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I . 14 Cl ith e ro eAd v e r tis e r&T im e s , Thursday, May 7th, 2009 www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk


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Decision on Gurkhas was a disgrace...


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THE recent Home Office decision relating to the Gurkhas has made me more ashamed of the current Government than I thought it would be possible to be. This is a G overnment th a t h a s tr ip led


national debt, borrowing more in this cur­ rent b u d g e f th an all previous British Gov­ ernments combined have borrowed. . ;.;.This is a Government which refuses to-


acknowledge that a huge part of 'this economic crisis is because of its mismanagement of finan­ cial institutions and monetary policy in general - be it the failure of the FSA or the bloodyminded- ness of the current Prime Minister to sell 400' tons of gold bullion in a series of auctions between 1999 and 2002, when the price was a t a 20-year low. Since then the price has almost trebled, mean­


ing the decision cost the taxpayer an estimated £2billion. We lurch from one allowances scandal to


another from one Minister’s second home to another. In the meantime, those advisors behind the scenes are not concentrating on ways to fix the country, but fabricating smearing e-mails by making up lewd and malicious falsehoods about their political opponents. The sheer amount of dishonour leaves a terrible taste in the mouth. ; Perhaps given the values above, it is no surprise


that Friday’s decision relating to the Gurkhas, was such a disgrace. -- ■ ■


■ The new rules, which will decide whether a for­ liH'


mer ihember of the regiment who served before 1997 is allowed to settle in the UK, are based on a criteria which excludes the majority. David Enright, a solicitor representing some of


the old soldiers in their court battle, said: “They have set criteria th a t are unattainable. They require a Gurkha to serve for 20 years, but a rifle­ man is permitted to serve for only around 15 years. I t ’s a sham and an absolute disgrace. It's


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i actually far more restrictive than the old policy." Campaigners estimate that only 100 Gurkhas


will be able to stay under the new rules - not 4,300, as the Government^claims (the Immigra­ tion Minister even went so far as to claim that 10,000 Gurkhas would benefit from this ruling). The fact is that there are of a total of 36,000


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Gurkhas who served in Britain’s Armed Forces prior to July 1997. More than 200,000 Gurkhas fought for the Allies during the First and Second World Wars, with 43,000 giving their lives. There are currently around 3,500 serving Gurkhas. The Home Affairs Select Committee have


tabled an Early Day Motion, which I have signed, calling, amongst other things, for the- Government to clarify how many of the approxi­ mately 1,500 Gurkhas, including Falklands vet- 'erans, currently awaiting the outcome of their appeals would face deportation under the new guidelines.' It truly is shocking that we, represented by our


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Government, are prepared to turn around to these people and refuse them entry into the UK. I believe thafanybody who has served in our- Armed Forces and has fought for this country


' deserves our respect, loyalty and most of all they -; .'deserve to live here if they choose to do so. What the Government has said is ‘Thanks but no: thanks’’. As I say, i t is a disgrace.:-





- We have become accustomed to the Prime’ Minster and his Government making U-turns on '





all areas of policy. This is not an issue for them to dig their heels in.


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The situation needs resolving because as it stands, we should hang our heads in shame - th a t. : is how badly we have let the Gurkhas down.-


Wrriclo.Thc-Edilor,Chri.crocAd,crt,scrandT.mes,3K,ngSlrccl,CI,ri.crocim72EWore.ma.l:dunc=msj,^^ Where are all the


surplus Rs going? I AM really grateful to Jack Fields for putting his finger on an issue which may become of some importance, i.e. "Where have all the missing letters gone?". After chuckling at his rhyme, I decided to apply some _


: seriously silly-thought to this ^ Mr Simmonds deserves no less consideration for his fine efforts, I feel! Thinking back to my school­ days, I remember a law of


