08/08/2014 BBC Oxford News

Through Sunday and inch or two inches of rain, gales are possible

Inadequate and failing the xoung people they should be helping.

Inspectors give children' sdrvices in Buckinghamshire

The rise in reported cases of trespassing on the railw`ys.

Why these well known faces `re have a story to tell

Cash Cowes ` the social scene and the much needed business boost,

Children's services in Buckinghamshire have been given

the lowest possible rating in a new report.

Inspectors from Ofsted have told the government the protection

and care of young people in the county is 'inadequatd'.

The report highlights shortcomings in leadership and management,

a failure to manage workloads, and weaknesses in record kedping.

Council leaders have promisdd to improve, saying anything

Our reporter Tom Turrell johns me now,

one of the main jobs of the County Council is to look after vulnerable

children in the county, children potentially living in households

where a parent is dependent on drugs or alcohol, there could be domestic

violence, and in those situ`tions the council must rescue the child,

take them out of the situathon and in the worst cases, place them into

care. Ofsted have been into Buckinghamshire County Council's

children's services departmdnt, had a look and they don't like what they

store. They have rated inaddquate, which is the worst rating they could

have even it. The inspectors aren't happy and neither are the pdople in

Bucks. It is underfunded and under resourced, it needs to be ghven

priority. There is too much red tape. A lot of children who get lost

within the system on getting the help they require. Why is the

council doing so badly? There is an increasing the amount of casework

that they had to get through, reporting incidents, after `

high`profile media cases in recent years. There is also a shortage of

cash after big cuts. They are struggling with recruitment, it

seems in this particular department, the management is poor. Somdthing

the council itself concedes. My primary concern is around otr

staffing and having the right calibre and numbers of staff to

deliver the quality of servhces must deliver for vulnerable children in

Bucks. Will you resign? I don't intend to, because I have a plan to

deliver, I'm intent on delivering it, it's going to be hard work and

rigorous. Whether any posithves There were some positives. Xou have

to look far into the report to find them. They were told that the social

worker cared, and they were good at tracking sexual exploitation but

there are still big problems. Oxfordshire firefighters will begin

eight days There've been a series of w`lk`outs

this year as staff protest `gainst The government says the deal is fair

and that firefighters have one of the most generous pensions

in the public sector. The county council says contingency

plans are in place Teenagers have been warned they ll

be risking their lives if they hang around near electrified train

lines being laid in Wiltshire. There've been more than 1600

reported cases of trespassing across Oxfordshire,

Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire `nd Network Rail says the the ndw lines

are potentially even more d`ngerous She's only a schoolgirl ` and,

as if walking across these tracks near Milton Keynes wasn't shocking

enough, she then does this. And this trespassing case from April

isn't the only one. British Transport Police sax that

half the cases they have de`lt with across the UK involve teenagers

between the ages of 15 and 25. Electrified train lines will reach

Oxfordshire by 2016. Trains will be quieter, faster, grateful commuters

but with the full, trespasshng will be deadly. You have young pdople who

don't want to listen to authority, they think that they are invincible

and those rules don't apply to them, they'll be all right. That's the

sort of thing we see. So we see people saying, I know I can beat the

truth I will hear it before it comes but unfortunately we know that's

not, the number of deaths wd have seen. The young people we h`ve

spoken to say they're not all to blame. It said the find enjoyment in

such a dangerous thing but ht definitely can't put all yotng

people in a specific group `nd it's a bit unfair when people do. It

could have it of a sitting hmpact on train drivers. `` devastating. It

can cause stress, many of them find it hard to sleep at night it can

affect their home life. So the impact is far wider than those

trespassing can think. Network rail says people of all ages shotld

respect the warnings as the tracks could be potentially even more

dangerous after being electrified. Repairs have started

on a community centre in Swhndon No`one was in the hall in Moredon

when the crash happened yesterday, The front part

of the building is being rebuilt You may remember the story

of Samantha Goddard from Bicester. She was told she might never be able

to have children extreme reaction to the anthviral

drug tamiflu. It left her in a coma, covered in blisters and with

But she's beaten the doctors' predictions and has

Charlotte Stacey has been to meet them.

Meet the, had just six weeks old, his mum Sam calls her miracle baby.

She was told it was unlikelx she would ever even have childrdn. Now

she's finding out what it's like to be a mum. It's hard at some point,

especially when you get wokdn up at quarter to four in the mornhng. But

apart from that, it getting easier as I go along. Because I'm learning

myself. In 2009, she was wrongly prescribed tamiflu, side`effects

were catastrophic. It left hn a coma, covered in blisters and was

permanently damaged eyesight. I am proud of Sam, the way she h`s

carried herself, she's a good mum. She does everything, you walk around

with the answer, or do you need done, and she will do certahn things

all by herself, sometimes she will say, I hope you're watching me. Sam

is quickly adapting to life as a parent. She has bright stickers on

kitchen appliances and a milk prep machine to help prepare the bottles

for her son but not everythhng is so straightforward. Nappies, m`king

sure I have gutted the right way and it's going under the right way,

changing with his clothes, because I have to feel where the armholes are,

make sure I have them and it is not back to front. Sam has had to

overcome a lot over the last five years but now that Vinnie is here,

she has the most difficult but rewarding challenge ahead of her.

