:00:00. > :00:00.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.
:00:07. > :00:12.Calls for sea defences and warning systems on the east coast
:00:13. > :00:18.to be reviewed to avoid a repeat of flooding.
:00:19. > :00:22.The phone went and it said, you know, this is a flood warning -
:00:23. > :00:27.I was waist-deep in water at the time.
:00:28. > :00:29.The big names of high-street shopping leaving
:00:30. > :00:34.Too much retail space, and the sooner it can find
:00:35. > :00:36.better uses of that space, that will certainly help
:00:37. > :00:41.Clean air for kids - smoking could be banned
:00:42. > :00:49.Let down badly - the football fans banned from taking
:00:50. > :01:00.The Men In Sheds ditching DIY in favour of getting fit.
:01:01. > :01:06.the forecast has seen some big showers with hail and underreported,
:01:07. > :01:14.more to come so join me for the very latest.
:01:15. > :01:18.Sea defences and warning systems on part of the east coast should be
:01:19. > :01:22.reviewed to avoid a repeat of flooding in January's tidal surge.
:01:23. > :01:25.That's according to a report about Hornsea and Withernsea,
:01:26. > :01:28.where a number of homes and businesses were flooded as huge
:01:29. > :01:32.waves breached the sea walls earlier this year.
:01:33. > :01:33.Some residents in Hornsea didn't receive warnings
:01:34. > :01:35.from the Environment Agency until after the water had
:01:36. > :01:44.Our environment correspondent Paul Murphy has this report.
:01:45. > :01:47.This is my kitchen, as it is at the moment.
:01:48. > :01:50.Kathy Webb's home is still being repaired and she will not be
:01:51. > :01:58.She lives just yards from Hornsea seafront.
:01:59. > :02:01.This was the worst-affected area of January's tidal surge.
:02:02. > :02:04.Ten properties were flooded, and thousands of pounds of
:02:05. > :02:13.-- tens of thousands of pounds of damage was caused.
:02:14. > :02:16.On that night, Kathy was rescuing her pet rabbit from flood water
:02:17. > :02:18.I was actually trying to climb into the
:02:19. > :02:23.I held it up and it said, this is a flood warning,
:02:24. > :02:35.I was waist-deep in water at the time.
:02:36. > :02:42.What do you think about that? I was not impressed and I held the
:02:43. > :02:43.phone up to the person holding the boat and said, have you heard this?
:02:44. > :02:45.It was a joke. Today's report by East Riding
:02:46. > :02:47.Council paints a picture It recommends improvements to sea
:02:48. > :02:51.defences and flood drainage Better sandbag storage
:02:52. > :02:55.and provision in Hornsea but some properties in Hornsea consider
:02:56. > :03:02.better flood protection. And, that the Environment Agency
:03:03. > :03:14.improves its flood warning system. The Environment Agency did not wish
:03:15. > :03:18.to be interviewed about why Hornsea did not receive a specific alert
:03:19. > :03:22.until it was too late, but in a statement they said that part of the
:03:23. > :03:27.reason was that strong winds predicted for that night by the Met
:03:28. > :03:33.office arrived much earlier than had been forecast. But storm surge
:03:34. > :03:36.protection can sometimes be a tough call.
