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coming to terms with the ravages of foot and mouth we now find our­ selves observing solem­ nity for those who per­ ished in the USA. Shortly we will be


remembering those killed in the two world


wars. The Castle grounds


were bought by the Clitheroe people, as a memorial of the Great War, by public subscrip­ tion and handed to Clitheroe Borough Council in 1919. I t remains, to this


day, as a place of remembrance and is


central to many local people as they come to terms with grief in its many forms. Following the demise


of the Clitheroe Bor­ ough Council in 1974, custody of the Castle grounds was handed to Ribble Valley Borough


Council. Elderly Clitheroni-


ans, in particular, do not want the sanctity of the war memorial forever violated by the pro­ posed tree felling now subject to contract. We offer ourselves for


dialogue and to help direction towards thin­


ning, lopping and other surgical works where


necessary. I urge you, as a democ­ ratically elected repre­


sentative, to put a hold on the current activities and allow us to resolve this issue by public con­ sensus."


BRUCE DOWLES, Whnllcy Road, Clitheroe.


J Write to: The Editor, Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Cii.heroe BB72EW Edi.oriai e-mail: cli,heroe.editonal@rim.co.uk Concern at USA’s


response to attack LIK E many, I was horrified by the utter evil of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, and' am deeply concerned for the impact on the lives of those who have been bereaved


and injured in it. We have held services and shared in


the silence in compassion for all those caught up in these devastating events, and to this end I have been in touch with those US citizens who I know


live in this parish. I am, however, deeply concerned by


the approach of the US Government in response to this attack, and the line which the British Government is tak­


ing in support of them. That there should be justice, I fully


support, but the language being used is of vengeance and retribution. I hear only the simple questions being asked by the respective governments: "Who has done this and how can we hit back


at them?" The hard question, and the one


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which must be answered if the US and its allies are to have any hope of get­ ting terrorism to stop, is: "What is the history of the relationship between the US and the people responsible for this evil, that has so driven them that they believe that such acts are the only way


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Northern Ireland in the last 30 years, surely we have learned that the issues that drive people to terrorism can only be resolved politically, and not over the barrel of a gun. Only by address­ ing the questions of history, of hopes and aspirations, and going down the hard road of reconciliation and for­ giveness is there any chance of suc­ ceeding in the aim of breaking the cycle of an eye for an eye, and a tooth


for a tooth. Instead, I hear President Bush and


the Prime Minister suggesting that, "We are at war," so taking the easier answer of a hard-hitting, short-term military solution. While it may dis­ rupt the terrorists for a short while, its toll in non-combatants, and yet anoth­ er exercise of the West imposing its will on other nations and other cul­ tures, will almost certainly guarantee that in time events such as we have seen last week will be repeated. I t seems to me that there are many


questions which need answering by our politicians. These are mine, perhaps you have others, in which case I ’d be


glad to hear from you. 1. What is the legal standing of the


"war" which he declared to be in exis­


tence during the weekend? 2. Has he had, or does he even need, the approval of Parliament for such a


declaration to be made? 3. What are the rules and terms of


engagement for this war? 4. What are the aims of this war, and how can it be determined that


they have been achieved? 5. Which impartial organisation is


going to determine what are legitimate targets? The British and American security service cannot do this, as they serve the interests of those wishing to


prosecute the war. G. Following the declaration of ■


invoking Article 5 of the NATO Char­ ter, it was stated that Britain would do anything asked of it by the US, in ful­ filment of its NATO commitment. In the circumstances of the current war, does this include the use of British nuclear, biological and chemical


weapons? 7. How are Britain and America


going to fulfil their requirement to pre­ vent the destruction of life and prop­ erty to innocent civilians, especially as we are not declaring war on other nations, merely on those we believe to be involved in terrorism? 8. It has been suggested that ground


troops might be used and that, as is highly likely in the case of Afghanistan and other middle-eastern


