News – 2 May 2023 Aimed at people who want to improve their mental health, our nature and nurture groups provide a stress-free opportunity to learn new things, share ideas and create a beautiful space for people and wildlife. Sessions are held on: Tuesday mornings in Flitwick, Bedfordshire Wednesday afternoons in Milton Malsor, Northamptonshire Thursday afternoons in Sandy, Bedfordshire Complete…
News – 26 April 2023 April is National Gardening month. Gardening is a great way to get outside into the fresh air, improve your health and wellbeing, and make a difference to the environment. That’s why we have put together six tips to help you to get the most out of your outdoor space. Consider where you are going to…
News – 25 April 2023 Affordable housing provider, Grand Union Housing Group, has secured over £2.8m in grant funding to help build over 80 much needed affordable homes in three rural sites across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire. The 82 homes, which are benefitting from Homes England grant funding, are being built in partnership with Snowdon Homes, and will provide family homes for…
Grand Union Housing Group is proud to launch our latest report on the UK’s welfare system. As a housing association that owns and manages over 12,500 homes, we see first-hand the impact that the benefit system has on our tenants. Despite reforms that promised simplicity and fairness, our research shows that the current system remains dysfunctional and difficult to navigate,…
News – 20 April 2023 Alice, her husband Adam, and son Oscar, live in one of our new-build three-bedroomed homes in Shefford, Bedfordshire. Their home is extra special, because it’s our 1,000th shared ownership property! To celebrate this achievement, Dave Lakin, Director of Development & Commercial, together with some of our Sales and Development team, visited Alice to present…
News – 19 April 2023 We’ve had another great month of engagement on Voice, our customer feedback platform. Thank you to everyone who has taken part. We use the feedback we get from Voice to help improve the services we offer at Grand Union. Here are the results of the last few surveys and polls. Shaping the future for Grand…
News – 13 April 2023 Homes England has brought some changes in as part of the Affordable Homes Programme (AHP), which offers housing associations like Grand Union a chance to apply for grants to help them build more affordable homes. For homes built as part of the programme in 2021 to 2026, there are a number of changes to how…
News – 31 March 2023 Hop in2 Easter, our free Easter youth activity programme, starts on Tuesday 4 April in Bedfordshire. We’ve a range of events on offer for young people aged 8 to 17, including rounders, basketball, football and outdoor fitness, as well as creative activities such as arts and crafts and making Easter treats. The full programme of…
News – 29 March 2023 Participants on Voice, our customer feedback platform, helped us to understand our customers’ views on our pet policy and pet ownership in our properties. The most common feeling amongst respondents was that we should consider pets being allowed in all properties due to the positive impact a pet can have on mental health and wellbeing,…
