We all need a helping hand around the house every now and again… and thanks to funding from Highland Cross, ILM is able to continue to offer that help to vulnerable residents across Highland.

The kind support of Highland Cross has enabled us to purchase new vans to deliver our Handyperson service including Telecare, providing assistance with odd jobs in around the home to those aged over 65 or with disabilities across Sutherland and Ross-shire.

From simple household tasks like clearing paths and replacing lightbulbs to bigger DIY jobs, including fitting security doors and hanging curtains, our Handypersons are here to provide help to those who can’t always help themselves. ILM’s Handyperson also operates a Telecare service, providing remote assistance through the use of sensors, alarms and other equipment to those who need it, to enable Highland residents to live safely and independently for longer within their own homes.

Claire Weaver, Business Development Manager, says: “We are thrilled to have received such generous support from Highland Cross to help us provide support and assistance to those living within our local communities.

“We are passionate about helping increase the quality of life of those living in the Highlands, be that through our free Handyperson service, our electrical recycling service, or the sale of new and refurbished electricals to provide affordable appliances to all those who need them.”

The Highland Cross is a 50-mile coast-to-coast duathlon, open each year to 265 invited teams of three, that raises valuable donations for causes across the Highlands that work with people disadvantaged by disability, ill health or social need. Having raised upwards of £5.3 million over almost 40 years, its influence is wide-reaching and has positively impacted the lives of countless Highlanders.

Pictured (l-r) are John Fraser, Director, Highland Cross; Martin Macleod, CEO, ILM Highland; Derek Ballantyne, Handyperson Co-ordinator, ILM Highland.