table and to me she was a grandma andl table and to me she was a grandma and i ran up shouting grandma and the next thing i knew i was flying across the floor after she belted me across the floor after she belted me across the floor after she belted me across the face. she then stood over me and that's the nightmare i had for years, telling me i am not your granny. she was the boss for want of a better word. i was in the home for just over 25 years. my dad's job was a navy seaman, we got put down in that home because my mum and dad split up and it all started from there. she had soap on her fingers, pulled my head back and had her fingers down my throat and i was joking all the time. the outside

world, she was a christian devoted to the children. but the picture here told a different story. she was immaculate and she was evil. my worst ever experience, she sent us u psta i rs to worst ever experience, she sent us upstairs to get pyjamas and dressing gowns and i could not find my dressing gown cord so the next time that dressing gown is off me and she grabbed a stick and she beat me and she beat the daylights out of me that night. breaux i was only eight yea rs that night. breaux i was only eight years old, and she cheeky or something. i was only a boy. she put

me ina something. i was only a boy. she put me in a corner, naked and if i wet myself, she would put me in a cold bath again and fingers —— fingers down my throat, same procedure. and i was absolutely petrified. that's why i wanted to get away from there. it was notjust why i wanted to get away from there. it was not just the why i wanted to get away from there. it was notjust the matron she will —— he wanted away from, he says she would take him away. it was like long shed. she would take you out there and leave you? yes. and i knew what was going to come but i started crying and crying. and the gardner would tell me to touch him. which i did not want to do. and he told me

to touch myself, and then after that would bend me over on the bench. he would bend me over on the bench. he would rate me constantly over and over again. other former residents including austin told us about sexual abuse by him. he could not put his two hands, he died in 1999. her tenure ended in 19 and seven —— 1970 when she retired, we can ask her about her alleged crimes either because she's not dead but who took over? the library at hellenes buried isa over? the library at hellenes buried is a window into the history of the area. and of the home. what we've got here are decades and decades of

advertisers, the local newspaper. it was the sailor society responsibility to find the right people to look after this home because many as a0 children living there at that time, many of who were in an already vulnerable situations. and this couple is who they chose. the reverend william and his wife mary took over the home in 1972. here in the archives vc them entertaining royalty on a visit. she appeared to be the model matron.|j was there for eight years. everyone

treated her like a queen bee. i remember one time she pulled me along the corridor by the here and there member trying to pull on her race is to lessen the weight, i thought i was going to be scalped. race is to lessen the weight, i thought i was going to be scalpedlj was in for about ten years. you just have to survive. with

angela montgomery at the home where her sisters mary and norma. their mother died young, and father was at sea, he used to visit them at night and at first it was comforting. sea, he used to visit them at night and at first it was comfortingm felt like a dad coming in to kiss you good night. so there was no alarm felt at that time. i remember when i eventually did give him a case after he forced me, i went and told norma and mary and they said well you been doing that for ages so well you been doing that for ages so we used to make fun of him thinking of these disgusting and laugh about it and then after a while it got really serious so it was no longer a laughing matter. so none of the

girls spoke about it.|j laughing matter. so none of the girls spoke about it. i want to know more about them. eventually, i track down someone who worked for them. we will just down someone who worked for them. we willjust go in and not on the door of someone called and monroe. and was 17 when they gave her a job. she used to shout in their faces, right up used to shout in their faces, right up and shout in their faces. a three—year—old girl, she wet herself, three years of age. you

knew he was going into the girls rooms? a few of the gross knew he was going in there but nobody said what he was up to. i remember one night he had woken me up and he told me to come into the hall and he took my hand and he bade me into the laundry room and then he unzipped his trousers and then he showed me onto my knees and i don't want to say any more. their public spending and the close links the seafarers meant that sailors from the nearby base would often visit the home. they would come in and some of them we re they would come in and some of them were in their uniform which we thought was smart. sometimes they

would, and things for the children to play on. but i've been told of a visit by a group sailors in 1976 which was more sinister. my name is helena davidson and i was raised in childcare at the children's home from the age of to 12. the recurring nightmare that i had on a regular basis, one of the countries that was in the home, there was about five beds i believe, and every bed had a girl from the home in eighth and in each bet there were men and the girls were laughing and carrying on andjumping girls were laughing and carrying on and jumping from bed to bed. girls were laughing and carrying on andjumping from bed to bed. four for two years, she believe this had been just for two years, she believe this had beenjust a for two years, she believe this had been just a dream for two years, she believe this had beenjust a dream but her for two years, she believe this had been just a dream but her brother knows it was not. he was there. been just a dream but her brother knows it was not. he was therelj was outside playing with my sister and mr barry was standing near the minister. and we stopped in front of

him and he said take your sister up to the girls bedroom to show her appreciation to the sailors. at the age of about 11. you don't know what he's talking about but he raises his voice and says now and i took my sister by the hand and took her off the back stairs —— up the back stairs. she just let go and went and joined all the other girls on the beds.

