Category: In Your Area

 
 
General, In Your Area, Neighbourhood | 18/05/2022
Positive ‘Take Aways’ from Food Hygiene Course

Jigsaw Homes is continuing work to help volunteers gain qualifications which support their activities. Recently, the Neighbourhood Engagement teams in Tameside and the Midlands ran courses on food hygiene. Neighbourhood…

 
General, In Your Area, Neighbourhood | 18/05/2022
Keep Fit Classes Are a Hit

A new exercise class to help Jigsaw residents get fit, combat social isolation and help their mental health has begun in Ashton. The 10-week programme has been funded by Jigsaw…

 
General, In Your Area, Jigsaw Foundation, Neighbourhood | 18/05/2022
Foundation Funding Helps Oldham Pupils Go Outdoors

An Oldham school has received more than £2,700 from Jigsaw Foundation to help with equipment for outdoor learning. Spring Brook Academy was presented with a £2,750 grant to buy outdoor…

 
General, In Your Area | 11/05/2022
Tameside Spring Jobs Fair

The Jigsaw Employment Team (JET) helped showcase Jigsaw careers as part of The Tameside Spring Jobs Fair. The event, organised by Tameside Council, was held at Dukinfield Town Hall and…

 
Gardens & Allotments, General, In Your Area, Neighbourhood | 13/04/2022
Community Garden in Tameside Gets Upgrade

Dukinfield Central Community Garden has been revitalized and given a brand new lease of life thanks to one of Jigsaw Home’s partners. Casey Group, the principal contractor working on the…

 
General, In Your Area, Neighbourhood | 05/04/2022
Children’s Letters to the Future Saved in Community Garden

Birch Tree Community Forest Garden is finally in full bloom after residents from Stalybridge helped to transform a disused piece of land into a flourishing communal garden. And after 12…

 
General, In Your Area | 15/03/2022
Building Together to Deliver Tameside’s Housing Needs

Jigsaw Homes has become a lead partner with Tameside Council to help deliver its new Housing Strategy. Jigsaw is one of the borough’s major landlords who have joined the Tameside…

 
General, In Your Area, Neighbourhood | 08/03/2022
Silver Cord Offers Lifeline for Residents  

A service that helps people connect and build new friendships is proving to be a lifeline for our older and isolated residents.  The Silver Cord Befriending Service, a project that…

 
General, In Your Area, Neighbourhood | 08/03/2022
New Pilot Scheme Helps Kids Get on their Bike  

Children in Tameside enjoyed the outdoors and learned about bicycle safety as part of a new pilot scheme led by Jigsaw Homes.   Jigsaw’s Neighbourhood Engagement Team worked with Tameside Council…

 
General, In Your Area, Neighbourhood | 01/03/2022
Free First Aid and Food Safety Training Courses  

We are once again offering residents and volunteers the opportunity to learn essential life-saving skills through accredited health and safety courses. Jigsaw Homes Tameside’s Neighbourhood Engagement Team has organised free…