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4th Dec 2020Silvalady commented on:
Winter fuel payments - have you had yours yet?My letter said to contact them if it hasn't arrived by 23rd December so they expect it to take until 22nd to arrive!ViewDate:
31st Jan 2020Silvalady commented on:
MOVING HOME ALONE ......AND TO A NEW PART OF THE COUNTRYI know this is an old original post but it's so similar to my own experience that I just had to contribute. I lived in Suffolk over 30 years and met my second husband there. We owned a Park Home and were very comfortable. His sister lived round the corner and my brother and his family lived five minutes drive away. My grown up children and grandchildren lived not too far away. We regularly met friends at the local pub. Then my husband became ill. He died almost 2 years ago. My daughter and youngest grandchildren moved to Cornwall and, although I still had family and friends in Suffolk, I needed a change. Like you, suffolknan, I felt like selling my home and moving into rented so that I no longer had the maintenance costs and to release capital that would benefit me for my remaining years. I'm 72. I sold my home and, since November 2019 have been living in a rented cottage in Cornwall. It's a big change and I love it. I no longer have central heating, I have a wood burner and I no longer live in a bungalow, I have stairs to climb. As it's been wet most of the time since I moved, I haven't met many people yet but I have fantastic neighbours, and a pub and community shop a mere few minutes walk away plus I am close to my daughter, her husband and my young granddaughters. The family and friends I left behind have promised to visit in the Summer and I have changed my routine life so much that it feels like a new lease of life and I love it. I hope your move turned out as good as mine has.