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Horsehill Place, Donhead St. Mary

Size

• 18 Single bedroom bungalows
• 1 Guestroom (double ensuite). All accommodation on one level

Nearest town

• Shaftesbury = 3 miles Salisbury = 17 miles

Age

• Built in 1975

Facilities within scheme

• Common room
• Laundry
• Kitchen
• Disabled toilets

Visiting amenities

• Vegetable Man
• Milkman
• Paper-boy
• Leavers Bus - Tuesdays goes to Salisbury, Thursdays and Fridays to Shaftesbury
• Pharmacy delivered

Utilities

• Electric Storage Heaters

Garden

• Plenty of space and seating. Residents do a lot of the gardening themselves.

Parking

• Parking available for residents and visitors

Location

• Very small village community, with a lot of council housing. Pretty area, surrounded by fields and countryside.

Recreational activities

• Coffee mornings twice a week, monthly lunch club, gardening club, regular residents' meetings

Closest amenities

• Shops - nearest is in Ludwell, 0.5 miles/10-15 minute walk across fields, otherwise in Shaftesbury.
• Bus Stop - on main road, 500 yards from scheme
• Social Club - walking distance in village, used regularly by residents
• Church - 5 minute walk in Coronation Close
• Doctors and Dentists - 3 miles away in Shaftesbury
• Pubs - 1 in village, 10 minutes walk
• Leisure Facilities - Shaftesbury
• Library - Shaftesbury

Residents' views

• 'We are a very independent group, who organise a lot of activities ourselves, everyone is very happy.'
• 'We encourage each other and get on very well.'
• 'Nothing is too organised, so we have plenty of time to ourselves.'

Horsehill Place sheltered housing scheme

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