From left, Sylvia Smith, Susan Hollowell, Serve operations director Barry Graves and Age Concern secretary and treasurer Cliff Parker

A £1,500 donation will help to develop two services for elderly people.

Members of Rushden Age Concern presented the money to town charity Serve, £500 of which will be spent on its Handyman scheme, with the rest used to extend therapy services. Rushden Age Concern chairman Susan Hollowell said: "We work very much hand in glove with Serve and where better to give Rushden money than to Rushden people."

Serve operations director Sylvia Smith said: "We are delighted to be able to extend the services. Rehabilitation is very important for older oeoole."

Barry Graves receives the cheque from Susan Hollowell, chairman of Rushden Age Concern and Cliff Parker, secretary/treasurer

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ELDERLY residents in Rushden have had a £1,000 hi-tech boost.

The town's branch of Age Concern presented the money to charity for the elderly Serve, based in Church Street, to go towards converting part of the centre and buying computers.

Serve operations director Barry Graves said: "It's excellent news for us. The idea is to have a purpose-built venue open to our clients, the over 60s, but also to the community as a whole. We hope it will be open by the end of the month.