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First turf cut on Newcastle’s primary ‘extra care’ village
DATE: 19 February 2008
Work has begun on the construction of the very first ‘extra care’ village in the Newcastle area – Mill Rise.
Aspire Housing, NHS North Staffordshire and Prima 200 North Staffordshire, are working together to provide first class health facilities, alongside housing and additional care and support at the village for the over 50s - giving people the opportunity to continue living independently in their own homes.
The village will host a new health centre with a pharmacy and 60 apartments, with a mix of one and
two-bedroom accommodation. People will have the opportunity to rent or part-buy property, with the rest of the site being developed at a later stage by Bellway - providing 160 high quality homes.
Sinéad Butters, Chief Executive, Aspire Housing said: “We are thrilled to be working with the Primary Care Trust to pave the way for the first ‘extra care’ village of this kind in the area.
She continued: “Mill Rise will provide people with high quality housing to enable them to enjoy a better quality of life with access to vital services available to them in the village.”
A state-of-the-art health centre will be developed by NHS North Staffordshire which will act as a base for the three local GP practices in the Knutton and Cross Heath areas, offering services to all residents of these and surrounding areas. NHS dental services will be made available from the Centre, to address the specific dental health needs of the local population. In addition the new Centre will host physiotherapy, chiropody and podiatry services together with a range of community nursing services.
NHS North Staffordshire Chairman, Andrew Millward, said: “This excellent new development will, I’m sure, be warmly welcomed by the communities it will serve. Providing these facilities right in the centre of what is an area of high health needs is absolutely the right thing to do.”
The Mill Rise development will be set in beautiful landscaped surroundings and is being developed within the LIFT (Local Improvement Finance Trust) scheme by Prima 200 in partnership with Aspire Housing and NHS North Staffordshire. It will be built to high design and environmental standards and will act as a catalyst to the wider regeneration of the Knutton and Cross Heath area.
“Prima 200 is proud to partner with these key organisations and agencies working together to meet the strategic objectives of delivering better services and improving the local area” said Ann Pursey, Prima 200’s Chief Executive.
A celebration event followed the official turf cutting ceremony, held at Knutton Recreation Centre, where partners supporting and funding the development attended, including RENEW North Staffordshire, Newcastle Borough Council and Staffordshire County Council.
Local residents went along to show their support and to view the plans for the village.
Mill Rise will host a number of other services, including a pharmacy, hairdresser, restaurant, hobby room and many others.
Building work is due for completion by summer 2009.
If you would like to learn more about Mill Rise or would like to get more involved, contact Janet Rawlinson on 01782 635200
or click here to send an email.