:03:37. > :03:39.The Environment Agency are in a difficult situation because they
:03:40. > :03:45.have a limited amount of time in which to warn people about defence,
:03:46. > :03:49.and often they may know a day or two days before, that there is a chance
:03:50. > :03:52.there will be a big storm surge event, but they have to be careful
:03:53. > :03:56.not to cry wolf. Little doubt that an early warning
:03:57. > :03:58.would have helped this seaside business which has only just started
:03:59. > :03:59.trading again. If we had have had sufficient
:04:00. > :04:02.warning, I do think we could have We could have moved
:04:03. > :04:05.machines, you know. If we had have known, it would've
:04:06. > :04:18.been a lot better for us. It would have allowed us to have
:04:19. > :04:22.some resources directly in the affected areas straightaway and we
:04:23. > :04:27.could have put up sandbags and sort of thing. At the end of the day, the
:04:28. > :04:29.size of the surge and the waves meant that the flooding was bound to
:04:30. > :04:31.happen one way or another. Many experts believe that tidal
:04:32. > :04:33.surges are no longer freak events, that they will become more frequent
:04:34. > :04:36.and more powerful. Today's report makes it clear that
:04:37. > :04:39.Hornsea and towns like it will need to be better prepared
:04:40. > :04:42.if they are to cope. A story we have followed from the
:04:43. > :04:54.start and we will continue to do so. In a moment: More top cycling events
:04:55. > :04:56.follow in the footsteps of the Tour De Yorkshire and come
:04:57. > :05:00.to the area. Smoking could be banned
:05:01. > :05:04.in children's play areas in Hull. The City Council is considering
:05:05. > :05:07.the plans as part of a review As reported in today's
:05:08. > :05:13.Hull Daily Mail, the changes could mean a voluntary code
:05:14. > :05:17.of conduct for smokers, or the creation of tough
:05:18. > :05:24.enforcement measures. This could include on the spot
:05:25. > :05:27.fines. It's not illegal to smoke
:05:28. > :05:29.in their children's play areas, but the city council
:05:30. > :05:31.are considering changing the rules. Surprisingly enough,
:05:32. > :05:33.this place is empty today, but councillors are worried that
:05:34. > :05:35.when it's full of children There are have been more squirrels
:05:36. > :05:46.and children here today, but when the sun comes back out,
:05:47. > :05:49.so will the children, and, councillors worry,
:05:50. > :05:50.so will the smoke. Responsible adults shouldn't really
:05:51. > :05:53.smoke in front of children anyway, and they particularly should not
:05:54. > :05:55.smoke in children's playgrounds - that seems such an obvious thing,
:05:56. > :05:58.and yet people continue to do it. Councillors have agreed to
:05:59. > :06:01.discourage people from smoking here. They are either going to put up some
:06:02. > :06:07.signs and ask people not to Hull has more smokers per head
:06:08. > :06:13.than anywhere else in the country. Around a quarter of adults smoke
:06:14. > :06:17.here, and in some parts of the city But some campaign groups say
:06:18. > :06:21.banning smoking near play areas If the play area is largely
:06:22. > :06:27.deserted, well, it's not harming And if they make this
:06:28. > :06:32.an offence, we think this So, is it a reasonable thing
:06:33. > :06:37.to enforce or an attack Any opportunity to keep
:06:38. > :06:41.cigarettes away from kids. I mean, I smoke and it is
:06:42. > :06:45.a massive regret for me. I don't think they will take
:06:46. > :06:48.any notice of the signs. I think if they fine them,
:06:49. > :06:50.then yeah. If they are outside,
:06:51. > :06:54.it doesn't matter, does it? The smoke is blowing away,
:06:55. > :06:56.I suppose. But it is a good idea
:06:57. > :06:59.if they are right next to them not to smoke near them,
:07:00. > :07:00.I suppose. So, the council have agreed to do
:07:01. > :07:03.something about this, but whether people smoking
:07:04. > :07:05.will either get a fine or just a nasty look from passers-by,
:07:06. > :07:10.that's still up for discussion. I will be asking for your thoughts
:07:11. > :07:20.on this one in just a moment. Well, earlier, I spoke to
:07:21. > :07:23.Mark Littlewood from an organisation which promotes civil liberties
:07:24. > :07:25.and Deborah Arnott from the anti-smoking charity Ash,
:07:26. > :07:27.and I started by asking her why she supports the ban on smoking
