:00:17. > :00:23.We will remember them. The South West joins the nation in
:00:24. > :00:28.commemorating D`Day. Good evening and welcome to Spotlight. Events
:00:29. > :00:34.have taken place across the region to remember the sacrifice of the
:00:35. > :00:37.fallen and honoured. We will also have one man's heartfelt trhbute to
:00:38. > :00:45.his brother, who died on thd beaches in northern France. And it hs a two
:00:46. > :00:51.of the Royal Cornwall Show. A bright stay here at Wadebridge. Ond of the
:00:52. > :00:55.events in the main ring had to be cancelled following a cruelty
:00:56. > :00:58.debate. More on that later. We will also take a closer look at `
:00:59. > :01:04.sometimes forgotten hero of the countryside, the humble scarecrow.
:01:05. > :01:09.today in commemorating the D`Day landings 70 years ago. Veterans from
:01:10. > :01:12.all four corners of the South West have travelled to Normandy to take
:01:13. > :01:16.part in the services there. And here at home, events were held in towns
:01:17. > :01:20.all along the coast, remembdring the troops who left on the largdst sea
:01:21. > :01:23.bourne invasion force in history. Thousands of American troops were
:01:24. > :01:26.stationed in the towns and villages of Cornwall, Devon and Dorsdt. John
:01:27. > :01:29.Henderson reports from Lyme Regis, where the D`Day soldiers were
:01:30. > :01:47.A memorial fly`past above Lxme Regis. 70 years ago, hundreds of
:01:48. > :01:51.planes would have filled thd skies taking paratroopers to fight in
:01:52. > :01:57.France. So many aircraft, the blocked out the sun. Watching
:01:58. > :02:00.bewildered, was this man. Hd was a terrified six`year`old on hhs way to
:02:01. > :02:04.school. All of a sudden, the whole sky was
:02:05. > :02:10.black with aeroplanes. They were coming from everywhere. Thex were
:02:11. > :02:17.not little planes, they werd big. And the sudden, the sun was blotted
:02:18. > :02:24.out, almost. They board was horrendous. It was very frightening.
:02:25. > :02:32.Over the course go our bombdrs. . The start of the battle of
:02:33. > :02:39.Normandy. Among those taking part were American soldiers stathoned
:02:40. > :02:48.around villages in the South West. The company will never be
:02:49. > :02:51.forgotten. It was rather totching. When the infantry marched ott of
:02:52. > :02:56.Lyme Regis down this very straight 70 years ago, the soldiers were
:02:57. > :02:58.emptying their pockets of English currency and throwing it to children
:02:59. > :03:02.because they knew they would never need it again.
:03:03. > :03:13.Bunting will be out in forcd weekend. This commemorative plaque
:03:14. > :03:18.was unveiled at the weekend. Today saw several D`Day ceremonies
:03:19. > :03:22.dedicated to those whose cotrage, bravery and selfless commitlent pay
:03:23. > :03:27.the way for victory in Europe. Veterans played their part `t this
:03:28. > :03:35.service in Jersey. 70 years. But time has not been important.
:03:36. > :03:40.It just stayed with me. It was one of those things you could not erase.
:03:41. > :03:44.I can remember a little part of history.
:03:45. > :03:47.Exactly 70 years ago tonight Churchill was telling the commons
:03:48. > :03:50.that D`Day had been an outstanding success. At the forefront w`s a
:03:51. > :03:53.soldier from Dorset. Through the eyes of his brother who now lives in
:03:54. > :03:57.Fowey in Cornwall, Simon Cldmison looks now at the story of one man
:03:58. > :04:04.involved in the assault on the th of June 1944.
:04:05. > :04:12.The preparation, the planning, the secrecy, the subterfuge, thd luck.
:04:13. > :04:17.But this was the reality for the troops who carried out the D`Day
:04:18. > :04:27.landings. Weird ACE laps on calm beaches today, ways of men searched
:04:28. > :04:34.onshore. 7000 men were lost. One was this man. Foremost, the history of a
:04:35. > :04:39.lifetime is told in a streal of images, but for some, there no more.
:04:40. > :04:44.His brother has missed his company for the last 70 years. Charles is
:04:45. > :04:48.not forgotten. I think about in a commend this
:04:49. > :04:58.amount. I have his picture on my desk. We practically conversed. He
:04:59. > :05:02.is there all the time. Charles now lives in a military
:05:03. > :05:07.cemetery in Normandy. The rdason for his sacrifice, clearly statdd. The
:05:08. > :05:13.same inscription is here in the church at this village in Dorset.
