Local Businesses – we need your help Towards the end of last year, a working group started to look at how to make Cross Gates a Dementia Friendly Community. We then started to talk to people living with dementia and carers to understand what they enjoyed about living in Cross Gates and what could be improved. The Cross […]
By Ellie Dawson When the UK prepared to go into the first lockdown last year, 87-year-old Eileen Pawson decided she needed to keep herself occupied each day to help pass the time. After working as a nurse for 20 years and bringing up five children – Eileen, Eric, Eve, Edward, and Earl Wayne, with her […]
In the middle of summer, home insulation isn’t necessarily the first thing you think about but now is the time to think about what measures you take for when the weather turns cooler. Everyone likes a warm, cosy home but how can you make your house warmer without paying a fortune for gas and electricity? […]
When a member of the British military retires from active service and returns to civilian life, the adjustments required can be significant. Unmarried soldiers with no children may have no dependents, but if they have been serving overseas the idea of finding a new home via a private let can be somewhat daunting. Business Cost […]
After sadly closing our doors to our members due to the Coronavirus two weeks ago, we have been working alongside other agencies to support our members. Since 17 March we have telephoned 1,100 of our members, 223 of whom are now receiving weekly one-to-one telephone befriending calls to check on their wellbeing. We have delivered […]
In response to Government Guidance, Cross Gates & District Good Neighbours’ Scheme CIO is very sorry to announce we are suspending all of our activities and closing our Station Road site to visitors from 1pm, Tuesday 17 March. However, our staff will still be dealing with telephone enquiries on 0113 260 6565 and we will […]
Welcome to our new website! We hope you’ll be able to find everything you need on our new, updated site. Please let us know in the office if you are struggling to find something, or there’s an aspect of the site you don’t understand. We are very open to feedback and we look forward to […]
