I HOPE the residents of Great Harwood, like me, feel proud of the late Mr Norman Hickey and the fight he put up to save the old people's homes.

Sleep peacefully now, Norman, alongside your beloved Phoebe, never to be apart again.

And as for the powers that be, they should think again before they cause any more distress.

MISS PAM TAYLOR, Blackburn Old Road, Great Harwood.