Hi there and welcome to Thursdays Levy Letter. Tonight on the programme, the countdown to closures continue for our local post offices. We'll have a live debate on the issue.
Plus we'll be looking at how cancer patients at an East Yorkshire hospital are being given unlimited supplies of ice-cream in a bid to help their recovery. And find out how migrant children are breathing new life into Lincolnshire' schools. Also one year on we talk to the victims, who lost money when the Christmas savings club Farepak collapsed. Well see how they're preparing for this year's festivities. And we continue our Autumwatch series. I think daily, when I look out the window, that its getting more and more Autumnal. Tonight we'll be looking at the late arrival of fungi and what to look out for in your garden. Along with the weather forecast, well have the rest of the days news, all on BBC One at half past six. Our Open Centre at our studios in Hull has a plea for you. They want your old mobile phones and they dont care what sort of state theyre in. They get £5 for each mobile phone you donate and all the money will go to Children In Need. So take your old phone to the BBC receptions in Hull and Grimsby or to Lincoln as well and thats all for Children In Need. And talking of which, if you are doing something for Children In Need and its legal and decent why not do it in the BBC Open Centre in Hull? If you are shaving your head, sitting in a bath of beans or anything else to raise money for Pudsey call us on 01482 323232 and come and use the centre to host your event. So if you want to do your event at our Open Centre in Hull, then give us a ring on that number. Ive also said that if youre organising an event for Children In Need, then let me know about it and Ill put a plug in the Letter for you. Sue Spice has been in touch over email. She says, Were holding a Charity salsa Dance on Saturday 10th November at Beverleys Memorial Hall in aid of Children In Need. So Ive been told that therell be live music from Quinteto Mambo Jambo and a portion of the ticket price will be donated to the charity. So if you fancy doing a bit of salsa this weekend, then head off to Beverleys Memorial Hall this weekend. Lots of plugs in todays Letter. Heres another one. The BBC Blast truck will be in the Church Square in Scunthorpe today, Friday and Saturday offering free workshops for thirteen to nineteen year olds in all sorts of creative arts, film making, animation, radio, dj-ing, mc-ing, radio and video journalism. If you havent been along to the truck before, then I really recommend it. Its fitted out with state of the art technology and all the team down there will be working with lots of young people in Scunthorpe to create some exciting projects. So if youre in Scunthorpe today, Friday and Saturday, then take a look at the BBC Blast truck. Catching A Few Rays I know for a fact that lots of you hate the constant change of opinion when it comes to what is good for you and what isnt good for you. As you know, I like to keep healthy and I have very good intentions of eating healthily too, so I get just as frustrated as you do when scientists come up with the latest thing thats supposed to be bad for us. Surely, theres not much left that is really good for us. Anyway, heres yet another example. I thought we were all supposed to stay out of the sun and slap on the sunscreen, but now scientists are saying a healthy dose of sunshine may be the secret to staying young. Vitamin D is the key to this, which is naturally produced by the skin when given access to a few rays of sunshine and can help slow down the ageing process. And I dont understand the connection, but Vitamin D can also help protect against age-related diseases like heart disease. So Im probably a bit late in bringing this to you as I think weve seen the last of the go! od weather for a while. Did you see the forecast for the weekend? Well, I hope youve got the board games ready for the kids as I think well have some rainy afternoons coming up. Well, thats nearly it from me. Just finally, I cant believe Im talking about Christmas plans already, but I see that the lights are going up around the region. The switch-on of Withernseas Lights takes place on Friday 30th November. Organisers wanted me to put a call out, because if any charities or fundraisers would like to have a stall set up, then they should get in touch with the Town Clerk. And our very own BBC Radio Humbersides Westenders, Jonathan Parker and Marcus Heald, will be there to help with the switch-on. So thats Friday 30th November. Wow I feel like Ive done a service today with all those plugs. Always at this time of year, there are lots of events going on and I think I should help by promoting them in the Letter. So keep in touch with me and Ill do my best to highlight them in the Letter. And as always, if theres anything you see or read about that you think we should mention in the Letter, then let me know. Its the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Have a lovely day and make sure you keep your umbrella with you! 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