- physics which'states that matter: can neither be created nor


. destroyed. I take this to mean. that everything on the earth is already here: we cannot create any more, or get rid of any - things ju s t take up different forms. Now, applying this to letters,


if double u’s (Ws) are disappear­ ing from view, where are they ending up? Similarly, one hears on the radio and television, the word F ebruary pronounced “Feb - uary”, so where are all the surplus Rs going, and the Ds and spare Es now Wednesday is


: being pronounced “Wensday”? ■ Some years ago, footballers successfully killed off the adverb, so where are all the LYs


-that turned adjectives such as perfect, beautiful etc., into


■ adverbs? I have noticed a trend to niiss the letter T out of words, spectacular examples being “compu-er”, and “communi-iy”. Where are all redundant letter Ts ending up? Conversely, there is evidence


of letters having been stolen and inserted Jntq'places where they do not belong, such as in recent examples I have heard, namely “ath-a-lete” and-“tech-a-nolo-


'gy’’,- so where have these As been found? I wonder whether this phenomenon, plus the extensive. shortening of words in text mes-


•• sages may. result in a huge letter mountain building up some-


' where on the planet, or could they simply leak away and pol- , lute other areas of life? I wonder whether Mr Sim-,


monds has realised he may have.- hit upon something of consider-' able magnitude and a possible ecological catastrophe. AVhat if


'everyone suddenly sta rted spelling and speaking correctly,


' could there be a chronic shortage of available letters and a break­ down in communications? GORDON HILL, Bowdon Bonks, ■' : : ■ ; ■Lowergate


. ; • . Encounter with


an angler I, WAS astounded to read the'


:= letter from Robin Parker, regard-: . ing his encounter with an angler;


on the River Ribble (April 30th


edition). : Irrespective of whether a foot­


path follows the river bank the fishing rights are either in pri­ vate hands or are controlled by angling associations, the latter being generally the case around : Clitheroe.


' - Does Mr Parker not realise


that anglers can pay anything from around £250 to £1,000 for annual membership of an associ­ ation.They do not, therefore,


. take kindly to having their, days fishing ruined by the selfish and inconsiderate actions of dog. walkers who allow their pets into^ the water, especially if they are of working age and can, perhaps, only get to the river on one day a week. ■ ' Whilst I do not condone the


choice of language used by the angler in making his protest, I fully support him in objecting to the intrusion into his enjoyment of his sporting activity. If Mr Parker wishes to allow' his dogs to enter the water he


; should choose an area which is not frequented by anglers. He should also consider that once he or his dogs stray from a public footpath, he is committing a trespass. • ANDREW J. MOORE, A member of Ribblesdale Angling Association, Kenilworth Drive, Clillicroe


Protecting their


own meal ticket? RECORD Government and personal debt. Eighty business­ es going bankrupt every day. E-


; mail smears against their politi­ cal opponents. Labour fifth and a lost deposit in the Henley by-- election. MP’s expense’s scan-


'dals..Our gold sold off at an all time low. The worst economic crisis since the Second World .War. A police chief saying he feared there could be “mass


_ protest over rising unemploy­ ment”. Repossessed homes by


I lenders last -year up by 54%"etc;' ■ Says it all,-Labour should never be trusted again. _ . . . j.I amhow a retired member of the working class on an income


.'of well belowTthe official pover­ ty line. Are you working class Tomas Thurogood-Hyde, chair­ man of Ribble Valley Labour P a r ty : (CAT, April- 30th)?- Because the parliamentary-


Labour Party are very low on them. . It’s reported the Black Police Association and the Society of


; Black Lawyers are-working to ensure fairness for black people,


; fair enough. But, Tomas, I ’m sure if a member of the British National Tarty was asked why he/she had joined that political party, they, too would say they


wanted"fairness” for the white population. Is th a t so very


wrong? : < : If the reports are right and we


- do need black organisations such as those I’ve already mentioned, then the Equality and Human Right’s Commission is not fit for purpose and should be closed down saving British taxpayers many millions of pounds every year. Like it or not, all should take note th a t the BNP are


route. No Tomas, socialism does not


get off: so easily, regarding atti­ tudes to the Second World War and German national socialism. Two facts, not opinions, for you to chew over. There are more if you want them. At the time of the Nazi-Soviet


