Ahead of Rural Housing Week, Broadacres was delighted to welcome Maggie Galliers, Chair of the National Housing Federation (NHF), to North Yorkshire to view several of our new and existing developments/schemes.
Maggie, along with NHF External Affairs Manager Patrick Merton-Jones, was accompanied by Broadacres Chief Executive Claire Townson, Director of Development and Investment Michael Jones and Senior Independent Board Director Tim Payne.
The tour started at The Hatchery, our 88-home affordable housing scheme in Blind Lane, Aiskew, near Bedale, which consists of one, two, three and four-bedroom homes for social rent and shared ownership.
From there, we went to Leeming Bar, where we were pleased to show Maggie and Patrick 17 homes from the 1950’s which have been brought up to EPC A rating through a variety of retrofit measures, including new roofs with integrated solar PV.
Northallerton was our next stop, where we were given a tour of our Rivendale extra care scheme by Manager Judy Beardsmore, including meeting one of the residents living at the scheme.
And we were also pleased to show Maggie and Patrick Welbank House, our newest affordable housing scheme, also in Northallerton, which has provided 12 apartments for people aged 55 and over.
Maggie Galliers, Chair of the National Housing Federation, said:
“It was an absolute pleasure to come and understand a lot more about the services Broadacres provide and see some of the wonderful work they are doing in what can be a challenging setting in rural communities.
“Broadacres social purpose shines out and their multiplicity of services is clearly meeting the needs of a range of people with precise thought and planning given to how they can move on through their housing lives.”
Claire Townson, Chief Executive of Broadacres, said:
“We were delighted to host Maggie and Patrick ahead of Rural Housing Week so they could view the work we are doing to make homes affordable and more energy efficient for people living in our rural communities.
“Building a better future for rural communities is the theme of this year’s event and we are very proud of the part we are playing to help people remain in the communities where they work and have family ties, while supporting local services, resilience and long-term economic growth.”
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