1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Now we are keeping things local to start the show 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: this morning, our regular community news feature, always looking at 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: a local story making headlines. Joined on the line this 4 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: morning by Caylin Bantam of The People's Post, who's telling 5 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: us about morning. Caylen a young boy, teenage boy who 6 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: from Kensington, who was left devastated after his bike was stolen. 7 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: Now he's intellectually challenged and this is something that has deeply, 8 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: deeply affected him. Tell us more about the boy and 9 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: what the bike meant to him and what happened. 10 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 2: Good morning, sir Jane. He's, like you said, I've just 11 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 2: listening to Edily Sorry, and you know, just so much 12 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 2: negativity happening around, and I think this story is just, 13 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 2: you know, one of those hard warming stories. So, yeah, 14 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 2: as you've mentioned, he is thirteen years old. But the mom. 15 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 2: I spoke to the mom as well, and she's say, 16 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 2: she's got two. So they are twin boys and they're 17 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 2: both intellectually challenged. And you know they had a bicycle 18 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 2: which the grandfather bought for each one of them a 19 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 2: couple of years ago. And yeah, so grand for thee 20 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 2: in each a bicycle. One of fortunately broke not too 21 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 2: long ago, and so they'd been using this one bicycle 22 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 2: and you know, the mom said, this bicycle to them 23 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 2: is it's not just the bicycle, it's a form of 24 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 2: you know, provides them with freedom, It provides them with joe. 25 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:15,959 Speaker 2: It's a foremost seat upiece, he said. And unfortunately last 26 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 2: week or a few yeah, last week, they played with 27 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 2: the bicycle and went inside the house to go get 28 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:25,960 Speaker 2: some water, and they left the bicycle outside. But it 29 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 2: was only just a few minutes. But when they came 30 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 2: out came back outside, the bicycle was unfortunately stolen. The 31 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 2: mom said. They viewed CCTV Food Teach and they saw 32 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 2: that somebody actually came in, a young boy actually came 33 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 2: in the yard and just you know, rode in for 34 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 2: the bicycle. The mom said she wasn't at home at 35 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 2: the time, but when she got home, you know, she 36 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 2: found her boy distressed. He was crying, you know, both 37 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 2: upset because you know, now the freedom was taken from them, 38 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 2: so to speak. The mom said, in an act of desperation, 39 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 2: she didn't know what to do. You know, she spoke 40 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 2: to the neighbors and will be knewing anything or saw anything. 41 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 2: She reached out to the wood counselor, and she said 42 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 2: she was really just desperate, you know, because she can't 43 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 2: afforded another bicycle for these boys. And she reached out 44 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 2: to the council they just asking him, you know, I 45 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 2: just aspit out an appeal to the communicators or things 46 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:20,679 Speaker 2: they saw, anything you know that can maybe just help 47 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 2: bring this this bicycle back to them. And she said 48 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 2: she didn't expect anything to come of it, but to 49 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 2: her surprise, the wood counselor Jes instead of being King Symphony, 50 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 2: answered her bag. He said, okay, you get out an appeal. 51 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 2: He put out an appeal on Facebook, just asking the 52 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 2: community if if they've seen anything also if they can 53 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 2: maybe just contribute so they can then get this boy 54 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 2: in your bicycle. I got to the councilor and you 55 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 2: said you Now, after a day or two, somebody in 56 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 2: the community it came to him mass contact. The woman said, 57 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 2: you know, we'd like to replace the bicycle anonymously. This 58 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 2: VISI and said to him and yeah, which was just 59 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 2: you know, so much happiness. He reached out to the 60 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 2: mom again to the entire and listen, we find an 61 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,399 Speaker 2: anonymous don't know that will now be replacing the bicycle. 62 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 2: And yeah last week I think it was in the 63 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 2: first of if all the boys were given this new bicycle, and. 64 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, do we know what inspired this donor to give 65 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: this this this bicycle, I mean just touched by the 66 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:22,079 Speaker 1: story and no wanting no recognition at all for it? 67 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:26,679 Speaker 2: How sweet? Yes, absolutely so, yeah, the only just you know, 68 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 2: I think I would assume it was appeared as well, 69 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 2: who knows, you know what it means for for a child, 70 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:34,519 Speaker 2: you know, to lose something or so it's something so 71 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 2: sentimental to them as well. So I think it's really 72 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 2: just a good samaritan we can, we can put it 73 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 2: that way. 74 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: And no no word on the original bike at all, 75 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: I would, I would imagine. 76 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 2: Unfortunately, know, so they haven't heard anything. Like I said, 77 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 2: there is pc the footage, but you know, I didn't 78 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 2: know if they spen to the mom last week and 79 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 2: she said they haven't heard anything that she did go 80 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 2: to the police station to make a case. But they 81 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 2: have and seeing or yeah, HEARDing it back from that. 82 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 2: So the bicycle is unfortunately still this thing. But yeah, 83 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 2: I let something good came out of this. The boys 84 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 2: got a bicycle back, while they are not replacing the 85 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 2: other one and not replacing fixing the other one. But 86 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 2: you said, you know, the boys, at least every freedom 87 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 2: breg this bicycle of the city is the form of 88 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 2: therapy for them, and something good at least came came 89 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 2: from it. 90 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: So yeah, well, let's hope that this one act of 91 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: kindness needs to and leads to another. Calin thanks very 92 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:34,359 Speaker 1: much indeed for being with us this morning. Caylin Banson 93 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,600 Speaker 1: bringing us our local news story this morning from the 94 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:38,480 Speaker 1: People's Post.