MAJOR CAMPAIGN MARKS PUSH ON HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING
Environment Minister Elliot Morley today (27 September) urged householders and businesses in the East Midlands to recycle now and more often as he gave his backing to a major new multi-million pound recycling campaign being launched today by the Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP), with support from Defra.
The new campaign - Recycle Now - is the biggest ever to get England recycling and will be spearheaded by a £10 million multi-media advertising campaign. Defra have provided more than £30 million in funding to help get the word out.
Four times Olympic champion Matthew Pinsent will be fronting the campaign and popular comedian and actor Eddie Izzard will be providing the voice-overs for the television adverts, which will feature metal cans, glass bottles and paper being transformed into everyday items through recycling. A new distinctive recycling icon has also been unveiled to
provide a clear, generic public call to action.
Recent figures showed people in the East Midlands are recycling more than ever. Recycling of paper (including newspapers), compost, glass, plastic bottles, plastic containers and tin cans is up 1.5% on last year, up to 15.2% from 13.7% and at its highest ever level. The campaign will urge the public to put more of their waste in the recycling bin to help meet a new national target of recycling and composting 25% of total household waste by 2005/6.
Commenting on the new campaign, Elliot Morley said: "This is an excellent campaign and it will help to push the country's recycling effort to a higher level.
"Recycling is easier then it has ever been before - and it is improving all the time. It's a way every individual can help the environment each day. Five years ago, kerbside collection schemes covered only 40% of homes. Today, more than 2 in 3 homes have kerbside collection schemes and there is an ever expanding network of 'bring' sites at your local supermarket and other convenient areas near your home.
"We need to reduce the amount of waste we generate. It is time to stop thinking of waste as rubbish. So much of the waste we generate could be reused, recycled and transformed from a problem into an asset."
Recycling helps the environment in more than one way. A quarter of all of our emissions of methane - a major greenhouse gas, 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide - comes from landfill sites. Less reliance on landfill and more recycling will preserve resources for future generations and reduce environmental impacts. For example, every tonne of glass
recycled saves more than a tonne of raw materials. That means less quarrying, less damage to the countryside, less pollution and global warming, and more energy savings.
Mr Morley added, "I firmly support this exciting new campaign which will help to raise public awareness about recycling. By taking part in recycling schemes we can all contribute to reducing waste, cutting the cost of waste management and securing environmental benefits for all."
For more information, top tips on how to recycle and to find out where you can recycle see www.recyclenow.com , a new consumer website also launched.

FANS HONOUR LEGEND CLOUGH
Thousands of football fans fell silent yesterday to honour the life and achievements of legendary manager Brian Clough.
A public tribute was held in Nottingham city centre and a minute’s silence was held before his former club, Nottingham Forest, played West Ham United at the City Ground this afternoon.
But perhaps the most fitting end to an emotional day was a 2-1 win for the East Midlands side, whom Clough guided to back-to-back European Cup successes 25 years ago.
The Forest faithful sang “Two-one to the Brian Clough” long after the final whistle.
Before kick-off, they saw a parade of former Forest legends, including Trevor Francis, the striker whom Clough signed as Britain’s first £1 million player, and whose header secured the club a 1-0 win over Swedish side Malmo in the European Cup in 1979.
Former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, defender Viv Anderson, John Robertson and Garry Birtles also took to the pitch with ex-Forest manager Frank Clark and more recent players including Steve Hodge and Mark Crossley.
Frank Sinatra’s My Way, one of Clough’s favourite songs and which epitomised his idiosyncratic character and outspoken management style, was also played.
Earlier, an estimated 2,000 fans, many of them wearing green jerseys like those Clough made his touchline attire of choice, packed the Old Market Square in Nottingham.
A large screen showed highlights of his achievements in the 18 years he spent at the City Ground while civic dignitaries from both Nottingham and nearby Derby, where he also brought footballing success in the 1970s, rubbed shoulders with players from the time.
John McGovern, who captained Forest during their glory years, told the crowd Clough was “one of the greatest teachers the game has ever seen” and that he taught players respect as well as a simple, but effective, style of football.
Mike Edwards, deputy leader of Nottingham City Council, said the setting of the tribute recalled the celebrations after Forest won domestic and European honours.
“It seems entirely appropriate for this to be in the Old Market Square in Nottingham, the scene of so many celebrations of Nottingham Forest’s success during Brian’s remarkable time at the club,” he said.
Clough, who died last Monday from stomach cancer aged 69, was for many people the greatest manager England never had and also one of the few things to link Nottingham and Derby.
It has been suggested since his death that the A52 should be renamed after Clough because it also links the two places.
Tributes have been paid to Clough throughout the week and at matches this weekend, with players wearing black armbands and standing for a minute’s silence before kick-offs.

