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Wednesday 27 March 2024
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Seventeen-year-old Caleb Thomson has taken the wheel of the Mr Whippy Nelson Tasman truck. Photo: Kate Russell.
Teen whips up soft serve success KATE RUSSELL He may only be 17 years old, but Nelson’s new Mr Whippy is bringing back the nostalgic sound of Greensleeves to the region’s streets. Caleb Thomson took over the
ice cream truck business from Penny Toft, who hung up her cones in February after 19 years. Caleb says he has been an entrepreneur from a young age. “When I was about five or six, I was selling lemonade out-
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side my house in Reefton. My dad always told me, if I wanted something, I had to buy it myself.” He established his first business in Nelson at just 12 years old Sweet Azz Candy Floss. “Dad loaned me $350 to buy a
candy floss machine on Trade Me,” he says. “I bought that and a table, and just used some stuff in the garage… then slowly worked my way up.”
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Pool goes to the dogs While some were happy to pace the sidelines, most leapt, slipped and slid into Nayland Park Pool on Saturday for the Dog Splash to mark the end of the summer season. The event has become a favourite on the fourlegged calendar and marks the closing of Nayland Pool for the winter. Photos: Sara Hollyman.
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