A CHORLEY primary school is being asked to apologise for giving pupils leaflets questioning Mormonism.

And legal action by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints against grant maintained St Peter' CE, Eaves Lane, has not been ruled out.

Bryan Grant, the church's director of public affairs, said: "One of the parents has formally written to the school asking them to send a little letter of apology and for leaflets to be sent out giving the other side of the story and let people decide for themselves.

"If not, we will have to see what other redress there is. We have spoken to our solicitors and asked them to check the legal position.

"We hope it won't come to that because we would like to solve it amicably."

Last week the Citizen exclusively revealed that Mormon parents Scott and Sharon Brown, of Canal Walk, had moved their daughter Stacey, aged 10, from the school claiming she was being bullied by other pupils following distribution of the leaflets.

The pamphlets were produced by The Churches Together in Lancashire movement and handed to pupils to give to their parents.

Meanwhile more than 120,000 people visited Chorley's new mormon temple during the 'open house' fortnight which ended on Saturday.

People came from all over the country to see the impressive Preston Temple, built by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Hartwood Green.

They included former cabinet minister Sir Rhodes Boyson and shadow cabinet agriculture spokesman Michael Jack.

A special presentation was made to the 100,000th visitors - a surprised Clement and Muriel Mitchell, both aged 71, of Cypress Avenue, Cleveleys.

And there was a special presentation, too, to the park-and-ride bus drivers who ferried people to the site.

Due to the alternate hot weather and showers, an urgent appeal went out for large umbrellas for the traffic marshals and ushers, with Woolworths in Chorley scouring the North West to find enough to meet the need.

Mr Grant said: "The event has been a tremendous success."

No-one from the school was available for comment as the Citizen went to press.

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