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.

Mobility Aids in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire plus Cheshire, Derbyshire & Shropshire

There are tens of thousands of them. What! mobility products? (Also known as daily living aids) Yes, there are a lot of those. Too many to count. But also, tens of thousands in fact hundreds of thousands of people in the counties of Staffordshire, Cheshire, Shropshire and Shropshire (aka Salop) who need them.

Nobody knows  more than the staff at mobility products specialists CASTLE COMFORT CENTRE, of Newcastle under Lyme, who have been involved in the supply of daily living aids since 1998. Their speciality flagship products are STAIRLIFTS, RISER RECLINER CHAIRS AND ELECTRIC BEDS, (see some of their clients here happily being filmed) but over the years a very special free service has evolved which helps you locate and purchase any of the many gadgets and aids that are needed for disabled people (or those folk simply getting on a little.)

Of the latter - there are simply millions - and members of the sector who may be  fit and healthy for their ages - but maybe in need of a little assistance (just as an older car or machine may need a bit of extra servicing and attention) we affectionately call  THE GREY MARKET.

Back to the grey market shortly (or indeed the 'Silver Surfers') but the disabled sector is a little more defined and accounted for in terms of  statistics.

Disability and employment - some stats for those interested ...

1. There are currently 1.3 million disabled people in the UK who are available for and want to work.
2. Only half of disabled people of working age are in work (50%), compared with 80% of non disabled people.
3. 23% of disabled people have no qualifications compared to 9% of non disabled people.
4. Nearly 1 in 5 people of working age (7 million, or 18.6%) in Great Britain have a disability.

Source:DLF

The ageing population

Over the last 25 years the percentage of the population aged 65 and over increased from 15 per cent in 1983 to 16 per cent in 2008, an increase of 1.5 million people in this age group. Over the same period, the percentage of the population aged 16 and under decreased from 21 per cent to 19 per cent. This trend is projected to continue. By 2033, 23 per cent of the population will be aged 65 and over compared to 18 per cent aged 16 or younger.

The fastest population increase has been in the number of those aged 85 and over. In 1983, there were just over 600,000 people in the UK aged 85 and over. Since then the numbers have more than doubled reaching 1.3 million in 2008. By 2033 the number of people aged 85 and over is projected to more than double again to reach 3.2 million, and to account for 5 per cent of the total population. Source:DLF

The Disability equipment market

The total UK disability equipment market has been estimated at £1.46 billion for 2008 compared with £1.34 billion the previous year. Sales of disabled equipment in the UK have increased by 92.6% over the last 10 years and the total market size increased by 9.2% last year.  Castle Comfort Group since 1997 have been and important player UK-wide in the supply of products to the 'gray market' and the disability sectors. However the policy of the company has always been to focus on their major flagship products, namely stairlifts, riser recliner chairs and adjustable beds

THIS DOES NOT MEAN THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OR INVOLVEMENT WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE NEEDED.

Castle Comfort's experience means that a quick call to any of their help lines, or a visit to the showrooms will result in details being given where these other smaller products can be found ...

AT WHOLESALE 
OR 
DIRECT-FROM-THE-MANUFACTURER PRICES. 

Usually all that is needed is a freephone call by the customer direct to the supplier with the description and reference.

The goods will be delivered by courier, usually without charge in just a day or two. 

Payment can be made on delivery in many cases, or by plastic card on ordering. 

Buyers are also covered by what is know as 'distance selling regulations' which means that the product can be returned to the supplier without any obligation or cost. 

So apart from getting any of the following items cheaper (as a mobility shop is not involved making a necessary profit) - you can return them if you wish - and THAT is something you may not be able to do on the High Street.

Retail shops only have to make a refund if the goods are faulty or otherwise  'not fit for their purpose'  Many people are surprised at this as the policies of retailers like Marks and Spencer "bring it back if you wish for your money back" - are not a legal right at all - they just choose to offer it as a sales gimmick.

So here, as promised, is the beginning of  what may be a long long list of things that YOU - or your family need.

AND FOR FREE ADVICE ON HOW TO LOCATE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING AT THE BEST PRICE -  
just contact Castle Comfort on 0800 007 6959
up to 11pm any evening - 7 days per week.

