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36th Edition • July 2016 HHoming In cosots 25p a compy to print in gin In this Your issue chance to win £250 in vouchers! page 3 New home plans page 4-5 You said, We did page 7 Win £1,000 in vouchers page 20 Dear Reader his spring we Our work to regenerate homes unveiled exciting earned us a top award in June when we were named best 'Large plans to build more Scale Project of the Year’ at the Tnew homes for rent Energy Efficiency and Retrofit in our district. Regional Awards. Working in Rykneld Homes win top award We are planning to create 50 new partnership with the council, who and maintenance service to how bungalows and houses on land in provided the majority of the you can get more involved with North Wingfield. funding, we have been able to install External Wall Insulation the work we do. This is part of our long term (EWI) to 334 non-traditional We would like as many of you as ambition to regenerate non- homes making them warmer and possible to return the surveys. As traditionally built Council homes easier to heat – turn to page 5. well as helping us to shape our and where possible replace them future service delivery – you could with modern, energy efficient With this issue of Homing In you also be in with a chance of properties. should have received your Annual Tenant Satisfaction Survey. This is winning £250 in shopping We are planning to replace your opportunity to have a say on vouchers! houses on the Whiteleas Estate the services we provide and let us We are also offering you the with new homes on nearby land know where we could strengthen chance to win £1,000 in shopping and have consulted with tenants or improve them. vouchers by switching to pay your and residents about the proposals. rent by Direct Debit. See our back To find out more about the scheme The survey asks you questions page for details. – turn to page 4/5. about everything from our repairs Contents No English? No problem? Could you be our £250 voucher winner? 3 This magazine is available in large print , Braille and audio CD on request. Lottery funding for Prefab project 3 We Care We want all of our customers to be able to understand the Regeneration and Renewal 4-5 information we provide about our services. If you have any difficulty reading or understanding this information please contact us by telephone Facelift for homes in Holmewood 6 01246 217670. You will not be charged for the TALKBACK service. You said, We did 7 & 01430 457421 (CANTONESE) & 01430 457426 (URDU) Supporting skills and training 9 & 01430 457423 (MANDARIN) Working with local communities 10-11 & 01430 457424 (POLISH) Changes to Housing Benefit 12 Handy hints for a safe BBQ this summer 13 A day in the life... 14-15 & 01430 457422 (ITALIAN) Estate Walkabouts 16-17 & 01430 457425 (PUNJABI) Supporting tenants & residents 18 Useful Contacts 19 Chance to win £1000 in shopping vouchers 20 & 0800 731 7878 (OTHER LANGUAGES) TALK BACK 2 Homing in • www.rykneldhomes.org.uk Could you be our £250 voucher winner? Fill in our Tenant Satisfaction Survey and you could be the winner of our fantastic prize draw. Anyone filling in and returning • we develop new services to the Survey sent with this edition meet changing demands. of Homing In will automatically It should only take you a few be entered into a prize draw to minutes to fill in and we have win up to £250 in shopping included a pre-paid envelope vouchers – that’s a lot better for you to return it. odds than winning anything on You can also fill the survey the National Lottery! in on-line by visiting our Each year Rykneld Homes asks website tenants and residents what they www.rykneldhomes.org.uk think about the services we offer. and using the unique code We do this to make sure that: on your survey form. • our current services meet your Return the survey by needs 5th August 2016 and you • we identify what changes need could be our lucky prize to be made to make them draw winner!!! better Lottery funding for Prefab project Former Council homes in Killamarsh in the 1940s and Eckington and Killamarsh their story has already been are to be included in a featured on the BBC and in a special exhibition held in national history project London. This year marks the which has received 70th anniversary of the National Lottery Funding. Temporary Housing The Prefab Museum has Programme. Tarran bungalows in Killamarsh received £73,600 to help tell the Rykneld Homes supported the and pictured below new homes in Eckington. story of prefabricated homes campaign to set up a national built across the UK to replace archive to celebrate the Eckington and Killamarsh have housing stock destroyed during important role these buildings been replaced with 129 modern, the Second World War. played in the lives of so many energy efficient