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Letters To Editor:- "Orangemen's Parade."
"I write to you
regarding the above
article as it stated in your
column, that the Independent Orange Lodge has paraded through the
town for many many years. It is infact the Loyal Orange Institution
Of Englnad that has paraded through the streets of Southport for
many many years, to commemorate King William third, Winning the
Battle of The Boyne against King James. I am a little disappointed
to think that you can point the finger at all Oragemen, Women &
Children who walk on this parade, stating "that this years event was
tainted by drunken and disorderly rabble", who are you to say that
this is the Orange Men and Women of the L.O.I.E. We cannot and will
not accept any responsibility for the people who want to disgrace
themselves on this Glorious Day by parading themselves on the side
walk in an unfit manner, those people are not part of the L.O.I.E.
So please do not single us out as "Drunken and Disorderley Rabble".
The photographs you have shown are of the L.O.I.E. and bootle
province, which show you that we do present ourselves in an ordially
fashion, so I ask myself do you Mr Reporter now who or what you are
talking about, as I dont really think you do." From Lou
Editors responce:- We have read your email and would like to point
out that the full report does not criticize your organization;
rather it describes a rowdy minority. But this year's event in
particular was heavily tainted by a drunken and disorderly rabble,
which disgraced the majority by causing as much trouble as they
could." It clearly implies that the majority were not causing
offence. In particular, please note the words "who disgraced
the majority. Also, please note that we quoted your spokesman's
statement. we would like to point out that the problem group we have
had this year are NOT what we stand for." Your own email
acknowledges that we have published photographs which show the law
abiding activities of your organisation in the parade. Clearly this
is not portraying a negative image of your event. Our Editor has
made a note that you state that it is the "Loyal Orange
Institution of England" and not the "Independent
Orange Lodge" as we were informed on the day. We apologise
for any imprecise nomenclature. The fact remains that some of the
perpetrators of the fracas were undoubtedly wearing Orangemen's
regalia or ribbons. Whether or not they were officially or
unofficially part of your organization remains to be seen. We can
say that other websites, totally unconnected to us, such as
Southport.gb.com, have
displayed images of these alleged trouble makers, clearly showing
their symbols of allegiance, on their sites. It is therefore
reasonable to suppose that witnesses would conclude that these louts
were your supporters. We do sympathise with any organisation if
trouble makers hijack their events. It is sadly a fact of our times,
as seen in hooliganism around football events. How perhaps could you
in the future, combat this infiltration, if this is what occurred?
If other organisations experience similar problems, has anyone found
any solutions?
Please note that we do our best to give your event and all the other
events in the town the best coverage we can afford. Our staff always
try to stay objective and neutral in our reporting, just as our
photographers photograph what they see at the time. If you would
like to take this matter up further, please feel free to contact the
Press Complaints Commission via the following link:-
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LITTLE MAN TATE & JOHN POWER ANNOUNCED FOR FREE ECLECTICA MUSIC
FESTIVAL
LITTLE Man
Tate and John Power (ex The La's and Cast) have been announced as
the main support acts to Echo & the Bunnymen for this summer's free
Eclectica Music Festival in Victoria Square, St.Helens on Saturday
11 August 2007.
Eclectica is one of the North West's most exciting, innovative, and
up and coming summer music festivals. The event is being run by
St.Helens Council in association with The Citadel Arts Centre and
Love Music, Hate Racism.
As well as Echo & The Bunnymen, Little Man Tate and John Power,
Eclectica will also show off some of the finest young musical talent
including The Poems a Glasgow-based folk rock band who are
impressing crowds throughout Scotland and further afield. Local
bands The Aclyrics, Giant Root Attack and The Lancashire Hotpots
will kick-off the event and will be sure to put on a memorable
performance for their hometown.
Little Man Tate have spent the last two years gaining international
recognition from the indie-pop underground scene and in 2006 they
confirmed themselves as the latest success story out of Yorkshire as
they signed a deal with V2 Records. Since then the band have been
tipped for big things by Rolling Stone magazine and Radio 1's Zane
Lowe, What? What You Gotā hit top 40 and with their debut album on
the horizon, many music industry experts are predicting big things
of the lads from Sheffield.
Also announced is John Power, member of legendary Liverpool band The
La's and Cast. The former band's one album, a self-titled debut from
1990, sustains a fervent cult of admirers. In 1992 John Power went
on to take charge of Cast, a formidable live four-piece with whom
he'd sell huge amounts of records - 1995's All Change was famously
the biggest and fastest selling debut album in the history of the
Polydor label. Whether on the charts, on magazine covers or
headlining at the Glastonbury festival, John Power was a phenomenon
within the music industry. Now John has taken a new musical
direction focusing his work on folk / grassroots music with his new
debut solo album Willow She Weeps.
The Citadel Arts Centre will be hosting an Official Eclectica
Aftershow Party immediately after the gig and will feature a DJ set
from Echo and the Bunnymen's very own Will Sergeant and showcase
from up and coming local acts The Loungs and The Maybes who both
recently performed at Knowsley Hall Music Festival. Tickets for this
event are selling fast and are available priced £8 For more
information contact The Citadel Box Office 01744 735436 or online
www.citadel.org.uk.
Councillor Neil Taylor at St.Helens Council comments; The free
Eclectica Music Festival promises to be a fantastic day of live
music in St.Helens. The location and accessibility of St.Helens
midway between Liverpool and Manchester, plus all the amenities of a
great town centre setting make the event a perfect free day out.
For up to date information go to the shows
myspace or go to
visitsthelens.com or telephone
01744 755150.
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