News & Blog
29/08/2024
Eleanor’s story – the importance of supported housing
Eleanor is a 55-year-old customer who recently moved into our John Atkinson Court Independent Living scheme. Eleanor has emotional unstable disorder and lived in her previous property for three years. Unfortunately she was experiencing ongoing anti-social behaviour problems with young people outside her property and lived with her curtains closed permanently due to feeling intimidated. […]
27/08/2024
Article by: Great Places
Great Places and 422 Community Hub: A partnership transforming Longsight
Great Places support to 422 Community Hub enhances local services and strengthens the community of Longsight.
20/08/2024
Insight’s August update
Insight customer scrutiny group has been looking at how it feels for customers to move into a Great Places home.
20/08/2024
Barbecue safety
As summer continues on, lots of us will be relaxing and eating outside. But it’s important to stay safe, and here’s a quick reminder on the risks. Maybe you want to enjoy a picnic in the park on a nice day? Be careful of the risks of using a barbecue, especially disposable barbecues, in parks […]
09/08/2024
Save money on water and energy
Great Places partners with Cenergist to help customers save money on water and energy Our Money Matters Team has recently teamed up with water and energy saving consultants Cenergist to offer home visits and adaptions to help customers save money on their water and energy bills. The free home visits are available to Great Places […]
09/08/2024
Forge Starts Work on ‘Fully Electric’ Homes
Our joint venture company, Forge New Homes has commenced work on the creation of 32 fully electric new homes in Waverley. Waverley Green will feature a unique collection of two- and three-bedroom terraced homes at Olive Lane – each of them sustainable thanks to the developer’s innovative use of electric energy supplies. The 1.5-acre site […]
07/08/2024
Forge New Homes celebrates start on site
Our joint venture company, Forge New Homes, recently held an event to mark the start of work on its new development on the site of the former Bolsover Hospital into an exclusive development of 58 new homes. Known as Welbeck Gardens, the development is being delivered in partnership with the Lindum Group. The event marked […]
05/08/2024
Article by: Great Places
Tackling violence and discrimination in our communities
It has been shocking and disturbing to see the violent events and riots in our country in recent days. Great Places values the diversity of our customers and communities and we want to ensure that our customers, their families and visitors are able to live without fear of abuse, harassment, intimidation or attack motivated by […]
05/08/2024
Article by: Great Places
Empowering women: Pop-up spa & holistic therapy course
At Great Places, we're proud to support Flourish Together's transformative course empowering women with new skills and confidence in the wellbeing sector.