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That bit of help...
- Finding reliable tradespeople
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The Newcastle Trades Register has been set up to help people aged over 60 years old in Newcastle to find tradespeople to carry out repairs and maintenance in their homes, including qualified engineers who can help with your digital television changeover needs.
- Small repairs
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Anchor Staying Put has a Small Repairs Service for older people who own their own home and live in Newcastle or Gateshead. This has been set up to help people to carry out repairs to their property at an affordable price.
- Gardening
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As you get older you may find that maintaining your garden becomes more difficult and that some tasks are harder to manage. Whether you are a homeowner, or a Your Homes Newcastle tenant, there are schemes that can provide you with a reliable gardener to help keep you garden in good condition, so that you can continue to enjoy it.
- Help with shopping
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As you get older it can get harder to get out and about, especially to do things like your food shopping when you have heavy bags to carry. There is a community shopping scheme in Newcastle that could help you called 'Hop to the Shops'.
- Mobile hairdressing
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The Quality of Life Partnership have set up a mobile hairdressing scheme for older people living in Newcastle upon Tyne. The aim of the Hairdressing at Home scheme is to provide older people with details of friendly, reliable and properly vetted hairdressers. It is designed for older women and men who cannot normally go out to access hairdressing services.