Pact, “Russia had 40,000 poten­ tial spies in Britain in the ranks of the Communist P a r ty ”, so wrote former Communist jour­ nalist Douglas Hyde in his auto­ biography “I believed”. And M'hat was Labour’s con­


tribution against Hitler and his socialist cronies? The late George Lansbury, the leader of the Labour Party, wrote in 1933, the same year Hitler assumed absolute power in Germany, ‘T would close every recruiting sta­ tion, disband the army, and dis­ miss the air force. I would demolish the whole dreadful equipment of war and say to the. world, ‘do your worst’.” By heck, Tomas lad, if those


above had got their way, we may now be obliged to speak German and you and I wouldn’t be get­ ting our letters published in a free press. Doesn’t bear thinking, about does it? -


- . Hypocrisy? The_ British Left,


don’t seem to know the meaning : of the word. The general percep- . tion is now politicians'are out to benefit themselves. I t isn’t the British population.the Parlia; mentary LabourParty.are real­ ly interested in protecting, but - their own meal ticket, -. 'v . BERT HARDWICK, Queensway, Waddinglon


We’re all set for


Fruity Friday PEOPLE in the UK are still not; eating enough fruits and vegeta­ bles, despite evidence that they


-probably reduce your risk of cancer.' .. ■ ■


This is why World Gancer Re se a rch 'F u n d 's (WCRF) .. Fruity Friday campaign is so


important in getting this mes-; sage across. :. , Taking place on May 15th,


the aim of ,Fruity Friday is to encourage people in a fun way to incorporate more fruits and veg­ etables into their diet. ' On Fruity Friday, companies


etters


and schools around, the country will be holding their 'Go Bananas' yellow-themed dress' down days, donating the pro-1


. ceeds to'WCRF.. If you want to find out more ,


. rightly using the democratic - - Cancer Research Fund


about F ru i ty Friday or hold ' your, own event, visit www.fruityfriday.org or call 0207 343 4205 for more informa­ tion. TERESA NIGHTINGALE Head of Fundraising, World


Village hall is a


white elephant VILLAGE hall needs more money? It's feeding time! Come on


Hurst Greeners, that big white elephant the village hall is hun­ gry for your money again. Not curtains, chairs, heating, paint­ ing or an extension... now it's the back kitchen th a t needs a re- furb! Despite the'fact that it is still perfectly serviceable and only used every Preston Guild. The'viliage hall is used regu­


larly, primarily for the village hal) committee to discuss ways of raising money - for the village hall! So forget the many other worthy causes or-the credit crunch, let’s just keep feeding thebeast. - . FRANK NUTTER, - Bailey Green Collages, Hurst Green


Big thank you to


festival officials I WOULD like to say a big


-•thank you to the two stewards a t the Waddington Scarecrow Festival who towed my car out of the mud in one of the car


-parks. ' They were fabulous and very cheery and good natured. Thanks also to the organisers and participants of the festival and the duck race, which has become a s tap le of our May Bank Holiday since we moved to, the area four years ago.


; MELLAINIEWEBB, via e-mail :


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‘Garden’ was a joy to watch


LMUST write to say how much we enjoyed the Stage Two Downham production of “Round and Round the Gar­


den”. . - I


liantly acted. Congratulations to everyone involved in this lat- j


It was a joy to watch and bril-,


est production.. MR and MRS C. SANDERSOb,- Valley Gardens, Haplon ■


CHARITABLE pupils at Ribblesdale High School Technology College raised almost £130 with a “Penalty Shootout” event. The Year 8 youngsters


