:00:14. > :00:18.Good evening, and welcome to a special BBC Points West tonight.
:00:18. > :00:21.The headlines this evening: Claims that cuts at some council
:00:21. > :00:24.recycling centres are causing a big rise in fly-tipping.
:00:24. > :00:34.The troops who control unmanned spy planes in Afghanistan are honoured
:00:34. > :00:36.
:00:36. > :00:40.by a World Cup legend. You get individuals parents and a
:00:40. > :00:42.football match as you get individual heroics and bravery in
:00:42. > :00:46.the army. Also tonight, the pedal-powered
:00:46. > :00:52.submarine getting ready to take on the world.
:00:52. > :00:57.And Bristol's multi-million-pound M Shed finally opens its doors today,
:00:57. > :01:00.celebrating the city's past and future.
:01:00. > :01:03.There has been a significant increase in illegal fly-tipping
:01:03. > :01:08.following the first scheme in the country to charge for dumping your
:01:08. > :01:11.waste. The project in Somerset started in April and has already
:01:12. > :01:19.saved a lot of money. But, as John Maguire reports, many are
:01:19. > :01:23.struggling with the changes. If it's Taunton, then it's not a
:01:23. > :01:27.Tuesday or Wednesday. Why? Because the tip is closed on those days.
:01:27. > :01:30.Every one in the county now shuts two days a week, half day on
:01:30. > :01:36.Sundays, and at four other sites across Somerset you are charged per
:01:36. > :01:39.visit regardless of what you dump. It is the country's first scheme of
:01:39. > :01:43.its kind. And at almost three months old, it is already saving
:01:43. > :01:53.money. But there are negatives, too. Illegal fly-tipping has increased
:01:53. > :01:57.
:01:57. > :02:00.significantly. I think people have found it, getting used to the
:02:00. > :02:04.changes, I don't think everybody has turned into a environmental
:02:04. > :02:07.criminals overnight as a result, but some people have been
:02:07. > :02:14.frustrated by the changes and have found other ways of disposing of
:02:14. > :02:17.material. This rubbish dump is between Taunton and Wellington and
:02:17. > :02:21.money is being saved by closing certain centres on certain days,
:02:21. > :02:26.for example this one closed yesterday and today, but if people
:02:26. > :02:30.do not like that and opt instead to dump their rubbish on the roadside,
:02:30. > :02:34.they are left in no doubt. Look at this sign. The message seems clear
:02:34. > :02:38.enough. The threat of a jail term and a �50,000 fine is daunting, but
:02:38. > :02:43.just a quarter of a mile down the road we found clear evidence that
:02:43. > :02:47.some just don't care. Although, to be frank, this could have been left
:02:47. > :02:51.here before the changes. One message not getting through, it
:02:51. > :02:59.seems, are the days the tips are open. We saw several people who
:02:59. > :03:04.turned up and were disappointed. live in West Buckland and to head
:03:04. > :03:10.off at thes around there, fly- tipping all the time. I pity the
:03:10. > :03:15.farmers who have to dispose of it. You think it has got worse? It has
:03:15. > :03:25.definitely gotten worse. Yes, they definitely need to open this seven
:03:25. > :03:27.
:03:27. > :03:29.days a week, like it used to be. Local councils are being paid to
:03:29. > :03:36.clear up the fly-tipping, and the system will be reviewed in three
:03:36. > :03:39.months, but for now there are no plans to throw it out.
:03:39. > :03:43.In the last few hours, Avon and Somerset Police have told the BBC
:03:43. > :03:46.that they have discovered a body in the Feeder Canal in Bristol. It is
:03:46. > :03:49.thought to be that of the missing student William Appleby. The 19-
:03:49. > :03:51.year-old from the University of the West of England was last seen at
:03:51. > :03:54.the Motion nightclub near Bristol Temple Meads train station.
