Don Baxter, of Kim Rapley Fencing Ltd, drills holes on
Baldwin St in Dunedin for a safety fence to protect
spectators at the Jaffa race on Friday. Photo by Jane
Dawber.
Due to the increasing popularity of Dunedin's annual
Cadbury Jaffa Race, organisers will erect a 1.8m fence in
Baldwin St for spectator protection.
Each year, as part of the Cadbury Chocolate Carnival, 30,000
Jaffas are rolled down the Northeast Valley street.
Prizes are awarded to the owners of the winning Jaffas.
Proceeds from the event this year will go to Parents Centres
New Zealand and the Malcam Charitable Trust.
Cadbury events co-ordinator Lee-Anne Anderson said the fence
would go up on Friday morning, before a street party started
at 11am.
It was "mainly for safety, and to keep the Jaffas off the
gardens".
Baldwin St residents had been notified about the street
closure and the fence, she said.
Race-goers should not be concerned about having their vision
blocked, as the fence would be comprised of steel tubes and a
type of see-through fishnetting.
Holes had been drilled on both sides of the street and would
be capped after the race and re-used each year.
ellie.constantine@odt.co.nz
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