Beech Housing Association

Residents and resident groups in Neston came together to celebrate their success in securing funding from Adactus housing association on Monday 13 February 2012. Dave Carter, Group Head of Sustainability at Adactus joined Councillors Abdul Jilani and Louise Gittins to present the award certificates. The funding was allocated to the successful projects through Adactus’s Neighbourhood Fund.  Adactus set up a Neighbourhood Fund, which is growing in size from year to year, and invites resident and community groups to bid for …

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The East Manchester Users Group (EMUG) have used the £500 worth of funding, secured from the Adactus Neighbourhood Fund, to pay for a weekly meeting place at a local Church Hall.  The group helps individuals with mental health issues through peer support. They come together to share their experiences, offer company and enjoy friendship.  A group member that attends their weekly Monday meeting said, “…just to meet someone else with a similar problem, can be so helpful. Isolation is the worst …

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We have launched our very own ‘Academy’ in Leigh.  The Adactus Young Persons Package Project (AYUPP) is part of Adactus Housing Association’s ‘breathe’ regeneration programme.  The programme aims to tackle worklessness amongst residents and the wider community in which we operate.   The young people taking part, are not in education or employment and aged 16 to 25.  They are either residents of the Association or are receiving support from our Supported Housing team.  The Academy has been developed in partnership with Myerscough College …

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To mark National Apprenticeship Week, apprentices and staff from Adactus Housing Group attended a morning of workshops at The Wright Robinson College in Gorton, Manchester.  The aim of the event was to inform Year 10 students about post 16 careers options with the main focus being around the benefits and structure of apprenticeships. Adactus teamed up with Myerscough College who delivered an interactive floristry workshop and Pro-co NW who discussed apprenticeship frameworks and other career options once the students become …

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The New Mossbrook Community Garden was bustling with activity when Greater Manchester Police chose the garden to hold a ‘Meet & Greet the Community day as part of their Harpurhey Police Week of Action.  Adactus Housing Association has been working closely with the police to help bring the local community closer together and show residents the different  types of work that the police get involved in.  15 police officers came along to the garden including Crime Scene Investigators and the …

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