Ashburton Courier: May 14, 2021
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28 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 13, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Happy 60th birthday Gary!<br />
Longtime Southern Rugby<br />
supporter GaryMcLenaghen<br />
arrived in styleat<strong>May</strong>field on<br />
club day, in alimousine.<br />
Theday also servedasa<br />
celebration of Gary’s 60th<br />
birthdayandafter themain<br />
game he was presented witha<br />
Southern jersey,with Gary 60<br />
on the back.<br />
Gary and his father Bob have<br />
Memory lane with (from left) Josh McAtamney, Bob Ellis, Phil<br />
Cushnie, Gary McLenaghen, Peter George and Murray<br />
Bonnington at Moorhouse Road where the McLenaghens once<br />
farmed.<br />
followed <strong>May</strong>field and then<br />
Southernrugby for years, with<br />
supporters pickingGaryupfor<br />
away games so he can remain<br />
part of the rugby community.<br />
The rugby club also arranged<br />
aspecial cake and best<br />
birthday wishesfrom<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>mayor Neil Brown.<br />
Bob wasaColt All Blackand<br />
twoofhis unclesplayed rugby<br />
at ahighlevel.<br />
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Busy week ahead<br />
for hospice group<br />
Awhirlwindeightmonthswill<br />
be celebratedonSundaywhen<br />
Hospice Mid Canterbury<br />
officially opensits <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
home.<br />
Theformer medical centre on<br />
Havelock Streetwas bought by<br />
hospice last September,with<br />
the group thenspeedfundraising<br />
$500,000 to cover<br />
the cost.<br />
Hospice manager Debbie<br />
Macklesaid the new homehad<br />
allowed it to grow andthe<br />
facility offeredarange of<br />
services forthose suffering<br />
from lifelimiting illness.<br />
The home’s officialopening<br />
will be on Sunday, and the<br />
communityisinvited. Then<br />
nextweekisHospice<br />
Awareness Weekand more<br />
events are planned.<br />
MrsMackle said the home<br />
would be open to the public on<br />
Tuesday<strong>May</strong> 18, from10am<br />
until 3pm. People were<br />
encouraged to dropin,look<br />
around, chat to service<br />
providers and ask questions.<br />
On the Thursday, Barry<br />
Haymanwill speak at 10am<br />
about hisown cancer journey.<br />
On other days, hospice will hold<br />
its regular exercise,arts and<br />
crafts sessions.<br />
She saidithad beenabusy<br />
past six months and hospice<br />
staff had beenhumbled by<br />
support fromthe community.<br />
Theyare recruitingmore<br />
volunteers to be on reception<br />
dutiesasvisitornumbers were<br />
risingas more people accessed<br />
serviceslike massage and<br />
biographywriting.<br />
MrsMackle saidpeopleand<br />
familiesdealing with the endof<br />
alife were oftensocaught up in<br />
the journey theydidn’t know<br />
howtoreachout.<br />
‘‘We are educating the<br />
community that weare here to<br />
help, from the point of<br />
diagnosis.’’<br />
The officialopeningwill be at<br />
2.45pm on Sunday and special<br />
guests include <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
districtmayor NeilBrownand<br />
hospice ambassador Jo Seagar.<br />
Acakecuttingceremony will<br />
follow,with timetosharea<br />
cuppa.<br />
Hospice does not receive<br />
governmentfunding, so the Mid<br />
Canterburygroup’s next event<br />
is Bubbles and BlingatTrott’s<br />
Gardens on <strong>May</strong> 29.<br />
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