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Involving Younger People

Young people at Hazeland Court

How are Seven Locks Housing currently involving young people?

Seven Locks are committed to involving young people in helping us to build stronger communities, and improve, develop and monitor our services.

Young people create new garden for Hazeland Court

For this intergenerational project, 3 Lutterworth College Horticulture students worked with the tenants at Hazeland Court Sheltered Scheme to design a garden, and provide ongoing maintenance under the supervision of staff and expert volunteers from the Rotary Club.

The Apprentices

Working in partnership with Jeakins Weir who deliver our responsive repairs service, Seven Locks Housing have been able to offer 6 apprenticeship opportunities to local young people in 2012. We used our customer insight to target this at Seven Locks families with young people aged between 16-19 years old.

We also offered apprenticeships to local young people in 2009 by Working with the contractors who delivered our Modernisation and Improvement Programme: Lovell Partnerships and Connaught Partnerships.

Respect Handbooks from the Children's Safety Education Foundation

Seven Locks Housing sponsored Thomas Estley College in 2008 & 2011 and Welland Park College in 2010 for Respect Handbooks which are used with students during their Citizenship lessons and cover issues including Anti Social Behaviour, staying safe and drug and alcohol misuse.

Street Games

Seven Locks gave a grant of £2,250 to Street Games in 2011. Street Games enables young people in the Harborough Priority Neighbourhood Area to attend supervised team sports at Welland Park College in term time and during the summer holidays.

Thomas Estley College forge links with Arkwright House Sheltered Scheme

Thomas Estley College in Broughton Astley has built strong links with Arkwright House Sheltered Scheme that bring benefits to everyone involved. The Students have designed a sensory garden for the tenants, and organised several parties including a war time tea party with home-made cakes, tales of evacuees and war time memories from the tenants. They are planning another garden project with tenants for 2012.

Young People's Guide

My Space, My Place is a comprehensive guide for our younger customers (16-25 year olds) who are preparing for independent living.

It provides practical advice and guidance about managing money, setting up a home and general health and well-being.

It was developed by the Scottish Council for Single Homeless, and was winner of the UK Housing Award for outstanding achievement in social housing in Scotland in 2006.

The Scottish Council for Single Homeless has allowed us to customise My Space, My Place for our own young people across the district.

If you or a younger person in your family need a copy of My Space, My Place, please contact Tracey Silk, Customer Involvement Officer, on 01858 414519.