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Halton Housing joiner Rich Rayner completed the gruelling 50-mile Lakeland challenge in 14 hours and 39 minutes, raising vital funds for Halton Haven Hospice, the organisation’s nominated charity for 2025/26.

As part of our Spruce Up Your Streets initiative, residents and staff came together to transform the outdoor space at Houghton Street Flats—bringing colour, comfort, and community pride to the heart of Widnes.

We have awarded £1,000 from our Helping Hands fund to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Primary School in Widnes to support the creation of a new outdoor play zone.

From bake sales and colleague fundraisers to the recent abseil at Liverpool Cathedral, our teams have been going above and beyond to raise vital funds for this much-loved local charity.

Neighbourhood Hubs offer drop-in support from our Neighbourhoods team and partners like the police and council—no appointment needed, just pop in for advice, help, or a friendly chat.

Last week, as part of our Spruce Up Your Streets initiative, we brought the community together to give Runcorn Old Town a well-deserved tidy-up.

Seven Halton Housing colleagues raised over £2,000 by bravely abseiling 150 feet down Liverpool Cathedral in support of Halton Haven Hospice—and donations are still open!

The defibrillator at Waterfront Point is now publicly accessible Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, as part of our commitment to community safety and emergency readiness. 

Colleagues at Waterfront Point raised an amazing £1,020 for Halton Haven through a delicious cake sale, thanks to generous donations, tasty bakes, and fantastic team spirit.

We have become one of the first UK social landlords to automate Universal Credit rent updates, cutting processing time from five weeks to 10 hours, improving accuracy, and freeing staff to focus on supporting customers

Our Spruce Up Your Streets initiative has transformed Viking Court in Widnes into a cleaner, greener, and more welcoming space, thanks to a community-led effort that brought new planting, seating, and a renewed sense of pride — just in time for summer.

We are urging customers to stay vigilant after reports of individuals falsely posing as staff to gain access to homes, reminding everyone to always check for official ID and contact them directly if unsure.

We’re backing #ASBAwarenessWeek (30 June – 6 July) to help #MakeCommunitiesSafer and shine a light on tackling anti-social behaviour.

Exiting new partnership! Halton Housing now offers free, confidential money advice through a new partnership with Money Wellness.

On Saturday 12th July, Team Halton Housing will bravely abseil 150 feet down Liverpool Cathedral to raise vital funds for Halton Haven Hospice, supporting compassionate care in our community.

A three-month Closure Order has been granted for a property in Hough Green following a year of persistent anti-social behaviour, thanks to joint efforts by Cheshire Police and our Neighbourhood Safety team.

Entries for our popular garden competition for 2025 are now open. 

The Northern Housing Consortium's 'Unlocking Success' bursary scheme is open again for applications from customers.  

Funding for vital local group supporting people with Dementia has been awarded £250 through our Helping Hands fund.
 

We are currently seeking a new Board member to join us at Halton Housing.

Vital funding of £1000 to support the continuation of free weekly wellbeing and hair & beauty sessions for young people in the Grangeway area of Runcorn.

As part of our Destination Old Town initiative, Halton Housing funded a series of fun and practical cookery sessions delivered by Fresh Beginnings.

The latest edition of our customer magazine, 'Reach' is out now.

Halebank Primary School received £1400 from the Helping Hands fund to enhance their support for families by replenishing essential resources and providing clean uniforms.

Kat has successfully completed her two-year training programme and has been promoted to Development Project Manager.

The Naughton Fields entertainers raised £700 for Halton Haven Hospice through various community events.

Our Destination Old Town programme funded winter creative workshops to nurture creativity and build social connections for young people. 

We have chosen Halton Haven Hospice as our charity for 2025-26, following a company-wide vote, to support through various fundraising activities.

Halton Housing is pleased to report that construction is well underway on its first development in partnership with Miller Homes. This significant milestone for both companies involves the delivery of 34 homes at Lunts Heath Rise, Widnes. 

This investment marks a key milestone in our digital transformation journey and reinforces our commitment to providing safe and secure homes for our customers.

Colleagues from across Halton Housing came together this week to take part in a successful joint event combining our Fairfield Estate Walkabout with the ongoing Spruce Up Your Streets initiative.

Returning to us, Michael brings with him a wealth of experience and renewed passion for his trade.

The funding will ensure the continuation of a safe and engaging space for over 250 young people in Upton. 

Find our Easter 2025 opening hours and services. 

We’re proud to announce that Halton Housing has been shortlisted in two categories at the 2025 Halton Business Awards.

As part of Destination Old Town and Spruce Up Your Streets, we’re proud to have funded four planters and gardening equipment for Holy Trinity Church.

The launch of ‘Our Future Focus’ comes in a milestone year as we approach our 20th anniversary in December.

Our 'life-changing' Thrive Programme has launched its 2025 class, offering an 8-month development course designed to enhance colleagues' skills and confidence.

Spaces are limited, so don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to cook, learn, and have fun as a family.

We are pleased to announce the formation of our in-house fire door team, certified under the BM Trada Q-Mark scheme. 

