Archive press releases 2009

Christmas carols will echo round Cadbury Heath on Wednesday evening as children from Parkwall Primary School perform a special open-air concert for local residents.

Kind-hearted residents at Merlin’s sheltered housing schemes have donated bundles of presents for a Christmas shoebox appeal.

Merlin Housing Society has launched a free training programme for residents to give them the skills to make a difference in their communities.

Merlin Housing Society is warning residents to beware bogus callers after a distraction burglary in Kingswood.
 

Merlin Housing Society and partner Rok today installed their 1,000th kitchen as part of the housing association’s £70 million Major Works programme to upgrade former council homes.

Merlin Housing Society residents are amongst the most satisfied in the country according to the results of a standard social housing survey.

Merlin Housing Society is determined to improve following a zero stars and uncertain prospects score on its first Audit Commission inspection.

Merlin Housing Society residents have been partying to celebrate the completion of improvement works to their homes.

A team of pupils from Filton High School have shown off their green fingers by transforming a garden at a sheltered housing scheme.
 

Merlin Housing Society residents have voted overwhelmingly in favour of moving the Kingswood Area Housing Office back to Kingswood.
 

Children from Filton are taking part in a scheme which rewards their community spirit with fun activities.

Merlin Housing Society has thrown a party to celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of its Staple Hill sheltered housing schemes.
 

Staff at Merlin Housing Society are celebrating after they received two top employment awards.

Residents at one of Merlin Housing Society’s sheltered schemes tucked into some homemade cakes made by children taking part in a local Dreamscheme.
 

Merlin Housing Society was a big hit at the Patchway festival’s family fun afternoon.
 

Two Merlin football teams have raised more than £250 for charity after taking to the field in fancy dress in a regional tournament.
 

Sheltered scheme residents from Staple Hill were transported to the Far East in a magical love story performed by children from a Staple Hill school last week.

Around 100 new affordable homes are expected to be built in the next three years, as a result of a development agreement just signed between Merlin Housing Society and Somer Community Housing Trust.

Directors and senior managers at Merlin Housing Society were forced into the stocks to face their staff on Friday.

Merlin Housing Society residents were asked to go to the polls last month and cast their votes for a new tenant representative to join the organisation’s Board.

A new year, a new way of working - Merlin Housing Society has launched its new housing service to provide a more convenient and efficient service to residents.

A dull storeroom has been transformed into a sparkling new kitchen for residents at Merlin Housing Society’s Church View flats to use for community events.