Walter Preston Court: older people in need of some support and those with disabilities need warmth and security
It was good to read that new double-glazed doors and windows were fitted to the Walter Preston Court flats in 2020. However not all internal doors fit well and gaps are letting in icy cold air which is very uncomfortable for these residents with this problem and will add to heating costs.
There is also growing concern about the selection of residents at this complex. Though described as being ‘sheltered accommodation’ which is ‘specifically designed for older or disabled people’(Which), some difficult to place people with behavioural problems are being admitted to the complex.
Stroud’s Neighbourhood Policing Team recently served one Walter Preston Court resident with an injunction because he had been making threats, invading the local residents’ privacy, peering through windows, approaching strangers and making alarming comments.
The fact that he had also been alarming other residents in the block was not mentioned but this is happening and must be extremely nerve-wracking for his neighbours.
All concerned hope there soon will be improved draught exclusion and that disturbing anti-social encounters will have ceased.
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