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All goes well for kidney swap brothers


A 21-YEAR-OLD Billington man, Mr Bernard Martin, hopes soon to be leading a normal life following a kidney transplant operation.


The kidney was donated


T e am p u l ls o u t o f fe s t iv a l


THE Clitheroe Festival of Plays has • had a last minute cancellation . . for the first time in its 15- year'history.


Unfortunately it is the


only local team, the Clitheroe Parish Church Players, which has had to withdraw da


1$ ng “Patch


night performance, and Mr


from its Tues-


Simpkins”. But patrons will be glad


to know that a substitute has been found. The “Take one” group from Settle, recent winners of a cup at the festival there, will present Neil Simon’s comedy "Come blow your horn” .


Parish Players producer


Mrs Margaret Smith is very disappointed that they cannot take part. She said that for various reasons the cast, which performed the play in De­ cember, was unable to stay together for the pro­ duction.


Booking for the festival,


from April 28th to May 3rd, opened to patrons this week.


The


Monday Anne Frank”; Wednesday — “Absent Friends" by Alan Ayckbourn; Thurs­ day — “Playboy of the Western World” ; Friday — Ayckbourn’s “Absurd Person Singular” ; Satur­


Lro4 h ramme is:


e Diary of day — “Antigone” .


by his brother, Richard, a 30-year-old Low. Moor lorry driver, and the transplant took place at D u lw ich H o s p i ta l , London, on Saturday. Richard was in the operating theatre for four hours and Bernard for two. Both brothers were


yesterday said to be doing well and hope to be home within a fortnight. Richard’s wife, Moira, who has kept in touch by


te le p h o n e with the brothers’ progress, visited them on Monday. She said her husband was fairly cheerful, even though he was a “bit sore” . Doctors told her the


transplanted kidney was working normally. "They are both walking round the ward and are drinking and eating normally,” she added. Bernard, who lives with


few weeks ago doctors told him the treatment was no longer suitable and that he must have a transplant. Out of work since early


years ago that he was suf­ fering from a rare type of jaundice and had only three months to live. . He was kept alive by regular injections, but a


volunteered to be the donor, but after exhaus­ tive tests only Richard, of Nelson Street, a father of three, was considered to have a perfectly matching organ. Bernard learned three


his widowed mother, Catherine, at Calder Avenue, was told he must have a kidney transplant or die. His nine brothers all


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I Never too young J flP for a quickstep! |


AT the age of four and a half, Stewart Peter Nairn is already leading his parents — Kathleen and Andrew Nairn — a merry dance at their home in Kenilworth Drive, Clitheroe.


Ever since he took his


first faltering steps round the ballroom floor on holidays with his grandparents, modern dancing enthusiasts Kathleen and Albert Hosker, of Kirk Avenue, Clitheroe, -blond blue­ eyed Stewart has taken to dancing like a duck takes to water.


Now Stewart’s natty footwork has gained him


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a. bronze medal and cer­ tificate in the eight and


•under class at the Hold­ ing School of Dancing, Burnley.


His parents have been


taking him for lessons for Four months, ever since he begged them to let him “learn properly.” Stewart was only too


willing to partner his teacher, Caroline Hold­ ing, in the waltz and quickstep, under the eagle eye of ballroom dancing judge Mrs Mar-


garet Singleton, of lackpool, who pre­


sented the awards. For the occasion he wore a tartan kilt and sporran witn wmte iru-


h white fril­


led shirt and bow tie, representing the Scott­ ish side of the family — his other grandparents, David and Rosalyn Nairn, of Lime Street, Clitheroe. A pupil at Pendle


Junior School since Christmas, Stewart is described by his mum as “a real ladies’ man” at the dancing classes, where , he has no hesita­ tion in asking girls to partner him. Stewart, who is eager to learn more dances, looking forward


to partner sister, Andrea. Andrea.


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last year, Bernard has been unable to find a job and forced to give up any strenuous activities as the illness gradually rendered his kidneys useless.


