Stairlifts Felixstowe – Suffolk Stairlifts

  Click here to find new and reconditioned stairlifts in Felixstowe, Suffolk   If you are looking for the Castle Comfort Stairlifts legendary website Castle Comfort Stairlifts offers top brand stairlifts, keen prices and fast installs for all those seeking stairlifts in Felixstowe, Suffolk. And all work comes with our no-quibble guarantees and famous customer service satisfaction.

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Stairlifts Felixstowe – Stairlifts Suffolk

The County of Suffolk which is bordered by Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and the North Sea does not have a city!  But it does have some great towns including Felixstowe on the North Sea coast.  Felixstowe stands on the Estuary of the Rivers Orwell and Stour with Harwich in Essex on the other shore.

Felixstowe’s history is interesting.  It got its name as late as the 13th century even though a settlement/village had been there for at least 1,000 years.  Its earlier history is linked to the village of Walton which is in fact completely separate from Felixstowe itself ... although there are still some 19th century terraced houses in Walton High Street only yards from the centre of Felixstowe!

At Castle Comfort Stair Lifts we have been supplying and installing stairlifts in the area for about 15 years.  Our online minute by minute scrolling counter records how many people own stairlifts in the UK and we know from these calculations that at least 150 people who are retired in Felixstowe already own stairlifts.  If however you don’t but feel that a stairlift would help you to cope with the stairs in your property, then please get in touch with our local office on  01473 209069 .

We are the UK agent for all UK stairlift manufacturers – checkout out the stairlift comparisons at Castle Comfort Stairlifts – so our advice is completely unbiased.  Castle Comfort Stair Lifts can supply straight stairlifts, curved chairlifts and we have reconditioned chairlifts too.  Like we said, just give us a call for more information.

Felixstowe – the seaside town
Felixstowe makes the most of its 4 miles of sand and shingle beaches with colourful and traditional beach huts and a garden-lined promenade not to mention a pier.  All the things you’d expect to see at an English seaside town.

There is boating on the lake and indoor and outdoor golf to amuse when the weather isn’t warm enough for the beach.  There are traditional English seaside treats of ice cream and fish and chips along the front as well as more upmarket bistros and beachside kiosks offering freshly caught local fish.

Felixstowe Pier
Felixstowe Pier was built in 1905 primarily as a steamer dock and was the longest pier in East Anglia at 2,640 ft (800m).  There was a large pavilion at the shore end of the pier and an electric tramway running the length to the steamer docking point.  You could catch this tram at the beginning of the 20th century for the cost of one old penny!

In the Second World War, the pier was sectioned in a bid to protect the east coast from invasion by the Germans.  With the tramway closed, the pier was shortened to a mere 450ft (136m).

It wasn’t until the end of the 20th century that plans to refurbish and develop the pier were put into place.  Because the funds could not be raised, Felixtowe Pier remains mainly closed to the public with a few attractions at the shore end.

The Port of Felixstowe
The Port of Felixstowe just a few miles from Felixstowe itself is the biggest container port in the UK and handles 35% of container traffic.  It has three terminals including a ‘roll on/roll off’ one.  A third Southern Terminal is being developed to facilitate extra large containers.

Right now the dock side is over 2.3 km and has 29 ship-to-shore gantry cranes for moving the containers.

Felixstowe landmarks
Landguard Fort is one of Felixstowe’s most well known landmarks.  The fort is an ancient monument and visitor attraction set in a nature reserve.  It was originally built to protect the entrance to the estuary and specifically Harwich.  It was originally built in the 16th century but had several changes, the last one in the 19th century.

In the Second World War it was the launch point for balloons in Operation Outward – an attack on Germany by hydrogen balloons.  Part of the fort – the left battery – was used as an anti-aircraft room during WWII too.  It is now open to the public during the summer months as an English Heritage property.

