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Integrate lands £37m

Integrate, a development consortium of which United Welsh is a part, has been awarded in excess of £37m to develop new affordable housing for the people of Wales.


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Launched in style

 

‘Homes within Reach’ has been officially launched at a high profile event in Cardiff. The scheme will provide much needed help to first-time buyers across Wales who currently can't afford to buy a home on the open market.


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50yrs in a United Welsh house!

 

In 1957 Mrs Lloyd moved onto Rectory Road,

Swyfydd. The 96 year old grand-mother of seven and

great grand-mother of five has seen a great deal change

over the past 50yrs.


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Regeneration in Action
Regeneration in action
The community of Forgeside near Blaenavon has benefited from grants of nearly £900K from the Welsh Assembly Government. The money has been used to refurbish 60 properties and build 5 new houses.

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Penhros

More quality housing for Caerphilly

Councillors and officials from Caerphilly County Borough Council have inspected the latest phase of quality new housing to be delivered by United Welsh. The properties at Pen Rhos are the first phase of a larger development that will see more affordable housing provided for the people of Caerphilly.

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Gala Dinner presentation

United Welsh Scoops Top Housing Award

United Welsh has been acknowledged for its impressive work on increasing environmental sustainability. At a high profile event in the Celtic Manor Resort, we were rewarded for our environmentally friendly approach to housing development, community regeneration, and employee commitment to all things ‘green’.

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John Skipper

United Welsh mourns the loss of long serving Board Member 

John Skipper, who died suddenly on Saturday 17th November, had been a Board Member at United Welsh since its independence in 1989 until he retired from the Board at this year’s AGM in July.

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New Resource base for learning difficulties

New resource base for learning difficulties 

Cllr Harry Andrews, Leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council, has officially opened a new state-of-the-art resource centre in Wyllie near Blackwood. The centre will provide a base from which people with learning disabilities can access community-based activities. 

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State of the art bungalow is a taste of things to come

State of the art bungalow is a taste of things to come! 

Trish Law AM and Dai Davies MP have officially opened a state-of-the-art supported housing bungalow in Blaina. The bungalow will provide accommodation for individuals with learning disabilities and has been built specifically to meet the needs of the new occupants.

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Event is a huge success!

Event is a huge success! 

Tenants have labelled United Welsh’s annual event a great success. Held at the Village Hotel in Cardiff on 19th July, over 170 tenants turned out to find out more about United Welsh and have some fun!

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Wales Audit Office Logo

United Welsh delivers for tenants

United Welsh is delivering good quality services for its 3,600 tenants, according to an inspection report published today by the Auditor General for Wales. The housing association demonstrated a range of strong capabilities and examples of good practice in the provision of housing services for its tenants.

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Clos Penallta

Innovative and affordable

United Welsh has begun work on a new housing development with a difference. The first of its kind in Wales, this innovative development involves the construction of modular style homes under the controlled conditions of a factory. Most importantly of all, the houses are being built specifically to help first-time buyers.

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Race for Life 2007

Team United Welsh ‘Race for Life’ in Memory of Sue

On Sunday 3rd June almost every female employee from United Welsh put on their running shoes to ‘Race for Life’ and raise money for cancer research and to remember Sue Phillips, a work colleague who sadly passed away in September 2006.

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Jeff Cuthbert opens our new scheme

A Tailor-Made Approach

Jeff Cuthbert (AM) has officially opened two state-of-the-art supported housing bungalows in Ystrad Mynach. The bungalows will provide accommodation for individuals with learning disabilities and have been built specifically to meet the needs of the new occupants.

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Fresh start

Housing for a Fresh Start 

A new housing development in Bridgend, South Wales, has opened its doors to support vulnerable people. The building will provide supported accommodation to people who have turned their backs on substance misuse and made a firm commitment to stay drug free

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Mrs Hart at the Integrate conferenceIntegrate supply chain - 1st of its kind in Wales

At a conference held in Cardiff on 28th February, Assembly Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration, Edwina Hart, launched the Integrate supply chain. The first of its kind in Wales, the supply chain is a huge step forward in the delivery of better quality housing services for the people of Wales.

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Tenants enjoy new kitchensTenants enjoy new kitchens

Work is well underway to fit brand new kitchens in many United Welsh properties across south Wales. Over the next few years the housing association will invest over £3 million improving the standard of kitchens in many of its properties.

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Raising money for a happy Christmas 'Home and Away'Children at the orphanage

This year United Welsh has responded to two requests for help in making Christmas a bit more special for children both in Wales and abroad. A number of fund raising activities have been organised for Rhymney Women’s Aid and the ‘Leaves of Hope’ appeal in Belarus. The money will contribute towards gifts for children living in either a refuge or orphanage over Christmas ‘Home and Away’.

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Mrs Michael100 years old and £1000 richer!

A double celebration is underway this year for a United Welsh tenant who turned 100yrs on August 1st and then scooped the top prize of £1000 through the United Welsh loyalty scheme a few months later.