There's been a dramatic increase in the amount hospitals

in the South are spending on equipment for obese patidnts

Figures we've obtained show costs have tripled in some places.

One hospital spent ?7,000 on a bed for patients who wdigh up

But while the costs have gone up, hospitals say treating obesd

patients can lead to long tdrm savings.

Joanna Lumley, Bill Nighy and Alan Rickman are helping to tell

the story behind the windows of an historic church in Fahrford.

St Mary's has 28 stain glass windows.

After a painstaking restoration taking more than 23 years, ` new

audio tape to explain the hhstory behind the glass has been produced.

Look at the fruit of the trde. The very careful shaping of the glass.

You will recognise Joanna Ltmley's voice, but it's not her that is the

start of this show. Blue Devils .. Nor is it Bill Nighy. Not even Alan

Rickman. This production is all about the glass.

Made 500 years ago to tell public all stories to a largely illiterate

population. `` biblical stories A subject worthy of the red`c`rpet

treatment. A few years ago @lan Rickman came to stay and I showed

him round this church, lookhng at the magnificent stained glass, and

he fell in love with it. But of his visit was born the idea of getting a

number of well`known actors to do a window each. It's fitting that some

of the country 's best known voices guide you around the 28 windows

that's because the collection here is pretty special, being thd

country's only complete set of medieval stained`glass windows

housed within a church. It lakes a real difference. It felt as if,

knowing the voice, you knew the person. When we heard about this new

system, we thought, it's such a good idea, we had to come and trx it out.

As have many others. Visitor numbers have doubled in the last wedk. I'm

back at 10:25 p.m.. They say they have received

an unprecedented increase in demand many unnecessary ` causing what

they describe as a "temporary dip" Jo Kent has been on the trahl

of bobbies, moggies, From a young age we are all taught

to dial 999 if there is an dmergency stop but when it comes to using the

101 nonemergency number, it seems we are not as well versed.

I have never used it. I don't know what that would do

It is the busiest time of ydar for the police in Dorset. Coupldd with

an increase in calls, there have been delays in answering. The force

has apologised and said the problem is down to the sort of calls they

receive. I have a list of some of them here. We will find out what

locals make of them. A seagtll stuck locals make of them. A seagtll

in your hallway? in your hallway?

Are you serious? Give us another one!

And out`of`control cat. Really? !

Requesting a lift. No, though, that is just behng

stupid! How about the wrong food behng

delivered by the Chinese takeaway? It depends, if it is more, xou are

happy! But now, do not call the police.

The centre only opened recently and still has staff shortages.

We have had a large recruitlent campaign. Lots of people cale

forward and we are bringing new staff in all the time. People can

also contact the police via the website or e`mail, but if you must

pick up the phone, use 1014 crime that already happened, and

anti`social behaviour. But please, no complaints about seagulls!

The weather has been absolutely glorious all week. But now that

someone has gone sailing, it is raining again! I blame you!

Today we have had no wind, but pretty torrential rain.

Nevertheless, it has been a great week for the sailing. 800 boats

skippers as young as eight xears old and as old as 92. And over on dry

land, a big week on the high Street. A chance for local businessds to

flourish. Last night, we spdnt Sarah Farmer `` sent, out and abott to

discover the food, and the loney, on offer during the week.

Mixing up a cocktail, dark `nd stormy. What kind of shift do you

do? For an event like this? In the

region of 15 hours a day. Sometimes longer.

Over the course of the regards bar staff will mix over 8000 of

cocktails. `` Regatta. How do the authorities keep revellers hn check?

This is a long area to patrol. What counterparts does alcohol play

in your policing? `` what khnd of part.

It is the big factor. You don't tend to have sober people assaulting each

other. But this is a family event, as you can see. Later on, it can

become more and more about the drink. The families disappe`r and it

is just the hardened drinkers. It is 9pm now and still quite a

mellow feel. When will things take a turn?

10:30pm, 11:30pm. More officers are due to be drafted

in for the fireworks spectacular. It is about the balance. Let people

have their fun. We're not hdre to ruin people's fun. So long `s they

behave themselves, really. I will let you get back to work We

have seen both sides of the economy this week. Yes, the alcohol flows

freely. But generally there has been no trouble with both partygoers and

workers in full spirits. On the water, a busy week, `nd

sailing concludes tomorrow. We can talk to a skipper who has bden out

there this week. Nicola Henderson. Tell us about your week.

It has been great. I have bden sailing in the cruising a dhvision

with ten novices sales, all woman. `` sailors.

What is it like taking out novices, what are the challenges?

It is rewarding. It can be something as simple as moving around the boat

that is very difficult. I nded ten pairs of eyes for every single crew

member on board. In terms of getting young pdople

out, is it working? Definitely. And in all positions.

From crewmembers to skippers. There are a lot of skippers, young

skippers, there are opportunities and apprentices around.

And a trophy for you to lift tomorrow?

Fingers crossed. I have tough competition but hopeful it will be a

good day and there will be summer wind and I can go out sailing.

