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The largest Almshouse Charity in the UK. Serving older people in the North East of England since 1898. RT does not imply endorsement.
North East England
Joined October 2012
The winners of the best garden category in our 2025 gardening competition were Peter and Susan Hay from Hartlepool. They are kindly putting their winnings to the Christmas party at their housing scheme. https://t.co/NsrN1X7VEY
#gardening #competition #housing #generosity
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A couple who won our gardening competition just a year after moving into their home are donating their winners to their housing scheme.
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Congratulations to William Lee from Houghton-le-Spring who won the pot plant category of our 2025 gardening competition at his first attempt. It's little wonder given he has painstakingly grown flowers in 26 pots! https://t.co/XbFM2zr7RB
#gardening #competitition #housing
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A man who entered our gardening competition having grown flowers in 26 plant pots has seen his efforts rewarded at the first attempt.
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Does size matter? In his latest blog, our CEO Paul Mullis looks at whether big is beautiful or if good things come in small packages when it comes to social housing, following our recent attendance at the @AlmshouseAssoc Members Day. https://t.co/UV1gJV0sd2
#housing #almshouses
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Does size matter? That was the question posed when we attended the recent Almshouse Association Members Day in London.
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We are recruiting for a Technical Inspector , starting salary £39,439, rising to £41,515 after 6 months probationary period, plus essential car user allowance and mileage and other benefits. https://t.co/MxTTmO28W8
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In the last edition of The Banner, we gave a little glimpse into the interesting life of our 2024 Good Neighbour of the Year award winner Marjorie Perry. Now, told in her own words, we are pleased to be able to share her story in more detail. https://t.co/JBV3yvcOV2
#lifestories
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In her own words, our 2024 Good Neighbour of the Year award winner Marjorie Perry shares her very interesting life story.
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Residents from our Bulmer House sheltered housing scheme and aged miners homes in Marsden Road, South Shields, put their best foot forward in a sponsored walk to help raise funds to keep their seated exercise classes going. https://t.co/GlqBbN7hkM
#sponsoredwalk #southshields
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A couple whose eyes first met across a crowded dancefloor in Blackhall have celebrated 70 years of marriage. https://t.co/sBaQMqLRRQ
#wedding #anniversaries #70years
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From a hippie colony in Los Angeles and nursing in Zimbabwe, to reconnecting with family and his connection to Al Capone, DAMHA resident Colin Lockey has seen his fair share of the world and he recently shared some of his interesting life stories. https://t.co/AjkPdvZKiy
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Retired miners from across our region are part of an exciting new multimedia project being unveiled this summer. #threadsintheground #ancestralreverb #carbonheritage
https://t.co/kqXpsxUj4Z
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In a new resident life story, we catch up with Anne Tracey, who lives in our Bulmer House sheltered housing scheme in South Shields, and find out what she did to satisfy her craving for a world adventure. https://t.co/My0Lq00NHM
#residents #lifestories
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Anne Tracey, who lives in our Bulmer House sheltered housing scheme, tells us what she did to satisfy her craving for a world adventure.
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If you have read the story about the ancestral reverb project in the latest edition of The Banner, a free listening party is taking place in Blackhall Community Centre on Friday 27th June from 6pm to 9pm. Book your free tickets now to secure your place. https://t.co/QouPwGlQp0
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A pensioner is circumnavigating Britain in an epic 3,000-mile journey using his free bus pass and we’re proud to say he stayed in one our of homes as part of his epic journey. Please donate if you can to Brother John's cause. https://t.co/HZo9QlM13f
#BrotherJohnOnTour #almshouses
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The latest (and 100th!) edition of our resident magazine The Banner is out now and, as always, is packed full of interesting articles, including several life stories, details of a new mining project and a great tale about a 'Brother on a Bus' https://t.co/bZjCHvmqqU
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And congratulations also to May Dyson who reached her 100th year this month. https://t.co/mr4gMkf2m9
#100 #birthdays #centenarians
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100 year old birthdays are like buses, you wait for a while and then two come at once, starting with Mabel Parkin who celebrated becoming a centenarian in April. Congratulations Mabel from everyone at DAMHA. https://t.co/BXuPtIIo5g
#100 #birthdays #centenarians
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We have a vacancy for a Customer Service Advisor, on a job share, 21 hours a week, Wed-Fri. Please visit our website for more details and then click the click to apply via Indeed. https://t.co/ETECtemTrE
#customerservice #jobs #housing #apply #countydurham
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In his latest blog, our CEO Paul explains why it feels like there's a lot of plate spinning going on in the world of social housing at present. https://t.co/dryeAaX4Nr
#housing #blogs
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We are seeking people interested in joining our Board of Trustees. There are three vacancies in total and we are hoping to attract a mixture of experienced and first-time trustees and have a full induction programme in place to support all new trustees. https://t.co/90s2dQdNDY
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We have a vacancy for a Customer Service Advisor, on a job share, 21 hours a week, Wed-Fri. Please visit our website for more details and then click the click to apply via Indeed. https://t.co/Ly2aP0f7KA
#customerservice #jobs #housing #apply
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We are recruiting for a Customer Service Advisor based at our Chester-le-Street office but with agile working available. Full-time, Monday to Friday starting salary £25,888, https://t.co/mTkhiGJ9U6
#jobs #customerservice #careers #housing
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