News & Blog
27/11/2025
Our customer satisfaction surveys are changing
From 30 November, we will be using a new platform for sending text message surveys to our customers, which include a link from Microsoft Forms. These surveys ask for your feedback around things like the speed of repairs, the quality and ease of reporting repairs, and your overall satisfaction following each appointment. We also use […]
27/11/2025
Bringing Warm Homes to Wybourn
Great Places’ Sustainability Team recently hosted a successful customer engagement event at our Pat Midgley Community Hub in Wybourn, to launch the start of our Warm Homes programme to deliver energy efficiency improvements to homes in our Sheffield Anchor Neighbourhood. The Wybourn Warm Homes programme is part funded through our partnership with Tees Valley Combined […]
25/11/2025
£100 million funding secured for homes
Great Places Secures £100 Million Funding to Deliver Over 650 Affordable Homes Great Places is pleased to announce that we have secured £100 million in funding through the Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme (AHGS), managed by Venn on behalf of the UK Government. This significant investment will enable us to deliver more than 650 new affordable […]
21/11/2025
Planning Green Light for Riverpark Homes
Great Places’ and Kellen Homes’ plans for Riverpark, a development of 498 homes in Newton Heath, East Manchester have been approved by Manchester City Council. The new development, built on the site of the former Riverpark Trading Estate, will transform the brownfield site into a vibrant new neighbourhood. Almost half of the homes will be […]
19/11/2025
Supporting futures: Our Training and Skills Academy
Our Training and Skills Academy is helping customers gain valuable qualifications, including Level 2 Teaching Assistant and Level 3 Education and Training. The Great Places Training and Skills Academy continues to make a real impact, helping customers gain the skills and qualifications they need to thrive – both in education and in life. One of […]
19/11/2025
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Building brighter futures in Northmoor
Discover how Youth Elements is transforming Northmoor into a hub of opportunity and creativity, empowering young people to learn and thrive.
12/11/2025
Article by: Great Places
Enjoy candles with care this Winter…
Candle safety might sound obvious – but did you know that candles are actually the leading cause of all house fires?
07/11/2025
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Autumn clean-up in Northmoor
Braving the rain, customers of Northmoor came together for a spirited community clean-up, paving the way for better neighbourhood.
05/11/2025
First Warm Homes engagement event
Northmoor customers welcomed to first Warm Homes Engagement event Great Places’ Sustainability Team recently hosted the first in a series of planned customer engagement events, aimed at supporting residents set to benefit from energy efficiency improvements to their homes. These upgrades are part-funded through the Government’s Warm Homes Social Housing Fund. Held at the Community […]