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• joined Preston North End EC ■; as an amateur player: He cap-' tained the youth’ team which included footballing greats


2 Born in Everton to John and ■ ^ Daisy O’Brien in 1946 during the Second World War Ken ^ was evacuated-to Preston with his mother while his fa-^


■ ther acted as a serving soldier. • • When the war ended Ken’s


father spent time at Fulwo’od : Barracks and the family made their home in Preston.' ^ Originally living in a two


up two down in Duke Street,' Ken attended St Saviour’s CE


like theiate Sir Toin Finney and international players. - : v At the same time, Ken se- -


, and thinkjt was obscene how, : ■ ?;-much money footballers are; * now on,”, said Gillian. ' - ' ^ ■ - 'A t the age of 21 Ken com-, spleted his apprenticeship's


r and became a draughtsman ; for BAE working on,' during ;;


cured an apprenticeship at ; the English Electrical Com­ pany; which later became BAE, as a


jig and tool mak­ er. But, at17, Ken was offered pro­ fessional terms w i th P re s to n


. PrimarySchoolbeforemoving on to Frehchwood Secondary M9dern in Preston. While at thelatter, Kenwasmadehead : boy and had the privilege of : leaitogthePrestonGuildban- ner procession. He’was also in the Cubs, Boy Scouts and was a keen sportsman representing


; rfhis'tinie there, the TSR2 plane p which had proved revolution-:-; ■;


■ ary in the Second World War. " rl^^'^ At the same r-


‘On leaving school at 15 Ken joined


, North End. Not wanting to re­


linquish his job, however, Ken kept on with his apprentice­ ship "and was allowed to have a part-time contract at the club. His wife Gillian recalled how Ken received a £20 signing on fee, which felt like a small for­ tune to him at the time. When his father died he”^gave his earnings to his mother who gave him £5 which he used to


, tinie, Ken also - Kenb’BHen:(s)"' rplayedfor Nether-,


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■ field atKehdiFC.: rir.: When red^^ Jdanciesistartecl; . .being made at.


BAE; Ken decided to join the ■


iPolice'Force inrApril 1963; which was then the Preston Borough Force.' Ken, who had three chil-


. dren to his firstwife who sadly later died, went on to remarry in 1979 after meeting Gillian.-- ' Ken had broken his leg in -


i976playingfootballandwheh ’ itwasnotmendinghewasad- ; vised to'take some light exer- ;


cise. Ken, who was at the time < a Sergeant in theDrugs Squad,


joined the Force’s badminton ■ team which police vyoman Gil- : lian also'played for. The two :


; became friends and, as they : say, the rest is history.


;= 't in 1991, thecouple hada. daughter, Victoria, now 22, and two years later Ken re­ tired from Lancashire Con­ stabulary holding the rank of ■ Detective Chiefinspector. '■ : Ken progressed from a


rank o f Sergeant in.1975 to that of Inspector in 1981 and ■


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- Detective Chiefinspector in 1986. He was also ahostage ne- gotiator and was often in the Lancashire Evening Post and


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, on’ryforhighprolMecases.r 'Ken was also head of the


s Regional Crime Squad, Head oMe Lancashire Drugs Squad and acted as an undercover


-police officer. Understandably with such a resume; Ken was presented with'many awards for bravery during his career. • Regarded as a “true gent”,


Ken was very popular in the Police Force, helped many in ■


: their careers and cared for his “troops”.


-r In 1987, Ken and Gillian


- moved to Sawley from Whit-. tle-le-Woods, and after his rer tirement, Ken set to renovating the cottage, doing most of the work single-handedly.'. ' Other interests included


playing golf at Clitheroe Golf Club and Ken was also on Pen- dle Primary School’s Board of Governorswhen Victoria was


at the school. -


-. ’•Described as a “humblj perfectionist” Ken also spenl


hours.researching his familJ history. He was also a keeH


ture lover, Ken enjoyed holil days;with this family fell walking in the Lake Districl and Scotland. In the lastil months, he had suffered witH


philatelist. . 'An avid gardener and iiy


PupilsfromAlderClasswithsonieoftilevisitingSainsbury’sstafF.


ill health and died in the homl he loved surrounded by hil


family on March 7th aged 73; 1 ■ His funeral was held a|


Skipton Crematorium witll donations made to the Macl


Millan Nurses Ribble ValleJ Support Unit.


‘Regarded asatnie gent, Ken was very popular inthe Po­ lice Force..’


His eulogjl


read: “He conj sidered himself a veryluclymantq have a wife and a daughter who hj


adored him, to be living a comL fortable existence in a part o| the world which he loved ana where he fairly well had allh] could ask for.”


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Children of Alder class at St James CE Primary School were treated to a visit by Sainsbui7’sstaff to promote


“healthy eating". The staff brought in various


types of fruit for the pupils to sample before a firuit quiz was


heidwhereSportsReliefprod- ucts were awarded as prizes. Pupils all took part in the


Sports ReliefDance andlearnt that exercise is as important as healthy eating. • The school is collecting


the Active Kids vouchers and would be pleased to receive them.


, One of the Oakhill College studentsduring the visit to Bletchley Park.


Students’ A^sit to home of war eode breakers


Year lo students fixjm Whal- ley’s Oakhill College visited


: the home of Britain’s code breaking during World War. Two at Bletchley Park. The group of nine stu­


dents travelled from Pres­ ton to Bletchley, which is near Milton Keynes, and en­ tered the site to explore the workandgeniusofthemany. great minds who worked at


Bletchley between 1938 and 1945. Armed with their I- pod guides they revelled in the brilliance of Alan Turing, got to grips with the imagina­ tive exploits of Ian Fleming, grasped the workings and weaknesses of the famous Enigma cipher and played on some 1980s BBC computer games in the National Mu­ seum of Computing.


Whalley’s Oakhill College pupils compete atthe School Sochi Games.’


Oakhill pupils’ winter ‘Olympic’ games adventure


Whalley’s Oakhill College pupils competed at the- School Sochi Games at the Chill Factor in Manchester They were up against Nel-


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and were awarded the Team Bronze Medal. Jacob Lutwyche from Year Eight recorded the


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