:07:28. > :07:34.in an open-air play area. Well, it's in children's play areas,
:07:35. > :07:38.which is an open space, but an open space for children,
:07:39. > :07:42.and we have to remember that children exposed to smoking are more
:07:43. > :07:46.likely to start smoking themselves. Plus, they don't like tobacco smoke,
:07:47. > :07:48.and why should they? Smoking is the leading cause
:07:49. > :07:51.of preventable premature death and it kills 100,000 people
:07:52. > :07:54.in the UK every year. But Hull has the highest number
:07:55. > :07:57.of smokers in England, and many of those will be parents,
:07:58. > :08:00.so might this ban put them off Well, I hope not, because parents
:08:01. > :08:06.need to understand that smoking in front of their children makes it
:08:07. > :08:09.much more likely their children Children whose parents smoke
:08:10. > :08:12.are three times as likely So it's very important they don't
:08:13. > :08:17.smoke in front of their children, Mark Littlewood, why are you not
:08:18. > :08:21.so keen on this ban? I mean, there's nothing
:08:22. > :08:23.about it not to like. Smoking in front of and near
:08:24. > :08:28.children is bad, end of story. I don't think that is
:08:29. > :08:30.the end of the story. We can't make the entire
:08:31. > :08:33.world childproof. Of course, smokers should act
:08:34. > :08:36.in a responsible fashion, but it's There is just a permanent
:08:37. > :08:42.attack on people who, for lifestyle reasons,
:08:43. > :08:44.choose to smoke tobacco, all of whom know, obviously,
:08:45. > :08:48.the risks involved, and you shouldn't introduce your
:08:49. > :08:50.children to tobacco smoking, but the idea that kids should
:08:51. > :08:52.never, ever see anybody But the children don't have a chance
:08:53. > :08:58.to control this, do they? We know the dangers
:08:59. > :09:00.of passive smoking - Oh, this can't be anything to do
:09:01. > :09:05.with the dangers of passive I mean, you should be much more
:09:06. > :09:09.worried about the car fumes coming One thing that I would point out
:09:10. > :09:19.is that Mark Littlewood The Institute of Economic Affairs
:09:20. > :09:23.is not an independent think tank, it's a corporate-funded
:09:24. > :09:27.body which takes money but it isn't decent enough
:09:28. > :09:30.even to own up to it. We had to find that
:09:31. > :09:33.out from the tobacco We will gladly take any
:09:34. > :09:42.money voluntarily, This won't affect the tobacco
:09:43. > :09:48.industry one way or another. It won't affect, in any way,
:09:49. > :09:57.the amount of tobacco But if it doesn't affect smokers,
:09:58. > :10:03.then I don't understand We are talking about children,
:10:04. > :10:09.smoke in children's play areas. 82% of the public, including
:10:10. > :10:12.in the region we are talking about, Yorks and Humber, support a ban
:10:13. > :10:18.on smoking in children's play areas, and only 7% of the public oppose it,
:10:19. > :10:21.so even the majority of smokers support this, so how can you be
:10:22. > :10:24.opposed to it, Mark, if you are not taking
:10:25. > :10:26.tobacco industry money? And there is an impact,
:10:27. > :10:29.because, actually, it's It's about the role-modelling effect
:10:30. > :10:35.of children being exposed to smoking, so they think smoking
:10:36. > :10:38.is something that everyone does, If we don't want children
:10:39. > :10:48.to witness smoking anywhere, then let's at least allow adults
:10:49. > :10:50.to smoke where children Pubs, bars and nightclubs,
:10:51. > :10:54.for example. Let me just ask you this,
:10:55. > :10:56.finally, Mr Littlewood, would you be happy for your children
:10:57. > :10:59.to play around adults I don't think it's any
:11:00. > :11:06.measurable risk to health You wouldn't want the adults
:11:07. > :11:10.to advertise it, but, of course, there wouldn't be a problem
:11:11. > :11:12.with that whatsoever. Deborah Arnott and Mark Littlewood,
:11:13. > :11:18.most grateful to you. You have heard both
:11:19. > :11:23.sides of the debate - should parents be banned
:11:24. > :11:41.from smoking in outside play areas? Here is how to get in touch. Do you
:11:42. > :11:44.think it is an infringement of our civil liberties are a good thing? We
:11:45. > :11:53.will have some of your thoughts before we finish at 7pm. I look
:11:54. > :11:55.forward to hearing from you. A man has been charged with five
