Friends to make a new house a home

A grandmother who moved 200 miles to a town where she didn't know anyone has praised the Oddfellows for making her feel at home.

Eileen Clifton, 70, made the bold decision to move from Kent to Derbyshire because she wanted a house with a garden.

But she never imagined the friends she would make along the way, describing her new life as one of the best decisions' she ever made.

Eileen, who joined the local Derbyshire Peak Oddfellows friendship group within six weeks of moving to Chesterfield, said: "I am incredibly happy here.

I desperately wanted a garden because I love gardening, and I had little choice but to move away from Kent to afford one.