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and no less a child I am writing to endorse the comments made last week by your correspondent, Katie Hammond, in her “As I see it” arti cle “Breast not always best!” Like Katie, my wife tried in vain to
No less a mum,
breastfeed, but despite the best efforts of the midwives and nurses, and after tears on my wife’s part as well as our daughter’s, she had to admit defeat. This was not a lifestyle decision but one of necessity. Unfortunately, the distress that my wife
felt was compounded by the institutions and organisations who beat the drum so loudly that “breast is best” that she felt belittled and second-class and, worst of all, that our daughter would suffer as a consequence of her “failure”. When the midwives discussed the op
tion of formula milk with my wife it was handled in such a clandestine way because of their contractual obligations that we were really not sure what to think or do. There is a strong political argument that
commercial profiteering by companies producing formula milk is unacceptable, especially in developing countries. How ever, as reported in The Times on July 20th, 2009, in an article entitled “Exposing the myths of breastfeeding” - as well as in other newspapers - the scientific evidence to date suggests it probably doesn’t make much difference if you breastfeed or use formula milk. Most importantly, there should be a
more compassionate and understanding side to the debate which allows mothers, such as my daughter’s, to bring their chil dren up with pride and dignity and with out suffering the stigma of having used formula milk. Incidentally, Katie Hammond and
other mothers in a similar position will be pleased to know that my daughter, who is now eight years old, has barely missed a day of school through illness and is grow ing up in to a bright, healthy and active young lady.
ANDREW ROSE, Highmoor Park, Clitheroe
Lies, damned lies and statistics!
AN interesting political use of statistics by Ron Loebell about Electoral Reform (let ters page, September 9th). In spite of his use of figures it would ap
pear to me that the people who did decide to vote elected Nigel Evans with a vote - if Ron Loebell’s figures are correct - of 20,
000. Of the 20,000 who voted against him,
these were divided behveen the other par ties, none of whom collected enough to be elected. Of the further 25,000 voters who couldn’t be bothered, thus showing their general apathy with politicians of any hue, including UKIP, he has no statistics to prove that if those voters did register a vote that it would have made any differ ence to the outcome. I have no doubt that many of those
disaffected voters were as likely to have been Conservatives as they would any other party. UKIP certainly didn’t break any pots on their showing did they, so as a disaffected voter I can only see his use of statistics as clutching at straws. He certainly has no proof that these dis
affected voters would have voted against Nigel Evans or for any party that would have effected Electoral reform. This is the least of voters’ worries in these dire politi cal and economical times.
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running south? NO wonder United Utilities admitted there are low water levels in the reservoirs of the North West, causing the Leeds-Liv- erpool canal to be shut. I suggest it’s their fault! Have you not thought it funny, that
Follow the debate at
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several years against a background in which world population is increasina, the supply of agricultural land is probably de creasing and methods of increasing food
production opposed by many individuals and organisations. Even the United Nations are warning
the main low rainfall area of the country (London and surrounding area) has it’s reservoirs full - and has had no hosepipe bans? If you have had cause to turn on your
cold taps during the night just recently, you’d find there’s been no or very little pressure. The cause? Well, I’m not one to point fingers... but the water has been going somewhere? Now I wonder where that could be..?
