Social housing tenants in West and South Yorkshire are being given a helping hand to start up in business with the launch of a new European funded project called ‘Locally Grown’. The enterprise project is led by the Bradford-based social housing group, Incommunities, working in partnership with Accent Foundation, Connect Housing, Places for People, Yorkshire [...]
On Sunday morning (2nd June), from 7am, one lane of a short section of the southbound section of the Shipley Airedale Road (A650) will be temporarily closed for four to five hours. This is to enable essential tree work to be carried out on an embankment. This will affect 200 metres of the nearside lane [...]
Spring has sprung and the area’s biggest social landlord is starting its search to find its ‘magnificent 7’ of local star tenants. Incommunities annual star awards aim to celebrate how individuals and groups are brightening up their neighbourhood in different ways. This could be from being junior plant grower to being a caring neighbour. Posters, [...]
Spring has sprung and the area’s biggest social landlord is starting its search to find its ‘magnificent seven’ of local star tenants. Incommunities annual star awards aim to celebrate how individuals and groups are brightening up their neighbourhood in different ways. This could be from creating a colourful garden to being a caring neighbour. Posters, [...]
Incommunities has presented a cheque for £340 to Bradford & Airedale Cancer Support. The sum was raised on the night of the housing group’s Apprentice of the Year Awards (2nd May) with a prize raffle among staff, award sponsors and partners. This week a big cheque was handed over to members of the charity. Bradford [...]
A group of Incommunities staff will get a taste for the great outdoors as part of a global volunteering challenge. Employees up and down the country will take part in Business in the Community’s Give and Gain Day (17th May). The Incommunities makeover team of joiners, plumbers, estate workers and administrative staff will get to [...]
A community interpreting project supported by Incommunities has scooped a top regional award. The Fair Access and Inclusion Project involve a team of fully trained Incommunities customers using their interpreting skills to help people from different backgrounds in housing need. Through the project, 11 bi-lingual customers work for the housing group on a self-employed basis [...]
Local job seekers and budding entrepreneurs can get free advice and help with the launch of a one stop drop-in service in Wibsey run by Incommunities. The Work Club will offer a package of support to help people into work. Employment advisors will provide job search advice, guidance on CV writing, tips on job interview [...]
Daniel Clegg was named Incommunities top apprentice at an Oscar-style awards ceremony last night (Thursday, 2nd May). Each year, the housing group’s prestigious Apprentice of the Year celebrates the starring role played by its construction trainees. Fellow trades people, managers and staff were asked to cast their votes for their top apprentices in a range [...]
The district’s biggest social housing landlord has opened a new base in Shipley in a move which will save hundreds of thousands of pounds a year. Incommunities is moving up to 450 staff into The Quays on Victoria Street, formerly Crown House. Local councillors, board members, social housing partners and representatives from the business community [...]
Incommunities has been given the highest rating possible in an assessment by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). The HCA is the social housing regulator for individual providers with more than 1,000 homes. In recognition of Incommunities’ financial performance the regulator gave the group a V1 score for viability. The HCA’s April 2013 report highlighted [...]
Planning minister Nick Boles dropped in to see a young mum during a visit to Incommunities’ latest affordable homes programme in Keighley. The Woodland Heights development includes 22 family sized homes for rent alongside owner occupied units. The new homes have been built in partnership with local developers, Skipton Properties, on the site of nearly [...]
Incommunities’ staff raised a fantastic £410 for the Lord Mayor’s ‘Sprinkle Sunshine’ Appeal following its annual employee recognition awards. On the awards night (19th April) nearly £300 was generously collected with a prize raffle. Another £121 was raised in collections at the housing group’s local offices. Female boxing Olympic gold medallist Nicola Adams MBE was [...]
Local job seekers are now being offered a helping hand into work with the launch of a new contact point on a Keighley estate. Lucy Fontaine, who works for Incommunities Open Field employment service, runs free help and advice sessions at the Sue Belcher Community Centre on Bracken Bank Avenue. These are by appointment only [...]
Incommunities has strengthened its main board to give fresh impetus to its work delivering excellent customer services and ensuring the organisation is focused on meeting the key challenges ahead. Dave Procter has taken over as the Group Board Chair, which oversees the organisation’s overall performance. He replaces Martin Smith who has stepped down after more [...]
This year the residents and friends of Farish House, Keighley enjoyed a number of events to raise money for Red Nose Day. First there was the “Fiendish Farish House Quiz”, this raised £49. The winner was Mrs Mavis Richardson. Next, the residents enjoyed an afternoon of entertainment with an Andre Rieu tribute act. The weekly [...]
Incommunities is this week launching its 2013 recruitment campaign to find ten top apprentices to celebrate the housing group’s ten years in business. The housing group will be looking to recruit trainees in the following areas: plastering, electrical work, plumbing, joinery, bricklaying and painting and decorating. The announcement comes as part of the sixth annual [...]
The district’s biggest social landlord is joining a major crackdown next week against low level crime and nuisance behaviour across its neighbourhoods. As part of ‘Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour Together Week’ (18th – 24th March) Incommunities’ staff will join the Council and Police teams to target issues like vandalism, off-road driving, nuisance dog owners and drug [...]
We are launching our 2013 search to find Incommunities ‘magnificent 7′ local stars. It’s time to trim your shrubs, get out your lawnmower and get ready to enter our 2013 star awards. These will celebrate our talented and inspiring best customers in seven categories from ‘star’ garden display to ‘star’ neighbour. Last year, over 100 [...]
Local top students will be showing off their design and construction skills as part of a schools competition organised by Incommunities, this week. The Interbuild Skills competition takes place at the housing group’s Training Terrace on Wednesday (13th March) and involves three upper schools – the Bradford Academy, Tong High School and Pudsey Grangefield. The [...]