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Tēnā koutou and welcome to this week's newsletter. We hope you're enjoying the Spring sunshine between the showers. We have plenty of information, events, and entertainment to keep you busy in this week's newsletter!
Kia pai tō koutou rā, and thank you for sharing a few moments of your day with us.
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STAYING SAFE WORKSHOPS FOR SENIOR DRIVERS
Staying Safe is a classroom-based refresher workshop for senior road users. The workshop aims to maintain and improve safe driving practices and increase knowledge of other transport options available to help senior road users remain safely mobile.
When: Monday 9th November 10am - 2pm
Where: Anvil house 138 Wakefield Street, Te Aro
OR
When: Thursday 26th November 10am - 2pm
Where: Karori Community Centre
You will need to REGISTER for these events, as spaces are limited. Visit our website and fill in the form (on the right hand side of the page) to register now, or call 04 499 6648 for more information.
BRAIN HEALTH WORKSHOP
Like the body, the brain benefits from being active, to maintain a healthy and clear mind. The Brain Health Workshop will offer tools to achieve this.
After a brain health talk, we will prepare a meal together, eat, and then complete the session with a one-hour brain health activity that we will design together.
This innovative four-part workshop is part of a research project aimed at understanding the importance of social activity on keeping our brains healthy in older age.
Please register by contacting Lorna Harvey on ea@acwellington.org.nz or by phoning 04 499 6648.
When: 26th November at 11:15am - 1:45pm (lunch provided)
Where: Garden Room, St Peter's Church, Corner of Ghuznee and Willis Street, Te Aro
 
POP-UP HUBS
Join us for these free events, where there will be a light lunch, a cuppa and some friendly chats.
LINDEN
When: 10th November at 1pm - 2.30pm
Where: Linden Community Centre, 10 Linden Ave, Tawa
SEATOUN
When: 24th November at 12pm - 2pm
Where: Seatoun Village Hall next to St Christopher's Church, 22 Forres Street, Seatoun
Call 04 499 6648 for more information.
SLEEP PRESENTATION
Sleep changes with ageing and its relationship to health and well being. Come along to hear about the importance of sleep and to learn some tips surrounding sleep.
When: Tuesday 10 November at 1.30pm
Where: Rita Angus Retirement Village 66 Coutts Street, Kilbirnie
For more information and to register call 04 499 6648
SENIOR REGIONAL GAMES
Come and join in on the fun at the 2020 Senior Regional Games! This free event celebrates ageing through physical and social activities that are inclusive and accessible for senior needs.
There will be a variety of games available ranging from sports, such as badminton, pickleball, indoor bowls and walking netball, to dancing and live music: something for everyone!
The 2020 Senior Regional Games is a free event that has been designed and prepared by Upper Hutt City Council, Hutt City Council, Wellington City Council, Kapiti Coast District Council, Age Concern and Sport Wellington.
There will be free buses available for seniors. Pick up points will be Upper Hutt and Lower Hutt but you need to register. Call Imelda on 04 499 6646 for more information.
When: Tuesday 3 November 2020, 10:00am–2:00pm
Where: ASB Sports Centre, 72 Kemp Street, Kilbirnie
To find out more details about the day please click here.
SENIORS WEEK
Wellington City Council is compiling a booklet for Seniors' Week, which will be held 9 - 15 November 2020. Keep an eye out for a booklet of events at your local library.
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NEW STEADY AS YOU GO EXERCISE CLASSES
These classes are designed to improve strength and balance and help prevent a fall. Steady as You Go classes improve balance and leg strength, flexibility, general fitness and wellbeing, and are a great way to meet new people. Classes consist of a combination of sitting, standing and walking exercises, and take around an hour. For a full list of Steady As You Go classes around the Region, click here.