:11:56. > :11:58.offences of robbery and aggravated The charges are in connection
:11:59. > :12:01.with a series of incidents last month in the Portland Terrace
:12:02. > :12:04.and Ropery Road areas of Gainsborough and on
:12:05. > :12:05.South Street in Morton. 36-year-old Clinton Sentance is also
:12:06. > :12:08.charged with two further robberies in Gainsborough and will appear
:12:09. > :12:10.at Lincoln Crown Court Plans to upgrade the Birchwood
:12:11. > :12:17.Leisure Centre in Lincoln have been approved, despite strong opposition
:12:18. > :12:19.from the community. The City of Lincoln Council wants
:12:20. > :12:22.to spend more than ?1 million on refurbishing the centre,
:12:23. > :12:25.but campaigners are upset it'll mean the loss of some sports groups
:12:26. > :12:27.and the social club. The council says it's working
:12:28. > :12:35.with groups to find alternatives. Unions say they've held a productive
:12:36. > :12:37.meeting with Grimsby firm Icelandic Seachill,
:12:38. > :12:39.one of the town's biggest employers. The company which is leading
:12:40. > :12:42.supplier of chilled fish to the UK Bosses say they're considering union
:12:43. > :12:48.demands to protect jobs and maintain There's reassurance tonight that one
:12:49. > :12:55.of Hull's main shopping centres is thriving despite two major
:12:56. > :12:59.national brands deciding Clothing giants Zara
:13:00. > :13:04.and Dorothy Perkins have both confirmed they will not be
:13:05. > :13:18.renewing their leases in St Stephens But that has prompted concern
:13:19. > :13:20.amongst shoppers and other retailers.
:13:21. > :13:25.When it opened ten years ago, it was seen as a major boost
:13:26. > :13:26.to Hull's retail offering, but now two leading
:13:27. > :13:34.because there are some good shops in St Stephen's,
:13:35. > :13:36.but as long as they replace them with something decent then
:13:37. > :13:41.Well, it's a shame, really, because they are so convenient
:13:42. > :13:43.and they have everything you need, virtually.
:13:44. > :13:45.I just think that instead of in the department stores,
:13:46. > :13:50.having lots of them, they could open other shops.
:13:51. > :13:53.I think generally we have got some quite good stores,
:13:54. > :13:56.but I feel like if we don't maintain the quality then people are just
:13:57. > :13:59.going to go to places like Leeds and we are just going
:14:00. > :14:02.to lose out on the money that we need for the town.
:14:03. > :14:04.But the manager of the shopping centre isn't worried.
:14:05. > :14:07.The retail world changes in ten years, and some brands come and go.
:14:08. > :14:10.What we are going to do, in regards to Dorothy Perkins,
:14:11. > :14:14.We have got two tenants we think we'll take that one,
:14:15. > :14:17.and we feel we have got a major new tenant for Zara,
:14:18. > :14:21.so there will be progressive changes at St Stephen's over the six,
:14:22. > :14:28.Sports Direct is also relocating, and, although Zara
:14:29. > :14:33.and Dorothy Perkins haven't given specific reasons for closing,
:14:34. > :14:37.shop managers I've spoken to say rent is particularly high.
:14:38. > :14:40.But visitor numbers are good, with around 12 million people
:14:41. > :14:45.And smaller retailers are hoping those numbers will be maintained
:14:46. > :14:53.as the big stores do help to drive the local economy.
:14:54. > :14:55.Yeah, we do need them, because once properties are occupied,
:14:56. > :14:58.people come into the city centre, and obviously we need footfall
:14:59. > :15:01.of people going past our shops to see us and come
:15:02. > :15:16.Retail experts say it is a growing problem as more and more people shop
:15:17. > :15:22.online. Hull lacks the same proportion of
:15:23. > :15:27.prosperity that some others in other locations do possess, however, I
:15:28. > :15:31.think it is more a case of Zara becoming... Having increasing
:15:32. > :15:32.pressure on its cost base with competition from online providers.
:15:33. > :15:35.Fashion in particular is a business with a shelf life -
:15:36. > :15:38.one that's about to finish for two major retailers and be restocked
:15:39. > :15:45.We will find out in the coming weeks.
:15:46. > :15:49.We want to hear from you on this story.
:15:50. > :15:51.What do you think about these stores closing?
:15:52. > :15:54.If you do your shopping in Hull, are you more likely to go elsewhere
:15:55. > :16:02.More on this story on retail at 10:30pm on Look North.
