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General | 02/10/2020
Black History Month

This month is Black History Month, the annual celebration of history, achievements and contributions of black people in the UK. Black History Month was launched in London in 1987 with…

 
General | 01/10/2020
Our 2019/20 Tenants’ Annual Report is out.

Now well into our second year as Jigsaw Homes Group, we have worked hard to bring together our policies, procedures and teams to ensure our residents receive a consistently high…

 
General | 28/09/2020
Homes at the Heart of prosperous communities

This week sees the final week of the National Housing Federation’s Homes at the Heart campaign and wraps up by looking at how we make communities thrive. Through funding community…

 
General | 26/09/2020
We continue to experience intermittent problems with our phone lines – Monday 28 Sept

We are experiencing some intermittent problems with our telephone lines this morning. If your call disconnects, please do try to contact us again later. Our engineers are aware of the…

 
General | 21/09/2020
Homes at the Heart of….. Settled Futures

The Coronavirus crisis has put more people at risk of homelessness especially young people, people fleeing domestic abuse or people losing their jobs. As part of the National Housing Federation’s…

 
General | 21/09/2020
Telephone service disruption – Monday 21 September

We are experiencing some issues with incoming calls this morning. Calls are routing to Netcall but getting stuck and not reaching our advisors. If your call disconnects, please try to…

 
General | 16/09/2020
Take part in Greater Manchester’s big mental wellbeing conversation.

People who work and live in Greater Manchester are being asked to join a conversation about their mental wellbeing, to better understand what action is needed to improve mental wellbeing. …

 
General | 14/09/2020
14-20 September marks Gas Safety Week

This week is Gas Safety Week and is a reminder of what steps we should be taking to make sure we are – and stay – gas safe. It is…

 
General | 25/08/2020
Homes at the Heart – Living well

The Homes at the Heart campaign continues this week, with the theme of ‘Living well’, focusing on housing-based care and support, and the benefits of good housing for health. Here…

 
General | 24/08/2020
Motiv8 awarded extra £4.3m funding to help people get back on track

Motiv8, a Greater Manchester programme to help people overcome barriers and move towards training and work, is celebrating the award of extra funding from The National Lottery Community Fund and…

 
General | 17/08/2020
£500,000 Community funding available for 2020

The fund supports local projects run by charities, resident and community groups, voluntary organisations, social enterprises and partner agencies. Jigsaw Foundation supports Jigsaw Group’s vision of ‘We want everyone to live…

Development, General | 12/08/2020
Plans move forward for 39 new homes in Winsford

Mulbury Homes have submitted plans for a new £4.1m Jigsaw Group development that will occupy a three-acre site off Grange Lane in Winsford. Under the plans, the development would comprise…

 
General | 12/08/2020
Homes at the Heart: Making ends meet

This week’s theme for the NHF Homes at the Heart campaign is ‘Making ends meet’, which focuses on affordability and supply. The key messages are: • Lockdown has shone a…

 
General | 03/08/2020
Homes at the heart of a stronger economy

This week the National Housing Federation launched its ‘Homes at the Heart’ campaign, which aims to highlight why homes should be at the heart of the recovery from the coronavirus…

 
General | 02/07/2020
Digital accredited training for residents

Our Neighbourhood Engagement team has been adapting to working from home during the lockdown, ensuring our residents can continue to access accredited training. Traditionally, the team delivered the Food Safety…

 
General | 01/07/2020
How our estates teams are keeping residents safe

During the period of lockdown our estate services teams have continued to operate on the frontline. Our caretakers and cleaning teams have provided cleaning services, including an enhanced daily essential…

 
In Your Area, Neighbourhood | 01/07/2020
The Spinnerettes

Residents at The Spinney, an elderly care scheme managed by Beech Housing Association, have formed an outdoor exercise group which they are calling ‘The Spinnerettes’. Each day residents in the…

 
General | 26/06/2020
Jigsaw Group is supporting the Homes at the Heart campaign.

Jigsaw Group is supporting Homes at the Heart, a campaign and coalition calling on the Government to put social homes at the heart of its plan for social and economic…

 
General | 09/06/2020
Eliot Gardens residents enjoy a One Vision show

One Vision Studies is a community-led training and activities programme which focuses on film and media. Eliot Gardens, one of Jigsaw Group’s retirement living schemes in Wigan, arranged for the…

 
General | 04/06/2020
NHS test and trace service

The NHS have introduced this service to help return life more to normal, in a way that is safe and protects our NHS and social care. The NHS test and…