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Mia McCloud and Zara Taylor sported fantastic
rainbow face paint at our annual children’s party
Inside this issue:
• Children’s Party
• Cashin Scholarship winner
announced
• Art Deco tour
• Meet Nancy
Princess Alexandra Retirement Village Autumn Newsletter 2018
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Greetings from Jodie...
Hello and welcome to the autumn edition created an engaging
of Princess Alexandra Post. environment for
I hope that you had some quality time the young and old.
with friends and family over the festive Please remember that
season. The year is flying by and we are my door is always
rolling out many activities for all our open if you have
residents and family, keep an eye out an enquiry.
on the activities calendars. We are really We welcome your
enjoying seeing family and friends visit suggestions and ideas and I look forward
the village. to seeing you around the village.
We kicked off the year with our annual Kind regards,
Children’s Party. This was held at the
park next door to us, and it was a very
successful day.
Thank you to the wonderful activities Jodie Robb
team; their creativity and enthusiasm Village Manager
The Ryman Season of The Nutcracker
The Royal New Zealand Ballet is hard at work
to bring the new production of the much-
loved Christmas classic, The Nutcracker, to
New Zealand’s stages. The Ryman Healthcare
Season of The Nutcracker will be the RNZB’s
biggest tour of 2018, opening in Wellington
on 31 October and touring the rest of the
country. The Nutcracker is the third tour
sponsored by Ryman, following the sell-out
success of The Wizard of Oz and Romeo
and Juliet. For information on the discounts
available for Ryman staff and residents – talk
to your village manager.
Jodie Robb Shona Bayliss
Village Manager Sales Advisor
Phone: 06 835 9085 Phone: 06 835 3018
Call Jodie for general Talk to Shona about
enquiries or any information retirement living
about resthome, hospital options and availabilities
and dementia care. in the village.
145 Battery Road, Napier • www.princessalexandra.co.nz
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Annual
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Ch
rty
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Kathleen Sherratt with
granddaughter Aviva
who won the best dr Taylor
essed award
For our annual Children’s Party in
January, we went to our local park
next door. Under the big walnut tree
our residents and staff gathered to
watch their children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren play.
We had a fantastic bouncy castle,
a clown who specialised in balloon
figures and our very popular face
painters who had not a moment of
rest. No party is complete without food
and we had plenty to eat at the BBQ.
A special highlight for everyone was
designing your own ice-cream sundae.
To conclude the day, the children raced
for lollies in the lolly scramble and
treasure hunt. It was a fantastic day idy’s
for the young and young-at-heart and id e n t Pat Bra ee Smith
Res aL
we can’t wait to plan our next one. a u g h t er Emm
grandd
Our staff also got in on
the act by dressing up
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bowlers take on Melbourne
While most of us were sleeping off our
Christmas feasts on Boxing Day, four
residents from Bob Scott Retirement
Village were heading to Melbourne.
The winners of the Ryman lower North
Island regional bowls tournament, Arie
Molenaar, Shirley Wilson, Ron Scott
and Reta Morris, were eager to take on
Australian bowlers in the Glen Waverley
ta
t, Shirely Wilson and Re
Bowls Carnival. Arie Molenaar, Ran Scot a
we re pr ou d to re pr es ent Bob Scott in Australi
“The atmosphere was brilliant. There was Morris
a lot of interest in us and people asking
how we were doing,” Arie says. talk there. It’s a social spot,” Arie says.
The team also enjoyed their visit to “Sometimes we’re there for half an hour
Ryman’s first Melbourne village, the Weary and we don’t play bowls we just talk!”
Dunlop Retirement Village, where they had They all give a very big thank you to
a tour and morning tea with the residents. Ryman and Denise Thompson, Ryman
They all agree that it is the best thing to community and relations team leader,
have a bowling green in a village as it and Russ Nicholls, from the Glen Waverley
brings people together. Bowls Club.
“A lot of people go there just to sit and “We’re just so proud to be part of Ryman.”
Cashin Scholarship Winner 2018
Emma Glasson is all set to pursue her Ryman director
dream career after winning the $5,000 Mike Cashin.
Cashin Scholarship. Blair Cashin,
The 18-year-old from Invercargill has started Mike’s son,
her first year studying for a Bachelor said Emma was a
of Commerce and she says the scholarship deserving winner.
has eased the pressure on her family. “We were delighted
Emma’s mum Deanna is a senior caregiver to support Emma’s
at Rowena Jackson Retirement Village in ambitions to study
Invercargill and started there in 2012 after accountancy.
the family moved south from Christchurch. She’s part of a
Emma says the earthquakes were tough on family whose lives
the family. were disrupted by
“The earthquakes took a toll on us all and the earthquakes but she is a determined
mum and dad decided that Invercargill character who has done well at school
would be a good place to move to.’’ through her hard work.’’
Emma is the seventh winner of the The scholarship is open to all Ryman staff
scholarship established in honour of and their families.
