News & Blog

Great Places has played a pivotal role in helping a community café in Burnley getting a new lease of life. The café is housed in the Chai Centre, on Hurtley Street, has been closed for a number of years but has been reopened thanks to Ibrar Syed, who also runs the Enterprising Habits Hub on […]

Great Places joined ALL FM to celebrate their second win as ‘Community Radio Station of the Year’ and the station’s powerful impact on local communities.

Christine Court’s newly refurbished room is transforming lives by offering vulnerable families a warm, inclusive space to connect and thrive.

Great Places’ Assets Team has been recognised with Highly Commended in the Retrofit Project of the Year category at the 2025 HVR Awards, thanks to its work on the Richmond Park Heat Network upgrade in Sheffield. This recognition is a great achievement and highlights the power of collaboration across our teams and with our external […]

A community initiative in Rochdale is helping residents take their first steps toward better health, thanks to our social value fund.

"Our first TOinC Day at Longridge was a brilliant example of what happens when we come together with purpose.”

A group of Blackburn customers have been getting closer to nature thanks to a communal gardening project. Great Places helped to secure £9000 in Lottery funding, thanks to Community Partnership Manager Aateeka Bashir, which was used to buy a host of items including a greenhouse, planters, plants, tools etc at Bowland House. The greenhouse was […]

From 27 October 2025, Awaab’s Law will require social housing landlords including Great Places to fix emergency hazards and serious damp and mould problems quickly. This law was introduced after the tragic death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak in 2020, caused by mould in his home. We have taken the opportunity to review how we handle […]

It’s an exciting time for our East Region, which expanded this year with the completion of our first development in Doncaster, Wheatley Hall.