A commode (small or large commodes)

Crutches
Commodes
Zimmer frame  (or Zimmer frames on wheels)
Dillonguards
Slippers for problematic feet
Can opener for arthritis sufferers
Phone with large buttons (including mobile telephones with large buttons)
Cot side inc single or double cot sides

GRAB HANDLES which may a grab handle for anywhere in the house.  Also known as GRAB BARS  (Source Wikipedia)

Wheelchair hire
Wheelchair cushions
Stool for the shower - and even stools for the bath
Seat cushions
Pingaba braces
Walking without wheels frames
Scooter covers
Scooter cushions
Table for bed or chair (often known as over beds tables)
Remote control lamp
Sensitive or sensitivity lamps / lights
Slippers for the disabled
Socks for the disabled

Dog Alarm
Shoes for the disabled
Hand vice
Booster cushion
Radar Keys
Raised toilet seats
Extra-wide easy fasten slippers
Back scratchers (don't forget to look at this!)

An interlude on Backscratchers in Stoke on Trent.

IT MAY BE THAT YOU DO NO HAVE TO SPEND YOUR CASH ON SPECIFIC MOBILITY OR  SPECIFIED HOME-AID THINGS -

OFTEN A SUBSTITUTE IS  MORE EASILY AVAILABLE AND LESS COSTLY.

Back Scratchers.

In 1999, Keith, the founder of Castle Comfort, asked Christine Morgan (his former school friend Christine Evans, of the Edward Orme School Newcastle under Lyme, the following  - "Where can a long handled back scratcher be found for one of our customers?"

Christine was at at Disability Solutions, Hanley, Stoke on Trent at the time. She told me to get a long handle shoe horn. It proved to be good advice and we have since helped cure many itching backs!  They work a treat and cost a lot less than designated products with labels as ´back scratchers´to be sold in mobility shops.   These can be obtained from many 'pound shops' and other places often run by the Chinese community, often for less that a pound. "Thanks for the tip Christine,"  said Keith. "I have learnt a lot since I left school!"

For an alternative backscratcher, and if you can get near enough, try one of the following! These 'super dooper' back scrathchers were spotted in action at The Great Orme near Llandudno North Wales. The cashmiri goats put on an amazing show for passers-by when they have an itch, scratching away.  Did you know  that these goats  were a gift to Queen Victoria from the Shah of Persia?

More of the products we find useful as we get older:-

Holder for car disabled passes
Blue Badge holders (click on 'blue' for info on this subject)
..and read here how some people are treated badly in this respect

Indoor walkers with trays
Tunstall emergency call buttons
Outdoor key boxes
Key guard box
Folding walking sticks
Bath steps
Grabbers
Easy reach grabbers
Canvas cushions
Foldable walking sticks
Dillonguards
Pill organiser
Automatic pill organisers
Pull ring can opener
Shower easy
Ramps
Wheelchair ramps
Tiller bags
Pingabraces
Padded leg rest
Swivel cushion
Memory foam cushions

Whatever your need we can help you. Call us on 08000 832797 or call in to our Stoke on Trent showooms today.

Mobility Products Shop Stoke on Trent

Castle Comfort  is the region's favourite mobility products shop offering a range of daily living aids to suit every budget. Established in 1997, Castle Comfort is a great help for many people in the Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire (Salop) areas, as it is so easy to get to, and offers free parking right by the door - which is pretty rare these days with town centres being difficult to get your car anywhere near -and parking charges being far to high.

If you are in need of a mobility aid to help with your independence at home you don't want to have to tackle pavements or have to walk far in order to have a good look round.

For local people we even offer a door to door pickup service by our friendly staff, and can also arrange for an in-home demonstration of a riser recliner chair or stairlift if you would like us to arrange that.

Please call us on 08000 832 797 to enquire about how we can help you.

Our mobility shop sells top branded quality mobility aids like walking sticks, walkers, wheelchairs, scooters, riser recliner chairs, adjustable beds, bathing aids and stairlifts. For a detailed account of which mobility products we can help with go here-  We also offer an advisory service for other daily living aids like raised toilet seats and commodes, grab handles, wide fit slippers, zimmer frames and other assorted items and equipment including those required for incontinence.

Here is some info on the zimmer frame, if you are looking for one in Stoke on trent.

Zimmer frames

At Comfort Centre Mobility Products in Newcastle under Lyme,  we are always delighted when  folks come to see us and leave with a smile on their faces. Sometimes they leave laughing their socks off (even disabled socks.) Why? Because we share the same building as one of the principle doctors´practices in Wolstanton Village. Often, after visiting the doctor, and maybe being given further medicine or a reminder that they are ´not as young as they used to be' people pop in to see what we have on offer.

