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You may find the following websites useful. Please remember that Wulvern has no responsibility or control over the content of these sites. If you have any complaints or comments about linked sites, please direct them to the site controller/owner, and not to Wulvern.

If you have any ideas for other useful links, please let us know by emailing voicebox@wulvernhousing.org.uk.

activcrewe

With local businesses, jobs, cars for sale, houses for sale, community events and news Activ Crewe offers everything you need in and around Crewe.

Age Concern

Anchor Staying Put and Safe As Houses Project

Anchor Staying Put carry out repairs and adaptations for the private sector. Working with Community Occupational Therapists they carry out major adaptations to help people with mobility and health difficulties to stay in their own homes. They also have a Home Safety and Small Repairs service which carries out home safety checks and small repairs. Anchor also carry out grant work and help clients to access finance for building work from other sources when possible.

Audlem Village website

B.U.G.S

Brookhouse Urban Garden Scheme is a not for profit community group based at the Brookhouse allotment site in the Alexandra ward of Crewe.

Central Government

Most government departments can be accessed via this address, as well as councils, Housing Associations and other national organisations.

Chartered Institute of Housing

This site gives information about the CIH and its views on housing issues.

Cheshire East

Cheshire Disabilities Federation

Includes information about the Disability Resource Exchange in Crewe.

Cheshire Police

Lots of useful information on topics including Crimestoppers, street safety, hate crime and home safety including Homewatch.

Cheshire Victim Support

Citizens Advice Bureau

Detailed advice and information on your rights.

Cheshire East Citizens Advice Bureau

Communities Online

Communities Online aims to address the use of new communications technologies in communities and neighbourhoods. Includes an excellent bulletin board service which you can contribute to.

Community Legal Service

Information on legal problems, local advisers, costs and financial help.

Connexions

Confidential advice, support and information for 13-19 year olds.

Council House Exchange

Free, non profit making mutual exchange website for HA and council tenants. The site is run by volunteers who moderate the exchange forum giving free help and advice.

Community Training & Enabling Grant

The Housing Corporation has launched CTE Online to promote its Community Training and Enabling Grant to tenants. CTE Online will provide users with grant news and information, and will aim to give advice to potential grant applicants. It can also help you to plan a project idea before embarking on a funding application.

Crewe and Nantwich Local Strategic Partnership (LSP)

The LSP is a single non-statutory, multi-agency body, covering the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich. It brings together at a local level the different parts of the public, private, community and voluntary sectors. The LSP has listened to what local people have to say about Crewe and Nantwich and has described what we want our area to be link in 2016. 'A vibrant and inclusive community in which people want to live, visit, work and invest.'

Crewe and Nantwich Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise

Crewe and Nantwich CVS and Volunteer Bureau

The Crewe and Nantwich Talking Newspaper

The Crewe & Nantwich Talking Newspaper is a group in the local area that can help people who have reading difficulties. The Crewe and Nantwich Talking Newspaper has been developed for the Visually Impaired.

Crewe YMCA

Providing single persons' accommodation and training.

Crime Reduction website

The Government's new website has information, guidance, advice and statistics from crime reduction partners on a host of crime reduction topics and initiatives.

Deafness Support Network

Euro Visits Connections

A tenant led organisation that organises study visits in Britain and Europe, gives advice on housing, environmental and energy efficiency issues and acts as facilitator for groups to visit other areas at reasonable costs. Working with tenants, community groups, residents, officers, councils and housing associations.

Exchange Online

Online forum for people wishing to exchange their council or Housing Association home.

Extracare

The ExtraCare Charitable Trust is a UK charity which offers retirement housing for older people.

Frank

For information about drugs:www.talktofrank.com

FunderFinder

Software for UK grant seekers, including "Apply Yourselves", a software program that helps to write a grant application. This program is free and can be downloaded from the Funder Finder site.

FundersOnline

Guide to sources of funding in the UK and Europe. Also offers a website building toolkit.

Grants Online

Information on financial resources and other assistance available to help support the development and regeneration of local economies and communities.

Gresty Community Group

A friendly Community Group based in the Alexandra Ward of Crewe, Cheshire.

Help the Aged

Hidden History of the Tenant Movement

The development of Tenant Participation and social housing in Britain.

H.O.M.E.S (Housing Mobility and Exchange Service)

Homes and Communities Agency

Housing Connections

Social Housing Website

Housing Options

Housing advisory service for people with learning disabilities, and those who work with them.

Housing Today

Weekly housing magazine published by the National Housing Federation.

Housing Resource Guide

Information on housing issues

Independent Housing Ombudsman

Deals with disputes between landlords and tenants

The Information Shop For Young People

Staff and volunteers are trained in a variety of areas to help young people with issues including, healthy lifestyle, housing and benefits, personal support and counselling, education, training and employment, legal issues and leisure.

Inside Housing magazine

International Union of Tenants

Information on membership, conferences, news etc., and interesting world-wide housing and tenure statistics.

IRIS Vision Resource Centre

Practical help, support and information for the visually impaired.

It’s Your Own Home - Handbook

Online handbook aimed at people taking on their first tenancy. Covers a wide range of issues such as moving in, security, reporting repairs, benefits and budgeting. Part of the 'It's Your Move' website.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Marshfield Bank Community Centre

Mediation UK

Helps to deal with conflict and anti-social behaviour

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Motor Security

National Council for Voluntary Organisations

Covers nearly everything you would need to know about the voluntary sector.

National Housing Federation

Has a web site which includes a breakdown of housing statistics for every area of England as well as information on waiting lists, empty homes, homelessness acceptances, etc. It tries to keep up to date with analysis of recent government policy that is relevant to its members.

National Tenants Resource Centre

This centre based at Trafford Hall, Chester provides training and facilities for community groups.

Neighbourhood Statistics

Website from the Office of National Statistics that uses the 2001 census to provide people living in England and Wales with detailed statistics about their postcode area. Statistics available include crime, health, housing and population.

New Start magazine

The magazine about community regeneration and social renewal

North West Tourist Board

People For Action

The national network of housing and regeneration organisations which is committed to sharing knowledge and practice to build strong communities.

Priority Estates Project (PEP)

PEP is a national, not-for-profit company working with statutory and voluntary agencies and local communities, to improve services and make sure they meet the needs of local people.

Property People

Weekly housing magazine.

Quest Net

Support for local activists improving the quality of life in their communities. They people to share information and ideas about successful economic and social regeneration effectively, in particular to promote and encourage resident-led, local solutions.

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