:03:54. > :03:57.The former chief executive of the Cotswold Water Park today pleaded
:03:57. > :04:00.guilty to six charges of fraud at Gloucester Crown Court. 63-year-old
:04:00. > :04:10.Denis Grant embezzled hundreds of thousands of pounds by diverting
:04:10. > :04:10.
:04:10. > :04:13.funds meant for the Water Park into his own personal account. The judge
:04:13. > :04:17.warned him he faced a long prison sentence, but agreed to release him
:04:17. > :04:21.on bail because of his early guilty plea. The case has been adjourned
:04:21. > :04:24.until July 19th. The Bristol DJ Roni Size has been
:04:24. > :04:30.found not guilty of throwing his former partner down the stairs,
:04:30. > :04:34.shattering her heel. The musician, whose real name is Ryan Williams,
:04:34. > :04:40.did not want to comment as he left court after a jury cleared him of a
:04:40. > :04:48.charge of causing grievous bodily harm. Jane Andrews had claimed he
:04:48. > :04:51.pushed her down the stairs at his Bishopston home last July.
:04:51. > :04:55.England's footballing hero Sir Geoff Hurst has praised the work of
:04:55. > :04:58.West Country soldiers serving in Afghanistan. The 1966 World Cup
:04:58. > :05:02.winner was presenting medals to service men and women who have just
:05:02. > :05:07.returned from the frontline to their barracks in Wiltshire. Scott
:05:07. > :05:11.Ellis reports. For families and friends, these are
:05:11. > :05:17.the heroes of today. Soldiers from 32 Regiment Royal Artillery at
:05:17. > :05:26.Larkhill. They were about to meet another national hero from an
:05:26. > :05:34.earlier generation. Here comes first, some people are on the pitch,
:05:34. > :05:38.they think it is all Labour... It is now! -- they think it is all
:05:38. > :05:41.over. A soldier's wife asked if Sir Geoff would do the honours. The
:05:41. > :05:45.former West Ham forward said yes. So today, a Hammer was proud to
:05:45. > :05:50.meet the Gunners. I am filled with great sadness when I see the
:05:50. > :05:56.coffins coming in, draped in Union Jacks. It makes me very sad, as it
:05:56. > :05:59.does my family. Every one of them I met today is a hero. Their job is
:05:59. > :06:02.to make Afghanistan a safer place for soldiers on patrol. They fly
:06:02. > :06:06.the unmanned Hermes spy planes, which beam down battlefield
:06:06. > :06:16.pictures from 10,000 feet. On one mission they spotted two enemy
:06:16. > :06:20.
:06:20. > :06:24.fighters burying an IED. We saw them digging, saw the device,
:06:24. > :06:29.prosecuted them when we were able to it. It saves lives as well as
:06:29. > :06:32.man-hours, that is what we're out there to do, save lives. Thanks a
:06:32. > :06:36.lot for giving me a great honour. In his speech, Sir Geoff praised
:06:36. > :06:45.the soldiers' courage and team work. Praise indeed from one of the most
:06:45. > :06:48.famous teams of all. Now, the reason I am alone in the
:06:48. > :06:52.studio tonight is that there is a brand new attraction in the West -
:06:53. > :06:55.Bristol's new multimillion pound M Shed museum. After years in the
:06:55. > :06:59.making, it opened with a grand ceremony just after midday, and
:06:59. > :07:03.since then there has been a constant stream of visitors. Imogen
:07:03. > :07:09.is there this evening to tell us more.
:07:09. > :07:16.Look at these traffic lights - they even work when you press them. Sir
:07:16. > :07:19.John Somerton, an architectural historian, once said: "If I had to
:07:19. > :07:26.show a foreigner one English City, I'd take them to Bristol, where
:07:26. > :07:29.nearly everything has happened". And that is just what the M Shed is
:07:29. > :07:34.trying to encapsulate. From the familiar, the Bristol Bus, of
:07:34. > :07:42.course, to never-before-seen private photo albums. It is more a
:07:42. > :07:47.personal history than official history. But enough talking, let's
:07:47. > :07:57.have a tour. The music, by the way, is by the Bristol band Massive
:07:57. > :08:08.
