13/07/2014 South East Today

Around 12,000 people have attended a concert in Deal to mark 24 years

since an IRA bomb killed 11 Royal Marine bandsmen.

A blast at the Royal Marine School of Music in 1989 also injurdd

Today the town's bandstand was re`dedicated in their honour,

Marching for a moment in tile that will not be forgotten. 25 ydars ago,

at this place, 11 lives werd lost. The higher red bond Royal M`rine

School of Music in Deal in September 1989. 11 musicians were killed,

others were injured in the blast. Jay O'Neill, leader of the

orchestra, survived. The fedling of being lifted in the air, I didn t

know what it was, I thought it was a gas explosion. I knew it was

something serious. It was only when I came to rest and managed to turn

around that I noticed there was no building left. It had collapsed

Thousands of people came to watch two bounce off the Royal Marines

today. There was a concert `nd an act of remembrance to mark the 5th

anniversary of the IRA attack. Bandstand, Bill took rate the

musicians who were killed, was also rededicated. This is a workhng

military Memorial, a bandst`nd which puts on more than 20 concerts each

summer. And when the Royal Larines Band come, we can expect 10,000

people. It is a reflection of the warmth that is still here in Deal

for the Royal Marines. Todax was an opportunity to remember through

music those who died. An 85`year`old woman

from Sussex is believed to have become one of the eldest felale

drink`drivers in the countrx. Betty Teague from Shoreham has been

banned from driving for a ydar Officers found her driving slowly on

the A27 at night, with no lhghts on. A Kent MP has written to

Southeastern, urging them to review The train company provides

vouchers for customers if their But Rehman Chishti,

who represents Gillingham and Rainham, thinks passengdrs

should be compensated immedhately, What we need to do on compensation

is what other operators are doing. For example, National Express are

doing automatic compensation after two minutes, and that's

the line from Essex into London They are saying, if you've got smart

ticketing, like the Oyster card system, if there is a delay, it goes

automatically into your account An adventurer from East Sussex had

to abandon his expedition to single`handedly row across

the Pacific Ocean after devdloping Daryl Farmer

from Forest Row was attempthng to row the nearly 2,500`mile stretch

as part of an inaugural challenge. For an endurance athlete, hd has run

marathons across the Sahara Desert and through the Amazon forest, and

this was just his latest ch`llenge. Daryl Farmer's attempts to row solo

across the Pacific proved too much, in severe storms. I was stuck in

this weather system for thrde or four days. Gradually getting more

and more seasick. Dehydrated, a bit of heatstroke as well. It w`s a

downward spiral. The waves were about ten feet but there was the one

which was 15 to 20 feet, it was impossible to sleep as well because

you are getting thrown around all the time. After putting in so many

years of planning, the decision to pull out is never one that hs taken

easily. It is testament to the scale of the challenge. Accrue from

Tunbridge Wells `` a crew, had to be rescued as well. To be in that

position that you are hearing in that right you are hearing someone

in a position where they ard not very healthy, it is quite

frightening. Undefeated, Daryl plans to return to the sea, either the

Pacific or the Atlantic, to complete a solo rowing expedition.

More than 2,000 people gathdred in Tunbridge Wells today for the

annual Mela festival, but organisers are warning it could be the last.

The festival, which is now in it's ninth xear

is a celebration of music, dance and food from around the world.

But those behind the event say they'vd

struggled since Tunbridge Wdlls Borough Council withdrew funding.

A glorious day. Is there more to come? Here's Georgina Burnett.

Good evening. We should start to see the back of those showers. Fairly

heavy at times. A the back of those showers. Fairly

heavy at times. A largely clear night, feeling a lot fresher.

Temperatures down to 12 Celsius Or tomorrow, but a fine day. Plenty of

sunny spells. There might bd a fresh start to the day. By the afternoon,

more in the way of cloud, btt still very pleasant. Temperatures of up to

92 or 23. `` 22. Tuesday, wd have some patchy rain. Wednesday, looking

fairly fine, but the risk of showers.

That's all for now, we will be back after the World Cup final. Goodbye.

Hello, most places are enjoying a fine end to the weekend with some

sunshine. You might be firing up the barbecue ahead of the World Cup

final but we have seen torrential storms in East Anglia and they still

have showers. They will ease but showers in Eastern Scott and into

eastern England. Elsewhere, it is dry and clear and misty and places,

and cooler, sunspots in single figures. -- some areas. 20 of

sunshine first thing but the weather will change from the West. Northern

Ireland is first to get rain in the morning and that will head into

western Scotland, quite heavy and reaching parts of western England

and Wales in the