Radius Residential Care

Celebrating 100 year birthday milestone

Ken Bishop is having a party tomorrow and he certainly has something to celebrate: he is turning 100 years of age.

Ken intends celebrating this landmark day and his remarkable old age with a special cake and the company of fellow resident friends at Radius Peppertree Care Centre rest home in Palmerston North.

Born on 17th November 1909 Ken is the oldest rest home resident at Radius Peppertree Care Centre and believes that the secret to long life is plain old hard work.

Ken also thinks that honesty, kindness, peace and harmony has helped him to achieve 100 years of age – as well as a whisky a day to keep him physically healthy he says.

Ken grew up in the small farming village of Makotuku 12miles east of Dannevirke and remembers a good honest farming life lived to the full.

“At the age of 10 it was my job to milk 10 cows each day. I left school at 14 years of age and drove a team of horses. I continued farming for many years then served as a soldier based in New Zealand during World War II,” says Ken who has a son in the South Island and two daughters now living in Australia.

“We worked and played hard and always kept busy. One of my hobbies was racing pigeons – I did have a few good birds back then”, says Ken who comments that younger people today have too much time on their hands and too many temptations unlike the old days.

Ken continues to maintain a good outlook on life and enjoys the activities and friendship of fellow residents at Radius Peppertree where he now resides.

“The staff are all very kind and supportive and I’m looking forward to celebrating my birthday tomorrow”.

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For further information or images please contact:

Christine Scott, Radius Peppertree Care Centre
Ph (06) 353 0004
radiuspeppertree@radiushealth.co.nz