Haddocks Wood in Runcorn is a haven for local wildlife, particularly birds, making this cleanup effort even more important.

The cake sale saw enthusiastic participation from Halton Housing colleagues, with a wide array of delicious homemade cakes and treats on offer.

Participants shared that they felt more confident in the kitchen and were now equipped to whip up healthy, affordable meals on their own.

On International Women's Day 2025 we again celebrate the incredible women who make up Halton Housing who work together with us to help deliver on our purpose of Improving People’s Lives. 

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Lisa Windle as new Director of Customer Experience. Lisa joins Halton Housing today, and brings a wealth of experience from senior leadership roles in both private and public sector organisations

Proud to sponsor the Actually, She Can! event held at The Heath Business and Technical Park, Runcorn, with our attendees calling it a fantastic and inspirational day.

The funding will help the life-saving devices remain fully operational and accessible 24 hours a day. 

This vibrant new schedule is open to both residents and the public, offering a fantastic array of activities.

Whether you're a customer, looking for a home with us, a partner organisation, job seeker, or just browsing, your opinion is valuable.

We're excited to once again be part of National Apprenticeship Week, a whole week dedicated to celebrating apprenticeships.

Earlier this week, the residents proudly presented a cheque to Halton Haven.

The five-star food hygiene rating follows a recent unannounced inspection by Halton Borough Council.

Mercia Place will offer 66 much-needed and affordable one- and two-bedroom homes for over-55.

In partnership with Halton Borough Council, We supported in the successful prosecution of an individual for fly-tipping at Laburnum Grove, demonstrating our commitment to maintaining clean and safe communities.

The Regulator of Social Housing has today published a regulatory judgement, regrading Halton Housing’s financial viability rating to the highest standard, V1.

Work progessing well at our new development in Nantwich, Cheshire, soon providing more affordable and energy-efficient homes in the area.

In partnership with Digital Arts Box and as part of our exciting Destination Old Town initiative, a brand-new series of creative workshops is coming to Runcorn this January! 

Open Solutions continues its growth, now managing a portfolio of over 400 residential and commercial properties available for market rent.

The showreel video featuring our highlights of the very best that's happened across Halton Housing in the past 12 months.

Cyber Security Plus certification award recognises our commitment to cyber security across all aspects of our business.

Our Social Impact and Engagement team, with the help of generous donations, colleagues and incredible partners, have delivered 70 hampers, 369 gifts, and plenty of Christmas cheer to families in need across Halton.

We are sending a clear message that storing illegal vehicles in our homes will not be tolerated. 

This action follows numerous reports from the community regarding significant anti-social behaviour at the property.

Our Keep Warm, Keep Well events offered advice, guidance and resources to residents on staying healthy and warm this winter. 

Reach Out is packed with lots of information and practical support to help you save money and access help if you need it.

OSUK manages a portfolio of 402 residential and commercial properties available for market rent. 

This figure comes just in time for Christmas, a costly and expensive time of year for many.

Earlier this year, we ran a company-wide naming competition for the scheme.

Find out our Christmas and New Year arrangements including what to do in an emergency. 

Halton Housing and Halton Borough Council are working together on proposals for new waterfront homes and green space to reconnect Runcorn Town Centre with its Mersey Waterfront, and we're hosting consultation events to invite the community to take part

The new Nissan vans and flatbeds are replacing our aging grey fleet, which will be phased out over the course of the next month.

The closure order will remain in effect for three months.

The theme for the 2024 campaign is '#MakingCommunitiesSafer'.

We are absolutely thrilled to have been awarded a Gold Award from the Halton Health Improvement Team for our 'Outstanding commitment to employee health and wellbeing' at the Workplace Health and Wellbeing Event.

As we wrap up our Destination Upton programme, we're inviting customers to share your thoughts through a quick 5-minute survey.

This certification, achieved in the garden’s very first year, highlights the dedication and impact of the garden’s volunteers and community supporters.

We have achieved certification under the BM Trada Q Mark scheme for the installation and maintenance of fire doors. 

The first meeting will take place on Thursday 14th November, from 5:30 - 7:00pm at Quarry Court, Widnes, WA8 7XL.

Following the huge success of our Keep Warm, Keep Well campaign over the past few years, we’re excited to announce two events in Widnes and Runcorn in partnership with Halton and St Helens VCA.

The eight projects of the ambitious Reconnecting Runcorn programme are gathering pace. Mike Amesbury MP recently visited the various projects, including our own housing development on Runcorn High Street to catch up on their progress.

As part of our ongoing Destination Old Town initiative, a special Spruce Up Your Streets event took place this week.

Our successful school holiday lunch scheme, in collaboration with Halton Borough Council, provided meals, food items, and engaging activities for 93 children across six locations during the summer holidays, receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback from families.

The independent living scheme, home to 50 apartments, has had a range of exterior improvements and enhanced fire safety measures implemented.

As part of the Destination Old Town initiative, we’ve funded 16 weeks of evening sessions at SPACE in Runcorn for their ‘Despresso Club,’ a free drop-in for anyone feeling lonely, isolated, or in need of mental health support.

