on the banks of the Helford river to find ott more.
:19:23. > :19:25.the Helford river to find out more. Some say this is the nearest you can
:19:26. > :19:31.get to the Himalayas without travelling to Nepal. This year, the
:19:32. > :19:33.travelling to Nepal. This ydar, the huge flowering trees and shrubs are
:19:34. > :19:35.looking better than ever, btt huge flowering trees and shrubs are
:19:36. > :19:36.looking better than ever, but even looking better than ever, but even
:19:37. > :19:38.this primordial looking gunnera is not what we have come to sed.
:19:39. > :19:39.this primordial looking gunnera is not what we have come to see. We are
:19:40. > :19:51.not what we have come to sed. We are looking at musso bamboo, and it is
:19:52. > :19:54.enormous. This monster is only a baby. It has grown to this height
:19:55. > :19:58.which is just over two metres, seven which is just over two metres, seven
:19:59. > :20:12.foot six, in 14 days. And its diameter has got to be a good six
:20:13. > :20:13.inches, something like that. Its Latin name suggests it is edible,
:20:14. > :20:18.but it is a bit tough, isn't it It but it is a bit tough, isn't it It
:20:19. > :20:20.would be if you had it at the sort of size, but they harvest them fresh
:20:21. > :20:24.and young, so they harvest it and and young, so they harvest it and
:20:25. > :20:28.round about a metre high, and break them off with a stick, and where
:20:29. > :20:30.it's Blitz on, that is what you would have in your stir`fry. It is a
:20:31. > :20:33.tender, new shoots. It is yummy for tender, new shoots. It is yummy for
:20:34. > :20:36.animals. Here, they have to protect the shoots from squirrels and
:20:37. > :20:38.pandas. It also makes useful scaffolding and is used to make
:20:39. > :20:42.scaffolding and is used to lake tower blocks in the far east, and
:20:43. > :20:49.you can make paper with it `s well. You can probably just pick out these
:20:50. > :20:51.fine hairs on it. Later in the growing season this will pedl
:20:52. > :20:51.fine hairs on it. Later in the growing season this will peel off
:20:52. > :20:52.growing season this will pedl off and form paper which, in China,
:20:53. > :21:02.growing season this will peel off and form paper which, in Chhna, they
:21:03. > :21:06.actually use for writing ond. They coal this part of the garden the
:21:07. > :21:10.Bamboozle, and the musso balboo here will be around 60 feet tall by July.
:21:11. > :21:23.Which is a lot taller than him and his dad. That is incredible. It is a
:21:24. > :21:26.beautiful spot. The theme is delivering the goods, and they will
:21:27. > :21:33.be showing off the different types of trains and services that were so
:21:34. > :21:36.popular in a bygone age. We took a ride from Buckfastleigh to Totnes,
:21:37. > :21:46.to see why erupts team still fascinates so many. `` why the era
:21:47. > :21:48.of steam. The steam train is, for many, a living creature, a
:21:49. > :21:54.fascinating piece of machindry. fascinating piece of machindry.
:21:55. > :21:58.People working here say that their office is seven miles long, from
:21:59. > :22:00.Buckfastleigh, the top this. The train is really lovely. It hs
:22:01. > :22:00.Buckfastleigh, the top this. The train is really lovely. It is so
:22:01. > :22:05.train is really lovely. It hs so picturesque. As a kid, I was
:22:06. > :22:07.interested in it, and it st`ys picturesque. As a kid, I was
:22:08. > :22:12.interested in it, and it st`ys with you. It is lovely. When you look at
:22:13. > :22:17.the history of it, when you realise we are in a royal carriage, it is
:22:18. > :22:24.quite exciting. The South Ddvon Railway trust turns over ?3 million
:22:25. > :22:27.a year. There are 600 volunteers. Colin is one of them. He st`rted
:22:28. > :22:34.Colin is one of them. He started working here in 1963. It is
:22:35. > :22:39.something different, unique. What was an everyday occurrence, is now
:22:40. > :22:45.something special. Another volunteer, John, is living his
:22:46. > :22:46.dream. As a little boy I watched steam trains and all my lifd,
:22:47. > :22:47.dream. As a little boy I watched steam trains and all my life, I
:22:48. > :22:51.steam trains and all my lifd, I wanted to work with them. And it
:22:52. > :22:56.took me 61 years. Before I could actually work on a railway. My
:22:57. > :23:02.father said, there was no money in it, so I had to go and be a plumber.
:23:03. > :23:08.And after 61 years I managed to get to where I wanted to be, as a boy.
:23:09. > :23:16.This weekend there is a four`day gala, celebrating the biggest users
:23:17. > :23:23.in bygone days, great. They would carry all manner of good, c`ttle and
:23:24. > :23:27.cold, you name it, it came by rail. We are using a heritage diesel fleet
:23:28. > :23:28.from the 1960s and we will be running a number of different break
:23:29. > :23:32.trains. Steam train enthusiasts running a number of different break
:23:33. > :23:32.trains. Steam train enthusi`sts say trains. Steam train enthusiasts say
:23:33. > :23:35.that you could bottle the slell trains. Steam train enthusi`sts say
:23:36. > :23:45.that you could bottle the smell of steam, oral and smoke, you would be
:23:46. > :23:50.a billionaire. `` oil and sloke Plenty going on in the south`west
:23:51. > :23:51.this weekend. But we all want to know what the weather is going to
:23:52. > :23:52.this weekend. But we all want to know what the weather is gohng to be
:23:53. > :23:58.know what the weather is going to be like. How was it looking? Not so
:23:59. > :24:01.bad, but probably not try all the way through. The Easter weekend can
:24:02. > :24:05.be split into Friday and Saturday with fine weather to enjoy, Sunday
:24:06. > :24:10.and Monday, cloudy skies and the possibility of rain.
