Bectan Sands

The Ghost is back

The ghost is back. Where has it come from, or is it that old ghost?
It is somebodies mission to find out who it is. A girl said,

The ghost has kiled my family and I think I am next

Hina, Douglas Primary

Village webmaster adds: Who is this girl? Why is her family being haunted by the ghost? Is the ghost out for revenge for something her ancestors did?

Champion

Jemma McCree is Bectan Sands ballet champion. She took part in the county ballet competition recently, and won in the under 10's category.
Her mum Clare, a firewoman in Forest Town, said;

I am so proud of her. She has been working very hard for the last two years and this proves that it was all worth it.

Lauren, Tyneside

The Great Flood of 1912

August 1912 was a terrible time for the population of Bectan Sands and Rivermouth.  It was on a Friday evening after a week of rain, that the flood started.
The rains continued to fall, and the wind got stronger blowing at a gale. On the Saturday the rain still fell down. Ten centimetres alone during the day. The river was swollen and started to flood the surrounding lands. The farm lost all its crops as the fields turned to water.
The gale whipped up the Western ocean, and the waves started crashing into and over the cliffs. The locals sheltered in the sturdiest structure - the lighthouse - all Saturday night fearing the worst. Down in Rivermouth, the harbour was battered non stop and many of the fishing boats sank in the safety of the harbour walls. The river level rose rapidly as the flood waters raced through, cutting off many of the houses along the riverbank.
It was a storm that would never be forgotten.

by Angelika

Weather records

Locals think that global warming is affecting the village.
Over the last fifty years the weather has got better during the summer, and this year April was the hottest everyone remembers.
Also, the winters are getting worse with the tides and storms getting higher each year.
Some residents are worried that it won't be long before the storms come over the cliffs and flood the village.

Kaira, Nottingham