:16:03. > :16:04.Still ahead tonight: The football fans let down
:16:05. > :16:08.And the men getting out of their sheds and into their leggings
:16:09. > :16:33.Thank you for watching and keep the pictures coming in. This is a
:16:34. > :16:38.picture here, interesting. Is that? A developing anvil cumulonimbus.
:16:39. > :16:46.If you had not interrupted I would have said that. Everything including
:16:47. > :16:52.hailstones the size of golf balls. Personal observation Brondby.
:16:53. > :16:56.? Is it? Let's have a look at the headlines but the next 24 hours.
:16:57. > :17:02.Looking showery with showers heaviest around now. And again later
:17:03. > :17:06.tomorrow. It will turn isolated. Untitled setup, a cold wind. Look
:17:07. > :17:11.what happens on the synaptic pressure chart, because we have cold
:17:12. > :17:15.air, and the night and there with this warm front, which brings patchy
:17:16. > :17:20.rain. The ridge of high pressure should mean Friday and much of
:17:21. > :17:27.Saturday are fine. For the start of the weekend, looking reasonably
:17:28. > :17:32.missing. Big clumpy clowns which brought hail -- clumpy clouds. It
:17:33. > :17:35.brought the kitchen sink, I am sure. Those clouds feeding southwards
:17:36. > :17:39.through this evening. Through the cause of the night... Some clear
:17:40. > :17:44.spells in between. The focus of the heaviest ones towards the coast,
:17:45. > :17:49.with temperatures close to freezing, worry you have some shelter from the
:17:50. > :17:53.breeze. A touch of frost and icy patches can't be ruled out, so the
:17:54. > :18:00.sunrise is 5:37am, and the next high water times... Another unsettled and
:18:01. > :18:04.cold and windy day tomorrow with sunny spells and scattered showers
:18:05. > :18:08.continuing to run in from the North Sea. Helen Thunder, and if there
:18:09. > :18:11.will be any snow it will be first thing, with showers turning
:18:12. > :18:15.increasingly to rain. Turning isolated towards the end of the
:18:16. > :18:19.afternoon, and into Wednesday evening. Let's have a look at the
:18:20. > :18:24.top temperatures. Height of eight or nine Celsius, nine Celsius 48
:18:25. > :18:31.Fahrenheit. Less cold on Thursday, cloudy with patchy rain, and then
:18:32. > :18:35.fairly promising for Friday and Saturday, mostly dry with some
:18:36. > :18:43.sunshine. Peter, that the forecast. You might think I make these up, but
:18:44. > :18:49.this is genuine. Dave in Hull... He is the untidy is whether man on TV.
:18:50. > :18:53.At least I am not the oldest newsreader, Peter. Good night.
:18:54. > :18:55.Now... It's one of the UK's
:18:56. > :18:56.biggest cycling races, attracting over 120 of the world's
:18:57. > :18:59.best cyclists, and tonight it's been announced that North Lincolnshire
:19:00. > :19:02.will host both the start and finish for this year's stage three
:19:03. > :19:04.of the Tour of Britain. The race will start
:19:05. > :19:06.at Normanby Hall, follow 106-mile route, and finish
:19:07. > :19:08.at Scunthorpe's central park. Crispin Rolfe has been out to get
:19:09. > :19:29.people's reaction to the news. It has spread across some of the
:19:30. > :19:31.UK's most iconic landscapes, and now the recycling Tour of Britain Road
:19:32. > :19:37.race is coming to North Lincolnshire. The area will host an
:19:38. > :19:40.entire stage of the race and it is claimed it could be worth millions
:19:41. > :19:45.to the local economy. We want there to be international
:19:46. > :19:48.visitors and make sure the cyclists are well supported, and it will be
:19:49. > :19:51.good for aspiration when we see our young people looking at cyclists
:19:52. > :19:56.coming through the area looking at what they can do for sporting.
