Location:
Essex
Key contact:
Sarah Cawley, Head of Communications and External Affairs
Contact:
sarah.cawley@eastlighthomes.co.uk
Website:
A trailblazing new housing association for the East of England has been formed following the merger of two Essex-based affordable homes providers.
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Placeshapers retweeted South Yorkshire Housing Association
"We want to play our part in welcoming more refugees to the UK, making use of the creativity, care and social capital of our neighbourhoods."
Find out more about our work with @natfednews and @HomesforCathy here ➡️ https://t.co/UrdUJToAOw #HomesAtTheHeart #RefugeesWelcome https://t.co/eg4pPmhA5B
10 Aug 2020
Lots in the news about people making desperate attempts to seek refuge in the UK in tiny boats. And lots of pretty awful commentary about people seeking a better life for them and their families. So here are a few things social landlords are doing to help #RefugeesWelcome /1
10 Aug 2020
Do you have what it takes to Chair a fantastic HA working across South London? If you do, our member @WandleHA would love to hear from you. https://t.co/XmfhXD58gc
10 Aug 2020
Recruiting a chair at @WandleHA. If you want to make a difference in an outstanding organisation, read on. https://t.co/XmfhXD58gc
7 Aug 2020
Keen for detail on First Homes and Community Infrastructure Levy to ensure a similar number of affordable properties are built as with S106. Communities work best with mix of tenures. Concerned this will end affordable homes to rent being the norm in future estates.
6 Aug 2020
Proud to report that over 50 % of the organisations that have signed up to support @HarrysPledge are @placeshapers #WeCare #WeShare #Proudtobeaplaceshaper #harryspledge @GrandUnionHG @greatwellhomes @LonghurstGroup @CrossKeysHomes @MSVHousing @emhgroup @NorthStarHG @walsallwhg https://t.co/xq1jqQ115d
5 Aug 2020
PlaceShapers Colne Housing and Greenfields Community Housing have come together to form a new 12,000-home organisation called @EastlightHomes Read more about the merge here https://t.co/0NbDLe8GQZ #WeCare #WeShare #WeWork #WeBuild https://t.co/Akw6KQ9z6e
4 Aug 2020
Always a joy to hear what members do locally. Today's highlight is @LifeTimeGateway, a little hub of community activity and caring from @WHAorguk #wecare
https://t.co/WbdZ3MkmdP
4 Aug 2020
Placeshapers retweeted Jo Charlton_SBHG
Glimpse into complexity of #roughsleeping, the unexpectedly positive difference made by lockdown in @cityoflondon - and thoughtful views on what happens next. Whole @pollymweston series tells untold stories of place through people. So @placeshapers
https://t.co/GBQOmRzJwf
4 Aug 2020
We're proud to support #harryspledge, our vice-chair @charlie_MSV tells us why #WeCare #WeShare https://t.co/FlDySikuNQ
29 Jul 2020
Star builders
PlaceShapers' latest Star Builders are the West Midlands, building 9,375 more homes by 2023. more...
Here is what PlaceShapers has to say...
21 July 2020 more...
PlaceShapers fear the Affordable Housing Programme has been cut.
30 June 2020 more...
Matthew Walker, Chief Executive at Leeds Federated Housing Association, has been appointed Chair of PlaceShapers, the national network of community-based social landlords.
11 June 2020 more...
PlaceShapers have joined HACT and a number of other organisations in endorsing a set of nine impact measurements that the Centre for Excellence in Community Investment is asking social housing organisations to collect during the Covid-19 crisis.
13 May 2020 more...
PlaceShapers Director Rachael Orr was pleased to be able to contribute to a collection of essays collated by Oxfam UK titled ‘Our Other National Debt: Repaying the people we owe the most after coronavirus’.
7 May 2020 more...