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,1N JLJ.O l ! s d l l V c a l l U W e l l green1 fields should be vigorously opposed. STILL ANXIOUS LOCAL f
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LAST week I was admitted to hospital 56 years after my only other stay,- i.e. when I was born. ...............
assessment nurse and then another five min utes to see a doctor, who diagnosed a ruptured .. achilles tendon. This was quickly confirmed by a more senior doetor, who sent me to have a temporary plaster cast applied.
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That evening, I had a visit from the surgeon who confirmed he would operate the following
morning. To summarise: I went into casualty on
Wednesday afternoon and left on Friday after noon, having had my achilles tendon sewn back together, with five-star service through out and excellent food and lodgings. The NHS is alive and well at Blackburn Royal
Infirmary. Thanks to everyone involved.
WARREN STARBUCK,...................... .. Downham Road, • , » Chatburn.
............ , , ’• .......... Why site new centre in
a residential area? I ATTENDED the meeting a t Clitheroe Library regarding the proposed conversion of the old council yard to a cinema and arts cen
time the main complaint from the majority!fbf,..;.in mind is "to bring back to original state by repair- people was about access to the site.
tre. I was there for about half an hour and in that
I t is quite obvious that the people who have I can only hope that the "restoration" is nothing i n g . ]•'
dreamed up this scheme do not live anywhere like that carried out by the Ribble Catchment Con- near the proposed site. Otherwise they would servation Trust at Skirden and Holden Becks below know of the already excessive parking problems Bolton-by-Bowland. in the Castle View - Kirkmoor Road - Chester Here it has involved the placing of large rocks, Avenue areas.
between Kirkmoor Road and Chester , Avenue, Indeed, the Environment Agency is belived to be so which of course would make it into a rat-run concerned that it is carefully examining the work between Bawdlands and Waddington Road. A so far undertaken.
One idea suggested was to open up the road resemblance to their previous natural state, ■ . great ideal
look four bedrooms of Castle View Residential Home - another great ideal I t is quite obvious th a t the people who
thought of this scheme have never been to check out the above-mentioned problems. If a new cinema and arts complex is needed,
why do they not do what most other towns have done and build it out of town where there is plenty of room, like McDonald’s has done, instead of in the middle of a heavily-populated residential area? ;
CONCERNED LOCAL RESIDENT
, ■ ‘ ANTHONY A. COOPER, f Another bright spark suggested building a pec| Avenue, ootbridge over the railway lines, which over- ciitheroe. I fear for the long-term
future in post-war Iraq TELEVISION transmitters in Iraq will be a first
■militarytarget. , Bush will want to ensure that we hear talk of
; see pictures of innocent people being mutilated by our weapons. . I t may be years, before we get to know the full ■/
story. , Truth is always a casualty of war and already it - ' - - .
• We do not think that planning permission has been twisted mercilessly. Twelve months ago I would be granted if there were problems of the recall discussing Iraq, but the issue for MEPs then kind suggested. There are still many points to was whether we should lift economic sanctions to sort out for this project - Editor.
Is quality of residents’ lives to be sacrificed?
ease the plight of the Iraqi people. There was no talk of weapons of mass destruction because Iraq
was not regarded as a credible threat. This war has been conjured up to serve the polit
ical interests of President Bush. Given the over-, whelming strength of the US military it should
IS the quality of life of the people who live in T^kly result in the "victory" he seeks. I will shed the Kirkmoor Road, Chester Avenue area about “° tears for Saddam Hussein, but I fear the long- to be sacrificed for the proposed Cinema Arts term repercussions of this preemptive attack upon PoTitro nrniect?
an independent nation, contrary to the wishes of The answer will be “yes”, if the people dri-' the United Nations Security, Council,
ving the scheme have'their way. I wonder if CHRIS DAVIES, they would like what they intend to inflict on Liberal Democrat MEP for the North West,
others on their own doorstep? To even suggest placing a development such TjYiri H 1T1PTYI f lH p c r t f
as this on a site which is isolated’from thrown;, A U U U
by the railway, with the only access along nar row residential streets, is just ridiculous. Rumour has it that the Gas Works site alone
is not big enough to accommodate the develop ment, plus car parking, and that a large area of green field will be required as a parking area. This would be totally unacceptable. Clitheroe’s most important asset is its prox-
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I WAS deeply touched to read recently about the death of my dear friend Philip Briggs. I came from Mombasa (Kenya) and started
work for the then ICI on August 15th, 1966, when racism was at the peak. . • -
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SIXTH FORM pupils from Stonyhurst Col lege met actors Nigel Havers and Roger • Loyd-Pack at the Lowry, Manchester, when they went backstage after the performance of / the award-winning comedy “Art”.
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- ■ I was then admitted to ward seven, where-;; upon various checks were made to ensure I was,- up to having an operation.
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eras. Many of the staff have been there for 20 years.
That speaks for itself. She runs the hotel with style and finesse. Gibbon Bridge remains a wonderful place to
marry, stay or wine and dine in idyllic surroundings. Many guests, including myself, would wish to
award Miss Simpson, her managers and staff an extra star. Good luck to them all.
