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Fanzone a family zone Cup rules make selling alcohol too hard
WE MADE IT: Nelson boy Rex Johnston, 6, and dad David at the top of the first of the 20 Summit Challenge climbs, up the Centre of New Zealand on Sunday. The WHK climb is the first of 20 challenges to help celebrate the 20th birthday for the Summit Rescue Helicopter in Nelson. Story on page 4. Photo: Phillip Rollo.
Nelson’s Rugby World Cup fanzone first to get a look at it. will have a distinctly family atmos- The giant screen will sit in between phere after organisers found it too the Nelson Provincial Museum and tough to enforce strict IRB alcohol ANZ bank with the fanzone filling rules. most of upper Trafalgar St. But that doesn’t bother council, The announcement was the latest which says it is happy to make the from Nelson City Council as it conarea alcohol-free and there are plenty tinues preparations for the city as it of other options for those wanting to gets set to host four teams as part drink during the games. of the 2011 Rugby World The fanzone, on upper Cup. Trafalgar St, will show the Journalists from some of semi finals and final of those countries have also the Rugby World Cup on been in Nelson during the a giant screen, with thoupast week visiting facilities sands expected to pack and the region to report out the closed off street back to their homeland. and church steps. Among the journalists But any hopes of selling has been a contingent of alcohol were dashed with 14 from Australia, seven Coleman, from lifestyle magazines Rugby World Cup rules Susan meaning only sponsors RWC 2011 Nelson and seven sports journalHeineken beer and Ban- regional director. ists. Susan says the expocroft wine would be allowed, making sure will be fantastic for the region as life impossible for bar owners, who’s Australian fans sure up their itinerlicense extends partially into the fan- ary for the tournament. zone. Organisers are also hoping that the “It was just too tough to work around, Game On festival will see some of the but that’s ok, we wanted it to be a fans spend more time in Nelson. Anfamily event anyway,” says RWC re- other three events have been added to gional director Susan Coleman. the festival, including the Italian FesThe layout for the fanzone was re- tival, a brass band concert and Living leased late last week with business Legends, a tree planting project. The -owners on upper Trafalgar St, the festival now has more than 20 events.
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