"RESIST JAGUAR MOVE" URGES EX-UNION BOSS
Former union leader Sir Bill Morris today urged resistance to plans to move production of Jaguar cars away from the UK.
Sir Bill, the ex-general secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union, said the luxury car was a British product and should stay that way.
Jaguar’s owners, Ford, announced plans earlier this month to end car production at the Browns Lane plant in Coventry with the loss of 1,150 jobs.
Current T&G and Amicus union bosses at the time expressed fears that the decision could spell the “beginning of the end” for the British car industry.
Sir Bill said Ford’s announcement was unexpected, despite long-held doubts about facilities at the historic Coventry site.
But he told BBC Radio WM that if Ford was planning to move production abroad, it should be resisted.
“We have to find every possible solution. We can’t have this premier British brand which is quintessentially British...produced in the US,” he said.
Browns Lane will continue to be Jaguar’s headquarters and some jobs will remain producing wood veneer finishings for the cars, as well as for other marques such as Aston Martin.
Work will also continue at the company’s research and development site at Whitley, Coventry, while some Browns Lane workers will transfer to production jobs at Castle Bromwich, Birmingham.
Sir Bill, who also said he found it “inconceivable” Ford should close the Land Rover factory in Solihull, hoped production would continue at Jaguar’s factories at Castle Bromwich and Halewood, on Merseyside.
But he added: “Expertise and technology must not be transported to anywhere else. (Jaguar) belongs to Britain and that’s where it should stay.”
Jaguar workers have voted to back a ballot for strike action but union leaders are considering their next move.

ARMED GUARDS ESCORT CASH MACHUNE TOP-UPS
Armed police have begun accompanying deliveries to cash machines after a spate of violent attacks on security guards, it emerged today.
West Midlands Police is providing Securicor employees with “armed covert surveillance” at cashpoints deemed vulnerable to armed robberies, according to the company.
It follows an incident earlier this month when a security guard was shot in the hip as he delivered money to a petrol station in West Bromwich.
A GMB spokeswoman in the West Midlands welcomed the assistance of armed police, adding: “It’s something the GMB has been campaigning for.
“This shooting highlights the importance of having better safety for our members. That’s something Securicor are looking at more seriously.”
The security guard involved in the shooting had been shot on a previous occasion as he delivered cash.
He was also part of a GMB delegation that met Home Office minister Caroline Flint recently to highlight their concerns about safety.
According to the GMB, he is still being treated for his injuries and could face having a hip replacement.
GMB officials met Securicor management earlier this week to discuss safety.
Ian Nisbet, managing director of Securicor Cash Services Limited, said:
“Meetings with the West Midlands Police force have already taken place and the police are now providing armed covert surveillance of certain cash replenishment operations.”
Both the employee who was attacked in West Bromwich and his family would be supported during his recovery, he added.
Martin Hird, senior GMB organiser, added: “We welcome the commitment by Securicor following this incident and in particular their pledge to support the security guard who was shot.
A £50,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the West Bromwich attack, which police described at the time as “callous and despicable“.
It is thought a gang of three men were involved at the BP Garage in Cronehills Linkway just after midnight on September 9.

