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Come dine with us!

Our popular Come Dine with Charter cooking session is back on 11th January, at Malpas Court, Newport. The workshop runs from 3pm to 5pm and you’ll get to prepare and cook a dish. Hopefully this will inspire you to try out different recipes and consider a range of cooking methods. Two chefs will lead the [...]

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Mariners Quay collects second award

Mariners Quay has received further recognition, picking up the “Sustainable Project of the Year” award in the Chartered Institute of Building Engineers, South Wales Region category.    Mariners Quay was chosen for its sustainable and renewable systems, demonstrating  innovation and consideration for the environment, especially with regard to constructability, operability and cost.    The award is the second for Mariner’s Quay.  Earlier [...]

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We are on the move

From the 6th of December our new home will be Exchange House, The Old Post Office, High Street, Newport, NP20 1AA. Our telephone numbers remains the same (tel: 01633 212375, fax: 01633 245930). View Larger Map

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Japanese Researchers from Hokkaido University visit Seren

Seren Group were delighted to welcome three members of a research team from Hokkaido University, Japan, to South Wales for a two day visit. The research team, funded through the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, visited some of the Group’s projects based in Newport to learn how successful employment and supporting independence initiatives [...]

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Charter’s Money Savers win top energy saving award

At the recent Feel the Heat 2010 awards held in Cardiff, Andrew Desmond and Mike Rosser from Charter’s Money Savers team, scooped a top award and £4,000 worth of funding for a new energy saving project that will benefit Charter tenants. Andrew, seen above receiving the award from Jane Davidson AM, said “We are so [...]

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If you live in Torfaen make sure you ‘Have Your Say’

The Public Service Support Unit are undertaking a public consultation on the 4 main strategies which help them to improve the lives of residents in Torfaen. The four strategies cover the following aspects of living in Torfaen: The Community Strategy – this is the main plan setting out where the Local Service Board will focus [...]

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Contact magazine Autumn 2010

In this edition of Contact magazine we have; Money box competition – win Cardiff Devil’s Season tickets! OK Kids…is back Pant Y Celyn Egg Heads Complaints to Charter, how are we doing? Plus a whole lot more. You can download the edition using the link below (you’ll need Adobe Acrobat to read the magazine).   [...]

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Wasting medicines wastes money!

Over 250 tons of unwanted medicines are returned each year in Wales at an estimated cost of £50 million to the NHS. You can help reduce this and allow the money to be used more effectively by following the advice below: Always understand what your medicine is for and how to use it correctly, ask [...]

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Door step meter credit is a scam

Only buy credit for your pre-pay electricity meter from official outlets such as the Post Office, PayPoint or Payzone, or you’ll end up paying twice. If anyone offers you energy top-ups on the doorstep, they are trying to involve you in criminal activity. Don’t be fooled. Energy companies can identify homes using electricity but not [...]

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Why don’t you…

Do you have a great idea on how we can do things differently? Have you had a brainwave about how we can provide better services to you and to other tenants? If so, why not tell us! We want to hear your suggestions, ideas or brainwaves. It couldn’t be easier to tell us; Tell a [...]

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