Fingers crossed. Fingers crossed that you do get your

hands on that trophy. Let's move on to football. Brighton and Hove

Albion have a new manager, ` big fan base, and big hopes. They are hoping

to improve on the recent pl`y`off finishes. Here are their prospects.

He was a successful Liverpool centre half and is now hoping to m`ke his

mark on the dugout. Sami Hyppia succeeding Oscar Garcia, and hoping

to build the season. I need to get into the mind of the

players, and we have been working hard to get ideas into their heads.

We need to concentrate on what we can control, which is only our own

performances. Their top scorer has gone, for 8

million to Leicester City. @aron Hughes and Chris O'Grady ard amongst

the new arrivals. They start tomorrow against Sheffield

Wednesday. We have analysed Sheffield. They are

strong defensively. We think that offensively we can hurt thel.

They average an attendance of 2 ,000 at home, a fan base that is

ambitious to go one step further. I am back undercover, thankfully, it

is very wet here tonight. To continue the football theme, Jamie

Mackie has linked up with Rdading on a season`long loan from Nottingham

Forest. A minor hamstring injury means he will not feature tomorrow.

Eddie Howe's Bournemouth ard also on the road at Huddersfield.

Callum Wilson could make his debut alongside Junior Stanhslas.

Swindon under boss Mark Cooper start at home against Scunthorpe hn league

one. In league Two Portsmouth could give a debut to loan signing

Paul Robinson as the favourhtes for promotion kick off at Exeter.

Oxford and Michael Appleton start at home against Burton.

And tonight, good luck to Eastleigh who start life

in the Conference tomorrow with an away trip to Nuneaton.

And don't forget the BBC is the place for

Every game is live on BBC Local radio.

The goals are on the Football league Show tomorrow

We'll show you the best of the action on Monday nights

I am going to bring back Sarah now. All credit to those guys working

flat out shifts. And of course I was up in the sky today. But, there were

beautiful views, then the wdather turned. Boy, did it turn.

Let's look at the satellite picture. That is what this whooping through

the region this evening. He`vy downpours to be had. Wet we`ther

through the course of this dvening. Temperature is a little cooler in

the early hours. Saturday starts on a bright note, sunny spells, some

showers may be possible, but most will probably enjoy quite a dry day.

Temperatures tomorrow, around 2 . Feeling pleasant, although on the

breezy side. It will start to change and we will see this front working

its way in during the overnhght period Saturday into Sunday. Wet

weather coming from the south`west. Still some uncertainty as to how

that will track its way out. But as we work into Sunday, then, the

really heavy downpours. Strong and gusty winds as well. A yellow

weather warning in place. Hhgh waves with the high tides. But it will

clear in the afternoon, a brighter picture for the end of Sund`y. The

working week ahead, showers to come. Plenty of events to look forward to.

Saturday, shaping up to be fine for the agricultural show. Lookhng

largely dry from your livestock and horses on show. But as the weather

turns on Sunday, the aptly named umbrella festival takes place.

Inside, you will be glad to know, the theatre and Portsmouth. Plenty

of events to look forward to. And the football season kicks off

tomorrow also. Back to you. Earlier this week we

a rare musical clock, once thought to

have belonged to Marie Antohnette, which has been restored at

Fixing the clock was one thhng though ` identifying the tilepiece's

Well, we enlisted the help of our viewers, via social ledia,

In a moment, we'll let you know how we got on.

But, first, Caroline Richardson can give us the tick`tock.

We know plenty about George Pyke's clock but less

It was made in 1765 and is one of the earliest forms

There are eight tunes in total and not all instantly recognisable.

Fortunately a German student at the college could identify one of them.

featured we did some research and found out it was initially tsed in

Italy. A very famous Christlas song. Another has been identified

as a composition by Haydn but the six other tracks sedm to

have fallen from popular usd and experts still need to ptt a name

to the melodies Caroline's here now and experts still need to ptt a name

to the melodies. Caroline's here now We haven't solved all of thdm

but we've had a good stab The one that was already iddntified

by the German student in the piece there is tune number

four which we can hear again. That's

"O Sanctissima" which Anne Holloway on Facebook remembers playing in

recorder group at primary school. Peter Mackett gives us its German

name "O Du Froliche" ` That's when it became

a carol with the original mdlody Mike Shaw says it was sung

by fishermen and is also called the Sicilian Mariners' Hymn and he's

also noticed that it could well have influenced the African Amerhcan

anthem "we shall overcome". Listen back on Facebook

and he's right! Here's a reminder

of tune number two. That sounds the same to me!

Maybe you are tone deaf! Ken Pen thinks it sounds very

like O, Du Lieber Augustin, but then adds that his German partner thinks

it's being played backwards On Wednesday we think we

cracked tune number one. A number of viewers thought it was

"Ihr Kindinderlein Kommet" but Karl Zimmerman thinks the opening bars do

sound like the popular Germ`n carol but then it changes and he points

out that over the centuries composers would have altered

melodies so something popul`r in the 1760s could have evolved into

something quite different today So it is very confusing. But all of

the tunes are on our Facebook page. See if you the remaining puzzles.

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