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Alf Jackson, 84 from Warrington, Cheshire, is a real 'character' and retired Fire fighter who despite living with worsening Arthritis, has been able to enhance his independence even further with a second TGA award-winning mobility scooter. Alf has lived in the same area all his life and was originally born in Warrington. He now lives with his two rescue dogs, Lady the Lurcher and Sammy the Bedlington Terrie, in the brand new £9.5 million care village 'Belong Warrington'. Alf is well known in the local area thanks to his impressive mobility scooter, a  TGA Breeze S4 , which is the same model that won the BBC Top Gear Extreme Mobility Scooter challenge in 2012. Alf uses his robust 8mph mobility scooter, which was partly funded by the Firefighters Charity, to walk his dogs and enjoy visiting rural areas as he finds walking extremely difficult. This independence has been recently furthered by Alf's decision to purchase a second TGA mobility scooter - a more  compact B

Steven Foot on his new donated TGA Breeze S4 GT mobility scooter with Ian Bennett, HSP Support Group Chairman. Despite living with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, Steven Foot from Marnhull, Dorset, has been able to regain independence outdoors and re-live his passion for cross-country point-to-point horseracing, thanks to a community-donated TGA Breeze with off-road capabilities. Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) is a rare neurological condition that affects approximately 1 in every 10,000 people. It causes severe mobility difficulties from the waist down, similar to the affects of Multiple Sclerosis and there is no known cure. Before his condition became too severe, Steven owned a successful equestrian transportation business that fulfilled his love of the outdoors and animals. Following the reluctant sale of his business, Steven was forced to spend considerably more time indoors with restrictions on his outdoor independence - this has just changed thanks to the support of hi