The magazine will be distributed to all customers with their rent statements over the coming weeks.

The new appointments will bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to Halton Housing. 

The scheme offers bursaries of £500.

Join the effort to clean up West Bank with a series of community events, including furniture collection, recycling, and a veterans-led litter pick!

High Street is set to welcome its first residents in spring 2026.

The winners of our 2024 Garden Competition have been announced. 

With as many as 880,000 pensioners missing out on Pension Credit, the Pension Credit Week of Action seeks to raise awareness and encourage more claims.

The event, held at the charity's Runcorn Office Carers’ Garden, brought together children from across the borough, who each brought their favourite teddy bear.

St. Andrew's hosts a variety of activities, including a community toddler group, a weekly church fellowship, the Muddy Church group, an active pensioners' group, and an after-school Lego club.

This year, Halton Housing contributed £750, which went towards purchasing sports equipment and uniforms.

Our Sewell Street development in Runcorn has recently been shortlisted as a regional winner at the LABC Building Excellence Awards 2024

Join us for a fun filled birds and conservation experience!

The order, which can be sanctioned under Section 76 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014, will last for a period of 3 months.

We will once again be proudly sponsoring Halton Haven’s Twilight Walk taking place in September.  

The scheme has helped to alleviate the stress and worry many struggling parents face, with children going back to school in September.

We’re delighted to announce that Halton Housing has signed a new contract with Sandymoor LLP, a joint venture with Vistry Group and Together Housing, to provide 51 new affordable homes.

Thanks to our Destination Old Town initiative, and a donation of unused devices, a local photography group can welcome more people through its doors to snap and get social.

What a day for Halton Pride! Our Social Impact and Customer Engagement team were proud to support this day of celebration.

The sessions aim to support families with children throughout the summer holidays, when the additional support of school lunches is not available.

Halton Housing staff, including Neighbourhood Officer Jack Slater, collected 15 huge bags of litter during the "Spruce Up Your Street" event, significantly improving the Halton Lodge area.

We are thrilled to announce that the Helping Hands fund has donated £2000 to the Power in Partnership Youth Club in Grangeway. This generous contribution will support the club in its mission to provide nutritious meals to young people after school.

We managed to catch up with Amanda to ask her a few questions about what a career in Housing is really like, and what she would say to anyone thinking about starting their own journey into housing. 

The school purchased the toaster thanks to a successful application to our Helping Hands fund. 

Five talented new joiners have boosted our Homes team, enhancing our ability to meet joinery repair demands in Widnes and Runcorn.

Today, St Gerard's students joined us to revitalize Margaret Court, preparing and planting 'Bee Bombs' and vegetable seeds while participating in fun, educational activities. A big thank you to everyone for their hard work.

With school out for summer, we are excited to be on the lookout for three new apprentices to start with us in September.

Check out our live apprenticeship vacancies.

We recently funded a 'Fresh Beginnings' cookery course to boost participants' confidence and culinary skills with fun, hands-on cooking sessions.

Our new development on Runcorn High Street will provide 66 much needed and affordable 1 and 2 bedroom homes for over 55s in the heart of the town centre.  

Entries for our popular garden competition for 2024 are now open. 

The group recently received £2000 from us, after a successful Helping Hands application. This funding will go towards hall hire for practice sessions, coach hire for competitions, and new uniforms for their talented dancers.

The Upton Community Pantry remains a steady source of support for locals, providing much-needed essentials with the backing of Halton Borough Council, and the support of partners.

Following our colleague 10k walk to raise funds for Halton Cancer Support Group, today we presented them the cheque.

At our latest Spruce Up Your Streets initiative, we focused our efforts on Russel Road in Runcorn!

We recently made a significant contribution to enhancing the outdoor space at All Saints C.E Primary School by providing two benches for their playground.

Our team of 'sprucers' have spent the morning at The Eversley in Widnes, as the final event in the Destination Upton programme

The voucher will be used to provide school unforms for children in need in Upton, as part of our Destination Upton programme.

Earlier this week we went live with a new CRM system, which aims to transform our customers’ journey and experience with us

In March, we proudly made a generous donation of £2,800 split equally between Widnes and Runcorn foodbanks.

Our Bechers Spruce Up Your Streets event was a success! This event was the last to be part of Destination Upton.

We have published our estate walkabout dates and locations for the remainder of the year. 

We are upgrading our customer portal 'MyHaltonHome'.  Here's some important information for registered customers during the upgrade.

From complete beginners, to more avid walkers, the group was led by Halton Housing's 'Wellbeing Champions' who came up with the idea to get colleagues moving and raise money for the charity at the same time.

Working in partnership as part of Halton Housing’s Destination Upton programme, Halton Borough Council’s Sports Development Team will be delivering a series of football sessions that will run for 16 weeks from 4th January to 18th April.

As part of our next Destination Programme, we are inviting customers and local residents to participate in a survey aimed at gathering valuable insight into the local area.

Halton Housing colleagues are delighted after making the shortlist in the forthcoming 2024 Halton Business Awards.

Upton Community Centre was buzzing with excitement as families gathered for an afternoon filled with fun!

