“We think it’s possibly the 50th next year,’’ Kerr said. “The idea of the day is to get all the locals all together on a day that isn’t going to cost a fortune with most events either free, or $2.’’
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Shaun O Neill in action on the day. Any money that is taken on the day, always held on January 2, is donated to organisations in the area, she said. Kerr said while attendance numbers were down slightly on previous years, probably because of the weather, there had also been good support from out-of-towners. “We don’t advertise hugely before the event so it’s usually word of mouth.