Press releases

If you have a press inquiry, please contact Dawn Mimnagh on 01767 685847 or email:dawn.mimnagh@grandunionhousing.co.uk

February 2010 - New Scheme to support older people in South Northants
Northamptonshire-based social housing provider, South Northants Homes (SNH), in partnership with Supporting People and Northamptonshire County Council, has launched an innovative scheme aimed at supporting older people living in rural areas.

December 2009 - South Northants Homes’ offices open in style!
Northamptonshire-based social housing provider South Northants Homes (SNH) officially opened its brand new offices on Friday 27 November, with a visit from Lord Heseltine and other distinguished guests.

November 2009 - Lord Heseltine to officially open the new offices of South Northants Homes
The Right Honourable The Lord Heseltine CH PC has accepted an invitation from Northamptonshire-based social housing provider, South Northants Homes (SNH), to officially open its new offices at Wood Burcote House, Towcester on Friday 27 November 2009.

November 2009 - Silver surfers star on TV!
Silver surfers in South Northamptonshire were stars for a day when the regional news television crew called in on their computer training session.

July 2009 - South Northants Homes comes home
Northamptonshire-based social housing provider, South Northants Homes (SNH), has relocated to offices at Wood Burcote House, Burcote Road, in Towcester.

July 2009 - South Northants Homes is on the move!
Northamptonshire based social housing provider, South Northants Homes (SNH), is moving into new offices at Wood Burcote House, Towcester on Tuesday 28 July 2009.

July 2009 - SNH thank tenants for getting their hands dirty!
Tenants of Northamptonshire-based social housing provider, South Northants Homes (SNH), were delighted to be presented with a bouquet of flowers, as a ‘thank you’ for renovating an overgrown patch of weeds and grass on their estate.

July 2009 - Fresh veg on the school menu thanks to SNH!
Stoke Bruerne Primary School can now enjoy freshly grown vegetables in their very own vegetable garden, thanks to Northamptonshire-based social housing provider South Northants Homes (SNH).

June 2009 - LYRIX Academy comes to Towcester!
Young people in Towcester had the chance to give their opinions on living in the town and show off their DJ and MC skills – thanks to a LYRIX Academy evening at the Vision Café in Towcester.

May 2009 - Silver Surfer event makes waves!
Retirement tenants in South Northants are now ‘Silver Surfers’ – thanks to Roade School Sports College and social housing provider South Northants Homes.

May 2009 - SNH celebrates Silver Surfers Day
Retirement tenants of Northamptonshire-based social housing provider, South Northants Homes (SNH), get to go cyber surfing this Friday – as part of a national scheme to get older people using the World Wide Web.

March 2009 - SNH celebrates its first birthday with St Patrick!
Northamptonshire-based social housing provider, South Northants Homes (SNH), celebrated its first year in operation on 17 March 2009. The new housing association was formed 12 months ago, following the transfer of 2,900 homes from South Northamptonshire Council to South Northants Homes.

March 2009 - SNH get their hands dirty!
Northamptonshire-based social housing provider, South Northants Homes (SNH), got their hands dirty last Friday and built a brand new vegetable garden for a local school!

March 2009 - SNH is relieved by Red Nose Day success
Northamptonshire-based housing association, South Northants Homes (SNH), has raised an impressive £385.26 for Comic Relief and other local projects! A further £72 had already been donated to Comic Relief through staff purchases of red noses and car magnets.

December 2008 - Santa Claus is coming to Towcester – thanks to SNH and the Towcester Centurions!
South Northants Homes (SNH), in partnership with South Northamptonshire Council and Specialist Fleet Services, has refurbished the Towcester Centurions’ (affiliated to the Round Table) Santa’s sleigh.

December 2008 - South Northants Homes rolls out a new winter works programme
Northamptonshire-based housing association, South Northants Homes (SNH), has implemented a winter grounds maintenance programme. The intention is to achieve a high visual impact and instil a sense of pride among customers and the wider community.

August 2008 - South Northants Homes Major Works Programme is Underway
In order to meet and improve upon the Decent Homes Standard, South Northants Homes are committed to spending a total of £46 million on modernisation, improvements, and the provision of day to day repairs, empty properties and cyclical maintenance programmes in the first five years following the transfer of the housing stock from South Northants Council.

July 2008 - Grand Union refurbishes landmark Rushden hotel
Leading east of England social housing provider, Grand Union Housing Group (GUHG), has refurbished the historic Rilton Hotel in the town centre of Rushden in East Northamptonshire. GUHG developed this scheme for its subsidiary organisation Aragon Housing Association.

July 2008 - Grand Union provides accessible web service to tenants
Grand Union Housing Group, a leading social housing provider in the east of England, believes in providing accessible services not just to our tenants, but also to the wider community. To this end, we have recently installed Browsealoud software to speech enable our websites.

June 2008 - South Northants Homes appoints first handyperson
On Monday 12 May 2008, South Northants Homes (SNH) were pleased to welcome Geoff Rooke as their first ‘handyperson’ within the housing association.

March 2008 - South Northants Homes is launched
We are delighted to announce the transfer of 2,900 homes from South Northamptonshire Council to South Northants Homes, which took place on Monday 17 March 2008.

For more information please contact:

Dawn Mimnagh
PR and Marketing
Co-ordinator
Grand Union Housing Group

Tel: 01767 685847
Fax: 01767 685801
Email: dawn.mimnagh@
grandunionhousing.co.uk