G. F. CUTLER, Woone Lane, Clitheroe
If we’re talking of
newspapers... THIS week, September I2th to 18th, is National Talking Newspaper Week! Last weekend Mike and I represented
the Ribble Valley Talking Newspaper (RVTN) at the Talking News Federation annual conference in Peterborough to discover how other Talking Newspaper groups operate throughout the UK and how we can improve our service to our readers. So far about 50% of the 500 groups
in the UK have “gone digital”, meaning that they no longer record onto cassette but, via a computer, transcribe the local paper onto a USB memory stick or a CD, as RVTN do for the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. We attended various workshops on Re
cruiting and Editing; computerised Wallet Management system and The BoomBox. Plus there were heartening talks on Lewi sham TN’s involvement with the “Secret Millionaire” and “The Future of Local Newspapers” by Mark Edwards, Editor of the Peterborough Evening Telegraph. What I hadn’t realised (not being a
“techie”) is that we can upload our re cordings onto internet radio so that this can be listened to by more people than those on our current mailing list. In fact it would mean an audio copy of our local
paper would be available to anyone in the world! We have come back home brimming
with good ideas to help improve our serv ice to our visually impaired readers and so if you are one of our listeners and have any comments to make, please get in touch via the newspaper, or the pouches, so we can
discuss your views at our next committee meeting on October 5th. KATHRYN BALL,
Joint Editor and Deputy Chairman Ribble Valley Talking Newspaper
World food crisis
may be on the way I WRITE in general agreement with then views of Kathleen Calvert (“As I see it” August 26th) which were given much more emphasis by the letter of Chris Wil- cock (Valley Views, September 9thi These demonstrate the excess mar
gins taken out of the milk market by the processors and supermarkets in what the National Farmers Union has called “The Great Milk Robbery”. It is easy to see why some of the supermarkets are opposed to the appointment of an ombudsman to su- perose the treatment of their suppliers I have been studying this problem for
of world food shortage at some time be fore 2050. The actual timing of such food shortage will probably depend on world weather patterns, with floods, droughts and other events not easy to forecast. We saw increases in food prices in 2008 and again this year. Mozambique is experienc ing riots this year due partly to a reduced wheat harvest in Russia. It would be a serious mistake to think
that UK will be able to import all the food we need. China, India and some other de veloping nations are now buying in com petition with the UK and, as we all know, the UK is very short of money. Tlie methods used in the Financial Cri
sis will not work in the approaching food crisis. There will not be sustainability in the food market if a considerable propor tion of the world population is dying of hunger. The Organic movement, produc ing as it does, lower output per hectare, cannot be the answer. If governments fail to control the food
market, as they did the money market, the UN forecast could come true well before 2050. The UK will experience veiy high food costs and perhaps real food short age. How governments and supermarkets share the blame for mass starx'ation I do not know. Excess profits are causing seri ous reductions in food production. DR LOU MARSDEN, Butts Grove, Clitheroe,
Lib Dems have had their day
IN his recent letter the former Liberal Democrat MP for the Ribble Valley re called events during his brief 13-month period in the House of Commons. While his attack on Labour’s voting pat
terns at that time was both obscure and of little relevance to tlie politics of today, he should perhaps be commended in draw ing readers’ attention to events that took place before many of the voters in the 2010 General Election were born. Of greater contemporary relevance
is the continual decline in the Liberal Democrat performance since they lost the Ribble Valley seat in 1992. In subsequent elections, the Liberal Democrat share of the vote has halved, while Conserx'ative support has remained constant. Despite minimal local resources, the
Labour Party has gradually eroded the Liberal Democrat position over the past four General Elections. In May 2010 Labour confounded the national trend to overtake the Liberal Democrats and secure second place in the Ribble Valley Constituency. Two days after the General Election
the defeated Lib Dem candidate posted on his blog that “a coalition with Tories would tear the Party apart and lose us a great deal of supporters”. A recent national poll showing the col
lapse of Lib Dem support to 13% shows how right he was. The forthcoming Comprehensive
Spending Review will demonstrate how the Lib Dems have embraced the “Coa lition of Cuts”. Locally, how will the re maining nine Lib Dem Ribble Valley Bor ough Councillors explain themselves to their electorate? Local voters will soon be • presented with a real alternative when a revitalised local Labour Party contests the Borough Council Elections in May 2011- DAVID HINDER,
Ribble Valley Constituency Labour Party
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the heart, feed the Gardenifl soul and that over Chairman of
VVI were out of bed before dawn and onto a coach to travel to High grove, nearTetbuiy, Gloucestershire, to see the private gar dens of HRH The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. The ladies took along their passports or photographic ID as security was high. The introduction to the gardens was by a video film made by HRH where he spoke of his ideals, saying that a garden should be a delight to the eye, warm
27 years the gardens have evolved from a blank canvas.
In the sunshine a vol- unteeer guided the group through the two hour tour show ing the delights and many different fac ets of this private garden. It included an arboretum and a tree house where the Princes William and Harry played as children.
Everyone agreed it had been worth eve ry mile travelled to see what still feels a very private place.
