We’ve been holding events across the South West to support residents with repairs and to talk about any issues they're experiencing.

In Chester, residents and staff created a wellbeing garden in Carter Street.

Local residents from the Warndon estate in Worcester alongside the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust (WWT) have come together to start the process of turning an underused green space owned by Sanctuary into a community asset for all to enjoy.

In October our Housing Officers and Income Officers joined Property and Estate Services colleagues at Lerwick Croft Community Hall in Bicester. The event was well attended by residents and showed the power of collaboration and community spirit.

Our next round of resident surgeries in Hackney will take place on Thursday 23 November. Wherever you live, our local team will be on hand to answer your questions and also hear any concerns that you have.

At Fairview Estate in Braintree and Stoke Park in Ipswich, we've worked closely with residents to tackle litter, fly tipping and issues with bin stores.

We recently worked with residents in Rochford to improve their local environment.

One of our former Sanctuary apprentices is celebrating after winning a prestigious regional award. Katie Davies, who now works with us as a resourcing administrator after successfully completing her customer service apprenticeship, was named Intermediate Apprentice of the Year at the West Midlands regional finals of the National Apprenticeship Awards.