We will close for the Easter Bank Holiday from from 5.00pm on Thursday 28th March until 9.00am on Tuesday 2nd April.

New raised beds were installed and a litter pick around Dovedale Court, Bechers shops and the playing fields was carried out.

What started as a patch of land is now flourishing.

Our donation of items worth £500 will help maintain stock levels at the Halton base of the initiative. 

We have transformed a former vacant dairy site in Runcorn into 33 new, affordable rent flats.

Proudly supporting the #PlanforHousing campaign

We're supporting International Women's Day 2024.

The course will take place from 15th April – 13th May between 2:30pm – 4:30pm at Upton Community Centre.

Another Spruce Up Your Streets event complete! This event was part of Destination Upton.

We're supporting the UK government's ‘Make Things Right’ campaign, to raise greater awareness amongst social housing residents of how they can make a complaint.

We have ambitious plans to plant 2500 trees across our neighbourhoods in 2024.

The training day involved a simulation of a fire, with the trainees blindfolded to simulate a smoke-filled environment.

Through our Destination Upton project, we recently funded a free 'Photography Basics' and a free 'Photo Editing' course for local residents, run by Digital Arts Box and what a success it's been.

Join us at our drop in sessions starting in Feb, to learn all about this fantastic programme of support if you need help getting back into work.

Every year by law, as a registered landlord we must carry out an annual inspection of the gas appliances in all our homes.

We couldn't have picked a better morning for our first Spruce Up Your Streets of 2024. This event was part of Destination Upton.

Over 30 residents attended for free, taking part in a quiz with tea/coffee and biscuits, and were able to access support. 

Halton Housing is saddened to learn of the passing of our former board member and Customer Forum chair, Ann Macfarlane.

As part of our Destination Upton programme, we’re launching monthly dedicated ‘Spruce up your Streets’ events around the Upton area.

Back for a third year, the Keep Warm, Keep Well campaign with local events and free winter warmth packs was as popular as ever.

Customers who own an XL Bully dog must apply for a ‘Certificate of Exemption’ to legally keep their pet beyond 31st January 2024.

This highlights video shows you the important work that goes on throughout the year with help from colleagues, customers and partners.

Thanks to generous donations from partners, colleagues and customers, over 100 local families will receive a little extra help Christmas.

Take a look at our highlights of the past year and some of the standout achievements at Halton Housing.

Join us for our free cookery sessions taking place in our independent living scheme bistros! We're thrilled to invite our customers and residents to these engaging sessions starting this January. 

The signs will be relocated to areas in Halton Housing's neighbourhoods that experience parking difficulties and traffic congestion outside schools.

Congratulations to Dee and Derek on their remarkable Diamond wedding anniversary! From all of us at Halton Housing, warmest congratulations to Dee and Derek on this incredible milestone!

During the October half-term break, more than 130 local children benefitted from activities run by the youth charity Vibe as part of our Destination Upton programme.

This issue is packed with news and features which gives a flavour of the great things happening across Halton Housing.

A new community pantry is now available at Upton Community Centre as part of our Destination Upton programme.

Our Annual Report for 2022-23 is now live...

The new group aims to provide a regular meeting place for residents to meet with Upton Ward Councillors, Halton Housing colleagues, and the local Police Community Support Officer (PCSO). 

Watch out! Our Estate Services team are about - trialing an impressive piece of kit in Upton.

Our final Spruce Up Your Streets of the year was a huge success!

The planting will paint a beautiful yellow picture, bringing colour and beauty to the area ready for Spring.

Our most recent Spruce Up Your Streets event focused on the Arden Community Garden, Widnes, and was part of Destination Upton. 

Another successful Spruce Up Your Streets event focusing on Hale, Widnes.

Throughout the day, our colleagues, partners and volunteers got stuck into litter picking across Halebank.

We have a passion for apprenticeships. We believe apprenticeships are a great way for us to turn today’s talented people, into the experts we need tomorrow. 

Our most recent Spruce Up Your Streets event focused on the flats in Fulbeck, Widnes and was part of Destination Upton.

Our latest Spruce Up Your Streets event took place at the old allotment site on Brunner Road and our team of ‘Sprucers’ couldn’t wait to get stuck in.

The Regulator of Social Housing has published its latest round of judgements confirming that we have retained our G1/V2 status.

Over 100 people attended an action-packed fun day to mark the launch of Destination Upton.

With our partners Vibe and Halton Borough Council will be hosting a free youth club this autumn half term.

This summer, Halton Housing provided £1,000 with the funding being used to purchase sports equipment and uniforms.  

A statement from Halton Housing to reassure customers who may be concerned about any potential presence of RAAC (Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) in their homes.

Interested in a Shared Ownership apartment at Hazlehurst over 55s development? Don't miss this open day on Saturday 7th October 10-3pm.

Halton Housing with support from its partners has once again provided uniform support to school children from low-income families across Halton.  

Ahead of winter, we're inviting customers to come along to one of the dedicated home safety events. 

We would like to hear your feedback on our Destination Grange programme.

