10/12/2025
Last month, our Customer Sustainability Working Group met at First Place for a detailed update on sustainability projects. The meeting was attended by a mix of involved customers, along with colleagues from our stronger communities team, sustainability&nbs...
10/12/2025
We’re delighted to announce the completion of five brand-new sustainable family homes at Damson Green, Middleton, just in time for Christmas.
This £1.3m development, delivered by FCHO in partnership with J Walker Homes, has transformed a former car park. The three and four-bedroom homes are affor...
09/12/2025
Great news! First Choice Homes Oldham has been shortlisted for another sector award, this time for our Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) wave two retrofit programme.
We are one of ten on a shortlist for the Best Retrofit Innovation or Project at the Housing Innovation Awards 2026.
The re...
04/12/2025
One of our longest serving employees has retired after nearly 38 years’ service. Leigh Rourke started on the Youth Training Scheme (YTS) just days after leaving school aged 16 in 1987.
The 55-year-old worked her way around nearly all the departments of FCHO and its p...
04/12/2025
First Choice Homes Oldham has joined forces with Oldham Council to launch a new commitment aimed at supporting young people as they transition out of the care system and into independent living.
The Leaving Care Pledge, developed in consultation with care-experienced young people, was officially...
28/11/2025
A woman who volunteers in one of First Choice Homes Oldham’s (FCHO) community centres is the housing association’s first ever Hidden Hero.
Anna Stott bakes cheese and onion pies to share, helps set up a monthly drop-in event and bingo and is a listening ear and support for her neighbours at Barke...
27/11/2025
First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) has congratulated local companies who have received gold, silver and bronze membership awards from a national initiative designed to help the environment.
We are encouraging all suppliers to actively engage in the Supply Chain Sustainability School and use its fre...
25/11/2025
White Ribbon Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls. It’s a day to stand together, raise awareness, and commit to creating a future free from abuse and inequality.
How can you show support?
Wear a white ribbon as a symbol of your pledge
Speak out against harmful a...
17/11/2025
Our Annual Report highlights our performance and achievements over the past year, reflecting our ongoing efforts to enhance quality and efficiency in everything we do.