13/05/2025
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and this year’s theme is ‘community’, celebrating the power and importance of connection and belonging. We know how important this is and today we’re hearing from our Live Well and Stronger Communities teams which have worked with local partners to spread the f...
12/05/2025
We’re excited to announce that today marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, and we’re hitting the ground running with a free programme to help customers with their mental health issues. The pilot initiative will allow ten customers to attend confidential weekly sessions over an eight-we...
09/05/2025
We are pleased to share that we have supported two communities with funding so they could celebrate VE Day in style on Thursday. Our customers and colleagues came together in Tensing Street Community Centre and Daisy Hill at Veg in the Park for a 40s themed traditional afternoon tea and street pa...
01/05/2025
22/04/2025
We were proud to welcome Oldham Council Leader, Arooj Shah to our flagship £20 million West Vale development recently, where she ceremonially handed over the keys to some of our newest residents. Councillor Shah was joined by Oldham Council Chief Executive Shelley Kipling for a tour of the 88-hom...
15/04/2025
Two community litter picks in Oldham during the Great British Spring Clean that were supported by First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) have been hailed a great success. The events at Tensing Street and Barker Street earlier this month removed around 20 bags of rubbish with support from our team supp...
15/04/2025
In a strong show of partnership working, Oldham Council, Greater Manchester Police, and our ASB team have taken decisive action to protect residents from ongoing anti-social behaviour in Chadderton. Following repeated noise complaints and serious concerns about the safety of a property on Middlet...
15/04/2025
We are pleased to share that our £1.3 million development of five affordable family homes in Rochdale is due to be completed this summer. The mix of three and four-bedroom properties - all at Damson Green in Middleton - are now watertight and are scheduled to be completed by contractor J Walker...
07/04/2025
Our grass cutting season is underway - helping keep green spaces in your neighbourhood looking good through the spring and summer months. This month we are carrying out the first cuts of grass. Between mid-April and October we will be cutting the grass on FCHO-owned land outside the boundary of y...
03/04/2025
Last weekend colleague volunteers, families and children teamed up with Northern Lily, a local social enterprise, to tackle litter in Oldham’s canalways. The group used canoes and kayaks to sail down the canal and armed with their gloves, grabbers, and plenty of determination, they took to the wa...