Wokingham Area Housing Society Ltd – A member of the National Housing Federation Co-Operative and Community Benefits Societies Act 2014 No.13176R HCA Registered Provider / L0276

Registered Office: 22 Broad Street, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 1BA Secretary for correspondence: 1 Fernhill Cottages, Toutley Road, Wokingham, RG41 1QJ

Newsletter NOVEMBER, 2015

WAHS

Secretary:

Barbara Hunter

07816 590537

New E-mail

info@wahs.co.

uk

www.wahs.co.uk

Thank you to Joe Robinson

As WAHS are no longer going to be the landlords of Warren Close,

the requirement for a Tenants Representative has come to an end.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Joe Robinson for his

invaluable contribution over the last few years.

Thank you for the return of your Application Forms

Thank you to everyone for returning your Application Forms.

They have all been received and forwarded to Housing

Solutions.

Next Tenants Get Together

The next Tenants Open Morning will take place in Wokingham library

café when Maureen Atkins, our new Chair will be there to meet

everyone:

On: Thursday 26th November 2015

Time: 2pm

We would love to see as many of you who can make it for a chat and

coffee and slice of cake!

New Chair!

We would like to welcome Maureen Atkins to

WAHS. Maureen is joining us as the new Chair.

Maureen Atkins is a fully accredited, professional

Wokingham Area Housing Society Ltd – A member of the National Housing Federation Co-Operative and Community Benefits Societies Act 2014 No.13176R HCA Registered Provider / L0276

Registered Office: 22 Broad Street, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 1BA Secretary for correspondence: 1 Fernhill Cottages, Toutley Road, Wokingham, RG41 1QJ

coach with over 20 years experience of working with individuals and

companies in reaching their goals and achieving true excellence. She is

a recognised Licentiate Fellow of the Institute of Training and

Occupational Learning.

Maureen has a real passion to see people develop and achieve and has

been privileged to offer highly effective workshops and coaching within

many business sectors. By bringing practical ideas, techniques that

work, whilst promoting highly interactive learning and personal

development, Maureen has provided a successful combination that has

been welcomed by many organisations.

As an experienced facilitator Maureen has been able to help many

organisations move forward, both through corporate training, individual

coaching work and strategic planning.

Maureen has a wealth of experience to bring to her new role as Chair of

WAHS, including a strong track record of other volunteer roles in the

community. She is looking forward to assisting WAHS in shaping their

new future direction, whilst anticipating the completion of the current

major project at Warren Close.

Site Visit by Maureen Atkins

On Friday 23rd October Maureen was able to

visit the building site at Warren Close and

has written about the visit.

I was shown around by Feltham’s Site

Project Manager, John, and Chris Martin

from Housing Solutions. Both men couldn’t

have been more helpful, and I believe we

have found great partners with which to

work.

There are several stages in the buildings

Wokingham Area Housing Society Ltd – A member of the National Housing Federation Co-Operative and Community Benefits Societies Act 2014 No.13176R HCA Registered Provider / L0276

Registered Office: 22 Broad Street, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 1BA Secretary for correspondence: 1 Fernhill Cottages, Toutley Road, Wokingham, RG41 1QJ

now; some have floors but no walls, some have the

metal work in place for the stud walls, others have

walls and are newly plastered. It really is a hive of

activity, helped along by some good dry Autumn

weather!

The layout is great and each flat has its own unique

outlook. Some of the views, particularly from the

upstairs flats, are stunning – hugely helped along by

the riot of autumn colours in the trees and

hedgerows.

The rooms inside the flats are spacious and light, and that is before

any painting has been undertaken. The kitchen units will be cream

and the granite effect worktops are white, which will all add to the

bright, airiness of the homes.

In the ground floor flats they are starting to create the shower wet

rooms, designed for easy access and all on one level – no shower

tray to step into! The wet rooms are a good size and will make

personal care a pleasure.

There is still much to be done

before the flats will be habitable,

but I trust these pictures will

serve to show you the great

progress that is being made.

Wokingham Area Housing Society Ltd – A member of the National Housing Federation Co-Operative and Community Benefits Societies Act 2014 No.13176R HCA Registered Provider / L0276

Registered Office: 22 Broad Street, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 1BA Secretary for correspondence: 1 Fernhill Cottages, Toutley Road, Wokingham, RG41 1QJ

Thank you Jean!

We would like to say a big thank you to Jean

Auty for spending the last 5 years being Chair of

WAHS and steering us through the new

development. Jean has stepped down as Chair

but will remain with us as the Group Head of the

Residents Group (previously known as the

Tenants Committee).

Communal Room Update

Our planning application for the Communal Room (App 152588) has been accepted as a valid submission by Wokingham Borough Council. We are hoping for a positive decision to be made by the end of December. This application needs your support and we would like to ask if you would be prepared to write a letter to the Council supporting this proposed project. Your letter would need to quote the Application Reference: 152588, and should state your support for the provision of this Communal Room, and the benefits you would gain from having such a facility. Please address your letter to:

Mr Graham Vaughan Planning Dept Wokingham Borough Council Shute End Wokingham RG40 1BN

We'd like to thank you for supporting us in this way. New Contact Details

Please note that the email address we are now using is

info@wahs.co.uk (the old one still works – but this one is much

shorter!)