Community The service last Sun
On Sunday the harvest festival service at 10-45 a.m. will be taken by the Rev. Don Johnson and all are welcome.
Cafe bar The Community
Church cafe bar will be open as usual from 10-30 a.m. to 1-30 p.m. on Sat urday, selling food and drinks.
Flowers for the com munion table were provided by Mrs Shirley Baxter who was also celebrating her birthday.
day in Billington Community Church was taken by the congregation and led by Mrs Helen Bird. Readings, from Corinthians and Luke on “Love” and the “Parable of the Shrewd Serv ant” were given by Mrs Jean Chad wick and Mrs Doris Ch eeth am and o th e r favourite verses and hymns were read and sung by the congrega tion, accompanied on guitar by Joseph Mason-Baxter.
BOLTON-BY- The next meeting will A competition for a BOWLAND
Bil- Messy Church Tomorrow at St p l ter and St Paul’s
Church, Bolton-by- Bowland, between 5 and 7 p.m. families
when Michael My ers will give a talk entitled “Green with Envy”.
CHIPPING are invited to take MaiV’S
through craft activi ties, worship and a shared meal togeth er. Everyone, young and old, is very welcome. Further details from Joanne
David Mewis’on 01200441154
Gardening Club, Bolton-by-Bow- land, Mrs Mar garet Middleton introduced Mr Rex Geldard, of Skip- ton. The title of his talk “Welcome to My World” gave no hint of the very' en tertaining evening that was to follow. His interest in gar dening was aroused when he helped on _________________ his grandfather’s , /
lolland
allotment 50 years YoUPg f a rm e r s ago. He collected Members of Gisburn timber and built his Young
GISBURN r
first greenhouse in the front room of his mother’s house, from where he has since progressed to two much larger greenhouses and
vice on how to grow The next meeting is
a number of dif ferent flowers and vegetables, which he used to give ad
horticultural shows. FlfC CfHCkCr Among the tips.he Vice-president
them for showing, illustrated by slides. Members were amazed at some of the devices which he used to grow specialist crops and at the methods used to transport and display them at “
Thanks were given by Mrs Bury and refreshments were provided by Mrs Bury, Mrs Knowles and Mrs Stockton.
gave were how to straighten sweet pea stems by strok ing them with warm fingers and for glad ioli stems by laying them on a wet lawn until they become floppy and can be straightened. He generously left some of his specimens to be auctioned for club funds.
tember 20th, when members should meet in Gisburn at 7 p.m. for judging competition.
DUNSOP BRIDGE '
Dunsop Bridge WI Mrs F. Nelson wel comed members
of
introduced guest speaker Danny Lynch, otherwise known as “The Great Stromboli”. He showed his au dience his collec tion of weird and wonderful objects he had collected while travelling the
Club travelled to to the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Phillips at Hellifield, for a farm walk to see the highland cattle and handling system.
Farmers
part m a new season The Friends of St of Messy Church events. The first one is entitled “lam the true Vine” and will explore the theme
be on October 13th, garden flower was
won by Miss M. Worswick, Mrs M. Cowking and Mrs Nelson.
Some members are to attend Pageant 90 Forthcoming events at
at King George’s county level include Hall, Blackburn, on November 3rd.
Mary’s School, Chipping, “Will rock you” when they host a Queen tribute night on Friday, Oc- ‘ meeting will tober Sth, in Chip-
Hustwmk on 01200 children at St Maiy’s 441o98 or Canon School have started their new school year with great en thusiasm. Class two
ping Village Hall. Tickets for this fun event are now on sale priced £16.50. Contact Kate 01995 61367
Raffle winner was Miss Worswick and birthday flowers were won by Mrs R. Johnson.
ner at the Dog and Partridge, Chipping. Please telephone Janet on 448634 if you wish to attend Judy Cowling is host-
'he annual din
and give your choice of meal.
GRINDLETON
searched the school NeW projeCt grounds for e.xciting An invitation isextend- story locmions dur- ed to all villagers to ing their English les sons. While harvest ing the school’s fruit and vegetables was the first job enjoyed by the gardening club. The popular music and football clubs have also re commenced.