:08:08. > :08:18.attack. -- Massive Attack, who are Just putting you through, corner. -
:08:18. > :08:18.
:08:18. > :09:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:09:03. > :09:07.The road to completion for the M Shed has not been a smooth one. It
:09:07. > :09:16.has cost �27 million to build, is two years late and �8 million over
:09:16. > :09:19.budget. So today was as much a sigh of relief as a celebration. With a
:09:19. > :09:23.spectacular opening ceremony, the doors were finally opened to the
:09:23. > :09:29.public, as Emma Campbell reports. It was not your average museum
:09:29. > :09:34.opening. These acrobats are hanging from Bristol's historic trains to
:09:34. > :09:38.re-enact the legend of the two giants who created the Avon gorge.
:09:38. > :09:43.But they were not the only things on a tight road. The razzmatazz
:09:43. > :09:46.could not disguise the fact that M Shed is years late and millions
:09:47. > :09:51.over budget. The council says it will still be value for Money.
:09:51. > :09:55.have to judge these things over years. We found problems in the
:09:55. > :09:59.ground pollution and piling which had not been anticipated, so there
:09:59. > :10:03.was a cost overrun, which caused a time overrun, but what we have
:10:03. > :10:07.ended up with is a fantastic state- of-the-art museum, cutting edge,
:10:07. > :10:11.probably one of the best in the country, which will appeal to
:10:11. > :10:15.everyone in the city. It did not deter the hundreds of people who
:10:16. > :10:20.queued in the rain to get a first look. And so far it is proving
:10:20. > :10:26.popular. Within 1.5 hours of opening, it had 1,000 people
:10:26. > :10:33.through the doors. Good fun, we got here about 10 minutes ago. Are you
:10:33. > :10:39.having a good time? I like the air shelter because it had a bed and it
:10:39. > :10:44.looked a rather cool. I like all of the old costumes and history.
:10:44. > :10:47.used to work for the company which built the cranes outside, we were
:10:48. > :10:54.apprentices there in 19 did to one, so it is good to come and have a
:10:54. > :11:00.look at them today -- in 1951. like this one, it is good to find
:11:00. > :11:03.out about the history of Bristol. Plenty of the past inside, but
:11:03. > :11:13.outside 150 Bristow eons of the future are marked the opening with
:11:13. > :11:17.
:11:18. > :11:21.a song all about the city and specially composed for the occasion.
:11:21. > :11:27.From Banksy to Wallace and Gromit, it is all here with over 3,000
:11:27. > :11:32.artefacts. I am joined by Stephen Grey from Bristol City Council. Are
:11:32. > :11:37.the contents of this museum worth the �27 million price tag? I would
:11:37. > :11:42.say definitely, yes. If you compare it too many museums that have
:11:42. > :11:47.opened this year, this is quite a modest expenditure. And it did as
:11:47. > :11:51.you had hoped? It is everything I had hoped. I have worked on the
:11:51. > :11:55.project for 13 years, but it is fabulous and it can only do great
:11:55. > :12:01.things for Bristol. It is a great city and needs to have it story
:12:01. > :12:05.told. Sue Furloe, you were a volunteer but initially had your
:12:05. > :12:09.concerns about the use of the building? It is more than I could
:12:09. > :12:12.have hoped for because there have been so many people working on it
:12:13. > :12:17.to have come up with brilliant ideas of stories to tell and ways
:12:17. > :12:20.of displaying objects. It is fantastic. Have you had much
:12:20. > :12:25.feedback from members of the public while they have been coming through
:12:25. > :12:29.the doors? I have been volunteering today and people have been coming
:12:29. > :12:35.back to me as they leave just to tell me how much enjoyment they
:12:35. > :12:40.have had out of it and house than they are by it, really. You were
:12:40. > :12:43.here from the start, Stephen. How did the idea first come to be?