:05:14. > :05:17.The story behind the photographs and the memorials is one of two brothers
:05:18. > :05:24.whose time together only lasted into their 20s. But it is also one of the
:05:25. > :05:29.huge capability of a soldier, Charles Martin was the man of the
:05:30. > :05:34.moment. A childhood at this location was idyllic. The brothers spent a
:05:35. > :05:38.lot of time with each other. They rode together. First and horses
:05:39. > :05:43.then in cars. Charles initi`lly wanted to join the Navy but when
:05:44. > :05:49.they could not get a place, the Army beckoned. He was with the Dorset
:05:50. > :05:54.shirt regiment in Sicily, ldading the first soldiers onto the beach,
:05:55. > :05:57.showing he was a man who cotld succeed in doing that. D`Dax was on
:05:58. > :06:01.a different scale, but similar in essence. At the Allies set off from
:06:02. > :06:07.the Dorset coast, the seaside was a sea of green. In the early lorning,
:06:08. > :06:11.the operation began which would lead to western Europe being libdrated.
:06:12. > :06:17.Attached to a neighbouring regiment, Charles Martin was among
:06:18. > :06:22.the first British troops to make it to northern France. His comlanding
:06:23. > :06:26.officer was wounded and he was called to take control of the
:06:27. > :06:29.Battalion. Charles had provdd he could be the right man in the right
:06:30. > :06:35.place at the right time. Thdre are few greater hours than this.
:06:36. > :06:40.His experience was not uniqte, but it was rare at that point. He had
:06:41. > :06:44.won a reputation by them for being very swift and brave and effective
:06:45. > :06:48.in action. But it was not to be. Almost
:06:49. > :06:56.immediately, he was killed by a sniper. He was in the front line. It
:06:57. > :07:03.was unsurprising, but it was a great shock. A very sad shock for me. A
:07:04. > :07:10.piece of my life just dislodged and was taken away.
:07:11. > :07:19.One`man's story among thous`nds remembered 70 years on.
:07:20. > :07:23.A doctor's wife from Feock near Truro has pleaded guilty to his
:07:24. > :07:24.manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.G`ry
:07:25. > :07:28.Hughes was stabbed through the heart at his home in November last year.
:07:29. > :07:31.The court heard that Marion Hughes was suffering from severe ddpression
:07:32. > :07:34.and pyschotic delusions. Thd 59`year`old was ordered to be
:07:35. > :07:40.Five teenagers have been qudstioned by police following an alleged arson
:07:41. > :07:44.attack at a derelict Pontins holiday camp in Torbay. At the height of the
:07:45. > :07:47.blaze in Brixham last night, smoke could be seen as far away as
:07:48. > :07:50.Exmouth. All five of those `rrested have been released on bail tntil
:07:51. > :07:57.A former police officer has been sentenced to a two year comlunity
:07:58. > :07:59.order after he admitted exposing himself. Motorbike officer David
:08:00. > :08:03.Salsbury seen here on the ldft was a serving officer in Devon Cornwall
:08:04. > :08:06.Police when he committed thd three offences in 2012. He resigndd from
:08:07. > :08:10.the force last year following his arrest. He must also attend a sex
:08:11. > :08:25.A 14`year`old boy from Cornwall has recorded a song which he hopes will
:08:26. > :08:30.raise money for teenagers stffering from cancer. The charity was set up
:08:31. > :08:37.in memory of two young girls who became best friends while bding
:08:38. > :08:42.treated in hospital. These girls had a special bond. They met whdn they
:08:43. > :08:45.were both being treated for cancer. A disease which eventually claimed
:08:46. > :08:52.both their lives. After thehr deaths, there are now a set up a
:08:53. > :08:58.charity called Laugh. Abigahl Reeve, is one of them. She developdd
:08:59. > :09:02.thyroid cancer in her late teens. Because of her age she had to be
:09:03. > :09:04.treated on an adult ward. The charity help turn the other
:09:05. > :09:13.teenagers who had similar experiences. I think that L`ugh has
:09:14. > :09:16.helped. It provides events `nd meals and we go bowling and it is a good
:09:17. > :09:19.chance for everyone to mix together and know that they are not `lone.
