Fred and Maureen Batchelor cut the 10th anniversary cake for the Winstone Singers
Inside this issue: • Romeo & Juliet celebrations • Delicious summer menu • Celebrating 10 years! • Meet Julia Jane Winstone Retirement Village Christmas Newsletter 2017
Greetings from Sue... Hello and welcome to the Christmas edition of Jane’s Flyer! As I write this, it is a stunning day and I am hoping this is indicative of the weather to come. Over the last few months we have enjoyed many events and activities from one end of the spectrum to the other - Blokes Breakfast, Romeo & Juliet themed Verona Ball, the 10th anniversary of the Jane Winstone Singers and we also took part in the Mixed Fours bowls tournament. Although we didn't go through to the final we had a wonderful time. You will all be pleased to see that we have our previous gardening crew back together again – welcome back Jason! Also, our new clinical manager,
Divya Sebastian, is settling into her role well, please feel free to introduce yourself and make her feel welcome. I want to wish you and yours a safe and happy festive season and a prosperous New Year! Please remember my door is always open if you have a query. Until next time,
Sue Buchanan Village Manager
Charity partner announced In June, Alzheimer’s NZ was announced as Ryman’s charity partner for the year. Ngaire Dixon, chair of Alzheimer’s New Zealand, was delighted with the announcement as dementia and Alzheimers will become more of an issue in the future. There were more than 62,000 New Zealanders with dementia
in 2016, and the this is forecast to grow to 170,212 people by 2050. Ryman villages include 710 dementia beds and demand for care is growing. Every dollar raised for Alzheimer’s New Zealand at our villages this year will be matched dollar for dollar by Ryman Healthcare.
Sue Buchanan Village Manager Phone: 06 345 6783
Maureen Johnson Sales Advisor Phone: 06 348 9564
Call Sue for general enquiries, or any information about resthome, hospital and dementia care.
Talk to Maureen about retirement living options and availabilities in the village.
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Romeo & Juliet Ball To celebrate the Royal New Zealand Ballet and Ryman Healthcare season of Romeo & Juliet we held our very own Verona Ball. The village lounge was decorated in romantic colours and everyone donned their masks and had a fantastic evening. The Ballroom Dancers from the local St Johns Club kicked the evening off with their elegant dancing and encouraged our residents to join in. Our staff also attended and wore their best outfits, which lent to the wonderful atmosphere on the night. Everyone feasted on the delicious food that our wonderful kitchen team prepared, and continued to dance the night away. A great time had by all!
Our dance floor was never empty p y!
Ted and Jeanette Vallely
St Johns Club dancers showing how it's done
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Summer menu launched! Our Delicious menus have taken our villages by storm since the launch in February this year. The much-anticipated summer menus combine age-old favourites along with a few new additions, such as the inclusion of couscous. Hospitality manager Andrew Gibson said that the team concentrated on refining the menus for this edition.
Celebrating 10 years
“We’re building on the success of our previous menus by refining the recipes. We know what works now and we’ll build from there. But we also included a few new dishes.”
We celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Jane Winstone Singers with style. The group held a special performance for our care centre residents, and then performed for serviced apartment and independent residents after that.
Among these new dishes are chefs Paul Kuronic and Steve Iraia’s crab cake dishes. Paul and Steve both won silver at the New Zealand Hospitality Championships earlier this year, and residents will now get a taste of their creations.
Several boards displaying all the amazing pictures of the group over the years were also displayed at the village. Each choir member also received a bottle of wine and a box of chocolates.
And the best new dish on the menu? “Definitely the brisket!” Andrew enthused.
We later celebrated with a fantastic cake in the village centre. Two of the three founding members Fred and Maureen Batchelor cut the cake and we had a fantastic time eating and drinking with everyone!
The summer menus were rolled out in October.
Pioneers: Fred and Maureen
Blue Ribbon breakfast
Cashin Scholarship open for entries
Recently we held our first-ever Blue Ribbon Breakfast. Residents, staff and friends and families turned out in force to help raise badly needed funds for this extremely worthwhile cause. There was an amazing raffle available to win and the buffet breakfast was absolutely mind blowing. We had everything on offer from muesli, continental breakfast to steak and eggs! The dining room was awash with the colour blue and the final tally from the mornings efforts was a whopping $850.00 for our charity Alzheimers NZ. Fantastic result! Hopefully next year we can do even better.
Batchelor
Fozia Tasheem has no doubt that winning the first Cashin Scholarship changed the course of her life.
The 2018 Cashin Scholarship is now open. Ryman staff and family members undertaking tertiary study in 2018 can apply.
Fozia was studying accounting and information systems at Victoria University and funding her studies was a struggle.
