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Sutton Housing Partnership News Archive
October 2008 Celebrating UK Older People's Day 1st October 2008
This special day gave communities a chance to celebrate the huge contribution older people make to our families and neighbourhoods. This year’s theme was all about bringing generations together, getting to know people outside of your own age group and being active in the community.

SHP staff celebrated the day by organising several initiatives to bring local children and sheltered housing residents together. One of the events involved school children from Robin Hood Junior ‘taking afternoon tea’ with the sheltered housing residents at Thomas Wall Close.
September 2008 Homefront - out now
The latest edition of Homefront is packed with exciting news. Make sure you read your copy and catch up with what’s been going on in and around the borough. Click here.
September 2008 Sutton Federation of Tenant & Resident Associations (SFTRA) Annual General Meeting
SFTRA will be holding their Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 23 September at Sutton Gate, 1 Carshalton Road, Sutton from 7.30pm onwards. Tom Brake and Paul Burstow, local MPs, will be amongst several guest speakers. For more information and to book your place, please click here.
September 2008 Clockhouse Community Fun Day
The residents of the Clockhouse estate joined together last Saturday for their 2008 annual Fun Day. SHP staff went along to face paint and were joined by Neighbourhood Manager Winston Marshall who was on hand to speak with residents about Major Works and what the residents want to see in the future at Clockhouse.
September 2008 Credit Union coming to Sutton
Sutton Housing Partnership, Sutton Federation of Tenant & Resident Associations (SFTRA) and the London of Borough of Sutton are all backing proposals for a ‘not-for-profit’ people’s savings and loans co-operative in the borough.

The Credit Union offer help and support to those who are unable to access financial services such as bank accounts or loans, often due to low incomes or poor credit ratings. To read more and pledge your support click here
September 2008 Garden Dream becomes a reality
After three years of hard work the community garden at Clarence Road Sheltered Housing Scheme has been transformed into a plant lovers' paradise for the residents to enjoy all year round. Read more here.
September 2008 Free play for Sutton kids
Projects funded by The Big Lottery Fund are now available to local children, aged 5-16, during term times and holidays. Read more here.
September 2008 Summer Uni LONDON
Summer Uni provide exciting, innovative and educational courses that run throughout the summer. All young people in Sutton, from 8 to 25 years old, can take part in any course, anywhere in London and most of the courses are free! Read more here.
August 2008 Sutton's Residents Celebrate Great Neighbours
Sutton's council tenants and leaseholders got the opportunity to celebrate and recognise their neighbours with Sutton Housing Partnership's Good Neighbour Awards held at SHP’s Annual Residents’ Conference on Saturday 5 July at Carshalton College. Read more here.
August 2008 Garden Dream becomes a reality
After three years of hard work the community garden at Clarence Road Sheltered Housing Scheme has been transformed into a plant lovers' paradise for the residents to anjoy all year round.Read more here
July 2008 £112.5m housing boost – ‘A step closer’
Long awaited improvements to council homes across Sutton came a step closer this week with the government confirming an award of £112.5m. This funding will allow homes to be brought up to the Decent Homes standard and address the backlog in major repairs. Read more here
July 2008 Spring into action!
Last year local schoolchildren joined forces with Sheltered Housing residents to spruce up the gardens at Richmond Green. We have more planting projects coming up very soon. To find out more, call the Customer Involvement team on Freephone 0800 195 5552.
June 2008 Up, Up and Away at the Circle Fun Day
Last Saturday saw local children from St Helier enjoying themselves at the Circle Fun Day. With representatives from Sutton Housing Partnership face painting for kids and a balloon race, ran by the Sutton Federations for Tenants and Residents, lots of fun was had by all as local children launched their balloons in an attempt to see whose would go the furthest. Read more here.
May 2008 Nintendo Wii...not just for kids!
Staff from the Ecolocal BikeStreet project recently visited sheltered housing residents at Thomas Wall Close, Sutton to give them the chance to play games on the Nintendo Wii, the latest hi-tech video games console. Read more here.
April 2008
Sutton Housing Partnership’s Chief Executive Moving On
Peter Dolan, Chief Executive has announced he’ll be leaving Sutton Housing Partnership at the end of April.
After nearly 30 years of providing housing management services to Sutton’s council tenants and leaseholders, Peter has decided that it is time to ring the changes and hand over the responsibility for managing the 8,000 council properties that Sutton Housing Partnership is responsible for. Read more here
March 2008 Downing St Petition demands fairer deal for Sutton tenants
On Wednesday 5th March at 1pm residents of Sutton will be marching on
10 Downing Street to oppose the £10 million housing subsidy that the government are imposing on Sutton tenants.  [MORE]
March 2008 Positive about disabled people 
Sutton Housing Partnership is delighted to have been awarded the "positive about disabled people" symbol, in recognition of their commitment to remove the barriers that can disadvantage people. [MORE]
March 2008 Help to Keep Us on Our Toes [MORE]
March 2008 Sutton Court’s new Residents’ Panel [MORE]
March 2008 Coffee Mornings – Catch up with a Coffee! [MORE]
March 2008 Forget the Sales - Come and shop with us!! [MORE]
March 2008 About You and Your Household - Please use the following link to download our You and Your Household Questionnaire If you experience any difficulties in completing the form please contact Sally Anne Yeats on 020 8915 2326. (The information supplied on the completed questionnaires is kept confidential.)
March 2008 Delegation urges Minister to rethink Sutton’s raw deal [MORE]
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