:00:07. > :00:07.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.
:00:08. > :00:10.The chaplain who's been told he won't be promoted
:00:11. > :00:17.In Christian terms, it?s far better to be married than
:00:18. > :00:22.cohabiting with somebody or living, as the Church would put, in sin.
:00:23. > :00:25.On the anniversary of World War One, the play remembering eight brothers
:00:26. > :00:42.I am live in Sleaford where preparations are being made to turn
:00:43. > :00:47.out the lights to remember those killed in World War I.
:00:48. > :00:50.The Ukrainian woman being sent back to her war`torn homeland despite her
:00:51. > :00:54.Singing in the rain ` thousands attend a music festival
:00:55. > :01:13.A Lincolnshire Chaplain has accused the Church of England
:01:14. > :01:17.of being "behind the curve" by blocking his job promotion
:01:18. > :01:23.Earlier this year, Canon Jeremy Pemberton became the first Church
:01:24. > :01:27.of England clergyman to take part in a gay marriage ceremony.
:01:28. > :01:30.He's now called on church leaders to urgently examine the decision
:01:31. > :01:35.by the acting Bishop for Southwell and Nottingham to refuse him
:01:36. > :01:46.England's greatest controversies. Gay marriage became legal in England
:01:47. > :01:49.and Wales earlier this year. And Canon Jeremy Pemberton, who
:01:50. > :01:55.works in Lincolnshire, was the first Church of England clergyman to marry
:01:56. > :01:58.a man, his long`term partner Laurence Cunningham. But now it
:01:59. > :02:25.But now it seems the marriage has cost him a job.
:02:26. > :02:28.He was offered the role of chaplain and bereavement manager at the
:02:29. > :02:31.Trust in Nottinham, but the offer was withdrawn after the Bishop
:02:32. > :02:34.refused to grant him a licence in the area. Speaking from abroad,
:02:35. > :02:36.Canon Pemberton gave me his reaction.
:02:37. > :02:39.I think the Church of England is clearly behind the curve in relation
:02:40. > :02:42.to where society is, because I think for most people ` not everybody,
:02:43. > :02:45.some people don't like the idea of same`sex marriage ` but most people
:02:46. > :02:47.regard it as a completely uncontroversial thing now, I think.
:02:48. > :02:50.In a statement, the Right Reverend Richard Inwood, the acting Bishop
:02:51. > :03:15.Pemberton currently works as a hospital chaplain, we asked if
:03:16. > :03:29.people minded having a gay man in the clergy.
:03:30. > :03:47.Just personally, I don't particularly like it. No. Why should
:03:48. > :03:50.anyone? It's 2014. And some within the church are
:03:51. > :03:53.calling for a change in attitude. It's really important lesbian and
:03:54. > :03:55.gay couples, priests within the church should marry, should commit
:03:56. > :03:57.themselves to each other, should legalise their relationship, and of
:03:58. > :04:01.course in Christian terms, it's far better to be married than to be
:04:02. > :04:04.cohabiting with someone or to be living, as the church would put it,
:04:05. > :04:06.It's really important lesbian and gay couples, priests within the
:04:07. > :04:09.encouraging gay people to do. Canon Pemberton says he will
:04:10. > :04:11.continue with his role in Lincolnshire, but wants church
:04:12. > :04:18.better to be married than to be cohabiting with someone or to be
:04:19. > :04:21.in Lincolnshire, but wants church leaders to look again
:04:22. > :04:25.Earlier I spoke with Andrew Marsh from the group Christian Concern,
:04:26. > :04:27.which campaigns to see Britain return to the Christian faith. I
:04:28. > :04:30.asked him whether Jeremy Pemberton was wrong to marry his partner if he
:04:31. > :04:36.situation, but it is important to remember it is one entirely of Canon
:04:37. > :04:39.Pemberton's making. God is clear, the Bible is clear, the church
:04:40. > :04:41.teaching is clear and the House of Bishops in their statement this
:04:42. > :04:44.February also very clear that being a minister in the Church of England
:04:45. > :04:48.is not compatible with entering into a same`sex marriage.
:04:49. > :04:53.says the church is behind the curve on this one. Is he right? On the
:04:54. > :04:56.contrary. I think on this, society is behind the curve. What we've seen
:04:57. > :04:59.in this country in recent decades is the steady but deliberate
:05:00. > :05:03.dismantling of different aspects of marriage, and this has been a
:05:04. > :05:07.regressive rather than a progressive step. We are in 2014 now, and views
:05:08. > :05:19.are very different. Even the bishops can't agree on this one, can they?