:09:20. > :09:36.There are other people out there going through similar things. If I
:09:37. > :09:41.could turn back time... 14`year`old Benji has writtdn a song
:09:42. > :09:51.to help raise money 14 majors living with cancer. The family of one of
:09:52. > :09:56.the girls say the song has touched them. Everyone in the officd started
:09:57. > :10:01.crying when they heard the song They realised it was somethhng very
:10:02. > :10:05.special and we wanted to help the charity. He is a special person for
:10:06. > :10:12.writing something like that. It is just amazing. My friend lost her mum
:10:13. > :10:18.to cancer and I was speaking to her and she had shaved her head. And she
:10:19. > :10:27.raised almost ?7,000. That was inspirational to me. I thought it
:10:28. > :10:36.was incredible. The song is released today.
:10:37. > :10:39.Royal Marines speed marched through towns in Devon and Cornwall today,
:10:40. > :10:42.as part of the corps three hundred and fiftieth anniversary
:10:43. > :10:44.celebrations.Crowds applauddd the troops as they passed through
:10:45. > :10:47.Tavistock. The Plymouth ` b`sed commandos are marching to Truro`
:10:48. > :10:50.it's part of a challenge to raise money for the Royal Marines
:10:51. > :10:55.Bude windsurfer Izzy Hamilton has been selected for the British
:10:56. > :10:59.Sailing team in the first Olympic Test event to be held this summer in
:11:00. > :11:02.Rio de Janeiro. It's the first official test for
:11:03. > :11:05.prospectivequalifiers in anx Olympic sport, and it's the 21 year old s
:11:06. > :11:14.biggest accolade to date as she bids for the 2016 Rio Games.
:11:15. > :11:18.I came third in this event, behind one or British girl and one Spanish
:11:19. > :11:20.girl. So, a reasonable step in the right direction.
:11:21. > :11:23.I've got to beat one more ghrl to get to the Olympics,
:11:24. > :11:26.because only one person from each class gets to go.
:11:27. > :11:50.Thank you. Welcome to Wadebridge. A bright and breezy day at thd Royal
:11:51. > :11:58.Cornwall Show. It has been ` little too breezy for some of the tents and
:11:59. > :12:01.marquees. At one stage, a l`rge BBC Cornwall marquee had to be closed to
:12:02. > :12:08.the public because winds had increased. But a few tent pdgs soon
:12:09. > :12:12.sorted out. I noticed a few people losing hats, but it did not cause
:12:13. > :12:17.any spoiling of enjoyment of the show too much. However, on `nd off
:12:18. > :12:33.the showground today, one of this year's main attractions has been a
:12:34. > :12:40.cause of controversy. You m`y remember we were talking about
:12:41. > :13:05.George the Shire horse. This is what they were getting ready for.
:13:06. > :13:13.Today, the Royal Cornwall Show has decided to stop the tug of war event
:13:14. > :13:20.after complaints it might bd cruel. This woman looks after George. How
:13:21. > :13:26.is he? Here's Arsenal Bay fhne. But based on the comments received, we
:13:27. > :13:33.have stopped this part of the show. I have no concerns about his
:13:34. > :13:36.condition at all. Can you understand why people may
:13:37. > :13:42.have thought the tug of war was cruel? I can. But we are now so far
:13:43. > :13:49.removed from a working horsd that people do not understand wh`t they
:13:50. > :13:52.can deal with. The pool walks out of the forest, which is no different to
:13:53. > :13:57.the tug of war that we created yesterday. That is their natural
:13:58. > :14:03.work. If you can imagine, the resistance on the blog if it was to
:14:04. > :14:08.get a boulder or to start slipping down an embankment, it would begin
:14:09. > :14:12.hard and the horse would work hard to pull the log out. No different to
:14:13. > :14:23.what we did yesterday. So it was not cruel.
:14:24. > :14:27.OK, thank you very much. Earlier I spoke to the secretary of the Royal
:14:28. > :14:29.Cornwall Show and I asked hhm why the show had taken any decision to
:14:30. > :14:41.cancel the tug`of`war. Well, people were raising concerns
:14:42. > :14:44.with us. They felt there was an element of cruelty to it. Wd don't
:14:45. > :14:48.think that's at all the casd. I think George was more than capable
:14:49. > :14:51.of doing the task and beating the pirates. But obviously we think it's
:14:52. > :14:54.important to react to peopld's views. If they feel that wax, we
:14:55. > :14:58.wouldn't want to upset people in any Critics might argue that it was
:14:59. > :15:03.perhaps naive to put this on in the first place. What sort of assessment
:15:04. > :15:06.did you do beforehand, bearhng in mind this was a horse that could
:15:07. > :15:09.react in all sorts of ways? Well, we were approached by Lizard
:15:10. > :15:13.Stallions, the people who own George and run the carriage all thd time.
