The Norsewood Drought Shout T20 cricket match was planned for the end of March at Matthews Park in Norsewood but owing to the Covid-19 lockdown, had to be cancelled.
This was a real disappointment for the farming community which has suffered the worst drought in decades, time off the farm to have some fun was just what they needed.
Penelope Drysdale, a local farmer who initiated the event, still wanted to ensure farmers in the area received something, so the idea of goodie bags came about.
The original sponsors were all keen to still support it as they knew how tough farmers in the area had it. So Penelope teamed up with Jane Tylee from the East Coast Rural Support Trust and Michelle Brown, another local farmer, to deliver the goodie bags.
The goodie bags were full of goodness and were only possible due to the support of sponsors; Hermansen Contracting, Pat Ports from Property Brokers, ANZ, Rabo Bank, Fonterra, Farmlands, Silver Fern Farms and Tui HQ. The people who were registered to be part in the original T20 cricket match were the first to receive the bags.