MIRIAM PETRY Brnmhall Avenue, Harwood, Bolton
Hope this ‘restoration’ is
better than some nearby JOHN SHORROCK of the Lancashire Fly Fish ing Association thanks Castle Cement for supply ing rock for proposed work on the Rivers Ribble and Hodder, stating that it is to be used to restore the river bank and prevent further erosion of the
land. In my dictionary there are several definitions of "restore", but I think that the one he probably has
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tect the guests from fire. There had been a fire in the hotel last year.
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■ . 1 Philip was my colleague and friend. Every Sun- • day morning after night shift ended at 8 a.m., my
:. friend Philip would take me in his car to his home because the bus service would only start from
I WOULD like to comment on your article about Gibbon Bridge Hotel and its owner. I am sure the video cameras were installed to pro-•
1 Clitheroe to Blackburn about 9-35 a.m., and this, friend would give me a full English breakfast and take me to the bus stand. This went on for a whole year until I bought my
..■■ I was very young when I came to Clitheroe and You should approach
very first car. I cannot forget the good deeds of this Englishman who went out of his way to help me.. ■
the only friendly person was Philip and his family. I still cherish the memory of his late wife, Veronica, who was a lady of substance and both their chil dren. Christopher and Debbie were only very small children when I first met them, now they have their own family. I can undoubtedly say they were our family friends and I am so lucky to have had the opportunity to be close to such loving friends. I hope the memory of Philip will linger on. Such people are very hard to find, even today.
T.K.NAIR, Blackburn.
Drivers like this cause
accidents which kill! AT approximately 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 8th, I was in my car and turning right from Chatbum
on to the A59 towards Clitheroe. The weather was frosty and the roads were icy and slippy. I was driving on the A59 when a light blue Tran sit box type van with white writing on appeared
from behind. I t was obvious I was not going fast enough for him as he was trailing on my bumper. However, he overtook me with inches to spare,
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pulled in front of me and then intentionally slammed on his brakes, and gave me the "finger" salute.
I had to brake quickly and skidded on the icy
road. I could have easily gone into the back of him. He then had to slow down to turn right into
nature and, in particular, the mentality of people like this who are capable of intentionally endan gering others on the road. So take heed you local employers out there who
Clitheroe! I t really makes you wonder about the aggressive
might employ this dangerous driver and take notice you police officers who might just have to pull him overt v; ■ ,v It is idiots like this person who drive recklessly,
dangerously arid at speed and who cause accidents where innocent people get KILLED. Take some advice - slow down and chill out.
Halifax.
E M. MCNULTY, Shelf,'
; , "smart" bombs and limited "collateral" damage, not Thank you to those who
organised meeting I WAS one of about 50 people who attended the “Race,and Faith” meeting organised by the Ribble VaUe£S£rategic Partnership last week. 'I would like to express thanks to all those people
who have worked so hard to bring the local com munity together to discuss issues which are impor tant to us a l l . ; ; V
The overall feeling of those present was that we must talk to one another, facing any differences or
difficulties'op&jjjflpkl honestly. To do this requires trust, and we do’not trust people we do not know. Children today are, rightly, being educated to
live in a multi-faith/ multicultural society. Perhaps it is time, their elders also educated themselves for a society which is very different from that of our youth. Many of us remember a time when people who were disabled or “handicapped” were shut away in institutions. How wonderful to see these people today being
treated with so much more respect and given the opportunity to attain their full potential. Why can we not give the same respect and opportunity to thoto whq are a different colour or practise a differ
ent faith?' ■ The meeting last Wednesday was the first I have
attended in Clitheroe where, the Islamic communi ty was well represented, in the 'discussion groups, together with local church repretoritatives (includ ing a bishopl), at least one Buddhist, and those belonging to no faith group.
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the Bible with humility AS one who has spent a good deal of time over the last 65 years or so reading and studying the Bible, its origins and development, may I suggest to your fundamentalist correspondent S. Smith that he could approach the Bible with more humility.
The Authorised Version, which I expect Mr.. . .
country not by choice, but fate brought me here; I ■ was the only coloured person among the 250 whites employed by ICI in Clitheroe.
’l T • ■ Could more local groups of all kinds now make a ,
- deliberate effort to invite our Muslim friends to take part in their meetings, so that we may learn more about one another in a friendly, sociable way and begin to see them simply as members of one ■ community, working together in peace and har
mony?
L. PERRIN, Riverside, Low Moor, Clitheroe. ■:
purpose and not to give scientific or historical data. The tower illustrates human ambition ris ing above human condition, challenging Gods supremacy, sadly the ambition of many dicta
tors., As far as God's level of tolerance in Malachi
1:3 and the hating of Esau, the sources and meaning, like Genesis, need to be understood.^ • A word or sentence chosen here and there is out of context. Esau represents Edom, and Jacob represents Israel. God loves all people, but not all their actions. I t was a prophecy of destruction of a body of people ruled by pride, greed, and autoc racy. Likewise read Amos and the destruction of the Northern kingdom, Israel, who at that time
; oppressed the marginalised and the poor. In contrast to this human destruction Jesus loved and healed people from'many nations, God
incarnate, God of love. . ■ In the film"The Pianist" shown recently, about
■ I t is a collection of writings stretching over
many centuries, touched by foreign influences, especially that of Babylonia following the long exile. .
