News

Residents ready to move brand new Great Places homes in Blackburn

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

NEW tenants, project partners and community members gathered to cut the ribbon at great new homes opposite Christ Church at Mosley Street, Blackburn.

Residents of Richmond Park, Sheffield, say no to loan sharks

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

RICHMOND Park residents showed their support in the fightn against loan sharks as experts took to the streets to hand out valuable advice.

Fun and consultation at The Square’s first birthday party, Meir

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

COMMUNITY centre The Square at Meir, Stoke, celebrated its first birthday with a fun day.

Oldham people urged: Come and be a community interpreter!

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT Places Housing Group is launching an exciting new scheme that will see 16 Oldham people trained as community interpreters.

Dancing in the street at Northmoor fun day

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A BANGLADESHI dance troupe, DJ workshop and treasure hunt were among attractions at a bumper fun day in Northmoor, Longsight.

Empty building transformed by Oldham children

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT Places Housing Group and Oldham Council got together with local young people to transform the empty North House building on Rochdale Road with decorative and beautiful images.

Police launch drop-in centre at Great Places scheme

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE Halliwell Neighbourhood Policing Team now has a new drop-in base at Great Places' supported housing scheme The Croft.

Children and young people from all over Rochdale join in football tournament led by Great Places Housing Group

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MORE than 250 children and young people from different Rochdale communities took part in an exciting week-long football tournament.

Litter picked from ancient woodland in Sheffield

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

PEOPLE who live and work at Richmond Park, Sheffield, got together to clean up ancient Bowden Housteads Wood adjacent to their neighbourhood.

Activity day at allotment brought back to life by local people with Great Places

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

GREEN-FINGERED local people who brought a run-down allotment at Kellett Street, Wardleworth, Rochdale, back to life, celebrated their achievements at an activity day.

Cooking club brings women of different backgrounds together in Rochdale

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A COOKING club in Rochdale, run by Great Places Housing Group, is uniting women of different ethnic backgrounds.

Residents at Blackpool’s greenest homes welcome chair of the Homes and Communities Agency at opening

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CHAIR of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), Robert Napier, officially opened eco-homes developed by Great Places Housing Group in Mereside, Blackpool.

Great Places’ older residents will go surfing thanks to project to get more people online

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A NEW housing development for older people in Blackpool is one of the first to get government money to help people enjoy the internet

Sheffield’s first green-roofed homes are launched by Great Places

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

OLDER people at Wybourn, Sheffield, showed guests around their brand-new eco-apartments and bungalows, developed by Great Places Housing Group.

Charity cricket match postponed

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A charity cricket match at Hale Barns Cricket Club scheduled for the afternoon of Thursday 22 July has been postponed.

First Great Places tenants move to New Broughton

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

NEW residents at New Broughton are settling in to top-quality family homes with landlord Great Places Housing Group.

First look at Great Places’ futuristic new homes for older people

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A £5.68m development set to transform perceptions of affordable housing for older people in Blackpool was shown off at an open house event.

Poetic name for new street dreamed up by Parson Cross pupils

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

STUDENTS at Chaucer Business and Enterprise College have helped Great Places Housing Group to name a new street now being built as part of an exciting development.

Residents settle in at north west’s greenest homes

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

PIONEERING Blackpool eco-homes developed by Great Places Housing Group – the first of their kind in the north west – are now fully occupied with local families.

Great Places has 'excellent prospects', say inspectors

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE AUDIT Commission has praised Great Places Housing Group after meeting staff and seeing its work in action.

£5.5m housing development for older people is taking shape

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WORK on great new apartments for older people in North Manchester is well under way.

Lawyers join residents in Great Places community clean-up

Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

VOLUNTEERS from solicitors Trowers & Hamlins got stuck in to a rubbish-clearing and gardening blitz at the award-winning regeneration neighbourhood of Northmoor in Manchester.

Great Places wins top accolade at Housing Excellence Awards

Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT Places Housing Group has been voted social landlord of the year at the national Housing Excellence Awards.

Youngsters ‘over the moon’ after Africa Cup triumph

Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TEN youngsters from Sheffield will be embarking on the trip of a lifetime when they jet off the South Africa this summer to experience the World Cup in full swing.

Grow Broughton project in full bloom

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

RESIDENTS living in Broughton, Salford, have transformed the grounds of St James Church in Salford as part of an environmental project called Grow Broughton.

Great Places goes for the treble at Housing Excellence Awards

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT Places Housing Group is in the running for three accolades at the national Housing Excellence Awards.