South Beach Mansion on the cliffs at Felixstowe is Italianate in design and was once host to the Empress of Germany and her family in the 19th century who stayed for a few weeks.  About half a century later Mrs Wallis Simpson stayed in the adjoining cottage for 6 weeks waiting for her divorce so that she could marry the abdicating King of England, Edward VIII.  She is said to have invented the Club Sandwich whilst staying here – or maybe reinventing this double-decker American sandwich.

Another famous guest was T E Lawrence or Lawrence of Arabia.  He spent two years here during the 1930’s incognito and calling himself variously Ross and Shaw.

It became army HQ during the Second World War and Felixstowe Town Hall afterwards.  It is now in private ownership.

People of Felixstowe
As we’ve already mentioned Felixstowe has had its share of famous people associated with the town.  And there are more:

·         Actor Jeremy Kemp probably best known for his role in Z-Cars

·         English actress Megs Jenkins lived in the area until her death; she appeared in a number of British films including The Cruel Sea, A Woman of Substance and many more

·         Actor John Mills lived in Felixstowe for a time

·         Hollywood actress Dawn Addams was born here and appeared in a number of film productions like A King in New York opposite Charlie Chaplin

·         Musician Brian Eno grew up in Woodbridge (about 13 miles away) where he still has a house


·         John Constable was born nearby to a wealthy mill owner.  The area of South Suffolk and North Essex has since gained the name, ‘Constable Country’ as it was the subject of many of his paintings

·         Another great painter Thomas Gainsborough was born a little way from Felixstowe too at Sudbury.  Gainsborough undertook portrait commissions – his bread and butter – and painted more than 500 of the aristocracy during his lifetime.  His love was landscape painting

·         Author Ruth Rendell lived at one time in Polstead and has featured areas of Suffolk in many of here detective novels.  She was made Baroness Rendell of Babergh (Aldeburgh) in 1997

·         Another crime writer P D James has a second home in Southwold near Ipswich; she too often sets her novels in Suffolk

·         TV’s hotel inspector Ruth Watson has run a number of hotels in Suffolk; she currently co-owns the Crown and Castle in nearby Orford.

Would your home stand up to Ruth’s inspection or is it more like the setting for one of Ruth Rendell or PD James’ murder stories?  Do you need to make it safer with the installation of a stairlift?  Remember we can help!


Take a look at our pricing of stairlifts on our website and if it will help, see if there is a grant available; otherwise you might consider a 0% finance option.  If you need the aid of a stairlift to make your staircase journey safe then these options will help you get it sorted sooner rather than later.


We can come and assess which stairlift will suit you and your home best and we can often get it installed within 24 hours of the contract signing.  Our after care service is good too – we work hard to make it easy for you.  If you’d like to purchase a stairlift or just want more information, please call our local office on  01473 209069 .

Stairlifts Lowestoft – Suffolk Stairlifts

 
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Stairlifts Lowestoft – Stairlifts Suffolk

Lowestoft in Suffolk is the most easterly town in the UK with Ness Point aka Lowestoft Ness marking the most easterly point in the UK.  Here you’ll find the euroscope and flat, ground level direction pointer.  It marks the direction and distance of a number of places in Europe from this point.

Another fact about Lowestoft is that it has a very long history.  Evidence of a settlement here dates back 700,000 years!

Now we’re not suggesting that the population of Lowestoft is full of old fossils, but we do know that its population favours the retired and that more than 300 of those 12,500 retired living in the area already own stairlifts.  You can see the figures notching up on the scrolling counter on our website.

Castle Comfort Stair Lifts can’t claim to be nearly as old either; in fact we are mere babies with 15 years experience of supplying and installing stairlifts in the Lowestoft area.  We’ve brought a lot of relief and contentment to those who have had a stairlift installed.  Now they can deal with the stairs painlessly and safely.

If you or a loved one is thinking about getting a stairlift, please give us a ring to discuss how we can help you, on  01473 209 069 .

About Lowestoft’s Industry
Lowestoft is on the North Sea coast on the edge of the Broads some 38 miles north of Ipswich and 22 south east of Norwich in Norfolk.

