:00:21. > :00:25.special programme in Folkestone Prince Harry came down to open a
:00:26. > :00:32.permanent memorial to the crucial role in the town played in World War
:00:33. > :00:36.I. This site is very special. Millions of servicemen made their
:00:37. > :00:41.journey from Folkestone to the trenches of the Western Front. 0
:00:42. > :00:48.million people came through Folkestone, going to and returning
:00:49. > :00:55.to the Western Front. The ilpact is still being felt today. Manx of you
:00:56. > :01:01.joined in events across the South East. Also tonight, migrants in Cali
:01:02. > :01:06.are given just weeks to leave whether camps are demolished.
:01:07. > :01:08.And police investigating thd Eastbourne Pier fire say thdy're
:01:09. > :01:18.very pleased with the response from a public appeal for help.
:01:19. > :01:34.We have a special live programme CD in Folkestone. Prince Harry came
:01:35. > :01:43.down to dedicate this memorhal arch. The only permanent, new memorial to
:01:44. > :01:48.the World War I centenary. This is the 100th anniversary of thd de
:01:49. > :01:56.World War I broke out. This arch has been paid for by different
:01:57. > :02:01.campaigners. This step short order was the name given to the troops as
:02:02. > :02:05.they marched down to the harbour. 10 million journeys were made between
:02:06. > :02:09.Folkestone and France during the First World War as men and supplies
:02:10. > :02:12.were taking it to and from the Western Front. As well as the
:02:13. > :02:17.dedication by Prince Harry, thousands of people were here to see
:02:18. > :02:24.that and the breed is leading to the harbour and to laying a wre`th to
:02:25. > :02:37.honour those who gave their lives during World War I.
:02:38. > :02:42.Peter Whittlesea reports on an emotional morning for thd town.
:02:43. > :02:51.Today Prince Harry had a du`l role. Officially opening the memorial
:02:52. > :02:58.arch. He led a wreath to those who never returned. The crowds were
:02:59. > :03:03.excited to see his Royal is but mindful this royal occasion was
:03:04. > :03:09.about marking the part Folkdstone played in the Great Wall. Occasions
:03:10. > :03:13.like this, you should look to the people who served in the war lost
:03:14. > :03:20.their lives. It means a gre`t deal. As a family, we are passion`tely
:03:21. > :03:26.involved with anything to do with the war because of our fathdrs part
:03:27. > :03:30.in it. It is very important that this memorial will be user permanent
:03:31. > :03:37.memory and people remember what they stood for. This corporal was
:03:38. > :03:42.marching with his great`grandfather's medals. It was a
:03:43. > :03:47.personal journey. I was fortunate enough to meet my great grandad when
:03:48. > :03:51.I was very little. It is grdat to be here to remember all those who
:03:52. > :03:55.served and lost their lives in the conflict. It is a fantastic honour
:03:56. > :04:03.to be here today and to havd his medals here with
:04:04. > :04:10.marched down the road of remembrance, 100 years ago the order
:04:11. > :04:17.was to step short, to stop them slipping on their hobnailed boots on
:04:18. > :04:21.this steep slope. Until tod`y this was the only memorial to thd tens of
:04:22. > :04:26.thousands of men who left Folkestone for France. It was made frol the
:04:27. > :04:36.granite which paved this ro`d. Its peers and inscription by Tennyson.
:04:37. > :04:41.For those who set up the stdp short charity, this celebration h`s been
:04:42. > :04:45.the climax of four years work. We want to remember all the millions of
:04:46. > :04:48.men and women who passed through Folkestone 100 years ago. Btt we did
:04:49. > :04:55.not have any dream of this dver happening. We have become a national
:04:56. > :04:59.project. As Prince Harry left there was a sense of pride is at last the
:05:00. > :05:07.town had paid tribute to its crucial role in the past. It has bedn an
:05:08. > :05:12.emotional day here in Folkestone. Letters to two with some people who
:05:13. > :05:18.have been involved in getting it organised. You have been involved
:05:19. > :05:24.with this campaign fell on time You designed this magnificent arch.
:05:25. > :05:30.Yes, it is in place after all these years. It existed on my computer
:05:31. > :05:39.screen. Now I can look at it in the flesh. Are you pleased with how it
:05:40. > :05:45.has come out? It has stainldss steel and lights inside it. I think it
:05:46. > :05:49.looks spectacular. It is Duplex stainless steel which means it
:05:50. > :05:54.should last for a 200 years before it needs cleaned, despite the
:05:55. > :06:00.seagulls. I am pleased with the landscaping around it as well. I
:06:01. > :06:14.love the information. I saw a little boy sitting down near and hd said
:06:15. > :06:20.USC `` USB, that is America. I want children to come down and enjoy this
:06:21. > :06:23.environment. Thank you very much. You have been involved with this
:06:24. > :06:33.campaign all the way through as well. How important has tod`y been?
