TVH residents will enjoy a taste of summer when they get free ice creams and hot chocolate in return for their views on what community services will benefit their neighbourhoods.
Thames Valley Housing (TVH) staff will be dishing out the cones from an ice cream van visiting their estates in Hounslow on the 5th and 6th of March. Further consultation are taking place on TVH estates in Rushmoor on the 7th and 8th and Reading on the 13th and 14th.
The consultation exercise is being carried out by TVH as part of their newly launched Community Investment Strategy.
The residents’ views will help define how investment of £150,000 will improve local services for the whole community, not just TVH residents.
The programme, which runs over 3 years, also includes work with local youth services, developing a Young People’s Forum, providing training & employment opportunities and administering TVH’s Community Chest, which funds wider community initiatives.
Paul Augarde, TVH, Community Investment Manager, TVH said, “We are passionate about our residents leading our understanding of service needs in their local areas. Through targeted partnerships with local service providers including councils, schools voluntary and community groups, we can invest in the service improvements that communities really want.
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If you would like any more information about the Community Investment Strategy or Thames Valley Housing, please contact Rosalind Grozier, Communications Officer, on 020 8607 3878, or email her.
Thames Valley Housing is based in Twickenham, South West London and houses a wide range of people who have many different needs. Founded in 1966, the association owns, manages and administers loans for over 13,000 properties in London, Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire and Sussex, and has 2035 properties under construction. Thames Valley Housing provides affordable rented homes, shared ownership, market rent, student and key worker accommodation, working with eight NHS Trusts.