A NEW shop selling mobillity scooters has held a grand opening in Winchester.
Winchester Mobility, the city's first dedicated shop for electric scooters, rollators and recliner chairs, opened last week.
Among the attendees was the Mayor of Winchester, Rusell Gordon-Smith, who came along to officially open the store.
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He said:“I take a special delight in cutting the ribbon for new businesses in our city and district. It is so great to celebrate a new enterprise opening up. I think we all can recognise that our aging population brings some problems and it is wonderful to have a specialist shop run by a manager, like Lee Cogan, with a lot of experience who can supply a range of excellent equipment.
"Good means of mobility allow older people to leave their homes, to meet friends and to have a full social life and to be a part of the community. Isolation has been shown to be one of the main causes of poor health, so I really welcome an enterprise that can help reduce this problem.”
He added “The elevating chairs are really comfortable and a great help getting you on your feet!”
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