Happy Easter at Marks and Spencer

It was a Happy Easter for a lot of the customers that met us recently, not at our Bank House showroom as you might expect, but at Marks and Spencers on the Wolstanton Retail Park.  We had had such a successful time in terms of helping people with getting new ferrules on their walking sticks before Christmas, that we repeated the exercise to make sure everyone with a stick had a safe and secure end to their walking aid, and if it wasn't, then we fitted a new one for free. 

When we set up an earlier charity ferrule change with M and S for their Christmas shopping event, we raised a lot of money and also helped to raise awareness by publicising the Approach charity which helps the elderly in North Staffordshire.  This Easter we raised several hundred pounds again in our time there, which will go to the charity.

We also appeared in the Sentinel Newspaper which helped to highlight the good work, and would remind those lucky people that had entered their name for the Easter Draw, that a prize might well be on it's way pretty soon.

HERE ARE THE WINNERS!

The first name drawn who will receive the chocolate basket was Mrs June Belfield of Basford who we will be in touch with very soon.

For our 15 runners up, who are listed below, they will each receive a Castle Comfort China Mug and Saucer as pictured below. 

Mrs Barbara G of Bradwell

Mr Terry B of Milton

Mr Peter M of Alsager

Mr Charles G of Brown Lees

Mr Sydney C of Halmerend

Mrs Eileen D of Kidsgrove

Mrs Pauline K of Kidsgrove

Mrs Joan B of Newcastle under Lyme

Mrs Yvonne C of Tunstall

Mrs Alice M of Clayton

Mr Henry M of Trentham

Mr Jeffrey P of Burslem

Mr Brian M of Leek

Mrs Kathleen B of Leek

Mrs Kathleen S of Hanford

For next draw in 2017 we will be arranging to have one of these special musical Easter chicks, which will appeal to all those who are young at heart in life (Choccy cakes not included!)

Remember that for everyone who entered, there is still the opportunity to take a £50 discount off any of the current chairs, beds or stairlifts in the showrooms at either Wolstanton or Cross Heath. 

Just mention it when you make your purchase.

Castle Comfort in Newcastle under Lyme takes on new employee

Chairs For The Elderly Showroom Takes On New Recruit

Expanding Stoke on Trent business Castle Comfort Centre has just taken on a young lady by the name of Camilla (on the left pictured standing next to Castle Comfort director Ann Bruce.)

She is the latest applicant to the Castle Comfort Centre branch of the business in Cross Heath, Newcastle under Lyme. The other main branch being Wolstanton where Castle Comfort Centre is located.  Also we have another satellite branch at Tunstall Market.  It is anticipated she will rotate her shifts round all 3 branches once her training induction period has completed.

Her duties will include greeting guests at the door and marketing and promotions and she has kindly agreed to work unpaid 24 hours a day, refuses to take a break or have any time off for lunch! She also won't sit down on the job. What??!!  Isn't that illegal?

To see an actual video of Camilla in action scroll down the page, click on the white triangle and all will be revealed.....

If you like our fun and friendly approach why not pay us a visit and you can see a nice range of comfortable chairs while you are here. Many folk have come over the road from HSL Chairs to do their comparison shopping and we welcome you to park for free right outside our shop. Our testimonials around the web show what people think of our service, our quality products and our value for money prices.

While you are here you can also take a look around our adapted bathroom or ride on the stairlift, which is a brand new Acorn/Brooks model that we have here for people to try before you buy. Walking Sticks and Wheeled Walkers are also available to purchase along with adjustable beds and chairs from top British manufacturers.

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The latest update is that Camilla has a boyfriend!

See the picture below taken with our friendly neighbours, the guys from ETS - our local electrical and lighting suppliers next door. We know it is hot weather but at least he could have put some trousers on. The honking of horns has been very distracting!

She is currently advertising comfy chairs at:-

Castle Comfort Stairlifts Ltd, 135 Liverpool Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 9HD

Beep your horn when you pass!

Stoke City Player Gives Recliner Chair To Care Home Resident

Living Like A King In Comfort!

IS IT KENWYNE JONES?

Previous Castle Comfort regular Mick Downing of Wolstanton, who started with a free ferrule for his walking stick, is pictured here as the latest beneficiary of the CCC good deed fund which helps local people to live life more comfortably with a donation of a chair, bed or other piece of mobility equipment from the team.

We had to do a double take when we saw this photo as residential home carer Kandy is a double for Stoke City player Kenwyne Jones!

Regular readers will have recognised Mick from the youtube video below which shows him when he received a riser recliner chair that Terry Conroy (ex- Stoke City player and Ireland International) had borrowed from Castle Comfort during his own recuperation from a stroke. Click the grey arrow in the middle to watch it.

