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We’ve got you covered if you’re looking for things for you and yours to get up to over Christmas. Here’s a full list of everything we’re involved with.

You can find our updated Repairs Policy here: www.boltonathome.org.uk/repairs-service.

We’ve recently made some updates to our policy, which we want to be clear about. We also understand that any changes can raise questions and concerns, so this article highlights what’s different now and the main parts of the policy to keep in mind. Read on for details.

The site, formerly known as ABC Park, located on Platt Hill Road, was in a state of disrepair and not accessible for children and families. Read on for more details and photos.

Saturday 25 November marked the start of the annual United Nations led 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign which highlights the need for more education, support and action to stop domestic abuse against women and girls.

The campaign runs from 25 November through to 10 December and we’re working with our Bolton Family partners to hold a series of events over the 16 days for both the public and professionals. Read on for more details.

Read on for an auction listing for this property.

The Housing Ombudsman and Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman want to hear from you about potential improvements to their Complaint Handling Code and related matters that may impact you.

To learn more and participate in the questionnaire, visit www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/complaint-handling-code-consultation-2023. Read on for details.

Our annual report for you is here: https://bah.max-mediagroup.co.uk/annual-report-22-23

After successful consultation with Arcon customers, followed by securing board approval this month, Bolton at Home and Arcon Housing Association are set to merge and become a single housing association from April 2024. Read on for details.

We’ve got you covered if you’re looking for things for you and yours to get up to during the October Half Term holidays. Read on for a full list of everything we’re involved with, plus a look at some of the free/low-cost kids’ food offers we’re aware of.

Tom and Asif know that rising energy bills can be worrying; but they’re also experts at saving you money- including by applying for any grants or payments you might be entitled to (many people aren’t aware of these or don’t know how they work).

Read on for a short video that'll talk you through some of the main ways they can help you or someone you care about.

We join many others in saying goodbye and thank you to Noel Spencer MBE, who has sadly passed away. Read on for details.

Read on for Auction House listings for each of these properties.

In June this year, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority received £15m from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to improve the quality of social housing. Social housing providers across the city region were invited to apply for a share of the Social Housing Quality Fund. We were among the successful applicants and will receive £2.3m, which we’ll increase to £3m, to improve 934 homes.

We’ve put together a Q&A to explain how we’ll use this money. Read on for details.

Starting from Monday 25 September and over the next few weeks, around 800 tenants will be randomly selected for a short survey. Your insights will help us to understand how we’re doing and what we need to do better. Thank you in advance. Read on for details.

We were among those who helped the Urban Outreach charity to provide Bolton Lunches for school age children, so no school meals during the summer break meant no problem for families.

We pitched in to prepare food and drink lunch packs at the Humanitarian Hub on the Greenworks site that we share with Urban Outreach at Trinity Retail Park. And every weekday we handed out packs from collection sites across neighbourhoods.

Read on to find out how many lunches were given out in six weeks.

We wanted to take a moment to pay tribute to Eunice Rowley, who recently passed away, and remember and celebrate some of the incredible things she did. Read on for details.

 

The Regulator of Social Housing invites you and other tenants to give your views on proposals for new consumer standards regarding quality of homes and services for tenants, which all providers would need to meet, at www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-the-consumer-standards. Read on for details.

Do you keep quiet to avoid disagreements and falling out? Struggle to say or do the right thing in conflict? Feel as though you have too many arguments? Loose your temper too often? Does the thought of talking through a problem/dispute with someone make you feel anxious? Have you ever felt overwhelmed and avoided someone in a conflict situation for too long?

If you answered yes to any of these questions (and you're a Bolton at Home tenant), our free Conflict Coaching service can help. Read on for details.

Are you an existing tenant of ours? Looking to downsize/upsize your property, and/or move to a different location?

We'd recommend considering a home-swap. Visit www.boltonathome.org.uk/mutual-exchanges to see how it works and steps on getting started.

Watch our short video to hear Karen Liptrot, Cllr Paul Sanders, and Jane Mullan talk about last Tuesday's (15 August 2023) Clean Up Day in New Bury.

In disagreement with a neighbour? Don't worry.

Expert staff in from our Resolve Mediation Service have a proven track record in supporting neighbours to settle disputes. Read on to learn how they can help you.

If you’re a tenant of ours and live in a building with communal areas, you’ll soon receive a letter with the header ‘Items left in communal areas: our policy’.

Read on for details and a web link if you'd like to read it now.

If you’re looking to make plans for later this month, why not check out the award-winning Bolton Food and Drink Festival? We're supporting it again this year and it’ll happen during the August Bank Holiday weekend, 25 to 28 August. 

Read on for more on what to expect.

We're committed to providing safe and healthy living conditions for our tenants, and have added new information to our website about damp, condensation and mould. You can read it at: www.boltonathome.org.uk/damp-condensation-mould. Or, read on for a summary of what the page covers. 

A vibrant new neighbourhood is beginning to take shape, delivering new and affordable homes in an area of Bolton town centre that is being completely transformed.

Read on to learn more about the Moor Lane development we're delivering in partnership with Bolton Council and Step Places.

Thanks to volunteers, large handmade wooden flowers now feature on the fence around the Lever Gardens Court construction site. They give residents in nearby homes colourful artwork to brighten their view while our new extra care scheme is nearing completion. And you can still register your interest to live at Lever Gardens Court if you’re aged over 55 and need some support to live on your own. Read on for more details.

We host the free summer events = you and your friends/family members make the memories.

We've just added a handful of new events/activities to our list (which also includes ways to get low cost food and free kids' lunches over summer). Read on for the details.

If you’re aged over 55 and need some support or care to live on your own, you might find it valuable to listen to our recent radio show with Bolton FM about Lever Gardens Court. Read on for details and links to job vacancies at our first-of-its-kind extra care development in Little Lever, which is due to be ready later this year.

 

We’re a not-for-profit charitable organisation that also helps various registered charities to provide specialist and dedicated help for people experiencing challenging circumstances. 

We support local and regional charities in different ways, which include offering our staff the opportunity to join our staff lottery scheme. Read on for details.