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Latest News "Two days and counting to D-day". Chester & District Housing Trust's Bike Challenge 2010 Coast To Coast (C2C) in aid of Claire House Children's Hospice 30 Jul. - 01 Aug.

A team of amateur bike enthusiasts at Chester & District Housing Trust is now ready for the challenge ahead for their 147 mile bike ride on the national Coast to Coast route starting at Workington on the West Coast and heading to Tynemouth in the East. Eleven cyclists and two drivers will depart from CDHT’s Octavian Centre in Chester early Friday 30 July to undergo the gruelling challenge.

Talented apprentice electrician at Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) Sam Moscrop has won an Award from the College where he is training.

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CDHT apprentice builds on success

Talented apprentice joiner at Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) James Evans has won an Award from the College where he is training.

Green fingered residents at Cheshire West and Chester’s largest housing association are being encouraged to enter their annual gardening competition.

The National Housing Federation is highlighting the needs of those members of society that require additional support and have set aside July as the month for housing organisations to showcase their services.

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10 Year Regeneration Vision realised

Residents held a fun day to celebrate the completion of a £12.3 million regeneration project which has transformed an area of Chester into a cohesive community.

A major development programme for the city and beyond is being delivered by Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT), a lead developer partner of the Homes and Communities Agency and a major developer across Cheshire West.

Residents were offered free financial advice at an event to combat the threat of loan sharks and doorstep crime.

Green fingered residents at Cheshire West and Chester’s largest housing association are being asked to take part in their annual gardening competition.

Residents have taken over all decision making for a £12.6 million repairs budget at a housing association in Chester.

Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) held a special lunch to recognise the success and achievements of the Pathways team and the customers they have assisted.

Workers from two housing trusts have returned to the UK after rebuilding four primary school classrooms and passing on their skills to apprentices in Uganda.

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Board Director Sought by Housing Trust

Chester & District Housing Trust is one of the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For and this is ’someone’s’ chance. The Trust has a vacancy on the board for an Independent Director and is seeking “someone who has the interest and desire to make a real difference and create opportunity.”

The biggest and most comprehensive survey of employee opinion has ranked Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) as 47th of the Best Companies to Work For in the UK in The Sunday Times Top 100 listing. CDHT appears for the third year running and with its highest ranking ever.

A new scheme to get young people into work has already helped three new recruits find work at Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) with more to follow. Each successfully applied for the role through the Future Jobs Fund.

A team of plumbers, plasterers and bricklayers from two housing trusts are travelling to Uganda where they will use their expertise to help renovate a primary school.

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Regeneration of Hoole House

Building work has started on a £3.2 million regeneration scheme which will provide 36 two-bed retirement homes in Chester.

The biggest and most comprehensive survey of employee opinion in the UK has, for the third year running, ranked Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) as one of the top organisations to work for in the UK.

Eight colleagues from Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) have been awarded qualifications as part of an on-the-job training scheme.

Funds have been donated to support improvements to a community hall on the edge of Chester.

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The Xmas Card Factor

A seven-year old girl proved she has the X-Factor when she won an annual Christmas card competition.

The first resident to have successfully applied for a low cost loan has had her new fridge and cooker installed in time for Christmas.

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About Chester & District Housing Trust

Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) is a dynamic and enterprising organisation at the forefront of delivering positive impacts in the communities with which it works. The Trust’s homes span six communities – Blacon North; Blacon South; Chester City Area; The Rurals; Lache and Handbridge; Upton, Hoole, Newton and Plas Newton.

Committed to the best principles of social enterprise with over 14,000 local customers in 6,200 properties and 53% of its 275 colleagues living within its communities, the Trust adheres to key commitments and principles relating to people, places, partnerships and performance which underpin the Vision to ‘create opportunity’, through its mission, ‘by doing the right thing’.

The Trust is about being transparent and accountable in everything that is done and to this end is one of the first organisations nationally to have established a Residents’ Board, with full delegated powers from the Trust Board, to direct services which impact upon their lives.

The Trust has a comprehensive development programme delivering over 330 new homes including the £12million regeneration of the Treborth Road area of Chester providing new homes for rent, sale and shared ownership, as well as a village green and wildlife habitats.

CDHT also provides services on a partnership basis, to a number of other customers e.g. Telecare services, TrustWorks Maintenance Services, Housing Options advice, waiting list management and choice based lettings to neighbouring local authorities and registered social landlords.

The Trust is rated as two Star excellent by the Audit Commission, has the highest possible rating from Telecare Services Association and is also credited Investors in People and is the overall Employer of the Year For Cheshire West. It has been in the ‘Top 100 Sunday Times best companies to work for’ for the last 3 years, reaching its highest position of 47th this year.

For more details please visit www.cdht.org or request a copy of CDHT’s Corporate Plan 2009-2014.

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