Richard@watton-norfolk.org.uk
The white Community Ambulance,
handed over to the town on 22nd July 1995
has at last been replaced by a
new blue vehicle today, 18th August 2007
The Mayor of Watton, Alf Harvey,
was handed the keys by Graham Late
of Help the Aged and Gwen Biggadike
of the Royal Pigeon Racing
Association, a major backer of
Help the Aged's Senior Mobility Campaign.
Mr Harvey in turn handed over to
Roy Rudling, Mayor of Watton last year,
who had made the replacement of
the ambulance his project for his year of office.
A wide variety of funders gave
money to buy the vehicle from
the odd pound or two given to Roy
in the street to £8,000 from
Breckland Council. Other donations
included Help the Aged,
Chamber of Trade, Watton Rotary
and Inner Wheel Clubs,
the Day Care Centre, Past Mayor
Marilyn Scrymgeour's
Slimming Sponsorship, various Parish
Councils and Churches,
Watton Thursday Club, Watton Relief
in Need and
many other organisations and individuals
from Watton
and the surrounding area who had
made use of the old vehicle.