June has revealed that she is thriving living in Mickle Hill and has even convinced friends from her previous home to make the move. She loves being part of the Mickle Hill community and participating in the plethora of activities available, from making the most of the gym and the bar to getting her hair done in the village salon.

Since moving, June has got to know so many of the owners and has said that she has “not met anyone here who’s not nice” and has found herself to “never feeling lonely, as there’s always someone, nearby.

June believes that moving to Mickle Hill is “the best thing I did” and that she feels “happy and content”.

“I was one of the first 4 to move into this block, we called ourselves the Pioneers of Wadswick Green. I love it here, it has been one of the best things I ever did, moving here. People ask me why I don’t go on holiday more, but why would I? I have everything I need right here!”

“We came from a 5-bedroom house in South Wales, and we were looking for somewhere to downsize and re-look at our future.”

“What we enjoy about living here is the independence. It also has the ability now, which we have already experienced, of doing things other than just living by ourselves.”

“Living in a community with like-minded people is really essential. We also looked at other retirement places in the past, but somehow they did not have the facilities that Rangeford were able to offer us.”

“I enjoy visits to the various places and interests in the area; there is now a system where we go to a new restaurant in the area every month. That is all part of the quality of life we enjoy here.”

“I could get to know people and wasn’t confined to one space. It’s a good place to be social at all levels”

“One of the most important things is having the staff around 24/7 as you don’t know when illness will come around. It’s one of the main things to know that you are safe always.”

“It makes a big difference; the house had one and a half acres, and we either had to do it all ourselves or get someone in to do it for us. Now here, it’s a different thing all together.”

“The more time we spend here, the more we are finding out all the things we don’t have to do anymore. There are an abundance of movies and all different types of activities, so you can’t possibly get bored.”

“Living in a lovely old village was lovely, but the time had come. Our lives have certainly changed. We have been able to meet a lot of people of similar age, but we all want to carry on living and having fun. Enjoying life as much as we can.”

“It was our son who prompted us by saying we needed to downsize and think about the rest of our lives. Saying that we have both worked extremely hard, so you need to enjoy your retirement. He brought us along, and within 2 hours of being here, we signed up for a deposit. We were that impressed.