some were in under the covers and i just instinctively ran and jumped on the beds and joined him thinking he was a great, fun and a great time. he and his sister were seen coming into the room that day by angela. he had robbed her in and he left on his own. did you see what happened with her after that? she was kissing one of the sailors, i mean one of the sailors was kissing her. angela says she and other girls were taken to separate rooms by sailors. it seems mr barry had about this group of men access to children in his care. girls all under 16 and did he not

only nine. i don't know what happened to my sister in there. she was having nightmares about sailors so was having nightmares about sailors sol was having nightmares about sailors so ijust broke down. and they had to tell her her her that it was my fault. i took her up to her room. he apologises to me profusely and now he carries guilt of what was done to me. because he was the one that was ordered to take me to the room. he was very young then to. and i often remind him that he was doing it on the say—so of an adult who knew

better. the ministry of defence says it's unaware of any allegations. mr barry decided who went in and out of the home. but for the montgomery sisters it was their encounters with him that were the most troubling. angela, norma and mary say that during their years there they were raped by him hundreds of time. he would work his way around, on one occasion when i was to go and mary moaned at me and she said it's your turn cause i did it last night. i said ok. let's get on with it. after a while, as unpleasant as it was, you get used to it, not that you get used to it, there was no point struggling orfighting...

used to it, there was no point struggling or fighting... you just, there's a level of acceptance it became part and parcel of life. the children's home is long closed but the sailors society has on from strength to strength, the queen herself paid tribute to the charity during its 175th anniversary celebrations at its base in southampton. what did they have to say about what we found? cameras are rolling, hope that's all right. does your charity accept responsibility for the abuse that took place? let me first say that i was terrified when i heard these accounts —— horrified. i do regret that any abuse happened and we do apologise unreservedly for this abuse happening. does your charity take

full responsibility for the abuse that took place? i think we have to ta ke that took place? i think we have to take some responsibility. i think in asking the police to investigate the situation, that's our role in taking responsibility. the sooner society was aware of allegations as early as 2001. did your charity uncover the full extent of the abuse when it did its investigation into thousand one? not necessarily 2001 but in 2003, 200a we are aware of another regime. again that was investigated by police and unfortunately, the police in my mind and i can only go on with the information i read did not do a thorough investigation. are you satisfied you did enough back then? no not at all. not at all. we did a disservice to those people. by the

time police started investigating into thousand one, mr barry was dead. he will never face justice for his alleged crimes. but others including misses barry were still alive, we know that survivors of both the barry and the and may their regime had come forward by then so what did the police actually do? we know they did not charge anyone, we don't know if the investigated beyond the main suspect mr barry who was by then dead. because if they had they could have found there was more to this story. much more. angela says she was taken away for weekends and provided to others to be abused. mrs barry took us once in the caravan where it was me and myself which i thought was nice that it was the two of us. and the couple we re it was the two of us. and the couple were quite young. during the day

they took us to the parks so that was fun. and then we had a big massive bubble bath that was brilliant and the woman was really nice. she was bathing me. stroking my hair. and she said it was such a really good girl. and then her husband came in and i remember after it was over she then bade me again saying had been a very good girl so they took us there and left us there knowing what was going to happen.

and they did it several times. other former residents including angela's sister norma told us they too were repeatedly abused by people connected to the barry's. patrick maguire is a lawyer representing some former residents and civil cases against the sailors society. this is on a different skill that we have seen. the simple fact is that nobody was looking out for these kids. since i've been here, there is an approach that is very open to survivors, i have met with a group of survivors up in manchester. survivors, i have met with a group of survivors up in manchesterlj have of survivors up in manchester.” have spoken with them on the phone. there has been the odd pretence speaking with people, holding meetings. the survivors that we spoke to are clear of that. there

has no intention to do anything, but the very poor imitation sympathy. have you paid anyone any compensation? we have not yet paid any compensation, as you know in these situations, there is a process to follow and that process starts with a survivor of making a claim. cani with a survivor of making a claim. can i ask you whether you feel ashamed about this episode?” can i ask you whether you feel ashamed about this episode? i think isa ashamed about this episode? i think is a very dark time in society history and do with her five is a very dark time in society history and do with herfive by is a very dark time in society history and do with her five by it, i was deeply upset by it. i can't change the past but i can make sure we do things right now. a second police investigation prompted by the sailors society concluded in 2016. misses barry was questioned but never charged. she died the year after. no charges have ever been

