Doing the Blue Beat

10 Apr 2025 • By Mary Anne Gill Share:

Te Awamutu police sergeant Felicity Cook-Jones joked her Cambridge colleague constable Danica Hibdige should be cloned for her work with youth.

Felicity Cook-Jones, left, joked her Cambridge colleague constable Danica Hibdige should be cloned. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

Hibdige leads Cambridge’s Youth Aid and Blue Light activities and was part of a crew that towed a fire appliance 1500 metres as a team building exercise.

Cook-Jones praised Hibdige’s work on the programme at Cambridge High School, calling it “absolutely fantastic.” Blue Edge (Education, Development, Growth and Empowerment) aims to guide young people towards becoming positive leaders in their communities. Over seven weeks 20 participants aged 14 to 18 took part in the programme, culminating in a 12-hour long activity day last Friday.

We did it: Participants of Blue Edge, including Constable Danica Hibdige and teacher Jeff East, celebrate finishing the fire engine tow. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

 

More Recent News

It comes back to water …..
17 Apr 25

Dairy farmer Tor Pedersen isn’t waiting for regulations to tell him how to be a better farmer. The 27-year-old went as far as relocating the main race to improve stream health and help freshwater mussels…

Lara to the rescue
17 Apr 25

When Jeff Woolford broke a wrist after going over the handlebars of his farm bike last year, his partner Lara Sutton stepped into his gumboots. “I would not have survived without her,” Woolford said. “It’s…

Taking to the stage
17 Apr 25

One of Te Awamutu Little Theatre’s goals is to get more children involved in the theatre and they achieved that last week with a drama showcase of students from local schools. Tovah O’Neill, a drama…

Cenotaph names brought to life
17 Apr 25

More stories about the men listed on the Te Awamutu Cenotaph were unveiled last week at a meeting of genealogists at the Te Awamutu Library. The presentation was another in an ongoing series highlighting findings…