“Government policies must respond to ageing population”, say charity chiefs Good health, access to training and independence for older people were some of the subjects under the spotlight at the Senedd on Wednesday 11 January. Age Alliance Wales brought together over 60 older people from across Wales to Cardiff Bay to talk to their Assembly [...]
The Family Intervention Project (FIP) is a service designed to work with families living in South East Wales that are facing eviction or other enforcement action due to anti-social behaviour. The service takes a whole family approach and combines intensive support to confront and change behaviour and avoid potential sanctions. This successful service has recently [...]
The Welfare Reform Bill, which started to roll out in April 2011, is already beginning to effect tenants. From January 2012, the benefit system will be changing for most single tenants under the age of 35 living in private rented accommodation. This does not affect Charter tenants in this age group because it applies to [...]
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 [...]
Last weekend tenants in Monmouth were encouraged to recycle their unwanted goods and learn about salvaging unwanted items in an interactive event at a community centre. Give It Away Take It Away was held at Bridges community centre in Overmonnow, and was arranged by Monmouthshire County Council and supported by local organisations such as Charter, [...]
Congratulations to Charter’s David Gape and his ‘Working for Me Project’ on winning the “Empowering & Involving Communities” award at the 2011 CIH Wales Housing Awards. With funding from Charter, the Welsh Government and SHARE, ‘Working for Me’ is a truly innovative community project targeting people who have the most difficulty in getting and maintaining [...]
Charter’s Community Regeneration team has recently given the Bunker at Barrackswood in Newport a well earned facelift. After a number of years of use as a community facility it has been spruced up ready for a relaunch of community activities under the direction of Community Development Officer, Monika Houston. A Mother and Toddler group has [...]
This week, Charter’s tenant sign-up DVD premiered at a Newport arts venue. The film, which was made earlier this year, was watched by staff and tenants at The Riverfront theatre and arts centre’s cinema studio. The DVD gives new tenants an overview of Charter and is packed with information on services such as maintenance, paying [...]
During November Charter Options Letting Agent will be promoting its new rent guarantee scheme on Capital Radio. Charter Options offers a fully managed property management service to Landlords complete with a rental guarantee scheme and free set up fees. Service Development Manager, Andrea Gale said, ‘This is a fantastic package for anyone considering letting out [...]
Chepstow RFC’s youth team has a new shirt sponsor after signing a one year sponsorship deal with Charter Options Letting Agency. Chepstow RFC’s youth coach, Warren Jones said; “The working partnership between Charter and Chepstow RFC is the sort of community involvement that makes a huge difference to 16-19 year olds in the area. Providing [...]