NEW - KHANDALLAH
When: Tuesdays at 11am
Where: St Barnabas Church, 35 Box Hill, Khandallah
NEW - CHURTON PARK
When: Fridays at 1pm
Where: Churton Park Community Centre, 75 Lakewood Avenue
NEW - LOWER HUTT
When: Wednesdays at 11am
Where: Knox Church, 574 High Street, Boulcott Lower Hutt
For further information, email: info@ageconcernwellington.org.nz or call: Ann on 04 499 6646.
Click HERE to watch a video of what to expect at a SAYGO class.
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OUR VOICE
We would love to hear from our readers. Please share a few lines about your hobbies, a recipe, a pattern, a story, artwork, a poem... We'd like to read about anything that you think other readers would enjoy!
Reader Submission: DJ Bradley "Thpitting" poem.
Hope this gives you a giggle for the day. Can you just imagine a young boy discussing this poem with an old man; maybe his grandfather. The boy has a speech impediment and can’t say “s”.
Thpitting
Everybody’th got a hobby. Mine’th thpitting .
I thpit magnifithently .
I thpit in curveth, In thpiralth and in little poolth
And in and out the windowth.
One day I met a man and I thaid Whatth your hobby?
He thaid thippting.
Thath mine I thaid
He thpat magnifithently too.
He thpat in curveth. In thpiralth and in little poolth
And up and down the chimneyth.
Then I thpat.
I thpat ath I had never thpat before;
I thpat in curveth. In thpiralth and in little poolth
And in and out the windowth.
Then…. I thpat right in hith eye
He wath pleathed and thurprithed
But more thurprithed than pleathed.
Thank you Dj Bradley, it certainly gave us all a chuckle!
Every two months, we will draw a winner. The winning entry will take home a $50 Countdown voucher, generously donated by the team at Countdown.
Please email your entries to:
news@ageconcernwellington.org.nz
Or mail your entries to:
Age Concern Wellington (Re: Your Voice), PO Box 11-108, Wellington, 6142
Terms and Conditions:
By submitting an entry, you grant permission to Age Concern Wellington to publish your entry in their newsletters and on their website. Only winning entries will receive a prize. All entries remain the property of the entrant. Prizes cannot be exchanged for cash. Prizes will be mailed to the winners.
FREE SOCIAL DRAMA CLASSES FOR SENIORS
Voice Arts are starting a Social Drama Class for Seniors. They are offering both face-to-face and online social drama classes that use improvisation, drama and storytelling to gently stretch the grey matter and keep the mind active and creative. Our Social Drama classes are full of play, laughter and connection. No lines to learn, no audiences, just fun. Morning tea provided.
When: Mondays at 10.30am - 12pm
Where: Linden Community Centre
For more information, including the ZOOM classes, please contact Kerryn Palmer via email Kerryn@voice-arts.org.nz or call 027 2457 185 or 04 897 0033.
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COPS WITH CAKES - THE SAFE AS EXPO
Coming your way - Cops, Cakes, Food and Fun!
The 'SAFE AS' Expo will have
- Emergency services demos
- Games & prizes
- kids rides
- Copcakes
- free BBQ for kids
- Safety demos cycle training
- Child restraint fittings
- Aged & young driver support
Lets come together to share ways to make our roads and community safer.
When: 14 November at 10am - 2pm
Where: Avalon Park, Lower Hutt
For more information, visit the Facebook page by clicking HERE.
LIVE STRONGER FOR LONGER SURVEY
Live Stronger For Longer are conducting research so that they can develop a solution which delivers great, sustainable outcomes in the injury prevention space for New Zealanders that are 65 years or older. The research is open to people aged 65 and over; their friends and whanau; and health professionals working with people aged 65 and over. If you could spare 5-10 minutes to fill out the survey or know someone who can, they would love your input!
Click HERE for the link to the survey.
NEIGHBOURS DAY SURVEY
The Wellington City Council are asking people for feedback on the materials and Neighbours Day, and how they can improve it this coming year. Wellington residents who fill out the survey will be in the draw for a Sustainability Trust voucher.
