:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome to Friday's Look North.
:00:00. > :00:07.On the programme tonight - searching for answers.
:00:08. > :00:11.killed by a police horse in Rotherham -
:00:12. > :00:15.calls for a new inquiry and says CCTV footage must be releasdd.
:00:16. > :00:18.I actually viewed the tape `nd, until this day, I definitelx say
:00:19. > :00:23.the horse went directly into his path.
:00:24. > :00:26.We'll speak to the family's MP, who says the truth is needed
:00:27. > :00:28.to restore confidence in South Yorkshire Police.
:00:29. > :00:35.A seven year sentence for the speeding driver who crippled
:00:36. > :00:40.Sheffield's herd of elephants is auctioned off.
:00:41. > :00:45.We'll reveal just how much ht raised for the city's Children's Hospital.
:00:46. > :00:48.They have been a feature of our landscape for more than 80 xears.
:00:49. > :00:54.or triangulation pillars, in Yorkshire.
:00:55. > :00:59.Join us later as we meet thd man who's reached every single one.
:01:00. > :01:01.And with the weekend ahead of us, you'll be pleased to know
:01:02. > :01:19.I'll be back later in the programme with all the details.
:01:20. > :01:23.The family of a man who was killed by a South Yorkshire police horse
:01:24. > :01:26.16 years ago are calling for a fresh inquiry into his de`th.
:01:27. > :01:28.Terry Coles, a Swansea supporter, was trampled on before
:01:29. > :01:32.The incident was caught on CCTV but the footage wasn't shown
:01:33. > :01:36.Now his widow, speaking to the BBC's Inside Out,
:01:37. > :01:38.has asked for the film to be released.
:01:39. > :01:43.Terry Coles, a father and a football fan,
:01:44. > :01:47.who lost his life following his team.
:01:48. > :01:49.His widow, Christine, was left to bring up
:01:50. > :01:56.at the side of Rotherham's old Millmoor ground.
:01:57. > :01:58.There was trouble. Fans were throwing stones.
:01:59. > :02:02.Alan Roberts was another Swansea supporter there that day.
:02:03. > :02:04.16 years on, this is the first time he's been back.
:02:05. > :02:08.The first time he's spoken about what he s`w.
:02:09. > :02:11.You came in the top of the lane there.
:02:12. > :02:13.And they were walking, the police horses,
:02:14. > :02:20.And then, you could tell by the police officer's
:02:21. > :02:22.body language, he spotted something, he saw something.
:02:23. > :02:25.And he kicked the horse on, you know, the horse geed up,
:02:26. > :02:27.I don't know what term they use the horse term,
:02:28. > :02:32.You know, it only took a cotple of strides and, as I was turning
:02:33. > :02:35.back to see where the policd officer was, it was impact.
:02:36. > :02:39.The inquest jury declared Terry Coles' death was an accident.
:02:40. > :02:41.But Alan Roberts was never called to give evidence in person
:02:42. > :02:44.and, even more surprisingly, the whole incident had been
:02:45. > :02:48.caught on CCTV, but that was never shown to the jury.
:02:49. > :02:55.They thought it would take tp too much time during the case,
:02:56. > :02:58.but I think the jury should have had the opportunity to actually see
:02:59. > :03:03.I actually viewed the tape `nd, until this day, I definitelx say
:03:04. > :03:06.the horse went directly into his path.
:03:07. > :03:09.A review by the Independent Police Complaints Commission
:03:10. > :03:12.heavily criticised three officers, including the horse rider -
:03:13. > :03:15.PC Dave Lindsay - here leaving the inquest.
:03:16. > :03:18.One of the match commanders, Superintendent Dave Turner,
:03:19. > :03:22.was given a written warning, but his colleague,
:03:23. > :03:24.Chief Inspector Paul Croplex, and PC Lindsay, had retired by then,
:03:25. > :03:31.The family recently discovered that two of those officers
:03:32. > :03:33.had been involved in the Hillsborough Disaster.
:03:34. > :03:36.Both those officers - Dave Lindsy and Paul Croplex -
:03:37. > :03:38.gave statements after the Hillsborough Disaster,
:03:39. > :03:43.talking about fans who were drunk and who didn't have tickets.
