THE ARRAN BANNER TWENTY YEARS AGO

Saturday 17 August, 1996

Surprise surprise

As young girls growing up in Glasgow, Sally Donaldson and her best pal Betty Pollock used to get dressed up to go dancing at Denniston Palais on a Saturday night. Betty had a wee sister, Dorothy, but at nine years younger she was too young to go with them. As time passed Betty and Sally lost touch but Sally had heard that the younger sister had gone into show business and had changed her name to the stage name of Dorothy Paul.

Sally eventually moved to The Avenues in Lamlash where one month ago she was looking forward to a concert at the Lamlash Gala week. To Sally’s surprise Dorothy Paul was performing at the concert and after an invited visit back to her dressing room, Dorothy called her sister and put Betty and Sally back in touch. The first time they had spoken in 44 years, the two friends have since met up in Cumbria for a reunion where they had lots of catching up to do.

Development brief

A development brief went before North Ayrshire Council on Wednesday concerning development of two areas at Arranton, Lamlash. One area is the field behind the police station. This is owned by John Thomson Construction and housing is being proposed with an entrance via the present fire station site.

The second is owned by Mrs Carswell of Lamlash and is the whole field between Benlister burn and Murray estate. One corner of this would be for the new fire station and the rest for housing.

Contained in the proposal is the closing of the Cordon road and a new road being built midway between Arranton bridge and the Murray estate.

Altercation

There was an altercation between two stallholders as they set up for the Arran Farmers’ Show last week.

The night before, one man’s stall fell on another man’s car. Shouting began and the man with the damaged vehicle decided to vent his anger on the first stallholder’s car.

Police were called, tempers were cooled and both did good business during the show.

B33twe06 Fiona Crawford from the Isle of Arran Distillers is pictured at Shiskine Golf Club Centenary Open with Norrie McIntyre,1st class winner, Phil Taylor, open champion, and Pat Adamson, Shiskine lady captain.

B33twe03 David Morrison shoots for goal in the cup final held between Brodick and Southend last Saturday which was ultimately won by Southend.

B33twe01 Drew Crawford of Lamlash is the new owner and postmaster of Corrie Stores after taking over from Carole Beardsley.

B33twe02 All of the trophy winners pictured at last Wednesday’s Arran Horticultural Society flower show.

B33twe04 Jamie Wilson and his Order of the White Rose were the Viking marauders at the week long Corrie Capers celebration which attracted a crowd of almost 400 visitors.