:12:43. > :12:47.Wherever I have worked in the country I have gone to the city
:12:47. > :12:52.museum to get a sense of where the city has come from before I had
:12:52. > :12:55.wanted to work there. I went to the City Museum and Art Gallery and
:12:55. > :12:59.love it, but it is a British Museum and tells you nothing about the
:13:00. > :13:04.city. Before that, I worked in Edinburgh, which had a beautiful
:13:04. > :13:09.People story, and this was a city, I felt, which needed it story told,
:13:09. > :13:13.and we are now able to do that. Thank you for joining us.
:13:13. > :13:16.Still busy this evening, lots of families here. I will be back
:13:17. > :13:21.shortly with more tales from the archives of Bristol.
:13:21. > :13:24.We look forward to that, thank you. Some more news now, and two nurses
:13:24. > :13:27.who worked at the private hospital near Bristol featured in the recent
:13:27. > :13:31.Panorama programme have today been suspended from practice by the
:13:32. > :13:34.Nursing and Midwifery Council. The disciplinary body placed an interim
:13:34. > :13:41.suspension order against Sookalingum Appoo, seen here in the
:13:41. > :13:43.BBC programme about Winterbourne View, and Blessing Hoyi. They now
:13:43. > :13:50.face a full investigation into allegations of serious breaches of
:13:50. > :13:57.nursing code of conduct. The High Court has ordered a
:13:57. > :14:00.temporary halt to the closure of libraries in Gloucestershire.
:14:00. > :14:04.There were protests last November when the county council announced
:14:04. > :14:09.it would withdraw funding from 10 branches as part of spending cuts.
:14:09. > :14:12.Campaigners began a legal challenge and today when an injunction
:14:12. > :14:17.stopping the council proceedings. There will be a further court
:14:17. > :14:20.hearing next month. Opponents of a new stadium for
:14:21. > :14:23.Bristol City football club say they will meet soon to decide whether to
:14:23. > :14:26.mount a legal challenge to the planned development. Last night,
:14:26. > :14:30.councillors decided a new stadium could be built on land at Ashton
:14:30. > :14:39.Vale, if the other half of the site is given over to a wetlands area
:14:40. > :14:43.and town green. But some locals are less than impressed by the decision.
:14:43. > :14:48.This is just one area where feelings are running high, right on
:14:48. > :14:52.the edge of the proposed site. That is where they want to build the
:14:52. > :14:56.stadium, you can see the tennis centre in the distance. Several of
:14:56. > :15:00.the people I spoke to had strong views about having a stadium there.
:15:00. > :15:03.They did not want it and are not impressed with the way the
:15:03. > :15:07.situation has been handled but did not want to appear on camera.
:15:07. > :15:13.Others were more forthcoming. a piece one neighbourhood and to
:15:13. > :15:16.bring those crowds of supporters here will be an like mad -- it is a
:15:16. > :15:23.peaceful neighbour at. We have a great view at the moment, parking
:15:23. > :15:26.will be horrendous. Last night, councillors voted in
:15:26. > :15:29.favour of a plan to split the site. They said the southern part did
:15:29. > :15:32.meet the criteria to be a town green, where development cannot
:15:32. > :15:36.take place. But the northern part could not be a town green, and the
:15:36. > :15:39.stadium could be built there. This could be the end of the saga, but
:15:39. > :15:43.those apposed to the development could still challenge that decision
:15:43. > :15:46.in the courts and take the matter to judicial review.
:15:46. > :15:53.I'm joined by barrister Peter Wadsley, who specialises in
:15:53. > :15:58.planning law. Good evening to you. Good evening. If they go for a
:15:58. > :16:03.judicial review, how does it play out? They have to put in Britain
:16:03. > :16:07.grounds of challenge, but in their evidence to support those unwritten
:16:07. > :16:11.grounds, and that is served on the stadium, company and city council,
:16:11. > :16:16.who then respond in writing. That then goes before a judge who has to
:16:16. > :16:20.decide whether there is an arguable case. That is just to get
:16:20. > :16:26.permission for a judicial review? To go for a full hearing after that.
