Here's what's happening at Bernicia and in our communities.
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It just doesn’t get any better – a Christmas get together for residents of our age-exclusive living locations! The Grand Hotel Gosforth Park was the venue for the festive event attended by around 250 residents and our Bernicia Living team.
As Bernicia puts the final pieces of our next corporate strategy in place, we are expanding and strengthening our executive team with the appointment of Jenny Allinson as Executive Director of Communities. ‘Supporting Opportunity’ in the North East is the key aim of our next corporate strategy 2026-31. With a…
We had a fantastic event at Northumbria Lodge, bringing residents and our Bernicia team together to talk about safety, improvements and building a stronger community. A huge thank you to all the Northumbria Lodge residents who came along and shared their views! What we talked about? We launched a new…
At Bernicia, we’re pledging our support to National Hate Crime Awareness Week and its message that everyone has the right to live their lives without fear or intimidation because of who they are. We have a dedicated team of housing professionals who work across local communities,…
It’s a warm welcome from everyone at Bernicia to our new apprentices who have just taken their first steps into employment with us. Bernicia’s Chief Executive John Johnston was there to meet the nine youngsters and introduce them to the business as part of a week-long induction. The induction gives…
The UK Government is testing the national emergency alerts system this weekend on Sunday 7 September 2025 at 3pm. It’s a test to confirm that the system is working, to keep people safe in future major emergencies. For people in an abusive relationship, the alert could unintentionally put domestic abuse…
sidents at Keir Hardie Court recently welcomed a special visit from Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service. Prevention Support Officer, Kirsty Baird, joined residents to talk about how to stay safe at home and what to do in the event of a fire. Fire safety talk at Keir Hardie Court The…
Bernicia is backing the National Housing Federation’s Starts at Home campaign urging the Government to commit more funding to help people with individual needs live independently in communities. From left to right, Chris (Service lead), Erica (tenant), Kay (support worker). Erica’s cookery lessons at the…
At Bernicia, we want to help you feel secure about your future. That’s why we recently hosted two sessions with Citizens Advice to talk about something important: a Lasting Power of Attorney (or LPA for short). One of the Lasting Power of Attorney sessions An LPA is a legal form…
Bernicia is partnering with our friends at RE:GEN, investing more than £5m into upgrading hundreds of our homes across North Northumberland and Houghton-le-Spring – part of our on-going commitment to provide properties people are proud to call home. Work is underway in Northumberland delivered by our contractor RE:GEN in…
Bernicia has invested more than £35m in building 208 new homes in the last year, constructing some of our most energy efficient properties ever to help meet our promise of investing in homes and communities. Bernicia is also committed to building over 200 more homes across the region in this…
We’re asking our tenants to help us to continue improving the services we provide, by completing a short survey which should take no more than 15 minutes to complete. But what’s it all about, we ask about individual experiences in relation to day to day services for repairs…