:03:44. > :03:45.Now, that's the narrative that's been rejected twice ,
:03:46. > :03:49.first by Lord Justice Taylor's inquiry in 1989 and again
:03:50. > :03:53.by the fresh Hillsborough inquests that finished earlier this xear
:03:54. > :03:55.The family's lawyer believes that strengthens their case
:03:56. > :04:03.The findings in Hillsborough were so damning about some
:04:04. > :04:06.of the police officers involved in both cases, I think it's sensible
:04:07. > :04:09.for the family to look at those problems that have been highlighted
:04:10. > :04:15.and see if they can get the answers that they want.
:04:16. > :04:17.South Yorkshire Police told us they are now working
:04:18. > :04:20.with the family's legal teal to gain a better understandhng
:04:21. > :04:24.It seems the force is still weighed down by the mistakes of its past.
:04:25. > :04:27.Dan Johnson, BBC Look North, Rotherham.
:04:28. > :04:29.Let's speak now to the Coles' family MP
:04:30. > :04:36.and Shadow Home Office Minister Carolyn Harris.
:04:37. > :04:42.Good evening, you've linked this to other cases involving South
:04:43. > :04:48.Yorkshire Police, particularly Hillsborough, why is that?
:04:49. > :04:55.Hillsborough and Orgreave stre that the lesson needs to be learned that
:04:56. > :05:00.the police don't always havd to be believed. This could turn ott along
:05:01. > :05:05.similar lines. You said somdbody has to take responsibility for Terry's
:05:06. > :05:10.death, but the inquest in 2003 said his death was unavoidable, so who do
:05:11. > :05:14.you think should be held to account? South Yorkshire Police. If we have
:05:15. > :05:19.learnt nothing from Hillsborough, and I'm confident we will ldarn from
:05:20. > :05:21.what happened at Orgreave, there is an internet problem in South
:05:22. > :05:25.Yorkshire Police and the trtth on these cases has not been he`rd and
:05:26. > :05:30.Terry Coles is another victhm of what has been going on withhn that
:05:31. > :05:37.particular police force. But a corner, again back in 2003, said
:05:38. > :05:46.this was totally unavoidabld, it was an accident. -- a coroner. That was
:05:47. > :05:50.based on testimony that was given, we know some were not have, and we
:05:51. > :05:55.know members of South Yorkshire Police have not been beyond giving
:05:56. > :06:01.evidence that is not 100% accurate. We have to have this case,...
:06:02. > :06:06.Sunlight is the best disinfdctant. If there is nothing to hide, let's
:06:07. > :06:10.reopen this and get to the bottom of what happened, get some sathsfaction
:06:11. > :06:17.for Christine, for family and for the memory of Terry Coles. Swagger
:06:18. > :06:21.ultimate aim, is to get the -- saw your ultimate aim is to get the case
:06:22. > :06:27.reopened? Yes, I wrote to the Home Secretary, but was disappointed to
:06:28. > :06:30.get a response from the Minhster for fire and police, not the Hole
:06:31. > :06:36.Secretary, after being told she would look at the case, that art is
:06:37. > :06:40.being passed, I will not rest until justice is done in Terry Coles'
:06:41. > :06:44.name. Would you like action taken against the officers? I would. The
:06:45. > :06:48.fact retired officers are not accountable for actions durhng the
:06:49. > :06:52.employment is wrong and we need to change that, we wanted to change
:06:53. > :07:00.that in the police and crimd Bill, I hope we can get that through.
:07:01. > :07:02.Carolyn Harris, thank you. Ly pleasure.
:07:03. > :07:04.You can see more on this story on Inside Out
:07:05. > :07:08.A motorist, who paralysed hhmself and killed two of his passengers,
:07:09. > :07:10.while racing on roads in West Yorkshire
:07:11. > :07:13.A judge told 23-year-old Thomas McMeekin he'd diced
:07:14. > :07:18.with death daily by his lun`tic driving in Gildersome and Morley.
:07:19. > :07:20.Another of McMeekin's passengers was also paralysdd.
:07:21. > :07:25.Our crime correspondent John Cundy reports.
:07:26. > :07:30.Wheelchair-bound Thomas McMdekin will probably be paralysed
:07:31. > :07:33.for the rest of his life, btt today, he was still jailed for 7.5 years
:07:34. > :07:38.for what was called his "lunatic driving" which killed
:07:39. > :07:41.two of his passengers in a road disaster last year.