:16:26. > :16:30.How long could this take? Certainly months, possibly over a year? You
:16:30. > :16:38.are looking at a few months to get permission and, after that, it
:16:38. > :16:42.depends on the state, particularly in London. I thought the planning
:16:42. > :16:46.inspector had ruled that the whole site could be designated as a town
:16:46. > :16:52.green, so how come the council came along last night and said only half
:16:52. > :16:56.of it? Two things, the first that the inspector only advises the
:16:56. > :17:00.council, the decision is the council's. Secondly, the council
:17:00. > :17:05.say there is fresh evidence that entitles them to depart on the
:17:05. > :17:10.recommendation. Do we know what that evidence is? It is evidence
:17:10. > :17:14.that relates to the use of part of the side, but that is likely to be
:17:14. > :17:18.challenged in any judicial review proceedings by the applicants for
:17:19. > :17:22.the town grey. I suspect I cannot tempt you to give a personal
:17:22. > :17:26.opinion on this, but what will the judge decide? I would have thought
:17:26. > :17:32.the applicants would be likely to say it was unfair of the council to
:17:32. > :17:36.have dealt with it in the way they have, because the inspector heard
:17:36. > :17:39.all of the evidence, cross-examined the witnesses, she has not had an
:17:39. > :17:42.opportunity to pass upon the evidence and the council has made a
:17:42. > :17:49.decision without going back to her. Do you think they will get
:17:49. > :17:53.permission for a review? Yes, I do. Thank you.
:17:53. > :17:56.Now it is time to meet another of our 12 for 2012 - West Country
:17:56. > :18:00.athletes hoping to be part of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in
:18:00. > :18:02.just over a year's time. Today it is a young man who combines speed
:18:02. > :18:08.and agility, sprinting over obstacles more than half his height
:18:08. > :18:12.in size. Lawrence Clarke is one of the country's top hurdlers, and
:18:12. > :18:16.trains with an elite group of athletes at the University of Bath.
:18:16. > :18:24.He has already won a Commonwealth medal, and hopes to top that in
:18:24. > :18:34.London, as Alistair Durden reports. Hours of practice for an event that
:18:34. > :18:34.
:18:34. > :18:38.takes little more than 13 seconds to complete. A split second can
:18:38. > :18:42.make the difference between winner and also-ran. The start is the most
:18:42. > :18:46.important. If you are not there at Hurdle one, you will not be in the
:18:46. > :18:50.race. I have quite a rhythmic technique so when I get to top
:18:50. > :18:55.speed I can hold it, but I take longer to get to top speed. There
:18:55. > :19:03.are 10 hurdles, 3ft 6 high. His practice runs are filmed and
:19:03. > :19:06.analysed so his technique is perfected. You keep the shoulders
:19:06. > :19:10.square, it did a definite improvement on the last run.
:19:10. > :19:13.year-old Lawrence has just finished a degree in Bristol so is now a
:19:13. > :19:16.full-time athlete in Bath. He has had a privileged upbringing - a
:19:16. > :19:19.former Etonian, and heir apparent to his father's baronetcy. But he
:19:19. > :19:26.says he has not had any financial help from his family, and has
:19:26. > :19:31.strived to succeed on his own merit. My accent is firmly to some people,
:19:31. > :19:35.you see it on Harry Enfield occasionally -- my accent is fun.
