Doing the Blue Beat

Te Awamutu police sergeant Felicity Cook-Jones joked her Cambridge colleague constable Danica Hibdige should be cloned for her work with youth.

Felicity Cook-Jones, left, joked her Cambridge colleague constable Danica Hibdige should be cloned. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

Hibdige leads Cambridge’s Youth Aid and Blue Light activities and was part of a crew that towed a fire appliance 1500 metres as a team building exercise.

Cook-Jones praised Hibdige’s work on the programme at Cambridge High School, calling it “absolutely fantastic.” Blue Edge (Education, Development, Growth and Empowerment) aims to guide young people towards becoming positive leaders in their communities. Over seven weeks 20 participants aged 14 to 18 took part in the programme, culminating in a 12-hour long activity day last Friday.

We did it: Participants of Blue Edge, including Constable Danica Hibdige and teacher Jeff East, celebrate finishing the fire engine tow. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

 

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