Smith reads, resulted from a long struggle by different translators against prejudice, such,as
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cost William Tyndale his life, and against the difficulties of obscure and incomplete texts. Biblical accounts sometimes overlap arid occa-, sionally contradict...;.;;,-'^. From this complex;' wonderful Bible Mr
Smith has again selected various texts'to sup port his party’s position. He claims categorical ly that the point has adequately been made and proved beyond all reasonable doubt th a t the BNP is right in the spirit of its beliefs, which are supported by the Bible. . For example, he quotes from the parables of
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Spielman who lived in Warsaw and survived the atrocities committed by the Germans, God’s love
shone through. He was fed and clothed by a documented Ger
man officer, immediately, before the. Germans left Warsaw. When he thanked the German officer, the officer said, "Don’t thank me, thank God, we all want to live"; God’s love shining through the evil actions of humankind! •
. LOWMOOR CHRISTIAN , ' ' }> BNP: let’s hear from
Creation in'Genesis to support his position on capital punishment. If he were to read the story of Cain and Abel carefully, he would discover th a t the account is somewhat flawed, as I would be hapipy to explain. For myself, I have been a lifelong opponent of
the death penalty, and if that makes me a “Lib- eralistic Christian” so be it. I go for my inspi ration to the New Testament, thinking partic ularly of Matthew 5, verse 13 et seq.
' ' I t would not be too difficult to go on trading
Biblical texts with Mr Smith, but I will confine myself to drawing his attention to Deuterono-. my chapter. 24;> verses .19 to 21, which for me takes the grass completely from under Mr Smith’sfeet.
F. BRAITHWAITE, Pimlico Road, Clitheroe.
What a joy to read the
building bridges story I WAS interested to read that K. Johnson found the Ribble Valley Against Racism leaflet an inva sion of his/her privacy.
articles tha t came through my
..door, from the BNP, whose political aims Hind disturbing and offensive - definitely not the Sunday afternoon reading that my family would choose.What a joy it was, then, to read the article headed: "Budd ing bridges between faiths" in last week's Adver tiser and Times. ' Let’s have more of this please, and less of the
This was exactly,myresponse to the several ■- \y.'v,.
division and negative influences that are threat ening to damage our wonderful community.
JOANLEEMING, Eshton Terrace, Clitheroe.
God’s love shines
V You mention Genesis 11. Chapters one to 11 are a' priestly declaration of faith written after and reflecting on several books of the Old Testa ment. Chapter eleven is written for a theological
through evil of man IN reply to Steven Smith's letter "Right in the spirit of belief", part of my work is with margin alised people in a multi-racial community and I am firmly convinced tha t the Bible does not uphold BNP policies.
the mainstream parties AS a Ribble Valley resident arid a reader of the Advertiser and Times, I have followed closely the debate in your pages about the British National Party. A friend whp lives in Clitheroe has provided me with all the literature that has been put through
■the front door of an average street in the town by both the BNP and by Ribble Valley Against
Racism (RVAR). I have read all this material very carefully and I
cannot understand how K. Johnson (Letters, March 13th) has reached his/her conclusion that the RVAR’s response to the BNP has been over
the top. K. Johnson takes exception to the number of
leaflets put out by the RVAR. Over the last month or so, by my count, the RVAR has put out three leaflets as opposed to six leaflets and a news paper from the BNP. If anyone is deluging peo ple’s homes with propaganda, surely it is BNP. The letter written by K. Johnson accuses the
RVAR of peddling "hate-filled propaganda". I can only assume this person has not received any of the BNP’s literaturel I believe some of this material has been verging on the hysterical. ■ Curiously, K Johnson seems to regard the BNP
as the wronged party because the RVAR uses quotes in its handouts from leading figures of the BNP. The RVAR-is accused of having ripped these quotes, from "out of context". The BNnFs^
np.to irie to be desperate to down
play, its links to“the far right and the last thing it wants is for inconvenient quotes such as this to emerge and alert people to its real views at a time when it is standing as a "respectable” party in the local elections. I am glad that there are some local people in the '
Ribble Valley Against Racism group who are pre pared to stand up for tolerance and decency, and to expose the BNP's real political nature. I only wish we heard something from the "main
stream" political parties in the Ribble Valley which to date have been conspicuously silent about the BNP.
T. SERJEANT, v Ribchester.
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Send in town award nominations
NOMINATIONS are needed for the Clitheroe Town Awards 2003. Members of Clitheroe Town Council will be
putting forward their own suggestions, but want local residents to nominate individuals, organisations and buildings they feel deserve recognition. Divided into four categories - building
enhancement, environmental improvements, service to the town and arts and culture - the awards are presented annually in May. Names of nominees, or buildings, together
with reasons why they should be considered for the awards, can be forwarded in writing to Town Clerk Mr John Wells, at Clitheroe Town Hall, 9 Church Street. Alternatively,
people.can ring him with their suggestions on 01200 424722, or contact their ward council lors.,
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