CROSS OF NAILS RESTORED TO FORMER GLORY
A world-famous symbol of peace and reconciliation has been restored to its former glory after a £61,000 renovation project.
The Coventry Cross of Nails, which hangs behind the high altar at the city’s cathedral, has been regilded with about 2kg of 24-carat gold to restore its original lustre.
The wraps were taken off the 11ft-tall work of art at a service celebrating Michaelmas yesterday afternoon.
It has taken two months to clean years of accumulated dust and dirt on the cross, which was inspired by the aftermath of the devastating Luftwaffe raid on Coventry in 1940.
Three nails from the bombed out ruins of the medieval St Michael’s Cathedral were tied together the morning after the bombing.
The Cross of Nails, replicas of which are sent across the world to foster peace and reconciliation in war-torn and conflict-riven regions, was taken down from its plinth by crane early last month.
The cleaning was prompted after the artist who made it for the new cathedral’s consecration in 1962, Geoffrey Clarke, noticed it had lost its sparkle when he visited the place of worship four years ago.
Funding was raised through donations and the work was carried out by leading UK silversmiths Grant Macdonald in London.
The restoration process included building a special cross-shaped tank in which to strip back the crucifix to its original silver surface and polish it before it was replated.
Two giant altar candle sticks were also restored and gold-plated, with help from metallurgists in Birmingham.
The cross was hoisted back into position on Friday afternoon but kept covered until yesterday’s service.
A spokesman for the restorers said: “All those involved on the project, in both London and Birmingham, feel very privileged in having restored the cross to its original glory, a piece of majesty and beauty.”
The Dean of Coventry, the Very Rev John Irvine, said: “We anticipate many people from the area will want to come and see this famous historic artefact – a symbol of the Cathedral’s ministry now and into the future – restored to its original splendour.”
The gold plate for the Cross of Nails has been specially formulated to complement the yellow shades of Graham Sutherland’s world-famous Christ in Glory tapestry, which also hangs in Coventry Cathedral.

POSTWOMAN SACKED OVER SEX AT WORK
A postwoman who made love to her boyfriend in a lock-up garage during her delivery round has been dismissed.
Rosemary Cotton, 19, of Solihull, West Midlands, who initially claimed that she had been sexually assaulted, later confessed that the man was her boyfriend. She pleaded guilty to wasting police time and was ordered to do 90 hours community service by Solihull Magistrates.

A FINAL OLYMPIAN EFFORT OF 2004 - THE PRIZE BEING LIVES, NOT MEDALS.
The final gold medal of 2004 will be handed out in Athens at the end of September, but it won't be the last of the year's Olympian efforts - that's reserved for a team of lifesavers.
Entrepreneur John Caudwell will start a Greek epic when he cycles out of Athens on October 8, 2005 on an 18-day, 2,300-mile, high-speed ride across Europe.
And while many of the achievements at Athens 2004 were fuelled by the support of massive crowds, John Caudwell's team will be powered by potatoes and warm Mars Bars.
The result, though, will not be medals - but lives.
Caudwell will head a team of seven cyclists aiming to average 100 miles a day on the ride from Athens to London. Each £10,000 raised from sponsorship will save or change a child's life.
"The three 1,000 mile rides we've completed in past years are like a little warm-up compared to this one. It's a massive challenge, with huge extremes of temperature and terrain to tackle," said Caudwell.
"Many people's experience of cycling is no more than a few gentle miles around country lanes, or a ride to work - they might hit 16mph for a few yards down hill, But 16mph is a speed we will need to average all day for 18 days come hell, high water, crashes, mountains or punctures."
The team comprises John and his brother Brian, Glenn Davies, Jonathan and Julian Mitchell, Anil Surendraw and Keith Harrison - all businessmen from the Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford areas.
They've been training for a year for the ride - sometimes cycling 400 miles in a weekend.
The riders will start at The Parthenon on October 8, 2004 and visit Naples, Rome, Milan, Geneva, Dijon and Paris en route to a scheduled arrival in London on October 28, 2004.

BRUCE PLAYS DOWN INCIDENT
Steve Bruce has played down an incident outside his home early this morning.
The Birmingham manager appeared with his face heavily scratched at a press conference following the 1-1 draw at Bolton tonight.
Bruce suffered the blows when he confronted someone outside his house after his daughter’s car alarm was triggered.
He said: “It was a scuffle that’s all and it lasted five seconds.
“All this nonsense about being attacked and the rest of it, is a load of garbage.
“He grabbed my face, (I) grabbed him out of the car, that was it.
“There has been all this hype that it is something to do with Crimewatch. It was over and out in five seconds.
“Unfortunately he grabbed me face as you can see.
“I just want this to go away. The way it has been reported has not been the case.”
One of the first people to call him after the incident was his close friend, Bolton manager Sam Allardyce.
He said: “I rang him immediately, a lot people did.
“Obviously he dispelled any fears that it was anything really serious.
“I think apart from a couple of scratches on his face, probably he got a shock when he saw someone there.
“He is okay, which I am glad to say.”

