News & Blog
20/07/2026
Article by: Great Places
Northmoor Community Association celebrates 25 years of community impact
Northmoor Community Association has marked its 25th anniversary, celebrating a quarter of a century of strengthening communities and creating opportunities in Longsight.
20/07/2026
Great Places and partners celebrate topping out at 148-home Hatters Yard development
Partners including the Leader of Stockport Council recently came together to celebrate a key milestone at Hatters Yard, our landmark £41 million affordable housing development in Stockport town centre. Councillor Mark Roberts joined representatives from Great Places, Stockport Council, Homes England, Bridgestone Construction and local community organisations at the Chestergate site, where construction has now […]
20/07/2026
Homeswapper service gets a relaunch
Thinking about a change of scenery? Then Homeswapper could be the solution you’ve been looking for! The mutual exchange scheme allows customers to exchange their homes with another tenant, which could be from another housing association in another part of the country, is set for a change. The service has had a makeover and will […]
20/07/2026
Keeping you informed about safety checks in your home
We’re improving how we let you know about important safety checks and servicing in your home or building. These checks help us keep you safe. We want to make sure you know what’s happening, why it matters and when to expect us. What’s changing? You’ll start to receive clearer and more timely updates about work […]
08/07/2026
Residents help shape new mural at Coalbrook Court
A new mural designed with input from local people has been installed at our Coalbrook Court development in Beswick, helping to brighten the view for households living next to the Grey Mare Lane regeneration project while work continues on site. Great Places and construction partner Caddick Construction worked with neighbours and Manchester-based artist Yasaman Mollasalehi […]
01/07/2026
Winnipeg’s garden is blooming again
A Blackpool community garden is blooming thanks to some green-fingered customers and a little help from Great Places.
01/07/2026
Victoria and Jasper are ready for a new tomorrow
When Victoria lost her partner, her life spiralled out of control. But when she entered Blackburn's InPartnership Project (IPP), a couple of years ago, things began to change.
26/06/2026
Putting the community into the hub
Six months into the Pat Midgley Community Hub Foundation running as an independent organisation, it's thriving under local management.
24/06/2026
Customers welcome refreshed communal spaces
Customers at Meadow Heights in Ramsbottom, Bury, are enjoying newly refreshed communal areas following a five-week programme of improvement works to internal hallways and shared spaces across two leasehold-managed blocks. The scheme, which covers 15 homes, included internal decoration and replacement flooring, delivered as part of Plumlife Management’s lease obligation to carry out communal cyclical […]