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Queen St upgrade first stage almost complete Simon Bloomberg There’s light at the end of the tunnel for retailers affected by the first stage of the Queen St upgrade, with the finishing touches being completed this week. But it’s been a long and costly process for the retailers after repeated delays extended the deadline for completion of the stage by more than two months. The first stage of the Tasman District Council’s $11million upgrade between Gladstone Rd and McIndoe Pl started on February 7 and was initially scheduled for completion in mid-May. The construction has had a big impact on retailers and businesses at the bottom of Queen St with Village Cycles co-owner Andy Reid saying they have noticed a decline in the number of customers since the work started. However, Andy says they are fortunate to have escaped the full impact of the construction because they are a “destination shop” and have very loyal customers. “We have been a lot slower in the workshop for sure because a lot of the people who bring bikes in to be repaired aren’t our regulars,” Andy says. “We’ve still had plenty of people coming into buy bikes

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Norm Cross will be taking his 1974 Mark I Ford Capri to the Nelson Classic Ford Car Club’s celebration of Henry Ford’s birthday at Rabbit Island on Sunday. Photo: Simon Bloomberg.

From rusty heaps to a classic Ford Capri Simon Bloomberg It has taken Norm Cross over 40 years to finally get the car he really wanted and now he can’t stop smiling everytime he turns the key and revs the engine of his classic Ford Capri. Norm bought his first car, a 1958 Worsley 1500, when he was 18. It was “a bit of a rust bucket with a rattly old engine” but it was all the young pipe

fitter-welder could afford. Norm says he’s “owned quite a few cars since then” although none of them were much of an improvement on the Worsley. But all that changed three years ago when the Richmond car enthusiast retired and splashed out on a classic 1974 Mark I Ford Capri. “I’ve always liked cars but never been able to own a really nice one,” Norm says. “When I re-

tired, I thought I’d treat myself.” “I was talking to my neighbour Tom and he had this V8 Cortina and that got me going. I got the Capri because I like the style and shape - it reminds me of the Mustang.” Norm says he and his wife Rose will be taking the Capri to this Sunday’s Nelson Classic Ford Car Club’s celebration of Henry Ford’s birthday at Rabbit Island. The founder of the

Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863, and every year the club invites all Ford owners to attend the birthday celebrations. It will be the 20th year that the club has celebrated Henry Ford’s birthday and chairman Peter Soundy says the event is always popular. The celebrations will be held at Rabbit Island, just past the Rough Island turn-off, on Sunday starting at 10am.

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