After running a successful loan shark campaign last year, we were delighted to find out that we had secured a further £5K from the Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT).This is the maximum amount awarded and comes from convicted loan sharks who have had their assets seized under money laundering laws.This pot of funding joins the […]
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Cheltenham’s top knitters have a blast from the past
On 21 February 2019, the award winning Naughty Knitters went back in time to celebrate their creative achievements at a retro party. Held at our Wallace House Hub, the event had a special appearance from ‘The Poppy Sisters’ who sang a dazzling array of vintage songs from the 1930s to the 1970s. The party goers had […]
Tough stance taken on illegal sub-letting
A former Cheltenham Borough Homes (CBH) tenant has been fined nearly £500 for illegally sub-letting his flat.John Stevens, 55, formerly of Newton Road, had been a long time tenant of his flat, but moved out to live with his girlfriend and did not tell the landlord.At the same time, Mr. Stevens rented the flat out […]
Get ready to chill out with CBHnews!
Read all about it! Take a sneak peek at the latest copy of CBHnews 2018/19! This Winter edition is jam packed full of good news stories including; a chance for those who complete our survey to win £50 shopping vouchers, Cheltenham’s budding entrepreneurs share their outstanding ideas at our very own version of the Dragons Den […]
Our Housing Options Team are moving to a new office
This weekend our Housing Options Team will be moving from their current office at Cheltenham First Stop on the High Street to the Cheltenham Borough Council’s Municipal Offices on the Promenade. They will be based at their new location from Monday 14 January 2019 and there’ll be no change to the work they do. If you would like to get in contact with […]
“Thank you!” – Blown away by your support for Christmas Giving Appeal
Once again our colleagues, tenants and partners have shown their amazing generosity to support those less fortunate this Christmas.As part of our annual Christmas Giving Appeal, we supported CCP’s Hamper Scamper and our Help2 scheme which provides support to tenants who find themselves in unexpected financial hardship.This year our aim was to bring in as many donations as […]
Local residents share off the scale ideas
On Thursday 13 December 2018, 15 local residents including 12 CBH tenants attended our very own version of the Dragons Den to pitch their business ideas.This inspiring event was organised to mark the fantastic achievements of those who had completed the six week business start-up training programme (STRIVE) run by Enterprise CUBE.Held at the Holiday Inn Express in Cheltenham, the […]
It’s a Van-Tastic campaign!
Back in July, we were delighted to find out that we had secured £5K from the Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) after running a successful loan shark campaign last year.This pot of funding joins the £3K national prize money that we won from IMLT’s Stop Loan Sharks Project for the fantastic awareness raising scheme that we delivered using #cheltenhamsaysnoSince then […]
Christmas Giving Appeal launches!
Cheltenham Borough Homes (CBH) is looking for residents and businesses to make a donation to some of the most disadvantaged children, young people, families and vulnerable adults this Christmas.Christmas is a special time of year for a lot of people, but not everyone. The expense and expectation can place a real strain on any family, […]
AGM recap – Exciting times ahead for CBH
At last night’s AGM at Hester’s Way Community Resource Centre, board members pointed to exciting opportunities ahead for Cheltenham Borough Homes (CBH).Attendees included CBH’s executive team, Cheltenham Borough Council‘s cabinet member for housing Cllr Peter Jeffries and leader of the council Cllr Steve Jordan.Cllr Jordan thanked CBH and the board for all the hard work to date and […]