News & Blog

Our very own Neighbourhood Services Manager, Majid Manzoor, is to be featured in Housing Today’s prestigious Top 30 Housing Champions list. This list, set to be unveiled later in September, highlights the exceptional work being done by individuals in the social housing sector. The selection panel identified Majid’s dedication and positive impact on his local […]

Great Places Housing Group has hosted the Leader of Manchester City Council and the council’s Housing Lead on a visit to two of our affordable housing developments in Manchester city centre. Council Leader Cllr. Bev Craig and Cllr. Gavin White, Executive Member for Housing and Development were joined by our Chief Executive, Alison Dean and […]

Northmoor Alleyway Project highlights how Great Places and residents together can turn a neglected space into a vibrant community hub.

Great Places supported the fight against homelessness by pulling a 10,800kg bus at the GM Mayor's Charity event, raising £500 for the cause.

Great Places' clean-up day in Longsight united residents to tackle litter and improve their neighbourhood and their community.

Wybourn is one of ten areas across England to take part in the DWP's 'Jobs Plus' programme, kickstarting employability training.

We celebrate ‘Starts at Home Day’ with a visit to Next Step in Withington, celebrating social housing and having a chat with our customers.

Great Places is encouraging the people of Pendle to Beat the Street as the borough is transformed into a giant game board for six weeks. Organisers of the free event are encouraging people to become more active by challenging people to see how far they can walk, cycle, run, scoot and wheel in just six […]

Building on the previous success of our grants to organisations offering support to Great Places customers and the local community with the cost-of-living crisis, we are pleased to launch our Resilience Fund for 2024. £100k in grants will be available through this year’s Greater Together Foundation Resilience Fund. These will be distributed on a commissioning basis […]