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RADIUS FULTON HOMEThis year was a very specialcommemoration of Anzac Day,with an interactive concertbetween Fulton and Barrunga RestHome in South Australia usingSkype. Barrunga’s Choir sang acollection of war songs while weprovided the piper and a veryenthusiastic audience! We will becontinuing with interactive eventsin the future. We also made 100small crosses to mark 100 yearssince the Gallipoli landings andone very large cross to mark 101years since the beginning of WW1.This installation was on HillsideRoad with many, many peoplestopping to take photos and walkamongst the crosses.The residents made a video recitingIn Flanders Fields which is on theRadius Care Facebook page andhas had over 2500 views!!!Our own tribute on Anzac Daywas a mixture of song, images,readings and prayer. We alsoplayed Our War Memories, a shortvideo featuring some residentswhich was accepted for the NewZealand Herald website.Members of the communitychose to remember the Anzacs atour service to a full house, whichshows the amount of interest andpride in our history. A very movingand powerful afternoon.RADIUS HAMPTON COURTThe idea was to commemorateAnzac Day, and the theme wasto have a personal touch whilemaintaining public awareness. Theresult was a stunning ceremonybefitting the returned servicepeople and those who lost theirlives in Gallipoli and other wars.So, in early March the knittingneedles were dusted off, everyshade of red wool was purchasedand staff, friends and familiesembarked on the mission ofproducing over 100 knittedpoppies.A miniature Flanders Field wasproduced on our front lawn in anopen display for residents, staffand the public. Residents spentmany hours painting the crossesneeded for this.A magnificent cross bearing themany knitted poppies was placedin our foyer as a reminder of whatAnzac Day is about.The day before Anzac Day thelounge at Hampton Court wasbulging with residents, staff andfamilies as a warm and meaningfulservice was delivered by Steve fromthe Anglican Church. Our residentspeaker, Fred Plimmer, gave aheart-rendering performance ofFlanders Field followed by BertTaylor, who recited the Anzacpoem Lest We Forget.There were moving moments andmany moist eyes as our wreathwas laid at the foot of the ‘poppy’cross and each and every residentplaced their own poppy inside thewreath to convey their respectand gratitude for those who nevercame home.A truly inspiring day that helddeep meaning for everyone.10 ORBITER
THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD, AS WE THAT ARE LEFTGROW OLD:AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR THE YEARSCONDEMN.AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THEMORNINGWE WILL REMEMBER THEM.-LAURENCE BINYON-RADIUS HEATHERLEAWe decided to talk to a resident ofours, Alistair, about what Anzac Daymeans to him and how he spendsit, as we noticed that he is verypassionate about Anzac Day. Here iswhat we discovered.Alistair Bublitz has been a residentof Heatherlea since February of thisyear.His grandfather fought in WWI andhis father in WWII, though his fatherwas not allowed to fight the war inEurope because his German heritagemeant that he might end up fightinghis own relatives. So he was sent overto the islands where he fought theJapanese, so Alistair has always feltvery involved in Anzac Day.Every Anzac Day Alistair puts onhis suit and attends the memorialservice in Eltham, where he grew upand where his dad was the Presidentof the Returned Services Association(RSA); his mother was a member inthe women’s division of the RSA.After the service Alistair visits hisparents’ gravestones at Elthamcemetery, where they are both buriedin the Returned Services section—infact his mother is the only servicewife buried in that section. Theburial request required a committeehearing for permission to be buriednext to her husband. He then travelsto Manaia cemetery where he andhis close friend Barry visit Barry’sgrandparents’ graves where they arealso buried in the Returned Servicessection.They finish the day off by travellingback around the mountain, stoppingat Opunake beach where hisgrandparents and parents had a bachbefore the council pulled it down andthey have lunch and remember themany times he and his father spentfishing on that same beach.RADIUS KENSINGTONRadius Kensington celebrated AnzacDay with a church service followed byan afternoon tea.Maeroa Intermediate School invitedour residents to their Anzac Daycelebration. Staff accompanied anumber of residents down wherethey were treated to a show andlovely morning tea. One of the localhigh schools had their students at thefunction dressed up as cadets, whothen assisted the residents back tothe facility. The residents came backvery excited having been pushed backin their wheelchairs by the cadets.ORBITER 11
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