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Partnership at its Best - Ed's Place Tidy Up Day
The North End & North Lynn Neighbourhood Partnership organised a Tidy Up Day at Newlands Avenue through their Community Pride Sub Group on Tuesday 8th July.

Hemingway Reveals Vision for Hillington Square to 'Lift Spirits'
Residents of Hillington Square in King's Lynn have been told to think about what would constitute their 'dream home' by the top international designer who has been commissioned to 're-imagine' their homes, when he met more than 150 of them at an event which formed part of a 'Big Ideas Day' held on 25th May.

Silver Surfers Day a Great Sucess
Silver Surfers' Day (21st May) is part of a national campaign to promote the use of digital technologies by older people. It is held annually as part of Adult Learners Week.

Secure Resident Area Goes Live
At Freebridge Community Housing, we are always working hard to improve communication with our residents in new ways. We are improving our website in order to make it easier for our residents to access the information that is most important to them.

Save Our Villages - Build Affordable Homes
The National Housing Federation is calling for a halt to the decline of rural England. To back their campaign and add your name to the supporter map visit their website www.housing.org.uk/rural.

12 New Homes for Great Massingham
"Four years after the creation of Freebridge Community Housing we are pleased to be able to announce the launch of the Great Massingham scheme," said Freebridge Chief Executive, Tony Hall. It signals the first rural exception site housing development for Freebridge, which is a real milestone and builds on earlier success at North Lynn, Downham Market and Upwell.

Iconic Designer Commissiond to 'Re-imagine' Hillington Square
Designer Wayne Hemingway, creator of the iconic Red or Dead fashion label, and now an urban designer specialising in affordable and social housing, has been commissioned by Freebridge Community Housing to "re-imagine" Hillington Square, the 1960s development of 320 flats and maisonettes right in the centre of King's Lynn. www.hillingtonsquare.co.uk

Freebridge Community Fund - Applications Sought
The Freebridge Grass Roots Fund will give small grants of up to 500 pounds to support community and voluntary activity that addresses the needs of communities within West Norfolk, and which supports community self-help. Priority will be given to projects that impact on the Association's tenants.

Freebridge's 100th Facebook Fan
Last month saw Freebridge Community Housing reach another important milestone in its operations. The landmark however was not a birthday or a major organisational change, it was the addition of its 100th Facebook fan!

Tenant Awards
The annual Freebridge Tenant Awards ceremony took place at King's Lynn Town Hall on the evening of the 4th March. The Mayor of King's Lynn and West Norfolk handed out certificates to the 98 nominees and prizes to the winners in each category.

Help where it's needed: Community safety gets mobile
Police and community safety officers will now be able to do even more to help improve community safety, thanks to the launch of a new mobile unit. The community safety vehicle, complete with state-of-the-art CCTV equipment, allows a flexible approach to safety surveillance and crime reduction.

Shareholding a Stake in Freebridge
Freebridge Community Housing is inviting tenants to become shareholders. Shareholders have the right to attend the Annual General Meeting and vote on major issues in the running of the organisation.

New Development Fernlea Road, Fairstead
A planning application for 12 new homes has recently been submitted for consideration by the Borough Council for the old Fairstead pub site, Fernlea Road, King's Lynn.

Sunnyside Court Refurbishment
Henry Bellingham MP cut the ribbon as residents at Sunnyside Court sheltered housing scheme celebrated the opening of thier new communal lounge.

Civic Pride Day - North Lynn
On 22nd October Freebridge Community Housing was proud to take part in the North Lynn Civic Pride day organised by the Community Pride Sub Group of the North End & North Lynn Neighbourhood Partnership.

New Tenants Take up Residence
Freebridge Chairman, Michael Stone, handed over the keys to the tenants of the four newly built homes in Downham Market, the first new build for Freebridge Community Housing.

Freebridge Tenants Benefit from Extra Security
Freebridge tenants benefit from police scheme to boost home security in Dersingham.

My UK Website - Information in Your Language
myUKinfo.com is a website that gives migrant workers access to important information about working and living in the UK.

Youth Club Take Responsibility for Communal Garden
A South Lynn garden that was recently transformed from an overgrown wilderness into a beautiful green space was officially handed over the South Lynn Youth Club by the Prince's Trust this week.

Local Youths Transform Community Garden
Thanks to the valiant efforts of a group of local youths the garden at the Freebridge Community House in South Lynn has been transformed from an overgrown wilderness into a beautiful community garden within a week.

Energy Efficiency Scheme Does Freebridge Homes a Power of Good
Energy firm, Southern Electric, will help Freebridge tenants to create lifetime savings of more than 21,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, thanks to work carried out in the last two years alone to make their homes more energy efficient.

Freebridge Community Housing gets one star from watchdog
Freebridge Community Housing (FCH) provides a 'fair' service with 'promising prospects for improvement' according to an independent report released today by the Audit Commission.

Tenants Warm Up in North Lynn
Freebridge Community Housing tenants in North Lynn are reporting a 50% plus cut in heating bills following improvement works to their homes.

Credit Union for Freebridge Tenants
Freebridge Community Housing is working with Norfolk Credit Union Ltd to ensure their tenants have access to safe savings and low cost loans. The aim is to encourage Freebridge tenants to save what they can and give them access to affordable loans and protect them from high cost doorstep lenders and loan sharks. [01/05]

Freebridge Leads the Way on Diversity
Freebridge Community Housing, the largest Social Landlord in West Norfolk, is the first Housing Association in the East of England to become a Stonewall Diversity Champion. Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme is the employers' forum on sexual orientation issues in the Workplace.