1 August, 1994 Wednesday, 17th August, 1994 THE TEESDALE MERCURY 9 Derek happily back at work after successful transplant
Derek Bonnett, the "I'm feeling great, though Teesdale cancer victim I'm still not totally over the whose life was saved by operation and I'm prone to a bone marrow trans m inor ailm ents, colds and so, plant from his identical on. But the doctors says this twin brother, is back at should stop within the next six: w o r k . months and then I'll be as! This week he is driving his good as new." lorry again for John Toulson’s Derek says his experience, ate House tranport firm and he says: "It's has drastically altered the way Sm ashing time on the Scar Top great to be back." he looks a t life. "Your outlook Scores of youngsters and ances at village halls through rgest rooms, one Derek, 48, of Rigg Side, changes a lot when you've parents screamed with delight out Teesdale, who gave two d the other spa Harwood, had to stop work 17 been through something like and amazement at the second performances of magic, ll for dancing, months ago when he was diag this. The material things of family fun day held on the escapology and knock-about ) from this time, nosed as having cancer of the Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, life just don't matter much any Learning the sh earer’s art Scar Top a t B arnard Castle on comedy. i capacity was at the end of last year. more. Good health is every lymph gland and doctors told Sunday. Maxim the Grand Salami is hen access was Five trainees took part in the work, which can be a very gru him he might have only five Now, after eight months of thing." Appearing were the Dodgy pictured demonstrating to ning buildings by latest sheep shearing course elling task. Instructor Neil years to live. recuperation, he is happy to be He is very aware of how Clutch Theatre Company, who some of the youngsters from ) through-doors. run by the Teesdale Training Hunter is pictured demon For most people of his age a back in his old job, which lucky he has been. "If I hadn't presented a spectacular out the audience how he plans to 3 main staircase Group at High Park Farm, strating the art of shearing to transplant would have been Toulson's had kept open for been an identical twin I'd still door show called Rhino featur smash a pavings tone resting io have sloped in Marwood. some of the trainees. him. impossible. But his twin be facing death now. Malcolm ing music, dance and outsize on strong man Muscle-ami's direction, and the The trainees were taught The Training Group is run Malcolm, also a lorry driver "I'm really pleased to be and I always got on well puppets. stomach as he lies suspended all are of a much how to maintain clippers, cor ning a training course on the working again," he said. who lives in Queen Street, together, but this has really Adding to the fun were the between two chairs — and, Some of the decor rect shearing techniques to use of OP sheepdips on 25th Barnard Castle, stepped in "Nothing much has changed, brought us closer than ever." Fabulous Salami Brothers, below, proves that he really yle of the 1920s. ensure the welfare of the August and a series of courses and after Derek had under except there are a few new ' Derek and Malcolm are both wellknown for their appear can do it. foresting features sheep, how to get the best on stone-walling in September. gone two weeks of intensive faces around since I left, and keen members of the Tbesdale )r that is low but fleece acceptable to the Wool Details are available from radiotherapy and chemothera they’ve given the engine on my Piping Society, and Derek has iting it was used Board, and how to minimise Liz Littlefair of the Training py, a successful transplant was wagon a good once-over while been back playing the drums rinolines. The cel- "stress while carrying out the Group on 0429 271279. carried out at the Royal I've been away. for them in recent weeks. eat hooks in the
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T.V. AUDIO 'ELUTE Church hopes Peaceful Twelfth im e Day Service for record fair in Teesdale Organisers of Eggleston The Glorious Twelfth passed Church Fair, to be held on peacefully in Teesdale, as hunt , Barnard Castle. Saturday 27th August from saboteurs who threatened the 2.30pm in the village hall, are first day of the grouse shooting 1 8 3 3 )3 8 3 8 5 hoping to do even better than season concentrated their last year, when excellent sup efforts further south in port resulted in a record day. Swaledale and Wensleydale. INBANK There will be all the usual Only restricted shooting was stalls including fancy goods, taking place in Teesdale as JTRICAl new crockery, white elephant, estate owners are building up flowers and plants, a tombola, stocks after a disastrous sea )ns & Repairs cakes and biscuits and games, son in 1993 when a combina followed by home-made teas tion of poor weather and para ale 640579 and various draws. Proceeds sitic worms drastically cut help to fund church expenses. down the number of birds. The long cold spring meant . ELLIS R ed Cross fete that recovery has been slow The British Red Cross is and some estates have delayed :ape Builders) holding a garden fete and craft the start of shooting to allow .W O R K UNDERTAKEN fair on Saturday, 10am-4pm, more birds to mature. Walling Specialists at the Spring Lodge Hotel in Others, including Sir andard Barnard Castle. Attractions Anthony Milbank’s Barning- fitted include a cake stall, tombola, ham Park estate, have reduced itions bouncy castle, face painting, a the number of shoots planned first aid demonstration and this year and delayed the first DALE games. shoot until this week. 2
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