Chorley Community Housing

The Baptist Church on Lee Street, Atherton has benefited from a recent makeover to its kitchen.  The makeover was courtesy of local housing association, Adactus who own Ambergate, the sheltered housing scheme adjacent to the church. The Association’s new home improvements team has been working at Ambergate carrying out kitchen and bathroom replacements over a period of three months.  During this time the Baptist Church had kindly allowed the Association’s staff to park a container and their vehicles at their …

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The new headquarters of Chorley Community Housing (CCH) are to be renamed Ann James House in memory of the Association’s founding chairwoman. CCH have taken the decision after finalising a deal to move from their current offices in Gillibrand Street to new premises in St Thomas’s Road, Chorley. Ann James was the Chair of CCH from its inception in 2007 until shortly before her death in 2010. CCH Director of Operations Richard Houghton said:  “The Board have decided that it …

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Adactus Housing Group have announced plans to build 65 new homes in Sefton in partnership with Sefton Council. The plans, which cover the next four years, represent an overall investment of almost £8m in new housing in the borough and includes £2m of grant from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). Paul Lees, Chief Executive of Adactus Housing Group, said: “We are delighted to be working with the Council in the provision of new affordable housing. The homes will be …

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A £1.5m development of flats for young homeless people in Lancaster has been completed by Adactus Housing Association. Mariners View consists of 11 self contained apartments and has been built by the Association in partnership with Lancaster City Council and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). The scheme is situated on Bridge Lane, Lancaster. The site was formerly occupied by garages. Coun Karen Leytham, Lancaster City Council’s Cabinet member with responsibility for housing, said: “This new provision of accommodation is …

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Adactus and Great Places have brought together local residents to form a steering group in Moss Side. The Moss Side Community Allotment Association, made up of five members, has taken on responsibility of two plots on the Bowes Street allotment site. The grand plan is to turn it into a vegetable growing hub for the Moss Side community. However, after visiting the plot after a summer of neglect there was a general feeling that they may have bitten off more …

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