Clarion Housing

Windows and communal doors have been completely replaced at Wenlock and Oswestry Court in the West Midlands. This included new handsets into each of the flats for the new intercom on the communal doors.

Comments from some of the residents that received these works:

"I am really happy with the work, they left it really tidy and I really recommend the people"

"All the appointments went smoothly, there was an issue with one of the windows but it was easily fixed."

"We have had great communication from Equans. All our appointments have been attended to on time and the team have been respectful and friendly."

Alongside Clarion, EQUANS staff have shown further support to Clarion Futures in the delivery of their Digital Inclusion sessions for residents.

Most recently, Social Value Officer, Richard Sanz, attended the latest Clarion Digital Inclusion session at Burnham-on-Crouch in Maldon this June, to help offer support to residents learning about the digital world.

During the session Richard provided advices and tips for daily tasks usually undertaken online whilst helping residents get online and up to speed with their digital devices.

This event is part of a wider initiative, providing supporting for Clarion Futures' digital inclusion workshops.

We'd like to make you aware of some changes to the site team delivering works within the South East & Eastern region.

Sadly, we've said goodbye to Resident Liaison Officers, Taryn Leigh and Karen Walker. We'd like to thank them for their efforts and wish them well as they leave the Clarion partnership.

With the departure of Taryn and Karen, we're now welcoming three new Resident Liaison Officers, Sue De Aston, Claudia Paton and Jim Swallow. Sue will be covering the Wisbech area, Claudia will cover March and Jim will cover Essex and Bishops Stortford.

Please join us in welcoming our new starters, Sue, Claudia and Jim. Their contact details can be found here.

Sue De Aston	Claudia Paton	Jim Swallow

The Equans team in Essex have returned to provide additional support for Essex based charity, Trust Links.

Further to helping getting a garden ready for a grand opening in May, Equans have returned to Basildon just weeks later to provide additional support to ensure the Growing Together project run by charity, Trust Links is a resounding success.

Equans staff returned to Trust Link's Community Mental Health Centre in Basildon in the later part of May to help install a new kitchen. Working in partnership with supply chain members, DCK Construction, Equans fitted the new kitchen just in time for the grand opening at the newly renovated garden.

Equans previously visited the charity's garden in Basildon to help carry out improvement works.

"It is such an amazing space, thanks so much for all the hard work and support." Trust Links Charity Representative

Equans volunteers recently provided support for a community garden project in Basildon for Essex based charity, Trust Links.

In May volunteers from Equans including Social Value Manager, Patrick Warren and Social Value Officer, Richard Sanz, came together to help provide support for a charity community project in Basildon, Essex called Growing Together.

The Growing Together project which is run by local charity, Trust Links, aims to provides a safe, welcoming and inclusive space for adults, improving mental health, physical health and wellbeing. Once gardens become available, members of the charity can enjoy a range of gardening activities and can also complete horticulture qualifications.

To get the garden ready for a grand opening and over the duration of an entire day, Equans volunteers carried out painting, planting and barrowing soil into a large flower bed.

Trust Links offer therapeutic gardening, recovering classes, social activities, employability support, training and environmental workshops for it's members. They work with around 4,000 people each year and specialise in mental health, wellbeing and the environment within Essex.

Thanks to a digital drop-in session delivered by Equans in May, residents in Essex now have a better understanding of the internet and how to easily use their digital devices.

Equans' Social Value Manager, Patrick Warren was joined by his colleagues including Social Value Officer, Richard Sanz, to help deliver a digital drop-in session for residents in Maldon, Essex. The session had the aim of providing a better understanding of the digital world and the internet for daily tasks for those they require a little help with today's technology.

Volunteers from Equans generously gave up their time to give advice and help residents understand how to do some everyday online tasks such as setting up email accounts, booking holidays as well as tips on using cameras and also little tricks to make navigating their digital devices a little easier.

Hawthorn Court has a fresh new look after works have been undertaken by the West Midlands Equans team.

All communal areas have been redecorated and new flooring has been laid.

Resident guidance is now available regarding caring for your kitchen - this includes advice and handy tips when it comes to looking after your newly refurbished kitchen.

Please click here to read Kitchen Unit Care or Kitchen Worktop Care - both can also be found within our Document Library.

A fresh batch of Equans volunteers take over to bring redecoration works at the Organ Hall community centre in Hertfordshire to an end, bringing new life into the centre.

After initially preparing the walls for new paint, works began within the main hall and storage area and a new group of volunteers took over in the latter part of the week to finish painting the centre.

Equans' Social Value Manager, Patrick Warren who organised this initiative commented: "It was a real pleasure carrying out the works on this hall as it offers a wide range of activities for the local community. Thank you AkzoNobel for their generous paint donation to support the project and a big thank you to all our volunteers for their hard work throughout the week!"

A community hall in Hertfordshire has been given a fresh new lick of paint this month thanks to volunteers from Equans.

In March, works started at the Organ Hall community centre in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, where volunteers from Equans are spending the week preparing and painting the main hall and storage area to give the community a nice space to enjoy for various events.

This activity was organised and co-ordinated by Social Value Manager, Patrick Warren as part of our social value commitments to Clarion Housing Group.