Police join the fun at Country Fair

For the first time, the police will be joining in for The Herald’s exciting country fair by bringing a helicopter, two horses and even dogs!

At this year’s KFC Herald Country Fair, the Mounted and K9 units will have display stands to show and explain how their animals are trained, while the air wing pilots will be standing by with the helicopter to show curious visitors how they assist with catching criminals.

Gates to the event  open at 9am on  August 25 and there is a jam-packed programme for the whole family to enjoy.  Kids can look forward to the KFC Fun Zone which will include the mini-cricket action zone where boys and girls young and old can test their cricket skills in a time trial which measures speed, agility and accuracy.

Both the K9 unit handlers and the specialist search-and-rescue wing of the police will be there with a display to explain how they work and locate missing people.

Various dogs – including the narcotics, explosive and fire-detection dogs – will be there as part of the police’s display.

Visitors can chat with the officers and pose for pictures with the various animals and police equipment.

The helicopter will be there between 10am and noon.

In addition, the K9 unit will do a show demonstration showing how their dogs locate explosives and narcotics.

The fire-accelerant dog, of which there are only a handful in the country, will also be there for people to see how the police assist with arson investigations.

The KFC Fun Zone will also have old-fashioned lawn races for everyone to enjoy, along with the giant Jumping Bucket.

There will be paintball, face painting and you can even get your nails painted at The Herald tent.

The touch farm will be open for kids to  enjoy feeding the animals, tractor  and pony rides.

There will be live entertainment, music, giveaways, food trucks, a market and much more to enjoy on the day.

The fair is not only about having fun, but also about giving back to the community.

A portion of the proceeds from the ticket sales will go to KFC’s Add Hope beneficiaries, who will be at the event.

The Eastern Province Child and Youth Care Centre will host  action-packed paintball games,  the Oosterland Youth Centre will be selling their baked goods while the  Khayalethu ACVV Youth Centre and  Oliver House will sell pancakes.  

The Maranatha Streetworkers’ Trust will also be there to raise funds for the organisation by selling coffee and crafts.

Tickets for the country fair are available online at www.quicket.com or at the gate on the day of the event.

Tickets are R50 a person and children under two get in for  free.

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For more information, send an e-mail  to heraldevents@tisoblackstar.co.za