Following a successful Helping Hands application, we were delighted to award 'Wonky Garden' at Ditton Community Centre £1800 to support in extension works.

Nine Halton Housing staff spent some time 'Sprucing Up' the Fairfield area, making it a nicer place for our customers to live.

The system for matching residents in the Liverpool City Region including Halton with available social or affordable housing that meets their needs is changing in January 2024.

For this 'Spruce Up Your Streets' event, our Halton Housing colleagues were joined by Bell Group staff!

48 children along with family and friends came to enjoy all that the garden has to offer at our Summer Family Fun Day.

We're supporting St. Andrews Church, Runcorn, with three "Muddy Church" events at our Grange Community Garden through the school holidays.

Our Development and Sales directorate have recently adopted an updated brand, to better explain the relationship between the two entities, with a new focus on shared ownership.

Could you have what it takes to join us in one of these great new hands on roles.

During the recent visit, family members were invited to plant a tree in the grounds to commemorate their visit.

Jon will have responsibility for the strategic leadership of our responsive repairs service, strategic asset management, compliance, and safety.

After a morning of 'sprucing up', local residents can once again enjoy their outdoor space.

Friday night saw the return of the Halton Business Awards, hosted by Halton Chamber of Commerce, in which we sponsored the 'Commitment to the Community' award.

Another excellent turnout for yet another successful Spruce Up Your Streets event!

11 Halton Housing staff members alongside our partners, conducted a litter pick and knife sweep around the Stewards Avenue Area, Widnes.

Over the past 5 months, Halton Housing in partnership with Litter Networks and local volunteers have attended 5 sessions in the Grange Area to litter pick and make the area cleaner and a nicer place to be.

The blocks have benefitted from a range of retrofit measures. 

The Spruce Up Your Streets’ team were back in force when they hit Grangeway on the 28th Apri! 

This important annual event in the calendar from the Mental Health Foundation aims to increase people's awareness and understanding of anxiety by providing information on the things that can help prevent it from becoming a problem. 

Learning at Work Week is a yearly celebration of all things learning and development and aims to build learning cultures in workplaces.

Over the last 12 months, the team have thought differently about how they reached out and provided support and guidance to help navigate the ‘Cost of Living Crisis’.

To celebrate the scheme's 10th birthday, we have completed significant investment work to refresh the building. 

Residents of Quarry Court have planted a rose bush in memory of the late Queen Elizabeth II and residents that they have lost from the sheltered scheme over the years.

An amateur boxing club in Widnes is celebrating some knockout news thanks to a donation from Halton Housing.

A communal garden spruce up of this much loved area, brightened up the space for customers to enjoy.

As part of our Spruce up Your Streets initiative, Emma Bennett, Neighbourhood Officer for Upton organised a morning of litter picking.  

We’re hoping to make it two years in a row for winning the award.

Ellesmere Street in Runcorn old town gets the Spruce up treatment this time with skips provided to help our customers have a good old clear out.

The spruced-up area was well received by customers and some even took the time to come along and provide a helping hand.

We're delighted to have retained our 'We Invest in People: Gold' accreditation from Investors in People, following a recent assessment.

This issue is packed with news and features which gives a flavour of the great things happening across Halton Housing.

Debt. A simple word. But it can feel like a sentence. 

The initiative will see us work alongside members of the community and our friends at Halton Borough Council to litter pick, skip fill and general sprucing up of areas. 

We're supporting Halton Borough Council's Big Halton Forest initiative to plant 130,000 trees by 2030. 

Despite the snowy conditions earlier in the day, the weather brightened up in the afternoon which saw over 90 people attend the Easter-themed event.

Catering colleagues at the 1816 bistro at our independent living scheme, Hazlehurst are celebrating after receiving a five-star food hygiene rating.

The signs outside the school on Grangeway have been funded as part of our Destination Grange programme.

The award means we are one of the first Housing Associations to achieve the coveted status.

People around the world are today celebrating the achievements of women past and present on International Women's Day 2023. Read more about some of our own inspirational women right here.

If you are looking to make an application or have a current active application in Property Pool Plus (PPP), please be aware of the changes being made from April.  

The government has launched a portal for households without a direct relationship with their electricity supplier to apply for £400 payments towards energy bills. 

The Mayor of Halton, Councillor Mark Dennett officially opened Hazlehurst yesterday afternoon, with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by development and borough partners, to share in the celebration. 

We’re looking for children in Grange to come up with the name, designed into a logo for our brand-new community garden.

We're delighted to be supporting the cost of living event, organised by Mike Amesbury MP in Runcorn, on Thursday 16th February at Runcorn Shopping City.

It’s almost that time again... our spring edition of Reach will be coming through your door before you know it. 

As proud supporters of customer engagement, we’re happy to announce we have joined TPAS (Tenant Participation Advisory Service). 

Our colleagues have been busy delivering hampers and gifts to some deserving customers this Christmas - thanks to a host of generous donations from staff and partners. 

Two of our apprentices Molly and Daniel, have been awarded distinctions in their respective apprenticeship qualifications.

Take a look at our highlights of the past year and some of the standout achievements at Halton Housing.

