when i sort out a british championship for myself, hopefully we can get the rest of them involved as well. and if lexi and family can source a new bike for her, she ll have her sights set on becoming the new female british motocross champion one day. growing daffodils for their medicinal properties could be an opportunity for the nation s farming industry, according to a prominent pharmacist in wales. sir rogerjones said more of the plants are needed to satisfy demand from the pharmaceutical industry. the firm he chairs has used them to treat alzheimer s disease, and is now expanding to produce an over the counter supplement. steffan messenger reports. a sea of daffodils at fedw lydan farm. they have been growing wales national flower here high up in the black mountains of powys for more than a decade. it is really cheering to look at the bright smiling daffodils
sweeping venues like this are ahead of events. the arena here will be home to rhythmic and artistic gymnastics. a0 of the dogs will be from elsewhere in the country and officers say this four legged squad play a crucial role in security searches. spectators will largely be unaware of the major security operation behind the scenes, but for police and canines, the work will be constant. a promising motocross rider from selby is battling to maintain her racing ambitions, after bikes were stolen from her family home. lexi is just 11 years old and is being tipped for a big future in motocross, which is enjoying a surge in popularity amongst female competitors. paul ogden reports. a spectacular way to start the easter school holidays, especially if you are already a dirt biking fanatic, like lexi.
by the way, who cleans your bikes? my grandad does. sometimes i help but not very often. lexi s motocross ambitions have hit an obstacle after this burglary, caught on security cameras, during which her two most cherished but uninsured bikes were stolen. while a police investigation continues to try and catch the thieves, her friends and family are doing what they can for now. we ve borrowed two bikes in two meetings, but i can t keep doing that because they ride and when they ride their bikes, we haven t got a bike. but obviously like i ve said to you, i m six grand in debt with the bikes that i ve got already, i can t do with borrowing even more money. hopefully we either get her bikes back or in some way we sort her another bike out, because she is not one of them riders where i d want her to quit, because obviously a lot of kids would get disheartened by what has happened and i know obviously lexi was.
this week, near knottingley, lexi and friends enjoyed full throttle practice circuits with a bonus, a masterclass from doncaster s decorated professional lauren may collingwood, exclusively for girls that moto. when i were young, women s world championships wasn t really even a thing. you never really saw women race motocross, so my aim was if girls can see me do it now, maybe i d inspire the younger generation to come and start, or ride a bit more, and that s what i m hoping to do. so maybe they have seen me at the level i m racing and thought, do you know what? i want a bit of that. it s such a family orientated sport. the people you meet are amazing. the ambition, the dedication that the riders have to the sport is unreal. it s dangerous but if you do it right then it s just really fun and, yeah, i enjoy it a lot. the best thing is all the people you meet. the worst is probably the crashes and how expensive it is.