10/05/2023
A new community café and food pantry in Morecambe has officially opened its doors, thanks to financial support from Great Places Housing Group. The Sanctuary Café, on Queen Street, has been supported with a total of £16,000 to help them set up during the Covid pandemic and move forward following the end of the pandemic […]
10/05/2023
A community art project, facilitated by Manchester-based award-winning photographer and writer Len Grant has been launched at the Ancoats Primary Care Centre. The artwork was created through a series of workshops with residents at Victoria Square and children from St Anne’s Primary School in Ancoats, as part of Len’s commission to produce a book documenting […]
03/05/2023
Great Places’ Affordable Development Team is celebrating after winning the Developer of the Year award at the Northern Housing Awards, held on Tuesday 2 May at Lancashire County Cricket Club. The prestigious award recognises organisations that have excelled in delivering a large number of new homes to a high standard and/or successfully implemented innovative ways […]
27/04/2023
Colleagues from our frontline teams recently took to the streets of our Longridge and Shaw Heath Anchor Neighbourhood to meet with customers and get their views on the neighbourhood and what they think should be key priorities for the future. The engagement day saw colleagues go door to door to meet with customers to get […]
19/04/2023
Future scientific whizz kids from our Longridge and Shaw Anchor Neighbourhood were recently treated to a fun afternoon of discovery experiments at a Sublime Science session organised by our Community Investment Team. The holiday activity session at The Welcome Café in Longridge saw children getting stuck into a variety of scientific activities, from making slime […]
17/04/2023
A church that is helping some of the most vulnerable people in Blackburn has been financially backed by Great Places. The Christ Apostolic Church Mount Zion International on Johnston Street in Blackburn has been given £5,000 to help fund a free weekly tea and coffee morning, which includes sandwiches, to ensure people have a chance […]
13/04/2023
Great Places Housing Group has donated £11,000 to a Blackburn project helping vulnerable women. The money from the social landlord has been used to fund the Billy Project’s Community Fridge Project, which helps provide food, healthy eating tips and budgeting advice to women who are at risk. The food initiative is based in Albert Street, […]
13/04/2023
Great Places’ Community Investment Team has helped a local knife crime charity secure £7,700 to support its work in tackling knife crime in Greater Manchester. With the support of Great Places’ the Merosworld Foundation a charity created by the family of schoolboy Rhamero West, the victim of a fatal stabbing in Trafford in September 2021, […]
13/04/2023
Great Places Affordable Development Team has completed its £2.3m development in Rotherham, its first fully completed scheme as part of its second Strategic Partnership agreement with Homes England. The 52-week project at Kilnhurst Rd in Rawmarsh has transformed the former derelict brownfield site into 20 homes for affordable rent. Delivered in partnership with Allert Building […]
