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Pendlebury pensioners celebrate 'decent homes'





Posted by Editor on 5th December 2011 at 11:29 AM
Pendlebury pensioners celebrate 'decent homes'
Residents of Laurence Lowry Court in Pendlebury are settling into their new surroundings after the entire scheme underwent a makeover.

Contractor Emmanuel Whittaker was selected to carry out the work bringing the houses up to the Decent Homes Standard.

The work included fitting new bathrooms with level access showers, new heating systems, electrical upgrades, new front doors and double-glazed windows.

Communal areas and the exterior to the building were refurbished and extended including the lounge, lift, corridors, communal kitchen, gardens as well as the installation of new furniture and soft furnishings.

Cyril, 90, has a long association with the area. He has lived at Laurence Lowry Court for 47 years and as a child grew up in a property that was eventually demolished to make way for the sheltered housing scheme.

Following the ribbon cutting customers enjoyed a 1940s theme tea party. Cyril said: "I enjoyed the whole day, the entertainment was great and it was such an honour being asked to help open the new communal facilities. The work that has been done has given a real lift to everybody who lives here."

Laurence Lowry Court is the first of four sheltered housing schemes been refurbished and owned by City West to finish. This £2.9 million project will also see the transformation of Streetgate and Pennington Close in Little Hulton, and The Meadows in Cadishead.

Colette McKune, Director of Asset Management at City West Housing Trust, said: “This is just the first phase of our improvement programme for our sheltered housing schemes; very soon all of our older residents will be able to take advantage of living in a newly refurbished property. The work is part of our Investment Programme in which we are investing £235 million to our 14,600 properties.”

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