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Job and Volunteering Fair
We are holding a job and volunteering fair on Thursday, 12 September from 12.30 to 3 pm at the Calton Heritage and Learning Centre, London Road, Calton.It is a Jobs and Volunteering Fair with a Difference. A key highlight will be a Jobs and Volunteering Board with actual opportunities for people to apply for. Read more
28 Years Later - Thank You!
Earlier this summer Thenue announced the pending retiral of Beth Reilly, Head of Property Services, who had been with us for 28 years. Attending her very last meeting of the Board of Management, Beth was presented with an oil painting depicting a scene from Colonsay, a place where Beth and her family have spent many a happy summer holiday. Read more
Read our Allocation Policy Review Report
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 requires social landlords to consult with the following stakeholders when they review their Allocation Policy:• Applicants on their housing list
• Their tenants
• Registered Tenant Organisations, and
• Such other persons as landlords see fit. Read more
Do you want to apply to us for housing?
Check out the Homeseekers section of our website. More information on this can be found by clicking on our leaflet here. Read more
Summer Newsletter
The summer newsletter is now available for you to read. You can find out about our recent customer conference, a tea dance for our 40th anniversary celebrations and the Great Get Together events that took place. You will also find our special seven page Cashpoint insert that contains lots of useful financial information. Please click on 'download file' below Read more
Tenancy Support – Avril is Here to Help
Avril McLaughlin is our Tenancy Support Officer at Thenue. Her role is to try and help people manage as best as they can in their homes and to feel part of their local community. Read more
Help us Shape our Community Regeneration Strategy
Our Community Regeneration Strategy is due for review. This document sets out our priorities for community projects for the next 3 years.We know that many of our residents are facing increasing challenges such as welfare reform, securing employment, living in the digital age, social isolation, lack of opportunities and health inequality. What is required is local action to tackle area inequality, create opportunities and improve communities.
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Free Health & Wellbeing Event - Thursday 13th June 2019
Come along to the Calton Heritage & Learning Centre on Thursday 13th June from 12pm to 2.30pm for an afternoon of health & wellbeing activities including a free healthy lunch, free massage, a motivational speaker and much more...
Making the Right Choice!
Our trail-blazing personal development course is proving a big hit with its participants.Choices for Change delivers opportunities to people to improve confidence, self-esteem and learn new skills.
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Do you know what our Service Standards are?
Our Service Standards set out our service commitments to our customers (for example how quickly we will respond to an enquiry etc.)They also recognise that the way we provide our services can be as important as the service itself. Read more
We are reviewing our Allocation Policy
We are reviewing our Allocation Policy. This policy sets out the rules for how we allocate available homes as fairly as possible. We have worked with our Tenant Scrutiny Panel to decide on a list of survey questions for customers to consider as part of this policy review consultation.Read more
Choices for Change Course - Sign up Now
We are now recruiting for our fourth Choices 4 Change Course which will start on 30th April in the Calton Heritage and Learning Centre.Read more
Community Bursaries
We are proud to announce details of our community bursaries, set up to mark our 40th birthday. The bursary is aimed at helping YOU in keeping with our proud track record of assisting our communities. Read more
Spring Newsletter
The spring newsletter is now available for you to read. You can read about our recent rent review, our community bursaries and much more... Read more
Rent Increase and Universal Credit Claimants
If you are in receipt of Universal Credit, you will be responsible for informing the DWP of your rent increase on the 1st of April.Read more
Factoring Matters - Newsletter for owners now available to read
You can read our newsletter created especially for factored owners - Factoring Matters by clicking on the download file button below Read more
Access our Services 24/7 - No Need to Wait for the Office to Open!
We reached our target of one third of our tenants using our Self Service App or Web Tenant Portal in December 2018! Read more
Calton Gardening Project: Making a Real Difference
Our “Calton Gardening Project” has resulted in a dramatic reclaiming of the local neighbourhood by residents. It has led to significant improvement in the physical appearance of the local area which has drawn much praise from local people.The project employs a community gardener to work directly on increasing the ability of residents to take responsibility for their environment. Meanwhile, tenants will now have received a copy of “Your Rent – Time to Have Your Say” - a special update inviting you to give your views on our rent proposals from April 2019.
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Join the Scottish Housing Regulator Board to help safeguard and promote tenants’ interests
Scottish Ministers are recruiting two new members to the Scottish Housing Regulator’s Board to replace members whose terms will end in March 2019. Read more
Free Handy-Person Service
Did you know that we offer a Handy-Person Service?If you are over the age of 65 years or have a medical condition which affects you on a daily basis, irrespective of your age, you can benefit from this FREE service! Find out more in our leaflet by clicking on the 'download document' link below. Read more
Membership vote for Board members for first time in a decade
Our members went to the polls at this September’s AGM to choose new members of the Board.It was the first time in TEN YEARS that demand for places on the Board outstripped the number of vacancies.
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New Carers Allowance Supplement
Carer’s Allowance Supplement is an extra payment to help carers in Scotland who get Carer’s Allowance.Eligible carers in Scotland are starting to receive the first payments from now.
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Volunteers’ Work Takes to the Stage
Talented women will have their work performed at the Tron Theatre Glasgowin September
A group of women from Glasgow’ East End are to have their creative writing showcased on stage in Glasgow. Read more
Twenty year wait is over as Castlemilk says hello to its new £1 million hall
It was a long time in coming but when it finally opened its doors this month, the new Netherholm Hall was well worth the wait.The Netherholm community in Castlemilk is now celebrating its long-awaited showpiece hall a brand new £1 million hub designed to bring the community together.
Campaigners fought tirelessly for nearly 20 years to create the community facility refusing to give up and never allowing setbacks to knock them off course.
In 2016 it was revealed the campaigners had successfully won funding of almost £1 million from the Big Lottery Fund Scotland.
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A Saintly Vision!
A STUNNING mural depicting the mother of Glasgow’s patron saint and whom Thenue Housing is named after has been revealed.This week we welcomed the unveiling of the mural not far from the city centre which shows St Thenue cradling and nursing her infant son.
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Summer Newsletter
The summer newsletter is now available for you to read. You can read about the £327,000 funding that we have received for projects, our latest housing development and more by clicking on the download document button Read more
£6.43m East End Homes Boost is Complete
We have unveiled a multi-million housing boost for Bridgeton this week. it marked a welcome return to the east end for Local Government and Housing Minister Kevin Stewart MSP who got the building work under way just over a year ago.Around half the families have now moved into the impressive £6.43 million development as we continue our drive to create much-needed new homes. More will receive their keys in the next few weeks. Read more
Blackhill Jobs Fair
In conjunction with Springburn and Shettleston JC+ offices we are holding a Jobs Fair at the Molendinar Community Centre, Blackhill on the 27th of June 2018.A range of employers have been invited to attend on the day.
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GDPR
By now, you will have received a letter from us containing a ‘Fair Processing Notice’, and you may be wondering what the “GDPR” is all about Read more
Spring Newsletter
The spring newsletter is now available for you to read.You can read about our new web portal, how we're making sure Thenue is well run and news for older residents by downloading the document below
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