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Great Places has published an update on its work as part of the Neighbourhood Plans. Prior to the pandemic, Great Places consulted with residents, colleagues and partners across its four anchor neighbourhoods to find out what’s important about the areas, and the top priorities people wanted us to focus on for the next year. From […]

Great Places, Manchester City Council and Manchester Life have launched a community consultation with Ancoats and New Islington residents and businesses to gather feedback on how the neighbourhood needs to evolve as a home for families, aspirational young people and local businesses. The joined-up approach will ensure Ancoats & New Islington continue to develop in […]

Everybody needs a little help and Great Places has teamed up with the Greater Manchester Housing First pilot to provide a service to make life a little easier. The Greater Manchester Housing First pilot aims to rehouse people for who the traditional support networks haven’t worked and use housing as a basis for their recovery journey. […]

Our Environmental Team’s ground-breaking work with Knauf Energy Solutions (KES) and Knauf Insulation Northern Europe (KINE) on the renovation of 28 of our homes in Trafford is helping pave the way for a radical new approach to making UK homes more energy efficient and millions of families more comfortable. Carol Valentine, is one of our […]

Planning has been approved on our joint venture Forge New Homes’ first site in Pilsley. The group, a partnership between five Sheffield housing providers, formed in September last year, has had approval to move forward with plans for a 98 home development in Pilsley, North East Derbyshire The development, close to Clay Cross and Chesterfield, […]

Eight modular housing suppliers have been successfully appointed to a new Dynamic Purchasing System offered as part of Great Places Housing Group’s £750m Innovation Chain North (ICN) procurement framework. A total of eight firms were successful in the first wave of appointments. The successful suppliers selected are Ilke Homes ltd, Adston, Cygnum Timber Frame Ltd, […]

The Great Places Community Investment Team has risen to the challenge of the COVID pandemic and has been supporting customers with their employment needs. Since the beginning of the Pandemic, Great Places has helped almost 400 households into work, training and volunteering which includes more than 80 people securing jobs. The good work carries on […]

Recognising the increased financial pressure the COVID-19 pandemic was going to bring to communities, early in the first lockdown Great Places developed an enhanced partnership with National Energy Action, a national charity who work to ensure that everyone in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is warm and safe at home. National Energy Action website Customers […]

Great Places has secured three years of European Social Fund grant from the DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) to build on the success of our existing MPT (More Positive Together) service in Lancashire. The service is delivered across Lancashire as part of a consortium of 14 Registered Providers and other services – Great Places […]