What's happening at Freebridge
Here you can find out what’s happening at Freebridge by reading our latest news.
Sunnyside Residents Raise Funds for East Anglian Air Ambulance
Residents of Sunnyside Close in Heacham have donated £200 to the East Anglian Air Ambulance after they raised funds for the charity through a Christmas fayre.
Christmas Opening Hours
If you have a genuine emergency repair during the periods we are closed please report this to our Invicta Telecare team via telephone on: 03332 404 444
New Homes Handed Over to Freebridge
The new Freebridge homes have been developed on the former Fairstead pub site, bought in 2007 by the Borough Council as part of the Improving Neighbourhood Programme.
Freebridge Holds First Mental Health First Aid Course In West Norfolk
Freebridge Community Housing has become one of the first organisations in West Norfolk to run the Mental Health First Aid England training course.
Have you ever wanted to work for yourself?
Have you got an idea for a business? Are you looking for some advice and guidance to get started? Then 2012 could be the year you begin a new career.
Freebridge Community Housing join the "Go On Give An Hour" campaign
Employees of Freebridge Community Housing are giving an hour of their time to help colleagues and customers to get online.
Plan For Hillington Square
The next stage of the regeneration of the Hillington Square estate in King’s Lynn has been launched with the unveiling of the design master plan.
Wanted: Nominations for Tenant Awards
Freebridge Community Housing is inviting nominations for the Freebridge Tenant Awards, which recognise the community spirit of its tenants.
Freebridge Tenant Academy: Mind Mental Health First Aid
As part of our Tenant Academy programme of training, we are going to run a Mind mental health first aid course.
Digital Switchover Help Scheme
The Help Scheme has been set up by the BBC through an agreement with the Government to make sure that those who need it most benefit from practical support and advice during the digital switchover process.
Invitation to Freebridge Annual General Meeting
You are invited to come and watch the Freebridge Annual General Meeting, to be held on Tuesday 20 September 2011 at 6.30pm in the Corn Exchange, Tuesday Market Place, Kings Lynn.
Freebridge Awards £5,000 to Community Groups in West Norfolk
The grants have been made through the Freebridge Community Fund to seven local groups who have received up to £1,000 in funding.
Freebridge Community Housing plumber Zoe Lee has been named apprentice of the year.
Zoe was awarded a certificate and trophy by the Norfolk branch of the CIPHE at a special ceremony in Norwich on July 13th.
Australian housing association in West Norfolk on a learning visit
Five delegates from Affordable Community Housing Ltd (ACHL), based in New South Wales, have been visiting Freebridge Community Housing to find out how the West Norfolk housing association works.
Digital Switchover Roadshow coming to King's Lynn
Digital TV switchover is happening across the country and begins for some homes in the Kings Lynn area this Summer. Analogue signals will be switched off and Freeview coverage boosted.
Hillington Square Residents: ‘Building on Your Views’
From 22nd – 25th June, local residents will be able to give their views on what changes they would like to see, building on suggestions made earlier in the year.
Gold Award for Freebridge Community Housing
Freebridge Community Housing has won a Gold award in the prestigious RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2011.
The Freebridge Annual Report Photography Competition
The overall competition winner will receive £250 worth of vouchers to spend in Jessops Cameras in King’s Lynn, and two runners up from each category will receive £25.00 in shopping vouchers. So get snapping.
Shared Ownership Property Available
Freebridge are proud to offer two properties available now on the popular 'Yours South Lynn, Millennium Community'
‘Digging In’ in West Norfolk
Tenants of a new development in West Norfolk have been ‘digging in’ in their new allotments at a special event which took place to help the residents to learn how to ‘grow their own’.
Freebridge Tenant Awards evening 2011 video
This year’s Tenant Awards took place at the King’s Lynn Town Hall on Friday 1st April.
Mae Chosen as Architect for Hillington Square
Mae LLP has been chosen as the architect to carry out the redesign of Hillington Square in King’s Lynn, Norfolk.
Freebridge Joiner Named Apprentice of the Year
Daniel Woodhouse has been named Apprentice of the Year by Norfolk Training Services (NTS).
Applications Invited for Community Fund in West Norfolk
Freebridge Community Housing is inviting applications to its community fund after £5,000 was made available for bids from community and voluntary organisations in West Norfolk.
Freebridge Marks Five Years of Improving Homes for Tenants in West Norfolk
It is five years since 6,700 homes transferred to Freebridge from the Borough Council after 77 per cent of voting tenants elected for the move.
Awards Recognise Tenant Achievements
The Freebridge Community Housing Tenant Awards took place on Friday 1st April and recognised the huge impact tenants make within their communities in West Norfolk.
Freebridge Publish Their Local Standards “Set By You, Delivered By Us”
Last year we asked Freebridge's customers what they wanted to see improve. They told us that they wanted to see improvements in two service areas - customer care and repairs and maintenance.
Work Begins on New Homes at Fairstead
Work has started on the construction of 12 new homes on Fernlea Road in Fairstead King’s Lynn.
Tenant Satisfaction with Freebridge Higher than National Average
Tenant satisfaction with Freebridge Community Housing is above the national average, a report published by the housing sector regulator the Tenant Services Authority (TSA) has revealed.
Freebridge Haven communal lounge reopened by Henry Bellingham
Henry Bellingham, MP for North West Norfolk, reopened the communal lounge at Freebridge Haven sheltered scheme in West Winch which has benefitted from a £350k revamp.
First Norfolk-Wide Resident Conference Set to Take Place
Residents from across Norfolk will be coming together on Friday 4th March to discuss key topics with their landlords at the first county-wide resident conference.
Digital Switchover
If you haven’t done so already now is the time to think about the digital switchover in the Anglia TV region. The current analogue signal will be switched off permanently starting in this area on the 30th March 2011
More than 1,000 people will benefit from affordable homes in Norfolk
Families and individuals on the housing needs list in Norfolk are set to benefit from £9.6m investment for affordable homes across the County by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). The cash will help house approximately 1,000 on the housing needs list.
Wanted: People to Help Run Freebridge
Freebridge Community Housing is looking for board members to help to run the organisation.The new recruits will be asked to have a say on key issues related to the running of the housing provider, such as policy, property-related matters, governance and communication.
A new number for Freebridge
Freebridge Community Housing has a new number 03332 404 444 and a new contact centre to provide a one-stop shop for all customer enquiries
What is Scamnesty?
Scamnesty is a national campaign where Norfolk County Council Trading Standards and Norfolk Police encourage local communities to put their scam mailings in special Scamnesty bins. Scams include prize draws, sweepstakes, lotteries, miracle health cures, clairvoyants and psychic predictions.
Walkabout to Improve Terrington St Clement
Residents of Terrington St Clement are being invited to come along and take part in a walkabout and show landlords and representatives from other agencies and organisations what matters to them in their area.

