By Laurence Cawley
Sunday, June 3, 2012
9:09 AM
DETECTIVES are appealing for information following the attempted abduction of a schoolgirl.
The 10-year-old was walking along Great Plumtree in Harlow at 3.30pm on Fridaywhen she was approached by the male passenger of a small blue saloon who grabbed her by the hood.
The man’s friend, the car driver, then shouted at him which forced the man to let go of the girl. She ran off to her nearby home and alerted her mother. The car followed the girl a short way, but then drove off.
Investigating officer Ds Steve Jones, said: “This incident left the girl very frightened and upset. S
“he has been brave and spoken to us, providing a good description of the man who accosted her. We would urge people who saw the incident or a car matching the description we have given to contact us.
“Furthermore, given the distinctive description of the man, we are confident somebody can give us a name so, again, we urge them to contact us so that we can establish what happened on Friday afternoon.”
The man who grabbed the girl was white, in his late 20s or early 30s, of average build with muscular arms, spoke with a foreign UK accent, had a scar on his top lip and has Roman numeral tattoos on his left forearm.
At the time of the incident he was wearing a blue T-shirt, black jogging bottoms and black trainers. The car is described as a small four-door saloon with blacked-out front and rear side windows.
Anyone with information in connection with this attempted abduction is urged to contact detectives at Harlow police station on 101.
Source: www.eadt.co.uk
Kent man's Dunkirk Little Ship to join jubilee flotilla - Kent Online
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Dunkirk Little Ship Hilfranor will take part in the jubilee flotilla
There will be a bit of 'Dunkirk spirit' in the Queen's diamond
jubilee flotilla - as nearly 40 of the Second World War Little
Ships take part in today's pageant.
Simon Palmer, from Tunbridge Wells, owns one of the historic boats
due to set sail in the 1,000-boat seven-mile parade from Battersea
Park to Tower Bridge.
Built in 1935, the Hilfranor - named after the original owner’s
three daughters, Hilda, Frances and Nora - joins the
Dunkirk Little Ships squadron and follows the royal barge, The
Spirit of Chartwell.
On board will be the Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Viscount De
L'Isle, who sailed with Simon to Dunkirk two years ago.
The Hilfranor was taking part in the jubilee flotilla
Mr Palmer said: "He knows the ship very well and he said he'd like to use this vessel as his representative boat when on the jubilee pageant."
The Lord Lieutenant's grandfather, FM Viscount Gort VC, commanded the British Expeditionary Force, which was evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk.
The Dunkirk Little Ships transported 338,000 British and French troops to Kent's ports during Operation Dynamo in 1940.
Mr Palmer added: "Because these were smaller boats they
were able to get into the beaches and take the troops off to the
larger ships - the troops were brought into Dover, Ramsgate and
Margate so Kent was a focal point for the evacuation."
The pageant gets under way from 3pm, with an estimated one million spectators and 20,000 people on water.
The flotilla will take around 75 minutes to go past any single point.
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Robster wrote:
Admiration of the rowing boats and the 'Dunkirk little ships'.
Forgot to mention this in 1st comment.03 Jun 2012 7:13 PM
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Robster wrote:
A truly spectacular exhibition of British celebration.
I watched on the television, as did many millions, and enjoyed every moment.
Her Majesty, radiant, but her look of concentration made her look quite serious. A huge smile did occur though, as the orchestra on another boat burst in to 'Land of hope and glory'.
A great day, marred only by the British weather!03 Jun 2012 7:10 PM
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Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrated in Kent - BBC News
Thousands of people in towns and villages across Kent have taken part in street parties to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
In Dover, visitors joined in the Big Lunch and watched events in London on the BBC's big screen.
More than a dozen Kent boats - including World War II supply ship Vic96 - have been among the hundreds of vessels in London's Jubilee Pageant.
Skipper Derek Gransden said: "It's all very exciting."
His vessel was part of the Avenue of Sail which features boats that are too tall to travel under bridges and stretches from London Bridge to Wapping.