Free winter warmth packs gifted to local residents to help them keep warm this winter.

Over 30 people in Halton are now leading healthier lifestyles, thanks to cookery sessions. 

Eager customers have already been reserving their shared ownership apartments and more than 14 offers for affordable rent have been made.

The coats have been donated to Halton and St Helens Voluntary and Community Action who will be distributing them at their upcoming “Pick-A-Coat-Day”.

Our autumn 2022 edition of Reach magazine is available to read now.

Over 350 people enjoyed a fantastic Halloween fun day in Grange Community Centre, as part of our Destination Grange Programme. 

Come along to our free Keep Warm, Keep Well events this November for advice and information to help you to keep warm and healthy in your home during the winter months. 

£2k boost for local foodbanks plus hundreds of items donated through colleague appeal.

Attendees will gain food preparation and cooking skills, learn knife skills, cleaning skills, and learn how to get the best out of using a slow cooker.

As well as providing uniforms, it also allowed families across Halton to access support with benefits, debt advice and employability skills

Working with Power In Partnerships our Destination Grange project funds much needed sports equipment for Grangeway community centre.

The apprentices will learn the skills needed for specific roles by shadowing colleagues and gaining hands-on experience ‘on the job’.

The award-winning ‘Eat @ The Heath’ meetings are aimed at over 50’s to help get out of the house and enjoy some social time – a fantastic opportunity to meet new people and to make new friends. 

The converted Co-operative building is located just outside Barnsley town centre and comprises 66 self-contained 1- and 2-bedroom apartments. 

Halton Housing will be closed next Monday 19th September, as a national Bank Holiday for The Queen’s funeral. 

Works have begun to develop a former dairy site on Sewell Street, Runcorn into 33 new affordable rent flats  

We would like to hear your feedback on our Destination Halton Lodge programme.

New ‘U Can Fix’ series launches to help customers fix some common DIY problems around the home.  

Work has begun to retrofit three low-rise blocks of flats on the Grange Estate, to enhance and improve their quality and energy efficiency.

The Silver accreditation means 15% of the workforce including colleagues from all tiers of the organisation, and board members, are now certified as carbon literate.

School uniform can be a significant expense for many families, this scheme will provide support towards the cost of school uniforms for school-age children living in a Halton Housing home.

Thanks to a number of recent fundraising activities, colleagues across Halton Housing have raised a fantastic £875 for local charities.

ClickSilver Connections is giving Halton Housing customers the opportunity to enhance their digital skills through their free one-to-one mentoring programme. 

The certificate will place Halton Housing on the Government's website in the directory of organisations that hold Cyber Essentials.  

Hazlehurst is our largest independent living scheme to date.  

The garden at Grangeway Community Centre has been transformed by young people taking part in the Prince’s Trust programme using funding from Halton Housing. 

The Board are delighted to announce the appointment of Sam Scott to Group Chief Executive at Halton Housing.

Georgina Patel recently joined the Carbon Literacy Project to showcase the delivery of carbon literacy training at Halton Housing at the National Housing Federation's Governance Conference 2022.

Lee Reevell, Head of innovation and Architecture at Halton Housing, recently spoke at Place North West's Futureproofing Connectivity Across Liverpool City Region Conference. 

Last week our colleagues celebrated being awarded the NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health Advocacy qualification. 

To help customers navigate this period, we’ve published a one-off money edition of our customer magazine, Reach called ‘Reach Out’.

We are delighted that one of our apprentices won the 'Apprentice/Young Person of the Year' award at this year's Halton Business Awards. 

Launched last year, Thrive is Halton Housing’s internal development programme designed to help colleagues develop their future careers.

We will close for the Queen’s Jubilee Bank Holiday from 5.00pm on Wednesday 1st June until 9.00am on Monday 6th June.

Five students from Riverside College have been given the amazing opportunity of a paid work placement with Halton Housing this summer.

Following the success of previous Destination programmes in Ditton and Halton Lodge, we are pleased to announce that the next Destination programme will focus on The Grange, Runcorn.  

We have made a £5,000 donation to Halton Haven Hospice, after colleagues from across Halton Housing celebrated reaching Halton, in Ontario, Canada, as part of the Big Team Challenge. 

Learning at Work Week 2022 kicked off today with this year’s theme ‘Learning Uncovered’ shining a spotlight on the importance and benefits of continual learning and development.  

We're supporting this year's Mental Health Awareness week and its theme of loneliness.  We encourage all our customers to seek help if or when they need it.

The Platinum Jubilee is the 70th anniversary of the accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the first time a British monarch has reached this milestone. 

Taking place from 16th – 22nd May 2022, The Big Plastic Count is the UK’s biggest ever investigation into household plastic waste.

Two of our Apprentices, Molly Case and Olivia Royle, have been shortlisted for Apprentice of the Year 2022 at the Halton Business Awards.

We've been shortlisted in not one but two categories in this year’s Women in Housing and Housing Heroes Awards; Team of the Year and ‘Woman of the Year’.

This May, we’re supporting Plantlife’s ‘No Mow May’ campaign and we’ll be leaving some areas of grass to grow. 

