08/07/2011 BBC Points West

Hello and welcome to BBC Points West. The headlines tonight:

The co-founder of Live Aid urges everyone to help the children dying

in Somalia. Midge Ure gives a heartfelt appeal from his home city

in Bath. These people have got no water, no food, no money. If they

had money they would have nowhere to spend it. It is beyond

comprehension. Also tonight: The secret training

base for Churchill's guerilla army. Work reveals another possible

underground bunker in Wiltshire. Ready to rock on the beach in

Weston as T4 returns to the seaside. And George Bernard Shaw exposed -

the playwright as you've never seen The co-founder of Band Aid, Midge

Ure, is urging people across the West to help the millions starving

in the Horn of Africa. The '80s pop star, who lives near Bath, says we

mustn't become numb to the shocking pictures being shown of their

plight. Just after our programme tonight,

leading British humanitarian agencies will broadcast an appeal

for donations following concern that refugee camps in Kenya and

Ethiopia are struggling to cope with the huge numbers coming from

Somalia. In a moment we'll be hearing from Midge Ure, but first

Andrew Plant has been finding out how the Somali community in Bristol

are doing everything they can to help their people back home.

Outside this Mosque in Bristol, buckets for donations after Friday

prayers. The Somalian community here have already raised almost

�30,000 to help those suffering back home. Today, the rain a minor

nuisance and easily avoided. But in East Africa it hasn't rained

properly for two years. More than 10 million are affected. My brother

passed away and someone else said that they did not know where people

are. The anxiety levels in the Moscow right now are very high.

drought in Somalia is forcing mass migration. The situation is dire

and people are already dying. People die every day. Many in this

West country's O'Malley and community have extended family

members affected and they are anxious. News of individuals is

hard to come by. We see all the stories on TV. It is really sad.

The money they are sending to Somalia will help save many lives,

but with 10 people -- down 10 million people in affected, much

more will be needed. Earlier I met up with one of the

men behind banded and Live Aid in that the 1980s and started by

asking him how he felt about the latest crisis. To be still seeing

that happening after all this time, is a horrible experience. I suppose

in a way, it was inevitable that it would happen. The problem that is

raging out there in the last fe years, we have discovered it is

global warm-up -- global warming. The rains would normally fail every

10 years and now they feel annually and so the crops disappear. The few

animals that they have died. They are left with absolutely nothing.

Did you ever imagine that 25, 26 years after a banded, you'd be

seeing the same images? I think you'd be naive to think that, as

great as those things where and as much asDon people to change their

opinions, it would be naive to think that it was going to fix this.

It was a sticky plaster and if you were dying as sticking-plaster will

not make a difference. It was a motivational thing. It helps people

see charity work in a different light. When I was a child, my

parents would say to meet think of all the starving kids in Africa to

meet you finish a meal, and that was back in the 1950s. It does not

go away. People sometimes get a sense of fatigue seeing these

images on their TV screens. Do you think it is easy for people to

forget that they are parents like you and I? It is all fall four

people sitting at home watching this saying, I saw the same thing

last year and people keep asking us for more and more. The bottom line

is that the level that people -- level of people -- level of poverty

out there is on a different level than we have here. We do not hear

of done of people starving to death in the UK. I think we live in a

switch of football society. We do not have to face it. Because it is

not necessarily our immediate problem. The reality is that these

are parents just like us, children are just like ours. There is no

difference. It is just that we have an awful lot more than they have or

that they will ever have. Maybe to as the idea of having to give up

your mobile phone or send back your satellite -, that is poverty in our

spectrum. Theirs is a whole different thing. They cannot feed

their children. It is that simple. In other news tonight, detectives

investigating the shooting of Rico Gordon on Stapleton Road in Bristol

are looking for a black hooded sweatshirt which may have been

discarded by a gunman. The 20-year- old was killed in the early hours

of Sunday morning during a gunfight by two groups, both from London. A

woman injured in the attack remains in hospital. Police want people in

the Belmont Street and St Mark's Road area of Easton to be on the

look out for the black top. I would ask anyone in that era to be

vigilant, but if they find what they think is this top not to touch

it because we need to prayer text it -- preserve it for forensic

investigation. The force is working closely with

the Met in London, where all the suspects are believed to be based.

The man detectives want to question over the death of a 51-year-old

woman in a village near Weston- Super-Mare is described as being in

a stable condition in hospital. Julie Tottle, who lived in Kewstoke,

died from head injuries following a sustained attack. Her husband

Stephen Hotson, who police say fell or jumped from an upstairs window,

has been arrested on suspicion of her murder.

