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Olympic Star to inspire Charter’s young tenants

Charter’s Aspirations Youth Team has teamed up with the Jamie Baulch Academy to organize a special free event  designed to engage young tenants of Charter between the ages of 11 and 18. It takes place on Saturday 3rd March between 10 am and 2pm at the Newport International Sports Village We have brought along athletes [...]

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New activities for Charter residents in 2012

If your New Year’s resolution for 2012 is to get out more, take up a hobby, learn a new skill or just get to know your neighbours better then Charter’s Community Regeneration team can help! We have a range of free weekly activities taking place in the following locations – just ‘drop in’ any time [...]

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Strictly Charter

Fancy strutting your stuff on the dance floor? We are offering you the chance to learn to dance in the New Year. Every month we will be holding a class with a qualified tutor who will teach you to Waltz, Jive or Foxtrot your way across the floor. Not only will you learn who to [...]

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Kick starting community fun

Young people from a community in Newport have been treated by Charter to a sports event to warm them up for half-term fun, with help from Newport’s Sports Development team, who provided referees. Last weekend Charter’s Youth Team put on a football tournament for youngsters from Harlequin Drive and Barrackswood, Newport in the estate’s multi-use [...]

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Tenants reveal recipe for success at Wales-wide conference

Charter‘s Forward Together Panel have won an award, helped organise a tenant fun day and fast-tracked their IT skills! It’s been a busy year for Forward Together Panel (FTP) – and this month they were able to spill the beans on their success. At September’s Welsh Tenant Federation conference in Llandridnod Wells, four FTP members [...]

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Money Advice Service

From 3 October the Money Advice Service will be holding 4 weekly surgeries in Exchange House. The Money Advice Service is a new, independent advice organisation formed to help people understand and manage their money better and to deliver free, unbiased Money Advice Sessions across Wales. The service can help our tenants make the most [...]

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Tenant Fun Day

We promised fun and the day didn’t miss the mark. With belly-dancing, line dancing, face-painting, wii competitions, dodgeball and much more, our tenant fun day offered something for everyone. Held on 23rd August at Newport Leisure Centre, the event ran from 11am to 3pm and was packed with information stalls from organisations such as Gwent [...]

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Telling Tales

This month Charter tenants have been telling stories through very modern means. Six tenants, who are members of the Forward Together Panel, have taken part in a digital storytelling course, on which they learned to narrate stories using digital tools to tell their real-life stories. With guidance from Communities 2.0 and Charter’s Digital Inclusion Officer [...]

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Community Regenration Roadshows

Community Regeneration’s Mini Roadshows are to kick off next week. Come and have a chat to see what free services we can offer you. Fun and games all day, free refreshments and a special appearance form Cash 4 Clothes who will turn your unwanted clothes, belts, hats, shoes, and soft toys into cash on the [...]

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Adaptations focus group

Confused about adaptations? Want to help us improve this service? Why not come to our adaptations focus group?This meeting will give you the opportunity to talk about your experience of the process with the Area Surveyor who manages adaptations. Think we can better our approach to them? This is your chance to get your views [...]

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