OPENHOUSE Winter 2014
Crown Simmons Residents’ Newsletter
We’re moving! Following from our successful merger in August we will be operating from new offices in Esher town centre, at First Floor, Aissela, 46 High Street, Esher KT10 9QY, on Tuesday December 16th. This will enable our staff, who have been working out of two different offices in Cheam and Esher, to come together in one single location. The feasibility of modernising Rosemary House to provide more suitable office accommodation was looked into, but did not offer value for money. Alternatively we are exploring the possibility of converting both the Rosemary House and Cheam Court offices into residential accommodation, and expect to make the final decisions in early 2015. The office will be closed to callers Friday 12th and Monday 15th December to facilitate the move. Please contact
the appropriate emergency number for your property on these days (found on the back of this issue). We are keeping exactly the same telephone number as the Rosemary House office (01372 461 440) and email addresses, such as enquiries@ crownsimmons.org.uk will also remain the same. No designated visitors’ parking is available at the new office itself, but public car parks are easily accessible and there is limited free onroad parking close-by.
Residents at Highbury View get new white goods! In spring the Civil Service Insurance Society’s Charity provided funds to buy new white goods for some residents at Highbury View in Islington. The funding allowed us to replace old, energy-consuming fridges and freezers, with new, energy-efficient items.
It’s made a big difference to the residents’ lives, including Mr Hunt from Highbury View, who said of his new fridge; “I can now purchase bargains from Tesco from their reduced price ‘clearance shelf’. I used to see bargains but had no room for them to keep frozen. This is a great saving for me.”
Mr Hunt with his new fridge