A man is in Frenchay Hospital with serious injuries after an apparent

row over a taxi fare. The incident happened at 3 o'clock this morning

in the village of Chew Stoke. Today, roads were closed while police

examined a taxi on the side of Chew Lane. It's not clear how the man

got his injuries. The taxi driver is being questioned on suspicion of

causing grievous bodily harm. More secrets have been unearthed

today in a forest near Highworth in Wiltshire into the clandestine

world of Britain's wartime guerrilla army. Thousands of

volunteers were trained on an estate at Coleshill, ready to wreak

havoc on the Nazis should they ever invade. A week long dig's just

finished, telling us more about Churchill's auxiliary units. Scott

Ellis reports. The weeks after the evacuation at Dunkirk, German

soldiers had stormed west to the coast. Their generals were ready to

invade. Now Adolph had lasted, just as Napoleon's to do more than 100

years before. -- Adolf Hitler. response, Winston Churchill set up

a secret army. He would wait for the Germans to occupy, then attack.

Three-and-a-half 1000 volunteers headed through Highworth to learn

the art of assassination and sabotage. They were also literally

an underground army, they were trained to spend weeks concealed in

shelters. They would go to ground and the Germans would is that --

establish themselves, at these guys would come out at night, do the

reading of the German's houses, find where the ammunition dumps

where and cause as much damage as they could. All week, they have

been digging here. Here is the sight of the Secret Army's signal

base. Evidence here perhaps of more bunkers used for training, plus

bullets and bombs. This was a well- equipped army. They had this kind

of machine gun long before the British Army did. They were issued

with a whole range of explosives, truck rolled -- truckloads of

explosives. They would have caused massive damage to the German

advance. This man was in a secret army patrol. He recounts being

trained to move quietly in forests. Carry a weapon on that side and

then when you move your foot, he will down first, and then... Many

of volunteers have never spoken about the auxiliary army.

Government files remain under lock and key so digging is the way to

find out more. There is another clue - a plaque in nearby harp --

nearby Highworth. This women would need the volunteers and take them

up the hill for their training. This village was the gateway for

the are made. We're glad you could join us on

this showery Friday evening. Coming up later in the programme:

From her little pony to the dancing dressage horses - we meet our best

Olympic medal prospect. And the storm clouds that had a

sting in the tail for South Gloucestershire - Ian Furgusson has

People living in Filton on the edge of Bristol are worried there will

be traffic chaos in the area if the historic airfield becomes a huge

housing estate. The airfield owner BAE systems says it's now looking

at using the land for a mixture of housing and commercial development

when the runway closes next year. A public meeting is being held

tonight about the future of the land. People are worried about what

is going to replace the air-filled. People do not want to see it go. I

think we have to be realistic. They have decided to sell it and there

will not be anyone to come along with the amount of money necessary

to keep it going so we have to be real and look to the best deal.

Plans to keep the Concorde museum on the airfield site - rather than

moving it to Cribbs Causeway - will also be discussed tonight, though

no decisions will be made. Weston-Super-Mare's economy could

be boosted by up to �1 million this weekend, as thousands descend on

North Somerset for one of the biggest pop roadshows. The weekend

extravaganza T4 on the Beach is a sell-out, and the seaside town is

bracing itself for the influx of visitors, traffic and music. Here's

Jules Hyam. This weekend at Weston-super-Mare

is very much at the heart of the whole of the pop universe. It is

all because of this. This festival is back in the town for its 7th

consecutive year. This year it is bigger and better. This year there

is an you look, new lighting and the stage itself juts right out

into the beach to get you, pop fans, much closer to the action.

really is that crowd that is unrivalled. His is the best crowd

we have in the country so that is why we keep coming back. It is

definitely more, more, more of this year. Backstage, we have more at

social media. The whole event is streamed live on Facebook. We're

also trying to convey a greater sense of where this event is staged.

The team have been setting up the whole production for about a week.

They have been making it look perfect for the audience and for

the millions watching at home, both live and then after each of the

repeats. That is all good PR for Weston-super-Mare. We would hope

that it would encourage the younger generation to get a first look at

the seaside resort and hopefully come back for years to come.

Weston-super-Mare's media profile is very much on the up. This is

creek cash from the royal family directing his new sitcom. Another

TV appearance -- Appearance and another chance to sell the time to

visitors. The problem with being a seaside resort is that much of the

local economy relies on tourism and that relies on at the weather.

Events like this are so important for the area. People will come and

Let us hope the sun shines. Sport now and the good stages of

the Twenty20 Cup are moving towards their conclusions. There is an

important derby between Somerset and Gloucestershire tonight. He big

crowd, I understand. So far so good. It is a sell-out.

The seats are all full. About 7,000 or 8,000. Somerset are batting

first. We are in the 18th over. Gloucestershire cannot make the

quarter-finals but Somerset will need to when, currently in second

and with just one match to play. Everyone here is just pleased to

see some cricket. Really enjoying it because they have not done well

with the weather - four of their eight home matches have been

affected. Not great for players or spectators. Twenty20 cricket does

generate a lot of revenue so it is not good for their finances either.