:06:34. > :06:37.Tremayne Disley important. Ht is the centenary. `` tremendously
:06:38. > :06:44.important. Millions of men larched through. It is hugely poign`nt that
:06:45. > :06:49.we remember that. Many of them did not return. They left familhes
:06:50. > :06:53.behind, mothers and children. The loss of life must have been
:06:54. > :06:58.horrendous for the people ldft behind in this country. Thotsands of
:06:59. > :07:06.people came out to watch thd parade today, it was extraordinary. It was.
:07:07. > :07:09.It was marvellous. We had this service March and we had thd
:07:10. > :07:15.civilian march. Lots of people were enjoying it. We had intervidwers
:07:16. > :07:23.speaking to people. The children were amazing. I am glad it has all
:07:24. > :07:29.gone well, I am sorry but wd have to leave it. Thank you for joining us.
:07:30. > :07:32.We will return to the arch when we take a more in`depth look at the
:07:33. > :07:37.role Folkestone played in the First World War.
:07:38. > :07:39.Detectives in Sussex investhgating the fire on Eastbourne Pier say they
:07:40. > :07:41.are very pleased with the response they've had to
:07:42. > :07:45.A large section of the Victorian structure was destroyed
:07:46. > :07:48.in the blaze last week and police announced on Friday that
:07:49. > :08:04.A new week and a fresh crowd of visitors. Far from putting tourists
:08:05. > :08:07.off, this shell has become `n attraction in itself. A lot of
:08:08. > :08:13.people went to come here to see what happened and find out more `bout it.
:08:14. > :08:22.We came down here today and we saw the Eastbourne Pier and it hs very
:08:23. > :08:26.sad. People are curious. Thhs sightseeing business says ntmbers
:08:27. > :08:31.are up. There is a morbid attraction to see something like theirs and we
:08:32. > :08:36.are also in the hate of the season. Eastbourne is popular throughout the
:08:37. > :08:42.summer. New footage emerged from a lifeboat today. The crew melbers
:08:43. > :08:49.helped to fight the fire. When we first turned up, the main arcade was
:08:50. > :08:58.well alight. The flames werd then spreading to this other sidd. Police
:08:59. > :09:01.are now treating it as susphcious. The police said they have rdceived
:09:02. > :09:08.around 40 responses to their appeal for photos and video taking here
:09:09. > :09:13.just before the fire started. They still want more in the hope that one
:09:14. > :09:18.put a graphite they could ghve them a significant lead. Items wdre being
:09:19. > :09:22.removed today as traders trx to salvage what is left. A fund set up
:09:23. > :09:29.by residents has now reached over ?2000.
:09:30. > :09:32.Police hunting a man who left a supermarket security guard with a 10
:09:33. > :09:35.centimetre wound across his stomach have released a CCTV picturd of two
:09:36. > :09:38.The guard chased three people from the Sainsbury's store
:09:39. > :09:41.in Kingsmead Road in Canterbury after an alarm sounded at
:09:42. > :09:48.Thousands of people took to the streets of Brighton
:09:49. > :09:51.at the weekend to celebrate the city's annual gay Pride festival.
:09:52. > :09:56.While much of the event passed off peacefully, Sussex Police made
:09:57. > :09:59.28 arrests ` but are also appealing for witnesses to an assault.
:10:00. > :10:04.Our reporter Piers Hopkirk joins us live from Brighton.
:10:05. > :10:11.Can you tell us what is said to have happened?
:10:12. > :10:21.Three members hacked. One w`s punched unconscious. It happens
:10:22. > :10:25.around five o'clock on Saturday afternoon. According to the police,
:10:26. > :10:29.words had been exchanged between two groups of men which led to `
:10:30. > :10:35.44`year`old man being punchdd and knocked out. When his two friends
:10:36. > :10:42.intervenes, they were also `ttacked and subject to racist and homophobic
:10:43. > :10:47.taunts. Police are looking for information but stressed thhs was an
:10:48. > :10:53.isolated incident. The march passed off peacefully. 100,000 people enjoy
:10:54. > :10:57.the festivities, just 20 arrests. Thank you very much.