£6,000 windfall will mean a spring and summer of sport for Oldham children and young people

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE TUDOR Street multi-use games area in Werneth, Oldham, will host 98 hours of extra action this spring and summer, thanks to two grants.

Great Places and Bury FC lay on street dance and football

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CHILDREN and young people aged four to 17 are taking part in dance and sports nights at Manchester Maccabi Community and Sports Club in Bury.

Sunshine and dancing at Salford’s first Smile Mile!

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SALFORD people smiled and danced their way through a mile-long sponsored walk to the sounds of a jazz band, to raise money for terminally ill children.

Older people get their sloppy slippers swapped

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

OLDER people in Salford are safer in their homes thanks to Great Places Housing Group and Help the Aged.

Salford residents move into new Great Places eco-homes

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

PLANS to create a new Pendleton are a becoming a reality as the first residents move into their new homes.

Sheffield Wednesday skipper turns up to train Wybourn youngsters

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WYBOURN youngsters enjoyed a lesson with a difference when Sheffield Wednesday captain Darren Purse paid a surprise visit to their school for a coaching session.

Rusholme man Fred Ola keeps his family home thanks to Mortgage Rescue

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A MANCHESTER man has spoken out about the ‘miracle’ that Mortgage Rescue had been for himself and his daughter.

Great Places’ resident Ron gets great garden makeover

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A DISABLED tenant of Great Places Housing Group had his back garden transformed in a day-long blitz.

Chance to vote and help Great Places to win three awards

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT Places is looking to happy customers to help boost its chances of triumph at the First Time Buyer Readers’ Awards.

Triangle plans strike a positive note

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

PLANS involving Great Places Housing Group have been submitted for a retail and residential development which would breathe new life into Fallowfield Triangle in Manchester.

Great Places’ Helen wins award

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

FOUR women linked with Great Places Housing Group were honoured in the national Women In Construction Awards.

Work under way on Bolton’s first new affordable homes

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT Places has started work on a £4m housing development in Bolton town centre.

Passionate people needed to shape new Great Places venture

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AN award-winning housing association is looking for volunteers to steer the work of an exciting new project to help minority and migrant communities.

Older people invited to dance their way to a healthy heart

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

OLDER Salford residents put on their dancing shoes for an afternoon get-together at St Luke’s Parish Hall off Derby Road in Seedley and Langworthy.

Great Places is 58th best UK company to work for

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT Places Housing Group is one of Britain’s greatest places to work, according to a highly respected business survey.

Great Places and Morecambe people get stuck into spring cleaning and flower planting day

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

FAMILY homes in Poulton, Morecambe, have a smart new look as residents got together to paint porches and plant bulbs for summer colour.

Residents share memories and photos of Crossley

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

PEOPLE with memories or old photos of the Crossley area of Chadderton in Oldham are sharing them with exhibition organisers.

Festive February party for Great Places’ older residents

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

OLDER tenants of Great Places Housing Group in Salford banished the cold weather blues with a fun, festive party.

Great Places’ four fantastic females in line for awards

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A QUARTET of talented women associated with Great Places Housing Group have been short listed in a prestigious national award scheme.

Contents of 160-year-old time capsule found on building site revealed

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A VICTORIAN time capsule discovered on a Blackburn building site has been carefully opened.

Milestone for Park Hill as colourful panels are installed

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Key representatives from Great Places Housing Group, Urban Splash, Sheffield City Council, English Heritage and the Homes and Communities Agency gathered to see significant visual changes in the regeneration of Park Hill, Sheffield.

Great Places is ‘performing well’, say inspectors

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A SHORT notice inspection of Great Places Housing Group found the services scrutinised had “more strengths than weaknesses”, according to a report by the independent Audit Commission.

Residents’ magazine is praised by Plain English Campaign

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT Places’ resident magazine, My Great Place, has received special praise from a national group that campaigns for businesses to use clear, plain language instead of confusing jargon.

Kind-hearted Doris helps Great Places’ efforts for Haiti victims

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A KIND-hearted Oldham resident donated a whopping £100 to Haiti in return for soup and cake with Great Places Housing Group employees.

Great Places tenants, staff and contractor stage clean-up

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TENANTS of Great Places Housing Group in Blackpool joined staff in blitzing waste ground that will become a community garden.

Club bowled over by support from Great Places

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Great Places Housing Group has been working with Oldham Veteran Indoor Bowlers Club to help them gain extra cash, so they can do more this year.