:19:57. > :19:59.But the Tour of Britain is no stranger to Scunthorpe, because in
:20:00. > :20:04.2009 the race started here, and local cycling instructor Nick
:20:05. > :20:09.Appleyard remembers this well because he has been following the
:20:10. > :20:12.event four years. We take a holiday usually down to
:20:13. > :20:17.Devon to see the tour... For it to come to our own power not have to
:20:18. > :20:20.take a travel all that way it would be great. You will get people from
:20:21. > :20:22.outside the area coming to see Scunthorpe and see what we have got
:20:23. > :20:28.to love her. The third stage of the Tour of
:20:29. > :20:32.Britain will start here in September, at Normanby Hall, hosting
:20:33. > :20:38.the 172 column to race, comprising 120 of the will's best cyclists, and
:20:39. > :20:42.it will end in Scunthorpe. Until next month, it will not be known
:20:43. > :20:46.precisely where a North Lincolnshire the race will visit. This village is
:20:47. > :20:49.one which could be on the road when it is announced on the 6th of May.
:20:50. > :20:54.Already there is excitement about what cycling could do for the
:20:55. > :20:58.community and its children. Teaching them to ride bikes safely
:20:59. > :21:02.on the road and it is an interesting sport...
:21:03. > :21:05.People from everywhere are will be brought around here just like they
:21:06. > :21:09.were to Yorkshire. This week, towns and villages across
:21:10. > :21:14.East Yorkshire are gearing up for the 2017 Tour De Yorkshire, and with
:21:15. > :21:15.Lincoln's Grand Prix just around the corner, expect a long summer of
:21:16. > :21:20.corner, expect a long summer of cycling excitement.
:21:21. > :21:23.Becoming the cycling capital and this area,.
:21:24. > :21:25.Crispin is live in Scunthorpe for us tonight.
:21:26. > :21:30.How many people are they expecting when the race comes in September?
:21:31. > :21:36.Peter, they will be looking for tens of thousands to line the route and
:21:37. > :21:41.you come to the end of the race here at Central Park in Scunthorpe. What
:21:42. > :21:46.is unusual about this stage is perhaps at the start is just over
:21:47. > :21:49.there, a view miles away, but the finish so close here at Scunthorpe's
:21:50. > :21:52.Central Park. I am told that is quite rare when it comes to the sort
:21:53. > :21:56.of cycling events and stages, and there is one reason why you could
:21:57. > :21:59.expect more people to come and see this event, because they really will
:22:00. > :22:04.see the start and finish in such close proximity.
:22:05. > :22:07.Thank you, Crispin. The Tour De Yorkshire is this weekend.
:22:08. > :22:12.In the last few minutes... The draw for the Challenge Cup has taken
:22:13. > :22:13.place. Hull FC will begin the defence
:22:14. > :22:17.of their title with... The Black and Whites claimed
:22:18. > :22:22.the trophy by beating Warrington Wolves at
:22:23. > :22:23.Wembley last year. Hull KR booked their place
:22:24. > :22:43.in the next round with a 23-10 win They will travel to Salford Red
:22:44. > :22:47.Devils. Grimsby Town will be taking unusual support to play Barnett on
:22:48. > :22:49.Saturday, a Mexican band. The London club yesterday banned the Mariners
:22:50. > :22:57.supporters from taking a flight was controversial things in the past.
:22:58. > :23:02.Overnight, hundreds of pounds were raised by fans to hire a marry Aji
:23:03. > :23:08.band instead. Philip Norton has this. -- a marry Aji band.
:23:09. > :23:17.Boro 2015, a sea of inflatables as Grimsby Town fans show support for a
:23:18. > :23:22.Taliban out of of his his inflatable ball. But here, another fan, Kenny,
:23:23. > :23:29.was arrested and found guilty of assault after hitting a steward on
:23:30. > :23:32.the head with an incredible shark. -- inflatable shark. The London club
:23:33. > :23:41.band inflatables and this was the Grimsby response.
:23:42. > :23:48.# Oh, oh, oh... #. Between them they hired this Mexican
:23:49. > :23:51.Mariachi band. # My poker-faced... #.
:23:52. > :23:55.We have a sense of humour and hopefully express it in the right
:23:56. > :23:59.way, and it is something that is a bit naughty, but for want of a
:24:00. > :24:03.better phrase... It is something that actually nobody can be
:24:04. > :24:06.miserable looking at a Mariachi band.
