Weekly Engagement Update

At CGA, we listen to your views and act on them. This week saw our Environmental Services and Engagement teams working together to address dog fouling issues in Ingol Dip - tenants had told us about the problem, so we've installed two more bins which should help 🐕. We also got together with Let's Grow Preston who organised a fabulous family fun day for half-term at The Hub on Grange Park, with lots of activities on offer for children 💐. Our men's group met on Thursday for a session on mental health - thanks to Adam from The Haven - Central Lancashire for his input 🧠. Engagement have rounded off the week with a pop-up in Deepdale, talking and listening to tenants and sharing involvement opps 🤝. Happy Friday!

It's been another busy week in the world of Community Engagement here at CGA!

🤝 We held two of our Gateway2You sessions, in Brookfield and the city centre/ Deepdale, bringing our teams to you. The team was also out and about in the St Matthew’s area, chatting to tenants about involvement opportunities and listening to their views. SHAPE Lancashire Lancashire held a games afternoon for older tenants at Almelo House, which got quite competitive 🃏

🍳 Sharon dropped in to visit tenants who were enjoying the breakfast club at Farri Park community centre before attending the third men’s support session at Intact Centre, participants were getting help and advice on food and cooking 🍽️

We have loads of ways for our tenants to #GetInvolved – drop us an email on get.involved@communitygateway.co.uk, we’d 💜 to hear from you!

Check out what our Engagement team has been focusing on this week 👇🏼

⛪ Taking our services into the community - Gateway2You at Ingol Methodist Church, giving tenants easy access to our teams.

🗣 Popping up in Fishwick - talking to tenants about ways to #getinvolved

🐶 Dropping off prizes to the children at Ashton Primary School who designed great posters for our dog fouling day of action!

We’ve seen some great levels of engagement with our tenants this week as they took part in a range of activities, getting advice and support as well as giving us their feedback and suggestions on the way we do things.

🗣️ Tenant Talk group – lovely to see some new faces joining us to review and advise us on the way we communicate

❄️ Our third Winter Warmer session – offering advice on saving money, cooking in an air-fryer and more.

👨 The first session of a series for men who may be feeling isolated – getting advice on energy efficiency and going home with a free slow cooker and heated seat cover.

🤝 Gateway2You at Ribbleton Family Hub – our Engagement team was joined by colleagues from Service Transformation and Allocations, offering help and advice where it’s needed, in the heart of our communities. Look out for a session coming to your area soon.

👮 Plungington Day of Action – out in the community with Preston Police as part of #NeighbourhoodPolicingWeek, along with members of our Tenancy Services team. Our new van awning giving shelter as people joined us for a brew!

🧶 Eddie dropped in for a chat at the sewing group at The Hub on Grange Park.

Our teams are back in the swing of things this week - and there's been lots going on! The Engagement team have called in to see tenants taking part in chair-based exercise and painting sessions at the Hub at St Bernard's and Ingol Library, Age Concern Central Lancashire's Dementia Cafe at The Courtyards, and The Glees club's belated Christmas celebration at Moor Nook Community Centre, where members enjoyed pies, cake and bingo! The team also carried out a pop-up session in the Slade Street and Bow Lane areas of the city centre, listening to tenants' views and letting them know about upcoming involvement opportunities. Beanstalk Food and Cookery held another really popular airfryer cookery session for solo cooks, who enjoyed learning to make pizza toast. Our Environmental Services team took advantage of the decent weather to renew bark chips in the communal areas across Grange - looks great!

🎆 A very happy new year from our Engagement team, who've wasted no time getting out and about in our communities! They kicked off 2024 with a community pop-up to connect with our Blackpool tenants 🎡, dropped into Brookhaven for a chat with residents enjoying their regular coffee morning ☕, swung by Farringdon Park for a check on the area and tenants and called in to see how our Moor Nook allotments are looking after the Christmas break 🥔🥕