:07:42. > :07:43.Motorists Thomas McMeekin bragged he could offer lifts
:07:44. > :07:47.He'd show off to children, doing dangerous high-speed
:07:48. > :07:54.But on that Saturday in March last year, McMeekin lost control
:07:55. > :07:59.of his car and smashed into this tree at the side of the A62,
:08:00. > :08:05.Rhys Baker and George Wharton, both 14, were killed.
:08:06. > :08:07.Two other teenage boy passengers suffered life-changing disabilities,
:08:08. > :08:17.Thomas McMeekin had been warned by his mother and other children
:08:18. > :08:20.to stop his dangerous driving in the days before the tragddy.
:08:21. > :08:25.This was, to use that clichd, an accident waiting to happdn.
:08:26. > :08:30.And tragically, it did happdn on that fateful day.
:08:31. > :08:33.Two boys lost their lives and two others were seriously injured
:08:34. > :08:36.and McMeekin now has receivdd the justice of the court.
:08:37. > :08:38.They are disappointed with the sentence
:08:39. > :08:43.They were obviously aware of the injuries that Mr McMdekin
:08:44. > :08:46.sustained in the accident, but feel the sentence is low,
:08:47. > :08:48.given the devastation that was caused to four famhlies
:08:49. > :08:53.The community in Morley werd united in grief after last year's tragedy.
:08:54. > :08:56.Hundreds attended a vigil for the victims.
:08:57. > :08:59.The judge told Thomas McMeekin that, but for his own self-inflicted
:09:00. > :09:03.injuries, his sentence of 7.5 years jail, for causing the tragic deaths
:09:04. > :09:08.of Rhys Baker and George Wh`rton, could have been even longer.
:09:09. > :09:16.Stay with us for the weekend weather with Keeley.
:09:17. > :09:20.And later on Look North, Rugby League's Reggae Warriors
:09:21. > :09:22.the Yorkshire sportsmen who make up the Jamaican te`m -
:09:23. > :09:33.The newly-elected MP for Batley and Spen has spent the day
:09:34. > :09:39.Former Coronation Street actress Tracy Brabin held on to the seat
:09:40. > :09:41.for Labour in the by-election which was prompted by the mtrder
:09:42. > :09:49.Here's our political editor Len Tingle.
:09:50. > :09:59.Tracy Brabin is duly elected for a member of Parliament for thhs
:10:00. > :10:03.constituency. CHEERING Labour was always going to win this
:10:04. > :10:08.by-election, Tracy Brabin, the actress is very well-known `nd
:10:09. > :10:15.locally born and friend of Jo Cox, took over 17,000 of the 20,400 votes
:10:16. > :10:20.that were cast. Just a few hours later the new MP, accompanidd by
:10:21. > :10:28.Labour's Deputy Leader, felt they had something to celebrate.
:10:29. > :10:34.But this was a unique by-eldction. Never before had all the other major
:10:35. > :10:39.parties stepped aside to let Labour retake a seat so cruelly taken from
:10:40. > :10:45.its former MP Jo Cox. Do the statistics in anything this
:10:46. > :10:49.time? Not really, no, I think this was about trying to steal a
:10:50. > :10:52.community that had had a terrible trauma. But with no mainstrdam
:10:53. > :10:58.challenge at the by-election, how can Batley and Spen now she has what
:10:59. > :11:03.it takes to be their MP? Th`t is true but I've met people who said
:11:04. > :11:08.you are cut from the same cloth as Jo, and I am a local girl lhke her,
:11:09. > :11:26.went to the same school, from the same background, I am passionate
:11:27. > :11:30.about my community, local, committed to getting to work. It was ` low
:11:31. > :11:33.turnout but Labour took so lany votes that not a single one of the
:11:34. > :11:35.nine small, largely right-whng fringe parties, had enough support
:11:36. > :11:40.to reclaim the other products. Thank you so much!
:11:41. > :11:42.Tracy Brabin will be a guest on this week's Sunday Polithcs,
:11:43. > :11:49.The family of a father and daughter who died in a house fire
:11:50. > :11:51.in Wakefield have returned to the scene.
:11:52. > :11:53.Police believe the fire that killed eight-year-old
:11:54. > :11:55.Kierra Broadhead and her dad Andrew was started deliberately.
:11:56. > :11:56.They launched a murder investigation yesterday.
:11:57. > :11:58.Kierra's sister and mother, who escaped the fire,
:11:59. > :12:00.looked at floral tributes outside their home.
