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The most important decision to be made on your home since it was built Newsletter of the Swansea Tenants Steering Group Issue 1 January 2006
Tenants Hold the Key to Future of their Homes
Swansea Council has decided to give you, as tenants, the choice of staying with the council or transferring the ownership and management of your home to a Community Housing Mutual. This would be a new independent, local not-for-profit registered social landlord with tenants fully involved in decisions made about their homes and services.
The council needs £340 million to bring your homes up to the Welsh Housing Quality Standard but does not have the money to deliver these improvements. However, by transferring your homes to the new Community Housing Mutual, the money needed to fund these improvements would be accessed. The council is planning to consult all its tenants and leaseholders on this proposal. In order for you to have good quality, impartial information and advice, members of the Tenant Consultative Panel have appointed Heart of Wales Consultancy to be your Independent Tenant Advisors. They will be working closely with a steering group of local tenants (see picture below). A series of meetings and events will be held across the city and county in January and February 2006 to tell you more about the council’s proposals, find out your views and answer any questions you may have frankly and openly. Details of all of these events are listed on pages three and four of this newsletter.
Your Independent Tenant Advisors are always on hand to answer your questions and give advice on what the council is proposing. If you want to ask a question, need this newsletter in large print, audio tape or in a community language or want someone to visit you in your home please call Heart of Wales Consultancy FREE on 0800 195 4591.
The Swansea Tenants Steering Group, together with Heart of Wales Consultancy, want to hear what all council tenants in Swansea think about this very important issue regarding the future of their homes. Please have your say by coming along to one of the meetings or events listed on pages three and four or by calling the Freephone number at the bottom of this page.
You don’t need an appointment and can stay for as little or as long as you like so come along and tell us what you think because your opinions really do matter. If you are unable to come to any of the events and want to arrange a meeting in your area, or need someone from Heart of Wales Consultancy to visit you in your home to talk about the council proposals, please call the Freephone number at the bottom of this page. You can also call the Freephone number if you want this newsletter in large print, Braille, on audio tape or in a community language. Please remember that transfer would not mean that you had to move out of your home. The decision on transfer is yours. Nothing can happen unless the majority of votes cast, in a secret ballot of tenants to be held later next year, is in favour. The council must abide by the decision of the ballot, whatever the outcome.
HELP AND ADVICE - FREE. Your Independent Tenant Advisors are always on hand to answer your questions and give advice on what the council is proposing. If you want to ask a question, need this newsletter in large print, audio tape or in a community language or want someone to visit you in your home please call Heart of Wales Consultancy FREE on 0800 195 4591.
Road show events - Come along and have your say.
We would like to see you, listen to your opinions and answer any questions you may have. * This means that this is a sheltered housing complex and events here may only be attended by residents. You are welcome to come and talk to us at all the other events. Thank you
