MEDIA-MADE ‘FANTASY LIFE’
FACEBOOK COMMENTS
INSULT TO FALLEN
AS you will know, the commemoration for the Battle of the Somme will soon be taking place in Hyndburn.
Many of the brave soldiers, volunteer Accrington Pals and full time soldiers from the area fell in the battle.
The community as a whole suffered greatly in the aftermath of the tragedy.
My great-grandfather Walter Breckell (a full time soldier) was killed on July 1, 1916.
He left behind a wife and six children.
His name is missing from the 1st War Memorial in Oak Hill Park, Accrington.
I have approached Hyndburn council on a number of occasions over the last three years and also emailed Hyndburn councillors seeking to get his name added to the War Memorial.
The latest communication I had was last week; I was told that no names would be added to the memorial until the time approaching the centenary commemoration of the end of the war in 1918.
The commemoration of the Battle of the Somme has long been in the mind of Hyndburn council, and yet the omissions have not been included in time for July 1, 2016.
In recent times there have been a number of commemorative services in the area — mainly for the Accrington Pals and I find it disgraceful that some of those who fell at the Battle of the Somme have their names missing from the War Memorial; it is an insult to them and their living relatives.
My great-grandfather has grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great, greatgrandchildren living in this area and further afield.
Hyndburn council – which is responsible for the War Memorial – should do the right thing and have the names missing from the memorial added before the commemoration begins.
The Inscription ‘Their Name Liveth for Evermore’ is central on the 1st World War Memorial.
Finally and sadly all I can say is, not all of those who perished in those tragic times names live on, on their 1st World War Memorial. Stephen Breckell via email
see story on p11 HOW shocking to read that so-called ‘supermarket farms’ don’t exist.
Next, we’ll all be told Mr Kipling doesn’t bake his cakes, Captain Birdseye isn’t a sea skipper and Homepride flour isn’t made by little men in bowler hats.
We really do all live a ‘fantasy’ life all courtesy of the news media. Darryl Ashton Great Harwood
TOWN HAS LOST ITS SOUL
I WAS walking through town, past Marks and Sparks counting the empty shop fronts, worn condoms, used Costa coffee cups – avoiding sharks and salesmen and the aerial bombs from satirical pigeons – thinking, ‘Shucks, this place has really lost its soul. What next? How many more stores need to close?”
Hard luck, Accy: seems you’re all surface – no subtext is needed here.
Will the last to leave town please snuff any still-spluttering candles and draw the blinds?
And whoever handles the keys, post them through the Town Hall door?
Down on Broadway, tumbleweed is scudding through. And Marks and Sparks? Now even that’s gone too.
Yours in hope (and despair). Martin Peacock via email WHAT you’ve been saying on our Facebook page: ‘PLANS for two new schools in towns’, May 27 Victoria Cuddihy: Excellent news for the SEN school - well done St Christopher’s! STEM is an area that the government is keen to grow in a bid to avoid the UK getting left behind but I think that a secondary which goes back to good old fashioned ‘handiwork’ would be good Stephen Walker: What comes to mind - why did they close down my old school Northcliffe in Great Harwood? Loved that school. Carolyn Hornby: So the UTC in Burnley is closing to be replaced by a school in Great Harwood. That makes sense... Kelly’s Childminding: Great news!! Hopefully an outstanding school that will be open to all Sarah Jane Bryant: There aren’t enough kids to keep the current Hyndburn schools going Joan Pelleymounter: Sounds good, make sure they play the National Anthem and make everybody attend Clare Cleary: Very welcome news!
BUS station delayed by another six weeks (‘New bus station is running late’, May 27) Chris Daley: Another absolute waste of time and money Joanne Joanne: No one comes to Accrington and it’s actually cheaper to get a cab than pay bus fare if you don’t drive
TWO-THIRDS of fire ravaged Con Club to be demolished (‘Bulldozers move in at former Con Club, May 27) Catherine Bibby: One of the most amazing buildings in Accrington that’s another good thing gone from this town Laura Jayn: It will still end up going it’s not safe, parts of the building have slowly been collapsing since the fire, such a shame