:05:20. > :05:26.There is a great division. The critical thing to recognise is it is
:05:27. > :05:30.not the role of the church to follow up every trend in society. The
:05:31. > :05:34.church belongs to God and its first responsibility is to listen to him
:05:35. > :05:47.society, and the good news of rescue from death and judgement and broken
:05:48. > :05:50.relationships to society. Part of that good pattern God gives because
:05:51. > :06:06.The church belongs to God and its first responsibility is to
:06:07. > :06:20.he loves us is that marriage is between a man and woman.
:06:21. > :06:23.So if you are a gay or lesbian working as a Church of
:06:24. > :06:26.England chaplain at the moment in the health service and you try
:06:27. > :06:30.moving, is the same thing going to happen? Well, I think the Bishop of
:06:31. > :06:33.Southwell and Nottingham is to be commended for taking a sad decision,
:06:34. > :06:35.but one that is entirely right in the circumstances. Canon Pemberton
:06:36. > :06:38.was clearly aware of the situation of the position of the House of
:06:39. > :06:41.Bishops. Provocatively, sad to say, deliberately, he has gone ahead with
:06:42. > :06:44.that. As I say, one bishop said that and then the Bishop of Lincoln
:06:45. > :06:47.Well, I think the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham is to
:06:48. > :06:50.The Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham is to be commended on
:06:51. > :06:53.taking this decision, sad as it is. It does raise the question of what
:06:54. > :07:04.Canon Pemberton was clearly aware of the situation of the position
:07:05. > :07:06.will happen and whether the Bishop of
:07:07. > :07:19.Lincoln will take the action that is necessary to ensure clarity and
:07:20. > :07:23.Let us know what you think of this story. Is the church right to deny
:07:24. > :07:25.Jeremy Pemberton a job in Nottinghamshire when he's doing the
:07:26. > :07:57.People across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire are preparing to
:07:58. > :08:00.mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War.
:08:01. > :08:02.In the Lincolnshire village of Freesthorpe, a special play has been
:08:03. > :08:06.Eight brothers from the Beechey family went to war,
:08:07. > :08:10.Our arts correspondent Anne`Marie Tasker watched the performance.
:08:11. > :08:14.Right, then, lads! How about those uniforms, eh?
:08:15. > :08:18.Imagining the moment when the eight Beechey brothers signed up for a war
:08:19. > :08:22.In their home village of Friesthorpe,
:08:23. > :08:28.a play has been performed, telling the story of their sacrifice.
:08:29. > :08:30.Their father Thomas Beechey was the rector here.
:08:31. > :08:33.His granddaughter's photos show him with his 14 children
:08:34. > :08:41.Five were killed in horrific circumstances.
:08:42. > :08:49.I think one died on the wire, was on the wire all night.
:08:50. > :08:57.But now their story's being told once more and watched by villagers
:08:58. > :09:04.The audience literally follow the Beechey family on their journey
:09:05. > :09:07.through the village from the realisation that the brothers
:09:08. > :09:11.would go to war, to the horror of becoming one of only a handful
:09:12. > :09:17.After watching the Beechey brothers march away to
:09:18. > :09:33.I have got two sons who, had I been around during the war,
:09:34. > :09:36.they would have gone to war on probably not come back, as well.
:09:37. > :09:38.You can relate to that mother just so easily.
:09:39. > :09:46.And to mark the event, the bells of the tiny parish church
:09:47. > :09:51.were repaired to ring out for the first time in 100 years.
:09:52. > :09:53.It is lovely to have the bells ringing.
:09:54. > :09:57.Of course, bells fall silent during wartime.
:09:58. > :10:00.I suppose it's particularly fitting that they should be ringing
:10:01. > :10:06.In the shadow of a World War I plane, just three brothers returned.
:10:07. > :10:20.A story of loss and grief felt by thousands of families,
:10:21. > :10:32.And you can hear the play serialised from tomorrow
:10:33. > :10:36.Leaving Home is on the Melvyn Prior show from tomorrow until Friday.
:10:37. > :10:38.The show starts at nine o'clock in the morning.
:10:39. > :10:40.Tonight, lights will go out at churches, war memorials,
:10:41. > :10:42.public buildings and even Skegness illuminations, with just a single
:10:43. > :10:45.light or candle left to commemorate those who died in battle.
:10:46. > :10:47.Among the places joining the commemorations is Sleaford,
:10:48. > :10:57.How will they be remembering those lost in the First World War?