Our Gas Team have been shortlisted for another award, less than 12 months since the team won the 'Team of the Year' award at the Direct Works Awards 2021. 

We will sponsor the ‘Commitment to the Community Award’ at the Halton Business Awards, hosted by Halton Chamber of Commerce later this year.

Thanks to our Destination Halton Lodge programme, we have provided £1,386.00 to the school to purchase a new laptop charging station.

The award means we have shown we are serious about maintaining a ‘low carbon culture’ by becoming one of 70 carbon literate organisations in the UK and Ireland.

We’re proud to receive a SHIFT Silver Award for the second year running.  

The items will help those fleeing the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Working as part of a consortium bid led by Liverpool City Region, we have been successful in a bid for grant funding to support the decarbonisation of homes.

We are working with a partner organisation called Warmfront Limited to carry out energy efficiency surveys of our homes. 

We rounded off an action-packed week, with an Awards ceremony to celebrate our fabulous crop of apprentices.

Liz Haworth will be retiring from her role as Group Chief Executive of Halton Housing in the Autumn.

Throughout the week we will be sharing stories, experiences and insights from our current apprentices highlighting the range of roles they are doing, and the rich talent and enthusiasm they bring.

The money was raised through the raffling of gifts and items donated by our partners and suppliers during the course of 2021. 

We're taking on a virtual walking challenge from Halton, UK to Halton in Ontario, Canada for our 'Halton2Halton' 2022 challenge.  

We have recently joined PIN (Proptech Innovation Network)’s advisory board, as part of our innovation strategy to drive change in the sector.

We are recruiting for an ambitious person to be our first ever IT Digital Technology Solutions Degree apprentice.

Take a look at our highlights of the past year and some of the standout achievements at Halton Housing.

A paper written by our Innovation Team has been featured as a chapter in the book Climate Emergency – Managing, Building, and Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals.  

We're delighted to have been shortlisted in Housing Digital's Innovation Awards, for "Most Innovative Housing Provider".

Young people have been getting active in Ditton thanks to a programme of free sports activities.

School children from Woodside Primary School recently joined us to help plant daffodil bulbs in Halton Lodge.

The additional funding will help provide new uniforms and trophies for the club's players.

The new Wellbeing Champions, recruited from all areas across the organisation, will help create opportunities for colleagues to access support, and raise awareness of health & wellbeing issues, to bring more people into the conversation. 

The donation comes following our Homes Team receiving a moving talk from global inspirational health, safety, wellbeing, and resilience speaker, Jason Anker MBE as part of our activities in support of European Week for Safety and Health at Work. 

Halton Housing has today retained a top G1/V1 governance and viability rating from the Regulator of Social Housing

Halton Lodge residents recently attended a Keep Warm, Keep Well event at Halton Lodge Community Centre.

Our Autumn edition of Reach magazine and Annual Report is out now. 

An inspirational talk on workplace safety to maintenance technicians, from Jason Anker MBE. 

We have partnered with Positive Footprints to inspire hundreds of children and young people living in Ditton, as part of our Destination Ditton programme.

We're joining organisations across Europe to highlight the importance of workplace safety this week to mark ‘European Week for Safety and Health at Work’.

Read our ESG report which we have developed as an early adopter of the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing.

We're launching a ‘Keep Warm, Keep Well’ campaign with a week of activities in November.

We're supporting a new Youth Hub in Widnes, by providing premises, as part of the government’s commitment to open over 110 new Youth Hubs to offer job help.

Our Gas Team has won the 'Team of the Year' award at the Direct Works Awards 2021 in recognition of going the extra mile in delivering services to customers during the COVID-19.

Our Okell Street development in Runcorn is now complete bringing nine much-needed new homes to a former brownfield site.

Last month, we appointed a new Decarbonisation Strategic Lead, Georgina Patel – demonstrating a continued commitment and investment in this area. 

We're proud to be supporting National Scrutiny Week hosted by the tenant engagement specialist Tpas.

The annual Halton Housing Garden Competition has yet again failed to disappoint by creating another beautiful selection of gardens

Another innovative technology trial to improve the way boilers are managed and fixed.

We're getting involved in Great Big Green Week to encourage and celebrate action taking place across the UK to tackle climate change.  Get involved with us!

We've made it onto the shortlist for the IIP Awards (UK Employer of the Year: Gold) following our assessment earlier this year. 

Construction works are well underway and progressing with pace at our ‘Hazlehurst’ development – a new 100-home independent living scheme. 

Our Gas Team has been selected as a finalist for ‘Team of the Year’ at the Direct Work (DW) Awards 2021.

Ridsdale in Ditton, Widnes has received some much-needed rejuvenation as part of Halton Housing’s Destination Ditton programme. 

Our newly-refurbished visitor reception area is now open at Waterfront Point, our Head Office in Widnes.

Our Innovation Team have scooped the Leeds Beckett University RISE star award in the digital innovation category, for outstanding contribution.

Gas Engineers at Halton Housing have begun installing an innovative push button ‘combi’ boiler-filling valve – the ‘Jepp Valve’ that prevents over pressurising the system and stops gallons of fresh water from being wasted. 

