WHILE most fire brigades held their open days on Sunday 25 November, Reefton rocked out the day before as part of the Reefton ROCS festival.
Organisers said it was a fantastic success with everyone enjoying the beautiful weather.
The bands were David Goding and the Tortured Artist, MF Jones, Fats Wah Wah, Sins Frontier, Enough Said and Full Fat who all rocked the day away.
It is the Reefton CFA’s biggest fundraiser for the year.
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