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Raffle Date to be extended due to postal Strike
4 October 2007
A raffle to raise fund for East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service is to be extended to ensure that all entry will arrive on time and to ensure that no one misses out on the draw, due to postal strike delays this week.
East Sussex WRAS’s Autumm Raffle sponsored by Co-op Cruise and Travel, was due to be drawn on Tuesday 9th October at Eastbourne Town Hall but this is now being delayed until 16th October instead.
"We don’t want people to miss out due to the postal strike and we certainly don’t want to loose money as a result by having to return money by tickets returning late due to the strike," said Trevor Weeks, founder of East Sussex WRAS.
The first prize for the raffle is Tickets to "Joseph" and overnight hotel for two adult om 4th January 2008 and second prize of a polypin (35pts) of Harveys Best Bitter kindly donated by Harveys and Sons (Lewes) Ltd, as well as many other prizes.
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Press Contact: Andy Tilney, East Sussex WRAS Raffle organiser - 07774 736 834.
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It is very easy to assume a bird has been abandoned when you find it on the ground, but quite often it is a fledgling learning to fly. When a fledgling takes its first flight it is going to be unsuccessful, it is natural for them to spend 2-3 days on the ground sometimes before they can fly properly. Mum and dad will normally be nearby but they do not always fly down to feed every few minutes as they are trying to encourage the youngster to fly. Both the youngster and the parents are good at hiding themselves.