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FOUR KILLED IN "SUSPICIOUS" HOUSE FIRE
Four people were killed when a severe blaze swept through a house, fire service officials said today.
West Midlands Fire Service said one woman had been rescued from the property in Peake Drive, Tipton, by a passer-by shortly before midnight last night.
A brigade spokesman added: "Following initial investigations into the cause of the fire, the circumstances are being regarded as suspicious."
A fire engine returning from another incident arrived on the scene within a minute of the first call to the emergency services.
The spokesman continued: "We received several calls shortly before midnight and we mobilised fire engines from Tipton and Dudley.
"The crew from Tipton arrived on the scene within 40 seconds and breathing apparatus crews entered the house and discovered four people who had unfortunately died.
"One woman, who was rescued by a passer-by just before the arrival of the fire service, is being treated for burns in hospital."
 

POLICE TO CONTACT BRUCE AFTER ATTACK
Detectives today said they want to speak to Premiership football manager Steve Bruce “as soon as possible” about an attack that left him badly shaken and with cuts and bruises, it emerged today.
The 43-year-old was assaulted after he disturbed two men apparently trying to break into his daughter’s car at about 2am on Saturday in Dorridge, near Solihull, West Midlands.
But the former Manchester United and Norwich City defender played down the incident and went on to lead his Birmingham City team against Bolton later in the day.
Acting Inspector Bernard McEldowney, from West Midlands Police, said Bruce had a “public duty” to report the crime to prevent further attacks on other people.
“We are going to make contact with him. From an intelligence point of view, he may be able to give us some description of the people, or if they were in a vehicle.
“We usually have an idea of who’s out and about at night but don’t have the evidence. We’re anxious to get some details.”
Bruce, whose face was visibly cut as he watched his Blues side draw 1-1 with Bolton on Saturday afternoon, said at the time he did not want to “make a fuss” about what happened.
Instead, he said he wanted to concentrate on preparing for his side’s match at the Reebok Stadium.
But Mr McEldowney, who said car crime – and particularly attacks – were rare in the area, added: “If it happened in the middle of the night, I’m sure we could have got there fairly quickly, even if he wasn’t able to make a statement.
“The only way we can do anything about this sort of thing is by people giving us information.”
He added: “Under Home Office crime recording guidelines we are duty bound to record crimes, even if we have very minimum details, for statistical purposes and for intelligence.
“We’re anxious to know what happened, particularly with such a high-profile person. It would seem sensible to get as much information as we can then reassure the community.”
The attack is thought to have been the work of “opportunist thieves” and not football-related.

   
NORTHBOUND SLIP ROAD TO REOPEN
The northbound slip road from M6 onto the A38M Aston Expressway into Birmingham will reopen today, Tuesday 28 September at 6.00am in time for the morning rush hour. The additional link into the city will help ease the journeys of motorists wishing to access the City centre.
Paul Cockell, Highways Agency project manager said:
"Reopening this northbound link has been made possible by creating an extra dedicated lane on the M6 northbound carriageway. Reinstating this additional route into Birmingham City centre will greatly help to ease the traffic pressures around Junction 5, along the A47 (Heartlands Spine Road), Tyburn Road and Coventry Road routes into the city centre.
"We appreciate that there have been delays in getting this important link back into operation. This has been entirely due to the wet whether during August and September disrupting the critical waterproofing operations. Indeed since the A38M reopened two weeks ago 8 days have been severely disrupted by the weather. We are extremely grateful to the workforce who have pulled out all the stops to minimise the delay.
Paul added:
"On behalf of The Highways Agency and Birmingham City Council I would like to thank the public for their patience during this critical phase of the works."
Neil Dancer, Chief Highway Engineer for Birmingham said:
"The completion of this phase of the project will have a significant impact in reducing traffic disruption on Birmingham's road network. We would like to thank our partners and stakeholders for their continuing support during these works."
 

