New play park opens in Cricklade
A newly installed play park at Cricklade Leisure Centre is now open for play, thanks to Cricklade Town Council and support from GreenSquare. The new play area has been designed for children from 3 ...
Partnership working delivers great results against ASB
GreenSquare's tenancy enforcement team has worked closely with Wiltshire Police to obtain a partial closure order at a home in Swindon, in a bid to prevent drug dealing from the property. Th...
GreenSquare chosen as a Community Champion
A team of staff from GreenSquare, who are taking part in a sponsored sleep out event this month (January), have been recognised by a community champions scheme lead by regional housebuilder Persimm...
GreenSquare colleagues prepare to sleep out for charity
Staff from GreenSquare will be spending the night sleeping rough in Chippenham this month (January), to raise money and awareness for local homelessness charity Doorway. The biennial SleepOut...
Nominate your Good Neighbours for an award!
We are always on the look out for good neighbours, who might be winners of our Good Neighbour Awards. So if you know someone who has particularly helped you, why not nominate them? Our Good Neighbo...
Demonstrating zero tolerance against criminal behaviour
A man from Witney, Oxford, who continually breached the terms of an injunction against him, has received a suspended prison sentence and been excluded from his family home. GreenSquare initia...
Show area at new development to open this weekend
The show area, including a brand new show home, at an exclusive development in the rural village of Easterton, Wiltshire, will be open to the public this weekend. GreenSquare Homes will be official...
Helping people stay in the communities where they're happy
Just a year after GreenSquare's regeneration work began at Briar Leaze in Compton Bassett, the first resident has picked up the keys to her new home. The redevelopment plans have seen the demoliti...
John Watson House gets new lease of life
A large scale upgrade of homes at John Watson House in Royal Wootton Bassett has given a new lease of life to the 55+ scheme. John Watson House previously comprised 8 one-bedroom flats, and 1...
Apprenticeships: "a brilliant platform to start my journey"
GreenSquare is glad to be supporting National Apprenticeship Week 2020, running from 3 to 9 February. As Sarah Wheadon, GreenSquare Learning and Development Advisor, explained: "Apprenticeships are...
New partnership will help to ensure fire safety compliance
GreenSquare and Oxfordshire County Council Fire and Rescue Service have officially entered into a Primary Authority Scheme (PAS) partnership for fire safety – the first of its kind for both o...
Partnership talks with Accord
Housing association groups Accord and GreenSquare are exploring a possible partnership. Talks will take place over coming months to see what such a partnership might achieve. Accord chief executive...
GreenSquare presents Doorway with cheque for more than £6,500
A team of staff from GreenSquare presented local homelessness charity Doorway with a cheque for £6,586, which the team raised by taking part in Doorway's SleepOut event. The SleepOut, which t...
Coronavirus update for customers
Customers will be aware of the current concerns worldwide about the spread of coronavirus. At GreenSquare, our focus is on ensuring we can continue delivering our essential services – and on ...
Coronavirus update - change to emergency service
Following the Prime Minister's announcements last night (23 March) we need to make further changes to the way we work and the services we can offer.As the coronavirus crisis has escalated, our focu...
Scams are on the rise - be extra vigilant
Reports of coronavirus-related scams have grown 400% in the space of a month, according to Action Fraud. Scammers are using the confusion caused by the coronavirus pandemic to target vulnerable ind...
Helping the most vulnerable in society
GreenSquare has partnerships with a range of organisations – including local authorities, charities, support agencies and other housing associations – to provide tailored housing and su...
Demonstrating zero tolerance against ASB in lockdown
Across the UK, there has been a significant increase in reports of antisocial behaviour during the coronavirus outbreak. With people required to stay at home, GreenSquare’s tenancy enforceme...
GreenSquare partners with Nationwide Building Society on new housing development
GreenSquare has been selected by Nationwide Building Society as the provider of affordable housing for their new development at Oakfield in Swindon. Nationwide has planning permission from Swindon ...
New fund launched to support community groups
GreenSquare has set up a new community fund to award community groups and organisations whose projects benefit their local communities. And we’re inviting local groups and organisations to ap...
New ways of working achieve positive results against ASB
This month (April), GreenSquare has been successful in obtaining two injunctions against a Wiltshire tenant and one of his associates, to prevent the misuse of illegal drugs at one of their propert...
Celebrate VE Day with special activity packs
GreenSquare is helping customers and staff to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day in lockdown with special activity packs. The anniversary of Victory in Europe Day on Friday 8 May w...
New corporate finance deals strengthen GreenSquare
GreenSquare Group is celebrating the successful completion of work to harmonise terms with existing and new lenders on c£350m of existing debt; £140m of new revolving credit facilities;...
Beware of cold callers! How to recognise GreenSquare staff
There have been reports recently of doorstep scams taking place at homes across Wiltshire. Doorstep scams are when someone comes to your door with the aim of scamming you out of your money or tryin...
Introducing our new Customer Panel
We’ve recently finished recruiting for our new Customer Panel – the new group we’ve set up to work in partnership with GreenSquare to challenge and design how we deliver our servi...
Do your neighbours deserve some recognition? Nominate them for an award!
With the current crisis, there have been so many wonderful examples of communities coming together to help the most vulnerable, or simply carrying out acts of kindness to help out their neighbours....
Mental Health Awareness Week: kindness matters
This week (18-24 May) is Mental Health Awareness Week. This year the theme of the week is 'Kindness'. Research from the Mental Health Foundation shows that kindness and our mental health are ...
Mutual exchange applications on hold
We know that many people might have been looking for a new home recently, and that some of you may have found someone who you could do a mutual exchange with. Unfortunately, with the current govern...
