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 [...]
Charter’s Forward Together Panel, (FTP) will meet on Wednesday 7th December in the Board room at Exchange House from 9.30am to 1pm. The Panel meets bi-monthly and this meeting will see members discuss how the tenant participation budget should be spent next year. Charter’s newly-updated tenant participation strategy will also be presented to the Panel. [...]
From maintenance and paying your rent to nuisance prevention, our new tenant sign-up DVD is packed with useful information on living in a Charter home. Learn about our services, see our teams and find out about our communities in this handy guide. We are premiering the film at The Riverfront Theatre & Arts Centre, Newport [...]
Need advice on how to eat healthily and exercise safely? Confused by all the Government initiatives to help save you money? Scared of computers but want to get online? Have a great idea on how we can improve our services? Then join us at our next Adaptability meeting! Find out more about nutrition and [...]
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 [...]
Mariners Quay wins prestigious UK Sustainable Housing Award At a special environmentally friendly awards ceremony held in London last week, Mariner’s Quay in Newport scooped the UK Sustainable Large Housing Project of the Year award, sponsored by United House. The Sustainable Housing Awards were organised by Inside Housing magazine and its sister publication, Sustainable Housing. [...]