To fill in the survey, click HERE for the link.
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Remember to wash your hands, record your movements and be kind
COVID-19 WEBSITE AND CONTACT TRACING
Please keep track of your movements. The Ministry of Health has created a tracing app; NZ COVID Tracer. This app works by scanning a QR code (quick response code) on a poster at participating businesses. The app then keeps track of where you have scanned so that you know where you have been.
COVID-19 CONTACT TRACER BOOKLET
While the tracer app is the best method, the government have created a COVID-19 Contact Tracker booklet as an accessible alternative. This is to support contact tracing in our community for those who can’t access a smartphone or may not be adept at QR code scanning. The booklet acts as journal, so you can write details about where you’ve been and who you’ve seen. You can order or download a copy, or we may be able to give you a copy. Please call us on 04 499 6648 if you would like a copy.
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MAKING FACE COVERINGS WORK FOR EVERYONE
It is recommended to wear a face covering or mask when travelling on public transport.
For advice on how to wear a face covering safely, see the Covid19 website.
For handy tips on how to make face masks at home, click HERE.
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IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
1. Limes are just lemons picked early - True or False?
2. What is the fastest land animal on Earth?
3. Where is Superman from?
4. Was the microwave invented by accident?
5. What city do Muslims turn their faces to in prayer?
6. What is a spider's web made of?
7. What is a dogs most sensory organ?
8. The epidermis is the outer layer of what human organ?
9. What is this Māori shape called?
10. What have scientists discovered on the moon recently?
Answers below ...
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ANSWERS
1. False
2. Cheetah
3. Krypton
4. Yes
5. Mecca
6. Silk
7. Nose
8. Skin
9. Koru
10. Water Ice
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WARM PANZANELLA SALAD
Prep time: 15mins + 5mins Serves: 4
INGREDIENTS:
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 4 slices bacon
- 1/2 loaf ciabatta or sourdough, torn into chunks
- 4 Roma tomatoes, cut into thin wedges
- 2 Lebanese cucumbers, chopped
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 cup basil leaves
- 1 cup parsley, chopped
- 1 Tsbp white wine vinegar
- Salt and pepper
METHOD:
- Heat half of the oil in a large frying pan on medium. Fry bread and prosciutto for 4-5 minutes. Put aside and keep warm.
- Meanwhile, in a large salad bowl, combine tomatoes, cucumber, onion and herbs.
- In a jug, whisk remaining oil and vinegar together. Season to taste. Toss bread and bacon through the salad. Drizzle with dressing to serve.
Tip: Freeze any leftover bread to make breadcrumbs.
For more yummy recipes, visit Countdown.
CROSSWORD
Daily crosswords available HERE.
If you're stuck on a word, click here for some help...
SUDOKU
You can play Sudoku online HERE
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ANNAH STRETTON
Annah Stretton is a NZ fashion designer along with her daughter Sami. They have very kindly donated 300 sustainable and washable face masks to our volunteers. Thank you very much for your generosity.
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS
Thank you to each of our fantastic volunteers for your great work! From those of you who visit older people in our region each week, to those who help us behind the scenes with things like the newsletter, and also those who have offered to help but we haven't called on yet, we appreciate you so much! THANK YOU!
As a charity we rely on grants and donations to fund our services for the region’s seniors. We would like to thank the following organisations for providing much needed support:
MAKING A CHARITABLE DONATION
Age Concern Wellington is a charity and relies on the support of volunteers and public donations to carry out the work we do for seniors in our communities. To help us, please consider making a donation of your time or money. If you make a donation please let us know who you are so we can say thank you and send you a receipt for your tax credit.
Every donation, no matter the size, will make a remarkable difference.
You can mail a cheque to:
Age Concern Wellington
PO Box 11-108
Wellington 6124
or donate online by clicking here.
(Although some banks still accept cheques, NZ banks and government organisations are slowly phasing them out. Read more up-to-date information about the cheque situation HERE.)
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