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WADDINGTON teen­ ager Shaun McCree pulled all the right tricks out of the bag to land three awards at the Northern Magic Circle’s Easter conven­


tion. Shaun, (17), of The


Haivthoms, has been perfecting his magi­ cian’s act for a number of years and this latest success is his best-ever in the senior bracket. He won the Sowden the Jim


S h i e l d ,


Lumley Cup for close- up magi c and the George Ayers vice-pres­


ident's trophy. The convention was held at Harrogate and


Shaun was up against young magicians from all over the North. But his acts, featuring such illusions as creating a luminous f loat ing cake, balls hanging in mid-ai r and card tricks, went down tops with the judges.


Strike!


CLITHEROE Young Conservatives tried their skill, at 10-pin bowling at Leeds. After walkin round the city and spenc. ing about two hours bowl­ ing, they went to Harry Ramsden’s chip shop for


tea.


STRINGENT new EEC slaughtering regulations have forced Whal ley


butcher Mr Bert Taylor to end a 43- year family tradi-/ t i o n . — e v e n though his set-up


and standards are he l d i n h i g h regard by local lealth officials. Never again will he be


cleaning out the spotless ■ slaughterhouse behind the King Street shop, the only remaining premises in the Ribble Valley where beasts were killed and their meat sold over


the counter. For new rules control­


ling the slaughter of ani­ mals in the European Community, which came into effect this month, have compelled him to give up the slaughtering side of his business.


No space The rules insist that


slaughterhouses must have separate rooms for the treatment of diseased cattle and the storage of condemned meat — as­ pects of the trade which nave never involved the Whalley butcher. So, as there is no space


for Mr Taylor (59) to create the extra rooms,


the slaughtering must A ___


stop — leaving him bitter­ ly disappointed. “ It’s stupid. The rules


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are crazy. If I was ex­ porting my meat to Europe, I could under­ stand it, but I only sell it over the shop counter. It ju s t does not make sense,” he said.


MR BERT TAYLOR to ait end.


' With his father, the late Mr Longworth Taylor, he


set up the business in 1937, taking sole control


20 years ago. O v e r th e y e a r s


thousands of cattle and sheep have been slaugh­ tered for sale on the pre­


mises. Mr Taylor believes the


“killed and sold on the premises" arrangement was a big magnet to cus­


tomers. “ I am confident that the


animals killed on these premises were dealt with in the most humane manner possible,” he added. Closure of the slaugh­


terhouse will mean higher costs and inconvenience for Mr Taylor. He will now have to either buy meat wholesale, or con­ tinue to choose his own cattle from Clitheroe Auc­ tion Mart and sheep from local farms and send them away to be killed.


A member of the Na­


tional Federation of Meat Traders for more than 40


a family tradition comes


years, Mr Taylor had made a number of techni­ cal alterations to his slaughterhouse to conform


to EEC rules in the past. But he says the latest wave of regulations give him “no chance.” “ Perhaps if I spent


£10,000 I could continue slaughtering, but it’s not worth it. I am just beaten by the modern system,” he said. Ironically, the Ribble


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THE Ribble V a l le y Mayor, Coun. Jimmy Fell, will tonight open a new sheltered housing scheme at Sabden — a ceremony delayed in March because of- last- minute snags.


“ FULL steam ahead" was the cry at Edisford miniature railway on Sunday, as the first trains roared round the newly completed track. It was “signals up"


1 Thoburn. She is also providing a buffet.


After the opening at 6 p.m., the Mayor and Mayoress and about 20 councillors and council officials will be taken on a guided tour of the 16 flats — 12 singles and four doubles — by warden Mrs Dorothy


