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We are pleased to confirm that our transformational plans for Podsmead will go before Gloucester City Council’s planning committee in July.   This once-in-a-generation opportunity is the result of a landmark collaboration between GCH, Homes England, Gloucester City Council, local residents and community leaders. Through strategic support, including the transfer of key land assets and […]

Love your garden? The 2025 Garden Competition is now open! Click on the link below for more details and the chance to win gardening vouchers. Closing date Friday 4 July 2025 Click here for more details and to enter the garden competition

Take a look at the June issue of GCH Connect, packed with community updates and helpful advice. From tackling fly-tipping to supporting young people into housing, there’s plenty to explore – plus details on our garden competition, job opportunities and more. Read the latest issue of GCH Connect

Supporting people with disabilities to find suitable housing   We’ve been working with Gloucestershire County Council, NHS Gloucestershire and the county’s housing partners to introduce an Accessible Housing Register (AHR) to help people with disabilities find social housing which meets their needs. The Accessible Housing Register displays how accessible the available properties are, helping home

June marks Pride month and we are sharing our support to the LGBTQ+ community, you might notice our colleagues supporting by wearing new pride badges. GCH is proud to hold inclusion at its core and celebrate the diverse nature of our customers and colleagues, striving to develop an inclusive organisation, where customers and colleagues feel

Residents in fly-tipping hotspots across Gloucester were visited yesterday Thursday 22 May as part of a joint initiative between GCH and Gloucester City Council to raise awareness, encourage reporting, and promote pride in local neighbourhoods. Our Homes and Neighbourhoods team was joined by Councillor Sebastian Field, Cabinet Member for the Environment and Councillor for Podsmead,

We’re here whenever you’re ready: Stop Loan Sharks support is always on your terms.  Being in debt to a loan shark is more than just a financial burden – it can be terrifying, isolating, and emotionally draining. For many, it feels like being trapped in a nightmare with no way out. Vulnerable borrowers, already struggling

We are delighted to have won Safety & Compliance Initiative of the Year at the 2025 ASCP Conference Awards last night (Thursday 15 May). The award recognises our commitment to building safety and fire awareness, in partnership with Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS). The focus has been on implementing changes introduced in response to the

In support of Learning at Work Week and the Chartered Institute of Housing’s CHOOSE HOUSING campaign, we are celebrating our commitment to creating a range of opportunities for young people. Recognising the value of creating ongoing and innovative pathways into housing, GCH took on three young people in 2023 under the GEM Programme, a UK

Ready, Steady, Knit! We’ve teamed up with Age UK Gloucestershire to fundraise for their Big Knit campaign. Customers in our Independent Living schemes have been busy knitting tiny hats for Innocent Smoothie bottles. As well as raising a smile, each behatted bottle raises 30p for older person services in Gloucestershire. So far our customers at