:15:14. > :15:17.They were keen to do it. Thdy said it would be a lovely thing to see.
:15:18. > :15:21.They are trying to show the magnificence of the beast and the
:15:22. > :15:24.great strength that they have. Obviously we have Shires here every
:15:25. > :15:27.year. We know them well, we know that they are very capable. The felt
:15:28. > :15:31.they were confident, that w`s not a problem at all. I don't think in any
:15:32. > :15:35.way that George has been injured, or even frightened. But people's
:15:36. > :15:44.perception is that, and we `re happy Every year, the Royal Cornw`ll Show
:15:45. > :15:47.manages to cater for all tastes and ages, from grandparents to
:15:48. > :16:00.grandchildren. There is somdthing for everyone. Whether it is your
:16:01. > :16:05.first or 50th visit to the show there is plenty to see and do.
:16:06. > :16:12.Exhibits are newcomers. These piglets are pretty relaxed. These
:16:13. > :16:17.chicks are just a few hours old But they are getting a lot of attention.
:16:18. > :16:27.It is great. We have seen horses, and other animals. I like sdeing all
:16:28. > :16:32.the animals. Many of the young visitors head here
:16:33. > :16:37.to have fun on the vintage rights. Others have a job today. And William
:16:38. > :16:45.have got to get their prize`winning Guernsey cows ready for the show. I
:16:46. > :16:54.like it because I get to sed lots of machinery and see my friends. We go
:16:55. > :16:59.to nearly every show every xear I have been a steward since 1867.
:17:00. > :17:06.What do you think when you see these youngsters darting out? It hs great.
:17:07. > :17:14.We must encourage them becatse they are the future.
:17:15. > :17:21.For those dedicated showgoers, there are plenty of displays and plenty of
:17:22. > :17:24.tradition. The older generation will tdll you
:17:25. > :17:35.that when they were children, they remember seeing this sort of them.
:17:36. > :17:38.Whatever your age, when it gets a little hard on the feet, and you can
:17:39. > :18:01.just sit back and be entert`ined. Whiskey in the jar...
:18:02. > :18:07.They resolve is so much to see here at the show, including all things
:18:08. > :18:10.agricultural. For the very first time, one of the heroes of the
:18:11. > :18:14.countryside is being honourdd any special way. It is for fun `nd for
:18:15. > :18:31.charity and has been rather a challenge. They have been protecting
:18:32. > :18:34.crops are thousands of years and now this champion of rural life is that
:18:35. > :18:47.the Royal Cornwall Show. Everywhere!
:18:48. > :18:53.This family are taking up the scarecrow challenge. We will find
:18:54. > :18:58.many as we can. There are more than 100 hidden all
:18:59. > :19:06.over the showground. This is the farmer's white. She is very elegant,
:19:07. > :19:11.as you can see. She is part of the wonderful scarecrow Trail.
:19:12. > :19:18.Once your lure den, there is learning to be done. Let's find the
:19:19. > :19:23.next one! At the end, a favourite has to be
:19:24. > :19:33.chosen, but it is a tricky decision. I like the... One out there... That
:19:34. > :19:39.one over there. It has straw in his head.
:19:40. > :19:44.It is the first year this h`s happened, but it has been stch a
:19:45. > :19:53.success that it looks like these give crows could be here to stay. At
:19:54. > :19:55.the heart of the Royal Cornwall Show is the main ring, where you will
:19:56. > :19:59.find the most impressive and colourful displays. Jumping seems to
:20:00. > :20:16.have been a recurring theme this year. Whether over fences or off
:20:17. > :20:29.cramps or even out of the sky. The stunt bikes are real crowd puller.
:20:30. > :20:35.And he is doing the comment`ry at the same time. You just switch your
:20:36. > :20:40.brain off and tried to get the job done.
:20:41. > :20:44.Less horsepower, one in fact, the show`jumping is a great staple of
:20:45. > :20:50.the Royal Cornwall Show. You just concentrate on your stride
:20:51. > :20:55.and insured you are in the right place. You're just thinking about
:20:56. > :21:00.the next fence. Here is what that looks likd.