Lowestoft’s industrial history since the middle ages has been fishing mainly for herring right up until the last century.  It competed with nearby Great Yarmouth for size and industry.  Now there are just a few small fishing boats – no trawlers – left.  One thing that does remain is the research centre, the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) which is based in Lowestoft.

It also had a substantial porcelain industry during the 18th century.  The factory where the soft-paste porcelain was made was the longest operating in the UK after Royal Worcester and Royal Crown Derbyshire.

Until a couple of decades ago there was a boat building industry centred around the docks.  There is still some ship building and repairs carried out there today but most of it has since gone.

Modern Industry
More recently industry in Lowestoft centred around the oil and gas industries.  Shell’s Southern Operations were based in Lowestoft Harbour employing hundreds of people in the area until 2003.  Oil and gas are still important in the area but Lowestoft is developing as a centre for renewable energies: it has a wind farm about 15 miles offshore, the Orbis Energy Centre has been set up to attract business to the town interested in green energies and featuring solar powered thermal energy.  They are also trialling prototypes of tidal and wave power.

Of course its other main industry is tourism.  Bathing in the sea here began back in the middle of the 18th century and Lowestoft remains a popular tourist destination to this day.  Lowestoft is on the Sunrise Coast.

It has two ‘Blue Flag’ beaches, two piers, a theme park plus an Africa Alive attraction just a little way from the town and of course a Pontins Holiday Camp.

Pleasurewood Hills theme park was started in 1982 and has a number of attractions to thrill holiday makers including 3 roller-coaster rides, 3 ‘thrill’ rides, 2 water rides and many more.

Just 4 miles south of Lowestoft is the village of Kessingland where Africa Alive can be found on the site that used to be Suffolk Wildlife Park.  It is now identified as an Africa-themed zoo where you can see a number of primates including a variety of Lemur – Mongoose, Black, Ring-tailed, red bellied etc.  There are also Common Chimpanzees and Vervet Monkeys.

There are birds, mammals and reptiles to be seen too.

Looking at traditional costal attractions, there are the two piers that offer more entertainment for holiday visitors; there’s also Lowestoft’s High Lighthouse which was originally built on the cliffs above the Denes in the mid 17th century.  It’s original lights were candles!  The lighthouse that is there now was built in the 19th century and is 16 metres high; its lights show their warning beams for 23 nautical miles and has been automated since 1975.

Stairlifts for Lowestoft
If getting up your stairs feels as big a problem as climbing to the top of the lighthouse it’s time you got in touch with us at Castle Comfort Stair Lifts.  We can assess you to see what sort of stairlift is right for you – a straight stairlift or a curved stairlift.  We can have it fitted the next day in all probability.

If it’s the cost that concerns you, you can check our stairlift prices and compare stairlifts; remember we also supply reconditioned ones which cost somewhat less.  And of course there’s always the possibility of a grant or a 0% finance package to make the purchase possible.

Call our local office for more information on  01473 209 069 .

Lowestoft’s claims to fame
Lowestoft has seen a few famous faces in its time including composer Benjamin Britten who was born here.  Sir Christopher Cockerell who invented the hovercraft lived in nearby Oulton Broad.  Admiral Sir John Ashby who commanded HMS Victory in 1692 and fought in the Battles of Barfleur and La Hogue grew up and is buried here.  Thomas Nashe known as one of the ‘fathers’ of modern journalism’ was born here; he was an Elizabethan phamphleteer and one of Shakespeare’s primary reference sources.

