Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burniey 422331 (Classified) 10 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, March 20th, 2008 What happened to


a Christian view? I WAS extremely disappointed at the reaction to Hayley and her twins from the so-called respected citizens of our town. Condemnation, and taking the


moral high ground, coupled with right-wing views, with no mention of help or support is, in my view, repre­ hensible. Are any of these nameless people


Christians? What would Jesus do? He would show kindness and com­


passion, I’m sure, for the vulnerable members of our society. He said: “Judge not lest ye yourselves be judged.” He also said: “Let he who is with­


out sin cast the first stone.” Food for thought tor many, I


think, in this Easter week. 1 wish Hayley and her little family


nothing but good fortune. May the Good Lord bless them.


M. TAYLOR, Clilheroe


Saddened by the


negative responses I WAS saddened to read such nega­ tive comments in answer to the story about our local 16-year-old mother of twins being featured in the paper (March 6th). While I cannot disagree with the


correspondents pointing out that the young lady in question was under the age of consent, I can only assume that the writers of the letters fea­ tured in the following week's paper do not have teenagers of their own. I am not condoning under-age sex,


but 1 think it is naive to believe it does not happen. I noticed that those correspon­


dents were quick to assume that the young family would be supported by taxpayers' money. 1 also could not help but notice that the majority of them withheld their names and addresses, which seemed cowardly in view of the opinions they were expressing. Reading their comments leads me


to wonder if, in 20 or 30 years' time, they had a life-threatening illness or were in some other danger, and these twins should go on to invent a cure that could save their lives, will these writers stick to their morals and refuse to accept the treatment because it was created by the off­ spring of teenage parents?


K. HURST, Clilheroc


What a pompous


response to story I AM writing about the article you printed about the 16 year-old girl having twins. This is not about the girl. These


things are happening and always, will. We should make them welcome, like any other birth, but without over-the-top sensationalism. We must never forget the suffering of unmarried mothers well up to the


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Sad conclusion to Mary’s battle


I FIND it very sad that Mary Horner has lost her appeal againsU the burning of AWDF at Castlfi Cement. The company has been burning


Write to: The Editor, Ciitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Ciithcroe BB72EW or e-mail: vivien.mealh@eastlancsne»smuk


REFERRING to last week’s Glitheroe Advertiser and Times’ letters page. I would like to set the record


straight regarding my daughter, Hayley, and her fiance, Robert. I was appalled to read the opin­


ions of people in the Ribble Valley with their views concerning the birth of my two grandchildren. Firstly, I would just like to point


out that Hayley had a hard time during her pregnancy, details of which I prefer not to disclose. The Advertiser highlighted the


birth of the twins as they were , born on Hayley’s birthday, not. to highlight teenage pregnanciesl The newspaper got in touch with us after hearing from a friend (we still don’t know who). We didn’t get in touch with the newspaper. The newspaper thought it was a lovely story.


1960s and remember that babies don’t ask to be bom. The point is, I have lived in this


town all my life and most of us have a few skeletons rattling around we would rather be quiet about. I couldn’t believe what I was read­


ing in last week’s paper; the letters were so pompous and full of hypoc- racy. We all need to examine the past, the now and the future then, maybe, we wouldn’t cause suffering to other people.


NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED Abort the babies,


jail the father? TWINS bom to 16 year-oldl For goodness sake, a little Christ­


ian charity please. Would last week’s irate correspon­


dents prefer that the babies were aborted and the young father impris­ oned? Would that have suited them bet­


ter? It is perhaps as well they were not around when Jesus was born.


TESSA GARRARD, Hcnlhorn Road, Ciithcroe


Use this incident


to prevent repeat THANKS to the editor for her response regarding Hayley and her twins. Perhaps the Clitheroe Advertiser


and Times could take this opportu­ nity to highlight the number of teenage pregnancies in the Valley


Some observations from the grandmother of the twins My daughter and her fiance are


very good parents. Hayley might only be 16, but has faced up to her responsibilities. I, as a mother, have only praise


and recognition for my daughter. These twins are a credit to her


and have changed our lives. They bring us all such joy. I am not condoning the fact that


my daughter became pregnant at an early age, but I knew that she and her partner had a very strong relationship and that made me come round from the shock of Hayley being pregnant. I knew her partner was genuine and would stand by her and their twins no matter what. He gave me his word and he has


surpassed all expectations. My grandchildren couldn’t ask for a better mummy and daddy. I thought people were trying to


and then use its considerable influ­ ence to produce a series of pro-active articles that will attempt to reduce these numbers. Topics could include: the cost to


the taxpayer; free and safe contra­ ception; an accent on parental responsibility and basic family val­ ues and probably the most effective of all - a campaign to stop'all state benefits and handouts to these youngsters. Please do not allow the Advertiser


to send out the wrong message. One teenage pregnancy in the Ribble Val­ ley is one too many. Help spare us from the next head­


line - “12-year-old has triplets on Christmas Day”.


NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED • WE have received many more


similar calls and messages. For the sake of the family, the correspon­ dence on this issue is now closed - Editor.


Market is one of


Valley’s highlights IT was unfortunate that the photo of the market shown in the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times on March 6th was taken on a day when the market was not operating, as it gives the impression that it is little used. I regard the market as one of the


highlights of living in Clitheroe. Since moving here eight years ago


I continue to be thankful for its exis­ tence and always bring visitors to it, pointing out the wide range of local produce which is available there. This includes meat from local.


make the world a happier and bet­ ter place. From my observations it seems that the majority of people writing to the newspaper cannot seem to be happy for us. What would you rather read - a disturbing and upsetting story or a


happy one? I know what I would rather


read, but that is down to the read- I have spoken to numerous peo­


ple and they are disgusted with the way letter writers have painted negative views. Everyone is enti­ tled to an opinion, but it doesn’t have to go that far about a happy story. It has been blown out of all proportion. We have a happy life and will continue to do so.


