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Great Places has started work on 50 new affordable homes in Doncaster as part of a major redevelopment scheme in the area. The homes are a mixture of one, two and three-bedroom houses and will be delivered in partnership with Harworth Group and partly funded by Homes England and will provide much-needed affordable housing to […]

To celebrate International Women’s Day in March we are offering a free five day DIY and home maintenance training for women. Are you female, over 18, unemployed or on low income? Learn skills including joinery, plumbing, plastering, tiling and more. Receive mentoring and career advice, the chance to gain a CSCS card, and access to […]

Every April, rents change across the country. We set our rents using Government guidance and to calculate the increase, we use the September 2023 Consumer Price Index plus 1%.  This means that rents usually go up by slightly more than the rate of inflation.  This year, for most of Great Places’ Neighbourhoods and Independence and […]

Free cooking classes this February and March in Chadderton. Join Cracking Good Food for a 6-week cooking course for fun, free 2-hour cooking workshops where we will share recipes, skills and tips for creating affordable, delicious nutritious food you can make time and time again. Over 18s only. We’d love to see you there! No […]

Great Places is excited to announce the continuation of its partnership with Manor Park Primary School in our Raising Aspirations project.

Councillor Joanna Midgley recently visited Oliva Lodge in Clayton, Greater Manchester, to meet our Independence and Wellbeing colleagues to see first-hand the difference this scheme makes to the young women who live there. During her tour of the scheme, Cllr Midgley was able to chat with the team working at Oliva Lodge about how this […]

Last month, Insight presented their latest scrutiny review findings to Great Places Board. The customer group looked at support that’s offered to customers, who may require financial help because of rising costs of living. Following review, Insight identified three recommendations for improvement, which build on the existing support offer, which were to: Raise awareness and […]

The partnership will specifically support youth provision delivered with the local area, which will now continue to deliver youth engagement opportunities on a weekly basis to young people aged 8 to 18 on a free-of-charge basis, activities include gaming, table tennis and football. Over the past 12 months, there have been some outstanding highlights, these […]

This year we will be creating our new corporate plan that will outline our priorities and ambitions for the next three years. It is really important that we take the views of our customers into account when we are planning for the future and so we’d like you, our customers, to help us identify the […]