More recent famous faces of Lowestoft include:
·         Three members of the band The Darkness

·         Michael Caine appeared in repertory theatre here and it is where he met his wife

·         Ex-England football captain and Ipswich Town player, Terry Butcher comes from Lowestoft

·         Actress Dame Judi Dench lives at nearby Southwold

·         Footballer Darryl Sutch who plays for Norwich City grew up here

·         Boxer Anthony Agogo lives here

·         Author Joseph Conrad first set foot in the UK at Lowestoft


Contact us
If you want to be the first to put a foot on your very own stairlift then please give us a call.  We won’t go for the hard sell and you won’t regret it.  Don’t forget you can use the £50 off voucher at the top of this page towards the cost – give us a call today on  01473 209 069 .

Stairlifts Ipswich – Suffolk Stairlifts

   
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Stairlifts Ipswich – Stairlifts Suffolk

About 650 of Ipswich’s retired population already own stairlifts to help them access the higher floors of their homes.  Castle Comfort Stair Lifts have been supplying and installing stairlifts in the area for around 15 years and are happy to help anyone who is currently looking for one or just advice about stairlifts.  You can see how we keep count of everyone who owns a stairlift on the minute by minute calculations on the scrolling counter on our website.

We are the agent for all UK stairlift manufacturers which means we offer completely unbiased recommendations and stairlift comparisons.


Take a look at our straight stairlifts, curved stairlifts and reconditioned ones as well our stairlift prices then give our local office a call on   01473 209069 for more information or advice.


How Ipswich got its name
Ipswich’s name comes from the medieval name Gippeswick probably taken from the non-tidal part of the River Orwell – Ipswich is at the estuary of the Orwell.  Geographically Ipswich is situated in the south east of Suffolk some 43 miles from Norwich and less than 20 miles from Colchester in Essex.

Ipswich’s famous connections in history
Probably Ipswich’s most famous son is Thomas Wolsey who was born here in 1475; later he was to become Cardinal and a close confidant of Henry VIII.  About a century before Wolsey’s birth the city merchants made an appearance in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.  Later the painter Thomas Gainsborough lived in the town and completed much of his work here whilst Charles Dickens stayed in Ipswich and used the town as the backdrop for scenes in The Pickwick Papers.  Dickens stayed at an old inn known as The Tavern – later known as The Great White Horse Hotel – and described his physical surrounding as part of the same novel referring to the inn’s winding corridors and stairs.

Today the building has a much less well known clientele as it houses Starbucks and Cotswold Outdoor; that is unless any budding author is sitting drinking coffee whilst putting down their masterpiece like Dickens and J K Rowling did!  Can we mention them in the same breath?  They both earned a good living from writing.

Historic Ipswich
Under the Romans Ipswich was on the route into mainland England.  A Roman Fort was built about 12 miles away near Felixstowe at the mouth of the estuary to protect the coast and the remains of a large Roman Villa has been found at Castle Hill just north of the town.

Ipswich is reputedly one of England’s oldest towns dating back to Anglo-Saxon times when the town, Gippeswick grew up around the dock area.  The port was an important trading point with Europe; early imported ‘treasures’ date back to England’s supreme ruler in the 7th century King Redwold.  It is his treasure that was found in nearby Sutton Hoo; replicas of the find – weapons, jewellery and artefacts - are now housed at the Ipswich Museum alongside those of another Suffolk treasure, the Roman Mildenhall treasure (Roman silver tableware).  The originals of both finds can be seen in the British Museum.

In the 7th and 8th century many Dutch potters settled in the area bringing the set up of large scale potteries to England.  This pottery was traded across Europe and remained unique to Ipswich for around 200 years.

By the 13th century King John had granted Ipswich with a Royal charter and the town’s prosperity grew as it traded Suffolk cloth with Europe.  As the town grew with a number of religious houses – Franciscans, Dominican, Carmelites, Augustinians, so Ipswich became a place of pilgrimage.

Two of its most famous pilgrims must be Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon, Henry’s first wife.  Did you know that Henry VIII or at least his household is said to be the original inventor of the stairlift?  They used a block and tackle system to move his obese body up and down stairs when he became plagued by illness and injury.

Stairlifts make movement up and down the stairs much easier and safer than that now as they are usually electronically or battery operated.

