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Two Rivers Housing donates £790 to Forest of Dean Swimming Club

Two Rivers Housing has donated £790 to Forest of Dean Swimming Club

Two Rivers Housing has donated £790 to Forest of Dean Swimming Club through its partnership with the Travis Perkins Social Value Legacy Fund. The donation funded coach travel for swimmers to take part in the Cotswold League. This support will help the club continue providing inclusive swimming opportunities for children and young people across the […]

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Gloucestershire housing providers invest £30m in greener, more energy-efficient homes

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More than £30 million will be spent to slash energy bills and carbon emissions for families across Gloucestershire over the next three years. A group of affordable housing providers known as the Gloucestershire Homes and Communities Partnership (GHCP) plans to invest the money into making the more than 35,000 homes it manages across the county

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Two Rivers Housing signs deal to deliver 19 new affordable homes in Alderton with Owl Homes

Two Rivers Housing has launched a new partnership to provide 19 new affordable and accessible homes in Alderton, near Tewkesbury. The Willowbank Meadows site in the Gloucestershire village of Alderton is owned by Midlands-based developer Owl Homes and will provide 48 new homes in total. The first homes at the site are due for completion

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Emma Watkins steps up to new Assistant Director role at Two Rivers Housing

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Two Rivers Housing has appointed Emma Watkins to the newly created role of Assistant Director of Neighbourhoods. Emma joined Two Rivers Housing in 2003 as an Administrative Assistant. Since then, she has worked her way up through the organisation and was appointed as Income Manager in 2019, before being made Head of Income in 2023.

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Partnership invests £150 million to deliver 727 new affordable homes for Gloucestershire

From left to right: Keith Gerrard, Director of Communities, Stroud District Council; Mark McEgan, Operations Director, Rooftop Housing Group; Caroline Walker, Director of Housing, Customer and Community Services, Cheltenham Borough Council Housing Services; Ruth Cooke, Chief Executive Officer, GreenSquareAccord; Robert Nettleton, Chief Executive Officer, Bromford; Hayley Selway, Chief Executive Officer, Two Rivers Housing; and Guy Stenson, Chief Executive Officer, Gloucester City Homes.

The Gloucestershire Homes and Communities Partnership (GHCP) has delivered 727 new affordable homes across the county during the 2024/25 financial year, a significant step in meeting Gloucestershire’s housing needs. The new homes demonstrate the partnership’s continued commitment to providing safe, secure, and genuinely affordable housing for people in Gloucestershire. Local households continue to face significant

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Work begins on 17 new social homes in Longford, Gloucestershire

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Gloucester City Homes (GCH) has purchased land in Longford as part of plans to deliver 17 brand-new, energy-efficient social rent homes in the village of Longford, just two miles from Gloucester city centre. The development, in partnership with Cape Homes and supported by funding from Homes England’s Affordable Housing Programme will be developed in partnership

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Aqua Construction builds a home for Gloucester’s young homeless, in partnership with Gloucester City Homes

In partnership with Gloucester City Homes, Aqua Construction was asked to source a building that was capable of conversion into a dwelling to support homeless young people at risk of rough sleeping and staff. With help from the team at Ash Chartered Surveyors, Aqua secured the vacant, virtually derelict Hewmar House, just off London Road,

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GCH unveils new 5-year strategy

Marking its 10th anniversary, Gloucester City Homes (GCH) today launches its ambitious five-year strategy setting out a vision to enhance housing, strengthen communities, and empower customers across the city. www.gch.co.uk/strategic-plan With approximately 9% of Gloucester’s population living in a GCH home, the housing association plays a pivotal role in shaping the city’s future. Its new

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GCH recognised as partner in national fight against Loan Sharks

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Gloucester City Homes (GCH) has been nationally recognised for its vital role in tackling illegal money lending and supporting vulnerable residents. By partnering with the England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT), GCH has shown its commitment to safeguarding communities from the dangers of loan sharks. Illegal money lending preys on the most vulnerable, with lenders

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