community news If you don’t like what you are hearing or watching – COMPLAIN! Says Louise Addams Every year the BBC receives more than one million comments, appreciations or enquiries about BBC programmes, which works out at around 3,000 a day. Many of these are complaints about progarmmes listeners and viewers have found offensive. The BBC takes complaints very seriously, so, if you consider what you are seeing or hearing to be offensive, it’s up to you complain. Write to BBC Complaints, PO Box 1922, Darlington, DL3 0UR. If you don’t complain, nothing will change. It’s not up to them to do something about it. The them in this case is YOU! I found the Good Friday offering - The Mystery of Mary Magdalene - particularly offensive, so I joined thousands of others, including the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, former bishop of Rochester, in condemning the documentary because it amounted to the “sexualisation of Christ”. I was even more upset because it was screened at midday on Good Friday – the moment the Bible reports Jesus was nailed to the cross. Lord Bragg, presenter, who described himself as “no longer a believer”, argued that Mary’s close relationship with Jesus was effectively airbrushed out of the accepted Biblical account by “misogynist” Romans and pointed out that ancient writings, known as the Gnostic Gospels, were not included in the agreed list of books which became the New Testament. Despite what media pundits frequently claim, Christians are not a minority group in this country - more Christians watch Songs of Praise than Match of the Day. Can you imagine what the outcry would have been had the BBC screened an equally offensive documentary on the sexualisation of the prophet Mohammed Aaqil Ahmed runs the BBC’s religion and ethics department. 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The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, raised concerns with the then BBC Director General, Mark Thompson, that since a Muslim was now in charge of its religious programming the Christian voice was being minimised. Leaders of all Christian denominations suspect the BBC is giving preferential treatment to minority faiths. The right to Free Speech is very precious in this country, however, that right does not include an entitlement to denigrate the beliefs of others. I’m thankful Our Queen attends church every Sunday and that her father, George VI, called upon God for guidance and help when Britain found itself at war with Germany for the second time in a century. King George also called the nation to prayer when Hitler assembled a fleet to invade Britain in 1940 - a project scuttled by bad weather, in much the same way the Spanish Armada was destroyed by a storm in 1588 when it sailed down the English Channel to overthrow the first Elizabeth. We are a Christian nation and our leaders forget that at their peril. Free Collection & Delivery Service sales (01243) 514360 email: phillipshomes@btconnect.com www.phillipshomes.co.uk In emergency call 999 All Non emergency calls ‘phone 101 (calls cost a flat rate of 15p per call) www.sussex.police.uk (you can report a crime or incident to us online) PCSO Ollie Broad <strong>Selsey</strong> Mobile 07825735399 Telephone 101 Email: oliver.j.broad@sussex.pnn.police.uk PCSO Sam Treagust <strong>Selsey</strong> Mobile 07776490041 Telephone 101 Email sam.treagust@sussex.pnn.police.uk WHICH NUMBER TO CALL - These guidelines should help you to decide as to which is the best number for you to call, should you require the police: 999 – EMERGENCY - You should only use the 999 number when: The offender is still there or nearby. A crime is in progress. A life threatening situation is occurring. A serious road crash has taken place. Or if you genuinely believe that the police need to attend as a matter of urgency. 101 (or e-mail contact.centre@sussex.pnn.police.uk) - NON EMERGENCY You can use this telephone number to contact Sussex Police in all other situations. You should use this number when: You witness a suspicious incident but you haven’t actually seen a crime take place. You belatedly discover that a crime has been committed which still needs the attention of the police. You see evidence of a crime recently having taken place, but no obvious offender. You want to speak to a member of the Sussex Police staff ~~~~~~~~~ Cannabis plants and stolen vehicles worth a total of nearly £90,000 were seized by Police who raided a house in <strong>Selsey</strong> on Sunday 24th March. Officers entered the address in Grant Close on Sunday morning and recovered 32 cannabis plants that were being cultivated in the loft space. Further premises were subsequently identified that led to the recovery of another 110 cannabis plants, to a total value of £71,000. Officers also recovered two stolen vehicles. Inspector Will Rolls, from Chichester Neighbourhood Policing Team said: “We will continue to develop and act upon intelligence received relating to drugs, taking positive action whenever the opportunity arises. This is a significant recovery of cannabis plants in the Chichester District to a very high value. Anyone with information regarding the production, supply or use of drugs can contact Sussex Police on 101 or can contact the Independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. A 57-year-old man from Chichester and a 33-year-old man from <strong>Selsey</strong> were arrested on suspicion of the cultivation of cannabis and were later bailed until <strong>May</strong> 28. PC Drake from the Manhood Neighbourhood Policing Team arrested a suspect for a Burglary at a Café in <strong>Selsey</strong>. The suspect has now been charged. If you see anything suspicious please report it immediatlely. It might be the vital piece of information we need! Sussex Police gratefully receive information on ALL suspicious activity, suspicious persons and Anti-Social Behaviour, occuring in your area. We thank you for your vigilance and together, in partnership, we will effectively reduce and detect crime. 3 <strong>Selsey</strong> Library Housebound Service We Need Your Help! West Sussex Library Service runs a scheme to help those who are unable to, or find it difficult to make it to the Library. Volunteers visit people in their home to deliver and collect library items, ranging from the latest paperback title to books in large print and books on cassette and CD. This allows us to offer the service to many who would otherwise not be able to borrow library items. Currently, across West Sussex Library Service we have over 290 volunteers, who visit over 700 housebound people. We also have over 500 people who use the library to help a friend or family member who is housebound or unable to get into the library. We currently need more volunteers to help with the service in the <strong>Selsey</strong> area. It would involve visiting people in their homes to deliver and return library books and other items, and would most likely require two or three hours a month at most. All volunteers will need to complete a criminal record check and provide references, as they are visiting people in their own home. If you would like to know more about volunteering for the Library service please call Felicity Masters on 01243 777351 or email at felicity.masters@westsussex.gov.uk <strong>Selsey</strong> Venture Club There will be an outing on MONDAY 3RD JUNE to THE OLD BARN GARDEN CENTRE, DIAL POST, WORTHING. There is a Restaurant available, members wishing to go please give your names to the Venture Club Office - 605115 Monday - Friday 9.30-11.30 or 2.30-4.00. Chichester Model Engineers will be holding another “Steam on Sunday” on 16 June 20<strong>13</strong>, at their site in Blackberry Lane, East Chichester PO19 7FS between 2 pm and 5 pm. Admission is free; tickets for train rides are only £1 each, for adults or children. The refurbished 00 Gauge model railway layout, Blackberry Junction, will be in use; for a donation youngsters can actually drive a model train. 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