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Stamford mobility shop changes hands A
FTER 23 years at his shop at 9 Scotgate, Stamford, Peter Seamer has recently retired and handed on the business to Katy Brown. For the last 10 years, it has been run as a mobility scooter shop, stocking and repairing mobility scooters and wheelchairs. Katy Brown has been running an online business ‘Extra Large Clothing’ for the last 7 years. She said: “Some of our customers have mobility problems and were asking me to look for unusual products such as leg raisers and long handled shoe horns to help with dressing. I saw the need to make these products more widely available and sourced a range of mobility products such as dressing aids, reachers and walking sticks. I heard through a friend that Peter was reducing his hours in the shop and approached him to find out whether we could work together to make these products more widely available.” Having worked on a handover for a period of several months it is time to pass on the baton and now a new company Scotgate Mobility Limited has been formed. Scotgate Mobility will carry on the work that Peter has been doing, supplying similar products and continuing to offer new and second-hand scooters and wheelchairs, along with a range of daily living aids. Katy would like to thank Peter for passing on his wealth of knowledge and experience and is looking forward to serving the community. • For more information please e-mail Katy at info@scotgatemobility.co.uk, phone 01780 763276. Scotgate Mobility Limited, 9 Scotgate, Stamford, PE9 2GZ
VERGREEN Care Trust is looking for new friends! With more friends, the Stamford-based charity can help support more older people in a number of really meaningful and practical ways. In a bid to extend the reach of their services to many more people in the Stamford, Market Deeping and Bourne areas, they’ve put out a call for more friends. The definition of an Evergreen Care Trust Friend is to sign up to donate a monthly amount. Volunteer and Marketing Co-ordinator, Rosie Maclennan, explains: “We currently help around 500 people in one way or another each week but we know that so many more could make use of what we can offer. Extra funding will make that possible.” Among the wide range of services provided are hot meals (including delivered-to-home lunches), hospital to home and home support-style services. A free advocacy scheme provides expert help for those struggling with officialdom and form deciphering, from wills to claim forms. The money raised from regular donations from Friends pays to train local volunteers to take on a variety of roles. This includes the Befrienders whose friendship helps combat loneliness (80 people currently enjoy this) and a hand and nail service which offers a bit of much appreciated pampering combined with a natter to around 30 people a week. • Anyone inspired to become a Friend to the Evergreen Care Trust should head to the charity’s website www.evergreencare.org.uk/friends-ofevergreen or pop into their office at 1 Barnack Road, Stamford and pick up a form or telephone Evergreen 01780 765900
Charity dinner and auction in memory of Stamford man on behalf of the CCU A
CHARITY dinner and auction is being held in memory of a Stamford man who died suddenly just a few months after his 50th birthday. Richard Marsh suffered a massive heart attack after stopping for petrol on his way home from work in June 2015. Although he was resuscitated twice he died three days later in the Critical Care Unit (CCU) at Peterborough City Hospital. His partner Debra Cassam founded the Richard Marsh Memorial Fund soon after losing her partner of 10 years and is staging the fundraising event in March. Speaking from the couple’s home in Empingham Road, Stamford, she said: “Richard had so much to live for and I want to remember his life in a very positive way. During the short time, Richard spent in CCU the care he received from the highly-skilled and experienced team was exceptional. The staff also supported me throughout, especially when I had difficult decisions to make.
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“Richard loved music, dancing and having fun so I am holding a Black Tie and Tiara Ball not only to celebrate his life, but to raise awareness of the incredible work undertaken by the unit and funds to buy vital equipment.” The ball, which will become an annual event in aid of the CCU, is being held on Saturday, March 25 at The William Cecil Hotel in Stamford, starting at 6.30pm for 7pm. There will be a glass of bubbly on arrival, a three-course dinner, music and dancing and an auction with some surprising items going under the hammer.
• Tickets cost £65 per person and are available by emailing rememberingrichard50@gmail.com or calling 07904 273202