On Sunday May 28, nearly 2,000 children and parents from the East Grinstead and 60 other towns gathered in the grounds of Saint Hill Manor for an afternoon of fun-packed medieval-style activities.
you get a free suntan, you re out meeting the public. the animals enjoy it. and, you know, its tradition, isn t it? it s something british. competition is healthy and, yeah, ithink, really, the north side would be fantastic for having donkeys in scarborough, as it used to be until about three orfour years ago. yeah, it s very popular. newsreel: some of the local residents got pushed around. | this one held out for a different rider. since the middle of the 19th century, seaside resorts the length and breadth of the country have offered donkey rides. popularity peaked after the war, before numbers slowly declined. now, scarborough council wants potential owners to come forward. when i was a little girl, we used to come down and ride on the donkeys. yeah. and she s been coming because we live here she s been coming since she was before she was one. it s a really good animal and it s very amazing. it sjust incredible to ride such
however we know under some circumstances it is possible for the virus to infect humans so it is important if people see wild birds dead on the beach, suffering, they do not pick them up and instead report them to the relevant government hotline.- report them to the relevant government hotline. report them to the relevant covernment hotline. . ~ , ., , government hotline. thank you very much. it s one of the uk s most popular seaside resorts best known for its sandy beaches, historic charm and until now at least, donkey rides. but locals in scarborough say a shortage of new donkeys and operators could mean the century old tradition may soon be a thing of the past as spencer stokes reports. a seaside staple that s been around for, yep, donkey s years. yorkshire s coast, though, faces something of a dearth of donkeys. older animals have plodded off to retirement, so new donkeys and donkey owners are needed. like guy, whose family have been here for five generations.
and you ll spend all day here, will you? yeah. and you re here for two weeks? two weeks. new attractions draw tourists in, but it s the old favourites that keep visitors coming back. so, in 2022, yorkshire s resorts are still keen to deliver deckchairs and donkey rides. spencer stokes, scarborough. it isa it is a tradition so many people love and have fond memories of. it is true. and then there is the debate about whether it is right. for the donkey s. time to get the news where you are. hello, good morning, this is bbc london, i m frankie mccamley. four people have been taken to hospital after a fire and explosion in a block of flats in shoreditch. 100 firefighters were called out to the eight storey building in granby streetjust before 6.00 last night.