[garinda]

Peter Britcliffe's column in this weekend's Observer, urges all to be less critical of all the good things in Hyndburn.

He talks about his old Dad, saying that fishmongers don't say their fish stinks, because no one would buy it.

My reply to that Peter would be, that if your fish stank, whether you advertised the fact or not, you wouldn't sell much, and would soon be out of business. People aren't daft.

I spent five years at art school. With art there really no wrong or right. However, what you have to be able to is to be able to take criticism, constructive or not, and either defend yourself or learn from it.

Wearing rose colored spectacles, doesn't make the world any better a place. It just cosmetically alters it, to make it look better.

A barrage of constant, unwarrented criticism can create negativity. It can also bring about more positive changes and progress.

You can stick with your rose coloured 'isn't everything in Accrington wondeful' attitude. I'll stick with realism, and give praise when and where it is due.