Tenants Advisory Group Meeting
We will be holding our next Tenant Advisory Group meeting on Thursday 24th July at 4.00pm in our office at 45 Hamilton Street CH41 5AA. We will be discussing a number of things including Review of complaints, the Safeguarding Policy and the Hate Crime and Harassment Policy. If you would like to attend then please […]
6th June 2025
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Beatrice Constance Harvey
Beatrice Constance Harvey (Connie to her Friends) who has died just two weeks short of her 100th birthday spent a lifetime both professionally and privately, serving the needs of others, through her work as a Tubercolosis Almoner (Social Worker) and Founder Board Member of Wirral Methodist Housing Association respectively. Constance attended Tranmere Methodist Church in Birkenhead and was present at a circuit meeting in 1964, which was told of the plight of a family trying to hold itself together in the face of appalling housing conditions. Constance was one of eight people who came forward immediately after that meeting to pledge themselves to do something practical to meet the need that this story revealed and so Birkenhead Methodist Housing Aid Society (now renamed Wirral Methodist Housing Association) was born. The group decided that very night to buy four houses for letting at "reasonable rents" to applicants, "irrespective of colour, class or creed" and launched an appeal for funds to buy the properties as well as repair them to a suitable standard. Each of the Founder Members were very much hands-on involved in those early days with Constance carrying out the task of interviewing applicants and handling tenancy management in her spare time. Through the years the organisation has become professionalised, with a staff of 20 overseen by a predominantly Methodist Board, managing a stock of more than 750 homes throughout Wirral. Constance was steadfast in her belief in the value of supporting married couples through the provision of decent, affordable family housing. She continued her voluntary support for the work of the Association until she stepped down from active involvement in tenant welfare matters at the age of 90, at which time she was made the Association's President. Even then she asked to be kept informed, reading minutes of Board Meetings until recent years when increasing infirmity took its toll. Although the world has changed significantly during the past 50 years, the day-to-day challenges faced by those less well off among us for decent affordable housing remain. Inspirational people such as Constance provide us with proof that we can each make a difference individually in the face of seemingly impossible odds. Alun Hughes Chief Executive. Photo: Chief Executive, Alun Hughes makes a presentation to Constance Harvey on the occasion of her 90th birthday
1st March 2012
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Open Day at the Bedford Road Neighbourhood Centre
Everyone is welcome to come along and find out what`s happening in the Rock Ferry area at the Bedford Road Neighbourhood Centre, On Bedford Road, Rock Ferry on Wednesday 15th February between 11am-2.30pm. Free Arts and Crafts workshops for the kids with the KIDZTOGETHER team, Local housing agencies offering free advice and information, Free refreshments and lots more.
7th February 2012
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Queens Jubilee Grants Avaliable for Residents Holding Street Parties
To help bring people and communities together, and to celebrate a very special occasion, Wirral`s Area Forums are inviting community and voluntary groups - and even individuals with a suitable guarantor - to apply for up to £200 towards the cost of their very own Big Jubilee Lunch. So whether you`re planning a street party, lunch in your community centre or Scout hut, or even a barbecue in your local park or allotment, Area Forum funding could help get your Big Jubilee Lunch off to a great start. Download an application form for Area Funding support for your Big Jubilee Lunch. You can also get lots of useful tips and ideas on the Big Lunch website. The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 16th March 2012.
1st February 2012
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