:12:01. > :12:02.In a statement, they said they were "devastated" and thanked
:12:03. > :12:07.Criminal investigators have asked to see a copy of a new book
:12:08. > :12:09.Former Chief Constable, Sir Norman Bettison,
:12:10. > :12:15.is due to publish Hillsborough Untold next month.
:12:16. > :12:18.He was a South Yorkshire Police officer in 1989 and is currdntly
:12:19. > :12:20.under criminal investigation by the police watchdog,
:12:21. > :12:23.which is looking at his conduct following the disaster.
:12:24. > :12:29.The IPCC says it needs to consider whether to take action.
:12:30. > :12:31.A North Yorkshire MP has bedn applauded in the Commons
:12:32. > :12:36.after apologising for voting against gay marriage.
:12:37. > :12:39.The Selby and Ainsty Tory MP, Nigel Adams, said the 2013 law
:12:40. > :12:41.change had made a "positive difference for thousands
:12:42. > :12:47.He said he thought at the thme he was doing the right
:12:48. > :12:50.thing by opposing it, but now takes a different vhew.
:12:51. > :12:52.The deadline for you to nominate someone for the BBC
:12:53. > :12:58.Yorkshire Sports Unsung Hero Award is this weekend.
:12:59. > :13:00.It's to celebrate people who give up their time for free
:13:01. > :13:07.If you know someone who goes that extra mile, now's the time
:13:08. > :13:08.to get them recognised. Log onto bbc.co.uk/unsunghero.
:13:09. > :13:20.Entries close at midnight on Sunday, so don't delay.
:13:21. > :13:26.There should be plenty of entries for that. Yeah.
:13:27. > :13:28.The herd of 58 individually,designed elephants, which have been dotted
:13:29. > :13:30.around Sheffield since July, have been auctioned off.
:13:31. > :13:34.Over ?400,000 was raised for the city's Children's Hospital charity.
:13:35. > :13:36.It'll use the money to provhde new life-saving equipment.
:13:37. > :13:39.This summer, it was trunks all round in Sheffield -
:13:40. > :13:46.It was sculpture, it was artwork and it was all for charity.
:13:47. > :13:49.Inspired by Lizzie, the elephant working in the steel mills
:13:50. > :13:51.during the First World War, these Lizzie clones
:13:52. > :14:00.It was a logistical challenge to get 58 elephants into a theatre,
:14:01. > :14:03.but the auction was the chance to show them off and make some money
:14:04. > :14:05.These elephants have captivated Sheffield.
:14:06. > :14:08.Thousands of people have bedn out to see them on the trail.
:14:09. > :14:11.And now, we'll find out exactly where their final homes will be
:14:12. > :14:16.The bidding was fierce and it was fast.
:14:17. > :14:21.By the end of the night, thd auction had raised over ?400,000!
:14:22. > :14:24.was this magnificent beast called Birdie.
:14:25. > :14:28.It was designed by artist Coralie Turpin.
:14:29. > :14:30.Those little feathers are all painted individuallx
:14:31. > :14:38.If you've spent a couple of grand on a massive elephant,
:14:39. > :14:42.So, Melanie, you've got the sculpture?
:14:43. > :14:45.Is there are going to be an elephant in the room,
:14:46. > :14:48.or are you going to stick it in the garden?
:14:49. > :14:51.Well, I think - given the shze of the - I think it's got
:14:52. > :14:53.Well, I think - given the size of it -
:14:54. > :14:55.I think it's got to go in the garden!
:14:56. > :15:00.She's really keen that the public can still get to see Birdie.
:15:01. > :15:02.Her and her sons have got pdrsonal experience of the
:15:03. > :15:06.They're both really well and happy and all it's because of the help
:15:07. > :15:09.we had from the Children's Hospital and it was really important for me
:15:10. > :15:12.to get them there to see the good that money can do.
:15:13. > :15:15.I'm absolutely delighted that the sculpture has made so much
:15:16. > :15:19.It means so much to me, but also that it's going to be here,
:15:20. > :15:22.at this place in Horsleygatd Hall, where it's going to be out
:15:23. > :15:25.in nature all the time, with the birds flying over ht,
:15:26. > :15:26.which is really the inspiration for the design.
:15:27. > :15:29.The most sought-after eleph`nt of the night was Marjorie,
:15:30. > :15:34.They might be off the streets now, but we don't know who bought every
:15:35. > :15:37.elephant, so you might see one popping up near you very soon.
:15:38. > :15:43.James Vincent, BBC Look North, Sheffield.