Please come along and give your ideas and thoughts. You don’t have to volunteer for anything, but it would be good i
fhree’poIytunneTs. They enjoyed a very \/\/| He brought along interesting night fol- Members of Grindle- -
owed by an excel- ton WI were in-
lent supper. Thanks troduced to “The were expressed by secret Places of the Richard Hartley. Brontes” by guest
speaker Mairead Mahon. She de scribed their fam ily background,the people, churches, schools and homes which had influ enced their lives and their writing and illustrated her ac-
Rowntree thanked her for a fascinat ing and informative presentation,
to the meeting and A competition for a
world as a sword Bluebell planting in swallower and fire eater. Thanks were expressed to him by Mrs Nelson.
Vice-president Cyn thia Openshaw was delighted to wel come another new member.
the Millennium Wood will take place on Wednes day, September
dramatic paragraph from a Bronte book was won by Liz Horn, AnnMarie Proud and Cather ine Taylor.
the next meeting of the Grindleton Pavilion Project tonight (Thursday) at 7-30 p.m. in the school room. This will be an opportu nity for an update on progress so far in the following areas: fund-raising, pledg es, governance, structure, plans/ buildings, calendar of events, future use of the building.
a.m. This is part of a countywide scheme of bulb planting to mark the LFWI’s 90 years.
22nd, meeting at the The annual meet- cherjy trees at 11 ing will be held on
Pageant 90 at King BaCK tO ChUfCh George’s Hall on On Sunday all parish- November 3rd.
the LFWI 90th An niversary County Show at Garstang on September 22nd and 23rd, the au tumn council meet ing on October 6th, the LFWI walk from Knott End on November 2nd and _ ,
ing the next month ly social lunch on October 1st. Please
contact her if you intend to go.
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Catherine Taylor up dated members on the WITRI Triath lon Challenge and thanked everyone for their participa tion and achieve- ments. Members ilRHS should continue to An outline planning log their activities application has been
up to the end of September and sub mit their records to Catherine as soon as possible after September 30th. It is hoped there will be an e.xcellent turnout this com ing Saturday, when Mandy Brennan is hosting a swimath- on from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., punctuated by a curry lunch.
you felt you could nounced that mem help in anyway.
f H u s o n an-
lage will be eligible to enter the horti cultural show, par ticularly in view of the fact that money raised will go to wards the new Pa vilion Project, which will be of benefit to all. A “Pampered Chef’ evening will take place on Fri day, October Sth, tickets £5, to sup port the project.
count with evocative The birthday party photographs. Liz will be held in Saw- ley Village Hall on November 11th. Catering will be by
loners and friends are invited to St Ambrose Church, Grindleton, for a special Back-to- Church Sunday service at 9-30 a.m Everyone is very welcome to attend, refreshments will be served at the back of church after the service.
pa
submitted to Rib ble Valley Borough Council for the con struction of three af fordable two-storey houses. Comments on the proposal at land on Main Street, Grindle ton, (number 0738) must be made to the council by Septem ber 24th.
HARROP FOLD
bers of Grindleton FellOWShiO * i „ „
organisations who o „ Sunday tSe Rev. do not live in the VI -
Alan the speaker at Har- rop Fold Christian Fellowship, accom panied on guitar by his wife Margo. He spoke on “Peace” which he said comes as we walk in a close relationship with the Lord.
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During the service he presented Elizabeth Foster with her bap tismal certificate following her bap tism at Leaming ton Road Baptist Church the previ ous day.
Tim from the cafe Tonight the Rev. Lex in Waddington. Thakur will speak The cost will be in
Bible class at
the region of £11 7-45 p.m. and members are Next Sunday the har-
requested to pay at
the Qctober meet ing. Anyone not at tending the annual meeting, but wishing to go to the birthday party should con tact Ruth Cann or Judy Cowling. A board will be circu lated next month for members to choose their meal.
take place. The guest speaker will be the Rev. David Aimer, of Bishop Auckland. Services will take place at 2 p.m. and 6-30 p.m. All are welcome to these services.
festival will
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October 14th and some newer mem bers have already expressed an inter est in joining the committee. Mem bers are asked to bring a small plate of sandwiches, home-made soup will be prepared by the committee. The competition is for an interesting Grindleton photo graph.
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