In this edition of Contact magazine we have; Money box competition – win a Nintendo DSLite! Our Trip to Bath Christmas Market Be a responsible dog owner Tenants satisfaction survey 2009 Plus a whole lot more. You can download the edition using the link below (you’ll need Adobe Acrobat to read the magazine).
Builders, Leadbitter, organised a series of site visits for children from two local primary schools in Pill. 240 children have visited the site to date, with more visits planned in March 2010. Leadbitter has also set up ‘construction corners’ at both schools. The children learned about construction work and were educated about the dangers of [...]
In November 2009, local people had the opportunity to meet members of the Mariner’s Quay project team to find out more about this exciting new development being built on their doorstep. Held at the Pill Millennium Centre, people could view development plans and artist’s impressions. Staff from Charter and Fairlake were on hand to explain [...]
A Youth Foundation pilot scheme was launched in February, involving eight teenagers who had been excluded from school. The teenagers all showed an interest in construction and the aim of the pilot was to find them work in the community, such as painting over graffiti, repairing fences etc, they will then cost the project, tender [...]
In a joint project with the Construction Youth Trust, three trainees have gained valuable skills and experience during 6 week placements at Mariner’s Quay. The placements were so successful that Leadbitter are shortly to repeat the process with three trainee carpenters. Following an 8 week period, the trainee who has most impressed site staff will [...]
Tenants were recently invited to sit down and watch the award winning film ‘The Age of Stupid‘, starring Pete Postlethwaite. The story tells of a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking at old footage of seven real people from the present day and asking ‘Why didn’t we stop climate change when [...]
Winter fuel bills will soon be hitting the doormat and are forecast to have increased by up to 50% following the recent cold snap. This can only lead to an even tighter financial start to the New Year for households. One Newport based housing and support provider, the Seren Group, are aiming to resolve this [...]
Work has begun on the old shopping precinct at Blenheim Square in St Dials, Cwmbran, as part of a £7 million regeneration scheme. This is a significant milestone in the project to transform the neighbourhood with 53 new high-quality homes for sale, affordable rent and affordable home ownership. The new development, Blenheim Chase, is being [...]
Charter Housing would like to pay tribute to their Chair, Graham Rawlings, who sadly passed away on 24 February, following a lengthy illness. Graham was a vital part of Charter Housing’s Board for many years, being appointed tenant Board Member in 2005. Graham was passionate about trying to make sure that tenants got the very [...]
Staff members from Charter’s Neighbourhood team and Community Initiatives team joined forces with Communities First and Tidy Wales to co-ordinate a “Community Clean Up Day” at our Grosvenor Road Estate in Abergavenny on 27 February 2010. Following an office briefing session, the team descended onto Grosvenor Road with litter picks, high viz jackets, tea making [...]
