Sheltered accommodation scheme Walden Place has unveiled a new look following an 18-month redevelopment.

The focus of the project was to separate the grade-II listed Georgian house from the sheltered housing flats, and to provide improved communal facilities for the tenants.

Saffron Walden Reporter: The interior of Walden Place has been renovatedThe interior of Walden Place has been renovated (Image: Uttlesford District Council)

One tenant, Lynn Hardcastle, commented: "The reopening of the new part of Walden Place is what we all needed and have thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s a great place to gather and spend time."

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Cllr Arthur Coote, Uttlesford District Council's portfolio holder for housing, added: "We are pleased to complete this much-needed redevelopment.

"It has breathed new life into the scheme and I know the tenants greatly appreciate the new and modern facilities."

Walden Place caters to residents over the age of 60.