Royal Jubilee Court August 2017 Update

ROYAL JUBILEE COURT UPDATE

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AUGUST 2017

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Latest news on regeneration

Neil Stubbings briefs residents

Progress is being made on the Housing Regeneration Programme with most of the residents from Queen Street and Park Lane sheltered housing schemes now having been moved and some residents from Serena, Solar and Sunrise sheltered housing scheme have also been matched and will be moving soon.

The 51 development partners that expressed interest in working with Havering Council has been narrowed down to six and will be reduced down to one by the end of the year.

A meeting is being held on Thursday 05 October 2017 from 2pm until 3pm so Royal Jubilee Court residents can be brought up to date with the latest developments and briefed on what will happen next, including a new Local Lettings Plan.

More information: www.havering.gov.uk/RJC

Local Lettings Plan

Next meeting

The Local Lettings Plan is being revised to take account of forthcoming legislative changes. It is not intended that the revisions will affect the substance of the Plan.

The next Residents’ Open Meeting is from 2pm to 3pm on Thursday 05 Thursday October in the Communal Lounge, Royal Jubilee Court Sheltered Housing Scheme, Main Road, Gidea Park, October 2017 RM2 5AN. Please reserve your place at www.havering.gov.uk/RJC. If you can’t attend on the day please let us know using www.havering.gov.uk/askhousing and we will be happy to provide you with more information.

A formal consultation will take place this autumn and part of that consultation includes the meeting with residents scheduled for Thursday 05 October 2017.

There will be one Local Lettings Plan for Council tenants and a separate Regeneration Pack for leaseholders and freeholders. Both will be published on the Council’s website when available. More information: www.havering.gov.uk/HousingRegeneration

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Independent help available Havering Council has contracted TPAS to provide free, independent help and advice to individual tenants.

TPAS will provide independent advice to any resident who needs help. They will support you and work on your behalf to ensure that you are fully informed. For more information on their approach, role and standards that you can expect from TPAS please look at their Service Charter on www.havering.gov.uk/TPAShelp

How to contact TPAS Email TPAS at: haveringindep@tpas.org.uk Phone TPAS on the Independent Advisor Freephone on: 0800 731 1619 (if you are calling from a landline the call is totally free to you but if you are using a mobile phone tell TPAS straight away and they will call you right back)

Get help getting online

An ICT Buddy will be at Cottons Court, Marks Road, Romford RM7 7AW every Friday until 08 September from 10am until 12 noon to give you a helping hand with anything ICT related. So if you need to set up an email address, want to do shopping online or learn how to get the most from your smartphone call in for a coffee and chat.

Join in and have fun There’s a lot happening where residents over 55 years old can join in and have some fun. Come along to any of these, all are free to attend.

Fire Safety As part of Havering Council Housing Services Fire Safety Week representatives from London Fire Brigade will be on site on Friday 08 September: 3.30pm – 4.00pm Fire safety in sheltered housing discussion in the communal lounge 4.00pm - 4.30pm Visits to residents homes if required to check smoke alarms 4.30pm - 5.00pm Tour of the scheme to look at clutter in communal areas.

Please do come along and find out more about how to keep yourself and your neighbours safe from fire.

Armchair Exercises

Havering Council Housing Services has teamed up with Upminster based, Exercise with Sally Guise, to run a programme of courses in different parts of the borough. Each course lasts six weeks but you can come along for any of the sessions and don’t have to attend all six unless you wish to do so.

The courses start on: • Monday 23 October 2017, 12.30pm, at Cole Court, Dorking Road, Harold Hill RM3 9YD • Wednesday 25 October 2017, 12.30pm, at Bards Court, Heaton Avenue, Harold Hill RM3 7HU • Thursday 16 November 2017, 11am, at Cottons Court, Marks Road, Romford RM7 7AW • Tuesday 20 February 2018 , 1pm Royal Jubilee Court, Main Road, Gidea Park, RM2 5AN Book your place at: www.havering.gov.uk/HousingEvents

Who can I contact?

If you have a question about the consultation please contact: Email Chelsea.Potts@havering.gov.uk General estate enquiries www.havering.gov.uk/askhousing

Keeping in Touch

You can keep in touch with the latest news and information from Housing Services.

Go to www.havering.gov.uk/enews and choose At the Heart online.

There is also information available about this scheme at www.havering.gov.uk/RJC and about the sheltered housing regeneration proposals at www.havering.gov.uk/ ShelteredHousingDevelopments You can follow us on Twitter @LBHHousing and also ‘Like’ us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HaveringHousing

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