A NEW £9.6 million extra care scheme, providing housing and care for over 55s, is set to welcome its first residents this month.

Peachment Place will provide 60 purpose-built apartments in St Peter’s Road, Redvales, offering affordable housing for rent.

The centre comprises 14 one-bed and 46 two-bed extra care apartments, with their own front doors, complemented by communal and community facilities and set in landscaped grounds.

The centre has been named in memory of Rifleman George Stanley Peachment, who lived nearby, and was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross after losing his life at the Battle of Loos in 1915. The site has been funded by the council and a £1.8 million investment from Homes England, and will be managed by Six Town Housing.

Bury Council leader Cllr Rishi Shori said: “This is a magnificent scheme and one we can rightly be proud of. As more of us become older, the demand for later life care services continues to rise. This will go some way to helping us meet this demand.”

The centre has been built by Eric Wright Construction over the last two years, with major funding from the council complemented by investment of £1.8 million from Homes England.

Six Town Housing will manage the site and residents’ care needs will be met by Persona, a wholly owned company of the council, who will provide a range of social and health care support options