:10:58. > :10:59.In other news, authorities in Calais have delayed
:11:00. > :11:01.the clearing of two migrant camps for several weeks ` even though
:11:02. > :11:06.French authorities say they will use the time to try to persuade
:11:07. > :11:08.the migrants to go home, or apply for asylum in France.
:11:09. > :11:11.Last night, tensions in one of the camps led to violent clashes
:11:12. > :11:26.I have from central governmdnt extra powers which will increase
:11:27. > :11:32.surveillance and increase surveillance throughout the night.
:11:33. > :11:36.This is our top story tonight. Prince Harry has unveiled
:11:37. > :11:38.a monument in Folkestone, where millions of soldiers marched to
:11:39. > :11:41.boats taking them across thd Channel The memorial arch was built
:11:42. > :11:45.as part of commemorations m`rking the centenary today of Brit`in's
:11:46. > :11:50.involvement in World War Ond. An electricity link station with
:11:51. > :11:53.a view ` just ?275,000 for the Dungeness property dstate
:11:54. > :12:08.agents call "unique". We will look back at the rule
:12:09. > :12:13.Folkestone played for many. The last time they would ever see Brhtain.
:12:14. > :12:17.it needs quite a bit of work and the surroundings are bldak ` but
:12:18. > :12:25.this small electricity link station at Dungeness has gone on thd market
:12:26. > :12:28.It's a utilitarian architectural gem, and
:12:29. > :12:34.there is planning permission for a four bedroom house but any buyer has
:12:35. > :12:38.got to build it ` and fast, as Jon Hunt reports.
:12:39. > :12:45.It is certainly distinctive, set amidst the fishing cottages and the
:12:46. > :12:51.nuclear power station. Nestling on a match `` National nature reserve.
:12:52. > :12:57.Can you imagine this being xour dream holiday home? Even with its
:12:58. > :13:03.price tag, visitors thought it was good value. Some of these houses
:13:04. > :13:12.here fetch 400,000. These thny cottages. So, it is what yot make of
:13:13. > :13:17.it. I would pay double, the place is so tranquil, it is gorgeous. I have
:13:18. > :13:25.come three times. In my lind of work I were to relax. This buildhng used
:13:26. > :13:29.to house a massive switch which connected and disconnected the
:13:30. > :13:34.electricity grids of France and Britain. Long cables ran from here
:13:35. > :13:41.to Boulogne in France. The switching remained in France `` insidd until
:13:42. > :13:46.it was removed by the National Grid. That is planning permission to
:13:47. > :13:53.convert it into a holiday house One expert believes it could earn half
:13:54. > :13:59.?1 million after that is converted. It seems a bit steep but it is such
:14:00. > :14:06.a unique property. Places lhke this are not around. Hence the price tag.
:14:07. > :14:13.Properties here sell at a premium. This cottage was marketed at a
:14:14. > :14:21.quarter of ?1 million in 2009. People who come here to visht say it
:14:22. > :14:28.is heaven on earth. We return now to the centenary of World War H.
:14:29. > :14:29.In Brighton, wreaths were laid earlier today
:14:30. > :14:33.in Regency Square ` and a bus covered in images of wartime
:14:34. > :14:36.Sussex will run throughout the city for the next four years to try to
:14:37. > :14:40.Poppies have been planted in prominent positions across the Lewes
:14:41. > :14:49.The poppies were sewn in Max as Lewes District Council showed
:14:50. > :14:51.its support for the British Legion's Centenary Poppy Campaign.
:14:52. > :14:54.Among the areas poppies werd planted ` and have now begun to flower `
:14:55. > :14:58.And events are also taking place in Ashford ` a historic
:14:59. > :15:02.World War One tank has been in the town centre for nearly 100 xears.
:15:03. > :15:06.And you've been sending us pictures from the Folkestond
:15:07. > :15:12.Megan Roberts sent us this picture of the memorial arch and
:15:13. > :15:21.Chris Jarvest sent us this picture of veterans on the Leas
:15:22. > :15:25.And Julie Stanley from Dover sent us this photograph
:15:26. > :15:29.of Prince Harry alongside the local MP, Damian Collins.
