100 Years of Council Housing: your tweets from week two
Inside Housing has been encouraging councils to say what they are doing to build homes and to mark 100 years of council housing. Here we feature a selection of your tweets (homepage picture: Derby Homes)
We want councils to tell us how they are tackling the housing crisis or how they are marking the anniversary of the Addison Act.
We’ve been calling for local authorities to use the hashtag #100yearsofcouncilhousing to say what they are doing. You can also get in touch with us by emailing: editorial@insidehousing.co.uk.
Councils and other providers of social housing across the country have been tweeting in response, below is a selection of your tweets from the second week:
Derby Homes welcomed a special visitor to their centenary celebrations:
HRH The Princess Royal visited the War Memorial Village this morning.
— Derby Homes (@DerbyHomes)
It was a chance to celebrate the Village’s 70th anniversary, along with #100YearsofCouncilHousing in Derby.
We were joined by members of @DerbyCC to rededicate the War Memorial. pic.twitter.com/fB4XHaOSJhHRH The Princess Royal visited the War Memorial Village this morning.
— Derby Homes (@DerbyHomes) July 18, 2019
It was a chance to celebrate the Village's 70th anniversary, along with #100YearsofCouncilHousing in Derby.
We were joined by members of @DerbyCC to rededicate the War Memorial. pic.twitter.com/fB4XHaOSJh
We have also been asking councils to tell us how they are tackling the housing crisis. West Lancashire Borough Council tweeted about a digital product:
Between 2017 and 2018 @Westlancsbc installed Wi-Fi in sheltered accommodation schemes such as Bath Springs Court in #Ormskirk to help tenants to be more digitally engaged. The project led to @Westlancsbc being nominated for a national award #100yearsofCouncilHousing #AddisonAct pic.twitter.com/FR1S3ppy5S
— West Lancashire BC (@Westlancsbc)Between 2017 and 2018 @Westlancsbc installed Wi-Fi in sheltered accommodation schemes such as Bath Springs Court in #Ormskirk to help tenants to be more digitally engaged. The project led to @Westlancsbc being nominated for a national award #100yearsofCouncilHousing #AddisonAct pic.twitter.com/FR1S3ppy5S
— West Lancashire BC (@Westlancsbc) July 19, 2019
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council made some short films about its housing past:
Celebrating #100YearsOfCouncilHousing with residents from across the borough. We are marking the centenary, by hosting a summer of celebrations and releasing some short films showcasing the town’s proud past and ambitious future. More info: t.co/I6WwrZA9ut @HousingRMBC pic.twitter.com/dlGjtpXXLR
— Rotherham Council (@RMBCPress)Celebrating #100YearsOfCouncilHousing with residents from across the borough. We are marking the centenary, by hosting a summer of celebrations and releasing some short films showcasing the town’s proud past and ambitious future. More info: https://t.co/I6WwrZA9ut @HousingRMBC pic.twitter.com/dlGjtpXXLR
— Rotherham Council (@RMBCPress) July 17, 2019
Inside Housing’s head of engagement Carl Brown provided a reminder of past levels of council housebuilding:
As we mark #100yearsofcouncilhousing here’s a reminder of how many homes councils were building in the past - nearly 200,000 homes p.a. in the early 1950s before dropping to pretty much nothing by the 90s. What will it take to get these numbers back up? #ukhousing #localgov pic.twitter.com/G6reapU6nk
— Carl Brown (@carlbrownIH)As we mark #100yearsofcouncilhousing here's a reminder of how many homes councils were building in the past - nearly 200,000 homes p.a. in the early 1950s before dropping to pretty much nothing by the 90s. What will it take to get these numbers back up? #ukhousing #localgov pic.twitter.com/G6reapU6nk
— Carl Brown (@carlbrownIH) July 16, 2019