Princess Alexandra Post Ryman Healthcare is proud to be partnering with Child Cancer Foundation in the Haier Big Hoot. From 3 March till 6 May, 47 owl sculptures decorated by New Zealand and international artists will be displayed across Auckland. One of these owls has been sponsored by Ryman Healthcare. There will also be 60 owlets mostly decorated by children on display. Auckland sculptor Jeff Thomson has created the Ryman owl, which has landed at a location in Birkenhead. Jeff’s Tin Owl is made from corrugated iron and is quite striking against the other painted fibreglass owls. If you live, or find yourself in Auckland, grab some friends and go on a wander around the beautiful city and see if you can find Ryman’s Tin Owl! For a trail map and more information about the art trail, please visit www.thebighoot.co.nz
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Art Deco Tourheritage
Deco
brates its Art
Fruit Carving
k e s B a y ce le ruary. We
Haw ve ry year in Feb nt on an
fe st iv a l e
with a and we
1 9 20s clothing ng
dress e d u p in
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r. W ier Airport an
Art Deco tou la n e s a t N a p ts had the chance to
m old p apier. see fantastic fruit ca
aerobatics fro e g re a t a rc hitecture of N a visitor from Singap
rving in action. Rahm
,
th
of course saw ore, performed the
c Cord, demonstration and
w : Ji m m y R eid, Philippa M w: fruit and vegetables
everyone now look
at
Back ro
, Ra y Th o m p son. Middle ro w:
differently thanks to
her!
Jack Spurr
d R o w le y La scells. Front ro
ey an e Ryan. Rahm demonstrates
Marcella Coff ss B ra m well and Mari how to
, R o
Joy Donnelly carve a watermelon
Introducing Richelle Villanueva
Hello, my name is Richelle Villanueva and adult colouring
I am from the Philippines. I have been books!
practising as a registered nurse in New I joined the
Zealand for ten years now. I have worked Princess
mainly in aged care and decided to Alexandra
specialise in it. team and have
When I came to New Zealand, I worked in been working
Tauranga for six years and it is there that I night shifts for
met my partner. We now have a five-year- the last three
old daughter and her name is Diamond. months, which
We decided to move to Napier in order to I have enjoyed. I have now taken the role
be closer to my partner’s family, which is, of Duchess unit coordinator. It’s good to
of course, very good for my daughter. see everyone in action as it is different
When I am not working, I enjoy spending from the night shifts.
time with my family, watching movies, I am looking forward to getting to know
listening to music, and having picnics at all our residents and their families, as well
the beach. I have also become addicted to as the wonderful staff.
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I trained to be a teacher in 1954 at
Ardmore in Auckland, which was an
old army base. My first teaching position
was in Opoutama, Mahia.
I travelled to the UK with a friend in
1960 and we travelled through the
Panama Canal on a ship. The ship that
we were due to leave on from Napier
was diverted due to a wharf workers
strike. We therefore had to fly to Bluff
ancy and catch a ship from there. We spent
t N six weeks at sea.
Mee
One of my most memorable moments
was attending a garden party high tea
at Buckingham Palace – complete with
cucumber sandwiches! We were to meet
the Queen, however, she was unwell so
Hello, my name is Nancy Lyons. I moved her husband Prince Phillip stepped in for
into the Princess Alexandra Duchess her. I remember thinking that he looked
wing in June 2017. My husband, Noel, very odd as he was wearing make-up.
has since passed on. Perhaps he needed a little colour, or
My parents were Scottish and immigrated maybe it was for the photos?
in 1934. They settled in Nuhaka between During my three years overseas, I worked
Wairoa and Gisborne. I was born that as a teacher in London, Edinburgh and
same year. in Toronto, Canada. I met my husband
Because of the climate in Scotland, my Noel on my return home through our
mum owned leather coats and fur stoles. association with the Presbyterian Church
I remember feeling embarrassed that at St Pauls in Napier. We were married
none of my friend’s mothers owned these in 1963. We have a daughter, Ann, who
items. We also had thick woollen rugs on now lives in Sydney, Australia with our
our wooden floors, which to me looked grandson Sam.
inferior to the shiny lino that my friends’ I continued teaching throughout my
homes had. married life at Wycliffe Intermediate
My father worked on our 2000-acre farm School and retired in 1990. Some of
and ran sheep and cattle. We hired two my ex-students actually work at
boys to live and work alongside my father. Princess Alexandra and it’s lovely
One was ‘The Sheppard’, the other we to be able to reminisce.
called ‘The Cowboy’. The Cowboy milked I have always been a keen gardener and
the cows. ‘Blucks Transport’ collected the recently enjoyed a van outing to Hastings,
cream twice weekly in the large cream where we were treated by our hosts to
can. The cream was then delivered to The a lovely high tea. I enjoy my life here at
Butter Factory in Wairoa. Princess Alexandra.
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Philippa McCord and Joy Donnelly
had fun with the beach-themed BBQ
BBQ luncheon
February was BBQ season and we
followed suit with a spectacular BBQ
lunch in the garden courtyard. The
residents made the decorations for the
tables, which consisted of bottles filled
with sand and shells, toi tois in jars,
shells, and beach rocks. Everyone also
dressed up in hats and summer shirts
for the day!
der the midday sun
It was fantastic BBQ un
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