nations, this would be without the agreement of the respective govern­ ments, nor with a declaration of war against these nations. Where does that leave Britain and the US in interna­ tional law, never mind as countries try­ ing to take a high moral stance? 9. How do the two governments pro­


pose to deal with the reality that they will get some of their strikes wrong, as they did in the Sudan? 10. What is the budget cost of this


war, and how is it going to be financed? How do we opt out of this if we are opposed to the path the Government


is taking us on? 11. Does the Prime Minister really


believe that it will be possible to build and hold together an international coalition to prosecute this war, and to sustain that coalition over the years that President Bush seems to envisage this war will last? Does he care, or is he happy to end up, as in Iraq, with the US and Britain playing global police­ men on their own terms and alone? 12. What does the Prime Minister


envisage as being normalised relation­ ships with those parts of the world which the US and Britain will have bombed, invaded, and otherwise sought to strike back at out of revenge, in what President Bush describes as a ‘crusade’? In 5 years? In 10 years? In 20 years? 13. Does the Prime Minister consid­


er that such language, to be followed by the kinds of actions hinted at by President Bush and himself, any less of a threat to world peace than the evil acts in New York, Washington and


Pennsylvania? While I would wholeheartedly sup­


port bringing the organisers of these evil deeds before the International Court of Justice, I cannot and will not support the kind of revenge attack being talked up by President Bush and the Prime Minister. It seems to me that Jesus's teaching


that we should "love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who treat you badly" demands a dif­ ferent response.


REV. STEPHEN COOPER, Langlio.


We wanted three


minutes of silence THE tragedy of America has struck


us all as a great loss. Thousands of people have died and


families have been destroyed, so we thought it only right that we should show our respect and our upset at this great loss by joining European coun­ tries, standing in silence and thinking of the people in America. Everyone joined in the three min­


utes' silence but Ribblesdale High School Technology College. The school could only spare one minute of


its time. We are sure that the pupils of Rib­


blesdale would have liked to have taken part in the whole three minutes but, as they were all in lessons, the teachers had the choice at the end of


the day. We were sadly disappointed that


every class and pupil only took part in one minute's silence following the sounding of the school bell, while everyone else in Clitheroe had three minutes to show their respect at the


sound of the cannon. Out of the seven hours that we are


in school, we could not even spare two


more minutes. We would just like to know why we


couldn't, when everyone else had the chance to and we were unable to. Why were we not given the opportunity as


free people?


SCHOOL PUPILS. O Headteacher Ms Glynne Ward


said that it was her own decision that the school should observe one minute's silence. "We felt that three minutes, for some of the pupils, was a long time.


We wanted to do it for one minute and do it professionally and properly. We have special needs children and we have children who have concentration problems. We felt that by observing one minute's silence every child of every ability could do it properly," she


explained. Ms Ward added that many of the


pupils were taking part in activities on the school fields. She joined pupils on the football pitch, who stopped play­ ing football and stood in total silence.


Spiral of violence


could threaten all THE news of the attacks on the World Trade Centre filtered through as MEPs in Brussels were discussing American trade threats against Europe, because we insist that prod­ ucts containing genetically modified organisms should in future be clearly


labelled. Our sense of shared values quickly


superseded our different approach to


other matters. Tony Blair has indicated to the


House of Commons that European integration will be strengthened in


response to terrorism. Britain will support a new Euro­


pean search-and-arrest warrant, as well as the abolition of formal extradi­ tion procedures between EU member states. But there can be no defence against those who hate so much that they are prepared to blow themselves up in order to cause the maximum


hurt to others. The world wants the fanatics


responsible for the atrocities to be pun­ ished, but it wants a "proportionate" response, however difficult that may be, not a crusade by the (Christian) west against the (Islamic) east. If mil­ itary action kills and maims many more innocent people, it will sponsor the recruitment of hundreds more sui- cide bombers. A spiral of violence


could threaten us all. Europe must give America its sup­


port. But, as close friends, we must also caution that military might directed against an uncertain enemy may achieve the opposite of what is intended. Tackling the causes of the hatred directed towards us deserves equal attention.


