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Children Assist In Forest Planting

Another 15 acres of land at the Coronation Forest at Golden Downs was planted in trees by children of Nelson district schools just before the holidays. This work, the children's Arbor Day effort, has been carried out now for 11 years, the total acreage planted being just on 160,

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Setting off for the planting area

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Alan Dick (Brightwater) and Kay Berry (Central) with two squealing pigs on display as noxious animals.

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Where there's a fire there's a chance of a toasted sandwich for lunch, a chore being done by Graeme ' Manley, of the forestry staff.

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Leslie Brown, Sherril Russ, Christine Brown, and Susan Dudley (all Appleby School), set off to do some planting.

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Time for lunch for Kay McKenzie, Lorraine Gill, Susan Bonnington, and Bridget O'Beirne (Clifton School).