:15:44. > :15:50.Wright, moving on to sport. I almost feel like saying, I don't lhke
:15:51. > :15:54.rugby, I love it. You can tdll us more later on but starting with
:15:55. > :15:57.nose. Yes, it moves quickly, the
:15:58. > :15:58.managerial merry-go-round! Rotherham United have appointed
:15:59. > :16:01.Kenny Jackett as their new lanager. The former Wolves boss has signed
:16:02. > :16:04.a three year deal and becomds Rotherham's fifth manager
:16:05. > :16:05.in just 14 months. His task will be to keep thdm
:16:06. > :16:08.in the Championship. They're already six points `drift
:16:09. > :16:11.of safety at the foot of thd table. The chairman, he came across
:16:12. > :16:13.very well, made me feel wanted, which is a big thing,
:16:14. > :16:17.as if, you know, I can fit hn here, I can make a difference,
:16:18. > :16:20.and be the person they need at this particular moment
:16:21. > :16:23.to take the club forwards. International women's footb`ll
:16:24. > :16:25.comes to Yorkshire tonight. England host France
:16:26. > :16:27.at Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium where they're expecting
:16:28. > :16:31.a crowd of around 7,000. It's a friendly game
:16:32. > :16:33.as they prepare for next ye`r's We all know that Yorkshire
:16:34. > :16:40.is the birthplace of Rugby League. And now, players born and bred
:16:41. > :16:43.in our county are helping gdt The Jamaican national team
:16:44. > :16:48.are in action tonight and most of their team
:16:49. > :16:52.are from Yorkshire. They'd like to recruit more
:16:53. > :16:54.local players to boost the sport in the Caribbean.
:16:55. > :16:57.Abi Jaiyeola has been to medt them. with a long and proud
:16:58. > :17:02.history in Yorkshire. COMMENTATOR: The players ard
:17:03. > :17:04.taking the field in the fin`l for the Yorkshire Rugby
:17:05. > :17:08.League Challenge Cup. But times have changed and this
:17:09. > :17:11.is Rugby League Jamaican-stxle. I'm Joel Farrell, I play
:17:12. > :17:18.for Batley Bulldogs. I'm Ross Peltier and I play
:17:19. > :17:20.for Bradford Bulls. I'm Richie Barnett and I pl`y
:17:21. > :17:24.for Hunslet Hawks. Most of the team are from Yorkshire
:17:25. > :17:27.but have roots in the Caribbean You get butterflies in your stomach,
:17:28. > :17:31.actually, especially winning You get butterflies in your stomach,
:17:32. > :17:33.actually, especially when the national anthem comes
:17:34. > :17:36.on and you see people in thd crowd, cos, like, Jamaicans are re`lly
:17:37. > :17:38.passionate about their country and stuff like that,
:17:39. > :17:40.so yeah, it's a buzz. Training in Dewsbury on a cold,
:17:41. > :17:43.dark night, it feels a millhon miles from the Caribbean, but pardnts
:17:44. > :17:45.watch from the sidelines, proud, not only of their sons,
:17:46. > :17:48.but of the impact the black community have made
:17:49. > :17:52.on the game for generations. To me, the contribution
:17:53. > :17:55.that black players - and that's right across
:17:56. > :17:57.from the Caribbean to Afric`, Fiji, everything -
:17:58. > :17:59.black players have brought to Rugby League and to the other
:18:00. > :18:02.Rugby Union, it's phenomenal. In the 1980s and '90s,
:18:03. > :18:07.Huddersfield-born Anthony F`rrell played for Leeds Rhinos,
:18:08. > :18:09.England and Wales. Now, his son Joel is
:18:10. > :18:20.playing for Jamaica. I went to the World Cup qualifiers
:18:21. > :18:23.and ran Canada and America close, and then we've developed more
:18:24. > :18:25.and then we smashed Ireland at the weekend and now people
:18:26. > :18:28.are starting to know about ts. Tonight, the Jamaican team
:18:29. > :18:30.take on Wales at the It's one of those things we've been
:18:31. > :18:35.trying to build it for a long time. I think these games in Europe
:18:36. > :18:38.would definitely help spread the word to people in
:18:39. > :18:40.Yorkshire and the UK Can the Reggae Warriors
:18:41. > :18:44.beat the Dragons? Abi Jaiyeola,
:18:45. > :18:51.BBC Look North, Dewsbury. Rotherham referee, Howard Wdbb,
:18:52. > :18:55.made history back in 2010 when he became the first to take
:18:56. > :18:58.charge of both the Champions League Final and the World Cup Fin`l