TOP PROSPECTS FOR NEW COLLEGE
The skyline over the east of Birmingham city centre is beginning to transform as the first of the new buildings in the proposed Learning Quarter celebrates its structural completion.
Yesterday morning Matthew Boulton College’s (MBC) principal, Christine Braddock and chairman, Terry Lipscombe, completed the last area of concrete on the nine storey structure at a topping out ceremony hosted by building contractor HBG Construction.
“This ceremony is a moment to pause and thank all who have supported the college’s new premises this far since building began at the start of the year,” said Mrs Braddock.
“With the assistance of AWM, Birmingham City Council and the LCS we have achieved a tremendous development.”
“The design team at The Bond Bryan Partnership, HBG Construction, all additional contractors and of course the management team at MBC, have been instrumental in pushing forward the project on a daily basis.”
The new state-of-the-art college building stands adjacent to the Aston University campus on Jennens Road, and forms the gateway to what will eventually become the region’s educational hub.
The 200,000 sq ft campus and grounds, costing over £38million, will permit the expansion of the college's facilities and allow it to increase the number and sophistication of its business and training programmes.
The college will also play a key role in the regeneration of the east of the city, which already houses Millennium Point and will eventually be joined by Birmingham City Library and the New Technology Institute.
Richard Dakin, Regional Director of HBG Construction Ltd added: ''We are delighted to have reached this important milestone in the buildings construction and are already looking forward to its completion next summer.”
“We are very aware that HBG's successful delivery of this challenging project is vital for everyone, not just in terms of the college's forthcoming relocation, but also in the ongoing development of Birmingham's exciting new Learning Quarter at Eastside.''
Some 11,000 tonnes of steelwork, 18,000 metres of water piping and 199,500 metres of electrical cable is being used in the building project, which will include unrivalled IT, media and health facilities for 15,000 students and 600 staff.
Funding for the project has come from the sale of the MBC’s existing premises and land, plus a 35 per cent grant from the Birmingham & Solihull Learning & Skills Council.
Day to day progress of the new build can be monitored via www.matthew-boulton.ac.uk

The topping out ceremony at the new Matthew Bolton College
 

MG ROVER PLANS TO EXPORT CARS FROM CHINA
MG Rover Group is expecting to export cars from China as part of its proposed joint venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation.
The news indicates that MG Rover's proposed partnership with the state-owned SAIC, which is awaiting official approval from the Chinese government, is much more far-reaching than had previously been thought by observers in China.
At present none of the foreign manufacturers operating in China with local partners is licensed to export vehicles, though Honda’s Chinese plant is permitted to export built-up vehicles.
Rod Ramsay, the sales operations director at MG Rover, said: "If we have a model that is essentially European, we will produce it at our Longbridge plant but there is nothing to stop us importing from China or exporting from the UK."
Rover is planning to manufacture its 75 model in China and sell it to domestic customers. However, the company has revealed that its new medium-sized car, the designs of which are being finalised, will be produced for export in both the UK and China.
"Part of the deal is developing a product plan for the long term," Ramsay said. "Everybody is so focused on the new medium car that it has talismanic status, but there is no limit on the products we are looking at with SAIC. This isn't just a one-way street, these guys are big operators and they have an ambition to produce 1m cars a year."
SAIC produces 600,000 cars a year, while MG Rover is expected to sell 100,000 vehicles this year. The figure is just half the company's sales four years ago when MG Rover was sold off by BMW.

DEFRA HELPS DRIVE GREEN GOLF COURSE EXPANSION
A farmer is putting the environment first on the Midlands' newest 18-hole golf course, with the help of a major grant from Defra's Rural Enterprise Scheme (RES).
'Deer Run' golf course, near Leominster, started as a ten-acre floodlit driving range that farmer Roger Helme created 12 years ago and soon expanded into a nine-hole practice course.
The RES grant has helped the 'Deer Run' course to expand again from the existing nine-hole course into an eighteen hole golf course, which Roger says has been built with both the environment and "thinking golfer" in mind. The new 120 acre course has also created and secured sixteen jobs.
The course already has a clubhouse, including a shop and restaurant, made from two listed oak-beam threshing barns re-located to the site. Mr Helme said:
"It's taken two years of planning, building and landscaping to develop this course to a full-sized one. We couldn't have done this without Defra's help; they've helped us create a course that will cater for golfers from across the Midlands and South West.
"Just as importantly, we've put a lot of emphasis on the environmental aspects. It's a big piece of land that has been turned over from years of intensive agriculture, so we've taken the opportunity to include habitats that will encourage wild plants and animals."
Working with wildlife experts, Roger has planted about 10,000 trees on the course. Large areas have been left as open rough including more than a hectare sown with native flowers - offering challenges for golfers but an oasis for wildlife.
Meanwhile nesting boxes for barn owls have been placed throughout the site; five pools have been stocked with newts and native aquatic plants and drystone walls are now home to lizards rescued from urban development sites.
Mr Helme added:
"We've moved 250,000 tonnes of rock and soil, most of which has been re-used to create features like waterfalls, a lake and pyramids. They give the course a bit of a 'wow' factor.
"This course is really for thinking golfers rather than a test of
strength. The quality of the tees and greens match those of the Celtic Manor in Wales, where the Ryder Cup will be held in 2010."
Wendy Jones, an adviser at Defra's Rural Development Service in the West Midlands, said:
"Roger's project fulfils many of the Rural Enterprise, Scheme's aims such as economic growth, helping the community and environmental sustainability.
"The expansion should also bring benefits to the wider rural community with golfers and visitors staying at local accommodation and eating local produce. This is a development that benefits everyone."