Monday 16th January 2006 10.00am to 11.00am 11.30am to 12.30pm 1.00pm to 2.00pm Tuesday 17th January 2006 12.00pm to 1.00pm 2.00pm to 4.00pm 4.30pm to 5.30 pm 6.00pm to 7.00pm Thursday 19th January 2006 12.00pm to 1.00pm 2.00pm to 3.00pm 4.00pm to 5.00pm Friday 20th January 2006 9.00am to 10.00am 10.30am to 11.30am 12.30pm to 1.30pm Saturday 21st January 2006 11.00am to 3.00pm Monday 23rd January 2006 10.00am to 11.00am 11.30am to 12.30pm 1.00pm to 2.00pm Tuesday 24th January 2006 12.00pm to 1.00pm 2.00pm to 3.00pm 3.30pm to 4.30pm 5.30pm to 7.30pm Wednesday 25th January 2006 10.00am to 2.00pm Thursday 26th January 2006 12.00pm to 1.00pm 2.00pm to 3.00pm 4.00pm to 5.00pm Friday 27th January 2006 9.00am to 10.00pm 10.30am to 11.30am 12.30pm to 1.30pm Monday 30th January 2006 11.00am to 12.00pm 1.00pm to 2.00pm Post Office, Dulais Road, Pontardulais Penlan District Housing Office, 1-11 Cadnant Road, Penlan Post Office, High Street, Clydach Waverley Close, Park Road, Clydach * Hafan Glyd, Park Road, Clydach * Pantgwyn, Sketty Park Road, Sketty * Coed Lan, Three Crosses * M & S Newsagents, Victoria Road, Waunarlwydd Clydach Market, Players Industrial Estate, Clydach Conway Court, Penlan * Llys Gwernen, Heol Gwernen, Morriston * Penrhiw, Penrhiw Road, Clase * Caemawr ‘Pod’ corner of Lon Camlad, Caemawr Clase District Housing Office, Cresswell Road, Clase Post Office, Rheidol Road, Clase Morriston District Housing Office, 13 Treharne Road, Morriston Market, Oxford Street, Swansea Post Office, 16 Parkway, Sketty Park Sketty District Housing Office, Block 1, 2 Clyne Court, Sketty Park Aneurin Close, Sketty * Post Office, Broughton Avenue, Blaenymaes Blaenymaes District Housing Office, 73-89 Ffordd-y-Brain, Post Office, Conway Road, Penlan Midland Court, Morris Lane, St Thomas * The White Swan, 86 High Street, Swansea Charles Thomas House, Port Tennant Road, Port Tennant * John Hayley Newsagents, Delhi Street, St Thomas William Morris Gardens, Port Tennant * Gloucester House, Cambrian Place * Town Centre District Housing Office, Croft Street, Dyfatty
Tuesday 31st January 2006 12.00pm to 1.00pm 2.00pm to 3.00pm 4.00pm to 5.00pm 6.00pm to 7.00pm Thursday 2nd February 2006 12.00pm to 1.00pm 2.00pm to 3.00pm 4.00pm to 5.00pm Friday 3rd February 2006 9.00am to 10.00am 10.30am to 11.30am 12.30pm to 1.30pm 2.00m to 3.00pm 3.30pm to 4.30pm Monday 6th February 2006 10.00am to 11.00am 10.00am to 11.00am 11.30am to 12.30pm 11.30am to 12.30pm 1.00pm to 2.00pm Tuesday 7th February 2006 12.00pm to 1.00pm 12.00pm to 1.00pm 2.00pm to 3.00pm 2.00pm to 3.00pm 3.30pm to 4.30pm 3.30pm to 4.30pm Wednesday 8th February 2006 10.00am to 11.00am 12.00pm to 1.00pm Thursday 9th February 2006 12.00pm to 1.00pm 12.00pm to 1.00pm 2.00pm to 3.00pm 2.00pm to 3.00pm 4.00pm to 5.00pm 4.00pm to 5.00pm Friday 10th February 2006 9.00am to 10.00am 9.00am to 10.00am 10.30am to 11.30am 10.30am to 11.30am 12.30pm to 1.30pm 12.30pm to 1.30pm 2.00pm to 3.00pm Saturday 11th February 2006 11.00am to 3.00pm Swansea Market, Oxford Street, Swansea Post Office, Fforestfach Post Office, Gors Avenue, 224 Gors Avenue, Townhill Ty Dewi Sant, Camarthen Road, Fforestfach * Post Office, 82 Penygraig Road, Townhill Tirdeunaw, Llangfelach Road, Treboeth * Somerfield Stores, 18-20 Woodfield Street, Morriston Kwik Save Foodstores, 47-50 Woodfield Street, Morriston Chris Thomas House, Marsden Street, Waun Wen * Jefferys Court flats, Jefferys Court, Penlan lywyncethin, Gendros * Spar Shop, 20-22 Conway Road, Penlan Thomas Evans House, Tower Gardens, Townhill * Spa Shop, 861- 863 Llangyfelach Road, Treboeth Gorseinon District Housing Office, 7 Alexandra Road, Gorseinon Somerfield Stores, High Street, Gorseinon Ger y Pant, Off Close, Pen Pant, Pontardulais * Townhill & Mayhill District Housing Office, Powys Avenue, Townhill Llys Elba, Gowerton * Clyne Court flats, Block 1, Clyne Court, Sketty Dan yr Allt, Clos Morgan Owen, Gowerton * Clyne Court flats, Block 2, Clyne Court, Sketty Maes yr Efail, West Street, Gorseinon * Bonymaen District Housing Office, 80 Carmel Road, Bonymaen Llys y Coed, Loughor * Rheidol Court flats, Rheidol Court, Morriston Llys Gwalia, South View, Gorseinon * Thomas Harris House, Linden Avenue, West Cross * West Cross District Housing Office, Linden Avenue, West Cross Heol Y Gors, Heol y Gors Road, Townhill * Laugharne Court, Aneurin Way, Sketty * Post Office & Stores Riversdale Road, West Cross Mountbatten Court, Ravenhill * St Clears Place, Penlan * Plas Melyn, Cenydd Road, Portmead * Post Office, Birchgrove Road, Birchgrove Geli Gardens, Parc yr Heli Road, Birchgrove * Maes Yr Haf, Penclawdd * Maes Yr Haf, Penclawdd (2nd session) *
If you can’t get to one of these events but want to raise some issues with Heart of Wales Consultancy, please call them FREE on 0800 195 4591.