Ice Gripper overshoes

During the summer, the Community Council identified a community need related to the colder months of the year. 

We recognised that the mobility of some of our residents is restricted or curtailed because of frost/snow and the fear of falling.  Accordingly, this year, we purchased a number of ice gripper shoe covers that can be placed over shoes in times of frost to reduce the risk of slipping and falling.

The ice grippers come in two sizes – Medium (shoe sizes 3-6) and Large (shoe sizes 7-11)

All of the grippers have been distributed to local community outlets such as Airyhall library, Airyhall Community Centre, St Francis and Mannofield Churches and to the local care homes, for issuing on a priority need, first come first served basis.  The Community Council do not hold a stock of grippers and, unfortunately numbers are limited so once the supply has been exhausted, there are no more.

Fingers crossed that winter will be kind to us and the need for the overshoe grippers will be minimal.