:24:07. > :24:11.More than ?1000 has been raised and the dance costs have been covered
:24:12. > :24:14.the extra is being donated to the supporters club. This is a club
:24:15. > :24:18.famous for its bands and inflatables, which began in the
:24:19. > :24:24.1980s with Harry Haddock. This is the latest version, not the first
:24:25. > :24:28.time fans have raised money this way either. Last season they raised
:24:29. > :24:33.?110,000 for operation promotion which helped the club regain its
:24:34. > :24:39.league starters. As for Kenny Sharkey known to his friends, he is
:24:40. > :24:42.a reformed character. I kept myself on the straight and
:24:43. > :24:48.narrow and I do not take inflatables with me any more and I just watched
:24:49. > :24:55.the team. Grimsby Town have not banned me at least, so...
:24:56. > :24:59.This band say they are looking forward to entertaining the
:25:00. > :25:01.Mariners' faithful. Can't keep the Mariners fans down.
:25:02. > :25:04.They say they are built more like bacon butties than ballerinas,
:25:05. > :25:07.but today a group of men in Hull have been trying out their dancing
:25:08. > :25:12.Men In Sheds, as they're called, are used to doing DIY together,
:25:13. > :25:16.It's part of a City of Culture effort to get people
:25:17. > :25:21.These are the Men In Sheds, a group of retirees from Hull
:25:22. > :25:25.who get together for a bit of DIY and a chat, but, when it comes
:25:26. > :25:27.to physical activity, for many of them it's
:25:28. > :25:30.We are not really built like athletes.
:25:31. > :25:33.We are built like bacon sandwiches and tea and biscuits.
:25:34. > :25:37.I don't do any major physical exercise, as in walking.
:25:38. > :25:41.But that could soon be about to change.
:25:42. > :25:44.Every week they'll now be offered the chance to get fit.
:25:45. > :25:50.Hull 2017 is all about getting out there and being involved,
:25:51. > :25:54.Take the great opportunity 2017 has given
:25:55. > :26:06.It gets them all, as you can see, talking together and chatting.
:26:07. > :26:12.I thought Zumba, it was hectic but it's not too bad.
:26:13. > :26:17.When I first had my heart attack I was just sat at home,
:26:18. > :26:22.and then I joined here and it's been great.
:26:23. > :26:24.The class is being funded by the council and it hopes
:26:25. > :26:27.it's the start of getting more older men across the city
:26:28. > :26:32.Kate Sweeting, BBC Look North in Hull.
:26:33. > :26:37.Well done! Brilliant!
:26:38. > :26:41.Good for them. I did not even know what that kind of dance exercise
:26:42. > :26:42.was. Let's get a recap of the national
:26:43. > :26:44.and regional headlines: Theresa May takes the Tory campaign to Wales,
:26:45. > :26:47.saying she wants a mandate A report into flooding on the east
:26:48. > :26:51.coast calls for sea defences Tomorrow's weather:
:26:52. > :26:55.Sunny spells and scattered showers, again locally heavy and wintry,
:26:56. > :27:07.tending to ease later in the day. 48 Fahrenheit. Response on smoking
:27:08. > :27:12.in open-air play areas, thank you for the e-mails. Michael says, this
:27:13. > :27:15.is stupid, so why don't they ban cars from driving past? Kate says,
:27:16. > :27:19.it should be banned because Pearson Park was full of smokers and
:27:20. > :27:23.drinkers at the weekend and it sets a bad example and stinks. Bruce
:27:24. > :27:26.says, I am fed up with the regulations about smoking. Peter
:27:27. > :27:32.says, although a nonsmoker, I feel it is going to buy to ban open-air
:27:33. > :27:35.smoking. Finally, Pam says, even out of doors, I find cigarette smoke
:27:36. > :27:40.offensive. It's a disgusting habit and we should be... Thank you very
:27:41. > :27:44.much for those and were watching. Have a nice evening and join me at
:27:45. > :27:49.10:30pm. If not I will see you tomorrow at 6:30pm. Bye-bye.