Fitting the pieces together - residents reveal completed mosaics
Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) residents have fired up their imaginations to brighten up their gardens. Residents have designed their own clay tiles and created two mosaic centrepieces in the communal areas of Leyfield Court, Lache, one of CDHT’s sheltered housing schemes.
Residents celebrated the completion of this community project, which began in January, with a summer Barbeque.
Chester based freelance artist Neil Glendinning has overseen the process and helped the residents to choose designs which would represent all of them; they include a Zodiac wheel and Roman images, drawn from Chester’s heritage.
The tiles are embedded into the grass to form circular mosaics with planting in the middle. Residents completed the tile decorations earlier in the year and Neil fired and glazed them.
Richard Johnson, one of the CDHT support officers for Leyfield Court, said:
“This has proved to be one of the most popular schemes we’ve organised; lots of residents have been really enthusiastic and wanted to get involved. The tiles look great and everyone is excited to see the finished mosaics fitted together.”
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Leyfield Court residents around the star sign mosaic: (left ro right) Margaret Harris, David Price, Helen Noble, Andy Cabello, Dot Garside, Alex Graves, Pat Hipkiss, Daphne St.Porcain, Grace Miller and Beryl Robins
(left to right) Neil Glendinning, Pottery and Ceramic Designer and Teacher, with Leyfield Court Wardens, Sandra Hughes and Richard Johnson
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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 2 years.
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