Sheffield City Council, which earlier this week announced a doubling of its housebuilding plans, held a 100 Years of Council Housing celebration:
Great to see @SheffCouncil celebrating #100yearsofcouncilhousing pic.twitter.com/XbfhGerQGr
— Ruth Lucas (@ruthlucaspolicy)Great to see @SheffCouncil celebrating #100yearsofcouncilhousing pic.twitter.com/XbfhGerQGr
— Ruth Lucas (@ruthlucaspolicy) July 16, 2019
Plymouth Community Homes put the focus on what social housing means to their tenants:
Tenants tell us what their homes mean to them as we mark #100yearsofcouncilhousing @natfednews t.co/aumOLDRORR pic.twitter.com/3vaP7n5RYX
— PCH (@PlymCommHomes)Tenants tell us what their homes mean to them as we mark #100yearsofcouncilhousing @natfednews https://t.co/aumOLDRORR pic.twitter.com/3vaP7n5RYX
— PCH (@PlymCommHomes) July 19, 2019
Cake and an ukulele featured at an event hosted by Solihull Community Housing:
We’ve had a lovely afternoon celebrating #100yearsofcouncilhousing with some of our tenants #Addisonact Great occasion with afternoon tea, a ukulele band & a 1950s style singer! pic.twitter.com/1SZMZLc8Eh
— Solihull Com Housing (@Solihullhousing)We’ve had a lovely afternoon celebrating #100yearsofcouncilhousing with some of our tenants #Addisonact Great occasion with afternoon tea, a ukulele band & a 1950s style singer! pic.twitter.com/1SZMZLc8Eh
— Solihull Com Housing (@Solihullhousing) July 16, 2019
East London ALMO Tower Hamlets Homes is hosting an exhibition about one of its estates:
Come and visit our exhibition about the UK’s oldest housing estate, the Boundary Estate in Bethnal Green. Sat 20 July from midday to 4pm at @StHildasEast then join their fab street party in Rochelle St- same date and time for dancing, food & crafts. #100yearsofcouncilhousing pic.twitter.com/0ae49PeULo
— Tower Hamlets Homes (@THHomes)Come and visit our exhibition about the UK's oldest housing estate, the Boundary Estate in Bethnal Green. Sat 20 July from midday to 4pm at @StHildasEast then join their fab street party in Rochelle St- same date and time for dancing, food & crafts. #100yearsofcouncilhousing pic.twitter.com/0ae49PeULo
— Tower Hamlets Homes (@THHomes) July 16, 2019
Housing association Arches Housing had a very simple message:
#100yearsofcouncilhousing Happy birthday council housing! 🎈🎉🎊 pic.twitter.com/O3G9NzPZMG
— Arches Housing (@ArchesHousin/a>#100yearsofcouncilhousing Happy birthday council housing! \uD83C\uDF88\uD83C\uDF89\uD83C\uDF8A pic.twitter.com/O3G9NzPZMG
— Arches Housing (@ArchesHousing) July 16, 2019
The Homes Fit for Heroes Centenary Conference took place on Thursday:
Looking forward to speaking at @1919Housing Conference at Senate House, London, co-presenting a talk on Tudor Walters and The Industrial Housing Association - builders of 12,000 houses for coal miners in the 1920s. #100yearsofcouncilhousing pic.twitter.com/omJ6K469y4
— Davoe (@LevittHag/a>Looking forward to speaking at @1919Housing Conference at Senate House, London, co-presenting a talk on Tudor Walters and The Industrial Housing Association - builders of 12,000 houses for coal miners in the 1920s. #100yearsofcouncilhousing pic.twitter.com/omJ6K469y4
— Davoe (@LevittHagg) July 16, 2019
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has been an enthusiastic backer of 100 Years of Council Housing:
A house can be more than just a home. Tim’s @StockportHomes flat is also his studio, which has allowed him to make a living from his art for the first time in his life. #100YearsofCouncilHousing #AddisonAct pic.twitter.com/VCalTJLjHm
— Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Govt (@mhcl/a>A house can be more than just a home. Tim’s @StockportHomes flat is also his studio, which has allowed him to make a living from his art for the first time in his life. #100YearsofCouncilHousing #AddisonAct pic.twitter.com/VCalTJLjHm
— Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Govt (@mhclg) July 19, 2019
