Rye company creates booths so families can visit loved ones in care homes

Window Wizard, based in Rye, made a pledge to support the community during the Covid-19 pandemic after seeing a post online about booths enabling visits in care homes and disability homes in Wakefield.

The company put out a post onto Facebook and were inundated with calls and messages about their new project.

They have now built visiting booths for adult disability centre The Mariners, in Rye High Street, and for a second care home in Camber.

The Mariners had been unable to allow visitors during the second lockdown and could only allow residents to sit outside in the cold while seeing their family.

Steve Mills, from Window Wizard, said: "We are so pleased to be helping.

"Connection and family support is so so important during these times and we wanted to bring people together and change peoples lives during this difficult time.

"Both of the projects are for care homes for adults with disabilities so it is paramount they keep their connection to family.

"Both care homes have been decorating their respective booths too, which is great."

Steve said the booths can be sanitised after use and have been designed to ensure the risk of spreading Covid-19 is minimal.

He also expressed his thanks to Alsford Timber who pledged to help by giving off cuts and discounts on timber, as well as Ian Cooke, from Iden, who was the carpenter tasked with building the booths.