A Bonza Gesture

“We really have all appreciated the Horse Deals Magazines sent up to us here, it was a bonza gesture” commented Parkes Showgrounds inmate, Nerida Corbett.

The ability to make the most of a situation is evident amongst the Parkes lockdown population. Nerida continues;-

“We are all going very well, there are about 15 of us here from all over the state. We have a communal barbeque at night and if not too tired sit around the campfire. There is quite a hill here and by the time you have walked up and back four or so times, it feels like Mt Everest! Someone brought in a cooker and you just put the veggies and the meat in and we have had a couple of baked dinners which was really good”, Nerida said with a laugh.

“A lovely local lady called Vera, who is champion cook of Parkes Show has baked a lot of beautiful cakes and brought them in for us all. Another local lady had organised the Parkes French Bakery to donate bread, which is really good, as it all helps. The DPI supplies the horse feed, but we feed ourselves, and it is a real communal effort. We are living in the trucks and the DPI have organised a couple of caravans, so it’s been good.

“All 36 horses have had the flu and all are well on the mend now thank goodness. At this stage if all continues to go well we hope to be able to leave by the end of the month”.