GRANT TOWARDS DIWALI CELEBRATIONS
A Northampton community group has today been handed a £5,000 lottery cash boost to help stage its Diwali celebrations.
The Hindu festival, which commemorates the coronation of Lord Rama after he returned home following 14 years of exile, is celebrated on November 7.
Utsav Organisation secretary Neelam Aggarwal said: "We intend to stage workshops, performances and a parade around the town centre.
"The activities throughout the day will then culminate in the religious element of the event and the switching on of the Diwali lights in Abington Street."

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POLICE SEEK CAUSE OF FAMILY DEATH BLAZE
Detectives will today hope to find the cause of a suspected arson attack that left four members of the same family dead.
Ajit Singh, 62, his 60-year-old wife Gurdish Kaur, their daughter, Darshan Kaur, 30, and a daughter-in-law, Palvinder Kaur, 38, all died in the blaze at Tipton, West Midlands, yesterday.
A fifth relative, 20-year-old Amarjeet Kaur, was rescued from an upstairs window with the help of a neighbour and remains in a specialist hospital burns unit.
Mr Singh’s son, Dalbir Singh Sidhu, who confirmed the victims’ names, has described how he was “absolutely shocked and devastated” by the tragedy.
He said: “I was on my way home from London when I got the call. I can’t understand how it can have happened.”
The four died after they were trapped in the house, on Peake Drive, Dudley Port, when fire broke out at about midnight yesterday.
Miss Kaur, the Singh’s granddaughter, was taken to the burns unit at Birmingham’s Selly Oak Hospital for treatment to severe burns and smoke inhalation.
She is said to be heavily sedated and awaiting surgery. Officers hope to speak to her when she is well enough.
Detectives said the ferocity of the blaze suggested it might have been started deliberately and there was little that fire crews could do to save the victims.
Their investigation is being conducted along similar lines to a murder inquiry until the cause is known, which means preserving the scene for evidence.
Officers are also examining CCTV footage from nearby flats.
Detective Inspector Carl Southwick, from West Midlands Police, said: “We believe the fire may have started around the hallway but it is still very early days and we are still doing forensic tests.”
It is understood Mr Singh was found dead in an upstairs bedroom and that two of the women were found by the rear door. A third woman’s body was found near the front door.
Mr Southwick said: “We believe the doors were locked and they couldn’t escape.”
The detective said dental records and DNA tests could be needed to identify the victims formally.

HARRY HOSTS ROYAL RUGBY RUN-AROUND
Prince Harry hosted a Royal rugby run-around today as he kicked off a coaching session for youngsters.
The sports mad 20-year-old surprised pupils at Greenfields Primary School in Shelfield, Walsall, West Midlands, by dropping in to help them master his favourite game.
Decked out in a navy blue Rugby Football Union Nike tracksuit emblazoned with a red England rose, Harry shouted orders and encouragement at his group of 10 and 11-year-old boys and girls as they took part in a tag rugby match.
The visit is just one of many the Prince will be making to schools over the next six weeks during his stint as a volunteer Assistant Rugby Development Officer with the RFU.
His new role, which began yesterday, is aimed at promoting the sport in England among children.
Harry, who is joining the army next year, has passed his level 1 coaching qualification after a recent weekend of training which took place at Hartpury College in Gloucestershire. This allows him to teach non-contact tag rugby and 15-a-side rugby.
“I’m really enjoying my time helping to coach rugby,” the Prince said after the games lesson on the school playing field.
“The kids are great fun and I am looking forward to trying to encourage more kids around the country to play rugby – after all we are the world champions.”

3 000 HIT BY HEART ATTACKS
More than 3,000 people suffered heart attacks in Dudley, Stourbridge and Halesowen last year, ambulance bosses have revealed .
Now West Midlands Ambulance Service is encouraging residents to look after their hearts.
Health chiefs are advising people to be aware of chest pain that lasts for more than 15 minutes.
Remaining calm and taking aspirin could also help to combat the effects, by stopping clots forming, say ambulance bosses, who want Dudley residents to follow the lead of the Swedes.
They want to encourage town residents to do what the Scandinavians do - always keep an aspirin in their handbags or wallets.
Physical inactivity, obesity and smoking are the major risk factors.