:21:01. > :21:05.Meanwhile, these guys have ` great view of the main ring as a drop`in
:21:06. > :21:10.from 3500 feet. There is a lot of concentration on the parachtte
:21:11. > :21:14.beneath. It is excellent. Wd are just concentrating on putting on the
:21:15. > :21:18.display for the crowds. It will take the RAF Falcons a few
:21:19. > :21:24.minutes to drop down here. Let's look at the grand parade of cattle,
:21:25. > :21:27.sheep and goats. All the brdaks and their champions are here for the
:21:28. > :21:33.audience and for Sophie, Cotntess of Wessex. There has been a delegation
:21:34. > :21:37.of Americans here to see how we do agricultural shows in the South
:21:38. > :21:42.West. They say this parade hs the one big idea they will take back
:21:43. > :21:49.with them. They do not have a royal visitor to give prizes. One of the
:21:50. > :21:57.highlights of this very agrhcultural show...
:21:58. > :22:07.It isn't a tested the year. A concentrated glimpse of events in
:22:08. > :22:10.the main ring. What you think you might a well`deserved round of
:22:11. > :22:14.applause for all the events going on in the main ring today. It hs good
:22:15. > :22:20.to see we can still teach the Americans a thing or two. The show
:22:21. > :22:24.is still going strong this dvening. The rings around here have been
:22:25. > :22:29.packed with spectators and there are still lots of people enjoying the
:22:30. > :22:35.show. Have you had a good d`y? Yes!
:22:36. > :22:55.David, do you have good weather news for us? There are some showdrs out
:22:56. > :22:59.to the West of the Scilly Isles Let's start with the detail at
:23:00. > :23:09.Wadebridge. For both tomorrow, the final day, and dandy, the wdather
:23:10. > :23:27.will be kind. Not as nice as today. Tomorrow, just that little bit
:23:28. > :23:31.cooler. What's happening on Sunday. This area of low pressure ott to the
:23:32. > :23:37.West of us at the moment has not moved very far in the last 24 hours.
:23:38. > :23:43.But overnight it will get a little bit closer and will bring showers
:23:44. > :23:47.closer. You will notice that weather front is just to the West. By the
:23:48. > :23:55.middle of the day tomorrow, it is in the central part of the country
:23:56. > :24:02.Where that front lines will be the focus of some heavy showers, with
:24:03. > :24:07.the risk of hail also. By the middle of the day on Sunday, we ard between
:24:08. > :24:14.weather systems so although there is a risk of the shower, it is mainly a
:24:15. > :24:20.dry day. Patchy cloud and the highest temperatures have bden
:24:21. > :24:29.across parts of Somerset. 23 degrees today. Overnight, a hint of rain
:24:30. > :24:33.will gradually creep in. Th`t is this evening's forecast. Clouding
:24:34. > :24:39.over more, some sherry outbreaks of rain. Some could be quite hdavy You
:24:40. > :24:48.may hear a rumble of thunder through the night. A mild night.
:24:49. > :24:55.Temperatures could be around 14 degrees. Tomorrow, more clotd
:24:56. > :25:01.around. Most likely across Dorset and Somerset. For Devon and
:25:02. > :25:08.Cornwall, it will likely be a dry day. Not quite so breezy and not
:25:09. > :25:13.quite so warm as today. The forecast for the Isles of Scilly is dvery
:25:14. > :25:34.showers and then brighter in the afternoon. Some high water times
:25:35. > :25:45.here. It will be rather choppy on the south coast. Winds will become
:25:46. > :25:51.southerly. The Mayfair, with the risk of some showers. We will
:25:52. > :26:02.continue with the threat of showers. But that is a low threat for Devon
:26:03. > :26:09.and Cornwall. Slow`moving, thundery showers developing. Some hazy
:26:10. > :26:14.sunshine in the afternoon. The risk of showers on Sunday, otherwise
:26:15. > :26:25.mainly dry. That will continue into next week. Have a good evenhng.
:26:26. > :26:30.Thank you very much. Sounding pretty good for the third and final day of
:26:31. > :26:34.the Royal Cornwall Show tomorrow. Thank you very much for all the
:26:35. > :26:38.people who came to say hello to us over the last couple of days. We
:26:39. > :26:45.will leave you tonight with another song. Two students from Fallouth
:26:46. > :26:51.University have now graduatdd, but they wrote this song togethdr while
:26:52. > :26:55.there. We hope you enjoy it. From everybody here in Wadebridgd and the
:26:56. > :27:55.team in Plymouth, good night. The average person moves home
:27:56. > :28:00.eight times during their life.