Fantastic to welcome @mtpennycook to @lb_southwark for the Housing Design Awards at the amazing Appleby Blue, who also got the Winner of Winners award this evening! Congratulations to @UnitedStSaviour for this wonderful almshouse for our older residents. We are full of pride!
Delighted to visit the wonderful Appleby Blue Almshouse yesterday evening to present the winning prize in this year’s Housing Design Awards.
This government is as ambitious about quality and design as it is about boosting housing supply.
Lovely session with residents of Appleby Blue #Bermondsey#se16 introducing a new intergenerational art project by showing them some wonderful Year 5 @boutchercofe paintings. This is the next stage of my ongoing Boutcher Primary art residency, part funded by @UnitedStSaviour
Appleby Blue is featured as a case study in the APPG Inquiry report as an example of a housing provider demonstrating a willingness and appetite to create a new generation of sheltered housing that provides aspirational housing options for people in later life.
@HLINComms
This latest @HomesEngland report supports findings from Bayes (2023), The Smiths Institute (2022), and Housing Lin (2021), all of which highlight #almshouses as providing not just housing but a supportive community of good neighbours.
And now delighted to post that following her presentation at last month's @HLINComms #HAPPIhour, @alison_pooley's guest #HLINblog on the @DunhillMedical funded #Almshouse Resilient Communities (ARC) for the Future project is out today 👇
https://t.co/vePAgvH160
Discover key findings from the #Almshouse Resilient Communities (ARC) for the Future project, funded by @DunhillMedical, as Dr Alison Pooley, Associate Professor at the University of Suffolk and Co-Investigator shares their newly created Knowledge Hub!
👉https://t.co/NbWXzBiS2E
Many congratulations. And thanks for joining recent launch of Lord Best’s #APPG on #Housing with #Care for #OlderPeople inquiry report on Regeneration of Outdated #ShelteredHousing.
Look forward to work with @LGAWellbeing to implement nationally & locally https://t.co/Sf8a1Pclo8
Fantastic Akwasidae festival at Camberwell Green - so great to see so many people enjoying & celebrating the rich Ghanaian culture & heritage.
There was lots of tasty Ghanaian Jollof rice on offer but I’ve got my supply of Waakye 😋 😋
Thank you to all the organisers 🙌🏾🇬🇭🙌🏾
Excited to announce that Appleby Blue is shortlisted in the 'Best Supported Housing Development – Urban' category at the Inside Housing Development Awards! Proud to be recognised for delivering quality and sustainability in UK housing. #InsideHousingAwards#ApplebyBlue
Following @AngelaRayner's announcement addressing the #affordablehousing housing crisis, we hope the planning review of small-scale development opportunities enables #almshouse charities to provide additional much-needed homes and communities that will be available in perpetuity.
Baking, learning, and fun at Appleby Blue! 🍪🌱 We hosted St James Church of England Primary School for a special day with @schoolfoodmatters. The kids loved baking scones and exploring our rooftop garden! Huge thanks to our residents for their warm welcome. #schoolfoodmatters
Calling all community champions! Our partners @ClearCommunityWeb are hiring a Volunteer Coordinator & Administrator. Want to make a difference in South London? Check out this amazing opportunity!
https://t.co/1shng1PnnM
#volunteer#community#southlondon#jobopportunity
Are you a charity or housing provider aiming to create supportive, resilient housing for older adults? The Almshouse Toolkit by @UCL we've developed with six other almshouse charity partners and the University of Suffolk is a must-read guide.
https://t.co/BMBF3LP7cU