For more details contact David King at: david.king@rymanhealthcare.com
Fozia’s mum, Hushn Bano, was working at Malvina Major as a housekeeper, and Fozia took a part time job there. “I did everything I could at the village to get extra shifts.’’ In 2011, she applied for the first Cashin Scholarship and it could not have come at a better time.
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Now 25, Fozia has just been promoted to a co-ordinator’s role at Datacom in Wellington, so her career is on the up.
Village bowlers vie for victory memories of the farm, including their dog Toss. In his old age, Toss would only allow her father and Julia to pet him.
The lower North Island Ryman Mixed Fours bowls tournament is well underway with the Jane Winstone team competing in the regional final held in Palmerston North. We played against Princess Alexandra, Jean Sandel, Kiri Te Kanawa and host village, Julia Wallace. The teams competed over two days, with Princess Alexandra winning on ends after a close race against Julia Wallace. The Wellington regional final took place in Petone at Bob Scott. The home team faced off against previous winners Charles Fleming and were excited to take the win. Regional winning teams from Bob Scott & Princess Alexandra will face off at the grand final in December, which will be held at Charles Fleming in Waikanae.
The bowling teams had a wonderful day! We are looking forward to hearing who takes the win and will head to Melbourne to compete in the Ryman sponsored, $12,000 Glen Waverley Christmas Bowls Carnival.
Introducing Divya Sebastian Hello, my name is Divya Sebastian and I am the clinical manager at Jane Winstone. I was born on New Year’s Eve in Angamaly. Angamaly is a municipality in the Ernakulam district of the state of Kerala, India. I obtained my bachelor’s degree in India and have worked in different nursing departments to gain experience. When I got married to my husband Ajo, we decided to move to New Zealand for a better life and career opportunities. Nelson was our first destination and we settled in nicely with our boy Ryan, nearly 4 and girl Riona, 1. We moved from Nelson to Whanganui for my husbands’ career. I started working at Jane Winstone in the middle of August this year. Each day at the
village is different, challenging yet rewarding. I like listening to the residents, their families and staff. One of my goals is to make our team even more approachable! In my free time, I love to be with my family and play with my children. They make me feel refreshed and happy. I also love to listen to music, cooking, dancing and keeping in contact with my friends and family. One day I hope to visit the Great Barrier Reef, as that’s on my bucket list!
phy r u M a i l u J t Mee Introducing resident Julia Murphy, who is a colourful character, always has something humorous to say and is a whizz at crosswords. Julia was born in Mangaweka and has three brothers and three sisters. Growing up on a dairy farm Julia learned not to mince words and separate the wheat from the chaff: "living on a dairy farm enabled me to recognise bulls*** when I was four years old." Julia has fond
A friend of Julia’s had a idea that they would head to Porirua and get jobs. This move would lead Julia to study general/ physiatric nursing in Porirua. Her friend remained in Mangaweka once a young man had caught her eye so Julia ended up making the move on her own! Julia was now working and studying in Porirua and on one of her nights off she decided to go to the movies which somehow lead to a ticket being purchased for England and that is how she started her OE. Julia says that she has seen enough of the world and is living in the best country! Julia is a keen golfer and she was both the president of her club and a national referee. Another interesting hobby Julia had was stone carving. Julia's favourite thing about living at Jane Winstone is the fact that the staff are the friendliest and kindest people she has met. She feels that the village and it's staff have become her family.
Cheers to beers Recently we held a pub afternoon for our Men’s Club to celebrate International Beer Day. It was a fantastic way for the men from all areas of the village to socialise over their favourite brew. The kitchen prepared scrumptious snacks and some played a game of darts and pool with the odd joke or two. The men also had the chance to sample some fantastic boutique beers. It was a great way to spend an afternoon!
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Christmas tree cookies Makes approx 10 trees Ingredients: • 2 cups flour • ½ tsp baking soda • 1 tbsp ground ginger • 1 cup (220g) firmly packed soft brown sugar • 150g butter
• 1 egg • Cookie cutter, one shape varying sizes Royal icing sugar: • 2 egg whites • 2 cups icing sugar • 2 tsp vanilla extract
Method: 1. Preheat oven to 180°C. 2. Sift flour, baking soda and ground ginger together in a bowl. Add butter. 3. In a separate bowl beat the egg and sugar until light and fluffy. 4. Mix everything together. Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes. 5. Roll out on a lightly floured surface and cut out the shapes. 6. Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden.
Keep an eye on the smaller cookies so that they don’t burn. 7. Remove from oven and cool on baking rack. 8. Assemble the tree by using a bit of icing sugar between the layers. Royal icing sugar: Beat egg whites in clean, large bowl with mixer at high speed until foamy. Gradually add sugar and vanilla extract. Beat at high speed until thickened.
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