Creatively Clever - online project to overcome lockdown blues
GreenSquare has helped to fund an innovative online youth-work project for young people in Oxford. ‘Creatively Clever’ is a new and engaging project put together by the Wolvercote...
GreenSquare resident to be on BBC’s Garden Rescue
A GreenSquare resident living in Royal Wootton Bassett will be appearing on BBC’s Garden Rescue next week as her garden gets a makeover by the Garden Rescue team. Nicky Burn, 47, has li...
New initiative designed to make our communities greener
Today (5 June) is World Environment Day – the perfect day to launch our new initiative designed to help make our communities greener. GreenSquare is pledging to plant a tree for every new hom...
Keeping you safe during repairs visits
Due to the impact of coronavirus, we have needed to temporarily reduce the scope of our services. This means we are continuing to operate an emergency-only service for repairs and maintenance and a...
GreenSquare Homes’ site manager wins quality award
A site manager at GreenSquare Homes has been recognised in the first round of the Pride in the Job Awards 2020 from the National House Building Council (NHBC). Martin Bance has been selected ...
GreenSquare wins contract for additional domestic abuse support through GDASS
GreenSquare has been successful in a bid to continue to run additional domestic abuse support through GDASS (Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service) for healthcare providers. This ser...
GreenSquare supports Homes At The Heart campaign
GreenSquare is supporting Homes at the Heart, a campaign and coalition calling on the government to put social homes at the heart of its plan for social and economic recovery from the coronavirus c...
Competition winners have posters displayed on hoardings
Posters drawn by children at Oaksey C of E Primary School in Oaksey near Malmesbury are being proudly displayed on the hoardings at GreenSquare's development site in the village. As part of the Con...
Do you live in Gloucestershire? Tell us your views
Do you live in Gloucestershire? We want to hear your views about how services in the county dealt with the coronavirus pandemic. The survey is being run by Gloucestershire's Clinical Care Com...
Community fund awards grant to support service for young people
GreenSquare has awarded Gloucestershire-based TIC+ (Teens in Crisis) a grant of £500 to help provide counselling for vulnerable young people aged between 9 and 21. The charity has train...
New homes help families to stay in Compton Bassett
GreenSquare has celebrated the completion of its regeneration work at Briar Leaze in Compton Bassett, which has seen 13 new homes built for affordable rent, shared ownership and sale. The red...
Therapeutic gardening project supported by community fund
GreenSquare has awarded Swindon-based TWIGS (Therapeutic Work In Gardening in Swindon) a grant of nearly £500, to help the project continue to support its service users during lockdown. The p...
GDASS Young Persons' IDVA wins Star of the Month
Lisa Woodward, Young Persons' Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) at Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS), has been chosen as Sa...
Supporting Gas Safety Week 2020
It’s Gas Safety Week 2020 (14-20 September) and GreenSquare is supporting the campaign to help raise awareness about the importance of gas safety. The tenth annual Gas Safety Week, coor...
Rose Hill regeneration project welcomes extra funding
GreenSquare has been awarded an additional £25,860 (to spend by 31 March 2021) from The National Lottery Community Fund, to provide extra support for its Rose Hill Regeneration project (in Ox...
Happy National Customer Service Week!
This week (5-9 October) is National Customer Service Week. Led by the Institute of Customer Service (ICS), who GreenSquare works closely with, this week is all about celebrating and recognisi...
A reminder of ways to pay your rent
With so many restrictions making an impact on our daily lives, we wanted to remind you there are a number of ways for you to pay your rent without having to leave your home. You can pay by di...
Help us to make our communities greener!
Earlier in the year, GreenSquare pledged to plant a tree for every new home we build. This means that we want to plant around 350 trees a year. As we enter a new tree planting season, we’d li...
Could you be part of our Customer Panel?
Ever thought GreenSquare could do better? Wanted the chance to tell us what’s important to you? Had ideas about how we could do things differently? If you have, we’ve got an excit...
Coronavirus and your wellbeing
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, the world around us is constantly changing, and many of us are worrying about what it all means for ourselves and for our loved ones. Whatever is happen...
GreenSquare sets up new operational base in Royal Wootton Bassett
GreenSquare has recently signed the lease on an industrial unit in Royal Wootton Bassett, which will become a new operational base for its Wiltshire-based trades team. The new base will becom...
GreenSquare regains G1 governance rating
The latest regulatory judgement from the Regulator of Social Housing - published today - sees GreenSquare regain its G1 rating. The regulator's previous judgement, in June 2019, had concluded that ...
myGreenSquare offline this Saturday
myGreenSquare, our online self service portal for customers, is going to be offline from 9am–5pm on Saturday 14 November, while we carry out essential maintenance. During this time, you will ...
GDASS teams up to tackle domestic abuse
Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS), provided by GreenSquare, has joined with organisations, groups and communities in Gloucestershire for 16 days of action against domestic...
Nominate your good neighbours for an award this Christmas!
This year, community spirit has never been more important! Over the past months, there have been so many wonderful examples of communities coming together to help the most vulnerable, or simply car...
GreenSquare donates Christmas party money to charity
GreenSquare has pledged to give money to six charities throughout December as part of a campaign to donate funds usually set aside for Christmas festivities. Staff on the company’s Colleague ...
GreenSquare complies with new complaints code
GreenSquare has confirmed its compliance with the new Housing Ombudsman Service (HOS) complaint handling code, published in July 2020. This sets out "good practice that will allow landlords to res...
Stay gas safe at home this winter
It’s likely we’ll be spending a lot more time at home this winter. So, it’s important to make sure your gas appliances are working safely. It’s vital to get your gas a...
GreenSquare spreads Christmas cheer with festive hampers
GreenSquare has gifted 18 families across its three areas (Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Swindon) with a special Christmas hamper this week, thanks to a donation received through its membership to the...