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Westwood House and Finchley Road

Size

• 26 Single bedroom flats
• 6 Double bedroom flats
• 1 Guestroom (double ensuite). Westwood House accommodation on 2 floors, with one internal lift Finchley Road accommodation accessible only by stairs.

Nearest town

• Salisbury City = 1 mile/5 minute bus journey

Age

• Built in 1976

Facilities within scheme

• Common room
• Laundry
• Kitchen
• Disabled toilets
• There is a lift in Westwood House but none in Finchley Road flats. There is nowhere to accommodate motorised scooters.

Visiting amenities

• Milkman
• Hairdresser - once a fortnight on a Friday
• Chiropodist - once every 6 weeks
• Wiltshire farm foods - once a fortnight
• Vegetable Man - once a week on a Tuesday
• Sodexo meals delivered
• Clothes Mobile - 3 times a year
• Book Club - 4 times a year
• Mobile Library - once a fortnight on a Wednesday morning

Utilities

• Gas and electric: Mains gas for heating / Communal corridors are all electric.

Garden

• Plenty of space with lots of flower pots. Finchley Road accommodation is adjacent to a primary school.

Parking

• Large private car park for residents and visitors

Location

• Situated off the A36 on the periphery of Salisbury city centre, near the police headquarters. Quiet, residential area with speed restrictions on traffic.

Recreational activities

• Weekly afternoon tea
• Various social events throughout year in the common room.
• There are numerous leisure activities in the city including the theatre, a cinema which holds a senior session every Wednesday morning. Details of clubs, day centres and associations can be obtained from the library.

Closest amenities

• Shops - Post office/shop and newsagents, just 700 yards away. Main shops 1 mile away in city centre.
• Bus Stop - 600 yards from scheme, buses every 15 minutes.
• Churches - A Roman Catholic and Methodist Church within 10-20 minutes walk, otherwise city centre.
• Doctors and Dentist - Large number in city centre.
• Pubs - One situated 200 yards from scheme
• Leisure Facilities - Central Salisbury
• Train Station - Outskirts of city, 0.5 miles.
• The Community Bus, which has disabled access, picks up tenants fortnightly to take them to Tesco on the Southampton Road

Other information

• Most afternoons tea is served in the communal room, the topic of conversation is always varied.
• Tenants are always welcome to join in with various activities, but there is no obligation to do so, as their own personal choice is always respected.
• Very sociable scheme, with lots going on, including the recent introduction of Tai Chi lessons.

Westwood House sheltered housing scheme

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