Seniors

In and around Burwell
Ashgrove
Parsonage Close, Burwell, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0DR
Retirement/sheltered housing
84 flats, bungalows, cottages. Built in 1988. Sizes 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom
Resident management staff and community alarm service
Lift, lounge, laundry, guest facilities, garden, hairdressing salon, library
Both cats & dogs generally accepted (subject to terms of lease and landlord permission)
Leasehold
Resident manager: Glynis Lawrence
01638 743334
Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm
Burwell Carers
Burwell Carers arranges events every three months for carers who live in and around Burwell village in Cambridgeshire, UK.
Burwell Carers Web Site
Cambridgeshire Hearing Help
Hold a Hearing Help Drop in session in Burwell and district Day Centre
every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 9.15am to 11.45am
NHS hearing aid users can drop in anytime between those times to have their hearing aid batteries replaced, and hearing aids cleaned and re tubed free of charge. We also offer free advice on hearing aid use.
Cambridgeshire Hearing Help Working Days Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9.00am to 1.00pm
Cambridgeshire Hearing Help CIO
8A Romsey Terrace
Cambridge
CB1 3NH

Web Site

01223 416141 email www.cambridgeshirehearinghelp.org.uk logo
Over sixties club
Gardiner Memorial Hall Friday 2 to 4pm (to be confirmed)
Ness Court
Supported living for over 55's
Ness Court provides apartments and communal facilities
Baker Drive, Burwell, Cambridgeshire CB25 0AD

01638 743636
Sanctuary Web Site
Sanctuary supported living
Queen's Court
Queen's Court
2 Downing Close
Bottisham
Cambridgeshire
CB25 9DD
MHA (Founded by members of the Methodist Church in 1943)
MHA is a charity providing care, accommodation and support services for more than 16,000 older people throughout Britain. Our mission is to improve the quality of life of older people, inspired by Christian concern.
01223 811905
Residents:
01223 811906

Queen's Court
District & National Suppport
Adults & older people
Information, advice and products tailored to the needs of older people Care & support
Deaf, hearing loss and vision
Disability
Getting out & about
Living at home
Mental wellbeing
Money matters
Planning ahead
Working together

Cambridgehsire County Council Web Site

Adults & older people
Age UK
Information, advice and products tailored to the needs of older people
Age UK
Online Safety
The Senior Citizen's Guide to Privacy Online
Guide on how to safely navigate the internet, from getting set up and understanding basic computer security to recognizing online scams and taking advantage of online banking and healthcare.
The Ultimate Internet Safety Guide for Seniors
Internet Safety Guide For Seniors

How To Make Sure Nobody Spies On You
Webcam Security
Guides for consumers and price comparison site
What help can I get paying fuel bills this winter? Fuel Bill Guide

Home insulation and boilers for free, here's how: Insulation and Boilers Guide
Royal Voluntary Service
Advice and support Since 1938 Royal Voluntary Service volunteers have been offering guidance and advice to the many people that they help on a daily basis.
Royal Voluntary Service
Events
Action
20mph sign
20mph in Burwell?
Consultation Now Open

Details
on Parish Council
Web Site
Médecins Sans Frontières
MSF Web Site
Ukraine Crisis Appeal
Disasters Emergency Committee Logo
Red Cross Appeal
UNICEF
Area Photos
FynNet
Burwell Lode Bridge
Burwell - St Mary's Church
Burwell Windmill
Burwell Lode
Village News
Controlling Weeds
Burwell, one of only 7 out of 243 Cambridgehsire parishes who have chosen to opt out of the council weed treatment programme. Controlling weeds
cambridgeshire.gov.uk

UK's biggest solar farm approved for east of England (Click on image for larger version)
Proposed Solar Farm
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Millstone Park Housing Development
(350 new homes)
Linden Homes Web Site
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