:10:58. > :11:03.Well, Peter, here, they will be turning out the lights at ten
:11:04. > :11:06.o'clock was just a single candle burning, the gesture at the Royal
:11:07. > :11:10.British Legion hope will be repeated in a million homes across the
:11:11. > :11:19.country. Lincoln Cathedral will join them. In Beverley, there will be a
:11:20. > :11:23.special service. In Skegness, the illuminations will be switched off.
:11:24. > :11:28.The clock will be frozen at ten o'clock, to encourage people to take
:11:29. > :11:33.time to remember those who died in World War I. The surface here will
:11:34. > :11:37.be led by the Reverend Philip Johnson, who is the vicar of
:11:38. > :11:46.Sleaford. Very much mixed emotions, you are expecting.
:11:47. > :11:50.At the beginning of the war, a huge range of emotions. Young men full of
:11:51. > :11:55.adventure and excitement, anticipation of going off to war,
:11:56. > :11:58.expecting to be home by Christmas. Parents left behind wondering
:11:59. > :12:03.whether they would see their sons again. We want to reflect that range
:12:04. > :12:05.of emotions. That loss was felt very keenly in
:12:06. > :12:16.Sleaford. It was. Homes and families were
:12:17. > :12:21.touched across the time. Thank you very much. There will be
:12:22. > :12:25.music tonight, poetry readings and this marker here. It is the marker
:12:26. > :12:32.from an unknown soldier who died in World War I. The service will
:12:33. > :12:38.commemorate all 750,000 lives that were lost during World War I.
:12:39. > :12:41.Police are continuing to question a 27`year`old man in connection with
:12:42. > :12:44.A 46`year`old man remains in hospital with life threatening
:12:45. > :12:47.injuries, after the incident on Saturday at the Rutland Arms.
:12:48. > :12:49.Police want anyone who saw the incident around six o'clock
:12:50. > :12:59.A million`pound scheme to protect homes in Louth
:13:00. > :13:03.Anglian Water says it's installing larger sewers in parts
:13:04. > :13:06.of the town to give more protection to homes and businesses.
:13:07. > :13:09.The work should be completed next year.
:13:10. > :13:16.It's understood that talks have begun with
:13:17. > :13:24.Lincolnshire County Council over the future of local libraries. There's
:13:25. > :13:26.been a long campaign to save the service.
:13:27. > :13:28.Last month, a High Court Judge ruled that the
:13:29. > :13:30.council unlawfully decided to hand the libraries over to volunteers.
:13:31. > :13:32.Greenwich Leisure, a not`for`profit company,
:13:33. > :13:34.is believed to have met with representatives from the authority
:13:35. > :13:40.A Ukrainian woman married to a British man from Lincolnshire has
:13:41. > :13:43.been told by the Government that she must return to her war`torn
:13:44. > :13:45.homeland. Halyna Ward married her husband Michael a year ago. She
:13:46. > :13:48.currently lives with him in Binbrook on a tourist visa, but after appeals
:13:49. > :13:51.to remain were declined, the Home Office says she'll be removed if she
:13:52. > :14:02.doesn't leave voluntarily. Phillip Norton reports.
:14:03. > :14:10.Halyna and Michael met three years ago and married in May last year.
:14:11. > :14:14.She last entered the UK on a tourist visa but now faces a return home,
:14:15. > :14:17.to a war torn separatist held area of the Ukraine, after appeals to
:14:18. > :14:32.She can apply for a sparse Visa but it has to be applied for from her
:14:33. > :14:38.home country. My house, ten miles,
:14:39. > :14:40.there is shooting everywhere. Go out from that area with
:14:41. > :14:49.children and families. The separatists view people
:14:50. > :14:58.from outside, even from the Kiev My wife's lived
:14:59. > :15:03.in that town all her life. Everyone knows her,
:15:04. > :15:07.they know about me. They know that I am her husband,
:15:08. > :15:25.so it will be extremely dangerous Much of this is about the timing of
:15:26. > :15:29.the unrest in the Ukraine. The Home Office told them she could return to
:15:30. > :15:33.a part of the country away from the conflict.
:15:34. > :15:36.At the situation in the Ukraine not being what it is now, they would
:15:37. > :15:42.have considered going back and making a further application. What
:15:43. > :15:46.they were saying in this case was the situation is such that we need
:15:47. > :15:57.you to consider this case here, because we can't go back to our home
:15:58. > :16:01.town. The couple have the support of the MP and a 200 signature
:16:02. > :16:05.petition. In a statement, The Home Office said these applications are
:16:06. > :16:09.considered on their individual merits, including compelling and
:16:10. > :16:14.compassionate circumstances and in line with immigration rules. No date
:16:15. > :16:18.has been given for Halyna to leave the country. The couple are hoping
:16:19. > :16:22.for a further review by the government.