By the 17th century Ipswich was one of the main set-off ports for emigration to New England.  Ipswich, Massachusetts was named after Ipswich UK by two local brothers, one of whom became the first Minister in the new town.

Ipswich also became one of the main departing ports for Puritans heading to the New World.

The most modern Grade I listed Building
At one time the Willis Faber Dumas Headquarters held the title of the most modern building in the UK to hold a Grade I listing.  The building which is clad in smoked glass and exemplifies modern building techniques was an early design of Norman Foster (1975).

Right next door stands Ipswich’s oldest surviving Grade I building the Unitarian Meeting House which was completed in 1700.

Ipswich Town FC
We can’t fail to mention Ipswich’s professional football club; not only does it have a strong rivalry with Norwich City but it has also been home to two of England’s finest managers: Sir Alf Ramsey who is now buried in the town’s Old Cemetery and Sir Bobby Robson.

Of course they have also seen their fair share of good players too including: Mick Mills, John Wark, Frans Thijssen, Terry Butcher, Marcus Stewart and Luke Hyam.

Famous connections
Ipswich has its share of citizens who have gone on to great things.

·         Legend suggests that Geoffrey Chaucer was born in Ipswich

·         Lord Nelson was made Steward of Ipswich

·         The actor Ralph Fiennes was born in Ipswich and has gone on to have a successful career in the theatre and films.  Ralph is a 3rd third cousin of the explorer Ranulph Fiennes and an 8th cousin of the Prince of Wales

·         The cartoonist Giles lived here

·         The journalist Suzanne Moore was born here

·         Theatre and film actress Jane Lapotaire also comes from Ipswich

·         Trevor Nunn, film, theatre and Television director also hails from the town; Nunn has hundreds of credits to his name

·         British author V S Pritchett was born here

·         Elena Baltacha originally from the Ukraine lives in Ipswich and represents Great Britain at tennis; her father played football for Ipswich Town FC

·         Karen Pickering, a former Olympic freestyle swimmer is sports ambassador for Ipswich

If you’d like to know more about the stairlifts that Castle Comfort Stair Lifts supply, or how long they take to install or about financing your purchase either with a grant or via a 0% finance package or anything else, please give us a call on   01473 209069 .

Stairlifts Corby – Stairlifts Northamptonshire

 
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Stairlifts Corby – Stairlifts Northamptonshire

Corby in Northamptonshire has the fastest growing population not just in Northamptonshire but in England!  Is it something in the water?

Most of the mix of retired residents in Corby still have a spring in their step; when they do find that the spring has sprung and getting up and down those stairs is a problem, Castle Comfort Stair Lifts step in!  We’ve been supplying and installing the people of Corby with their stairlifts for almost 15 years.  We are agents for all UK stairlift manufacturers so can offer an unbiased recommendation depending on your needs and your staircase.

If you need to join the 250 retired people in Corby who already own stairlifts, then please give us a call on  01604 269919 .

Corby’s residential cocktail
Corby’s development as a new town was led by architect William Holford back in the 1950’s. He had been heavily involved in town planning following World War II and instrumental in the draft of the Town and Country Planning Act of 1947.  By the middle of the 1950’s the influx of new residents to Corby came mainly from Glasgow, Scotland.  This has been reflected in Corby’s accent which is called Corbyite and has a Glaswegian twang.

This link with Scotland remains to today.  In the 2001 Census almost 19% of the population were Scottish born with a further 33% with Scottish ancestry.  This heritage is kept well and truly alive with social and sporting clubs, supporters of the two Glaswegian football teams Celtic and Rangers (currently in administration).  Corby is actually home to the largest Rangers Supporters Club outside of Glasgow and Northern Ireland.  As well as being able to buy Scottish foods in the town, they also host a Highland Gathering every year mirroring the games in Scotland and featuring traditional Scottish music and dancing.  Corby also has two Church of Scotland churches and is the only town in England apart from London to have this.