Regular visitors to Stoke on Trent´s most well-known mobility products store, know that at least they get a cuppa!  But ... does a cuppa alone make them laugh? No - WE DO..  see this ............

Amusement is especially guaranteed if  our beloved and highly respected Doctor Stirling is around.  Please see Dr S's life story here, to refresh memories up with a few of the remarkable things that have gone on in his  86 years. Many of his former patients are unaware of some of the facts about the life of this very special medic. 

Also, a  take  a quick our cartoon website, then you´ll believe Dr S´s claim  100%  that indeed...  'laughter is the best medicine.'

If further evidence of humour being a vital ingredient of a happy old age, then just look at this photo here ..

Do you know about blow up Zimmer frames! One was brought in to our Staffordshire mobility showroom by one of our clients some years ago,  a lady who herself uses a walking frame.  A touch tired of her grandchildren begging for a 'quick go' of Nan´s 'aid to safe transport' - she bought one for them to amuse themselves with. 

THE MANUFACTURERS DO STRESS, HOWEVER,  THAT AN INFLATABLE ZIMMER FRAME IS A NOVELTY ITEM AND NOT FOR USE AS A TOY.  At Wolstanton we intend to keep one on show, but they are a little hard to get, and amused visitors buy them from us at cost price (a modest three pounds each) as fast as we can get them.

The instructions curiously advise -  'Ideal for the decrepit and all washed up. Please drive carefully.'

But whilst most in need of  Zimmer frames may not feel too amused about the subject, we hope a little chuckle may boost the spirits.

Please call us for fast and courteous help whatever your personal requirements. We are always glad to help.

Below are a couple of testimonial videos's from past repeat customers of Castle Comfort who have both decided that we are the firm to deal with when it comes to buying different daily living aids in Stoke on Trent.

Reclining Massage Chairs Showroom Staffordshire, Cheshire and Shropshire

Reclining Massage Chairs Staffordshire

Click the above video to see 80 year old Gladys from Stoke on Trent demonstrating her recent proud purchase - a Spanish massage chair which was delivered by Castle Comfort Centre, which has a reclining massage chairs showroom in Wolstanton.

On the video she explains her daily routine for using her massage chair, which she bought from Castle Comfort to help her alleviate some of the "agony" she has experienced with her back,leg and shoulder pain.

Watch as she demonstrates the reclining relaxer programme on the chair, and you can clearly hear her enjoyment of the experience. There are many settings to choose from depending on your requirements, it's just a case of pressing the buttons to dial in the requested massage treatment.

When an equivalent massage from a physiotherapist or masseuse will cost you around £40 per session you can see that getting a massage each day like Gladys enjoys would soon force the average pensioner to give it up because of the prohibitive expense.

This is not the case with a massage chair from Castle Comfort which day after day, 7 days a week, morning, noon or night is ready and able to tailor the perfect treatment for you. Once you have one there is just a small cost for the electrical power.  Why not come down to the showroom to see and try one for yourself - feeling is believing!

All part of the service at Castle Comfort is free regional delivery and we can install it where you choose before a final demonstration on the functions for you to be able to use it on your own.
Give us a call for free on

08000 832 797

today to enquire after one for yourself.

Mobility Chairs | Electric Riser Recliner Chairs

If you are looking for mobility chairs also known as electric riser recliner chairs and you would like to visit our mobility centre showroom and know more about us you can visit the website at www.castlecomfortcentre.com
Watch the video below to meet Ann in the showroom or if you prefer to speak to someone now then Keith, Kathy or Ann can help you 8am-11pm on 08000 832 797





Mobility chairs are available to sit on and try out in the showroom and are all either single motor or dual motor chairs. On the video above you can meet Ann who shows just one of the pattern books available for the chairs. There are 125 different soft cover fabrics and 30 quality leathers ranging from plain to Antique finish and from standard firm feel through to the softest textured semi-aniline quality.

There is a wide range of riser recliner chairs to look at and sit in and the showroom stock costs from just £295 for a reconditioned model. For a British made 5 year guaranteed model from new you would pay more and rising up in price from there with specification and added features, and covering choice - leather generally being more expensive than fabric.

