I APPLAUD you for publishing the letter from "2001, Orford" containing his rightful claim that the next Millennium will start with year 2001. We are celebrating the year 2000 because it is the final year of this century and this Millennium in the same way that we celebrate on our birthdays because it marks the completion of another year in our lifespan.
I smile as I pass the church near the town centre these days because it displays a sign asking us to celebrate Christ's 2000th Birthday. Well, I will, on December 25, 2001! I suspect they mean celebrate 2000 years of Christianity, well, I will, next year!
JOSEPH BURKE
Gorse Covert
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