16/07/2020
Our customers have collectively saved over £100,000 since we launched our partnership with The Bread and Butter Thing (TBBT) affordable food service. We partnered with Manchester-based food surplus redistribution charity, TBBT, in November 2019 to provide good quality food for a fraction of its u...
15/07/2020
We’re encouraging our staff to lace up their trainers and get outdoors, not just for lockdown exercise but to host meetings! We want staff to take break from a Skype, Zoom or coffee shop meetings and arrange a walking meeting instead (maintaining social distancing, of course!) Not only is it a gr...
14/07/2020
Elderly people in Fitton Hill are in high spirits despite coronavirus thanks to the efforts of their local Salvation Army branch. Earlier this year, The Salvation Army was successful in bidding for £500 of funding under FCHO’s Respect Our Community Awards (ROCA). This was set to part-fund some...
10/07/2020
We’ve moved our training sessions online for now. These short sessions will be relaxed and informative. All are welcome. Effective job search and applications: 1.30pm-2.30pm Monday 13 July We’ll look at where to find job vacancies and how to submit effective job applications. Interview Skill...
07/07/2020
Three of our tradesmen celebrated an astronomical forty years’ service with the organisation today (Tuesday 7 July 2020). Painter and decorator, Dave Nield, and joiners, Keith Garrod and Phil Sidlow, all left school aged just fifteen and started their lengthy career as fresh-faced apprentices in...
02/07/2020
5,047 of our customers have now been contacted by our staff to make sure they are safe and well since the government introduced measures in March to help tackle coronavirus. Customers aged 70+, and others flagged up to be vulnerable and isolated, received the calls during the Covid-19 lockdown as...
30/06/2020
Over the last 12 months, we’ve been working hard with our customers to improve satisfaction with the services we deliver and ensure our customers have a say in how our services are shaped. We’re pleased to announce the results are in and our 2019/20 Performance Report is now live. Some of the imp...
29/06/2020
We've taken handover of 16 new family homes for affordable rent in Middleton, despite the challenges posed by Covid-19. The properties on Clough Road comprise of three and four bedroom family homes and will be managed by us and have all been allocated to customers on Rochdale Council’s housing re...
28/06/2020
Between June-September 2020, Michael Dyson Associates will be be visiting over 3,000 properties to carry out a stock condition survey on our behalf. Why are we doing this? We’re collecting information on our homes which will from part of our long term investment programme. Please note, stock cond...
26/06/2020
To keep our customers and our colleagues safe, our offices continue to be closed to customers and we’re delivering a reduced face-to-face service. We are monitoring official coronavirus advice, and as soon as we have an update on when we will be reopening First Place and other locations at which...