The Devonport Flagstaff Page 9
February 24, 2017
Floyd works magic for sick friend Young Devonport magician Floyd Langdon hopes his new stage-illusions show at the Victoria Theatre is going to work like magic for his sick three-year-old friend David Westwood. David has been diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 as well as Moyamoya Disease. He had six strokes last year and also has a small brain tumour. David’s parents Lucy Bennett and Stephen Westwood grew up in Devonport. His grandfather David Westwood Sr was a long-time local dentist. Young David spent much of 2016 in hospital or at the Wilson Centre, where he is learning to walk again. Floyd (11) says that his friend had been sick for so long and it is “just not fair.” “We went to his house not long ago and I played with David. We played with balloons and a fly swatter, did a jigsaw puzzle and played with some finger puppets. And I realised that he had not been home for a whole year and I just wanted to do something for him,” he says With the help of his mother Vicki Leopold, Floyd is puttting on a magic show at the Vic. The show also features professional magician Andre Vegas and Floyd’s new assistant (and godsister) Lady Alice. “It’s an all-new show with proper stage illusions, new tricks, and always a new audience,” says Floyd.
Magic team… Floyd Langdon and mum Vicki Leopold Floyd has performed at The Pumphouse and Rainbow’s End in the past. He is putting on two one-hour shows on March 5 – at 3 pm and 5 pm. Tickets are $20, available at the Vic or at thevic.co.nz. All proceeds go towards David’s care. Work by local artists Rob Tucker and Component (Sparrow) will be included in a silent auction as well.
Ferry services suffer hold-ups and cancellations Rush hour ferries between the Devonport peninsula and Auckland CBD were blighted by numerous cancellations and delays in January. The exact number of cancellations is unclear. Figures provided by Fullers CEO Doug Hudson conflict with the number of text alerts about cancellations that passengers have received from Fullers. Hudson says only two departures were cancelled in January, while the Kea was withdrawn from service for two days to have her hull cleaned. Another two Stanley Bay services were cancelled, he says. However, text alerts obtained by the Flagstaff show that 14 Devonport sailings were cancelled in January – 12 of them “due to vessel breakdown” and the other two “due to a medical emergency”. Hudson did not specify the number of ferry delays in January, but says the 2017 summer has brought an increase in passengers, especially on the Devonport service. “Over busy periods, especially when there are up to three cruise ships in port, we have had to operate a secondary vessel alongside the Kea in order to keep Kea on time,” he says. “With high numbers both unloading and loading, the vessels struggle to do so in the normal five-minute turnaround and this can have a flow-on effect.”
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