8 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, July 10th, 2003 Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.clitheroetoday.co.uk


A LETTER is going from the Ribble Valley to Prime Minister Tony Blair calling for a referen­ dum on the proposed European Constitution. The decision to send the letter


was taken by Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Councillors on Tuesday when they supported a notice of motion put forward by Coun. Richard Sherras. He told fellow councillors the


proposals from Europe would have “huge implications” for the borough council. “The Constitution will give the


Councillors write to PM


European Union ‘shared compe­ tence’ over home affairs, trans­ port, energy, social policy, eco­ nomic and social cohesion, con­ sumer protection and the environ­ ment, meaning overall more legis­ lation and guidance binding on local government will be decided a t a European rather than a national level,” he said. He suggested that, because the


Government used referenda to approve other constitutional changes, the people of the Ribble Valley should be able to have then- say on the European proposals.


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V / - # H Wrile *°: ThC Edil0r’Clithcroc Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB72EW Editorial e-mail: vivicn.mcall.@castlancsncws.cn., Still too many myths


and half-truths TO say that the level to which the Mearley Residents’ Group will stoop has declined fur­ ther would be an understatement. What has a gathering of people at a private


dwelling to provide support for a friend who has suffered a bereavement got to do with the


establishment of a prayer facility at 26 Hold­ en Street? Why should usage of a building as an edu­


cation centre determine whether or not an application for a different use is granted? Why take a photograph of a private gath­


ering (very insensitive in the circumstances) and come up with a false story about the property being used as a mosque when you have already confronted the householder and ascertained factually why the people are gath­ ered in the first place?


I t is with reluctance that I enter into dis­


course once again to dispel half-truths and myths about the Clitheroe mosque project, but as such nonsense has been put in the pub­ lic domain by a group who should know bet­ ter, it is only fair that I do so.


First of all, the allegation that there were


shoes scattered outside the doorway does not at all illustrate the undesirability of a mosque,


as the plans for the development at 26 Holden Street make ample provision within the premises for shoes to be placed.


The Mearley Residents’ Group claims that


the numbers of people present at Mr Ditta's house illustrates tha t a mosque in Holden Street would not be big enough. Previous campaigns by the same group have claimed th a t there should not be a


thought-out accusations that do nothing to improve amenity within the area.


they are there to undertake congregational prayers as they would in a mosque.


mosque because the Muslim community in Clitheroe is not big enough. These are, I believe opportunistic and ill-


Moreover, just because people remove their shoes to enter a house does not mean that


Also, I would like to think that a communi­


ty's spiritual relationship with God through life is articulated in slightly more consequen­


the mosque project is not, I believe, based on informed judgement or fact.


. at www.miec.org.uk I do not aim to exaggerate or take facts out


the facts about the Clitheroe mosque project to get in touch with MIEC or find out more


I would urge anybody who wishes to know


tial and momentous terms than the removal of a pair of plimsolls! But it just goes to show how opposition to


of worship; I do feel everybody has the right to a place


Mrs K. SEAWARD, Tower Hill, Clitheroe


[© Our reports on the issue have emphasised


of proportion'. The information on the web­ site merely presents the facts and you are invited to form your own opinions. Our only call is to ask that people respect


to offer objections on planning grounds to do so also. SHERAZ ARSHAD,


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Chair, Clithcroc Mosque Project, MIEC,


26 Holden Street, Clitheroe


Everyone has a right


to a place of worship READING the Advertiser and Times, I am very disheartened to learn of the problems the Muslim people of Clitheroe are still having to get themselves a place to worship. I thought that was everybody’s right. From what I have read on1 the front page,


and on the letters page, I have to say, this is getting out of hand and very racist.


I agree with the writer of the letter when


en Street is not ideal, but surely it is good enough as a start?


she says about our needs, eduction, NHS den­ tists etc., but I also feel very strongly about our Asian neighbours having their mosque. Maybe a small house on a street like Hold­


Maybe they can think about other premises that are a little larger.


our entitlement to put forward planning argu­ ments for a mosque in Holden Street, just as we respect the rights of those people who wish


the insistence of both the mosque committee and of the Ribble Valley Borough Council that every possible mosque location has been inves­ tigated. In a busy, commercially successful town such as Clitheroe it would be surprising if the owner of even an empty property or unused piece of land did not feel that there could be a more financially rewarding use than putting a mosque there - Editor.]


