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News in<br />
Brief<br />
Ernesettle Archive<br />
Did you live in Ernesettle in the 1950s and 1960s?<br />
Can you remember what the area was like back<br />
then?<br />
The Ernesettle Archive is researching and publishing<br />
a social history of the area. Itʼs looking for memories<br />
and photos and publishes a <strong>news</strong>letter – Up the<br />
Creek – containing highlights so far.<br />
A monthly drop in takes place at Ernesettle Library<br />
for anyone interested in researching local history or<br />
sharing memories.<br />
If you have a story to tell, an old photo to lend or<br />
would like to contribute any other information,<br />
please ring 07513 727580 or email<br />
ernesettlearchive@hotmail.com. There is also a<br />
Facebook group called Ernesettle Archive.<br />
The group meets on the last Wednesday of every<br />
month at 2pm in Ernesettle Library.<br />
Training triumph for<br />
contractor PiLON<br />
One of the firms responsible for installing kitchens<br />
and bathrooms in tenantsʼ homes has won a major<br />
training award.<br />
Specialist housing refurbishment and building<br />
business PiLON has been awarded the prestigious<br />
Construction News Training Award. PiLON is<br />
working as a sub-contractor for Keepmoat/Apollo.<br />
PiLON recently opened an Innovation, Training and<br />
Vetting Centre for its 500-strong team, with all staff<br />
having a training action plan. John Chenneour, PCH<br />
Team Leader for Internal Works, said: “Itʼs great<br />
<strong>news</strong> that PiLONʼs commitment to training has<br />
been recognised. Theyʼre doing a good job on our<br />
Decent <strong>Homes</strong> programme and are continuing to<br />
meet their weekly targets.”<br />
Annual Report 2011/12<br />
Our Annual Report for 2011/12 is due to be mailed<br />
out to you in the coming weeks.<br />
Please do have a look at it as we have continued to<br />
work hard delivering the promises made to you as<br />
part of the stock transfer in 2009. In fact, up until the<br />
end of March 2011, we are happy to say that we have<br />
met 70% of the promises we made, which leaves<br />
just 37 out of 125 to be completed before the end of<br />
November 2014.<br />
The report features some of the key improvements<br />
weʼve made over the past year and also explains<br />
our approach to value for money.<br />
This yearʼs report is in a different format. It has been<br />
written by residents who have been out and about<br />
speaking to PCH managers about their achievements<br />
and successes during the year. The residents also<br />
helped to shape the style of the report which hopefully<br />
helps to make it an easy and interesting read.<br />
We are always open to suggestions from you about<br />
ideas that you would like to see as well as what you<br />
would like to hear about in next yearʼs report so if you<br />
do have any comments, please tear-off the pre-paid<br />
feedback form at the back of the report, fill it out and<br />
pop it in the post to us. We want to hear what you<br />
have to say so all forms received will be entered into<br />
a free prize draw to win £50 of shopping vouchers.<br />
Revamp is complete<br />
A refurbishment contract to install insulation to<br />
Ridge House, in Lipson, has been finished.<br />
Our contractor Anglian began work on site earlier<br />
this spring to insulate the three-storey, six-flat<br />
building. Improvements include the replacement of<br />
windows, front and rear doors, roofing and a new<br />
magnolia overcladding system.<br />
4 PCH Newsletter | Autumn 2012 Call us on 0800 694 3101
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