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Residents at La Belle Vie celebrate festive year-end lunch

La Belle Vie enjoys a festive year-end Christmas lunch at Olive Manor, with community sponsors, food and décor to a joyful celebration.

November 27, 2025

Anika Sanders 1 minute read

A group of retirees sitting around a table. The table is decorated with Christmas decorations. There are plates, cuttlery and drinks on the table. The table is under a shed-like roof. It is day-time. — La Belle Vie retirement village's year-end Christmas party at Olive Manor Guest House. Photo: Newcastle Advertiser / Anika Sanders

A sunny sky made for a perfect traditional Christmas lunch when La Belle Vie retirement village residents celebrated their year-end function at Olive Manor Guest House on Wednesday, November 12.

They were served with gammon, turkey, salads, trifle, mince pies, and ice cream.

Sponsored by the community, each resident received early Christmas presents.

Entertainment Committee chairperson, Delysia Adendorff, thanked all their generous sponsors who made La Belle Vie’s lunch possible:

People and businesses for their generous donations
Olive Manor Guest House for their generous discount on the venue
Secret Santa for the exquisite Christmas décor, payment of the venue hire balance, salmon starter, gammon and turkey, drinks, mince pies, 40 packets of biscuits, and spices.
Laurel Dixon for the salads
Various vouchers
Pint ‘n Pigout, Mugg ‘n Bean, Avalon Guest Manor, Spur @ Majuba Mall, Wimpy @ Majuba Mall, Die Spens @ Factory Plaza, Fishaways, Debonaires, and Ocean Basket
Nellie van Aswegen for the painting
Champ Group of Companies
Magnellier for loofas
Kings Ultra Liquor for wine and ice
Perfect Water for water

“We, as the Entertainment Committee, wish all the residents of La Belle Vie and all our donors a blessed Christmas and happy 2026,” a thankful Adendorff added.

Five people posing for a photo in front of a concrete wall. There is white wooden planks against the wall. Three ladies are sitting, two men are standing. The people are elderly. It is outdoors. — Entertainment Committee: Henry Mc Lellan, Elbie du Toit, Delysia Adendorff, Anna Olivier, Willie du Toit.
Photo: Newcastle Advertiser / Anika Sanders

Four ladies are sitting both sides of an elderly man. He is holding a white item in his hand. The ladies are all grabbing the cracker in his hands. They are sitting with white wooden planks in the background.They are outdoors. — Joyce Sofiano, Maya Singh, Alwin Pohlman, Lynn Duthie, Mary Dobbie.
Photo: Newcastle Advertiser / Anika Sanders

Four elderly ladies are sitting in front of a concrete wall. There are white, wooden plans against the wall. All four ladies have paper crowns on their heads. They are wearing various shades of pink. They are outdoors. — Miems Otto, Kotie du Plessis, Hettie Bouwer, Anna Olivier.
Photo: Newcastel Advertiser / Anika Sanders

Four Ladies are sitting in front of a concrete wall. There are white, wooden planks on the wall. Two ladies are wearing dresses, two ladies are wearing pants. The ladies are wearing white, read, green, pink and flowers. They are outdoors. — La Belle Vie trustees: Maya Singh, Lynn Duthie, Martie Robbertze, Mary Dobbie.
Photo: Newcastle Advertiser / Anika Sanders

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