. presented their cheque for £129.05 to Liz Daglish, the community fund-rais­ er for the Pendleside Hos­ pice, when she visited the Clitheroe high school. Liz, who gave a talk about the hospice and its work, com­ mented: “We are thrilled that the pupils have cho-, sen to donate money to


the hospice” The Reedley-based hos­


pice provides care to local people suffering from can­ cer and other life-limiting illnesses. It needs to raise £2m. each year from fund­ raising events and dona­ tions to continue its work. Our picture shows the Year 8 pupils at Ribbles­ dale with hospice fund­ raiser Liz Daglish (right), form tu to r Gemma


' Bradley and headteacher , : Simon Smith, (s)


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LATVIAN students expe­ rienced life and education in the Ribble Valley. St Augustine's RG High


L a t v i a n v i s i t o r s e n j o y V^^ Highlights included an out­


School, Billington, recently hosted a visit by two teachers and 10 s tudents from its Baltic partner, Vainode High School in Latvia. Each of the students were


placed with a family with children at the school so that they could experience Lan­ cashire food, home life and hospitality.


ward bound trip to Keswick Adventure Centre and a tour of Manchester, including vis­ its to Old Trafford, a ride on the Manchester Eye, a Burn­ ley match against Crystal Palace, a visit to St Mary’s College, Blackburn, and a tour of the Ribble Valley. The Latvian students, all


keen musicians, gave a pres­ entation to a Year 10 assem­ bly during which they sang some Latvian folk songs to an appreciative audience of


pupils. This is the third exchange visit between the two schools.


. . The Latvian students, who


were all making their first visit to Western Europe, loved the experience of stay­ ing with local families and exploring the Ribble Valley countryside. They described


■ their visit as “the best week in their lives”. Our picture shows the Lat­


vian students with host par­ ents and children from St Augustine's, (s)


DNA has been described as the building block of life, but can you really get it from a kiwi fruit? That is the kind of question


asked of Miss Stagg, Head of Biology a t Oakhill College, Whalley, whose lessons are all about bringing science to life. And the answer, as Year 10


pupils recently discovered, is yes, you can extract DNA from kiwi fru it, using a little


‘‘kitchen science”. The surpris­ ingly straightforward method works particularly well with kiwi fruit (or onions), due to enzymes in the fruit - the same enzymes which make your mouth feel funny when you eat too many.


■ In simple terms it involves


mashed, skinned kiwi fruit, mixed with a soap solution and salt, heating, cooling and incu­ bating it for set time periods.


then sieving and pouring in ice cold alcohol. Where the layer of ice cold alcohol meets the kiwi mbdure, a white jelly-like sub­ stance forms. Hey presto - DNA from kiwi fruit! ■ Our picture shows 15-year- olds Joseph McHugh, from Longridge,' Samuel Unsworth, from Tosside, and Joshua Steel, from Burnley, trying a little “kitchen science” a t Oakhill College, (s).


Oxbridge delight for students


SEVEN Stonyhurst College pupils have been offered places this year at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Sixth formers Joe Lea,


from Stonyhurst, Gabriel Cohen, from Hebden Bridge, Lucy Wang, from Shanghai, and Sarah Whitehouse, from


, Chichester, have conditional offers at Oxford. Joe will read


• mathematics, Gabriel will study history, Lucy engineer­ ing and Sarah theology. Cambridge University has


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offered places to Elizabeth Graffius and John Watts. Elizabeth, from Stonyhurst, is looking forward to study­ ing the History of Art and John, from Clitheroe, will read Social and Political Sci­ ences. One other pupil has also


gained a place at Cambridge, stud3dng Natural Science. Stonyhurst College head­


master Andrew Johnson said: “We are delighted to have seven places offered, i t’s the


highest number for some


years. “They have all-worked


extremely hard and Stony­ hurst pupils have been suc­ cessful in this most comjDeti- tive of intellectual ordeals. “I t is a great credit to them


and we wish them every suc­ cess with their studies.” / Pictured from the left are


Gabriel Cohen, Elizabeth Graffius, Joe Lea, Lucy Wang, Headmaster Andrew Johnson and John Watts, (s)


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