homes. Their Prefabricated ‘Tarran’ people. story has been captured by the bungalows were built in Niall Clark, Director of Property Prefab Museum which was Eckington and Services and Development at delighted with the support Rykneld Homes, said: “We are received from Rykneld Homes delighted at the award and and the Tarran tenants. wish the Prefab Museum well Elisabeth Blanchet, joint in developing an archive director of the Prefab Museum, about a much loved national said: “We would like to thank house building programme.” Rykneld Homes for their support In North East Derbyshire letter and their general support the 99 Tarran bungalows in for our project.” www.rykneldhomes.org.uk • Homing in 3 Regeneration and Award winners for warmer homes scheme We were delighted to win another prestigious award for our Regeneration work to non-traditional homes across the district. Rykneld Homes was named Left to right; Regeneration Manager Graham winner in the Large Scale Project Wingfield; Director of Property Services and of the Year category at the easier to heat and keep warm and Development, Niall Clark; Managing Director Lorraine Shaw and Regeneration Programme Energy Efficiency and Retrofit helps address the issue of fuel Leader, James Lindsay receive the Award. regional Awards held in Sheffield. poverty for some tenants. reported a big difference to the This is for our project to fit The EWI work was carried out by warmth of their homes and have External Wall Insulation (EWI) to our contractors Westdale Services noticed a reduction in the 334 Reema homes in North who together with energy amount of energy they use. Wingfield, Pilsley, Dronfield, suppliers EDF Energy had secured “Through our regeneration Tupton, Holmesfield and Unstone. Green Deal ECO funding for part programmes to non-traditional In addition to fitting the of the project. housing, we have now completed insulation the majority of the Niall Clark, Director of Property improvement works to over 20% homes also received new roofs Services and Development at of the council’s non-traditional and many underwent window Rykneld Homes, said: “A big stock – which is a great replacement and had new heating congratulations to our team who achievement and a real benefit to systems fitted. have worked so hard on this tenants.” The work has made the houses scheme. Many tenants have Warmer homes in Renishaw As part of our warmer The homes received new roofs homes scheme we are earlier this year and we are currently carrying out hoping to secure more funding to carry out similar schemes in External Wall Insulation other parts of the district. works to 135 non-traditional Niall Clark, Director of Property homes in Renishaw. Services and Development, said: This will make them easier to “We are pleased to be able to energy efficient but the work also heat and keep warm. The work is improve the thermal efficiency of improves their external being carried out by contractors these homes, which should help appearance, uplifting the Westdale Services and is scheduled tenants reduce their energy use. appearance of the street and for completion this summer. “Not only are the homes more neighbourhood.” 4 Homing in • www.rykneldhomes.org.uk enewal R New housing estate planned in North Wingfield Plans for a £5million the housing we are able to scheme to build new provide. homes in North Wingfield “We are delighted to be able to have been unveiled by offer our tenants the chance to move into brand new, modern North East Derbyshire homes within the heart of North Cllr Hill added, “We have District Council. Wingfield. undertaken similar projects The Council is working with its “This scheme is the latest in a elsewhere in the District and we strategic housing partner Rykneld long line of housing recognise that developments Homes on proposals to create 50 regeneration schemes we have such as this affect people’s lives. new homes in the village. been implementing with We wanted to make sure our The scheme is part of the Rykneld Homes across the tenants and local residents in the Council’s long term plans to District. Our primary aim is to area heard about the plans from improve housing across the provide better quality and more us and had the opportunity to District – which include new modern homes for our tenants – ask us any questions.” build and refurbishment projects. and this redevelopment will do just that.” Houses and bungalows Joint working Tenants and local residents Nigel Barker, Chair of Rykneld The proposed North Wingfield affected by the plans were Homes, said: “Rykneld Homes in development will see homes on invited to two public partnership with the District the Whiteleas Estate replaced consultation events to hear Council have built 161 new with a new development of about the proposed plans and homes in the last three years.