How the Chesterton House Foundation is Supporting Shopmobility Melton Mowbray

For many people with mobility issues, a trip round town shouldn’t need a carer alongside them. Shopmobility Melton Mowbray exists to make sure it doesn’t.

The Chesterton House Foundation has awarded Shopmobility Melton Mowbray a £500 grant, helping the charity replace older mobility scooters with newer, refurbished models.

Independence on the high street

Shopmobility Melton Mowbray hires out scooters and wheelchairs to residents across the town and its surrounding rural communities, giving people the freedom to enjoy the shops, markets, and services on their own terms. Since Covid, the charity has worked hard to grow its fee and rental income, now approaching 50% self-sufficiency as it aims for full sustainability.

The grant will go towards two refurbished scooters, sourced locally at a generous discount, updating the charity’s stock and widening the choice available to customers.

Why we chose to support Shopmobility Melton Mowbray

The Foundation looks for organisations doing meaningful work in our local community, where funding makes a direct and visible difference. Shopmobility’s work removes a real barrier to independence for people across Melton Mowbray, and it’s exactly the kind of practical, community-rooted support we want to back.

Find out more about Shopmobility Melton Mowbray here.