Our mobility chairs are best bought from a showroom where the chair can be sized to suit the individual as they are not all the same. In fact you may have seen new model riser reclining chairs advertised on the internet for under £300, but they are a one-size-fits-all model in poor quality fabric or pvc with a years guarantee. It's obvious of course that a 6 foot well-built gentleman will require a different mobility chair to a slim 5 foot lady, but those internet mobility chairs unfortunately don't have that flexibility. Those that have found that their chair doesn't fit then have to pay a courier to return it before they get their partial refund from those companies.

Far better to get experienced advice from a regional mobility centre like the Castle Comfort Centre that has helped hundreds of local people seek sitting and standing help and comfort. They have the customer testimonials to prove it. See the map listing for genuine reviews of the firm.

Most of the mobility chairs are available in a small, medium or large sizing and with a dazzling array of fabric or leather cover options. Swatches are available in the showroom and we can send you a brochure aswell if you wish or to try before you buy we can arrange a local pick-up using one of our courtesy vehicles if required. Give us a call on 08000 832 797 and it might be the Merc coming round to pick you up!






Make a day of your visit and see Alton Towers, Wedgwood, Portmerion or Potteries Factory Outlets, Freeport Talke, Little Moreton Hall or Biddulph Grange Gardens, Trentham Gardens, or Waterworld.

Within easy reach of the M6, A500 and A34 on Wolstanton High Street. Click the map below for a clear view of our central location and google map for directions. We are opposite Asda on Wolstanton High St.

So if you are looking for mobility chairs for a loved one would like to visit the showroom or know more about the huge range available click here to visit the website or phone Keith or Ann directly 8am-11pm on 08000 832 797

Mobility chair delivery schedules.




North Staffordshire  Regular delivery run - Stoke on Trent, Newcastle under Lyme, Leek, Biddulph, Stone, Cannock, Cheadle, Stafford, Rugeley, Hanley, Longton, Burslem Tunstall, Kidsgrove, Alsager, Uttoxeter and Market Drayton.

Please enquire by calling Freephone 0800 0832 797.

Every Monday, Thursday & Friday South Cheshire Run. Congleton, Macclesfield, Prestbury Stockport, Crewe, Sandbach, Nantwich, Cheadle Hulme, Knutsford, Warrrington,Ellesmere Port, Widnes Runcorn & The Wirrall etc

Every Wednesday The Lancashire Run. Includes Manchester, Wigan, Bury, Stockport, Rochdale, Liverpool, Birkenhead, Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, Blackpool, Southport, Morecambe, Lytham St Annes, Lancaster Fleetwood and Colne etc.

Increased and enhanced arrangements at Christmas&; Mother’s Day & Father’s Day. Guaranteed Birthday/Anniversary delivery dates - Anywhere in England & Wales with 14 days notice.

Emergency deliveries arranged ASAP. Hospital discharge cases receive top priority.

FOR PRICES & FURTHER INFORMATION ON ALL MOBILITY AND RISER RECLINER CHAIRS CLICK OR CALL 08000 832 797

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We can help you with any daily living aids for mobility or disabled needs.
Please call us on 08000 832 797

Motorised Chair | Electric Reclining Chairs for the Elderly

If you are looking for a motorised chair or electric recliner chairs and you would like to visit the showroom or know more about the huge range available then visit the website.
Watch the video to see a demonstration below or phone Keith or Ann directly 8am-11pm on 08000 832 797



Motorised chairs are either single motor or dual motor chairs. On the video above you can see Keith demonstrating the dual motor riser recliner to a gentleman and his wife who recently visited the showroom. There is a huge range of riser recliner chairs available and they can cost from just £295 for a reconditioned model rising up in price from there with specification and added features, and covering choice - leather generally being more expensive than fabric. A motorised chair ideally needs to be sized to the individual as they are not all the same. Most of our models are available in a small, medium or large sizing and with a dazzling array of fabric or leather cover options. Swatches are available in the showroom and we can send you a brochure aswell if you wish or to try before you buy and if you are fairly local we can arrange a courtesy pick-up using one of the vehicles below, which shows our headquarters. This landmark building - Bank House, (which used to be a NatWest bank) is now where our riser recliner chair and adjustable bed showroom is based. Make a day of it and visit Alton Towers, Wedgwood, Portmerion or Potteries Factory Outlets, Freeport Talke, Little Moreton Hall or Biddulph Grange Gardens, Trentham Gardens, or Waterworld.



