Hi there, its Peter here. Good afternoon! Its feeling finally like a July day isnt it? Its certainly warm enough for this time of year, but will it last? Paul will have the forecast for us tonight as usual.
And theres been some great photos coming in from you. Thanks for those. Well be showing another one tonight on the programme as usual. There was one this morning from Mr Bower, who has sent in an unusual photo of a railway engine made out of a hedge! It was apparently made by an ex-railway driver from Grimsthorpe Loco, Sheffield. We like the more unusual photos, so thank you very much Mr Bower. And we like to hear if there is anything unusual happening near where you are or if youve seen something thats caught your eye. Norma from Hull emailed in to tell us to look down Anlaby Common Way as a gentleman on the main road has made some unusual decorations for his garden Postman Pat, Thomas the Tank Engine and Bob the Builder! Norma wanted to tell us that all the kids in Anlaby really love them! So thanks Norma for letting us know and well done to the gentleman, whos made some special statues in his garden! Like last night and our 98 year old gardener, Percy Haw from Boston, we like to feature people from our area, who are very special. So if you know someone like Percy who makes a difference in your local area, then get in touch. We could perhaps do a little feature on the work that they do. So let me know on the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] I look forward to hearing from you. Last Choir Standing I mentioned last week about this huge event happening in Hull. Its all part of the BBCs Last Choir Standing programme. Have you seen it? BBC One are currently searching for the nations favourite choir and the people of Hull are being encouraged to join in! Therell be a giant sing along next month in the city centre. Ill be there I wont be singing though youll be glad to hear! Its a free event and youll have a singing workshop, plus youll be able to watch choir performances too. Ill be hosting it, so I hope to see you there for that one. So heres the date for your diary Queen Victoria Square underneath the Big Screen on Saturday 9th August at 3pm. If you want to be part of the seated audience, then you need to register for the tickets on the website bbc.co.uk/lastchoirstanding or by telephone on 03700 100 150 (calls cost no more than calls to 01/02 geographic numbers). But the actual event is free, so Im sure itll be a good day out. Hope to see you there! Latest Fad I remember mentioning Goji berries in the Levy Letter a year or so ago as that was the latest must-have fruit in your diet. Why were they good? I cant remember, something to do with antioxidants I think. But heres the latest must-have fruit to pop into your supermarket trolley. And this unusual fruit has come quite a long way from a native African tree called the Baobab. The fruit, contained in a hard nut, has six times more vitamin C than oranges and twice as much calcium as milk. African people have eaten the fruit for thousands of years. The leaves can be eaten as a relish and the fruit dissolved in water as a drink. The seeds can also produce an edible oil or eaten raw or roasted. And waste not want not, the fruit, bark and leaves of the tree have been used for centuries in Africa to treat medical problems like fevers and kidney disease. We should start seeing this exotic fruit in smoothies and cereal bars in the not so distant future. So there you go. Look out for tha! t! Well, that's it from me for now. Have a lovely day and join me tonight for Look North if you can. If you miss the programme tonight, dont forget you can take a look at our website where you can watch either the whole programme again, or just specific stories. Theyre all on the website at bbc.co.uk/looknorthhull. 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
