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Our employability programme, Wybourn Works, has helped over fifty of our customers and residents into work - but alongside this, participants of the programme can also make use of the other avenues of support, whether that’s with their health and wellbeing, or their finances.

We have recently delivered two successful working from home courses, designed to support customers who are interested in exploring remote employment opportunities. The sessions took place at our Oldham Office, with six customers attending the first session. A second session followed, with a further seven customers in attendance. Each workshop ran for three hours and […]

Great Places recently hosted Blackburn MP Adnan Hussain for a visit to see first-hand how we are investing in homes, communities and specialist support services across the constituency. The visit began at Bowland House, where Mr Hussain met our Chief Executive Alison Dean, colleagues and customers, before touring In Partnership, Great Places’ independence and wellbeing […]

Great Places recently organised a “Coffee with a Cop” session in Fleetwood, to allow people the chance to raise any issues with the police at the Heart of the Hub café. Great Places and the Police got a better understanding of the current issues affecting customers and residents and Sarah Holt from the Restorative Justice […]

On a sunny Friday 8 May, a dozen of us came out in our high vis vests, ready to clean up our key neighbourhood of Richmond Park, Sheffield.

Throughout March, Greater Manchester Housing Providers ran interactive careers events in their communities.

Great Places brings to Salford Innovation Centre a one-week “Working with Children” pre‑recruitment course.

Your questions answered You may have seen or heard about changes to renting laws called the Renters’ Rights Act, which came into effect on Friday 1 May. These new laws give tenants in the private rented sector more rights, including ending fixed-term tenancies and abolishing “no fault” evictions. As this phase only applies to the […]

Over the past two years, Great Places has supported the Bolton Manbassadors Football group, now one of the most impactful community projects helping men across Bolton improve their wellbeing, confidence and social connection. When the free sessions first launched, turnout was low. Many men felt that because the sessions were linked to mental health support, […]