:15:30. > :15:32.Well, that's it from me herd in the studio, let's cross back to
:15:33. > :15:52.Thank you very much. We are still under the arch here. There hs a huge
:15:53. > :15:57.compass Rose here under the arch which contains the nations who took
:15:58. > :16:03.part in the war, which has some surprising ones like Russia and
:16:04. > :16:08.Nepal. Letters talk to the LP for Folkestone. You were also the
:16:09. > :16:14.chairman of this charity and you were there at the beginning, seven
:16:15. > :16:19.years ago. That's right. We wanted to tell their story of Folkdstone's
:16:20. > :16:23.role in the war and the centenary seem to be the perfect opportunity
:16:24. > :16:28.for that. The project involved a number of events. We are looking to
:16:29. > :16:34.tell the story of the millions of men who came through this arch.
:16:35. > :16:39.Women as well? Yes, women played a vital role in the war effort with
:16:40. > :16:44.factorsies supporting the front line. He worked as nurses. We want
:16:45. > :16:52.their story to be remembered as well. It does not just commdmorate
:16:53. > :16:57.those who made the ultimate sacrifice, it remembers all those
:16:58. > :17:03.who served during the war. On a personal note, what was likd all
:17:04. > :17:08.coming together today? It w`s a member. To remember those who served
:17:09. > :17:15.in the war and the huge number of people who worked on this project
:17:16. > :17:20.can be very proud of it. Let us chat to other people involved in the
:17:21. > :17:25.project. These people are p`rt of a living history group. You are
:17:26. > :17:33.private in the Royal West Kdnt Regiment? I am, yes. I do it to keep
:17:34. > :17:38.alive the memory of members of my family who fought and served in the
:17:39. > :17:43.First World War. This magnificent arch helps to keep their melory
:17:44. > :17:49.alive. I am stepping in thehr footsteps before they went to war.
:17:50. > :17:56.Was it quite an emotional d`y for you today? Absolutely. I have been
:17:57. > :18:00.looking forward to it for a long time. To be involved in this
:18:01. > :18:07.beautiful monuments, bringing their history back, creating 100 xears,
:18:08. > :18:14.remembering those fallen in the great War, I am honoured to be here
:18:15. > :18:20.today. Thank you very much. Folkestone has changed a lot over
:18:21. > :18:24.the years. Back in 1914, it was a very glamorous Place2Be. Thhs spot
:18:25. > :18:30.was regarded as being one of the most wealthy holiday resorts in the
:18:31. > :18:35.whole of Europe. Within months of the outbreak of war, all th`t
:18:36. > :18:42.changed and the town became an enormous army billet. Many of the
:18:43. > :18:47.hotels turned into hospitals and accommodation for soldiers. Sara
:18:48. > :18:58.Smith has looked at the imp`ct of the war of the town.
:18:59. > :19:03.On their way to the front lhne, the last glimpse of friendly territory,
:19:04. > :19:14.a seaside town which would be changed for ever. That summdr of
:19:15. > :19:18.1914, it was a lovely summer, and is as over the past 15 years,
:19:19. > :19:25.Folkestone was very popular with the middle and upper`class to hhs trade.
:19:26. > :19:32.This was the place to be. `` to list trade. This was the place to
:19:33. > :19:36.promenade. The coming years brought dramatic change. Large housds and
:19:37. > :19:46.hotels were requisitions. The grass was turned up. The traffic dscalated
:19:47. > :19:49.beyond any kind of numbers that was known. Hundreds of thousands of
:19:50. > :19:56.troops marching through Folkestone to be disbursed to the conthnent.
:19:57. > :20:00.Troops also coming back. Folkestone had been a garrison town for 20
:20:01. > :20:06.years, but this was on a different scale. Men came from across the
:20:07. > :20:11.Empire to answer the call to fight. The British Army had a big lap and
:20:12. > :20:18.Folkestone was at the dead centre of this map to get the army on the
:20:19. > :20:23.move. The town welcomes the new arrivals, especially the Canadians
:20:24. > :20:26.who were billeted in local homes. After the war, Folkestone would
:20:27. > :20:32.never be the same. Times had changed. We never went back to the
:20:33. > :20:40.posh frocks and the masses of people wandering along the beach. There
:20:41. > :20:43.does remain on a hill overlooking the sea a constant reminder of those
:20:44. > :20:56.men from across the world who never made it home. We have just loved
:20:57. > :21:00.location from the arch to the top of slope roads. You can see it is a
:21:01. > :21:07.steep hill going to enter the harbour. It used to be covered in
:21:08. > :21:15.the annex cobbles. They werd used to make one of the early memorhals You
:21:16. > :21:22.also notice all along the r`ilings, there are thousands of hand`knitted
:21:23. > :21:27.poppies. Quite touching and moving in a strange way because each one of
:21:28. > :21:35.them tells a different storx. Letters talk to someone who can tell
:21:36. > :21:43.us about it. `` let us talk. You live here, don't you? Yes I do. The
:21:44. > :21:48.idea came from research othdrs doing about my great grandfather fought in
:21:49. > :21:52.the First World War. By coincidence I realised he had left from
:21:53. > :21:57.Folkestone so I started crocheting poppies as a small token and then it
:21:58. > :22:02.grew from there. Everyone w`nted to get involved. When you see
:22:03. > :22:11.everybody, you have poppies from all over the world? Yes, becausd I run a
:22:12. > :22:15.network on Facebook, we gendrated information through that and got
:22:16. > :22:22.people from the Netherlands, France and America is sending in poppies.
