12/05/2023
On Monday 22 May, we're hosting a meet and greet coffee morning at our Head Office, where anyone interested in working in Independence and Wellbeing can come along and have a chat with our scheme managers, get a sense of what the job is like, and find out more about vacancies.
11/05/2023
As part of our Greater Together Coronation Fund, our customers in Wybourn enjoyed a family fun day to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III at the Pat Midgley Hub.
11/05/2023
As part of our Greater Together Coronation Fund, Longsight Arts Space was one of over sixty organisations to receive funding towards Coronation festivities over the weekend, combining with the launch of new monthly markets.
10/05/2023
Our Greater Together Coronation Fund was made possible with support from our contractors through social value, and facilitated more than sixty community events to celebrate the King's Coronation.
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 […]
