06/10/2025
First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) has joined forces with a St Hugh's CofE Primary School, the council and a community group to undertake a litter pick and hedge trimming ahead of Walk to School Month in October.
The work on the main route to St Hugh’s Primary School on the Holts Estate took place...
02/10/2025
We are delighted to have been shortlisted for three national housing awards for our outstanding development and energy efficiency work.
Our flagship £20 million West Vale development at Coldhurst is shortlisted for two awards categories: Inside Housing Development Awards Best Regeneration Project...
29/09/2025
Oldham has become the first region in Greater Manchester to award 50 young people with landmark MEGA Scholarships, opening the door to future careers in cyber and technology.
The pioneering scholarships from the MEGA (Motivated, Educated, Generation with Ambition) Hubs programme, developed by pro...
24/09/2025
On Saturday 20th September, our Stronger Communities team attended Barker Street Live 25, hosted by OL1 at our Barker Street Community Centre. Despite the rainy weather, our team were out in full force speaking with customers, local organisations, and community partners.
We provided...
23/09/2025
We’re excited to share that we will be planting 73 new trees across Royton, Shaw, Delph, and Chadderton this winter, thanks to nearly £44,000 in funding from City of Trees - a Greater Manchester initiative committed to growing an urban forest across the region.
David Wrigley, Head of Neighbourhoo...
11/09/2025
We’re hosting two energy efficiency events this month, giving our customers and local residents the chance to get practical advice on keeping their homes warmer, cutting energy their bills, and finding out more about the improvements we’re making to their homes.
The first event kicks off next wee...
09/09/2025
This week our CEO Mark Gifford and sustainability manager Olivia Greenhalgh were proud to attend the Housing Communities Summit in Liverpool, sharing how we’re putting both sustainability and organisational culture at the heart of our work.
At the two-day summit, hosted at the Exhibition Centre L...
03/09/2025
We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded a T Level Employer Partnership Award by Oldham College, in recognition of our high-quality placements that are helping students to train for their chosen career.
Representatives from Oldham College visited First Place last Wednesday to present...
02/09/2025
Throughout July and August, we listened to our customers and colleagues as part of our Customer and Communities Strategy consultation – and we’re incredibly grateful to everyone who took part.
Whether you joined a workshop, contributed during toolbox talks, attended a community event, co...