The Sun
Wednesday October 3, 2018
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Free health advice at Havelock By Bill McElhinney Diabetes is a big health issue, Diabetes Marlborough administrator Angela Kilkolly says. “There are potentially 2000 people in the district who may have some form of diabetes,” Angela says. Diabetes Marlborough runs regular education and awareness clinics at community events to help people recognise the symptoms of the disease. A questionnaire they provide helps identify the disease and has been instrumental in uncovering health issues that many people had been unaware of. Are you at risk? Angela Kilkolly from DiabeDiabetes Marlborough will be tes Marlborough will be among the health among the organisations at the advisors at the Havelock Health Expo next Havelock Health Expo being weekend.
held in the Havelock Town Hall on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 3pm each day. There will be a range of health professionals on hand at the expo to answer questions and help people access the right health services. The Havelock Lions will also be collecting unused glasses, hearing aids and hearing aid batteries, which are refurbished and sent to Pacific Islands, and Lions Club president Deb Healy urges visitors to the Expo to hunt out unused ones and bring them to the Expo. The Havelock Health Expo is organised by Havelock Lions and Havelock Vision 2020.
Craft fair raises funds for Cancer Society By Bill McElhinney Local crafts people have turned their talents to helping the Marlborough Cancer Society. “We run three fundraising events a year,” Margaret foster, from Marlborough Crafts, says. “We recently held a craft fair at the Redwoodtown Community Centre, where the site fees that the stallholders paid went to the Cancer Society, along with the money from a raffle we ran with goods donated by craft members.” As a result Margaret and Marlborough Crafts member Delwyn Murray were able to present Lorraine Walker at the
Craft Market stall holders Delwyn Murray and Margaret Foster present the proceeds from their recent market day to Lorraine Walker at the Marlborough Cancer Society.
Cancer Society with a cheque for $850. “The donation was boosted by the fact that the Redwood Community Centre folk let us use the venue for free,” Margaret says. Knitting and crochet, sewing, hand- made soaps and cards, plants jewellery, wall art and pictures were among the many items at the
fair, which Margaret says was a big success. “We got a lot of foot traffic, which was great,” Margaret says. The craft fair was also supported by the Simply the Breast cancer survivors dragon boat team who ran a sausage sizzle and provided morning and afternoon teas.
Long time garneder Rebekah Hall in amongst her veggie garden in her home in Picton.
Green thumbs for Rebekah By Megan Connolly You could say gardening is in Rebekah Hall’s nature. The Picton woman has been growing vegetables since she was a young girl at her grandad’s side. “He was a real ‘veg man’. He’d grow leeks and beetroot the size of an arm,” Rebekah says. As an adult, Rebekah started to garden as a sustainable way to feed the family when they lived in the United Kingdom. “It was far cheaper to grow our own vegetables than pay for organic supermarket produce,” Rebekah says. What they found is that they could live well out of their own garden. “We’d see what’s ready in the garden, and then decide what to have for dinner,” Rebekah says. When Rebekah and her family moved to Auckland, they found it an adjustment because New Zealand doesn’t have the definitive growing seasons the UK does.
“We’ve had a lot of failures. There was a lot of trial and error,” Rebekah laughs. Around two and a half years ago Rebekah and husband Steve moved to sunny Picton. Rebekah grows rows and rows of veggies in the backyard for their in-home shop, Sustainance. “When we do veggie boxes, people know it’s been picked that morning and usually delivered in the hour.” It’s more than just growing food, it’s about sharing ideas and showing people it’s really easy to grow your own produce, Rebekah says. “People love to see the garden when they come to visit the shop.” Tips for first-time growers? “Just buy a pot and stick a herb in it. If you just can not buy that one thing every time you go to the supermarket, then you’ll save.” The feeling of achievement of seeing the plants flourish gives Rebekah the enthusiasm to carry on, she says.
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