Hi there, welcome to Thursdays Levy Letter. Its Peter here. I hope youre okay. As many parents will be aware, theres a teachers strike today in our schools. We'll find out what local parents think of the teachers' strike and we'll speak to one young teacher about why she's striking for the first time in her career.
Also tonight, we'll have more on the tragic accident in Brigg as the victim is named by police. We'll have a report on plans to bring forward Lincoln's direct rail link with London. Look North has exclusive access to a WW1 fighter plane at Fort Paull, which has been restored to celebrate Brough's aviation heritage. Well have pictures of that tonight. As a BBC project comes to Lincoln, we'll take a look at how youngsters in Lincolnshire are getting the chance to show off their skills at producing radio programmes. And it's a must win match. We'll speak to Hull Citys top striker Fraizer Campbell as he prepares for the last home game of the season against Crystal Palace. Thats all on BBC One at half past six. I hope you can join me then. Mardy First it was nithering and then I mentioned the word mardy. And it seems local words are of interest, not just to me, but to you as well! Brenda writes, Dear Peter, mardy is a word that is frequently used in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire as well. And Christopher writes, Mardy is also a Nottinghamshire word and is used to describe someone who is sulky or in a bad mood. It is true that if you use it outside of the East Midlands no one knows what you mean. And finally this one comes from Tony With reference to the word mardy being a Lincolnshire word, it is also used quite a lot in the Mansfield area of Nottinghamshire. I love the Hull accent though, where people say "a herd of gerts" instead of a herd of goats, and "sir" instead of so. Isn't the English language so funny when you listen to all the different regional dialects? Its true that, isnt it? And regional accents are becoming very popular nowadays as well arent they? Isnt it true that call centres are u! sing people with strong regional accents because it makes the business appear more local? I think I read that somewhere. And of course there are far more people on TV and radio with strong accents nowadays too. Frost I mentioned in the Levy Letter earlier about a plea by Robin Harrison for information on when the last frost of the season is expected. Hes got some very precious water melon seedlings, which need planting out apparently! Well, Paul last night didnt have a clue! But Maureen Hollingworth does In reply to the query regarding the first frost free days for the gardener, in Germany where I am living the saying is that one should wait until the three Ice Saints Days Mamertus, Pancratius and Servatius, 11-13th May, have passed. After this date it is safe to put in any plants or flowers that would not survive a frost. I always put in my Dahlias after this time. Hope this information will help a little. So there you go. Maureen reckons Robin should wait until the 13th May to plant out his water melon seedlings! Well, that's it from me for now. Just time to give a quick mention to a group doing a sponsored walk this weekend. On Sunday 27th April, Shirley Clayton and her colleagues, who work for Mitie at the Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital, will be walking over the Humber Bridge at 10.30am. Theyll be getting sponsorship for children with Leukaemia. So good luck to Shirley and her colleagues. And dont forget, if youd like a little mention in the Levy Letter for a charity event youre taking part in, then get in touch on [EMAIL PROTECTED] Have a lovely day, 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
