21 March 1986 Students to help clean up flood damaged farms

Forty Diploma of Agriculture students from Lincoln College are going to Pleasant Point in South Canterbury on Sunday (March 23) to help clean up four flood-damaged farms in the district.

Behind the clean-up is Ken Small, an 18-year-old student, from Huntsbury, in suburban Christchurch.

He got in touch with Mr Don Armstrong, Civil Defence controller at Pleasant Point, and offered to get some students together for a clean-up.

Then he announced at class on Wednesday that he was looking for volunteers, and got those interested to sign up.

College authorities will pay for a bus to take the students to Pleasant Point.

The students will leave the college about 6 a.m. on Sunday and return about 8 p.m.

Mr Armstrong, the civil defence controller, is a farmer and a former student at Lincoln College.

Further information from Mr Ken Small