:16:23. > :16:24.This is another story we'd like your thoughts on.
:16:25. > :16:26.Is the Home Office right to insist that
:16:27. > :16:29.Mrs Ward be sent back to the Ukraine or, from a humanitarian point
:16:30. > :16:41.of view, should she be allowed to stay with her husband in Binbrook?
:16:42. > :16:47.Hull Kingston Rovers lose their captain and possibly their chance
:16:48. > :17:06.Thousands dodge the rain showers for a music festival in Hull.
:17:07. > :17:20.Healing Station at Dusk taken by Steve McLoughlin.
:17:21. > :17:35.Another picture tomorrow. Another picture Monday night at the same
:17:36. > :17:41.time. I mean Tuesday night. Do you need to lie down?
:17:42. > :17:47.I have not forgiven you for calling me a Jaffa cake.
:17:48. > :17:52.I do not know what you mean. I meant they are tasty and nice.
:17:53. > :17:57.I will let you off. And rather orange. I hope you made
:17:58. > :18:02.the most of the sunshine today to top up your time, Peter. There will
:18:03. > :18:08.be a bit more cloud developing tomorrow through the afternoon. Into
:18:09. > :18:13.Wednesday, is very deep area of low pressure will push up from the South
:18:14. > :18:20.West and bring some heavy rain. They could be the odd light shower about
:18:21. > :18:25.now. You would be unlikely to catch one. Most places enjoying a fine and
:18:26. > :18:32.to the deck. And plenty of sunshine. It looks like a fine night, dry with
:18:33. > :18:49.long clear spells. Temperatures may slip back to around ten or 11
:18:50. > :18:54.degrees. Tomorrow morning, a bit of a chilly start, especially compared
:18:55. > :19:01.with recent days, but are largely dry morning with sunny spells. A bit
:19:02. > :19:10.more cloud developing from the West. Most places will stay dry. Warm is
:19:11. > :19:21.the theme through the rest of the week. Temperatures tomorrow getting
:19:22. > :19:26.up to 22 or 23. 22 is 72 Fahrenheit. An unsettled day on Wednesday. An
:19:27. > :19:30.area of low pressure pushing up from the south`west, with heavy rain at
:19:31. > :19:35.times. It looks like says they will be a pleasant day with a light
:19:36. > :19:40.breeze and sunshine. There may be more persistent rain on Friday.
:19:41. > :19:45.I understand his Lordship is on holiday and we have you for a stint.
:19:46. > :19:54.Three weeks. Three weeks?
:19:55. > :19:58.I will be nicer to you. Normally, he takes six.
:19:59. > :20:00.Hull Kingston Rovers skipper Josh Hodgson has accepted
:20:01. > :20:03.Hodgson, who began his career at Hull FC,
:20:04. > :20:08.Here's our sports reporter Simon Clark with more.
:20:09. > :20:12.This is what Josh Hodgson has been doing to catch the eye in Australia.
:20:13. > :20:14.He joins a growing number of English players over there.
:20:15. > :20:17.But yesterday, he could do nothing to stop Widnes in a game billed
:20:18. > :20:21.Widnes outscored the Robins two tries to one in the first half, Kris
:20:22. > :20:27.It failed to improve for Chris Chester's side
:20:28. > :20:30.in the second half, Widnes scoring again before Jason Chan put the
:20:31. > :20:45.On Friday, both Hull FC and and St Helen's paid tribute to
:20:46. > :20:47.their former player Steve Prescott, who died last year aged 39.
:20:48. > :20:49.Hull then set about eating the leaders
:20:50. > :20:56.Richard Hall and Tom Lineham gave Hull a half`time lead,
:20:57. > :21:00.and they held on to secure victory by 19 to 12, but still face a battle
:21:01. > :21:08.Lincoln City have revealed their new kit ahead of the first
:21:09. > :21:11.They're returning to the traditional red and white
:21:12. > :21:18.They'll face Kidderminster Harriers at Sincil Bank on Saturday.
:21:19. > :21:22.If we can steer clear of injuries, we think we've got a decent 14,
:21:23. > :21:25.15 players, really, that can have a decent run at it this season.
:21:26. > :21:28.The atmosphere in the changing room's really good.