Do not destroy the


essence of this town WITH regard to the gathering furore surround­ ing the future developement of the former Bark­ ers Nursery Garden Centre site. A most worry­ ing aspect of some arguments is the insistence of a need for “affordable housing” in Clitheroe. Affordable to whom? Clitheroe is a town with some degree of exclu­


sivity, this gives the town its distinction as opposed to Burnley or Accrington.


"affordable housing” then it must look to its neighbouring towns for inspiration. For example, reduce policing to a minimum.


Should Clitheroe believe it is in need of


Rented accommodation could then be offered to the inner city homeless, (also jobless) who could be distributed throughout the town. How long before lack of policing coupled with “inner city culture” begins to drive out the more “genteel” Clitheroe residents? This would be the onset of a downward spiral of property values bringing


affordable housing to more and more prospective buyers. To accelerate the process, liberally sprinkle the


town with asylum seekers and Third World immigrants promoting their “cultures” and


affordable housing for all will have been achieved in Clitheroe.


Should anyone doubt.the effectiveness of this


policy, look how well it has succeeded in Burnley. The reality is, that if boarded-up derelict ter­


the building materials used in construction, the price of bricks, sand and cement are comparable nationwide, neither is it about the amenity built into the design of the properties.


residents of Clitheroe who wish to destroy the very essence of their own town? The past values that have made Clitheroe the


Clitheroe property comes from civic pride and the resulting ambience generated. So can someone please explain why there are


raced properties in Burnley could be lifted en masse and relocated on a Clitheroe street, they would increase in value tenfold. "Affordable housing” is not about the cost of


Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial) Fond fa


THE wealth of feeling for a popular Ribble Valley GP was reflected in the generosity of the financial donations given to mark the end of his work among local people.


to the area, Dr Andrew Brown left the Slaidburn Country Practice - one of the country’s smallest - to take up a new job in Sheffield.


And even at his own pre­ The demand for and higher monetary value of


town it is today should be jealously guarded and where possible should be imparted to the coun­ cils and the politicians of other Lancashire towns, rather than allow Clitheroe and its resi­ dents to be dragged down to the levels of expec­ tation that are now, sadly, all too readily found acceptable elsewhere.


JOHN A. CAVE Hudson Street Burnley


[© To avoid confusion, it should be pointed out that the Government insists that councils


provide some “affordable” housing for people in lower income groups, regardless of whether local residents are concerned about the issue or not. Certainly no Clitheroe people wish to “destroy the very essence” of their town, as far as we know. Councils just cannot afford to ignore the requirement because the Govern­ ment holds the financial cards, so they have to relax planning guidelines or bend rules in some other way to comply - Editor.]


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friends, Mr and Mrs Tommy Jukes, of Worsley Mesnes, Wigan. During that visit, my friend, Tommy, sus­ tained a considerable fall. He was immediately


| offered substantial assistance by an off-duty police officer, a lady who supplied sticking plas­ ters and paper tissues, and a young schoolgirl who offered the use of her mobile phone. May I, through your columns, express our


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few of our politicians A COMPLIMENT to our British politicians from the news commentaries of this week. Firstly to Mr Heseltine, who devastated


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Foreign Minister, Mr Jack Straw. He reaffirms Britain’s commitment to the rebuilding and reconstruction of Iraq. He omits to mention who destroyed it in the first place.


ROBIN PARKER, St Chad’s Avenue, Chntburn


• THE editor welcomes letters on any subject, but correspondents are reminded that contributions may be edited or con­


future, only be accepted for publication if the editor agrees that there is a valid rea­ son for the writer's identity to be withheld. L etters can be sent by post to the


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[ unstable or "rebel” states will be our source of gas in the future. If supplies fail, quote, "the lights will go out from time to time” in our


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would seem to me to exemplify the innate kindly thoughtfulness of the people of Clitheroe in gen­


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scene in Slaidburn and the other a view of Bolton-by-


Bowland. The balance was presented to Dr Brown as a cheque.


sented to the Browns by Mrs Dorothy Pearson, chairman of the Friends of Slaidburn Country Prac­ tice Group, and its secre­ tary Mrs Joyce Lilburn. Said Mrs Lilburn: “Dr Brown has been the best of doctors, always following up cases. He was just won­ derful. So many people


The paintings were pre­


sentation Dr Brown show­ ed the dedication which has earned him the respect of patients in Newton, Slaidburn, Bolton-by- Bowland and Dunsop Bridge, when at the end of the evening’s festivities he was called into action when a man collapsed. Patients and friends


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