21/09/2023
New exhibition celebrates 10th anniversary of Gateways to Oldham PFI initiative The Mayor of Oldham, Councillor Zahid Chauhan, was one of the guests to attend an event hosted by Great Places and award-winning local history charity Manchester Histories at Gallery Oldham on 16 September to mark the launch of an exhibition to commemorate the tenth […]
19/09/2023
Our dedicated Money Advice Team is on hand to provide a range of support and advice for customers who may be struggling with the rising cost of living, trying to navigate what benefits they may be entitled to, or just needing general budgeting advice. Cara Chisholm from the Team shares some of the recent stories […]
15/09/2023
Regrettably, the planned merger between Great Places and MSV is no longer going ahead and the two organisations have ended discussions about coming together to form a new business. Matt Harrison will stay on as Chief Executive of Great Places, and Charlie Norman will remain at MSV. The joint statement from Tony Davison, Chair of […]
13/09/2023
As part of our Greater Together Resilience Foundation Fund, we've supported St. Vincent's Furniture Store in Sheffield to meet their rising demand with a £6,000 grant.
12/09/2023
Manchester-based developer, McCauls, has completed the transformation of the Grade II-listed Armitage Showroom at 32-34 Laystall Street, located just off Great Ancoats Street, into 5,000 sq ft of into high quality office space. The Armitage Showroom is the first completed project for the site with two other phases to come at Laystall Street. This includes […]
08/09/2023
The Assets Team has continued to be hard to deliver a range of improvement projects across our regions as part of our ongoing major works programme. Works to our Clifford Court development in Stockport are now complete. The £1 million 12-month programme at the scheme has included significant improvements to the scheme of 87 flats […]
07/09/2023
The Regulator of Social Housing has revised its consumer standards, and is holding an open consultation on their proposed new standards. This is an opportunity for anyone who lives or works in social housing to contribute their thoughts.
05/09/2023
Bury South MP Christian Wakeford unveiled a new sculpture as part of a recent visit to Cube Homes‘ and Great Places Housing Groups’ Water Mill Gardens development in Prestwich. The artwork was commissioned by the developers to celebrate the long manufacturing heritage of the site, which was home to the Cussons factory, famous for producing […]
04/09/2023
On Saturday 26 August as part of HouseProud North West and Rainbow Roofs, Great Places participated in Manchester Pride! Our float was decorated in line with our spin on this year’s theme ‘Queerly Beloved’ – with Bee balloons and letters carried by our walkers spelling ‘Bee Proud, Bee Loved, Bee Home’ to reflect the Manchester […]