COUNCIL HOPES TO REVIVE SUPERPRIX
The UK’s only street motor race, the Birmingham Super Prix, is set to return to the city 16 years after it was last held.
Birmingham City Council said it hoped to revive the race on the May bank holiday weekend in 2006 to coincide with the International Motor Show at the National Exhibition Centre.
It is estimated that the two-day event, featuring saloon cars, could bring in revenue worth up to £5.6 million for the local economy.
John Alden, Birmingham’s cabinet member for leisure, sport and culture, said a steering group had been set up to relaunch the race.
“We are investigating the possibility of getting big names in the motoring trade to sponsor the event and, although the council would be organising and staging the event, it would be at no cost to the taxpayer.
He added: “The event will also be a huge boost to the Midlands motor manufacturing and engineering industries and will generate millions of pounds for city businesses.”
The circuit would start at Bristol Street, run up and down Belgrave Middleway, into Sherlock Street and then Pershore Street before heading down Bromsgrove Street and back to Bristol Street.
A Bill passed by Parliament in 1985 gives Birmingham permission to stage street motor racing.
The Formula 3000 Super Prix was first held in the city in 1985 but was scrapped in 1990 after FIA, motor racing’s governing body, ruled that it had to include an extra practice day.
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FROM REFLEXOLOGY TO REIKI: PUBLIC INVITED TO TRY NATURAL THERAPIES IN STAFFORDSHIRE
Complementary therapists from Staffordshire Moorlands and the Derby Peak and Dales will get together on Sunday 3rd October for a Festival of Natural Therapies  from 1pm to 7pm at Heaton House Farm, Rushton Spencer, Staffordshire.
The Festival has been organized by Women's Enterprise and the Moorlands Therapists Support Group. Women's Enterprise is one of six umbrella projects funded by the LEADER+ Peak Dales and Moorlands project.
As well as an opportunity for practitioners to exchange information and best practice ideas, the event is open to the general public where 'taster treatments' will be on offer. 15 to 20 therapists are expected to attend and the complementary therapies on display will include acupuncture, Bowen technique, hypnotherapy, Indian head massage, Chinese  medicine, crystal healing and homeopathy.
Women's Enterprise works with rural women to encourage them to consider working for themselves and offers a wide range of advice and support - including local workshops and business clinics at times and in places women can get to.
Janet Brightmore, the Women's Enterprise Co-ordinator for
Staffordshire, said:"I heard about the Moorlands Therapists Support Group and it struck me that several of our members ran businesses concerned with these complementary therapies, so our Festival gives everyone the chance to meet up to exchange ideas and publicise their work to the local community.
"At the same time, we hope to recruit more members and tell other women about the LEADER+ funding that's available to them through Women's Enterprise."
Pauline Hart formed the Moorlands Therapists Support Group last year. She said:
"Running a business from home, as many of our members do, can be very isolating so our group enables them to support each other and helps to raise awareness of complementary therapies by organising events like this.
"Natural therapies are growing in popularity in this area and this Festival is a great opportunity for people to learn about the different available treatments and how they can help. They can talk to the practitioners, and may wish to seek advice from trainees if they are thinking about setting up businesses themselves."

PIONEERING FUNDRAISING WEEK SET TO LAUNCH
The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) is today preparing to lead the UK's first National Giving Week and is hoping to highlight the many ways in which communities nationwide can support good causes.
National Giving Week, which runs between October 18 and 24, will particularly focus on the benefits of planned giving and aims to encourage people and businesses to make regular, tax efficient donations to causes they care about.
John Thurley, head of National Giving Week, said: "As a nation, we give less than 1% of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to charity and yet their work is absolutely crucial in areas like health, socialservices, the environment, arts, education and international development.
"By launching National Giving Week, we want to focus attention on the valuable work of charities and the benefits of planned, effective giving."
The campaign has already attracted the involvement of national
newspapers, TV channels and radio stations. In addition, competitions and charity donation giveaways will be run nationwide, including a balloon race from the offices of CAF in Kent.
Tailored research including a breakdown of the most charitable regions in the UK and people's attitudes to charity will be published throughout the week.
A website in support of the initiative will outline the best ways to
give to charity alongside an interactive giving calculator and news update. The site will provide charities with downloadable logos and information to encourage their own donors to support them during the week.
CAF is a non-profit organisation which, for 30 years, has been
dedicated to increasing the resources of charities worldwide.
To find out more see website www.nationalgivingweek.org  or contact 01732 520088.

