News – 30 May 2022 Net zero carbon by 2050 is a headline that we have become used to seeing. Climate change is a complex global issue and it can seem difficult to understand what we individually need to do to achieve it. Key to becoming net zero we need to change our behaviours. Our behaviours don’t have to be…
News – 27 May 2022 Here at Grand Union, we believe it’s really important to hear ideas and opinions from all our customers. We asked you for your views last year and you told us we need to listen to you more and use your views to improve our services. That’s why we are launching Grand Union Voice, our new…
News – 25 May 2022 Our Wellbeing Coordinator, Emma Dagless, has been delivering therapeutic gardening sessions for the past five years and is currently delivering Gardening for Wellbeing sessions in Milton Malsor, West Northants, on Monday afternoons and in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, on Tuesday mornings. Emma says: “I know how good gardening is for me, and the people I garden with.…
News – 23 May 2022 We know that there have been issues with our heating contractor, PH Jones, over the last few weeks whilst they have been putting their team in place to take over the delivery of the heating maintenance service. Late last week we met with them to find solutions to these problems. Cancelled appointments A number of…
News – 20 May 2022 Work to transform a housing estate rife with drug-dealing and gang culture has been recognised with a national award. Grand Union Housing Group won the award at the Community Awards by Aico|HomeLINK in the category of Neighbourhood Transformation for their work on the Bilberry Road estate in Clifton, Bedfordshire. Residents on the estate were living…
News – 18 May 2022 Grand Union Housing Group and fellow housing association, Catalyst, are excited to be leading a new partnership with regional public health teams to create a blueprint for a new way of working between health and housing. The approach is designed to help tackle health inequalities through partnership working to improve access to, and engagement with, public…
By Deborah Stuart, Director of Wellbeing & Safeguarding 9 May 2022 This week, 9-15 May is Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW). Mental health is something we take very seriously at Grand Union; this includes the wellbeing of our customers and our colleagues. The theme of this year’s MHAW is loneliness. Loneliness was put under the spotlight during the coronavirus pandemic;…
News – 22 April 2022 A huge welcome to our new Board Member, Nannette Sakyi. Nannette is an experienced housing professional; throughout her 15-year career she has helped develop new-build properties and delivered business change. She holds broad experiences in housing, from her positions in operational management and service improvement, to her current role as a Senior Project Manager for a…
News – 8 April 2022 We are delighted to have been awarded the Investors in People (IIP) Silver Award. This accreditation recognises the considerable progress we’ve made over the last three years and is a fantastic achievement – something only 15% of the organisations IIP assess achieve. Amongst the comments in the assessor’s report were: • “You have a team of…
