21/05/2026
Community groups across Oldham held events for World Bee Day this week following funding from us.
We gave £2200 in total to raise local awareness of the vital role bees and other pollinators play in keeping people and the planet healthy.
The money was given to OL1 Oldham and social enterprises Lo...
18/05/2026
Free sessions to help parents entertain their children and tackle social isolation are being funded by us at two local community centres.
Children under five, plus their mums and dads, grandparents and carers, are all welcome at the Baby Boogies events taking place over the coming months.
Th...
15/05/2026
Ground has been broken at our latest £6.4 million development of 27 affordable homes off Bury Old Road in Heywood.
Local MP Elsie Blundell and Rochdale Borough Councillor and Cabinet Member for Housing Danny Meredith recently did the honours with spades in hand at the brownfield site.
“I was real...
11/05/2026
We are pleased to announce that we have joined forces with a local youth charity to pay for some of its younger customers to have free activities and food.
We have given £4000 to Mahdlo Youth Zone at Egerton Street for a six-month pilot project that allows eight and 19-year-olds living in FCHO pr...
06/05/2026
We would like to say a big thank you to all FCHO customers who got their rent account up to date or made a payment during our March and April rent and arrears campaign.
As part of the campaign, we ran a prize draw to thank customers for keeping up with their rent payments or doing their best to...
05/05/2026
Work finishes this month on 196 of our homes in Chadderton and Shaw, following a £1.4 million energy efficiency improvement programme.
Contractor Connolly has been hard at work in the areas since last summer putting in upgraded loft and wall insulation, triple glazed windows, insulated doors and...
30/04/2026
April's Hidden Hero is a customer who helps run the Sholver Community Centre and takes part in local litter picks.
Volunteer Debbie Thornton is the Chair and Bookings Secretary of the centre. It is home to a host of local groups including The Bread and Butter Thing affordable food initiative.
The...
23/04/2026
We have joined forces with Oldham Athletic Community Trust (OACT) to offer free weekly football sessions for children in Derker.
We have given £5000 to the trust, to deliver the year-long after-school programme at Mayfield Primary School for children aged 9 – 12.
The move follows our partnership...
20/04/2026
We are pleased to announce that we have signed a £15.7 million deal with Vistry Group to build more than 100 affordable homes on land in Fitton Hill.
Nearly two thirds of the new sustainable buildings will be three and four-bedroom properties as we continue to address the need for family homes.&n...