PAULINE PARKS, Beech Street, Clitheroe


named farms and vegetables grown in Lancashire, plus a range of local cheeses. On Tuesdays I regularly visit a


stall selling homemade cakes which are not only excellent value, but come in different sizes, so I can buy one suitable for one person. There are also things I can find in


the market which, as far as I know, are not available elsewhere in the town. These include vacuum bags for my


elderly vacuum cleaner and a wide range of haberdashery. On both these stalls if the item I


needed was not available, it was obtained for me.


Those who are not market shop­


pers, and rely entirely on the super­ markets, may not realise that many items can be purchased in the mar­ ket at a much lower price than they would cost in a supermarket. Shopping in the market makes it


possible for me to live better than I could afford to otherwise. Some examples from a quick price


comparison survey include; salted peanuts of good quality at 83% of the price of aTocal supermarket; washing up liquid at 84%; good quality recycled paper toilet rolls at 46% and unwashed carrots at 66%. And with the increased concern


about packaging, it is possible to buy most items in the market with mini­ mal or no packaging. I would be devastated if we lost


the market, and considerably poorer. A thousand Marks and Spencers would be no compensation!


PENNY PITTY, Windsor Avenue, ClUheroe


Cemfuel, old tyres and now animal waste derived fuel and I believe has been using Clitheroe as a dumping ground for waste for years. She was right to fight for her fami­ ly, but also for the people of


.(jlitheroe. The only thing she did not men­ tion was the large tractors and trail­ ers going up and down the bypass full of sewage which is spread on the fields near Sawley. It is like grey clay. The smell is dreadful and when driv­ ing behind these trailers it makes you feel sick. I rang the Environment Office and


asked them how long the contents could be left on the fields before cat­ tle could eat the grass and they told me two weeks. Is it right that we eat meat that has been eating this grass?


J.TOMKINSON, Straits Lane, Read


Calling Lions for a


silver celebration THE 25th Charter dinner of Clitheroe Lions Club will be taking place on Friday, April 11th, at the Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawley, at 7 for 7-30 p.m. As this is such a special occasion,


we are anxious to contact any past members of the club who may be interested in attending this dinner. If you are a past member, and


would like to celebrate with us, would you please contact Lion member Mr Allen Hollingworth'on 01200 445423 or any other member of the club. 'We would be delighted to hear


from you.


ALLEN HOLLINGWORTH, Public Relations Officer, Clitheroe Lions Club


Damaged my car


and just drove off HAVING visited Sainsbury's Clitheroe store between 1-10 and 1- 25 p.m. on Friday, March 14th, I returned to my grey BMW car to discover both passenger doors had been damaged, the front being dent­ ed and the rear scratched and with the trim ripped off. The driver who had caused this had driven oft Mth- out having the decency to o^vn up to their actions. If anyone was witness to this, or if it was you and it is prey­ ing on your conscience, I would be most grateful to hear from you. Beware, the next time you visit the


supermarket they may park next to you!


Please telephone Sandra on 01995 601119 with any information.


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Ciitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, March


^ MAKE no apologies for returning to the thorny question of the Lisbon Treaty. On 'Wednesday last week I witnessed


another nail in the coffin of democracy in our country. Unless the Lords reverse the decision of the Commons then you will not have a vote, via a referendum, on the Lisbon Treaty. There are several shocking things


about this. First, you were promised one in the 2005 General Election. Second, the French and Dutch had a vote on its predecessor, the Constitution, and voted no. We were told that due to the nega-. tive votes it was dead. Not the half of it. Its resurrection was


of Biblical proportions. It took up off its death bed and walked! It was renamed and had a slight makeover, but 96% of the original constitution was made flesh in the Lisbon Treaty. The Foreign Secretary clearly does


not like referendums. I asked him in the debate, whether during the 2005 Gener­ al Election - on which his manifesto contained the original referendum promise - he put out a personal mani­ festo message which stated tha t he would not support the referendum. He had not! The day before the debate, the Liber­


al Democrats tried to muddy the waters with a referendum on whether the UK should be in or out of the EU. Personal­ ly I would have this question on the bal­ lot paper, but in addition to the prom­ ised question on the Lisbon Treaty.


They wanted to have a referendum on


a question which they believed they could win - in or out of Europe - but not on the question tha t they, too, promised in their 2005 manifesto which was Lisbon Treaty, yes or no, which they believed they would lose. Sadly, the vast majority of the Lib


Dems abstained on the Lisbon referen­ dum question. Had they all voted for the treaty ref­


erendum then I believe we could have won the vote as more Labour rebels would have come out of the woodwork. As one Labour MP said to me private­ ly: “Why should I vote for something and ruin my standing in the Party, when it is not going to win because the Lib Dems are abstaining?” So, at a time when every poll in the


nation states that 80% or more of those asked would like a referendum; when a mini referendum ballot held by an inde­ pendent electoral organisation shows overwhelming support for a referendum; and at a time when mistrust of politi­ cians has never been greater, the Gov­ ernment has acted to further diminish our reputation. My commitment remains clear. I


promised the voters of the Ribble 'Valley that I would support a public vote on the Constitutional Treaty. That is what I did. What an irony it would be if the unelected House of Lords overturns the vote and keeps the promise that the elected chamber denied.


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