Our Royal Show 2017 Prizes
This year we managed to enter 28 articles at the Royal Show in Pietermaritsburg ( a record for us), 6 articles being entered by Mary Coaker in the Senior Open) section.We had so many articles to choose from, thanks also to our faithful “Monday Ladies” from Underberg, who come regularly on Mondays to teach our Residents […]
Inter- House Swimming Gala!!! Sunday 19 March.
Swimming is a good all-round activity because it:
keeps your heart rate up but takes some of the impact stress off your body.
builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness.
helps maintain a healthy weight, healthy heart and lungs.
tones muscles and builds strength
Merry Christmas
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] December Editorial A while ago I was approached by one of our committee members who wanted to take all the physically disabled people out for tea. This duly happened. She felt the need to tell these people that they were all heroes in […]
An independent life
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” header_font_size=”35px” header_letter_spacing=”3px”] Bronwen’s story – written by her mum Bev. When my daughter Bronwen was born, I held her in my arms and wondered what her future would be. What profession would she pursue; whom would she marry and how many children would she […]
A solid home base builds a sense of self
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Scenes from a film (Part II) Janet Janet likes being prepared. Always, with a constant frown; she worries about almost everything – we have that in common! So it was quite unusual one afternoon that she had forgotten something in her room and I accompanied […]
Making movies…
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Making this film has been life changing for me. After much time and effort, the real heroes in this story slowly emerged. It was through these experiences with select individuals that my understanding of Pevensey – the institution and vital role it plays in the […]
What growing up with a mentally disabled brother has taught me
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] My brother, Tim I remember as a little girl, around the age of 6, making a wish on the first star of the night. Now most children would be wishing for that new bicycle or the latest Barbie with the convertible car and don’t […]