Before the event started, he said: "We're just between Tower Bridge and London Bridge opposite the Belfast, we're lined up with lots of Thames barges.
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"Believe it or not the banks have been jam-packed with people since about six o'clock this morning despite the fact that it's been pouring with rain.
"We get the luxury of watching it [the pageant] all go up, as it has done this morning to get on station, and then watching them come back this afternoon."
Floating parliamentA replica of the Houses of Parliament has also been unveiled in Goudhurst.
The 30ft-long (9m) plywood structure, which includes a 14ft (4.3m) high Big Ben bell tower, was created over four weeks and is now floating in the village pond.
Hundreds of small wooden boats made by local schoolchildren were placed in the water on Sunday at 15:00 BST to recreate the pageant taking place in London.
A replica of the Houses of Parliament was floated on the pond to mark the Queen's Coronation in 1953.
In Tunbridge Wells, young and old braved the weather to enjoy a picnic and slices of Jubilee cake.
Barbara Macnab, 44, of Ticehurst, said: "We came down because we wanted to join in the celebration of the Jubilee and there wasn't anything in our village.
Bruce Forsyth's daughter Julie was among the hundreds of people dancing on Ramsgate seafront
"It's a big thing for the children because they won't see anything like this again. I want them to remember it and be able to tell their grandchildren. It's nice to see everybody getting involved and celebrating - united."
She added: "The Queen's done a marvellous job considering how young she was when she started."
A tea party and mass zumba dance challenge involving 1,000 people was held in Ramsgate.
Meanwhile people in Gillingham were invited to dress up as as a famous personality from the past 60 years to mark the Queen' Diamond Jubilee at the town's Big Lunch event.
See all the latest Diamond Jubilee news and features at bbc.co.uk/diamondjubilee
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kent E. Carlson - Spectrum
Kent E. Carlson, 62, born 7-19-1949 to John Everel Carlson and Afton Loveless Carlson Smith, in Salt Lake City, Utah, passed away 5-29-2012 from a short but cruel fight with lung cancer.
Kent graduated from Skyline High, attended Weber State College where he met dear friends Mike and Kathy Banks and his future bride, Jeralyn Newsome. They were married in Salt Lake City, moved to Cedar City, Utah to finish his college education at SUU (SUSC). They later divorced. He worked at Desert Mound Mine and upon graduating, purchased and operated KC Western Wear Store until 1979. He met Joye Crosby Anderson and together they moved to Salt Lake City. His career in Salt Lake City from that time on was in the Steel Fabrication business. Kent and Joye were married 5-15-82 and enjoyed traveling, going to 52 countries, and playing with little family members, camping, fishing with family and 4 wheeling and back country camping in the red canyons of Eastern Utah, sailing in Mission Bay, CA, Hobie Cat racing and pleasure sailing, winning gold medals in Utah Summer Games and trophies in Hobie regattas as far south as Gulf of Mexico.
Kent is survived by his wife, Joye, his mother, Afton, siblings: Douglas, Midway, UT., Jill (Dave) Empey, Mesquite, NV., Brad (Sandy), Firestone, CO., Cindy (Dean), Layton, UT. Kent's children, Robert Scott Carlson, Herriman, UT., and John Jay Carlson,
Smithville, MO., grandchildren Marissa and Kristen Bess, Benjamin and Samuel Carlson, Saige and Wyatt Carlson. Joye's children, Suzanne (Marc) Brown, St, George, UT., Kenneth Crawford, Murray, UT., grandchildren Jaime Sorensen, Natalee (Lowell) Harris, Krista (Zach) Horton, Danielle (Matt) Pyles, and Alexandra Crawford and 5 great-grandchildren. Kent has left behind many dear and loving friends from all walks of life.
Please join us in the celebration of Kent's life, to be held Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 5:00 pm at the Barney residence, 2548 E. 150 S., Layton, Utah.
Source: www.thespectrum.com
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