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54161 In-Touch Issue 30-Web.Pdf Providing Quality Homes & Neighbourhoods Inside this Issue Cover Story A Change is Coming There will be many changes happening within social housing over the next 12 months. Inside this issue of In Touch we’ll tell you what they are and how they will affect you. A Winter Warmer A1 Housing and E.ON have started work on a scheme that will allow hundreds of tenants to save money on their energy bills. www.a1housing.co.uk Issue 30 Winter 2012 Welcome from David A message from In Touch’s Tenant Editor, David Smith Editor’s ANOTHER new year has begun and if bursting to get out, it’s time to have a you’re anything like me I’m sure you’ll go. be threatening to make a few New Year As a sucker for TV shows like ‘X resolutions. Factor’, it has dawned on me that most So my tip this time is ‘Just Do It’. of the contestants can’t really sing; on If there is an inner singer, dancer, ‘Come Dine with Me’ usually at least sportsman,p , chef or whatever in youy one person is hopeless in the kitchen; ‘‘StrictlyStrictly Come DanDancing’c always includesincludes someonesomeon with two left feet andand as I write this,th no-one has beatenbeaten ‘The‘Th Cube’. WELCOME to the winter edition of ‘In Touch’ HHere’sere’s ththee thing, sure and I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas enough thereth is always a and a Happy New Year. winnwinnerer bbutu the reason I R\R enjoyenjoy watchingw them all is [ becabecause isn’t it the ones ourselves out of snowdrifts and skating our whowho can’t sing, cook, way down the road. ddancean or beat The Thankfully we haven’t seen any of the snow CubeCu who are simply that hit us all so badly this time last year and momore entertaining? R[R TThereh are many any of it again! reasonsrea why we don’t However, should any blizzard conditions do things but by far return, A1 Housing is more than prepared this theth biggest reason [ this on page 16 There’s also some very important information on the changes the Government will be making to social housing and what it will mean for council tenants like us. New number will Make sure you read the interview with Bernard Coleman, A1 Housing’s top man, to get ‘Midas’ touch [ 12 months. THERE will be lots of changes taking of a call to us. We have talked to place at A1 Housing over the next 12 lots of A1 Housing tenants about [[ [ changing our number and you told us lucky readers can get their hands on some tenants the most will be our new that you would like to reduce the cost free cinema tickets when the new Savoy Golden Number. of calling us from a mobile phone. Cinema opens in Worksop later this year. So, we’ll be switching from an 0800 Enter our completion on page 5 and you In simple terms we’ll be changing our number to a low cost 0300 number. could be one of them. telephone number, but there is much, much more to it than that. This means that while it will no longer Finally, you may wonder why I’m wearing a be free to call us from a landline, it Hawaiian Shirt in the middle of winter. Well, By creating a Golden Number it [ it’s in memory of my dear friend and fellow means that we can deal with any from a mobile phone and you will only A1 Housing tenant Terry Needham who sadly enquiry you have in one phone call, pay the same cost as a local call from passed away at the beginning of January. Our from registering for a home with us to a landline. thoughts are with his family and friends at this paying your rent; or telling us about sad time. any housing issues you may have, to We’ll be telling you more about our reporting a repair. new number in the next issue of In Enjoy our latest offering. David [ Touch so don’t miss it. 2 Involving you & Community News Welcome from Bernard A message from A1 Housing’s Managing Director, Bernard Coleman I HOPE you all had a TiP Merry Christmas and I New Year, new start wish you a Happy New $"% better than me but still in the rubbish Year. try to do whatever you want to do league. As we enter into a new in private until you get better. For In an attempt to boost our example, singing - I know of one A1 \ [ on the past year’s Housing tenant who thinks he’s Elvis usually against Alan and Bren who but only at home! successes and failures are annoyingly good, however and make our New Adjusting your goals can also something miraculous happened the Year promise, and this help. If you are a budding football other week and we won! year A1 Housing’s is to manager try playing ‘Dream Team’ Needless to say we danced jigs of continue delivering good or something similar; if you want to joy and enjoyed an evening basking quality services to all " in the smirkland of glory. We had a our tenants. To give you a little inspiration here’s go and we did it. And as a result Les’ This next 12 months is going to be a an example from my own personal R[ [ experience. Inside me there is a the pub when it was time to leave. Government introduces its Housing Strategy, ‘Hurricane Smith’ of the pool world We’ve lost plenty of times since, the Localism Act and Welfare Reforms, all of bursting to get out. but we’ll always have that victory which have an impact on you the tenant. ' to keep us going and there will be Inside this issue of In Touch you can learn a frankly I’m rubbish but I compensate another day when we’ll get lucky bit more about each of these changes and we for this by mainly playing my buddy again. So, don’t hold back, just go will let you know more about what impact they Les (pictured left) who is a little for it. [ becomes known. One of the good things that will come out of the changes is the ability of the Council to look at how the Choice Based Lettings system works and strengthen the actions against anti- social tenants. During the next year A1 Housing will be consulting on behalf of the Council on the proposed changes, so I would ask that you please respond when you receive a questionnaire. We also know that times are very hard for everyone at the moment as the impact of the recession and government cuts take hold. It is always a temptation to seek a quick [ unfortunately all too often it can worsen your " [[ please contact our Money Advisor who will be able to give you some valuable advice and put you in touch with the right places to get "# information go to pages 12 and 13. Our Call Centre is open from 8am to 5pm - to beat the rush, call after 1pm 3 IssueIssue 29 30 Autumn Winter 20112012 www.a1housing.co.uk News and events from your TRA News neck of the woods School children dig deep to give playing field new look CHILDREN from Carr Hill School, the Retford Lions Club and # =>9' members of Hallcroft TRA dug deep to add a touch of greenery at Hallcroft Community Centre, Randall Way, with the next /9:" meeting taking place on 30th January 2012. They also hold Retford Lions Club had kindly donated a large number of @ $ month from 9.30am. and will add a touch of colour when the spring and summer months arrive. Hallcroft’s charitable streak doesn’t end there as the senior citizens Bingo Club have also donated £500 to the Lincolnshire Air Ambulance. Santa pops in to Harworth THE Harworth and Bircotes Christmas As well as allowing celebrations got off to an illuminating Santa to use their start that allowed Santa to make an grotto, Harworth early visit. TRA were one of the Father Christmas experienced a few many local traders % who had stalls at the the way to the event but was helped event and Janet Flynn, secretary of Mattersey Thorpe out by Nottinghamshire Police who Harworth TRA said: “It was a fantastic IT’S been an eventful winter in Mattersey gave him a lift to the Town Hall where day and was probably the most Thorpe so far as Santa found time to drop he was greeted by the excited children. popular and best yet.” in to see local children who also enjoyed a party and a small feast afterwards. * Thriller night in New Ordsall special thanks must go to Mrs Elsie Toulson and Miss Ellie Toulson who very generously THERE were some spooky goings on at West Hill Community Centre as New supported both events, as well as Andy Ordsall TRA held their Halloween Bash. and Kat Price who helped to organise the Children and adults dressed for the occasion as the normally peaceful Christmas party. neighbourhood was taken over by vampires, zombies and other ghostly ghouls. In the end it was a real Thriller of a night! Carlton Gateway AN after-school Homework club is being held each Tuesday between 4pm and 5.30pm. This will be supervised by a + provide help and support for the children who attend. Children between the ages of 7-11 are invited to the Kids Club which will be held each Friday between 4pm and 5.30pm.
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