Comments on: Saffron Walden Mayor Anjum visits Bishop of Lahore in advance of reciprocal visit to St Mary’s Church

By: Peter Wilson

Peter Wilson — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 18:09:26 +0000

@Sandra Eden – how lovely it must be for you to be able to voice your opinion here. Why doesn’t the local tories allow people to comment on their website I wonder.

I’m very confused about your post: The Walden Local says the chain was insured outside the UK; the local tories are saying it wasn’t and inciting people to complain. Who is lying here? The Walden Local or the local tories? If, indeed, the chain was insured I look forward to seeing a clear apology.

Secondly there is the matter of the precedent set in 2007. Are you saying that the major DIDNT take his chain outside the country when he was a Tory major or just that you were blissfully ignorant? If it is the latter then it smacks of hypocrisy that it is ok for a Tory mayor to do something but you get hysterical when that person stands for another party.

I look forward to your clarification on this.

By: Martyn

Martyn — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 07:04:37 +0000

I look forward to reading similar levels of outrage at the goverment’s forced sale of council housing -which amounts to legalised robbery.

By: Simon Trimnell

Simon Trimnell — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 17:26:23 +0000

Could you please explain why no opposition councilors it seems knew anything about this and for you to be accusing people of saffron walden of racist overtones on social media it’s beyond belief and also why did the town clerk know nothing about this this morning when was safaz made Lord Mayor of Cambridge as it says in the Indian media or Lord Mayor of Essex as it says on Indian television
Simon trimnell
Saffron walden resident and many times defeated candidate in saffron walden
I also know the rules and have personally known every mayor for the last thirty years

By: Sandra Eden

Sandra Eden — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 17:04:50 +0000

As a member of the Town Council, this is just not true. The Chain stays in the possession of the office and can only be taken abroad with specific permission of the Council and the Town Clerk, who knew nothing about the Chain being taken abroad, be it Pakistan or anywhere.

This has nothing to do with racial comments, it is everything to do with the Mayor taking things into his own hands and disappearing the the Chain for his use. As to this happening before, THE CONSERVATIVE COUNCILLORS KNEW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT THIS OTHER TRIP AND ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING ABOUT THE CHAIN BEING TAKEN ABROAD. We
did not know anything about this latest trip until he arrived back.

If the chain is transported overseas, it has to have special insurance and arrangements have to be made to have the artifact kept in a secure location. The insurance will need this notification otherwise I am told, they will not insure. The risk will be too great.

The Bishop of Lahore will be welcome when he does come.

In my view, there is NO misrepresentation and these are the facts. He transported the Chain to Pakistan without permission/knowledge of the Council and Town Clerk.

Sandra Eden Cllr for 9 plus years. I have been Mayor and I know the rules.