Together with Tenants
December News
Christmas / Winter Card Competition
In December the Housing Team sifted through hundreds of entries for the Christmas / Winter Card Competition. There were 2 categories for school children ages 4-7 and 8-11 with the brief being to design your perfect home setting.
The 2 winners were Mia and Frances who both attend Firthmoor School. They were rewarded with Children’s Hamper filled with Chocolates, games and toys.
Darlington Community Grocery Store
The Housing Team were invited along to the pre-opening of Darlington Community Grocery Store in December. With access to five shops a week, you can buy food for your whole family from just £5 a shop. There are a number of services that will also be on hand to offer support via Edge Centre Darlington
The size of shop you do in store:
Standard shop (12 items) ……… £5.00
Medium shop (18 items) ………. £7.50
Large shop (24 items) …………. £10.00
Extra-large shop (30 items) …. £12.50
You can choose from a wide variety of items across fruit & veg, shelf, chilled, frozen and bakery.
To find out more visit:
communitygrocery.org.uk/darlington
Christmas at Darlington Borough Council
Throughout December the Housing Team celebrated Christmas with the Tenants of Darlington.
From Christmas Card Competitions to Carol Singing to festive fun for everyone!
Thank you to all those involved, and we look forward to seeing everyone in the new year.
Prize Draw
In November we launched a Prize Draw for those Tenants who had their Gas and Electrical Service completed in November / December. Cynthia Kitching was successful from the November Prize Draw she was given a hamper. Keep your eyes peeled for the final draw which will take place on 6th January 2025.
Silent Santa Appeal
The Housing Services met with Councillor Lee to receive the toy donations from 0800 Repair supporting our commitment to social value to improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area.
We want to thank 0800 Repair for their kind donation which make such a difference to those children who will need it most.
Rent Consultations
The Rent Consultations took place throughout the beginning of December at various locations across the town. The Housing Income Team were on hand to discuss any queries regarding the proposed Rent changes as well as supporting Tenants by conducting benefits checks to ensure our Tenants were receiving all the benefits they are entitled to. Text messages were sent out to all tenants with a link for a survey so we could hear their views.
Neasham Road New Council Housing Phase 1B
In December we were pleased to announce that phase 1B of our new build homes on Butterfield Drive (Neasham Rd) are nearing completion. Phase 1B included a total of 8 x 3-bedroom homes.
Further phases and homes will be released throughout 2024/2025 so if you are not successful this time, please keep checking our webpage and social media for future phase releases.