SOUTHERN VIEW
Tuesday July 25 2017
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News Addington retirement village with cafe, creche and animals A RETIREMENT village being built in Addington will have a public cafe, creche, community centre, health hub and even animals. Park Lane Retirement Village will feature Living Well – a new concept designed to create community connections and empower retirees. Arvida Group chief executive Bill McDonald said Living Well would be a public community precinct. “Living Well Park Lane will include a community centre for both the public and residents, complete with a cafe that sources produce from the village’s communal gardens, a community creche, a health club and animals including chickens and lambs,” Mr McDonald said. “Traditionally retirement villages are a gated community – here the community is warmly welcomed to be part of life at Park Lane.” Mr McDonald said Christchurch was the perfect place to launch Living Well because of the innovative developments happening with the rebuild. He hoped to roll it out across other Arvida retirement villages,
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SUPPORT: (From left) – Sharon Hunt, Nicola Woodward, Sharon McKeeman, Sharron Jones, Julie McCloy and Maree Bryant and Diane Moore (front).
$5000 raised for Aviva
NEW: A design of what Park Lane Retirement Village will look like when it is complete.
he said. Park Lane would use solar energy to power the main buildings, and would also offer electric cars for residents to use.
Apartments at the new Park Lane Retirement Village are now on sale, and the majority are expected to be completed and ready for tenants in March.
A GROUP of Riccarton business women raised more than $5000 for family violence support group Aviva. The Riccarton Venus Businesswomen’s Networking Group held a fundraiser on July 2 with the proceeds going directly to Aviva families. “It’s amazing to see what you can achieve when you have businesswomen supporting and encouraging each other and creating these kinds of collaborations, and a perfect fit in giving back to the community,” regional South Island Venus manager Maree Bryant said. The group fundraised by selling Safelets, a bracelet designed to help vulnerable people feel safe. Safelet has just been launched in New Zealand by Sharron Jones. After an accident while living alone, she searched for a personal safety option for herself and on discovering Safelet wanted to share the benefits of the product with the rest of New Zealand.
Safelet is an “on the go” personal safety alarm bracelet that allows the wearer to be connected and protected by friends and family. With the push of a button they can alert their guardians and emergency services to their whereabouts and that they need help. When the lucky winner of a Safelet, Diane Moore decided to regift it back to Aviva it really was a celebration of women wanting to give back. Aviva helps individuals and families to become – and stay – free of violence. They work with children, women, and men, giving each person the support they need, when they need it, to become safe and live free of the effects of family and sexual violence. Aviva Families is delighted to receive the support to be able to offer their vulnerable families this additional tool to help keep them safe.
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