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• Islington’s new council homes transform a derelict space and win national housing design award »
  Homes for Islington (HFI) working with Islington Council have won a prestigious National Housing Design award for their new council housing in Armour Close. The homes were nominated alongside some of the best design projects in the country.
  July 2010
• A monster day out »
  Homes for Islington residents had a monster day out at their fun day on the Kings Square estate. Nearly 300 residents and the mayor turned out to join in the fun put on by staff from Homes for Islington’s Old Street office. A barbeque with food provided by the construction firm Mulalleys gave the crowds energy to take part in an Arsenal Positive Futures kickabout area, gladiator fighting sticks and a couple of obligatory bouncy castles. For those wanting a more sedate experience, there were stands to watch wool being spun or to make clay bowls and facepainting. The event concluded with a raffle full of impressive prizes donated by Kier, Arsenal and local establishments – Fish Central and trendy Look Mum No Hands!
  July 2010
• Is your community organisation looking for funding? »
  GRANTnet is a straightforward FREE-to-use service that can help groups and small businesses to find suitable funding. It allows community and voluntary groups, sports and other clubs, schools, social enterprises and small businesses to search across EC and UK sources including Government departments, local authorities, charitable trusts and corporate sponsors for appropriate funding that you might be able to apply for. Click on the link above for more information.
  July 2010
• Newton Charles is HFI's caretaker of the year »
  Newton Charles, the caretaker for Wedmore Estate in Holloway, has been chosen by residents as Homes for Islington (HFI)’s caretaker of the year – an award presented every year to the caretaker who is judged to have provided the best service.
  July 2010
• Abseiling to insulate Islington flats »
  There have been some strange sights on estates over the past couple of months – teams of abseilers. This isn’t the latest urban sports craze but Homes for Islington’s innovative way of insulating homes across the borough. Since January, Homes for Islington has insulated nearly 4,000 homes by filling in cavity walls.
  July 2010
• Notice to Homes for Islington residents »
  Are you represented? Are you 1 in 1000?
  Are you a Homes for Islington resident not currently represented by a Tenants and Residents Association? Why not stand for membership of your Area Housing Panel and help ensure that residents' views are listened to before housing proposals affecting managemement of homes are considered? Meetings to elect representatives for each of the five housing areas will be held the week beginning 12 July 2010.  Click on the link above for full details.
  July 2010
• HFI meet the buyer »
  Staff from Homes for Islington (HFI)’s Procurement Team attended ICAM2‘s ‘Meet the Buyer’ event held at the German Gymnasium in Kings Cross. This event was run to encourage locally-based small and medium-sized businesses and minority ethnic groups (SMEs and BMEs) to bid for HFI contracts. Over 70 companies came to the event and were given information on current and forthcoming contracts and how to get details of firms working on our main contracts.
  July 2010
• Residents have their say in new contracts for repairs to council properties »
  Residents in Islington have been involved in selecting new contractors to carry out repairs, maintenance and gas servicing in the borough.  Homes for Islington set up a special panel to ensure that residents' needs and views influenced the contract itself as well as the selection of contractors. Resident priorities are now built into contract terms.
  July 2010

Summer of fun - HFI Area Housing Office fun days
Come along for a day of fun, including BBQ, bouncy castle, face painting, massage, health checks, information stalls, Energy Saving Doctor, Arsenal Positive Futures and lots more fun and free activities. You'll also have the chance to talk to housing staff about any housing queries you may have. Various dates and locations throughout July and August.  Click on the link above for full details.
July 2010

The big lunch - 18 July 2010
The big lunch is a one-day get together with your neighbours. It can be anything from a simple lunch to a full-blown street party with DJs and a hog roast. Click on the link above to find out why you should take part, all the good stuff you'll get out of it, what happened last year, and the history.
July 2010

Free Activities in 2010
Arsenal Positive Futures in partnership with Homes for Islington are offering a wide range of free activities throughout 2010. Click on the links below for more information and a full list of activities on offer.
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