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Firefighters in the mud u by Ann van Engelen
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Outstanding service recognised Ten people received awards for their service to the community …
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Students travelling abroad Darfield High School students are participating in the New Caledonia exchange programme …
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Celebrating Dunsandel together Dunsandel residents came together to celebrate fathers …
The Sheffield Volunteer Firebrigade Mud Plug annual fundraiser saw a full field with 45 entries and some 3,000 spectators watching the event on Saturday. “The drivers managed their way through 12 hazards with a marshall directing them at each point,” says organiser and Sheffield chief fire officer, Nev Croy. “We believe in getting off our backsides and working for our needs for the greater good of the community. We don’t ask the locals for money and what we raised will go toward upgrading our fire service support vehicle in the future. “There was an auction in between where people walked away with some awesome bargains.” Previous fundraising events helped purchase a transportation vehicle, a winter training shed, hand held radios, a defibrillator and other necessary equipment. “We are sharing some of p Drivers and vehicles came from near and far to support the Sheffield Volunteer Fire Brigade Mud Plug on the weekend the proceeds with St John. I am one of 18 people working for the and alcohol-free as we do not approve Hammond won the Buggy Class with community — we have a great team of mixing alcohol and motorsport. We 530 points lost, also in a Jeep Wrangler. “Contestants lost points for loss of here and really appreciate the support can’t do this without the help of Derek we get. Bull who kindly allows us the use his forward motion, getting stuck, hitting or “We deal with fires, medical situations farmland and Ben Chamberlain with the knocking over a peg or being towed out. “It is the fifth year the Jeeps won and motor accidents. Things have contractors, volunteers and supporters. changed over the 48 years I have been Entrants travel from as far as Nelson and it. Andrew Saverly from Nelson usually involved in the fire service. Phil Shaw Dunedin and our prizes are sponsored wins but was unable to attend — so someone else took the title. There were at Coalgate has been in the service for by out of town businesses.” The overall winner was Brock Welsh no tip-overs or bad accidents, making it 50 years. “Every other year we hold a wheels and in the Truck category with 290 points even more successful because health car show. Our events are family-friendly lost in his Jeep Wrangler, and Nathan and safety to us is a big thing.”
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