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Broadland has gone up 19 places in The Sunday Times 100 Best Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For 2018 list.

This year, Broadland was placed at 78; in 2017 it was at 97.

The Sunday Times list celebrates and showcases the best workplace engagement in charities, public-sector bodies and housing associations.

The ranking is based on the results from anonymous surveys, asking employees to respond to 70 statements covering:

• Leadership
• Wellbeing
• My managers
• My team
• Fair deal
• Giving something back
• My company
• Personal growth

The research is carried out by Best Companies, specialists in workplace engagement & employee engagement.

“I’m so pleased that Broadland has once again been recognised as one of the best places to work in the country,” said Michael Newey, Chief Executive. “This year we’ve climbed nearly 20 places in the rankings and it reflects the amazing work our staff do everyday, making Broadland such a fantastic place to work.”

Find out more about working for Broadland. ((Pictured: team from 2017 staff Challenge & Change Day)

Broadland Housing has taken over the day-to-day management of Stonewater Housing Association’s 45 properties in Heacham. Stonewater residents will benefit from a more efficient, local service.

Broadland Housing in King’s Lynn is now providing high-quality and customer-focused housing management, estate services and repairs to residents of Stonewater’s High Houses scheme. The transfer took place on Monday 29 January 2018. Stonewater retain ownership of the scheme.

Speaking at the handover official handover event today, Nick Harris, Stonewater’s Chief Executive Officer, said:

“Providing our rental customers with an excellent service is at the heart of every choice we make. With our closest office in Leicester, which is almost 100 miles away from our High Houses development, we have not always been able to provide the responsive, efficient and cost-effective service we pride ourselves on, so we knew we had to do something to change this. Broadland Housing Association shares our commitment to customer care and is locally based to provide our High Houses’ customers with first-rate housing service which can respond quickly to their needs.”

Michael Newey, Chief Executive of Broadland Housing Association, commented:

“This new arrangement is an ideal fit for us. We already manage Stonewater’s Norwich properties, so it builds on our existing successful partnership. With several of our own housing schemes in the King’s Lynn area, our local maintenance team will be delivering the same timely service and high standards to Stonewater’s Heacham residents.”

High Houses is a mixed development of rental, leasehold and freehold homes, ranging from one- and two-bedroom apartments to three-bedroom houses.

Stonewater is a social housing provider, managing around 31,500 homes in England for over 65,000 customers. This includes affordable properties for general rent, shared ownership and sale, alongside specialist accommodation such as retirement and supported living schemes for older and vulnerable people, Foyers and women’s refuges.

We’re delighted to sponsor Priority Need, a new play highlighting the impact of homelessness, at Norwich Cathedral. Cardboard Citizens will be performing the play in the cathedral nave on Friday 26 January at 7.00pm.

You can buy tickets (£8.50/£5) here.

Theatre company Cardboard Citizens have been making life-changing theatre with and for homeless people for 25 years. Priority Need is a ‘sequel’ to the company’s adaptation of Cathy Come Home, picking up on many of the issues around homelessness in a contemporary setting. The performance is part of the ongoing work for the Homes for Cathy Group.

Priority Need is part of a weekend of events at Norwich Cathedral, including a sponsored sleepout in the cloisters on Friday 26 January. Our CEO Michael Newey will be taking part in the sleepout challenge – to sponsor him, see link below.

On Sunday 28 January, Michael will also give the address at Choral Matins (10.30am). Afterwards, from 12.30pm, he will present a film about the links between domestic violence and homelessness, with a Q&A, in the Weston Room (soup and roll lunch provided).

All money raised from the weekend will go to the Church Urban Fund to support its work with the homeless. The Fund currently has projects in Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn, as well as in cities across England

Michael Newey said: “It’s a privilege for us to sponsor this performance and support the fantastic work of the Homes for Cathy group. I’m looking forward to seeing the play and also to raising awareness among the cathedral congregation of the devastating impact of homelessness in our communities.”

Canon Andy Bryant said: “At Norwich Cathedral we’re aware that homelessness in our city and across the country is on the rise. Please do come and join us and help us raise funds for a very good cause.”

To sponsor Michael on the sleepout challenge and support the Church Urban Fund, click here.

Read the Eastern Daily News article, 23 January 2018

Starting next Monday (8 January 2018), we’re bringing our cleaning and window cleaning services in-house, as Broadland Facilities Services.

This is due to the current contract with CGM coming to a close. Please bear with us during this transition period. We apologise in advance to tenants for any changes to cleaning schedules. For queries about the new cleaning service, please contact Sonia Wyatt on Sonia.wyatt@broadlandgroup.org.