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August 2009

Peacehaven’s prize-winning poet

Frances was in Wanganui the first few days of August at a Diversional Therapy Conference. Over 150 delegates attended which provided ample opportunity to pick brains and learn new activities to challenge and entertain our residents.

While she was there, Frances entered several pieces of poetry written by Peacehaven residents into the annual competition. She was very proud to announce that Ola Williams had been chosen for a special award for her poems entitled “Love”, “Peacehaven” and “Cotton, My Pet”. The following is “Love”, which the judges were particularly impressed with.

Ola has been writing poems for most of her life and is delighted to have “won an award in the town I was born in ninety-eight years later”. Two books of her poetry were also published when she was 87.

Goodbye Abby

Peacehaven has agreed to partner with Lynfield College’s Gateway program, which allows senior students to gain work experience in a field they are interested in. Abby Slessor has been coming here for the last eight Fridays to assist Frances with the activities. She has enjoyed her time with us and we’ve really enjoyed her warm and bubbly nature. We wish her well in her future pursuits.

Western Springs

Spring is in the Air

Spring is upon us and to celebrate we have decorated the main hallway in spring colours; made daffodils out of paper and created beautiful daffodil arrangements to go on the dinner tables. The warmer weather has got some of the residents having morning tea out in the garden and gazebo.