THE ARRAN BANNER 20 YEARS AGO

Saturday October 7, 2000

Cooling down

CalMac is continuing to enforce its 20 degree rule to the annoyance of farmers.

This is the regulation announced two weeks ago that livestock could not be carried on the car deck if the temperature was 20 degrees or more.

However, such was the outcry when Arran farmers were turned away from the boat, that a small concession has now been gained.

Discussions between the National Farmers Union and CalMac have gained agreement that animals being carried on single or two tier wagons may be carried on journeys of less than an hour – and that means Arran.

With winter months ahead, the situation will present less of a problem but pressure is still being placed on CalMac to look at adequate ventilation in the car deck, something they were advised of prior to the ship being built.

No change

Alldays has been sold, although nothing will change for the Brodick shopper.

In fact, although called Alldays, the owners were a franchise, West Scotland Convenience Stores, which ran a number of stores in this part of the country under the Alldays name. However, part of the franchise agreement was that, after five years, Alldays could buy them back. When poor trading figures were turned in this year, the management decided to buy in West Scotland among others.

What it meant for Mike Gordon and Jim Milne who ran West Scotland has been £1.35 million each. But no obvious or immediate change in Brodick.

01_B40TYA04 Arran’s young farmers years ago at the Whiting Bay Hotel when they celebrated their 40th anniversary, having formed the Young Farmers Club in 1946.

01_B40TYA05 Sheila Gilmore, Lynda Miller, Georgie Henderson, Helen Cranwell and Donna McCallum with son Moir are the faces of the new North Ayrshire Out of School Care service established on Arran.

01_B40TYA03 The reason this building may hold a familiar name, but look altogether unfamiliar, is that it is located in Ontario, Canada. Sent in by reader Lachlan MacKinnon, the name originates from an Arran family who emigrated there around 1810.

01_B40TYA02 A party of guests line the new bridge in Brodick which was officially opened by Councillor John Sillars. The bridge is estimated to have cost around £40,000 which was provided by Brodick Improvements Committee.

01_B40TYA01 Two farming families on Arran were united last Friday when Alison Tod and Alastair Currie were married at St Molios Church, Shiskine.