Selwyn Times: September 09, 2020

Wednesday September 9 2020 Selwyn Times
OUR PEOPLE 7
for medicine, wine and fitness
You were nominated for your
work during the lockdown, what
was that like?
We were reasonably quiet, I
guess, over lockdown. Most of
the call-outs were for medical
things because people were not
out and about or on the roads
and things like that. When we
did go to someone’s house we did
have to stand quite far away from
them. We had to ask them all of
the Covid-19 questions before we
could get close and check them
over.
I kept a change of clothes at the
station and would have a shower,
take my uniform home in a separate
bag and wash it as soon as I
got home. We also had to wear
gloves and masks. Driving into
town was great though because
there was no traffic on the road
so it was much quicker. There
were a lot of things we had to
do to be safe. We had to be very
conscious of bringing it back to
our houses.
How long have you lived in
Selwyn for?
We moved out after the earthquake
so it’s been about nine
years now.
What do you like about living
here?
Oh well, everything really. My
ACTIVE: Jane Potts and husband Rob enjoy cycling together in their spare time, and have
competed in the Hunter Civil six-hour mountain bike challenge in Christchurch.
husband Rob and I both like the
fact that it is a lot quieter. I can’t
really explain it. It’s a really nice
community, everyone’s really
close, you can walk everywhere.
It’s just what we like now. We
have a nice home, nice neighbours,
have made really good
friends and joined lots of different
groups. Everyone is just lovely
and very inclusive.
Can you tell me about your
family?
Rob and I have four children.
The oldest is 29 and the youngest
is 24. so they all don’t live
at home anymore. The oldest is
living in London, i’m not too sure
when we will be able to see her
again so that’s not very nice but
she’s coping okay over there. The
next oldest is a boy who is living
down in Alexander with his partner.
Then we have another boy
who lives in Christchurch and
our youngest is in her last year
of university in Christchurch.
They are all great kids we can’t
complain.
How did you and Rob meet?
It’s a bit of a cliche really.
We met at a pub, I was with a
friend and he was with a friend
and our two friends knew each
other. We met and became really
good friends first and then
decided we quite liked each other.
Apart from volunteering,
what do you like to do in your
spare time?
Rob and I are both keen
cyclists, we go biking fairly
frequently around the district,
we like cycling in the hills. We
quite like wine. We go to the
beach, walk our dog Jack who is
part dalmatian and part labrador,
we do lots of things. We are very
busy people and are hardly ever
home.
Do you have a favourite wine?
I quite like red wine, a shiraz is
my favourite.
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