Some of the residents are already in their new


RECORD TOUR


for the locos after an official opening cere­ mony performed by Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. Jimmy Fell. And for the youngs­


were just the ticket. T h e p r o j e c t was


ters who arrived at the circuit, the train rides


launched two years ago by. Blackburn Model E n g in e e r s ' S o c i e t y . Af te r several hold-ups,


homes and the rest are ■ the so c i e ty is happy


They were all due to re­ ceive their keys nearly three weeks ago, but the Ribble Valley’s chief architect, Mr Philip Bailey, was not pre­ pared to accept the houses from the con­ tractor after finding


expected to move in within the next week.


some minor faults. P L A Y W E E K


A “play week” for local children is to be held at the C a s t le Field Clitheroe, from August 18th to 23rd. It is being organised by Toe H and the Ribble Valley Sports Council and will culminate in a sports day.


society chairman Mr Ken Taylor, of Clarem­ ont Avenue, Clitheroe, stoking up one of the engines, while four likely lads wait their


James Brown (8), of IFoone Lane; at the back, James Blair (11), of Windermere Avenue, both Clitheroe; front, Carl Hunt (7) , of Nelson Street, and Glyn Williams (10), of Union Street, both Low Moor.


turn for a spin. From the left are:


Valley Council’s Chief En­ vironmental Health Of­ ficer, Mr Peter Gladwin, has been more than happy with Mr Taylor’s stan­ dards. He says it is very un­


fortunate from his depart­ ment’s point of view that the new rules spell clo­ sure for Mr Taylor’s


slaughterhouse. “Mr Taylor’s standards


ar» of the best and always have been. I have nothing but the highest regard for his methods. “So far as hygiene is


concerned, his slaughter­ house was an excellent example,” he said.


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FRENCH SIDE BRINGS SOME SUNSHINE


WITH the Easter sun shining on the French tricolour in the town’s Market Place, Clitheroe seemed a home from home to the players and supporters from Rivesaltes in the south of France. The 48-strong party


stayed at the homes of local footballers over the weekend and enjoyed a busy programme of sport­


ing and social activities. It was their second ex­


change visit to Clitheroe as guests of FC (French Connection) Clitheroe, who over the last four years have formed a strong bond of friendship with the inhabitants of this small French town. During their stay the


Rivesaltes players and their wives went to a disco at the Moorcock on Friday night, a dance at Calderstones on Saturday and a dinner dance at the Swan and Royal on


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with some of the entries, which were later dis­ played . at the Kaydee ' Bookshop in Moor Lane. Mrs Mildred Hodgson


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Piggy. Mrs S. Falcuss egg. decorated as a out-


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P'E; were the judges, and the


"rizes were • Japanese aster eggs. ,


tenng the contest were passed to' the occupa­ tional therapy fund.


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RIBBLESDALE Pool could have its new diving board in place by Monday.


Pool manager Mr David


Phillip s said the aluminium board had been delivered to the baths and workmen would be arriv­ ing at the weekend to see if they could press ahead with its installation.


“At this stage we don’t want to give any definite


worth, at the Town Hall. Before their own chari­


ty match at Shawbridge on Sunday afternoon, the French players had an ex­ citing taste of English league soccer when they were taken to Old Traf- ford to see the big clash between United and Liverpool. The sale of programmes


for the charity game made £400. This was added to the £600 raised from a sponsored swim in the Ribble on New Year’s Day and a cheque was presented to the Clitheroe Meteor Club for mentally handicapped children. The club wants to raise


£3,000 for a holiday cara­ van at a coastal resort. • For a match report


and picture, turn to page 17.


Ready for a plunge


assurances, in case we disappoint people who turn up at the pool on Monday specially to test the new board,” he said. “But if all goes well, it could-be ready by then." The board has cost just


under £800. The pool has been without a board since last summer, when the existing one had to be removed because of cracks.


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CLITHEROE Morris Men had a record fund­ raising tour in Whalley and Clitheroe on Easter Day, when they collected £41 towards the cost of their day of dance planned for May 24th.


Easter tour and the men in colourful costume en­ tertained with displays of dances from Clltheroe, Whalley and Gisbum, plus others from further afield


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