19/04/2017 Channel Islands News

Good evening. I'm Charlie McArdle.

Welcome to BBC Channel Islands. These are Wednesday's headlines.

Dinosaur dental work causes a fire at Tamba Park.

And hear the children's choir overcoming heartbreak

and suffering to bring joy to the world.

We noticed some black smoke appearing behind the greenhouse and

then we have done explosion. Not a good day.

And hear the children's choir overcoming heartbreak

and suffering to bring joy to the world.

There is not a great deal of changing weather pattern. More good

weather to come. But the chance of a change the weekend.

Join me for the full weather forecast shortly.

Repairs to a giant model dinosaur sparked a fire at a Jersey

Tamba Park in St Lawrence had to be evacuated after the fire started

in a greenhouse where staff were welding teeth

No-one was hurt, but it took three fire engines and nearly 20

firefighters to bring the flames under control,

Thick black smoke could be seen for miles, after a welder doing dino

dentistry at the St Lawrence theme park sparked a big fire.

Staff were doing routine maintenance on the exhibit when it caught fire.

Flames soon spread to plastic on the roof, on to a car

We noticed some black smoke appearing from behind the

greenhouses and then there was some explosions and bounds. The smoke got

a lot worse, building up into the scary. We decided to stay

everywhere. but it took 19 firefighters

a couple of hours to bring They say the smoke was particularly

dangerous because rubber and plastic Any smoke is a bad thing, but this

particular, involving plastic, is going to involved in some nasty

chemicals. The firefighters limited the fire very quickly, to eliminate

any risk. Roads close to the the park

were closed for several hours Visitors praised the Tamba

staff for their quick actions, as they cleared

the play-areas and cafe. The owner was relieved there was not

any more problems. We just have to move on. A good few thousands worth

of equipment. Fire crews remained

on site throughout The park itself has not been damaged

and will open as normal tomorrow. A man has gone on trial

for the indecent assault and rape 30-year-old Kevin Irving

is alleged to have got into the bed of the woman

and assaulted her while she thought he was someone else.

Alison Moss was at the start of the four-day trial

in Jersey's Royal Court. This is not the archetypal

rape case of struggling and shouting to stop,

the court was told by the prosecution,

but it was still rape, with the traumatic consequences

associated with it. On this the first day

of the trial, we heard In front of the jury

of six men and six women, but hidden from view

from the defendent, she took them through the events which led

to her reporting The woman explained

how she had signed up to the dating site,

Plenty Of Fish, where her profile made it clear she was not adverse

to meeting for a relationship She and another man

started messaging and, while on a night out

with friends on July 29 last year, When they met up, Kevin Irving

was also with the man. They went to a property

in St Helier. The victim said she was happy

to go back with the man, while Kevin Irving planned to call

a taxi from the house. But in the hours following,

the prosecution claims, while vulnerable, in bed

and in the dark, the woman was assaulted and raped

by Kevin Irving, when the other man The victim said she only

realised it was someone else when there was shouting

and the door opened. She left the house shocked

and reported to the rape to a policeman she

found on the street. Kevin Irving denies

the charges and the trial Ministers have paid ?33,000

for advice from a public relations firm on how to handle media interest

in Jersey's care inquiry. They got a UK political consultancy

company to give guidance on dealing with national and international

interest in the Jersey inquiry into historic child abuse,

which is due to publish its report soon.

