Hello, its Tim Iredale here with the letter. Well today is my last day standing in for Peter. He is back from his hols on Monday, so its be back to the usual routine of Peter presenting the tea time and evening editions of Look North.
May I thank everyone who has contacted the programme this week. No prizes for guessing what the main topic of conversation has been. Yes the F-word, FLOODS! Specifically many of you have reacted to the promises (or lack of them) made by politicians. Let's just hope they can all work together now to help the thousands of people whose lives have been turned upside down. Today we'll be speaking live on Look North to Quentin Davies, the former Tory MP for Grantham and Stamford who crossed the floor of the House of Commons to join Labour. Mr Davies is facing his first public meeting in Grantham tonight since he defected. I wonder what sort of reaction he will get? Hull is no longer the forgotten city as the Archbishop of York pays a visit to meet flood victims and volunteers. We'll have a special report. And well also be asking what lessons can be learnt from the natural disaster, lots of finger pointing and criticism going on at the moment of course, but will it and can it happen again? Also tonight, what impact have the flash floods had on our region's wildlife? Its an interesting question, but of course weve all been thinking of the human stories. It's Derby weekend for Rugby League in the city of Hull. We'll have a preview of the big match between the Robins and the Black and Whites. And if you fancy something a bit different this weekend, it's the flat cap throwing championships! Its different all right! That's all coming up on Look North today, I hope you can join me. Well also have the weather forecast as always. Paul was hinting yesterday that we might be in for a nicer weekend, so fingers crossed. There are lots of weekend events to cover, but I would first like to mention something happening in October. Ex-serviceman Ian Garmston is organising a special "Trafalgar Night" at the KC Stadium in Hull to mark the 25th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict. It should be a splendid evening, attended by many of the brave lads who went to the South Atlantic. Proceeds are going to the Teenage Cancer Trust and Make a Dream charities. Contact Ian on 07940 560243 or email him at [EMAIL PROTECTED] We also had an email from Claire in Grimsby who wanted a mention of a production of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" at Grimsby's central Hall on Saturday 7th July at 2:00pm. Thats tomorrow of course. Claire tells us that her sister is playing the role of Charlie! Good luck to them, and Im sure itll be a great night if you can make it. And lastly, were always hearing about the hoody menace on our streets these days. Im talking of course about those youngsters with hooded tops on so you cant see their faces. If you believe the papers, you cant step out onto the street without being accosted by a hoody. Well we had one positive story sent into us which is a little bit different. Rachel who works at Castle Hill Hospital sent us this: I just wanted to comment, I have come home and Victoria Dock is flooded and the Police have closed the Alexandra Dock entrance into the village off. A big thanks to the two young kids with hoods who have got off their push bikes on the Mount Pleasant junction and warning drivers of the problems up to their knees in water and soaked through. These kids are brilliant! If they had not have been there I probably would have ended up in the thick of it. Dont judge a Hoody by its cover. So there you go! Of course if theres anything you want to comment on over the weekend or any time, drop us an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and let us know about it. We also gratefully receive photographs and also video clips these days, so keep us informed! Peters back on Monday, so you can contact him as usual on [EMAIL PROTECTED], and Ill see you later today for Look North. Have a good day Tim 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
