Government Praise for Greenwich Council's Service

A fix-it arrangement that offers a accommodating brace of easily for odd jobs about the abode has accustomed government praise.

(Vocus/PRWEB ) February 25, 2009 -- A fix-it arrangement that offers a accommodating brace of easily for odd jobs about the abode has accustomed government praise.

Michael Robbins and Rob Moore with 96-year-old Christana Paige

Our handyperson Mike is in actuality admirable and a accustomed face so he can get on with the job if I can't be there with my mum. The aboriginal arrangement was set up with 5 added boroughs and has broadcast over the years allowance array of bounded residents. We are admiring the government has recognised its success by advance money into developing agnate schemes and we will be analytic to aggrandize our account even further. Greenwich Council's Handy Person account provides tradesmen to backpack out accessible and capital jobs for aged and accessible people. The chargeless account has been active for three years and is accessible to over 60s, ailing and disabled humans whether they are homeowners, board or clandestine tenants.

Now the government is so afflicted with the arrangement that it is ploughing £40million into developing agnate schemes about the country.

Greenwich Council's arrangement employs two accessible humans who backpack out about six to seven jobs anniversary day. They cover accessory domiciliary aliment from acclimation adulterated taps, doorbells and unblocking sinks to odd jobs like alteration light-bulbs, putting up curtains or axis mattresses. The odd jobbers aswell backpack out blaze assurance checks and fit smoke alarms as able-bodied as advancing backdrop by rearranging appliance and applicable handrails for humans advancing out of hospital.

Teacher Fardos Khan's mother has been application the handyperson arrangement back her sister-in-law told her about it a few months ago. The 72-year-old who lives in Plumstead had a ablaze anchored and a new loo bench fitted. Fardos, 42, said:

"Reliability and assurance are two key factors of the arrangement with the added benefit that it's free. The botheration is no one will appear out for baby jobs and if they do, they accomplish a mess, allegation antic money or do allotment of the job and never appear back.

"Our handyperson Mike is in actuality admirable and a accustomed face so he can get on with the job if I can't be there with my mum."

The handyperson arrangement is run by Greenwich Council's Home Improvement Team and accessible on freephone 0800 783 1612.

Councillor Maureen O' Mara, Greenwich Council's Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood Services, said:

"The aboriginal arrangement was set up with 5 added boroughs and has broadcast over the years allowance array of bounded residents. We are admiring the government has recognised its success by advance money into developing agnate schemes and we will be analytic to aggrandize our account even further."

For added advice on Council services, amuse appointment www.greenwich.gov.uk.

For media advice amuse acquaintance David Harrison on 020 8921 5214.

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