Great Places chosen as delivery partner by Homes and Communities Agency

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT Places Housing Group has been appointed to the Homes and Communities Agency’s new Delivery Partner Panel.

New residents at home with Great Places in The Vibe

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CITY workers have been moving into great apartments in New Broughton, just 20 minutes’ walk from Manchester centre thanks to Great Places Housing Group.

Great Places wins bronze for green development standards

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT Places Housing Group has been recognised for its commitment to sustainability.

Pendleton residents-in-waiting say hello to their new landlord

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SALFORD people getting ready to move into new homes have been meeting their new landlord, Great Places Housing Group, at ‘getting to know you’ sessions.

Families move into great places to live at Duke Bar, Burnley

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BURNLEY families are starting 1010 in terrace homes transformed by Great Places Housing Group.

Residents to move into their affordable new homes in time for Christmas

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

PEOPLE in St Annes are looking forward to Christmas in newly-transformed apartments beside the seaside at Clifton Drive North.

Go ahead for exciting new Sheffield homes

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SHEFFIELD'S Parson Cross area will be an even greater place to live as an exciting, new housing development gets underway in the new year.

New initiative aims to help Burnley people enjoy better health

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A NEW drive aims to promote healthy living for the people of Stoneyholme, Daneshouse and Duke Bar in Burnley through activities like organic gardening and walking clubs.

Chance to buy a share in Levenshulme’s exciting new community space

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

RESIDENTS, businesses and organisations are all being called upon to buy a bit of a new community centre to serve the Levenshulme area.

Knutsford Over Ward people to get out and about with new minibus

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A DOOR to door transport service for the people of Over Ward is being extended, thanks to a new vehicle for Knutsford Community Transport Association.

Great Places gains accolade for top housing associations

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT Places Housing Group was honoured at the national What House? Awards, for its overall portfolio of innovative projects.

Inspiral awarded preferred bidder for Gateways to Oldham housing PFI project

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Oldham Council has confirmed the Inspiral consortium as Preferred Bidder for its £130 million Gateways to Oldham housing and regeneration project. Inspiral comprises Regenter, Great Places Housing Group and Rok.

Moss Side partners renew their promises at community day

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

AGENCIES working in Moss Side, Manchester, underlined their commitment to the area at a community fun day.

Great Places moves to single identity with group simplification

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT Places Housing Group has simplified its governance structure and has become a single identity from 1 November 2009.

Longridge and Shaw Heath people get planting for a riot of spring colour

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SCHOOL children, community members and people from local businesses and organisations got together to plant hundreds of tulip, daffodil and crocus bulbs in Longridge and Shaw Heath.

Dancing in the street – and an international sports star – help to mark the launch of first new homes for Daneshouse, Burnley

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

AN ENGLAND football star returned to the streets of her childhood to help celebrate the completion of affordable family eco-homes in Daneshouse, Burnley.

Great Places wins award for community work in Sheffield

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT Places Housing Group has been honoured for its work among the communities of Wybourn, Richmond Park, Birklands and Athelstan in Sheffield.

Unique housing project set to help people with alcohol issues

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A new art-filled project which works with people to help them reduce damage caused by long-term alcohol consumption has been developed by Great Places Housing Group in Manchester.

Oldham children’s sponsored goal-a-thon for Kenya

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

PUPILS of Crompton Primary School in Shaw, Oldham, powered penalties into an inflatable goal to help street children in Kenya.

Great Places gang transform grot spot into beauty spot

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A GREEN-FINGERED team from Longridge landlord Great Places Housing Group tackled overgrown land after residents asked for it to be beautified.

Manchester City holds football sessions with Knutsford youngsters

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

CHILDREN and young people from Great Places Housing Group’s Longridge and Shaw Heath neighbourhoods got some expert football coaching from the professionals!

Cathy and Yvonne’s socks appeal for African children

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

EMPLOYEES of Great Places Housing Group are taking supplies of socks to street children in Kenya.

250 Richmond Park residents turn out for hog roast and circus skills

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

CIRCUS skills sessions, a bouncy castle, candy floss and face painting were among the family attractions at a fun day for the people of the Richmond Park neighbourhood, organised by their landlord Great Places Housing Group.

Schoolchildren transform their courtyard into a gorgeous garden at community day

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

PUPILS at Lark Hill Primary School, Pendleton, helped to create a garden filled with flowers, grasses, herbs and vegetables.

Neighbours invited for a look around Pendleton building site

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

PEOPLE who live near new homes under construction in Pendleton, Salford, had a cuppa and a chat with the developers.