:21:29. > :21:31.Hopefully, there'll be a big buzz around the club this
:21:32. > :21:46.The Butterfly Hospice in Boston is about to welcome
:21:47. > :21:48.Thanks to everyone who's been in touch after we told you about
:21:49. > :21:51.the work which has started to build a multi`million pound entertainment
:21:52. > :21:54.Tourism bosses say the new attraction will bring extra
:21:55. > :21:57.visitors and help it compete with other British resorts, we asked what
:21:58. > :22:31.The Butterfly Hospice in Boston is about to welcome
:22:32. > :22:34.its first patients after standing empty for more than three years.The
:22:35. > :22:36.six`bed unit was formally opened by the Princess Royal back
:22:37. > :22:39.in 2011 after more than a decade of public fund`raising.
:22:40. > :22:42.It will provide end of life and respite care for adults with
:22:43. > :22:53.A special visitor from Canada has been preparing
:22:54. > :22:55.for a once`in`a`lifetime flight this afternoon.
:22:56. > :22:57.Here it is on the runway at Hamilton, Ontario,
:22:58. > :22:59.It's one of only two remaining Lancaster bombers.
:23:00. > :23:02.It's normally on display at the Canadian Heritage Warplane
:23:03. > :23:05.Musem, but this weekend will fly in to meet the Lancaster of the
:23:06. > :23:27.This is a once`in`a`lifetime opportunity. There are only two
:23:28. > :23:33.flying Lancaster is in the wild. We are fortunate enough to have one of
:23:34. > :23:39.them, and the other one is the one coming over from Canada. It really
:23:40. > :23:40.will be something that is very unlikely to be repeated.
:23:41. > :23:44.We will be following that. Around 30,000 people filled
:23:45. > :23:46.Hull's Fruit Market at the weekend It's the third time
:23:47. > :23:50.the festival has taken place. More than 150 different acts
:23:51. > :23:52.performed over 11 stages ` many in pouring rain `
:23:53. > :24:03.as Jill Archbold reports. The true test of a British
:24:04. > :24:06.music festival, This year's Humber Street Sesh
:24:07. > :24:15.passed as 30,000 people were not I have come
:24:16. > :24:24.as a designated washer`upper. It's the third time
:24:25. > :24:29.the Fruit Market has played It's hard to believe these were
:24:30. > :24:35.the scenes last year when Despite charging a small entry
:24:36. > :24:42.fee for the first time, many were I mean, you don't have to pay
:24:43. > :24:51.big bands big money like they do Everyone in Hull goes to Leeds
:24:52. > :24:54.Festival or different cities for a similar experience `
:24:55. > :24:57.and why go to a different city when It's the success of events like
:24:58. > :25:02.this one which helped Hull secure This time around proved
:25:03. > :25:08.the crowds will support the city's festivals,
:25:09. > :25:16.whatever the weather. Let's get a recap of the
:25:17. > :25:21.national and regional headlines. A day
:25:22. > :25:23.of commemoration is held across the UK to mark 100 years since Britain
:25:24. > :25:26.entered the First World War. A Lincolnshire chaplain accuses
:25:27. > :25:37.the Church of England of being "behind the curve"
:25:38. > :25:51.by blocking his job promotion What are we expecting this evening
:25:52. > :25:56.in Lincolnshire? At ten o'clock, the lights will be
:25:57. > :26:00.turned out here in Sleaford. A single candle will be left burning.
:26:01. > :26:04.It is part of the gesture that will be repeated across the country to
:26:05. > :26:10.remember those that died in World War I. There will be music, poetry
:26:11. > :26:17.and remembrance of the 132 men who lost their lives from Sleaford. It
:26:18. > :26:21.will be a service that is reflected on many parts of East Yorkshire and
:26:22. > :26:26.Lincolnshire tonight. Thank you.
:26:27. > :26:31.A big response on the story of Chaplin Jeromy Pemberton.
:26:32. > :26:37.I wonder if a good lawyer could prosecute the church? If anybody
:26:38. > :26:45.else used such discrimination, they would become law. Somebody else
:26:46. > :26:49.said, it is not normal. Sarah said, I am sick of religion being used to
:26:50. > :26:53.explain away and excuse closed minded bigotry. Gena says, the
:26:54. > :26:57.church needs to change its new on gay marriage, the Bible was written
:26:58. > :27:03.2000 years ago when gay marriage was not the norm, how can society today
:27:04. > :27:11.be expected to follow an outdated text and no longer relevant? Thank
:27:12. > :27:13.you for those and for watching. Join me later. Goodbye.