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Integrate training awardIntegrate trained on success

The ‘Integrate’ consortium, of which United Welsh is a member, have been recognised at the prestigious UK Housing awards that were held in London on 9th November 2006.

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Wear it PinkGoing pink for Breast Cancer Care

Pink fashion was the order of the day on 27th October as employees from United Welsh turned up for work in support of Breast Cancer Care.

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Peter LaingNew chair of the board

United Welsh has appointed Peter Laing as the new Chair of the Board. Peter will take over from Phillip Westwood who had completed four years in post and felt that it was time to stand down.

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United Welsh team‘Pitch in for charity’

On Friday 8th September employees from United Welsh took to the fairways of the West Monmouthshire Golf Club in support of Blaenau Gwent CBC ‘Mayor’s charity golf tournament’. The event raised over £3,000, money that will be split between two very worthy causes.

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Van community fun dayVan Community Centre Fun Day

On Saturday 22nd July the Van Communities First Partnership held it’s annual ‘Funday’. The event was officially opened by Jeff Cuthbert (AM) who praised the work of the Communities First Partnership and in particular the efforts of Elaine Griffiths who does so much for the Van Community Centre.

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United Welsh Annual Conference FlyerUnited Welsh Annual Conference

On Thursday 13th July 2006 United Welsh held its first annual conference at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. The event was attended by some very high profile speakers and focused on the issue of cross-sector partnership working.

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Surfing for beginners Surfing the web

United Welsh have launched a new scheme to get more of its older residents on-line and surfing the Internet.

The scheme called ‘Active On-line’ has been set up to respond to concerns that many older people in Wales are being left-behind by new technology.

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Team United Welsh 'Race for Life' Team United Welsh

On Sunday 4th June almost every female employee from United Welsh put on their running shoes to ‘Race for Life’ and raise money for cancer research.

The team raised over £3,000 for the fundraising event, money that will go towards cancer research

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More affordable housing planned for Caerphilly

Caerphilly will have 48 new affordable homes by 2008 following a major land purchase by United Welsh.

United Welsh as bought three acres of wasteland at Pen Rhos, at the top of Nantgarw Hill, which was formerly used for tipping colliery spoil, with a £4.25 million social housing grant from the Welsh Assembly Government.

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Caerphilly Tigers kick start new team

Caerphilly’s aspiring young female rugby players now have their own team to join following sponsorship from local housing association United Welsh.  Caerphilly Tigers

Caerphilly and Cardiff-based United Welsh has sponsored the first Under-14s side of the Caerphilly Tigers, the female rugby teams based at Caerphilly RFC who are affiliated with the Welsh Women’s Rugby Union and play teams all over south Wales.

Funds have provided the team kit as well as equipment including balls, cones and tag tails.  The sponsorship has also paid for brand new shirts, socks and shorts for the Tigers’ Under-17s team as well as rugby coach training.

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United Welsh makes a difference with pupils

United Welsh has teamed up with pupils fromChildrens working on the Make a Difference scheme Hengoed Primary School to make a difference to the environment on national Make a Difference Day.

Seventeen children aged between six and 11 spent the day (8 November) picking up the litter from their school grounds and playing fields equipped with litter-grabbers provided by United Welsh and joined by the organisation’s community services team.

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DIY Homebuy Scheme gets first-time buyers onto the property ladder

First time buyers in Blaenau Gwent are being given a helping hand up the property ladder thanks to a new £150,000 scheme run by United Welsh.

The DIY Homebuy Option will lend first-time buyers up to 30 per cent of the cost of their home on a first-come-first-served basis on property purchases completed by mid March 2006. This means, once they have found the home they want to buy, purchasers only have to fund 70 per cent of the sale price through either a mortgage or mortgage and deposit combined.

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United Welsh launches specialist 55+ Team Living Plus Team

United Welsh has launched a specialist team to develop a range of housing solutions for the over-55s in response to increasing and changing demand.

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Great place to work 2005 United Welsh named 4th Best Workplace in UK 2005

United Welsh housing association has been named among the five best places to work in the UK in the Financial Times 2005 ‘Best Workplaces’ Special Report for the second consecutive year.

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Edwina Hart at the opening of Oak House

Minister opens state-of-the-art homeless facility

United Welsh, one of Wales’ leading housing associations, is celebrating the completion of a brand new state-of -the-art hostel for the homeless, which will provide temporary accommodation for up to twenty residents at any one time.

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Trying out the virtual tours facility

UWHA launches Virtual Tour of Sheltered Housing Developments

Anyone facing the difficult decision of whether or not to move into sheltered accommodation is now able to take a tour of their potential new home without having to leave their own front room.

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Celebrations - UWHA in UK's top 5 Best Places to Work

United Welsh Housing Association in UK’s Top 5 Best Places to Work

United Welsh housing association has been named the fifth best place to work in the UK in the Financial Times 2004 ‘Best Workplaces’ Special Report published today (Wednesday 28th April 2004).

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Cardiff office opens UWHA responds to the needs of Cardiff tenants

United Welsh Housing Association has responded to the needs of its tenants with the opening of a new office in Cardiff.

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