Western News: November 06, 2018
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16 Tuesday <strong>November</strong> 6 <strong>2018</strong><br />
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
SENIOR LIVING<br />
Aspire<br />
Canterbury<br />
Enjoy a village<br />
with heart<br />
WESTERN NEWS<br />
Aspire Canterbury offers support,<br />
advice and resources to people with<br />
mobility issues and impairments.<br />
Removing barriers to everyday living<br />
for individuals, Aspire Canterbury<br />
inspires people to live life to the fullest<br />
no matter what their difficulties. The<br />
Disability Information Service is a source<br />
of valuable information about the various<br />
services available to people with short or<br />
long term impairments, to individuals<br />
and professionals from community<br />
organisations.<br />
Visit Aspire Canterbury’s shop at 314<br />
Worcester Street Aspire or their online<br />
shop selling a wide selection of easier<br />
living aids, They also hire out wheelchairs,<br />
ramps, walkers, crutches. Check out their<br />
online Community Services Directory<br />
which contains contact details of over 300<br />
Canterbury support organisations.<br />
Aspire also has a mobile service which<br />
is available for free fun, interactive<br />
presentations of all their equipment and<br />
services to retirement homes/villages and<br />
any other community groups wanting a<br />
speaker. Call Kylie Taylor on 022 676 5851<br />
or email for a booking.<br />
McKenzie Lifestyle Village started from<br />
humble beginnings on 12 acres of farm<br />
land growing to an impressive modern<br />
architecturally designed development in a<br />
short space of time.<br />
Offering Independent Living for the over<br />
55yr across 113 Villas, you can secure<br />
your future lifestyle here. Choosing from<br />
a collection of 2 bedrooms / single garage<br />
through to 3 bedrooms / ensuite / Spacious<br />
Living Dining / Double Garage. 2019 will<br />
see further developments in the form of<br />
Assisted Care Units and 2 bedroom Terraced<br />
Houses situated close to all the amenities<br />
of the Leisure Centre. The hub of<br />
village life the Leisure Centre offers everything<br />
from Indoor Swimming Pool / Spa,<br />
gymnasium, Hair Salon, Treatment Room<br />
(Podiatrist/ Nurse /Massage Therapist),<br />
Craft Room, Lounge and a well-stocked<br />
library of some 2,000 books and dvds.<br />
Enjoy the picturesque outdoors in the<br />
generous seating surrounding the Bowling<br />
Green, Petanque, Mini Golf, Table Bowls,<br />
Croquet and Putting Green. If that wasn’t<br />
enough to fill your day, their activities<br />
calendar boasts daily/monthly events from<br />
concerts, lunch outings, shopping Trips,<br />
Housie, Line Dancing and Qigong to name<br />
just a few.<br />
The village team will see to a villa maintenance<br />
plan attending to exterior window<br />
and gutter cleaning alongside the team of<br />
gardeners caring for the delightful grounds<br />
and lawns. They’ll do the everyday tasks,<br />
so you can get on with enjoying the day.<br />
To see if McKenzie Lifestyle Village is<br />
right for you, pop in or call Hayley Grant<br />
on 0800 845524.<br />
Support and Resources for Independent Living<br />
walkers to<br />
purchase<br />
(FroM $230)<br />
or hire<br />
$20<br />
per week<br />
Physical Address:<br />
314 Worcester Street<br />
Linwood Christchurch<br />
2015 NZ Disability<br />
Information Centre<br />
of the Year<br />
Can we help you or someone you support?<br />
Disability Information Service – a ‘one stop<br />
information service’ which offers unbiased<br />
advice to assist people navigate their way to<br />
organisations or services that can provide them<br />
with support or advice.<br />
Aspire Canterbury Shop – shop online or call in<br />
to our shop at 314 Worcester Street and view our<br />
range of easier living products We also hire out<br />
wheelchairs, ramps and walkers.<br />
Total Mobility Discounted Taxi Service – a scheme<br />
which provides 50% discounts on taxi journeys to<br />
eligible people in the Christchurch area who, due<br />
to health conditions, are unable to access public<br />
transport. Contact us for more information on<br />
03 366 9093 or visit our website.<br />
Mobile Service – Fun interactive<br />
presentations of our information,<br />
services and easier living equipment.<br />
We come to you!<br />
Call Kylie Taylor on 022 676 5851 or email<br />
mobileservices@aspirecanterbury.org.nz<br />
Aspire Canterbury is a not-for-profit organisation<br />
providing services to the community since 1981<br />
Postal Address:<br />
PO Box 32074<br />
Christchurch 8147<br />
Ph: 03 366 6189<br />
Freephone: 0800 347 242<br />
Ph: (Total Mobility) 03 366 9093<br />
E: admin@aspirecanterbury.org.nz<br />
W: www.aspirecanterbury.org.nz<br />
IT’S LIKE HOLIDAYS<br />
ALL YEAR ROUND<br />
Lots of people spend their holidays<br />
here in Geraldine. But why just have a<br />
holiday when you can move here instead?<br />
Make the move to Geraldine’s McKenzie<br />
Lifestyle Village. We take care of everyday<br />
maintenance so you can enjoy<br />
a holiday lifestyle all year round.<br />
Talk to Hayley Grant today<br />
on 03 693 8340.<br />
M E M B E R O F R V A<br />
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like to profile<br />
and grow your<br />
Business?<br />
For feature advertising<br />
please phone<br />
Jenny Wright<br />
03 364 7446 or 021 220 3484<br />
jenny@starmedia.kiwi
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