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View of Blackburn from Bowland House roof

23/07/2021

Bowland House – the story so far

The Bowland House project in Blackburn is now six months in and works are progressing well. Like with any project of this nature, it has had its ups and downs, but our amazing neighbourhoods team, our contractor Casey and our wonderful Bowland House customers have helped to make everything work. In relation to the works, […]

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Cyber Essentials Logo

22/07/2021

Great Places awarded Cyber Essentials certification

Great Places has been awarded the Cyber Essentials (CE) certification. Cyber Essentials is a cyber security standard introduced by the UK Government that aims to provide organisations with pragmatic protection against the most common cyber security threats. The certification is renewable every 12 months. Commenting on achieving CE accreditation, Sharon Hayes, Director of Technology Services […]

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Business Health Matters

15/07/2021

Employee health and wellbeing programme, “˜Business Health Matters’ is launching this Septembe

This September, Active Lancashire will be launching its new programme aimed at improving employee health and wellbeing to create a happier and more resilient local workforce. With the support of local partners such as Great Places, the “˜Business Health Matters’ initiative will deliver two core projects at a number of organisations in the Lancashire region. […]

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Rochdale AFC Stadium Spotland

14/07/2021

GP’s winning partnership with Dale

Rochdale AFC Community Trust and Great Places Housing Group are teaming up to address unemployment in Rochdale.

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Housing Awards 2021

13/07/2021

Double awards delight

We’ve had a double whammy of good news from the Women in Housing and Housing Hero Awards. Firstly, in the WIH Awards – our very own Anila Khalid, Head of Neighbourhoods, has been shortlisted in the Woman of the year (tenant/customer focus) category. A fantastic achievement – well done Anila! And as if that isn’t […]

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A family in summer sunshine

08/07/2021

My Great Place Summer 2021 now available

The second edition of our new and improved “˜My Great Place’ customer magazine is now available. The latest digital magazines are now ready to read online and can be easily accessed on computers, smartphones and tablets. The magazines show the work we are doing in our regions and how we support the communities we work […]

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Pilsley development digger on site

07/07/2021

Forge New Homes breaks ground at its first site

Our Sheffield joint venture, Forge New Homes, and Caddick Construction have officially started on site of the new 98-home The Hedgerows development in Pilsley, North Derbyshire. Marking the key date with an official ground-breaking ceremony, the seven-acre scheme is situated near Clay Cross and Chesterfield and due for completion in summer 2023. The development will […]

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Bank of England

07/07/2021

Great Places takes part in Bank of England 2021 climate stress testing

Last month, colleagues from Great Places’ Treasury and Environmental teams participated in a Climate Change Questionnaire that will feed into the Bank of England’s 2021 Biennial Exploratory Scenario (BES) – a key assessment of the financial risks from climate change. The 2021 Climate BES tests the resilience of the UK financial system to climate related […]

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DIY

30/06/2021

New initiative launched to help customers turn their house into a home

At our Independence and Wellbeing schemes, not only do we look to provide customers with a place to live, but we are also committed to helping them develop key life skills and achieve their goals of living independently. For many of these customers, moving on into their own property can be a daunting and overwhelming […]

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