Everyone very happy to see this game on tonight. Elsewhere, more

good news for Wiltshire swimmer Stephanie Millward. She has picked

up another gold medal at the Paralympic Championships in Berlin.

This time in the 400 metres backstroke. -- 100 metres

backstroke. That is to add to her medal in the 400 metres freestyle.

She also picked up a silver medal in her 100 metres race on Friday.

The latest in our Olympic hopefuls, those who are really making --

hoping to make a big impact in London in one year, we are taking a

closer look at those who are working hard to be a big part of

next week's games. Laura Bechtolsheimer from Ampney St Peter

in Gloucestershire is one of our best hopes. She will compete in the

dress as. She has been confirmed today as the number two rider in

the world. This is where Laura

Bechtolsheimer's Olympic dream has been nurtured. Not just the family

home in Ampney St Peterborough an equine centre of excellence. It has

been dubbed the Hilton of horses. This is the blow dryer for horses...

It is all aimed at giving her the best chance for success. The family

also breed and trained horses. Before I was old enough to her

right, my father had me in his saddle. I have always done

something horse related so it is exciting to write horses that use

of being born, and to be able to write them later.

She has been committing -- competing with her horse Mistral

Horjis, or Alf as she calls him, for seven years. Dressage is best

described as ballet with horses. It has to be assured man but obedient

as well. It is about extravagance of

movement. But also, being 100% in harmony and controlled by the rider.

I have to look good on top and he looks like he is just doing it

himself. This is her first time on a pony.

Laura's father has been a big inspiration. As well as buying her

first pony when she was three years old, he also competed for Great

Britain in the 1990s. She is great under pressure. She

excels and is always getting better. It is always nerve-racking, and I

am always quite exhausted by the time she is finished.

Lord are won silver at last year's world championships but to win

Olympic gold, she is likely to be up against the world's most

expensive horse, recently bought for a reported �10 million.

Jess - horses hardly ever go for that kind of money so it is crazy.

-- dress as horses. If I do the best performance that I can, I will

be extremely happy. Greenwich Park will help -- host

the competition next year. Good luck to her. We are just

coming to the end of the 19th over here. 147 for four. They have

dished out some hard hats as part of the marketing campaign. We will

have to see some more bake sixes before they are used. If you want

to hear more, a local radio stations have all the commentary.

Thank you very much. Let us hope the rain holds off for you.

As set of never seen photos taken by the writer George Bernard Shaw

has gone Elton's -- on display in Wiltshire.

The exhibition features the thousands of his photos including

self portraits, one or two of which have raised a few eyebrows.

This proves what most of us have guessed - Bernard's shot is an

institution in himself... He gained that status because of

his gift forwards. This is him toiling away on a typewriter. Here,

at the only gallery dedicated to photography, George Bernard Shaw is

in the spotlight. He was known as a great literary

voice but he was also clearly an accomplished photographer and a

bold one as well. Some of his photographs that have attracted the

most attention are his nudes. A little unusual for their time. He

did not photograph anyone else in the nude, just himself.

The photographs come from a collection held by the London

School of Economics, which George Bernard Shaw founded.

I have got this down to 150 images, but that was too many, and it was

very hard to get it down to a small number of images that were

representative of his work. It is a set of images that were

well received by the first visitors to the exhibition.

I think they are very interesting. Your associate George Bernard Shaw

whether writing that this is something very different. It is

really quite revealing, what else he was doing apart from writing.

It is revealing in more ways than one. Whether it is subtle portrait

of nudity or stark seascapes, this is a side of George Bernard shot

that is worth a look. I will not see him in the same

light again. Yesterday evening there was some torrential rain

across the West. We understand that you were out

there in Europe -- with your Yes, we were storm chasing

yesterday. We have had some lively weather. Small tornadoes reported

in Bognor Regis and in Bolton. We have had some lightning as well.

Yesterday, if you were in south Gloucestershire at around 9pm, this

is how the rain fall looks. This was the sting in the tail. This is

not a common sight in the British Isles. Some strong winds in the

front of that thunder storm as it marched up the seven. -- the River

Severn. If you get good weather pictures, send them to us. For the

rest of the weekend, showers will become less of a feature. The

balance is tipping towards sunnier and warmer weather. The same story

at Silverstone if you're going there for this weekend's Grand Prix.

Similar to yesterday, with a few more showers following. It will

take a while to lose the last of these. This is the prediction

taking things forward from here. Generally, we will lose the showers

inland as the night wears on. It will not be a particularly cold

night with temperatures getting down to around 11 degrees Celsius.

Tomorrow, the balance shifts more towards sunny spells. A moderately

breezy day. A few of these showers ft across as well. About 30% chance

of catching one of those. By tomorrow evening, the showers are

out of the way. Temperatures will feel warm were in those conditions

at around 21 Celcius. Sea conditions will mellow as well.

Generally try, with better conditions, temperatures getting