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14 Thursday July 6 2017 Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi The Star News Toby’s trunk load of memories • By Gabrielle Stuart Firefighter’s helmet found EXCAVATORS demolishing a Canterbury District Health Board building have made a strange discovery – an 80-year-old firefighter’s helmet. The helmet was discovered encased in mud below the former sexual health clinic on St Asaph St, which is earmarked to be the site of the new energy centre. It was spotted by excavators who were digging out the fill at the bottom of the lift shaft. The helmet is made from layers of cork, covered with cotton canvas and painted. Fire helmet expert Andy Turnham told the CDHB the find was an old Cromwell 2240 Telbon fire helmet made by Helmets Ltd of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. He said the lining dates it between 1934 and 1948 and it could have been an officer’s helmet, but was not valuable, he said. THANKS TO the generosity of the community, 10-year-old Toby Matthews has had his dream trip to Africa – and he may get a ride in a firetruck and a chance to see a tiger, too. Toby is deaf and learned last year he is also going blind, because of an incurable genetic condition. After Toby’s story was published in The Star, more than $16,000 was donated online to help his family give him experiences before he loses his vision. It meant he was able to travel to Africa last month with his father, builder Logan Matthews, where they helped to build a school in Zimbabwe. Mr Matthews said Toby had loved the animals most of all. “We saw an elephant riding expert on the side of the road, and I knew that was us. So he rode an elephant for an hour, and then he got to interact and play with it. I think that was his highlight,” he said. He said the goal of the trip was both to give Toby visual experiences he could remember, and to help other people. As well as building classrooms at the school, he said they built shelves for the children’s books, which had previously had to sit on the ground, and brought a lot of school supplies with them. Because Toby’s condition, Usher syndrome, is so rare, he said the family did not know how long Toby’s vision might last. He was born deaf, but his vision was slowly tunnelling, with the area he could see growing progressively smaller, and there was no known way to reverse it. He said the family planned to head to Auckland next month for thorough testing to see how it was progressing. Mr Matthews said Toby had BONDING: The highlight of Toby’s time in Zimbabwe was meeting and riding an elephant there. been struggling to come to terms with things he could not do, and the trip to Africa had meant a lot to him. “He was getting quite angry and frustrated before he left, but since he has come home he’s had quite a different temperament. It was a real morale boost,” he said. And Toby has had more dreams made possible since he returned. He said he wanted to see a tiger on the trip, but that was very unlikely as tigers are native to Asia. But since he has returned, the family has been donated a 12-month pass to Orana Wildlife Park – meaning Toby will be able to see tigers. He said the family had also been given a trip on the TranzAlpine train, and firefighters had offered Toby tours of their fire stations. Toby wanted to be a firefighter, but his failing vision means that is likely to be impossible. Mr Matthews said the help from the community had been incredible. “When I showed Toby how many people had given, he was blown away by how many people cared about him,” he said. DO yOU Have PaInfUl OsteOartHrItIs DO YOU HAVE PAINFUL affeCtInG One OSTEOARTHRITIS Or BOtH knees? 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The Star Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi Thursday July 6 2017 15 Music to your ears in Christchurch In New Zealand one in six people have a hearing loss. These losses mainly occur gradually over many years, mostly starting with a reduction in speech clarity. This can be incredibly frustrating as people often sound like they are mumbling, the TV volume has to be increased (and still does not always sound clear) and social situations can become a pain! Help is at hand! Most hearing losses can be overcome easily and painlessly. A new 100% Kiwi family owned and operated hearing clinic is coming to The Hub in Hornby which will be able to provide all the help you need with any hearing or ear difficulties you may have. Hear Again are proudly fully independent, meaning they can offer friendly, professional, unbiased advice and assistance to you. From simple removal of excessive earwax, to the fitting and personalization of some of the most advanced hearing systems available in world today, this winning team have thousands of very satisfied customers and are now adding to the ever improving and revitalized Hornby Mall. Bringing together some of the most trusted names in the Christchurch area, the bright, new clinic will be the new home of Neil Hardisty, NZAS Audiometrist. Hailing from Cheshire in the UK, Neil has been delighting the hearing impaired in Christchurch since 2009. frequently praised for his limitless patience, impeccable bedside manner and ability to solve problems which other clinicians have deemed impossible, Neil is never satisfied until you are. His expertise, coupled with the very latest technology makes for an experience which is music to your ears. The new clinic opens on Monday 10th July at The Hub, 418 Main South Road, Hornby, next to BNZ, opposite Dress Mart. We welcome you to come along to our opening day, meet the team and enjoy complimentary Tea, Coffee & Cake. No appointments are necessary, but please bring along any hearing aids you already have to allow us to give them a FREE 5 star service. We look forward to delighting you with our service and helping you to rejoin the conversation. Neil Hardisty NZAS Audiometrist • FREE INITIAL HEARING ASSESSMENTS • ALL MAKES AND MODELS SERVICED • EAR WAX REMOVAL BY MICROSUCTION • FULLY INDEPENDENT ADVICE • 6 WEEK RISK FREE TRIAL • HOME VISITS AVAILABLE Phone: Clinic: Web: 03 974 1658 or 0508 HEARAGAIN SHOP 125, THE HUB, HORNBY WWW.HEARAGAIN.CO.NZ Coffee, Cake & Conversation Is your hearing causing problems? Are your hearing aids not behaving themselves? HEAR AGAIN invite you to come along to meet the team, enjoy a FREE morning or afternoon tea and find out what we can do to help you make the most of your hearing. At our open day on 10th July, we will be joined by the company Directors, who will be happy to answer any questions you might have concerning our world leading, innovative hearing systems. Call for more information 03 974 1658
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