Laura Fergusson Trust rehabilitation centre closure: Former residents share love story
15 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Angela and Craig Shore met at the Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation Centre. Photo / Brett Phibbs
She was in unit 43, he was in the main house, and it was love at first sight.
They were both at Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation Centre - a recently, and controversially, closed home and respite care unit for disabled young people - for different reasons, but the friendship developed in the safety of its Epsom surrounds would eventually lead them down the aisle.
Today, Craig and Angela Shore will join other former residents and their supporters at a rally at the centre s semi-abandoned site.
Press Release – ACT New Zealand ACT Leader and Epsom MP David Seymour will this weekend hold a rally to save the Laura Fergusson Trust. The Laura Fergusson Trust has been saviour for young disabled people for five decades. It has been somewhere for young people with physical and …
ACT Leader and Epsom MP David Seymour will this weekend hold a rally to save the Laura Fergusson Trust.
“The Laura Fergusson Trust has been saviour for young disabled people for five decades. It has been somewhere for young people with physical and neurological impairments to go for the treatment they need without confining them to a rest home,” says Mr Seymour.
Victoria Carter: How Prince Philip taught me compassion
13 May, 2021 11:41 PM
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Victoria Carter receives her Gold Award from the Duke of Edinburgh, circa 1981. Photo / Supplied
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OPINION:
The Duke of Edinburgh taught me compassion. When he died I thought about his wonderful contribution with the Duke of Edinburgh Award. A programme designed to give young people experiences outside the classroom to become committed, responsible and fulfilled citizens of the world.
My community service was teaching Sunday school to under 6 s for a few years. When I reached Gold level and needed to do a week-long tramp I found that in its place I could do a longer stint of community service. I chose the nearby Ravensthorpe psychiatric hospital and I approached the superintendent to help out as a nurse aide.
Covid-19 coronavirus: Vaccinations roll out to Whanganui rest homes
6 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Vaccinator Shelley Agar (left) and nurses Rose Bourne, Jenna Jacob and Julia Blaire surround Springvale Manor resident Pat Cooper. Photo / Supplied
Vaccinator Shelley Agar (left) and nurses Rose Bourne, Jenna Jacob and Julia Blaire surround Springvale Manor resident Pat Cooper. Photo / Supplied
Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Springvale Manor residents were the first from an aged care facility in the Whanganui District Health Board region to receive the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine. The 25 residents of the aged and dementia care facility all