It was very fitting that Terry should have presented the chair after his own recovery, as Mick is a die-hard Stoke City fan having watched them play in their Victoria Ground days as a lad.  His new room at Samuel Hobson House - a care home in Wolstanton, clearly shows his footballing allegiance.

Over the years he has been an ardent fan of Stoke (and of Castle Comfort Centre!) Micks's friends and family reminded us that his birthday was coming up, and wondered if Terry Conroy could perhaps get a "Potters" football autographed by some of the players at the Brittania Stadium. Terry, after an email from the mobility products firm arrived like a shot at CCC's showroom - not with a ball, but with something even more special.  A Gordon Banks's collectible 75th Birthday plate was given as a gift to thank him for his loyalty over the years. The plate was delivered by Keith from Castle Comfort on behalf of "TC" who had a mammoth weekend involved with the Stoke/Liverpool game (a match to go down as an historical classic in footballing history) and is signed by Gordon on the back - wishing Mick all the best. Each limited edition plate was created in Stoke on Trent and shows Gordon Banks in his 1966 World cup winning days celebrating with Bobby Charlton.  The plate now takes pride of place in his room, named Stanley Matthews Way, along with his comfy riser recliner.

Adlington Retirement Apartments Wolstanton

Starting to build Adlington Retirement Village, Wolstanton

We are very excited to see the progress in the village of the Adlington retirement complex.  Built on the site of the former garage in Wolstanton High Street the Adlington Apartments are a welcome addition to the area and having all the local businesses so close by will be very handy for all the new residents.



The facilities of an Adlington development are superb as they offer 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and a number of activity rooms, lounges, a restaurant and a guest suite with en-suite facilities for visiting family.

Naturally as the areas best mobility products and independent living supplier we are well placed to offer high quality space saving riser recliner chairs and electric adjustable beds as well as the everyday assistance from helpful items like grabbers, perching stools or walking sticks, which are all designed to be useful for the over 55's who might need them living at Adlington in Wolstanton.

Adlington Retirement Village, Wolstanton

They even offer an internal mobility scooter parking suite with electrical charge points.  Don't worry if you haven't got a scooter yet, as we can arrange to pick you up and demonstrate one for you here at the showroom or get you set up with any extra equipment you might need in your new home.

The development itself will also offer 24-hour on site care, if required, and will be provided by Methodist Homes Association staff, one of the premier organisations in the field.

The Adlington apartment complexes, of which there are already 2 built in the UK (Rhos on Sea and Stockport) have proved very popular with buyers and we foresee that the quality building, in-house facilities and convenient location for visiting local shops and the health centre, all adds up to a great place to spend your golden years.

Once the ribbon is cut on the building we anticipate helping many of the new residents make their new apartments comfortable and homely and introducing them to our renowned high quality customer service.
 
If you have read down this far you can get £50 cashback* on your choice of a brand new riser recliner chair from the showroom, by quoting the "Adlington Castle Comfort Blog."

See you soon.

Dr.Stirling, Ann and Keith from Castle Comfort Centre, Wolstanton

*(One cashback offer per each brand new chair you order)

West End Village Stoke Xmas Hamper Presentation

On Monday at West End Village Stoke Castle Comfort Centre's Keith Simpson and Dr. Neil Stirling were presenting the winners, Brian and Phyllis, who are residents of West End Village Stoke with their Christmas Hamper.















Representatives from Blackfriars School, Donna Louise Trust and the Salvation Army were on hand to be awarded cheques which were the proceeds raised from selling the raffle tickets in local Sainsburys and Morrisons supermarkets.


Many thanks to Jan from West End Village who enabled the presentation to be filmed in the main foyer just before the childrens choir made their entrance.

The video is below click in the middle to watch it.

West End Village is an extracare over 55's housing development that won Best of British design awards when built in 2011.  It has 100 apartments available from Staffordshire Housing Association on a shared ownership basis.  A 2 bedroom flat is approximately £95,000.

The development has a gym, hairdressing salon and restaurant and there is an amazing lifelike painting in the grounds of a narrowboat from Stoke artist +Rob Pointon

The most often purchased products from our mobility aids showroom are riser recliner chairs, adjustable beds and walking sticks.  We have a number of West End Village residents as customers and provide free delivery to any local address.

Update
Some lovely thank-you notes have been received, for our Christmas charity donations.  Firstly from the Blackfriars and Coppice Federation which is below.

The next one we have is the Donna Louise Hospice Trust.

And thirdly we have had a note from the Salvation Army in Chesterton who have been able to donate gifts to over 5000 families in North Staffordshire.

Whatever the time of year if you need to be more comfortable with sitting, standing, walking around or sleeping then one or more of our mobility products can help you there.  See our website to find out more.