brought against anyone for what took place here. though they missed each other by a year, they have much in common and have come back once more. hello. hi philip. good to meet you. i would love a pint. how does it feel to be back here? i would love a pint. how does it feelto be back here? horrible. i feelto be back here? horrible. i feel it as well yes. i have no good memories of that place. all the best. cheers. let's stay friends. for many years to come. you all right? yeah. just a few days

ago, the scottish child abuse inquiry announced it would investigate, disclosure will share its evidence with inquiry team. meanwhile for the children who grew up meanwhile for the children who grew up here, learning to live with the pastis up here, learning to live with the past is a work in progress. i surprised it. isurprised it. i've i surprised it. i've got to try and move on. “— i surprised it. i've got to try and move on. —— i survived it. i'm happy now that i can at least

put the puzzle pieces together and understand part of my past this is time for it to be shared and known because this is our time of healing. there's not a day it goes past when something does not go to my mind at something does not go to my mind at some point and i have to think 0k, start painting or do something. it will always be in the background i think. don't let it be me and ijust smashed my tambourine. that's going to bea smashed my tambourine. that's going to be a lot of fun. we have had some blistering weather conditions over the last 2a hours thanks to the storm which is now out of the way, we have cooler conditions following with showers but the centre itself is pushing on

into scandinavia. the crowd is trading back out into central atlantic, the bulge on that area of cloud that's an area of low pressure that will be bringing outbreaks of rain to the south of the uk. now ahead of this area of rain we've got some reaching so the weather should actually start off fine and dry in northern ireland, much of england and wales before the crowd arrived, it will spread as we go through the day. particularly for wales in southwestern areas of england, eventually the southeast, you'll see its mystery across the west of scotla nd its mystery across the west of scotland with further showers here and one feel particularly warm. still some uncertainty for sunday's weather and here is why. we have got the jet stream, here weather and here is why. we have got thejet stream, here it weather and here is why. we have got the jet stream, here it is and sometimes you get these really big drops in thejet sometimes you get these really big drops in the jet stream, if it gets so drops in the jet stream, if it gets so big, sometimes they break apart and geta so big, sometimes they break apart and get a area of low pressure forming that just bend and get a area of low pressure forming thatjust bend around and stays put and instead of having a sharp trough we get this shallow trough going across the atlantic and

affecting the weather. that's the process going on on saturday, i sharp trough would bring us a very overlooked area of low pressure, a less sharp trough would bring a less—developed area of low pressure. so, the forecast for sunday showing here is will be the more developed mental of the forecast, the rain might not get as far north as across northern england and across the north wales would instead stay across the bank parts of england but either way it's on the edge of the rain and it still looks like that we could see some strong winds affecting parts of east anglia and southeast england during the afternoon and evening time on sunday. so sunday still a little uncertain but the forecast is not uncertain but the forecast is not uncertain next week because we get this raging in thejet uncertain next week because we get this raging in the jet stream and that builds an area of high pressure across the uk so the confidence in the forecast is pretty high on monday onwards. so, forecast winds, winds around, plenty of sunshine to start the day, a chilly start on monday with temperatures down into the single figures might even have some pockets of ground frost in the countryside, there will be rain

coming into the northwest of scotla nd coming into the northwest of scotland and also for the northern isles where it will stay breezy, those weather fronts sneaking around a couple floor area of high pressure but otherwise it's dry, temperatures between 13 and 16 degrees. is he going to the weekend, those temperatures will rise a little bit so temperatures will rise a little bit so it will get less cold during the afternoons, temperatures in london up afternoons, temperatures in london up to 17 degrees on tuesday, similar weather around and again it's the northwest of scotland that the seasoned thick cloud and outbreaks of rain. rain again here on wednesday otherwise it's a dry picture. this is a weather fronts moving into the northwest of wednesday and as we go through thursday and friday that's going to try to sync it to southwards while weakening at the same time. so the forecast be on wednesday high pressure is that i ran to the south of the uk and the jet stream is still generally ridged but we have moving in across the north of the country. i will encourage those weather fronts to move in,

country. i will encourage those weatherfronts to move in, they country. i will encourage those weather fronts to move in, they will be quite weak as they move southwards but nevertheless we will have cloudy weather for thursday and friday with a threat of simmering across the northwest otherwise dry and sunny and will keep those chilly nights breeze at times in the northwest. that's your weather. theresa may comes out fighting and tells eu leaders — if you don't like my brexit plan, where's yours? in a defiant and strongly—worded speech, she attacks eu leaders for being dismissive of the uk. i have treated the eu with nothing but respect. the uk expects the same. the eu has responded that it does respect britain's decision to leave the eu, and that a compromise which works for everyone is still possible. also tonight... two drugs companies lose their legal bid to stop the nhs using a cheaper medicine for a common eye condition. at least 131 people have drowned after a packed ferry capsized on lake victoria in tanzania. the messaging app used

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