Hi there, and welcome to Fridays Letter. The weekend is nearly here, but I dont think its going to be as nice as last weekend!
On tonight's programme, we'll be talking to the families, who say they will continue to maintain their roadside shrines to loved ones, who have died on our region's roads. We'll be asking Highway Officials why these markers must be removed. We looked at this story earlier in the week and I think opinion was divided. Many of you had sympathy for these families and understood why they wanted these markers and just as many of you thought they were distracting to other road users and should be removed. So well have more on this story tonight. Also on the programme, we'll meet the couple, who are both undergoing a stomach stapling operation in a bid to lose up to twenty stone. Well have their story tonight at half past six as well as the rest of the days news. I hope you can join me. Culture Theres a welcome return to the Big Screen for The Royal Ballet. I think these performances were hugely popular last year and now that the weather is getting better, hopefully, well have more performances from the Royal Opera House in London transmitted live on the Big Screen in Hull. The next one to put in your diary is a very popular ballet Romeo And Juliet. Itll be transmitted from Covent Garden to Hull on Sunday 1st June at 3pm. Bring your comfy deckchairs and a picnic perhaps even strawberries and champagne if you want to make an evening of it! And lets hope the weather holds out! Look Up At The Sky Heres a novel way of advertising an event! The Northcote Heavy Horse centre at Great Steeping in Lincolnshire has got a new season of events to celebrate their lovely working horses all through the summer. And theyre giving away free family tickets. The punch line is though that you will get a free ticket falling out of the sky on a balloon! Balloons are being let off throughout the next couple of months and they may float into your back garden! So thanks to Keith Sanders for letting me know about that! Up The Hill I normally mention stories about new technologies in the Levy Letter, but this is something from medieval times! A remote village in Gloucestershire have hired in some help with carrying their shopping donkeys! More than thirty residents of Chalford are unable to reach their homes by car and have a bit of a steep climb up to their houses. Chester and Teddy the donkeys have arrived to help residents up the hill with their weekly shopping! I wonder what happens if theyve getting a new sofa delivered or a new fridge! But the village of Chalford in Gloucestershire have two very special residents now! Well, that's it from me for now. Have a lovely weekend. 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
