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Changes to our repairs service

Everything is going to plan with the project to move our repairs service in-house. Following consultation with our residents and employees, the name of the new service will be HOMEFIX. We have employed Dave Haldenby as Repairs Service Manager and are currently recruiting for other roles within the team. The start date for HOMEFIX is 3 February 2009, when our contract with Osbourne, which provides the existing service, will end.

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Saxon Weald is an Investor in People

We have been awarded the Investor in People accreditation, for our commitment to our employees and for acknowledging the role they play in our success. We have been preparing for the award for the last few years, and our HR team has worked hard to create a framework which supports the personal development of our workforce. The assessment was held over two days in September and involved a series of interviews with an IiP assessor and a selection of our employees.

Community grant scheme 2008

We are now accepting applications for our popular community grant scheme, which offers funding to local voluntary or non-profit making organisations.

Now in its fourth year, the scheme has helped many organisations such as Ashington Youth Club, the Springboard Profect and Sunbeam Swimming Club, which in turn helps to improve the lives of many people in the community. The money can be used for anything, such as purchasing new equipment or helping with maintenance and running costs.

To request an application pack contact Jim Dean or Jennie Larkin on 01403 226017 or email customer.services@saxonweald.com

We have received £3.19 million in funding from the Department of Health, for a new extra-care scheme for older people in Basingstoke.

We are working in partnership with Hampshire County Council and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council on the development, which will provide 64 one and two-bedroom flats with 24-hour care services and extensive communal facilities.

Saxon Weald’s Audit Commission inspection - The results are in!

We are pleased to announce that the Audit Commission, who carried out an inspection of our organisation in May, has assessed Saxon Weald as providing a ‘good’ two-star service with ‘excellent’ prospects for improvement.

This places Saxon Weald among the top performing housing associations in the country. Since July 2006, only four other housing associations have achieved the same result and just three have received higher.

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Strawberry Villa, Amberley

We have gained planning consent to build 12 new homes at Strawberry Villa in Amberley

The properties will consist of four one-bedroom flats, four two-bedroom flats and four three-bedroom houses. Two of the flats will be available for shared ownership and the remaining properties will be affordable, rented homes.

Building work is expected to start this autumn, with the homes being ready in late 2009.