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New Repair & Maintenance Contractor – Turner Property Services
From 1 July 2020

Unfortunately, as a result of the COVID pandemic our repair & maintenance contractor, MPS Housing Ltd, is unable to continue with our contract from 30 June 2020. We are very sad to see a good reliable contractor no longer being able to trade.

The Shire Team have worked tirelessly over the last 2 months to secure short-term
arrangements with local multi- trade contractors to protect reactive repair services. We are delighted to announce Turner Property Services will take over as primary contractor from 1 July 2020. They will be supported by A-Catch Environmental & Property Services and DM Homeshield to ensure reactive repair services are responsive when COVID restrictions begin to ease.

The appointments ensure that you continue to receive a reliable and responsive repair service until we can tender for a new long-term Repair & Maintenance partner. They also offer an opportunity of employment for the local tradesmen that were at risk of losing their jobs when MPS Housing Ltd cease to trade.

There will be no change to the standard of service you have come to expect. An emergency only, out-of-hours service, is still available by calling the office on 01290 421130 and following the instructions. Please remember, this emergency service is in place to respond to situations that pose a threat to life, security or your ability to remain in your home.

As you may be aware Shire Housing were awarded a grant from the Scottish Government which will allow us to provide essential financial aid to the various groups who are working in our communities and are delivering much-needed support to the people of East Ayrshire.

 

It is fantastic that we find ourselves in this position where we can enable these groups, often of volunteers, to continue to do the amazing work that they have been doing tirelessly thus far. The grant underlines our work as a community anchor organisation, helping support our Business Vison of Great Homes, Great People, Vibrant Communities.

 

The first round of donations were made yesterday to 8 different groups across East Ayrshire who are working tirelessly to get support to those who are needing it most, and we may be able to assist more. So if you are working for, or volunteering with, a resilience group providing essential support, or if you know of a group who are supporting your local community in any of these locations: Auchinleck, Catrine, Cumnock, Craigens, Dalmellington, Galston, Hurlford, Kilmaurs, Logan, Mauchline, Netherthird, New Cumnock, Newmilns, Patna or Rankiston then we may be able to offer support. Get in touch and we shall see if we can help. Contact Alan Thomas on 01290 428015 or email him, athomas@shirehousing.com

 

Shire Housing Association has been awarded £50,000 of funding from the Scottish Government’s ‘Supporting Communities” fund. We shall be allocating this money across local groups and organisations who are providing COVID-19 resilience services, so that they can keep supporting their communities throughout these difficult times.

The funds shall be used for:

The provision of food

Equipment and expenses

Emergency fuel top ups

We are extremely grateful to the Scottish Government for this funding which will allow us to provide essential financial aid to the various groups who are working in our communities and are delivering much needed support to the people of East Ayrshire.

Many local groups have been working non-stop to provide an essential lifeline to people throughout this crisis and we cannot express enough how thankful we are to these people. It is fantastic that we find ourselves in this position where we can enable these groups, often of volunteers, to continue to do the amazing work that they have been doing tirelessly thus far. The grant underlines our work as a community anchor organisation, helping support our Business Vison of Great Homes, Great People, Vibrant Communities.

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IMPORTANT – COVID 19, update 24/03/20

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IMPORTANT – COVID 19

Please click HERE to read the most upto date information of Covid 19.

 

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For up to date information regarding Coronavirus please check the NHSInform website – www.nhsinform.scot/coronavirus

 

Shire Housing Association is a successful progressive housing association based in Cumnock, East Ayrshire.  We currently own just under 1,000 properties and manage more than 800 properties on behalf of owner occupiers.

Our current internal audit arrangement expires on 31 March 2020 and the Association requires a new Internal Audit Service, for an initial 3-year period from 2020/21. This will critically review our functions, supporting our commitment to continuous improvement, reviewing internal controls and meeting the assurance requirements of the Scottish Housing Regulator.

A copy of the invitation to tender can be downloaded HERE or by contacting Jade McLelland at the Association’s office on 01290 421130.

 

For an informal chat about the service please contact Jim Munro, Director on 01290 428014.

 

The closing date for return of tenders is 12 noon on Friday 31 January 2020

As part of our commitment to Developing the Young Workforce, we worked with Loudoun, Stewarton and Doon Academies on a social media and community engagement  project.  Each school was asked to produce a video on “how to run a community event”.  The videos were all fantastic and were premiered at our AGM, where the audience voted Loudoun Academy as the overall winner, earning the school £200 for future projects.

Have a look for yourself by clicking on the links below…

Loudoun Academy video

Doon Academy video

Stewarton Academy video