:18:59. > :19:01.in the same season. During his long career
:19:02. > :19:02.and distinguished career, he oversaw pretty much
:19:03. > :19:05.every major game there is. A couple of years ago, he qtit,
:19:06. > :19:15.and now has his autobiography out - We'll get to the book in a linute,
:19:16. > :19:20.but you are a big Rotherham fan what about the new manager? I think
:19:21. > :19:23.the chairman has made a good decision to move now with hhs
:19:24. > :19:30.experience. Kenny is the right guy to try to give us a chance to stay
:19:31. > :19:34.in the league. So your book, Man in the Middle, what do you hopd people
:19:35. > :19:39.will get from it? Hopefully an insight into an amazing world that I
:19:40. > :19:44.occupied for many years. Just a regular guy from Rotherham, failed
:19:45. > :19:49.footballer, then became a rdferee, encouraged by his dad, and hopefully
:19:50. > :19:53.a little bit of an insight hnto that high pressured world, some wonderful
:19:54. > :19:57.places, the best seat in thd house for someone who loved the sport like
:19:58. > :20:01.I did, and I want to share those experiences with other people. You
:20:02. > :20:05.talk about the sport but ond startling thing you mentiondd is
:20:06. > :20:11.your condition with OCD and how you battle that? I know a lot of people
:20:12. > :20:16.suffer from OCD, different levels of the spectrum, and I suffer with it
:20:17. > :20:20.quite severely, not about bding clean, or having things in order,
:20:21. > :20:26.but having positive thoughts. If I put my shirt torn for a gamd, and
:20:27. > :20:31.thought about a previous gale, it created anxiety and I would have to
:20:32. > :20:36.take the shirt off, I knew ht was a rational, but did not help. I know a
:20:37. > :20:40.lot of people aware that it is in the book have been in touch and said
:20:41. > :20:44.it was good I am talking about it because they did not speak `bout it.
:20:45. > :20:49.Do you think it affected yotr career? I think it was a refuge for
:20:50. > :20:53.me on the pitch. So concentrated on the job, so much to do, you don t
:20:54. > :20:58.have time to think of other things. It was a release for me. Sole
:20:59. > :21:06.quickfire questions. Dirtiest player? Probably, he will h`te me,
:21:07. > :21:14.Danny Mills. I like him a lot.. I like that. Worst or most difficult
:21:15. > :21:24.manager? Toss-up between Stdve Evans and Warnock. Best player? Cristiano
:21:25. > :21:27.Ronaldo? Why did you not send off the entire Netherlands side in the
:21:28. > :21:32.World Cup final against Spahn, the dirtiest players I have ever come
:21:33. > :21:37.across? They were. I should have sent some of them But
:21:38. > :21:45.I did not get a good angle on some and did not send off correctly. Best
:21:46. > :21:51.referee? Now or ever? It is the bald head and bulging eyes from Htaly! We
:21:52. > :21:54.have some great referees from this part of the world, from west
:21:55. > :22:00.Yorkshire. Well done, we wish you well. Thank you very much.
:22:01. > :22:03.Now, a concrete pillar is often a welcome sight for walkers
:22:04. > :22:08.They are called trig points and were put up by Ordnance Survey
:22:09. > :22:11.There are more than 450 across Yorkshire, and,
:22:12. > :22:13.for people like Dave Woffenden, visiting them has
:22:14. > :22:17.In fact, Dave has managed to "bag" them all.
:22:18. > :22:31.They've been a familiar feature of our rural landscape for 80 years.
:22:32. > :22:33.Small pyramids or obelisks built in line-of-sight triangles
:22:34. > :22:41.Well, these trig points, or triangulation pillars,
:22:42. > :22:43.are always a welcome sight for hikers, because it signhfies
:22:44. > :22:48.These concrete pillars were built by the Ordnance Survey of the 1 30s.
:22:49. > :22:51.These three fixings here were for a solid base
:22:52. > :22:54.for a surveyor's theodolite - their measuring equipment -
:22:55. > :23:01.in order that they could accurately map grid.
:23:02. > :23:04.-- in order that they could accurately map Great Britain.
:23:05. > :23:05.There's another pillar just on the horizon,
:23:06. > :23:08.just where you can see a radio mast, on the horizon.
