Weekly Engagement Update

This week our Engagement Officers have been out and about in the Holme Slack area, chatting to tenants about our upcoming Annual General Meeting on 7th September as well as other ways to get involved.

We held the final session of our School Uniform Store on Thursday, taking the grand total of people we’ve helped to 101 families, providing 215 kids with 805 items of uniform ahead of the new school term 👔

Friday was the first time we’ve worked with new partners, Rebuild with Hope charity, who held a pop-up sale of high-street goods at heavily discounted prices at The Hub at St Bernards 🛒 The sale was really well attended, with lots of our tenants there to grab a bargain or two. Rebuild with Hope plough all profits back into the charity and are also donating a portion to help support CGA tenants over Winter. We’re looking forward to more joint projects in the future.

The team also called in at the last Cook, Eat, Repeat session this afternoon. These family cookery workshops have been really popular, helping tenants make budget friendly meals for everyone to enjoy 👨🏽‍🍳🥕

🥞 Our Engagement team joined the gang at Farri Park's Wednesday Breakfast Club this week - check out Dot's fry-up! They also took the opportunity to call in at the Over 50s Friendship Club on Thursday, where everyone was enjoying crafts and lunch together.

🎨 At The Hub on Grange Park, they met with manager Michelle to discuss upcoming activities before dropping in at a community Art Club at Soundskills.

🍰 It was great to see the community fridge being well used at Preston Community Hub, and the team finished the week with a visit to another Cook, Eat, Repeat session with Beanstalk Cookery, where families were having a lovely time creating budget-friendly dishes together. This week's treats were cake pops!

🕺 Everyone at our extra-care scheme, The Courtyards, was in a nostalgic mood on Monday, as they enjoyed a couple of hours of all things 1960s, including food and live entertainment. Lots of tenants join in with instruments, with some even getting up for a boogie.

🌞 It was Wellbeing Wednesday at one of our independent living schemes, Windsor Court, so our Engagement team popped along to the event where residents could find out more about local services, how to access health checks and activities they could get involved in. They were joined by Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service, Age Concern Central Lancs, Rays of Sunlight, Bees County Kitchen and Farleys Solicitors. Plus, the sun even shone!

👔 Friday saw the third and final of our very successful School Uniform Store sessions, this time in the heart of one of our communities. Almost 50 families came to take advantage of the wide selection of uniform items on offer ahead of the new term.

Our Engagement team have managed to dodge the rain this week and have enjoyed some fun in the sun in our communities and neighbourhoods! 🌞

🎢 Our Community Fund supported Fishwick Rangers to hold a family fun day last weekend, which was a huge success, attended by lots of local families.

🌳 Over 130 people came along to LCC’s Children & Family Wellbeing Service’s fun day at The Hub on Grange Park on Wednesday and it was lovely to chat to tenants and their children who were enjoying the activities on offer, including crafts, football and cricket, a nature trail and more.

👔 Larches and Savick Community Association held their School Uniform Bank at Oaktree Court, one of our independent living schemes, so the team went along to chat to families who were making the most of what was on offer. Then it was time to call in at the second of Beanstalk’s Cook, Eat, Repeat workshops, where families were getting hands-on making delicious dishes from budget-friendly ingredients. These sessions are fully booked now, but there is a waiting list if you’re interested in a slot.

📰 Engagement Officer Lisa Taylor rounded off the week with a walkabout in the Hawkins and Ashmoor Street areas, talking to tenants about involvement opportunities and listening to their views.

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