On Thursday 2 May, the Provincial Grand Master, RWBro Max Bayes, with the Mayor of Wellingborough, Councillor Ken Harrington, and Mrs Jean Harrington, attended a ceremony to mark the beginning of work on the extension to Palmer Court at Hatton Avenue in Wellingborough.
The Masonic Housing Association is building eleven one bedroom flats suitable for couples and including a guest room. The new flats are scheduled to be available for occupation in early 2014. This project will contribute to meeting urgent affordable housing needs, especially for older people. Half of the tenancy allocations will be to nominees of the Local Authority and half to the Association's waiting list.
The Scheme Manager of the existing Palmer Court, Jill Lett, said, "This scheme is much needed in Wellingborough where there is a shortage of quality accommodation to suit the needs of older couples."
The project is being financed entirely by the Association without any grant or public subsidy, although it does not normally develop and build new schemes. Former in 1975, it is a registered Housing Association and already has 180 flats in five different Provinces.