Here's what's happening at Bernicia and in our communities.
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To mark the first ASB Awareness Week, Our housing officer (anti-social behaviour), Nigel Dowd, has shared his experiences of working on the ASB team and the importance of the partnership working that helps to create safer communities for our tenants. “It’s often commented on by colleagues, tenants (both complainant and…
Staff nominated by their colleagues for all they contribute to Bernicia are in the spotlight in our staff excellence awards. Supporting tenants during the pandemic, ensuring frontline services are maintained, welfare calls to tenants in our retirement housing, positivity in helping colleagues during the challenges of remote working – just…
Bernicia has won a national award in recognition of our work to tackle loan sharks targeting tenants and communities. We were honoured by the England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) as part of its initiatives raising awareness of loan sharks in the North East and making communities safer. The IMLT…
Bernicia has moved to further strengthen its senior leadership team with the appointment of highly experienced finance professional Caroline Wallace. Caroline takes up the newly created post of director of finance this month. She joins from travel agent Hays Travel, the acclaimed national firm with Sunderland roots, where she headed…
“I don’t need to put the lottery on this weekend, I’ve already won it.” Pat Bibby and her husband Paul were handed the keys to their brand new bungalow in Ellington, Northumberland, today – and they couldn’t be happier. Our housing officer Donna Audsley was there to help them fill…
An initiative to bring a splash of summer colour to Bernicia housing estates and retirement properties will also help employment opportunities flower. Bernicia’s estates services team has launched the scheme focusing on creating and planting flower beds across the North East to create gateways into housing estates. Colourful hanging baskets…
Complete the Ashington Investment Plan survey here. A new partnership is aiming to bring transformative change to Ashington – and is seeking the public’s views to help do it. Made up of business, public sector and community leaders – the Ashington Town Board will develop an ambitious investment plan…
I’d like to reassure all tenants about our pledge to you as the Government lifts more pandemic lockdown rules. From June 1st, rules preventing landlords from enforcing eviction notices will be lifted. Bernicia is a not-for-profit landlord, and we are committed to keeping people in their homes, working with tenants…
Four years of hard work has paid off for Bernicia apprentice Lewis Yates who is now a fully qualified electrician. The 22-year-old has just passed his final exams after years of hands-on learning under the guidance of experienced electricians and in the classroom at Newcastle College. He’s looking forward to…
Couple Rebecca Turner and Kieran Hakin are settling into their new Bernicia home as they plan for the biggest day of their lives. Rebecca is expecting their first baby in October and their new build two-bedroom house at Wayside Point in Ellington, Northumberland, is the perfect place to welcome home…
We’re among the latest social housing organisations to sign up to support the development of HACT’s social value roadmap. The social value roadmap was launched in September 2020. It was developed by the UK Social Value in Housing Taskforce, comprising 17 organisations including leading social housing organisations, the Regulator for Social Housing…
The results of Bernicia’s biggest ever tenant’s survey are in. At the end of last year, we asked tenants to share their views on the services we currently provide and how they are delivered. We had a fantastic response to the Your Say, Services Your Way campaign, with 2,700 surveys completed.
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