Hello, it's Peter here and welcome to Fridays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well and I hope youll be able to join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. Ill have all the days news and Paul will have the weather forecast. Weve been told that the weather is going to be really good at the weekend, nice and warm, so thank goodness for that. About time!
Tonight on the programme, I'll be speaking to the leading local MP, David Davis, over the future of 2000 jobs in jeopardy at the BAE factory in Brough. There are many worried families in our region. Ill have more on that later. And just two days after an inquest into the death of a young mother after a stomach stapling operation, I'll be speaking to a Spalding woman on why she went ahead with this controversial operation. So many of you had a view on this one. I hope you can join me later to hear her story. I'll have a special preview of Hull KR's challenge cup quarter final and I'll be speaking to the man behind it all. Last night on the programme, a group of school children in our area were showing us how to make space for nature in your garden at home or at school. Tonight we'll be showing you how you can have your own personal nature reserve in your back garden. And I'll be speaking to Emmerdale heart throb, Ben Freeman, on why he's coming to the region for a charity football event. So a busy programme tonight, I hope you can join me then. Emails Thanks very much for all the emails on a variety of subjects and also thanks for sending in all your pictures as well. There was a survey yesterday, (actually it was a really barmy survey really) that said that Lincolnshire was one of the ugliest places in the UK. It was all to do with gardens and Ive never heard so much rubbish really. Anyway, its prompted a lot of emails from people saying that they didnt believe it either. They were also sending in lots of photos as well of beautiful scenes across Lincolnshire. Of course, we all know how beautiful our region is and we were talking on the programme about it and I was talking to the celebrity gardener, Diarmuid Gavin. This prompted a little note here from Lois Have those people, who say that Lincolnshire is the ugliest place in Lincolnshire, not been to the Lincolnshire Wolds or not even to places like Gibraltar Point, which is lovely? Shame on them! And that was just one of several emails on our region. Also, Ive had quite a few emails on the subject of celebrity X Factor, which I mentioned yesterday in the Levy Letter. Havent you seen it yet? And heard your favourite lady? says this email from a reader of the Levy Letter. Gillian McKeith singing? Caterwauling tomcats and forks scraped across tin plates springs to mind! Lois thank you very much indeed for that. I did see Gillian sing the other night. The only thing I did miss this week was Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee, but from all accounts that was probably a good thing I did miss it. This email comes from all the way from the United States of America! It just goes to show that the Levy Letter goes all over the place. This one says, On the subject of men crying, I think its very healthy for us all and for a man and woman to have a good cry every once in a while to release any pent up emotions. Imagine if we kept it all inside! We would be ill from all that emotion. It needs a release. So go on you men. Us women actually think youre more wonderful for having that cry. Though not everyday please! Thanks very much indeed. That comes from Cate, who likes to see a man cry occasionally! So, as I say, thanks for all the emails on a variety of subjects. Keep them coming in and of course, well have some more next week. Levy Letter Over the weekend, if youre chatting to anyone you know, whos not signed up to the Levy Letter and would like one, then all youve got to do is to go to either one of the two web site addresses at the bottom of the page, click on Levy Letter, follow the instructions through and theyll get their first and daily free email from me on Monday. Living To Reach One Hundred Well, they read like the ingredients for a summer holiday for a carefree teenager, but a touch of sunburn, lashings of laughter, the occasional rollercoaster ride they are the three things that are in the recipe, according to new scientists, for living to one hundred and having a good life! Suddenly, having a sun tan and being sun burnt is ok! It used to be so bad didnt it? And now, its being mentioned in a positive way all the time. Facing the day with a smile and the occasional thrill, like going on a rollercoaster, all helps us live longer! Well, Im quite happy with the laughter, and Im quite happy with a sun tan, but rollercoasters I can go without! Guests I was saying earlier in the week, if there is a guest that youd like to see on the programme, then get in touch. Obviously as far as having a guest on Look North is concerned, then well need a good reason why - either, because theyre from the area, or if theyre coming to the area. Like last night, we were talking to Jamie Oliver, because he was here in Lincolnshire. Weve had a lot of emails this week all asking for Noel Edmonds to be on the programme. To the best of my knowledge, there is no link with Noel Edmonds and our part of the country. But when there is, or if there is, then of course, well try and get him on the programme. And some months ago now, we were talking about Janet Street-Porter when she was in the jungle. Well, theres a new building in Hull. We featured it on Look North earlier on in the week and its one of these eco-friendly buildings and its called the Arc. You might have seen it on the A63. Its got these little windmills on the top and its ju! st been announced that Janet Street-Porter, although she got so much stick when she was in the jungle, is coming to Hull in June to open the new Arc building. So of course, well try and get her on the programme for a chat. Well, that's it from me for today. Thanks very much indeed for reading the Levy Letter. Whatever youre up to this weekend, then have a very good time. Just a reminder that there is a special event in Queen Victoria Square tomorrow from 10am 4pm, celebrating Springwatch. Weve had some wonderful films this week on the programme from our reporter, Jane Birch and also, Ive enjoyed watching, which surprised me really, because its not really my cup of tea, but Ive enjoyed watching a couple of episodes of the Springwatch programme in the evenings with Bill Oddie. Its been compulsive viewing! But if you want to pop along to this special event tomorrow in Queen Victoria Square from 10am! Have a very good weekend. Look after yourself and Ill see you on Monday. Look out for your Levy Letter on Monday and join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. 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