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| Size | - 26 Single bedroom bungalows
- 1 Guestroom (twin)
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| Nearest town | - Salisbury = 30 miles / Yeovil = 30 miles
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| Age | |
| Facilities within scheme | - Common room
- Kitchen
- Laundry
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| Visiting amenities | - Mobile Library - once a fortnight on a Thursday
- Wiltshire
Farm foods - deliver every
week
- Link Scheme - voluntary
transport for the elderly
- Daily paper delivery
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| Utilities | |
| Garden | - Each bungalow has a private garden, alongside communal lawns.
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| Parking | - Private parking is available for residents and visitors.
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| Location | - The area is quiet as Mere on the whole is an elderly village. The scheme itself is very flat and accessible.
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| Recreational activities | - Day Centre - run by Age Concern at scheme every Monday and Friday, also involves the outside community.
- Exercise class
- Coffee Morning - once a week
- Regular tenants' meetings
- Christmas
Parties
- Summer barbecues
- Day Trips - arranged through day center,
about 9-10 per year
- Pantomime
Visit - at Christmas
- Christmas Lunch - go out to a restaurant/pub
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| Closest amenities | - Shops - 10 minute walk into Mere
- Bus Stop - 5 minute walk into Mere. There are bus services to Gillingham, Salisbury, Wincanton and Yeovil.
- Church - 20 minute walk, though often picked up by church members
- Library - 20 minute walk into Mere
- Doctor - 5-10 minute walk
- Dentist - 5-10 minute walk
- Pubs - 2 hotels, 1 pub and 1 restaurant all within walking distance in Mere
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| Residents' views | - 'Very friendly social scheme where all the residents look out for each other.'
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Location
Last updated: 13 October 2010
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