The Chief Minister wants to improve upon the way Ministers have handled

such issues in the past. Following months of dispute,

the States has agreed to class the streets on a Jersey trading

estate as main roads. Members of the public will have

to pay to park at Rue des Pres, Previously, the land

was unrestricted, leading to numerous complaints about bad

parking and blocked rights of way. The Minister responsible said

the only solution was to class them as main roads,

so they can be more tighly You are watching the BBC

in the Channel Islands. Still to come on

tonight's programme, the children's choir overcoming

heartbreak and suffering Guernsey has secured a four-year

sponsorship deal that will support its Island Games team

until the 2021 Games. Today, the Chairman of the Guernsey

Island Games Association signed The global insurance company has

sponsored Team Guernsey since 2011. The association says funding

is invaluable to island athletes. The give us mercenaries, so that

every sport has been given a bursary to help develop the sport. It is not

only the prospect of going to the games, it is the development of the

sport. There is concern that Guernsey's

Bluebell Wood is under threat Environmentalists warn that

the non-native Spanish bluebell, a hybrid that produces more bulbs

and seeds, is out-competing Guernsey's Environment Department

is organising groups of people to remove the species,

which is similar to the native bluebell, but slightly

paler and more upright. A Guernsey-born singer,

producer and musician has been shortlisted for a prestigious

Ivor Novello music award. Mura Masa, otherwise known

as Alex Crossan, has been nominated in the Best Contempory Song

category for Lovesick, The Ivors, which recognise

excellence in songwriting and composing, will be awarded

in London next month. Orphaned children from Africa have

been in Jersey to spread the message The Watoto Choir travel the world,

to broaden the horizons of the young people in their care,

but also inspire thousands of others who watch their performances,

which they are also taking Emma Chambers went along

to Le Rocquier School, You would not tell from

hearing and seeing them, but all these children

have experienced They are orphans from Uganda,

who are now in the care of Watoto Ministries,

an East African religious group who care for vulnerable

young people and widows. This choir is on a

once-in-a-lifetime trip Not one of sorrow, but one

of hope and empowerment. They are from homes that

were very violent to them. Mothers that have,

literally, disowned them. Fathers who have run

away from children, And for them, that is a painful

thing, but thank God, they are young and can easily

get past that. So, all we are trying to say is, it

doesn't matter how bad things were, And it was well received

by these students. I thought I was absolutely amazing.

The things we take for granted, they regard as privileges, but it was

great to see them enjoying themselves and fantastic to watch

them. It is amazing that they have such a positive attitude to life.

You can be seven years old and have the confidence to get up on stage

and sing and dance. This is the second time they have

been invited to the school. We are very proud of our

international links and this just links in very well with that.

Jersey is an island. We are part of the world and part

of growing up and being educated is to understand how

that world works. And for the first time, the choir

is taking their message to Guernsey, where they will be

performing later this week. So more Channel Islanders can see

there is happiness and hope, You can see and hear more

from the Watoto Choir on our Facebook page,

where we have the details The weather is great

for sun worshippers, but not so good for the growers,

with still no rain. David, is it something

to worry about? The sunshine will continue, but it

could come to a named on Monday, because we have an active weather

system on its way. Moreover later. Tomorrow, more fame and drying

weather, with plenty of sunshine. The pressure from fearfully Harry at

the moment. A band of cloud on this week on Saturday. More to the north

of hours. As you can see. A fine evening, but the chilly late to

come. Overnight temperatures for- five Celsius. A fine day tomorrow. A

lot of sunshine most of the day. Clothes coming later on, but there

will be much later on in the day. Here are the water details. Winners

are going to rain? He has the forecast from Sunday to Monday. The

surface much more weather system, pushing probably somewhere to others

on Monday afternoon. The timing of it a bit uncertain at the moment. Oh

pixel dream to come on Monday. But until then, remaining dryly. 3-D,

remaining frame, Saturday, that week weather front bringing a degree of

uncertainty. You are up to date with the news

from the Channel Islands. I will be back at eight

with an update and then again with your local news

first after the BBC doing what they're expected to do.

Indeed plenty to keep and eye on in the next few weeks.

A round-up of other stories making the news in the South West...

Detectives investigating a fire at a Grade One listed stately home

near Beaminster have arrested a 68-year-old local man

Parnham House suffered a significant amount of damage in the blaze.

lessons after shaving his head for a cancer charity.

Fifteen year old Taylor Jones, was told by Launceston College

in Cornwall that his extreme hairstyle was unacceptable

The college says Taylor was advised to have his hair cut to a "very

A Conservative MP has called for cars in Cornwall

to have the flag of St Piran on their number plates

Scott Mann was speaking on the issues at a Westminster Hall

Jack Nowell has become the first ever Exeter Chiefs player to be

The 24-year old was today named in the 41-man squad for the summer

The first the Cornishman heard of his inclusion

was when the touring party was announced on television.

And as Andy Birkett found out, there was quite a celebration.

Jack Nowell, Exeter Chiefs and England.

To be named in that is obviously a massive

thing for myself and for the

I'm very excited, it's any rugby players dream.

Not only play into the country but a chance to go on

tour with the Lions is massive and to be given a chance now is go

It's a chance the popular Cornishman has

Everyone around the club is naturally delighted.

To have a current British Lion in your team is

For it to be one of the players that has come to your

academy system and have only played their Premiership rugby year at one

club and becoming international here and now become a British line, it

doesn't really get any better than that from the club's perspective

for me as well, the fact that it's happened to such a good

Despite his rapid rise from mini rugby at the Pirates through Truro

College to now becoming a premiership and England regular, he

To be honest, I was home this weekend,

they treat me the same as

and take bike rides along the green and things.

Identical bid to much different, but their role

It's nice to be able to share that with them.

Can you just talk me through this Jack about your dream of being a

You notice a shirt no? Yes I am wearing the shirt. I was given on a

tour when I was younger, but I was never as I be wearing one in my

career. Delete that now though. A nine-year old from Cornwall has

been getting to grips with the ins Has made her own stall in the market

Austin and has even divined her own marketing strategy. To run any sort

of stored in your stock so there is a trip down to the local

cash-and-carry, and wants you got that you need to spy on somebody

sell it. When I saw them her local market. I've got Kit Kat lollies,

penny sweets, sherbet and everything. She's doing this to

raise money for Mary Carey which helps people with terminal misses.

