This charity has existed for over three hundred years and the Clerk and Trustees administer the 29 properties, which consist of flats and houses, for occupation, situated at The Hill and Charlesworth Court, in Sandbach. There is a Resident Warden who acts as a good neighbour and friends to all the other occupiers.
As well as monitoring the maintenance and upkeep of the 29 properties over the years, the Clerk and Trustees have had the area landscaped, provided additional car parking and footpaths, planted trees and bushes, laid out lawns and provided small plots/allotments for cultivation by those occupiers who enjoy gardening.
A communal lounge/meeting room is available for the residents to meet and socialise with each other and with the local community.
The accommodation was, originally, for “the retired older persons of the Ancient Parish of Sandbach.” Inhabitants of a wide rural area “within the townships of the parish of Sandbach” are eligible to apply to participate in the benefits of this Charity, within the jurisdiction of the Charity Commission. The townships included, as well as Sandbach town are Arclid, Betchton, Blackden, Bradwall, Cotton, Cranage, Goostrey, Hassall, Holmes Chapel, Lees, Twemlow and Wheelock.
In order to be eligible to apply to live at the almshouse, you must be aged 60 years or over, have a link to Sandbach or the areas listed above and fulfil the financial criteria required.
Anyone who would like to apply for accommodation and wishes to be included on the existing waiting list should contact the Clerk at the address below, who can provide the necessary application forms and information.
Mrs. N. Clarke – Clerk
Sandbach Almshouses Charity
11 Charlesworth Court
Sandbach
CW11 1LB
Tel: 07752 447912
Email: clerk.sandbachah@gmail.com
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