£600K investment into town centre
A Letchworth opticians has opened the doors to its new, larger premises, meaning the team can provide vital care to even more residents.
The Specsavers Letchworth Garden City store’s directors have invested more than £600,000 to relocate to 5-9 Commerce Way, Garden Square Shopping Centre, which is about four store fronts away from their old location.
The locally owned and run store will now has three additional testing rooms for optics and double the amount of hearcare clinics that were run previously.
To mark the occasion, Specsavers founder Dame Mary Perkins joined the team in their celebration of the brand-new premises, which has all the newest display units, new equipment and
The store’s team held a bake sale and raffle for the Garden House Hospice, raising over £200. The funds will go straight to the charity, whose services are available to people living in and around the Letchworth Garden City area.
There was also had live music by guitarist Ryan Williamson, who played to the customers in store.
The store is run by highly experienced Ophthalmic Director, Amer Choudhry, who is excited to be delivering care in the new, more spacious and modern environment.
Amer says: ‘We’ve been on the High Street in Letchworth Garden City for almost 21 years and we love providing care for the local community.
‘We jumped at the opportunity when a larger space became available as we already have such a high demand.
‘We are also really excited about being able to provide more hearing services as we will be doubling the number of our hearcare clinics.’
Anyone unable to visit the Specsavers Letchworth Garden City store unaccompanied due to disability or illness may be eligible to receive care at home via a team of mobile opticians. The Specsavers home visits service covers more than 90% of the UK. For further information, call the store on 01462 708970 or visit https://www.specsavers.co.uk/stores/letchworthgardencity