News & Blog
12/09/2024
Article by: Great Places
Great Places participates in Charity Bus Pull Event
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.
11/09/2024
Article by: Great Places
Community clean-up day in Northmoor
Great Places' clean-up day in Longsight united residents to tackle litter and improve their neighbourhood and their community.
11/09/2024
Introducing Wybourn Works
Wybourn is one of ten areas across England to take part in the DWP's 'Jobs Plus' programme, kickstarting employability training.
10/09/2024
Article by: Great Places
Celebrating Starts at Home Day at Next Step
We celebrate ‘Starts at Home Day’ with a visit to Next Step in Withington, celebrating social housing and having a chat with our customers.
09/09/2024
Great Places backs Pendle’s Beat the Street initiative
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 […]
02/09/2024
Applications open for Community Resilience Fund
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 […]
29/08/2024
Celebrating our support services this Starts at Home Day
This Starts at Home Day Great Places is celebrating the value of care and support services and the difference that having a safe and secure place to call home can make to people’s lives. Supported housing provides a lifeline for people who need support the most, including those who are experiencing homelessness or domestic abuse. Great […]
29/08/2024
Sally’s story
Helping customers get their independence back Sally is a 63-year-old customer with complex mental health needs. They had been living in residential care for two years, however each placement they secured ended up breaking down due to Sally wanting the chance to live independently. Sally applied for a property at Tulloch Court and colleagues at […]
29/08/2024
Eric’s story – supported housing enabling independent living
Eric is a 56-year-old disabled customer who uses a wheelchair full time. Eric was living in accommodation which could not accommodate his wheelchair and was having a significant impact on his ability to live an independent life. The restrictions with the accommodation began to really affect Eric’s wellbeing and they were becoming increasingly more frustrated […]