03 Oct 2018
£140,000 new four-bed house is a fantastic buy for Andover ‘shared ownership’ couple
Thanks to shared ownership, first-time buyers Rebecca and Alex Reid – and their cat Garfield – have bought their four-bedroom ‘forever home’ for just £140,000 from affordable housing provider Stonewater at the Augusta Park development in Andover.
02 Oct 2018
Digital Inclusion sessions are transforming residents lives
Earlier in the year, our retirement living scheme at New Surrey Court held a series of two hour digital inclusion sessions to help residents learn how to use computers. One of our residents spoke to us as part of #HousingDay 2018 to tell us how the sessions transformed her life.
01 Oct 2018
Our staff acted quickly to house a victim of modern slavery
When one of our Tenancy Services Officers (TSO) Hayley*, arrived to visit a block of flats, she was met by a police officer. The officer told her that they had forcibly entered into a flat to carry out a welfare check on a resident as he was a victim of modern slavery.
01 Oct 2018
Shared ownership helps Nikki become a proud homeowner
27-year-old Nikki Swift has good reason to celebrate. She’s just become the proud owner of a smart two-bedroom Stonewater home in Thorpe Willoughby, near Selby.
26 Sep 2018
Rick*, one of our employees, volunteers at a homeless shelter in Bristol.
Here, he describes some of the work he does to help homeless people in the area:
25 Sep 2018
After a breakup, sofa surfing and sleeping in a car, we found Fred accommodation in one of our schemes.
Last Christmas we received a call from a local councils’ homeless team about Fred*.
17 Sep 2018
Affordable home ownership couldn’t get much better for the Woollards
Nicholas and Miranda Woollard knew they had found the perfect affordable house to buy when they spotted their beautiful new two-bedroom Stonewater home for just under £85,000 in Seagrave Park, Sileby, near Loughborough.
31 Aug 2018
Trip to Woburn Safari Park for our Women's Refuge residents
Residents and children from our Asian Women’s Refuge (SAWR) joined residents and children who have moved on to our second stage refuge for a day trip to Woburn Safari Park recently.
30 Aug 2018
Bill reflects on his time at Hazelmead House
Bill* is a 21 year old male with a diagnosis of emotionally unstable borderline personality disorder. Prior to moving to Hazelmead House (one of our supported housing schemes for residents with mental health needs), he had a history of Class B drug use and was living at home with his mum and an abusive stepfather. All these elements caused a strain on their relationship resulting in Bill moving out of the family home.
30 Aug 2018
Anna found a safe haven at our Abingdon Foyer
Anna came to our Abingdon Foyer following three months in a mum and baby foster placement after having to leave home with her baby Jessica*. On arrival Anna found out they were the first parent and baby to be housed at the Foyer.
29 Aug 2018
Alexis* was referred to South Hampshire Women’s Refuge (SHWR) in June 2018 after fleeing an abusive marriage.
One of our residents at the South Hampshire Women’s Refuge (SHWR) has shared her story, below, as part of the NHF’s Starts at Home Day 2018, about seeking help when she needed it most.
29 Aug 2018
My story: Living in the Dorchester Young Peoples Service by Ronan
"Everything was going well after moving out of home to live with my boyfriend, but after a while the relationship hit a few bumps and I ended up moving out."
25 Jun 2018
Exeter Foyer – Photography workshop
Can you turn a shed into a camera?
You can and we did. With some expert guidance from Brendan Barry, Photography tutor, we were able to host a workshop showing residents the working of a camera and how photos are produced.
22 Jun 2018
Development South of Stoney Lodge, School Lane, North Mundham
Public Art
It is a Stonewater policy to provide a form of public art on each new development – the idea being that by enhancing the local environment, it will encourage people to take pride in their development and their local surroundings.
15 Jun 2018
An innovative heating system at Burton Gardens
This video shows an innovative new heating system that we have installed at Burton Gardens, Weobley - a fantastic example of an investment we have made which is environmentally friendly, more economical for our residents, and future proofs our homes for future applicants.
08 Mar 2018
Life-changing apprenticeship for Stephen
Seven years ago, Stephen Baker was unemployed and living in a young people’s shelter in Swindon. He could never have imagined then how an apprenticeship with sheltered and supported housing provider Stonewater would change his life and lead to a rewarding career helping others.
06 Mar 2018
Admin apprentice Harry earns while he learns
Seventeen-year-old Harry Haines, who lives in Blaby village just outside Leicester, has found his Level 2 Business and Administration apprenticeship a great alternative to A-Levels.
15 Nov 2017
Experian helps to build a positive credit rating
As part of our commitment to improving the financial capability of our customers we teamed up with Experian, Big Issue Invest and the Rental Exchange initiative - a way to build credit histories without taking on any additional credit products.
13 Nov 2017
THE GRID - bringing digital transformation to life through game-play
Like all top-performing organisations, Stonewater recognises that digital transformation is vital to the long-term success and sustainability of the organisation.
01 Sep 2017
Kyle came to our Quay Foyer seeking independence and support
After his family relationship broke down and many months of sofa surfing, Kyle came to Stonewater’s Quay Foyer in 2008 seeking independence and support to develop. Although Kyle was with us for two years, he wasn’t quite ready to progress on his journey, and ultimately left on a Notice to Quit.
01 Sep 2017
Amrita sought safety in one of our refuges for women fleeing domestic abuse
Our womens refuges provide safe and secure accommodation for women escaping abuse. Here's the story of one of our residents...
21 Jul 2017
Retirement Living residents get involved with digital inclusion programme in Dudley
Residents at Chaddesley Court, Dudley are taking time out to attend digital inclusion workshops.
17 Jul 2017
Fred and Lacey found a home through shared ownership
Fred and Lacey have finally got onto the property ladder with one of our new build homes in Nottingham.
18 Mar 2016
Apprenticeship gives Kerrie a step onto housing career ladder
When 15-year-old Kerrie Hurse from Bristol took her GCSEs in 2003 she had no idea that her life would eventually take her into a career in housing.
24 Jul 2015
Ivor Aggett, Retirement Living resident
Ivor is a resident at one of our Retirement Living homes in Southampton.
24 Jul 2015
Alex Stone, former Foyer resident
Alex was a resident at our Foyer for young people in Exeter.
22 Jul 2015
Amber Hucker, resident
Amber is a resident in one of our general needs homes situated in Western-Super-Mare.
02 Feb 2015
Abingdon Foyer helped make my life better, says Natasha
When 19-year-old Natasha Greenway moved into Abingdon Foyer as a troubled teenager she was struggling to find a direction in life. She could not have believed that two and a half years on she would be planning to move into her own flat.
30 Jan 2015
Shared ownership helps Weymouth family onto the property ladder
Electrician Dan Heys and his family knew they had found the perfect home-buying option when they discovered Stonewater’s new Pemberly shared ownership homes in Louviers Road, Weymouth.
30 Jan 2015
Specially adapted home is life-changing for Yeovil family
The Jones family thought they stood little chance of being considered for a wheelchair accessible single-storey home in Yeovil to help them care for their disabled son, Adam, who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy. But that all changed when the family of five were put forward by South Somerset District Council (SSDC) for a brand new, specially adapted Stonewater bungalow in Larkhill Road.