News & Blog

We’re celebrating the reopening of Richmond Park Community Centre on Thursday 24 August with fun for all the family to enjoy. There will be lots of activities for the kids to enjoy, with a bouncy castle, face-painting and arts and crafts – as well as sports activities run by Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Community Partnership. […]

Recently Great Places made a furniture donation to SAWN – Support and Action for Women’s Network, after both our Oldham Office and Keyworker Accommodation (Great Places temporary accommodation for NHS workers) refurbishment. SAWN are an organisation dedicated to uplifting women from diverse backgrounds, empowering them to lead independent and fulfilling lives. They’re based in Stockfield […]

Cube Homes, a member of the Great Places Housing Group, has started work on the £5 million development of seven new luxury homes in Woodley, Stockport. Located on Werneth Road, Lime Grove will offer large four and five bedroom bespoke detached homes built on a vacant site once occupied by the Further Hey care home. […]

In a bid to enhance customer satisfaction and ensure a comfortable living experience, Great Places recently underwent a comprehensive review from our Insight team of their communications relating to damp, mould, and condensation. Insight was impressed with the extent of the work that has been conducted to raise awareness of this subject area with customers […]

Work has started on The Groves a 51 home housing scheme in Bispham, which will comprise an affordable element to be managed by Great Places Housing Group. The scheme, will provide two-, three- and four-bedroom executive homes, with total of 16 homes available for affordable rent through Great Places. Each home will feature off-road parking […]

Our funding has supported the Sheffield-based organisation to upcycle food for the local community. Food Works are a Sheffield-based organisation centred on the philosophy of taking greater care of our planet and people. Their unique model provides locally sourced nutritious food to the community by upcycling food and reducing waste, and we’re proud to be […]

In recognition of our work to address racial inequality within the organisation Great Places has been awarded the Race Equality Matters (REM) Bronze Trailblazer Status. Bronze is the first stage in the Trailblazer series spotlighting organisations that are implementing impactful solutions to drive race equality. This is for organisations that have implemented REM solutions and/or […]

Thanks to everyone who’s completed our survey on our future plans for Longridge and Shaw Heath and given their feedback. We’ll use what you you’ve told us to shape the future neighbourhood plan. Congratulations to our customer ‘Mrs W’ who was the prize draw winner of the £100 love2shop e-gift card. We’d still like to […]

We’re pleased that plans for Russell Road, including the first purpose-built LGBTQ+ majority Extra Care scheme in the UK, are now moving forward following our recent appointment as the new preferred provider. The Extra Care scheme will form part of the new development on the site of the former Spire Hospital. It will offer affordable […]