A SCHEME which hands out free slippers to the elderly to reduce trips, slips and falls is branching out.

Following successful area ward alliance-led projects in villages such as Cudworth, Goldthorpe, Hoyland and Wombwell - Monk Bretton and Royston are next on the list.

Although dates have not yet been set, the events will be led by the North East Area Council and the villages’ respective ward alliances.