:23:09. > :23:12.Dave Woffenden from Harrogate has always enjoyed the great outdoors.
:23:13. > :23:19.every triangulation point in Yorkshire.
:23:20. > :23:22.All walkers rely a map and, without all this triangulathon
:23:23. > :23:25.that they did over the years, you know, we just didn't
:23:26. > :23:28.that they did over the years, you know, we just wouldn't
:23:29. > :23:30.have the best maps in the world, and we have.
:23:31. > :23:33.And I go around and record where it is, the grid referdnce
:23:34. > :23:36.the date that I did it, and I just jot it in my notdbook.
:23:37. > :23:39.It just gets me out walking in different places, to see
:23:40. > :23:43.There are more than 450 trig points across the broad acres.
:23:44. > :23:46.33 on land owned by Yorkshire Water, who are now encouraging people
:23:47. > :23:51.to explore and take photos of themselves by the trig points.
:23:52. > :23:56.As it's the 80th anniversarx since the first trig pillar was btilt
:23:57. > :23:58.we're simply asking people to post a photo of them poshng
:23:59. > :24:01.next to a trig pillar, so it's just about celebrathng
:24:02. > :24:03.trig pillars and celebrating being in the great outdoors
:24:04. > :24:08.Oh, I do, yes. Which one is it?
:24:09. > :24:10.It's Pen-Y-Ghent. Why?
:24:11. > :24:16.It's sort of typical mountahn, if you like, but reachable
:24:17. > :24:20.and, when you get there, the view is correct,
:24:21. > :24:26.Trig points may have given way to GPS in the digital world,
:24:27. > :24:28.but these curious concrete creations will always serve
:24:29. > :24:31.as a reminder of their role in mapping modern Britain.
:24:32. > :24:48.Let's keep on the subject of countryside. Your new progr`mme
:24:49. > :24:59.starts on Monday? Yes. Very autumnal.
:25:00. > :25:04.Yes, Countrfile Autumn Diarhes starts on Monday, and the fhrst
:25:05. > :25:11.programme is about the red squirrel. And since the grey scored w`s
:25:12. > :25:17.introduced in Victorian timds, the little red squirrel has been nearly
:25:18. > :25:19.wiped out. We look at a schdme about putting the grey scrolls on the
:25:20. > :25:27.contraceptive pill. That is a talking point! Qu`rter
:25:28. > :25:29.past nine on Monday on BBC One all week!
:25:30. > :25:35.Nice autumnal weather to cole over the weekend. And we stick whth the
:25:36. > :25:38.October theme, settled, dry, bright weather, the could be some light
:25:39. > :25:44.showers but generally over the weekend a lot of fine weathdr.
:25:45. > :25:48.Midweek, a bit of a blip, the Atlantic taking over, then possibly
:25:49. > :25:52.some wet weather, then high pressure builds for the end of the wdek.
:25:53. > :25:57.Quite a lot of cloud today, the best weather later in the afternoon, some
:25:58. > :26:02.sunshine, and we have some clear spells at the moment. But overnight,
:26:03. > :26:07.cloud will spread for a timd from the east, a few Shah was making
:26:08. > :26:18.their way westwards, very hht and miss, and generally settled. -- flew
:26:19. > :26:26.showers. Quite a cold night. The sun will rise in the morning at 7.4 ,
:26:27. > :26:33.setting at 7.52 in the evenhng, and times of high water... Tomorrow is
:26:34. > :26:37.pretty decent. Some more sunshine compared with today, patchy cloud
:26:38. > :26:41.and it could be thick enough to produce some light showers, more
:26:42. > :26:47.especially in the east, that now we are immune from light showers, but
:26:48. > :26:50.generally dry, bright and usable autumn weather, but maybe you could
:26:51. > :26:57.be Joe Cole and scarf because of nippy temperatures. -- you could
:26:58. > :27:01.need your court. Could be chilly on Sunday, because people have some
:27:02. > :27:06.more breeze, but essentiallx similar, dry and bright sunshine,
:27:07. > :27:13.light showers, but frosty and potentially for key into Monday
:27:14. > :27:22.-- foggy. Enjoyed autumn whhle you can. Lovely season.
:27:23. > :27:27.We are back at it or clock `nd after the ten o'clock News. Enjoy the rest
:27:28. > :27:32.of your evening. Good night. -- we are back at eight o'clock.