Within easy reach of the M6, A500 and A34 on Wolstanton High Street. Click the map below for a clear view of our central location and google map for directions. We are opposite the new Asda on Wolstanton High Street. So if you are looking for a motorised electric reclining chair for a loved one would like to visit the showroom or know more about the huge range available click here to visit the website or phone Keith or Ann directly 8am-11pm on 08000 832 797


Motorised chair delivery schedules.

North Staffordshire Run. Stoke on Trent, Newcastle under Lyme, Leek, Biddulph, Stone, Cannock, Cheadle, Stafford, Rugeley, Hanley, Longton, Burslem Tunstall, Kidsgrove, Alsager, Uttoxeter and Market Drayton.

Every Monday - The North Wales Run Chester, Flint, Rhos on Sea, Landudno, Prestatyn, Conwy (Conwy) Wrexham, Anglesey, Gwynedd. Welsh spoken - Cymraeg ar lafar.

Every Tues, Wed & Friday South Staffordshire, West Midlands & Warwickshire Run. Walsall, Wolverhampton, Halesowen, Birmingham, Coventry, Warwick, Leamington Spa, Rugby, Warwick & Stratford on Avon, etc

Please enquire by calling Freephone 0800 0832 797.

Every Monday, Thursday & Friday South Cheshire Run. Congleton, Macclesfield, Prestbury Stockport, Crewe, Sandbach, Nantwich, Cheadle Hulme, Knutsford, Warrrington,Ellesmere Port, Widnes Runcorn & The Wirrall etc

Every Wednesday The Lancashire Run. Includes Manchester, Wigan, Bury, Stockport, Rochdale, Liverpool, Birkenhead, Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, Blackpool, Southport, Morecambe, Lytham St Annes, Lancaster Fleetwood and Colne etc.

Every Tuesday The Shropshire Run To the Welsh Borders visiting Bridgnorth, Shrewsbury, Telford, Newport, with often extended runs to incorporate Powys, and the Swansea and Cardiff areas. Includes Kidderminster, Leominster and Hereford.

Every Friday The 'Eastern Route' To Derby, Matlock, Burton on Trent, Matlock, Chesterfield, Nottingham, Mansfield & Retford.

Increased and enhanced arrangements at Christmas& Mother’s Day & Father’s Day. Guaranteed Birthday/Anniversary delivery dates - Anywhere in England & Wales with 14 days notice.

Scotland & Northern Ireland – 21 days notice recommended

Emergency deliveries arranged ASAP. Hospital discharge cases receive top priority.

FOR PRICES & FURTHER INFORMATION ON ALL RISER RECLINING CHAIRS FOR THE ELDERLY CLICK OR CALL 08000 832 797

Fireside Chairs | Riser Recliner Chairs for Sale

Are you sitting comfortably?
If you are looking for a fireside chair in your choice of colour or riser reclining chairs come visit the showroom or find out more.We now have CCC outlets in ST5 and ST6 postcodes (Wolstanton and Tunstall)


Click to go to the website or phone Keith or Ann directly 8am-11pm on 08000 832 797

This is just one of the rooms in the showroom!

Click on the picture for a closer view of some of Castle Comfort Centre's huge selection of stocked chairs. We regularly arrange free courtesy transport here if you are fairly local - give us a ring to arrange and find what chair you need at the price you want to pay.

FOR PRICES AND FURTHER INFO CLICK ON RECLINER CHAIRS

Set your satnav for ST5 8BW !

OR CALL FREE 0800 0832 797. The phone lines at the company's HQ at Newcastle under Lyme, nr Stoke on Trent, Staffs, are open 8am-11pm every day. Why not pay a visit to our factory? See being made the highest quality riser recliners in the world !

Our most popular fireside chair can be seen on our main website. Click here for fireside chairs to look at our best selling fireside chair. A comfortable high back chair with a fully sprung seat it is available in a choice of colours and the seat pad comes with a removable cover for easy cleaning. Why not bring your relative along for a try before you buy, no obligation?


Our delivery run covers Stoke, Stafford and Staffordshire, goes out West to Crewe, Nantwich, Chester and Market Drayton. East to Derby and Nottingham and South to Wolverhampton, Walsall and Birmingham. Northerly we cover Cheshire West and East including Sandbach, Macclesfield, Congleton, Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Manchester. If you are outside this area call us anyway as you might find that even with courier delivery we can be cheaper than available locally to you.

Castle Comfort Centre helping you to stand and sit in comfort.