Salix Homes Newsletter
March 2025
Welcome to the March 2025 edition of our customer newsletter, aiming to keep you updated with the latest news from Salix Homes.
In this edition:
• Make a difference – join our Customer Committee
• Win an Amazon Echo!
• Join us for a spring celebration at Ordsall library!
• Are you looking for employment?
• The Heart of Salford awards are now open for applications
• Coming soon: Sky Gardening Challenge
• Report damp, mould, and condensation
• Save Salford City Radio
Make a difference – join our Customer Committee
We are looking for customers to join our Customer Committee!
This will be a great opportunity to have your say and help shape our work to make a difference in your community. You will be paid £5,500 per annum for your time and training will be provided.
If you’re passionate about your neighbourhood and can commit 15-20 days a year, click the button below.
Win an Amazon Echo!
Home contents insurance has a key benefit. If your keys are lost or stolen, your landlord may look to charge you should your external door locks need changing.
From Thursday 13 March to Sunday 13 April 2025, if you purchase home contents insurance through Salix Homes, you will be entered into a prize draw with a chance to win one of 5 Amazon Echo Dot smart speakers.
If you already have a policy through us and want to be entered into the prize draw, email salix.incomemanagement@salixhomes.co.uk
Join us for a spring celebration at Ordsall library!
Spring is on its way and we in partnership with Pendleton Together and Salford City Libraries, invite you to step into the season with a morning of stories, songs, and laughter!
Join us for a special event where children aged 0 to 5 can enjoy a storytelling experience hosted by Ilaria.
Date: Monday, 14 April
Time: 10 AM – 12 PM
Venue: Ordsall Library, 2 Robert Hall St, M5 3LT
This is a ticket-only event, and tickets are available strictly on a first-come, first-served basis.
To secure your spot or for more information, please contact lynne.harrison@togetherhousing.co.uk or jackie.crook@salixhomes.co.uk
Are you looking for employment?
Salford Employ has career opportunities with various employers across Salford.
Employers are offering:
• Competitive rates of pay
• Full-time and part-time contracts
• Flexible hours
If you have experience… Fantastic! If you do not have experience, there is training available.
Salford Employ can support you with finding the career opportunities, training, referencing, DBS checks, and interviews.
Pop along to the employment open day!
When: Friday 28 March – 11am to 2.30pm
Where: Brotherton House, Loganberry Ave, Salford M6 5UX
To book a place, call Salford Employ on 0161 237 4176 or email salfordemploy@salford.gov.uk
The Heart of Salford awards are now open for applications
The Heart of Salford awards are Salford CVS and Volunteer Centre Salford’s annual event to celebrate volunteering and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in Salford.
There are some new categories and some old favourites in this year’s awards.
Categories:
• Volunteer of the Year Award
• Young Volunteer of the Year Award (under 25)
• Volunteering Team of the Year Award
• VCSE Organisation of the Year (large)
• VCSE Organisation of the Year (small)
• Volunteer Coordinator of the Year
• Community Champion of the Year
Get your nominations in and celebrate the amazing work your organisations, volunteers, volunteer coordinators and local community champions are doing in Salford.
Deadline for nominations: 21st March 2025
Coming soon: Sky Gardening Challenge
The National Trust is launching their Sky Gardening Challenge on 3rd April, working with community organisations and housing associations across Greater Manchester to encourage and support people to get greening their balconies and window boxes.
They’re going to be working with Salix Homes, so there will be lots of opportunities to get involved on your doorstep.
Whether you’re a nature novice or planting pro – if you have a balcony or window box, you can get involved and green the city above the ground.
Gardening support will be offered to those who sign up, with a balcony gardening guide, a monthly newsletter, regular emails and the chance to get involved with a competition later in the summer.
There will also be balcony gardening workshops for Salix Homes residents held throughout the spring – keep an eye out for more information about these.
You’ll be able to register for free between Thursday 3rd April and Wednesday 30th July to get started.
More details on how to register will be coming soon.
A participant from the small-scale Sky Gardening Challenge pilot in 2024 said “The impact of our balcony garden extends beyond its small size. It serves as a peaceful retreat for us, offering a place to relax and reconnect with nature. We are lucky to be looking out to such a lush green space right outside of our balcony.”
Another said, “It’s like a pocket of peace in a busy town centre, a little piece of the countryside.”
“Nature is crucial for our mental and physical health. Last year people told us that they’d created peaceful retreats that helped them to reconnect with nature in the city,” says Tor Emms, Project Manager for the National Trust’s Sky Gardening Challenge. “This year we’d love even more people to green their balconies and window boxes and spread the joy of nature around Greater Manchester.”
Report damp, mould and condensation
At Salix Homes we take the condition of our homes very seriously. We are committed to making sure you have a healthy home, free from damp, mould and condensation.
Mould can be harmful to your health if it isn’t removed, which is why it is really important you report it to us.
If you see any sign of damp or mould in your home report it to us straight away on MySalix or call us on 0800 218 2000.
Read our damp, mould and condensation page for some handy tips at reducing moisture in your home.
Save Salford City Radio
Back in October we shared that we at Salix Homes are proud to back the campaign to support 94.4FM Salford City Radio – a station run by incredible volunteers from all walks of life. We’re asking for your support again.
This station is a vital lifeline for many, offering a sense of purpose, community, and support.
Through our show, “Let’s Talk Housing,” we’ve seen firsthand the positive impact the station has on our community and the important platform it provides for voices that may not always be heard.
However, the station is currently facing financial challenges and urgently needs sponsorship and advertising support. We’re urging all local Salford organisations to come together and help in this critical time.
If Salford City Radio were to close, it would silence important voices and dismantle a vital network of support for many.
Donations can be made via their Crowdfunder page.
For more ways to support them, check out our website:
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