Press Release – Southland Charity Hospital Bert is rolling on home. After what we hope is a successful journey, the Thornbury Vintage Tractor and Implement Club will be excited to return in the 1983 20 D Massey Ferguson (otherwise known as Bert) to a warm reception at the Ascot Park Hotel. Families, …Bert is rolling on home. After what we hope is a successful journey, the Thornbury Vintage Tractor and Implement Club will be excited to return in the 1983 20 D Massey Ferguson (otherwise known as Bert) to a warm reception at the Ascot Park Hotel. Families, media and well-wishers are invited to show their support and welcome the trekkers home.
Bert is rolling on home. After what we hope is a
successful journey, the Thornbury Vintage Tractor and
Implement Club will be excited to return in the 1983 20 D
Massey Ferguson (otherwise known as Bert) to a warm
reception at the Ascot Park Hotel. Families, media and
well-wishers are invited to show their support and welcome
the trekkers home.
The drivers have ventured 1200 km
from E Hayes & Sons to the Christchurch Charity
Hospital. This has been a very intentional journey as it
places emphasis on the Southern DHB border. Currently there
is some misinformation that only patients within the
Southland region are eligible for treatment. Therefore, it