:22:23. > :22:33.You to carry on, don't you? Yes for sure. `` you want to carry on. How
:22:34. > :22:40.can people get involved? We can send me an e`mail and we will give them
:22:41. > :22:49.information and patterns. Thank you very much. As the parade moved off
:22:50. > :22:52.today, they would have passdd all these poppies and went on to the
:22:53. > :22:56.harbour were a series of spdcial events have been going on. Charlie
:22:57. > :23:07.Rose reports on the people who have been taking part in those. Gather to
:23:08. > :23:14.remember, on a daily will ndver forget. It is a mix of commdmorating
:23:15. > :23:20.and watching English tradithons It is a great show. We also like Prince
:23:21. > :23:25.Harry. I was trying to introduce into my 18`year`old daughter. I
:23:26. > :23:33.could be his new mother`in`law! Any success? He grounds but he was a bit
:23:34. > :23:46.shocked as we screamed, Harry, take her. What was he wearing? A fancy
:23:47. > :23:50.costume and a hat. Acute hat. They were thrilled to see his Roxal who
:23:51. > :23:56.got rockers support wherever you went and one or two bunches of
:23:57. > :24:01.flowers and a proposal of m`rriage shouted from the crowd. Hundreds of
:24:02. > :24:07.balloons were released into the sky, each carrying the name of a
:24:08. > :24:12.fallen soldier. It was from here that 6 million men embarked for the
:24:13. > :24:19.continent not knowing how long they would be there. Many not knowing
:24:20. > :24:24.that they would not return. It has been a very proud day, but `lso a
:24:25. > :24:28.very evocative day. For the people of Folkestone, it is the dax Prince
:24:29. > :24:36.Harry helped them mark 100 xears since the start of World War I.
:24:37. > :24:45.There is the arch, looking magnificent in the sunlight. Rachel
:24:46. > :24:51.is here with us. What is thd weather for the next few days?
:24:52. > :24:55.Today has been a day of sunshine and showers, they held off for when
:24:56. > :25:05.Prince Harry unveiled the arch but we have plenty to come. Temperatures
:25:06. > :25:10.have reached highs of 21 degrees. Or sunshine brought temperaturds of 23
:25:11. > :25:16.degrees. `` more sunshine. Showers were moving to the East this
:25:17. > :25:23.afternoon and they will continue moving East tonight. Clear skies
:25:24. > :25:30.developing. In rural spots ht will feel colder. From tomorrow, plenty
:25:31. > :25:35.of sunshine to start the dax. More close by the afternoon with
:25:36. > :25:41.temperatures colder than today. Still in the low 20s. Fairlx light
:25:42. > :25:46.winds but they will pick up as we go through tomorrow night. It will stay
:25:47. > :25:51.dry during the day tomorrow. Some spots of rain as we see the cloud
:25:52. > :25:56.cover and that is ahead of the rain into Tuesday and Wednesday. Through
:25:57. > :26:02.tomorrow night it will be mhke and damp with temperatures around 1
:26:03. > :26:09.degrees. Increasingly wet on Wednesday. Good news for gardeners.
:26:10. > :26:16.It will be a much brighter picture during Wednesday afternoon. 21
:26:17. > :26:19.degrees on Wednesday. A settled story on Thursday. Showers `nd a
:26:20. > :26:22.settled story on Thursday. Showers and further rain towards thd weekend
:26:23. > :26:31.but sunshine for the next couple of days and also some rain. Th`nk you
:26:32. > :26:36.very much. As the sun goes down it will reveal one more surprise. There
:26:37. > :26:42.are 100 Diamond lights inside the arch which will shine into the dark
:26:43. > :26:49.this. There is the lights ott campaign tonight. The British Legion
:26:50. > :26:57.is encouraging everyone to switch off the lights between ten `nd 1pm.
:26:58. > :27:00.We will be here with the late use at 10:30pm. We leave you now