Our Group Chief Executive Liz Haworth will be speaking at this year's CIH Housing Conference in Manchester on 9th Sept.

One of our customers Paul Tunstall, has been successful in obtaining a £500 bursary in the latest round of the Northern Housing Consortium’s ‘Unlocking Success’ scheme!  

If you're a customer or resident of Halton, please complete the Liverpool City Region's Climate Survey to help shape the Net Zero action plan

In response to their fundraising appeal, we have made a £5,000 donation to Citizens Advice Halton to support the relocation of their purpose-built advice centre.

Customers and residents of Halton Lodge joined us for a clean-up day. 

We are thrilled to announce that our ICT Team have gone one step further by achieving Cyber Essentials Plus Certification - the highest level of security certification within the Cyber Essentials programme.

Housing associations across Liverpool City Region including Halton Housing are calling for the £20 uplift on Universal Credit to remain. 

Share your stories, anecdotes, videos, photos, tell us your story for our autumn edition of Reach magazine. 

Condensate Pro will provide maximum protection from frozen condensate pipes during the winter months preventing unexpected boiler breakdowns. 

The Women in Housing Awards celebrates the leaders, innovators and changemakers across the housing sector.

Halton Housing will welcome highly experienced finance individuals Jennifer Halliday and Leigh Wylie to its board in September.

The closure order was granted to an apartment on Dean Close in Widnes which was ‘plagued’ by anti-social behaviour and drug-related offences.

'Thrive' - a colleague career development programme for aspiring leaders at Halton Housing has launched this week - part of our firm commitment to investing in our people. 

All three are settling well into their roles and are enjoying an opportunity to gain valuable work experience and earn a salary during these difficult times.

This annual event is dedicated to shining a spotlight on safety and compliance at all levels within Social Housing.

Thank you to our customers, friends, and partners who joined us to make the cleanup a success. 

Registered users need to be aware so they don’t miss out on the opportunity to bid on a home.

After achieving Investors in People gold in May, we are delighted to be recognised in the top 20 Investors in People gold organisations.

Sessions are free of charge and enable children in Ditton (aged between 5 - 11) to try sports, arts and develop life skills. 

The award aims to recognise the extra efforts made by all those in the advice sector during the coronavirus pandemic.

Help us on this new exciting project to improve areas near you. Apply now to forward your area. 

We are pleased to announce that the next Destination programme will focus on Halton Lodge, Runcorn and we want you to have your say. 

The laptops will support students with online learning and forms part of our Destination Ditton programme. 

We will be closed on Monday 31st May for the Bank Holiday, and back open from 9am on Tuesday 1st June. 

We're working in conjunction with Cheshire Police to seek the views of Ditton residents on Neighbourhood Watch schemes.

16-year-old Cameron is living more independently thanks to the installation of a purpose-built through floor lift in his home. 

This year, we celebrate ten years of building homes in Halton and further afield.  This development milestone has seen us deliver almost 1,000 much-needed homes, with a commitment to build a further 1,000 by 2025.

'Silver Bells and Cocktails' tells the lockdown story of residents of Meadowlands Court, a sheltered scheme who miss their families and friends and are fed up with coronavirus restrictions.

Having the Cyber Essentials certification clearly presents how measures are being taken to protect our organisation.

Budding young DJs are enjoying taking part in DJ workshops funded by our Destination Ditton programme. 

10-16 May marks Mental Health Awareness Week, with this year's theme being 'Connect with Nature'. We're encouraging all our customers and colleagues to get involved.  

We're delighted to have retained our Gold Investors in People accreditation following a recent rigorous assessment.

Part of the Homes Directorate, the roles include Planning and Programming Manager, Asset Data Analyst, Compliance Planning Manager and Asset Surveyor.

With the coronavirus lockdown slowly lifting and restrictions being eased, we’re delighted to unveil our new estate  walkabout programme for 2021/2022. 

Two Electrical Maintenance Technicians identified and installed specialist smoke alarms for those who are deaf or hard of hearing.

We're working with Michael Page to recruit a Decarbonisation - Strategic Lead. 

We're recruiting for a Business Admin Apprentice who will play an active role in working alongside and supporting the Health and Safety Team.

We're delighted to launch our first neighbourhood-focussed programme for the Ditton neighbourhood of Widnes. 

We're delighted that Halton Housing is a finalist in four award categories at this year’s Northern Housing Awards.

We've launched our brand-new website, part of an improved and refreshed digital offer for customers - allowing them to manage their tenancy, access services and interact online with their landlord.

We've donated £5,000 to Halton Haven Hospice through a virtual trek to our namesake in Australia. 

Customers can now book their own repairs online, via MyHaltonHome and customer app. With increased repair categories to select from and self-help videos available, the experience is much improved for customers.

Estate Services Lead Operative, Keiron Gordon scooped the ‘Young Adult Award’ at Age UK Mid Mersey's Community Kindness Awards 2020.

Following a change in rules, some state pension age households will now need to claim Universal Credit instead of Pension Credit.