Pjyama army's night visit to Trafalgar Square

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

PYJAMA-clad Great Places Housing Group manager Jon Snape battled wind and rain on Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth to raise awareness about affordable housing.

Sculptor and children to create flock of ‘fat birds’ for Longridge

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

LONGRIDGE and Shaw Heath children have been helping to create amazing art for their area.

Blackpool to get its first super-eco homes

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A NEW housing development taking shape in Blackpool will provide the area with its first ‘ultra low-carbon’ homes.

Young Foyer residents to host their own film premiere about homelessness

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

YOUNG people who live at The Foyer in Blackpool hosted a unique film premiere event at the Hilton Hotel in the town. Guests at the special preview included the deputy Mayor, Cllr Valerie Haynes.

Hazel Blears tells Great Places’ Keira that jobs and housing are key to Salford’s future

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT Places Housing Group’s Keira Burns accompanied community reporters for a one-to-one with Hazel Blears MP at her Salford office.

Lacey Green children bury time capsule at new housing development

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

CHILDREN of Lacey Green Primary School made artwork, books and maps of their neighbourhood for a time capsule, which they buried beside new homes in Wilmslow.

Be there at the Square! Great place for Meir community opens

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A PAIR of ordinary semi-detached houses have been transformed by Great Places Housing Group and RENEW North Staffordshire into a fantastic new community resource centre for the people of Meir, Stoke.

Jack Straw MP meets Great Places tenants at launch of scheme to help young people manage their money

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SECRETARY of State for Justice and Blackburn MP Jack Straw tried out a new financial literacy tool aimed at making money matters fun and interesting.

Great Places Housing Group starts work on two futuristic new housing developments for older people in Blackpool

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

WORK on two innovative Extra Care housing developments worth more than £10m is now under way in Blackpool. Great Places Housing Group is developing the futuristic apartment blocks, with health spas, to meet the Government’s new vision for housing for older people.

Junior wardens treated to fun model car racing tournament

Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

JUNIOR wardens who work hard picking up litter and spreading community safety messages were treated to a surprise afternoon of fun at an exciting event.

Developer and architect team win awards for innovative housing

Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT Places Housing Group and Triangle Architects triumphed in two categories at the Manchester Society of Architects Awards for their high-grade development projects.

Great Places voted housebuilder of the year – again!

Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT Places Housing Group triumphed at the Housing Excellence Awards in the prestigious category of Affordable Housebuilder of the Year.

Innovative North Manchester housing scheme gets the go-ahead

Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT new apartments for older people – the first of their kind for North Manchester - have been given the green light by Manchester City Council.

Great Places’ Ciara is in demand to talk money matters

Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

CONFERENCE organisers all over the UK are keen for Great Places Housing Group to take the stage and share its knowhow on tenants’ money matters.

Poorly Ansar looking forward to big family get-together, thanks to Great Places

Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

BRAVE toddler Ansar Yosefi, who is battling leukaemia, is looking forward to a summer of fun with all his relatives, thanks to Great Places Housing Group.

Salford people dig out their old photos for memory project

Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

OLDER people from Seedley and Langworthy in Salford brought treasured snaps from decades ago to a Memory Lane session at the Cornerstone community centre.

Korean TV crew sees regeneration in action at Northmoor

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT Places Housing Group’s flagship regeneration area of Northmoor will be showcased on national TV in Korea.

Great new apartments for Rotherham town centre under way

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

WORK has started on new apartments for affordable rent, to be aimed at people who work in Rotherham town centre.

Zico goes ‘eco’ as work on Sheffield’s first green-roofed bungalows starts at Wybourn

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SHEFFIELD football legends returned to their boyhood stomping ground of Wybourn to see big changes – including work starting on the city’s first ever green-roofed bungalows.

Event for project that’s helped 600 young people

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

STAFF, residents, friends and associates of the Foyer in Blackpool town centre gathered for the 10th birthday of the project, in a converted former Methodist church.

100 residents celebrate 100 days of MMHA

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

TENANTS of MMHA in Morecambe and Lancaster enjoyed sack and egg-and-spoon races and a penalty shootout a fun day to celebrate 100 days of their new landlord.

Residents have their say on standards

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

BIG numbers of Great Places tenants and residents turned out to give their opinions on nationwide standards in housing.

Party invitation to former Foyer residents and staff

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

PEOPLE who used to live or work at the Foyer in Blackpool are invited to the housing project’s 10th birthday party.