CHRIS DAVIES, Liberal Democrat MEP for the North-West.


Plans will speed


up arts project OUR decision to develop new plans for art and cultural centres in Clitheroe, based on two sites, is believed to pre­ sent the best option for speeding up a community arts project whose progress has been frustrated over the past 18 months due to the listing of the Grand and the difficulty in finding an alternative Clitheroe town centre


site. Following meetings with Ribble Val­


ley Borough Council, the Lancaster Foundation has confirmed that it will spend up to £1.25m. on the develop­ ment of a cultural centre for young people, and a further £2m. on a com­ munity cinema and cultural centre. The existing facilities of the Grand


will form the basis of first-class cultur­ al facilities available to all young peo­ ple in the Ribble Valley, with space for performance, music and drama, sound recording and rehearsal facilities, and a youth cafe. It is expected that these unique facilities will be very well used by local schools and groups, as well as by individual young people. A separate site for'a community cin­


ema and cultural centre has still to be agreed, but a positive result is more likely to be forthcoming following the Ribble Valley Borough Council's deci­ sion to stimulate a full feasibility study on the Clitheroe market site.


Work on the youth cultural centre


could start after September next year. The community cinema and cultural centre may take a little longer to build, but the Lancaster Foundation's com­ mitment to providing a grant of £2m. to Trinity Partnership for the develop­ ment of this centre gives us full confi­ dence that, with the positive attitude being demonstrated by councillors and council officers, new facilities will not be far behind the completion of the youth cultural centre. However, we are committed, if nec­


essary, to setting up a temporary cine­ ma if there is a delay in confirming a site for the community cinema and


cultural centre. The Lancaster Foundation's contin­


ued support for positive work with young people, in cooperation with the Trinity Partnership, has been further underlined by the commitment to spending up to £250,000 on improving the awar.d-winning Clitheroe Skate


Park. Under the new plans, announced


two weeks ago, the funds for cultural and leisure developments in Clitheroe made available by the Lancaster Foundation have, in fact, increased from £3m. to £3.5m. in total. This funding will be excellent news


for the new Clitheroe partnership group, Clitheroe the Future, and its participation in the Countryside Agency's Market Town Initiative pro­ gramme. The £3.5m. finance for the cultural centre developments and the skate park, alongside the new develop­ ments at the Platform Gallery, gives us. not only the chance of developing the concept of a Clitheroe and Ribble Val­ ley cultural quarter, but the opportu­ nity of using this funding to match a wider range of additional funding for economic, social and cultural projects


in the borough. You can contact me at Trinity Cen­


tre, 01200 427886, if you want to learn more about these plans, or feel that you can contribute to their develop^ ment in any way.


GEOFFREY JACKSON, The Trinity Community Partnership.


Full range of train


services on offer WE read with interest the recent let­ ter from Pat Wright regarding the problems she experienced getting a


railway ticket. Clitheroe Travel has been the offi­


cial rail agent for Clitheroe since 1969. We offer a full range of rail services for most of the national rail operators, including Virgin value tickets and rail­


cards. Our service guidelines are simple: we


can make reservations and issue tick­ ets at our offices in Clitheroe for a fee


of £2. We do not make reservations over the phone or give information only. This is done by automated ser­ vices run by train companies, not


always successfully. However, I would like to comment


that Virgin Rail has a habit of offering a range of discount fares only available on their website or call centre that we


have no access to. We offer the above facility as part of


our role as a true travel agent and we are happy to provide anyone with this service. Our offices are open Mondays to Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Satur­


days, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We hope this is one answer to Pat


Wright's search for a solution.


NIGEL PRATT, M Inst TT, Sales Operations Director, Clitheroe Travel Agency.


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