THE LATEST NEWS FROM OUR VILLAGES

Award-winning later living specialist Rangeford Villages is launching a unique and all-encompassing approach to wellness. Branded ‘Wellbeing by Rangeford Villages’, it will be integrated into all aspects of village life and beyond as part of the group’s mission to empower residents to nurture their lifestyle choices and ensure that each resident does not just exist but thrives.

“For our new edition we wanted to pick out all the positive things that happened at Wadswick Green in the last year. We have so many residents who learned new skills and projects during the lockdowns, from a lady who’s ambition was to get fit enough to run until the end of the drive, to our musical memory group which got familiar with Zoom and moved their meetings online."

Retirement properties with onsite care facilities are expected to see an increase in popularity due to more retirees needing assistance following the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Jan moved from London to Wadswick Green in March 2020, three days before the first Covid-19 lockdown. She adopted Floss, a 16-week-old cockerpoo, and is now thoroughly enjoying spending her retirement in Wiltshire with her four-legged friend.

Stamp duty relief is set to end on 31^st March 2021, meaning retirees keen to downsize still have time to benefit from it. To guarantee a quick and stress-free move, later living specialist Rangeford Villages at Mickle Hill in Pickering, North Yorkshire, is offering a number of services to help them move before the deadline. And, contrary to a common perception, over 60s don’t necessarily have to sell their current home before being able to reserve their chosen apartment or bungalow.

Hilary moved to Wadswick Green in 2016 and she always joins the Christmas lunch at The Greenhouse Restaurant. She lived in Australia for several years and still has most of her family there, so she appreciates being able to celebrate Christmas with the friends she has at Wadswick Green.

Bill Rex, 83, who has been living at Mickle Hill for 3 years, organised a charity walk to raise funds for Children in Need. As part of this he led 10 residents on a 2-mile walk across the countryside and they successfully raised £680 in donations from residents and members of staff at Mickle Hill.

Our Wadswick Green residents completed a survey in September 2020 on the village team's response to covid-19 so far - review the results....

Take a moment to read our interview with Senior Sales Advisor, Debbie Fellows at Wadswick Green.

"Wadswick Green with its community, amenities and spacious apartments are proving to be very popular ....."

I had lived in the same house for 72 years when I moved into a two bedroom apartment at Mickle Hill on August 6th this year.

I had heard about Mickle Hill through a friend who moved here when it first opened about four years ago and I was always really impressed when I would come to visit. All the facilities looked great and her flat has so much space in it – I was grabbed from the beginning.