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VALUE FOR MONEY – WE NEED YOUR VIEWS

Are you free on 11 July and would like to give your views on a Value for Money Action Plan?

We have recently put together an action plan around value for money to ensure that we are able to provide key services whilst achieving savings and efficiencies. This will help us to identify priorities for spending, save money and improve the services that we provide for you.

So, we would like you views on this action plan. Are you interested?

Your feedback and involvement is vital to the success of our organisation. It’s only with your help that we can make things better where you live. That’s why we would like to get your input on this.

By taking part, you will also learn lots of skills that can help you in a work environment and also in your everyday life such as evaluation, document review and analysis. Don’t worry if you are not sure and haven’t done anything like this before - you will receive training and this will give you a deeper insight into the subject of achieving value for money and how we intend to use your views.

We will cover your travel expenses and lunch will be provided. You will also have the opportunity of meeting other residents and making new friends.

There will be two sessions and the first one will take place on Thursday 11^th July.

If you are interested in getting involved contact Rita Ferguson on 0121 358 8033 or by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Head Office Refurbishment - Building Work Begins

The refurbishment of our Head Office and Housing Office at Beacon Court has started today - May 21st and will continue until the end of August 2013

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused whilst we make these improvements but feel assured that we will try and continue to operate with as little disruption to our customers as possible. If you are driving to Head Office parking will be restricted and visitors may have difficulty parking next to the office. Our advice is to park on Readers Walk and then walk round to the office.

When the work is complete I am sure you will appreciate the difference the changes will make.

In the meantime if anyone has any questions about the refurbishment work please contact Mike Idowu, Nehemiah UCHA Property Services Manager on Tel: 0121 358 8054 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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New Dates for Our Estate Walkabouts?

The Nehemiah UCHA Estate Walkabouts have been running for a couple of years now and they give us a great opportunity to speak to you face to face, on your door step. The next programme of Nehemiah UCHA Walkabouts is detailed below. We always write to all our customers in the local area in advance of each visit, however if you’re not around, or your area is not listed below and you would like us to visit soon, call the Housing Team on 0121 358 0966 to arrange a visit from your local Housing Officer. Look out for the Nehemiah UCHA team in your area and come out to say hello!

Our Latest Estate Walkabouts are:

(Unless another time is stated all the below will take place at around 10.30am.)

4/6/13 - Burncross Way, Wolverhampton - 11am – 1.00pm

4/6/13 – Benjamin Gardens & Clarendon Gardens, Perry Barr

12/6/13 – Camden Street & New Spring Street, Hockley

20/6/13 – Fosseway Drive & Charlecote Drive, Perry Common

26/6/13 – Sycamore Court, Dudley

28/6/13 - Hurstbourne Crescent, Wolverhampton – 11am – 1.00pm

19/7/13 - Tasker Street, Walsall - 11am – 1.00pm

7/8/13 - Prole street, Crosby Close and St Albans Close, Wolverhampton 11am – 2pm

30/8/13 - Festival Way, Newmarket Close, Armstrong Drive, Wolverhampton – 11am – 2.pm

10/9/13 – Tarragon Gardens, Coriander Close & Raven Hays Road, Northfield

18/9/13 – Long Nuke Road & Cherrington Close, Shenley Fields

18/9/13 - Wrekin Drive and Alderton Drive, Wolverhampton - 11am – 1.00pm

25/9/13 – Sphinx Drive, Coventry

1/10/13 - Field Street, Wolverhampton

3/12/13 – St Peters Court, Aston

11/12/13 – Vineyard Close, Winson Green

In our customer newsletter Under One Roof, we will keep you up to date about the things you told us on our walkabouts and what we have undertaken following your suggestions.

You can also print off the Tell Us About Where You Live Form and return it

By email to Brian Golden - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Or by post to Brian Golden, Nehemiah UCHA, 5 Beacon Court, Birmingham Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 6NN.

Silver Surfers Have Golden IT Touch

Big Lottery Fund We have put a grant from the Big Lottery Fund’s Reaching Communities Programme to good use funding IT education for our older residents and now residents at our Dudley retirement scheme, Henry Court have been awarded with certificates for their hard work.

Over the last ten weeks res Trevor Morris from Henry Court receiving his certificate idents from Dudley’s Henry Court Retirement scheme in Charlton Street have been taught basic computer skills and learning how to use the Internet for useful activities, such as staying in touch with friends and family, shopping and even to exercise.

Age Concern Birmingham has provided the tutors for the scheme and 67 year old Trevor Maxwell who had never touched a computer is one of Henry Court’s enthusiastic band of novice ‘silver surfers’ to have received their computer skills certificate of achievement this week.

Henry Court Scheme Manager Caroline Reid said: "Most of the residents who took part had never touched a computer in their life. They are now so enthusiastic to learn more."

The course was such a success that others are planned.

Nehemiah UCHA’s retirement housing team secured £136,324 from the Big Lottery Fund’s Reaching Communities Programme for our five retirement schemes in Birmingham, Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton. The money is now being used to teach up to 200 older residents across the West Midlands IT skills and also take part in fitness classes, as part of the organisation’s Silver Surfers and Supple Project initiative.