:19:35. > :19:41.But if you're not running well, you will get mocked for that and for no
:19:41. > :19:45.other reason. When I came here, I was a shocking athlete, but since
:19:45. > :19:52.then I have earned respect. Everyone in the group has an
:19:53. > :19:55.international medal, so you are on a level playing field. Away from
:19:56. > :20:00.the track, hobbies are restricted because of a risk of injury. The
:20:00. > :20:06.shooting range is one way he can unwind. You can play lawn bowls,
:20:06. > :20:11.clay shooting, fly-fishing, but I don't fish. An easy choice? This is
:20:11. > :20:13.good for your co-ordination and focus. At last year's Commonwealth
:20:14. > :20:17.Games, he finished third behind two other English hurdlers, the first
:20:17. > :20:20.time the country has completed a 1- 2-3 in the event. And he is coached
:20:20. > :20:25.in Bath by Malcolm Arnold, who masterminded the careers of Jason
:20:25. > :20:30.Gardener and Colin Jackson. I gave him a month's trial and after about
:20:30. > :20:37.30 seconds I said he could stay. He was very good. He is physically
:20:37. > :20:41.very good, very quick, and is a very good competitor. He became a
:20:41. > :20:44.nude -- European junior champion in his first season. His sights are
:20:44. > :20:51.firmly on London 2012, and he needs to improve his personal best time
:20:51. > :20:54.by just two-tenths of a second in order to qualify. If anyone has run
:20:54. > :20:59.a race and lost by half a foot, they will know the half a foot
:20:59. > :21:02.would have meant a lot. We will see what happens, but I should be able
:21:02. > :21:08.to make the time. And he will have several chances to do that. Next
:21:08. > :21:11.month's Under-23 Championships are his next big hurdle.
:21:11. > :21:16.Before London 2012, one team in Bath is taking on the world next
:21:16. > :21:19.week in a rather more unusual event. The Racing Submarine Team from the
:21:19. > :21:26.University of Bath is flying to America to represent the country in
:21:26. > :21:30.the international submarine races. Lizzie Way went to meet them as
:21:30. > :21:35.they tested out their boat. This is the British Racing
:21:35. > :21:39.Submarine team. And this is their yellow submarine. It is pedal-
:21:39. > :21:41.powered, and today it went in the water for the first time. It has
:21:41. > :21:44.been built by mechanical engineering students at the
:21:44. > :21:53.University of Bath, who were up until 6am this morning making sure
:21:53. > :21:58.it was water-worthy. Each one of them has learned the aspects of the
:21:58. > :22:03.control, and each one of those individuals comes together as a
:22:03. > :22:06.team, so bake take their engineering degrees and turn it
:22:06. > :22:09.into a system to beat the world. The team are flying out to
:22:09. > :22:13.Washington to represent the UK and will compete against countries from
:22:13. > :22:18.all over the world. Only one person can fit in the submarine and so it
:22:18. > :22:23.is all down to the power of one. the back, there are two toe clips
:22:23. > :22:27.which I put my feet into, and using that I power the paddle at the back.
:22:27. > :22:31.There is a window so I can look straight down, designed for the
:22:31. > :22:37.race because the race has a long line of fairy lights on the bottom
:22:37. > :22:41.which indicate the course. There will be two submarines racing. One
:22:41. > :22:50.of them is this, which has a propeller, but it comes down to
:22:50. > :22:55.brute force and how quickly you can cycle. The other one mimics an
:22:56. > :22:59.animal. It uses the same oscillating wings as a sea lion to
:22:59. > :23:02.move through the water. It is tradition to launch submarines with
:23:02. > :23:05.a bottle of beer, and the students today were only too happy to help.
:23:05. > :23:15.So, with the testing complete, the team are now confident they can
:23:15. > :23:16.
:23:16. > :23:19.pedal their way to a winning podium. Wonderful, I would love to see them
:23:19. > :23:22.in a pit stop. That's about it from me in the
:23:22. > :23:25.studio for now, but I'll be back with a round-up of all today's news
:23:25. > :23:31.at 10pm. Now, though, time to join Imogen again at Bristol's new
:23:31. > :23:36.multi-million pound museum. Where are you now, Imogen?
