Hello, its peter here and welcome to Fridays Levy Letter. I hope youre having a good day and if you have something planned for the weekend then I hope it goes well. It's a very important weekend for Hull with the commemoration events of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade.
On tonight's programme, we'll be live at William Wilberforce's house, which has had a huge refurbishment and will be available as a museum looking at the history of the man, who campaigned to stop the slave trade. Ill be down there at the museum for the programme and Ill be taking a look behind the scenes as they prepare for its reopening. And we'll have a special report with an incredible glimpse back into history. Weve been given exclusive access to the diaries of a slave owner, who lived and worked on a sugar plantation. Plus one of the region's top choirs will have a special rendition of England's favourite hymn, Amazing Grace. Thats all tonight on BBC One for our special programme commemorating the abolition of the slave trade. Also tonight, well have the rest of the days news of course, including why Lincolnshire Police are demanding that motorists give up their mobile phones and why there's been a dramatic increase in horse riding incidents in the region. And The Deep in Hull are popping opening the bubbly. Find out why the Deep has five special reasons to celebrate today. And Lisa will be with us for the forecast. I hope that you can join me tonight. Amazing Grace As Ive just said, its a big weekend for the Wilberforce Commemorations. Its also the release of the blockbuster film telling the story of William Wilberforce. Its called Amazing grace and it stars, so Im told, the Hollywood heart throb, Ioan Gruffudd. Im looking forward to seeing the film and of course itll mean that much more to me after going to the birthplace of Wilberforce today and seeing the film actually in Hull. So look out for that film in cinemas. And last night I mentioned a special documentary produced by our Chief News Correspondent, Paul Murphy. Its the story of a slave, who bought his own freedom and it traces the story of the researchers from Hull, who went to the grave of Venture Smith to try and find out more about his origins. Smith was one of millions of Africans taken to America by the international slave trade. It's being shown as part of the bicentenary commemorations of the abolition of slavery. And thats on BBC One at 10.15pm on Sunday night. So look out for that. However, weve got a special preview screening of the documentary on Sunday morning. If you'd like to attend, then its here at the BBC in Hull. Please email me at the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Places are limited and it's first come first served, but we do have some places left, so get in touch today if youd like to come and see that special preview of A Slaves Story on Sunday morning. Dont Sleep And Drive Motorists are often warned to recognise the danger signs when you start feeling sleepy whilst driving. Motorways are often where we start to feel drained and sleepiness is often the cause of terrible accidents on our roads. Now there is a new device going on sale, which is a car seat and it detects if we are about to fall asleep and if we are, then it wakes us up. Its estimated that three hundred people a year are killed by falling asleep at the wheel. This device is called the Smart Seat, but I dont actually know how much it costs. But its the new invention to help us stay alert whilst driving. I also want to know how it wakes you up an electric shock maybe? Apprentice The new series of the hit show, The Apprentice, as I said yesterday, is about to begin and this time there are no contestants from Hull! However, there are two people from other parts of Yorkshire. So were going to keep an eye out for them. The hugely talented Michelle Dewberry is no longer working for Sir Alan and now I hear that the first winner of The Apprentice, Tim Campbell, has also left the employ of Sir Alan. I gather he wasn't fired, but left the £100,000 job of his own accord. Well, Im sure with a CV like his, he wont have much trouble getting another job. Coffee With coffee shops in some cities virtually on every street corner its no surprise to hear that the café culture has invaded the domestic kitchen. Annual sales of expensive coffee machines have more than doubled since 2001. As you know, I love my coffee, but Ive never owned one of these fancy coffee makers and probably wouldn't know what to do if I had one. Some people must have plenty of money though as theres a model here for an Espresso maker which costs just £699! You could get two at that price! Letter Dont forget, if there's someone you know, who's not signed up to the Levy Letter and you think they would like one, then point them in the direction of either one of the two addresses at the bottom of the page. Ill be able to give you a daily insight into whats going on behind the scenes of Look North and what will be on the programme tonight. So tell them to click on Levy Letter and get them to follow the instructions through. They'll then get their daily email from me the following day. One To Watch Well, I told you about A Slaves Story being screened on BBC One on Sunday. Well, heres another pointer for you to watch on TV this weekend. Theres the Politics Show on Sunday at noon. The show will be coming live from Wilberforce House where the great and the good will be gathering to see Owen Arthur. Hes the special guest in Hull this weekend and hes the Prime Minister of Barbados. Hell be declaring the newly refurbished Wilberforce House well and truly open! Our political editor, Tim Iredale, will be talking to Mr Arthur and to local people as well about how important the occasion is for Hull. Hell also be talking to the biographer of William Wilberforce and asking just how he managed to succeed with his Bill to abolish the slave trade when so many other politicians and campaigners failed. The show will also feature a profile of Alan Johnson, MP for Hull West and a candidate for the Labour Party deputy leadership. Thats all on the Politics Show at noon on Sunday. S! o watch out for that! First Responders I get a lot of emails every day from people asking for help! And if I can help I will. I noticed an email from Liam Limb. He says, Hi, I am part of our local first responders in Hornsea and we currently have six people covering 24/7 working for the Ambulance Service. We mainly attend to heart attacks, chest pains, breathing difficulties etc. We urgently require volunteers! Having tried local advertising, we have not as yet managed to recruit anyone. Hope you can help. So do you fancy that? Do you live in or around Hornsea? Well, Im sure Liam would love to hear from you. Get in touch with me, if you fancy training to be a first responder in Hornsea and Ill put you in touch with Liam. The address as always is [EMAIL PROTECTED] And thats also the address if youve got a problem that youd like me to help with! Well, that's it from me for today. I hope you can join me tonight when Ill be live at the Wilberforce House in Hull for the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. Have a very good afternoon. Take care, Peter And for the latest news and more where you live, go to: http://bbc.co.uk/humber and http://bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the BBC Look North newsletter, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/looknorthhull/newsletter/newsletter_index.shtml, enter your email address in the unsubscribe box. 1.94.4
