Salix Homes Newsletter
August 2025
Welcome to the August 2025 edition of our customer newsletter, aiming to keep you updated with the latest news from Salix Homes.
In this edition:
• Vote for your Springboard Hero
• Stay Safe: Important tips for charging your electrical devices
• Coming soon: 2025 Neighbourhood Action Plans
• Reminder – Keep your home safe: Open the Door for safety checks
• Keeping your home cool
• Summer fun in Salford!
• Reminder – Tell us what you think
• Reminder – Winter Fuel Payment updates
• Reminder – Warm Homes Discount updates – act by 24 August 2025
Vote for your Springboard Hero
The finalists for our Springboard Heroes Awards 2025 have been revealed!
Every year, we award grants to inspiring groups and projects across Salford as part of our Springboard community funding programme.
From dance troupes, sports clubs and gardening groups, Springboard provides much-needed cash injections to projects that boost community spirit, promote health and wellbeing, reduce isolation and improve the environment.
Now, three fantastic projects have been selected as the Springboard Heroes finalists for 2025, and it’s over to you and the Salford community to vote for your winner.
The winning project will receive an extra £1,000 cash boost, but all the nominees deserve recognition for the incredible difference they’re making in communities. From tackling isolation and promoting wellbeing, to building stronger communities, each finalist truly represents the spirit of Salford.
To meet the nominees and vote for your favourite, click the button below.
Stay Safe: Important tips for charging your electrical devices
Did you know that a phone charger can pose a significant risk to your home and safety? It’s crucial to be aware of how to charge your devices safely to protect yourself and your loved ones.
How to charge your devices safely:
- Only buy electrical appliances and chargers from a reputable source and always check for a British or European safety mark.
- Always charge the device on a flat, stable surface.
- Never cover chargers or charging devices. Do not charge your phone under your pillow.
- Don’t leave devices unsupervised while they are charging. Don’t leave batteries to charge while you are asleep or away from your home.
- Don’t leave devices to charge for too long, switch off the charger and remove from the socket once your device is at full battery.
- Avoid storing, using, or charging batteries at very high or low temperatures.
- Don’t overload plug sockets or adaptors.
- Make sure wires and cable are not tangled together.
- Regularly check for frayed or worn cables and wires. Check to see if the cable is fastened securely to the plug and check the socket for scorch marks.
Reporting a fire safety concern
If you see or uncover an fire safety concern, whether it is something that isn’t working how it should, or an individual acting irresponsibly, please help us by reporting it.
• Poor installation or poor workmanship
• Customers undertaking their own DIY
• A safety feature is damaged or not working as it should
You will find Building Safety letter boxes in the foyer of your building where you can post your safety concern. You can also report it via telephone on 0800 218 2000, email buildingsafety@salixhomes.co.uk, or on our website.
To find out more about fire safety click the button below.
Summer safety
As the weather gets warmer, you may be spending more time outdoors and enjoying the sunshine. It’s important to stay safe while doing so.
Click the button below for some essential tips to help keep you and your family safe this summer.
Tell us what you think of our monthly newsletter
We want to make sure this newsletter is something you want to read. That means sharing the kind of updates, tips, and news that matter to you.
Do you have a minute? It’s been a year since we launched our refreshed newsletter and we’d love to hear what you like, what you don’t, and what you’d like to see more of. Your feedback helps us make the newsletter better for you.
Click the button below to share your thoughts.
School uniform help when you need it – Free uniform exchange scheme
Did you know that Salford City Council have a free school uniform exchange scheme that is available all year round?
You can donate unwanted school uniforms and find items that your child needs for the upcoming school year.
Click the button below to find out more:
Sky Gardening Challenge workshop
Join us for our upcoming Wild About Wildlife workshop as part of National Trust Sky Gardening Challenge::
Wednesday 23 July, 6pm-8pm
Artifex, 71 Blackfriars Rd, Salford M3 7GQ
You can expect:
• Advice on bringing nature into your balconies.
• Demonstrations of how to make Hoverfly lagoons and earwig hotels.
• Advice on other low cost techniques to ensure your gardens thrive with wildlife, regardless of size.
See you there!
Also don’t forget the Sky Gardening Challenge competition is now open – click the button below to find out more:
Winter Fuel Payment updates – act now
The Government’s Winter Fuel Payment will now be granted to everyone over the state pension age in England and Wales, with an income of, or below, £35,000 a year. This should mean that 9 million pension-age households will receive the payment.
You can read the full update here and find out more about your eligibility on the gov.uk website:
Warm Homes Discount updates – act by 24 August 2025
The Government’s Warm Home Discount is being extended this winter to include all households that get means-tested benefits. This means more than 6 million households will now be eligible. The government says that to qualify, the person who gets the benefit, or their partner or legal representative, must be named on the energy bill by 24 August.
Find out more:
Neighbourhood clean up day
Our teams were out and about in the community during our latest WIN (Working in Neighbourhood) Day in June.
With litter pickers in hand, our teams got to work on a warm summer’s day to clear bags full of litter and rubbish from some of our neighbourhoods across Salford.
We also helped customers to clear their large and bulky waste in skips to tackle fly-tipping incidents around our neighbourhoods. The skips were full to the brim with unwanted items and taken away to be disposed of responsibly.
Love Parks Week
It’s Love Parks Week 25 July – 3 August!
Did you know that Salford has over 60 parks and open spaces to explore? You can enjoy the great outdoors with activities like outdoor gyms and more!
Take advantage of all these beautiful spaces. Click the button below to find a park, event, activity, or walk near you.
Check out Salford Health Improvement Service’s upcoming events
Salford Health Improvement Service is available to help you improve your overall health and wellbeing. From bike rides to stopping smoking support, they have lots going on from now until September.
Check out their timetable here:
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