:23:36. > :23:40.This is one of the highlights of the M Shed. The architecture of the
:23:40. > :23:44.building has meant there are floor- to-ceiling glass walls on each
:23:44. > :23:48.floor, giving you a magnificent view across the harbour. Not quite
:23:48. > :23:52.the weather they hoped for the opening ceremony, and we will have
:23:52. > :23:57.a full forecast in a moment, but as it opened to the public today I
:23:57. > :24:02.thought we should find out what the public has made of it. Tina, what
:24:02. > :24:06.did you make of it? It was fantastic, really, really good. I
:24:06. > :24:12.was not expecting so many interactive things for the children.
:24:12. > :24:18.We love it. It was great. What was the best bits? I liked the air raid
:24:18. > :24:23.shelters and the bus. Did you like it, Oscar? I like it all. Is it
:24:23. > :24:27.still a Friday, though? Yes it is still Friday! What was the
:24:27. > :24:34.highlight for you, Nikkei? thought it was all good, lots of
:24:34. > :24:44.interesting things to look at, some quirky things from the Bristol
:24:44. > :24:48.Royal Infirmary. Some of the bits are quite macabre. What about you,
:24:48. > :24:52.what did you like? There was nothing to not like, it was all
:24:52. > :24:58.really good. With a seal of approval like that, you cannot go
:24:58. > :25:07.wrong. The weather, however, tells a different story, so let's get the
:25:07. > :25:12.It does no good down there, I will be making a visit myself. If I
:25:12. > :25:17.chase -- it does look good. If I choose a day to get out, it will be
:25:17. > :25:21.Sunday, because tomorrow looks quite right. We had a respite today
:25:21. > :25:24.before the rain arrived this afternoon, and the rain will make a
:25:24. > :25:30.gradual clearance but stays with us overnight and into tomorrow.
:25:30. > :25:35.Another weekend of two hearts, heavy showers tomorrow and Sunday
:25:35. > :25:41.is drier and brighter. It is because of the low-pressure that
:25:41. > :25:45.tomorrow will be unsettled, heavy showers pushing through tomorrow
:25:45. > :25:50.with a strengthening wind. So as we go through the rest of this evening
:25:50. > :25:55.and night, still rein around as we saw at the harbourside, but it is
:25:55. > :25:59.clearing, it will push away but heavy showers to follow right off
:25:59. > :26:03.the back of that and the winds at the moment suddenly but they will
:26:03. > :26:09.swing round during the night to come from the south-west and west.
:26:09. > :26:14.Not particularly cold, though. But from the word go tomorrow, the
:26:14. > :26:19.showers making their presence felt, frequent, intense, heavy at times,
:26:19. > :26:22.possibly a rumble of thunder. The down draft of the shower was
:26:22. > :26:26.combined with the strong westerly wind means the highs will really
:26:26. > :26:33.struggle. You will need a sheltered spot out of the breeze to get
:26:33. > :26:38.anywhere need 16 and 17th -- to get anywhere near 16 and 17. Into
:26:38. > :26:41.tomorrow evening, the showers continue, so if you have any at --
:26:41. > :26:51.if you have any evening activities planned, not the greatest evening
:26:51. > :26:52.
:26:52. > :26:57.for it. It leads into a much better Sunday. Still holding on to that
:26:57. > :27:01.keen West-south-westerly, and have a highs will struggle to get beyond
:27:02. > :27:06.17, but it will feel warmer than Saturday in sheltered spots, and at
:27:06. > :27:14.least staying dry. For the Festival of Nature at the harbourside, a
:27:14. > :27:18.heavy shower on Saturday but on This is my friend, he told me off
:27:18. > :27:21.because I did not ask him a question. He is five.
:27:21. > :27:25.Now if you are planning to come down to the harbour this weekend,
:27:25. > :27:27.there is lots for you to see. The BBC's Festival of Nature is also on.
:27:27. > :27:30.There is the chance to meet wildlife experts and presenters
:27:30. > :27:33.from the Natural History Unit and Points West. And plenty of hands-on