In his own: 01 hygiene certificate and dad Steve has sorted out her own

marketing study. It was her idea. She's been copying the anti-bin

doing this kind of thing since he was two really. She started this

years ago with her first sticker shock and now she asked me to make

this sweet shop for. The market is run by the local town council, Leben

impressed by your ingenuity. This young lady, what and entrepreneur at

such a young age. I take my hat off to her. Especially for the charity

that she is raising money for. And even at the tender age of nine, she

is already coming up with their own sales techniques. It would be

quicker to serve people, these sweets equal a pound, so it would

take me ages to sell these as individually but how about these ?1

packs. They would love to her own shop and by the looks of it she

knows exactly what to do to make it happen. A successful businesswoman

in the making their I think. Lots of people start in the market don't

they? A 17-year-old fisherman from Cornwall at is the subject of a

documentary that has won the in International film Festival.

Spotlight has gone to meet the people who made the film.

A weather-beaten face, the sort of face you read about from good

writers. Shot over a period of three years, this portrait of fisherman

Malcolm Baker has won plaudits in Britain and America. Last month, it

picked up on the ward at San Francisco's International Ocean film

Festival. The idea for the film came about when Austrian Leo cataract

came to work in Cornwall. I was fascinated by his life his work and

I got to know him a bit better which then became me not going back to

Austria so I would just like to stop and stay little bit with Malcolm

which we did for seven years. But Knockin was initially reluctant to

be the subject of the documentary. He won in the end. The traditional

skill set Malcolm learnt are celebrated in the film. But in call

centre day, there is no one to follow him when he retires. That's

the downside of it, now, really. But that's life I suppose. But some

skills are being passed on through the's project. These children from

Austria on and exchange programme benefit from Malcolm's has a

experience. It's about how people see changes for young people living

here. There are so many people in the film that it is a community

film. Those 25 in a string... But what was the hardest part of being

in the film from Malcolm? Two trying not to square swear. The film makers

are trying to arrange some local screening soon. I like his style.

Now in the last hour and a half the 20 17th tool ships regatta has got

underway in South Devon. The race features some of the world's largest

sailing ships. This was the scene in the Torbay at the start of the first

leg to Portugal. We've seen some lovely blue skies, but what are

conditions like the overs. Here's the forger. The winter get that

strong, but nice calm seas. That's not going to change that much, the

fine weather continues. Quite a big change come the weekend I'll come to

that in a second. Perhaps more cloud around them recently but we've had

some lovely sunrises and sunsets. This was Dorset in the morning, some

lovely flowers and courts in flower. This was the sunrise this morning in

Charlestown. Glorious condition through most of us, there has been a

bit of cloud floating around but it continues to be fine this evening.

Overnight, there is a bit more in the way of cloud coming our way and

that will drift across us by the morning. So there is a bit more

cloud around tomorrow morning how much rain we will see but I think

little if any and the cloud should break up with any tool either

sunshine through especially in the afternoon. This area of high

pressure is pretty strong and is weakening the low pressure coming

from the north. By the middle of the day on Friday we do have weather

systems trying to make progress. This is the one that arrives on

Saturday which brings a band of cloud and returns northward. So

Sunday looks like it will be a largely fine day. Quite a big change

on this weather front as it comes down from the North later, overnight

on Sunday night and into Monday. We leave the area of high pressure and

for those that need it the could be some significant rainfall on Monday.

Until then lots of fine and dry weather and relatively mild. As that

weather front arrives on Sunday into Monday the cold air flights in, so

make the most of the warmth that were going to see over the next few

days because it does cooldown early next week. That is the weather front

that I am talking about that will bring cloud later. This was earlier

today on Dartmoor where it was fine, but it hasn't spoiled what was a

lovely day for most of us like Hayes and slightly reduced visibility

because of the Hayes, hopefully the visibility will improve over the

next few days. Dry and bright for all of us after quite a chilly start

first thing this morning. Overnight, there is some clear sky, but

eventually the cloud will start to creep in from the north. Very little

rain coming out of that cloud but it will have in effect on temperatures.

Not quite as cold, with overnight temperatures down to 4-6 . Tomorrow

should be lovely, mostly dry, a few showers possible along the northern

half of Devon, most of us getting away with a lot of dry weather.

Patchy cloud, sunny spells, and a top temperature of 12 - 13 degrees.

For the Isles of Scilly, I nice day after a cloudy start and should

brighten up in the afternoon. High water times as you see here, very

little for our surfers, the service mole at the moment. For the tall

ships, very calm seas in the English Channel. Wins tomorrow light, no

more than 43 and generally fair with good visibility. Before forecast for

the weekend, 13 to 14 degrees but by the time we get to Monday it

habitually. Have a good evening. News on our late news of the new

tungsten wire on the edge of Dartmoor, from all of us have a

lovely evening, good night.