:24:11. > :24:14.It will be fined and some sunshine tomorrow, then in the sunshhne we
:24:15. > :24:15.tomorrow, then in the sunshine we will see temperatures up to 16
:24:16. > :24:18.Celsius. More cloud has come will see temperatures up to 16
:24:19. > :24:20.Celsius. More cloud has comd in Celsius. More cloud has come in
:24:21. > :24:25.through the day`to`day. That is covering a good part of Britain. The
:24:26. > :24:30.whole lot will sink South into France overnight tonight. Then the
:24:31. > :24:32.skies will clear and later ht France overnight tonight. Then the
:24:33. > :24:34.skies will clear and later it will become quite chilly. A few places
:24:35. > :24:35.like the Somerset Levels could become quite chilly. A few places
:24:36. > :24:40.like the Somerset Levels could get down to three Celsius. That is the
:24:41. > :24:44.forecast for the middle of the day tomorrow. High pressure is back in
:24:45. > :24:49.charge, still with us on Saturday, but we haven't on the usual
:24:50. > :24:50.direction for an area of low pressure, coming across frol
:24:51. > :24:51.pressure, coming across from northern Italy, moving across
:24:52. > :24:54.Europe, drifting into the eastern Europe, drifting into the eastern
:24:55. > :24:56.side of Britain, by the timd Europe, drifting into the e`stern
:24:57. > :24:56.side of Britain, by the time we Europe, drifting into the eastern
:24:57. > :25:01.side of Britain, by the time we get to the middle of Sunday, so a change
:25:02. > :25:06.to cloudy, breezy conditions on Sunday. The first half of the day
:25:07. > :25:08.might be dry, but the second half of the day could turn out to be
:25:09. > :25:08.might be dry, but the second half of the day could turn out to bd quite
:25:09. > :25:13.the day could turn out to be quite wet. Looking at the structure of
:25:14. > :25:18.that cloud, in a little more detail, we have some spots of rain coming
:25:19. > :25:20.out of that band of cloud. Overnight tonight, keeping that blanket
:25:21. > :25:20.out of that band of cloud. Overnight tonight, keeping that blankdt of
:25:21. > :25:21.tonight, keeping that blanket of cloud covering us for the fhrst
:25:22. > :25:21.tonight, keeping that blankdt of cloud covering us for the first half
:25:22. > :25:30.cloud covering us for the fhrst half of the night. And then, towards
:25:31. > :25:35.born, we have clear sports coming into northern parts of Devon, but
:25:36. > :25:41.the most of us, temperatures holding up quite well, at around six
:25:42. > :25:44.Celsius. Tomorrow, cloudy start with the cloud quickly breaking to allow
:25:45. > :25:50.the sunshine through. It will be nice with warm sunshine to enjoy.
:25:51. > :25:53.There is enough temperature contrast between the sea surface temperature
:25:54. > :25:57.and the land and generate an onshore sea breeze, so a lot of the
:25:58. > :26:00.coastline will struggle with temperatures, at around 11 Celsius,
:26:01. > :26:02.and it is in land that we see temperatures, at around 11 Celsius,
:26:03. > :26:09.and it is in land that we see the highest temperatures of 16 Celsius.
:26:10. > :26:11.For the Isles of Scilly, another fine, dry Davison sunshine, and a
:26:12. > :26:12.gentle north`easterly breeze. fine, dry Davison sunshine, and a
:26:13. > :26:20.gentle north`easterly breeze. The times of high water...
:26:21. > :26:36.See temperatures have risen over the last couple of weeks. That sunshine
:26:37. > :26:40.has held, see temperatures at between 10`11 Celsius. And the
:26:41. > :26:51.coastal waters forecast... This is the outlook. Saturday is a
:26:52. > :26:56.lovely day. Sunday, clouding over, particularly Sunday evening, quite
:26:57. > :27:02.wet with outbreaks of rain settling in. And the breeze will freshen up
:27:03. > :27:06.from Sunday into Easter Monday, and Mundy itself is cloudy with
:27:07. > :27:11.outbreaks of rain. We will have to make the most of the next couple of
:27:12. > :27:14.days. There will be lots of clear skies, so gardeners beware, because
:27:15. > :27:15.there is every chance we cotld skies, so gardeners beware, because
:27:16. > :27:19.there is every chance we could see quite a widespread frost, unusual to
:27:20. > :27:25.see at this point in April, but the frost is certainly possible. And
:27:26. > :27:26.finally, thank you for the photographs you have sent in over
:27:27. > :27:30.the last couple of days. Thhs is of the last couple of days. Thhs is of
:27:31. > :27:42.Newquay harbour, from Julie Teller. Keep them coming in. Rain on a bank
:27:43. > :27:44.holiday? We have got it all. Spotlight is back on Tuesdax. Have a
:27:45. > :27:46.lovely Easter. Goodbye.