ISSUE 38 Patricia Ferguson MSP celebrates with Chairperson John Fury, Regeneration Manager Margaret Layden, Vice Chair Frank Miller, Sheltered Housing Manager Karen Johnson and Gail Nicolson from the Tenancy Sustainment Team BIG LOTTERY BACKS OUR FOOD FOR THOUGHT PROJECT ng homes new “Food for Thought” from voluntary organisations, faith their tenants on a daily basis.” find a way through these challenges project has been awarded groups, education, social work, DWP, John Fury, Chairperson of ng is at the heart of our work at the Big £285,000 from the Big Lottery. It addiction services and others are homes, said: “I’m really pleased that Lottery Fund and this fund supports will provide family and community working together on ways to link-up we will be able to help our tenants organisations across Scotland who workshops with a focus on ‘meet for the benefit of the local community. with enhanced starter packs and the are providing essential support.” and eat’ and ‘cook and share’ Depute CEO of ng homes Ann wider North Glasgow which will include community Marie Devlin welcomed the award community with the lunches and workshops on healthy of funding. She said: “This funding Food for Thought eating on a budget. will enable the Food for Thought project.” Informal and formal volunteering project to support people suffering The funding for Chelsea’s right for community members will also be from severe hardship through the Food for Thought supported within the overall project provision of a Food Bank as well as was part of the at home to ensure that real and sustainable enhance our starter packs to include recently announced improvements to the area are led by clothing and furniture.” Big Lottery grants the community. The project will also provide worth over £9 million The project will enhance the jobs for three new dedicated staff to support those service already being provided by ng members, comprising a community facing hardship in homes Tenancy Sustainment Team, support co-ordinator, assistant/driver Scotland through its who are now seeing an increase in and a community resilience officer. Support and Connect referrals for support. The team have Patricia Ferguson, MSP for funding programme. been operating for the past three Springburn and Maryhill, was Maureen McGinn, years providing support and starter delighted with the award. She said: Big Lottery Fund packs to ng homes tenants. “It’s a pity in this day and age that Scotland Committee The new project also aims to we need to have food banks. In my Chair, said: “We’re connect local organisations and constituency I see more and more aware of families partners to ensure that a strong people struggling to afford basic and communities support mechanism is in place to food items and having to decide across Scotland who provide access to not just ng homes whether to heat their home or feed are struggling to services but other additional services themselves and their families. So I cope with financial, in the area. congratulate ng homes on this new emotional and see p3 Through ng homes monthly initiative which I am sure will go physical pressures. networking programme partners some way to easing the pressure on Enabling people to Sports Legacy Pirates at Hawthorn Page 6 Page 12 LIVE LEARN WORK VISIT INVEST LIVE LEARN WORK VISIT INVEST LIVE LEARN WORK VISIT INVEST LIVE LEARN WORK VISIT INVEST LIVE LEARN WORK VISIT INVEST new repairs contract has brought additional benefits for A tenants of ng homes. have explored synergies. Young apprentices and others from Both have a similar social ethos that ng tenants our community have been recruited by underpins everything they do and drives City Building and are working hard to the creation of training and employment repair the homes of local people. hard at work opportunities for a diverse range of The work opportunities for local people. people was an additional benefit of the The partnership has contributed contract to appoint City Building as the greatly to the continued regeneration on your repairs main repairs contractor for ng homes. of the area by using socially inclusive It continues a long association with practices and delivering effective, Local tenants James McArthur, Eddie Whelan, Liam Brady, Anthony Maher and Daniel Kelly. the repair services provider. accountable services that offer value for City Building was previously the money but also enhance the quality of Building Services department of Glasgow life, safety and wellbeing of employees City Council and provided employment and clients. Regulator publishes for many from the community of North The recently concluded new repairs Glasgow over many years. contract is a further boost to the local new guide for tenants With the introduction of competitive economy and local employment. tendering in local and other authorities, Young people in the area will have a City Building was established in 2006 as and service users... chance of a full craft apprenticeship that a Limited Liability Partnership. The Scottish Housing Regulator will provide the opportunity of a fulfilling It moved its headquarters to Darnick future. recently published a short guide to Street in the north of the city. The site help tenants and service users find Working and living in the same The Scottish Housing Regulator was used as a main repair depot for it’s brilliant to be back community used to be very common out more about the work that they over 30 years and local people became was established on 1 April 2011 and when there were major rail and other do. very familiar with the branded council regulates 180 social landlords and big industries located in the North of The guide explains what tenants 32 local authorities. Its objective is to vehicles. can do if they want to find out more Glasgow. safeguard and promote the interests Since setting up as an LLP, the City Billie and Chelsea in their new home with Housing The repairs contract and the Services staff Marjorie Robertson, and Sharon about their landlord, what they can Building vehicles with their distinctive of tenants and others who use local employment it secures must be seen as Hazlett and Chairperson of ng homes John Fury expect from their landlord and how to authority and RSL housing services. black and white branding and logos are raise concerns. a step in the right direction. It operates independently of regularly seen in the area. Iain Muirhead, Director of Strategy Councillor Paul Carey, chair of City Scottish Ministers and is accountable City Building has continued to provide Building, said: “City Building has an and Communications, said: “The new local employment opportunities not only he smiles on the faces of Chelsea and directly to the Scottish Parliament. excellent track record of working in guide is a summarised version of our in the repairs business but also through her little sister Billie say it all as they pose More information about the partnership with housing associations, Regulatory Framework. We’ve written regulator and a download of the their supported manufacturing factory in T for the cameras in their new specially the public, private and third sectors to adapted home in Parkhouse. block property in Broadholm Street. it to help tenants and other service guide can be found on its website at Edgefauld Avenue. users find out more about who we deliver first-class products and services. Chelsea now has all that she needs in her new The works included the installation of a new www.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk City Building and ng homes have “The new contract with ng homes fits home with adapted front door access constructed, wet room, new kitchen, new bathroom, new are and what we do to protect their seen their working partnership grow with our commitment to working with door widths, hall widths, downstairs bedroom heating, electrical and gas supply, drainage, for – to make a real interests. over the years as both organisations local communities and providing local and en-suite wet-room supplied to make life a lot 3 9 water supply, stairwell and redecoration works difference to people’s LIVE LEARN WORK VISIT INVEST LIVE LEARN WORK VISIT INVEST LIVE LEARN WORK VISIT INVEST LIVE LEARN WORK VISIT INVEST LIVE LEARN WORK VISIT INVEST North Glasgow Housing Association’s newspaper for tenants and owners New North Glasgow – a great place to live, learn, work, visit and invest in ISSUE 32 ng homes wins top awardISSUE 35 for innov 10 YEARS OF NORTH NEWS g round-b ative reaki ng plan to improve how wa • t waste st raining with e is dealt for A in North Gl local p b asg eop een named ow has le on plan Best food I Partnershi growing nitiative at p the Scottish Resource Waste & • recycling s Awards. 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