GOVERNMENT OFFICE LOOKS BACK ON YEAR OF PROGRESS
The Government Office for the East Midlands (GOEM) has in the past year handed out more than £134 million in European funding, £13 million to cut crime in the region and ?31 million to fight deprivation in neighbourhood renewal areas, according to its annual report, published today.
Achievements during the year include:
* Spearheading a project at Butlins in Skegness which allows
holidaymakers and staff to learn while at the resort and provides basic skills courses for local youngsters.* Awarding £21.5million in European Social Fund to finance training and employment projects in the region, including a Northamptonshire scheme which offers IT and life skills training to people with severe disabilities, and a Leicestershire college scheme which appoints "learning ambassadors" to recruit learners from hard to reach areas.* Organising 138 visits by Government Ministers to the East Midlands, including visits by Prime Minister Tony Blair to Nottingham and Northamptonshire and a visit by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott to former coalfield areas In Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.* Seconding its Home Office Director to Nottingham City Council to help the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership tackle rising crime in the city.*
Overseeing radical changes in Leicester's Braunstone New Deal for Communities programme which won the programme the accolade of "best turnaround project" in a recent regeneration awards ceremony.* Carrying out groundbreaking research into funding streams in Derby which has led to a re-think in Whitehall about the way areas are funded and looks likely to
spark radical reform of Government funding mechanisms.
Regional Director Jane Todd said:
"This was my first full year at GOEM and I'm pleased with the progress we've made, particularly in the area of partnership working and influencing Whitehall. The research carried out by one of our staff in Derby and the work leading on from that is especially exciting as it is a major milestone along the route towards single-pot funding for local areas.
"This is an example of what GOEM is all about, which is not only delivering programmes and policies on behalf of central Government and feeding back the views of the region to Whitehall.
"We have also seen several long-term projects come to fruition, such as the Nottingham tram, which opened its doors to passengers earlier this year. GOEM teams were involved with the tram from the outset 10 years ago, so it was gratifying to be at the launch."

ANONYMOUS DONOR HELPS HOMELESS
A Nottingham charity is today celebrating after an anonymous benefactor handed over a huge cash donation paving the way for some of the city's most long-term rough sleepers start a new life.
The mystery supporter has donated ?28,000 to the Framework Housing Association, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire's leading organisation supporting people who are homeless and vulnerably housed.
The charity will now use the money to help support a number of people who have spent several years sleeping rough to adjust to life with a roof over their head.
Under the scheme seven former rough sleepers have been moved into three houses in the city specifically allocated to them. Though in their 20s and 30s, the six men and one woman have between them slept rough for 60 years.
The donation has enabled Framework to employ a worker who is highly experienced in working with rough sleepers, helping them adjust to their new life.
The worker is responsible for helping clients move into their new home, providing them with ongoing support and helping them develop the skills needed for independent living. Eventually he will provide support when they are ready to move on.
Framework has taken care to bring friends together in this shared accommodation to provide the family environment that these individuals have never enjoyed.
Chief executive Andrew Redfern said: "If you have been living on the streets for many years you need a lot of help to change that way of life.
"Sadly, the level of support required is sometimes beyond the scope of public funding. That is why the donation from the private donor through the Gemini Trust is so important, it has filled an important funding gap and allowed us to bring in a worker who has many years of experience of working with these clients and who enjoys their trust.
"Many became homeless because of drug use and continued to use drugs to help them cope with life on the streets. Part of our task now is to stabilise their medication so that drugs are no longer a major part of their lives.
"We are immensely grateful to the Gemini Trust for this vital donation which is making a direct difference to the lives of our clients.
"There will be a significant long term need for the service and we wish to maintain and expand it: we urge other private individuals with the
means to do so to consider following the Gemini Trust's example."
One of the beneficiaries of the scheme who did not wish to be named said :``This has made a huge difference to my life. I now have somewhere I can call home. I did not know someone had given the money for this. God bless them."
Framework is the largest provider of support for homeless and
vulnerably housed people in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
For more than thirty years the charity has been at the forefront of support for homeless people in the city of Nottingham. Recently Framework has extended its activities with new projects in the county and support for people living in the community who are vulnerably housed.