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Warning to check insurance premiums                        Court residents celebrate 30th year
           Age UK Wiltshire is urging older  best interests. We urge those in later   Residents at Gainsborough Court, Freshbrook have marked the thirtieth
           people  to  review  home  insurance  life to check that they have a suitable   anniversary of the opening of the sheltered housing unit in 1983.
           premiums  after  research  found  a  insurance policy at a fair price to fit
           reluctance to switch to better deals. their particular needs.”
             According to an investigation com-  Age UK Enterprises now has an
           missioned  by  Age  UK  Enterprises,  offer that allows customers to move
           a  third  of  people  who  have  home  their  home  insurance  cover  at  any
           insurance with the bank or building  point during their policy term and
           society that provided their mortgage  claim back cancellation fees (up to
           have never considered changing.   £40) charged by their existing insurer,
             Phillip Densley, trading manager of  subject  to  conditions.  To  find  out
           Age UK Wiltshire, said: “A substan- more,  call  Phil  on  01793  687017
           tial proportion of older people remain  or pop into the Age UK office at 27
           loyal to insurance providers – even  Havelock Street, Swindon.  Long serving warden Carolyn Davies, centre, and Amy Jones, right, with other
           when it may not actually be in their   www.ageuk.org.uk/products  residents of Gainsborough Court
                                                                   The first to move in, 91-year-old  in July 1983 by Rev Derryck Evans,
             Free footcare appointments for readers               Amy Jones, still lives there. She said:  chair of Thamesdown Housing Asso-
                                                                  “I moved from Lechlade to be closer to  ciation and is now owned by Sanctu-
           A social enterprise based in Swindon is offering free first appointments  the church I attend in Walcot. I still go  ary Housing Association.
           and a free nail-cutting kit worth £11 in a drive to raise awareness about  there every week, it’s my family really.  Carolyn  Davies  is  the  first  and
           the danger of poor footcare.                            “My husband Albert died, aged 92,  only  warden  and  continues  to  live
             SEQOL is warning that, as well as  health services, has launched its pre-  a couple of years ago. It was terrible  on site. She said: “When we moved
           the discomfort and risk of infection  ventative foot care service.  for me as we didn’t have children and  in  Gainsborough  Court  was  sur-
           from uncut or poorly cut nails, the   To qualify for a free first appoint-  I don’t have any close family, but other  rounded by fields; I had a clear view
           potential for a fall is considerable, with  ment and the nail cutting kit, (offer   residents helped me.”  across to Lydiard Park from my flat.
           serious consequences for older people  valid  to  30  September  2013;  kit   The oldest resident, Michael My- With 39 residents to support here,
           or those with disabilities.  subject  to  availability),  call  01793   croft, 92, has been at Gainsborough  life is never dull.”
             Foot problems are one of the main  466666 and mention Swindon Link.   Court  since  2000  and  lives  a  very   Amy  added:  “Over  all  the  years
           causes of falls, which is one of the   Call  this  number  for  details  of   independent  life,  even  helping  out  Carolyn has been a wonderful warden.
           reasons why SEQOL, which provides  SEQOL prices at a footcare clinic or   at his daughter’s stables.  We couldn’t have had a better person
           adult  social  care  and  community  a home visit.      The complex of 34 flats was opened  looking after us.”


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