Did you know?
... that the song Steeltown by Scottish 1980’s band, Big Country was about all the migrant Scottish workers who came to Corby but then found themselves unemployed when the steelworks closed down.

It was the steelworks that brought the Scottish contingent to Corby; when Scottish company Stewarts & Lloyds set up in the 1930’s so the influx started.

The steelworks grew up in the area because Corby and the surrounding area had been mined for iron-ore since Roman times; by the 19th century with the railways providing the logistics to transport it and the discovery of more ironstone beds, the industry flourished.  The ironstone works – producing one of the core ingredients of steel – joined up with Stewart & Lloyds in the 1930’s causing the first influx of workers.  As Stewart & Lloyds was a Scottish firm and as much of Clydeside’s industry had closed, it is not surprising that many of the workers came from Scotland.

Cloud cover
Craftily by burning latex which produced dense black, low-lying clouds to cover the steel works, Corby’s plant was protected from bombing raids by the Germans.  Corby only suffered a couple of small attacks – mainly unexplained bullet holes which can still be seen in some buildings.

Meanwhile Corby steelworks manufactured the steel pipe line which was fed under the sea to reach the continent and supply Allied troops with fuel.

You don’t need to hide under any clouds if you’re in need of a stairlift – in fact we’d love you to come out in the open about it.  If you are considering buying one, please take a look at our stairlift prices.  Remember we also offer reconditioned ones too at a reduced price.

If you need some help with the prices there are grants available and also 0% finance to ease the strain – just like the stairlift does!  And if you need any further advice just contact our local office on 01604 269919.

Rockingham Castle and Forest
Rockingham Castle was first built by William the Conqueror as a wooden construction.  It was named after the nearby village.  Subsequent kings built it in stone and added the gatehouse towers.  The last monarch to stay in the castle was Edward III in the 14th century.  Having fallen into disrepair it was sold to Sir Edward Watson by Henry VIII.  Parts of the castle were replaced with a Tudor mansion and gardens whilst the remainder remained as a hunting lodge for visiting royalty.

The woodland that surrounded the castle became known as Rockingham Forest.  Parts of this remain today although it is described as a ‘patchwork’ because only small patches are still intact.  The forest was designated as a Royal Hunting Ground favoured by Elizabeth I.

Today Rockingham Forest is home to a growing population of Red Kites; these birds of prey were reintroduced in the area in 2000.

Did you know?
A crater discovered on Mars in the 1970’s was named after Corby!  The reason is allegedly down to a transcript from the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 when the crew were told of a man in Corby who had won the World’s Porridge Eating contest by eating 23 bowls of instant porridge in 10 minutes.  The crew in Apollo replied, “I’d like to enter Aldrin in the next porridge eating contest as he’s already eaten 19!”

The rich and famous of Corby
·         The author Colin Dexter was born in nearby Stamford and lived in Corby; his ‘local’ was the Candle Pub.  Dexter wrote the Inspector Morse novels

·         TV presenter Johnny Vaughan once lived in Corby

·         Echo and the Bunnymen’s manager, Bill Drummond grew up in Corby – his father was the minister at the Scottish church on Beanfield Road.  Drummond also managed Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

·         Another author, Andrew Cowan is from Corby; he wrote a book about the town called Pig picking up awards including new writer of the year in its wake

·         Actress Emma Kennedy was born in Corby.  She recently starred in the film Notes on a Scandal

·         TV and film actor Brendan Coyle was born in Corby.  He has been in a number of TV series including Silent Witness, the Lynley Mysteries, The Glass Virgin ...


There are almost 10,000 retired folk in Corby and 2.6% of them already own stairlifts – follow our scrolling counter on our website homepage which is updated every minute.


If you want to join them, just contact us for any information you need or watch our founder Keith’s video at the top of this blog for some background information about stairlifts.  Remember we can supply, install and offer you the best after-care service.  Get in contact now for an assessment – we’ll have you up and running in no time.  Call us on  01604 269919 .