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In her guest post on the Northern Housing Consortium blog our CEO Yvonne Castle shares her thoughts on why growing older is a positive thing, and how to really enjoy this time.

She questions why as a society we don't look more positively at ageing, suggesting that we need a culture that embraces ageing and the opportunity that it provides.

She discusses why needing less sleep and seeing the world through rose coloured spectacles can bring you joy, how 'zoning in' on happy faces can help us build more social connections and considers the ways we can all work together to support ourselves and our loved ones.

JJH Chief Executive Yvonne Castle has been voted onto the board of the Northern Housing Consortium (NHC) – a membership body that represents the views of housing organisations in the north of England.

Yvonne is pleased to join the NHC board, which was keen to benefit from her specialism in supporting older people. JJH is a market leader in independent living, providing affordable quality housing for older people, enabling them to live independently at home for as long as possible. Yvonne will share our philosophy of “living longer, living better” with the NHC to promote awareness and continue to identify solutions to address the deficiency in good quality affordable homes for independent living for older people.

We have a new secure payment gateway called allpay that offers more flexibility and efficiency to customers and residents when they make payments.

Astraline has completed a deal to acquire the award-winning TrustLink service from Macclesfield-based housing trust Peaks & Plains.

Assistant Director, Astraline and Innovation Joe McLoughlin said, “We are absolutely delighted to have been successful in this deal – it’s an exciting enhancement to our existing services across the Cheshire East region. We have ambitious aspirations here at Astraline and believe that acquiring such a fantastic service is a key milestone in our growth and service development plans.”

Greater Manchester Housing Providers (GMHP) gathered today at the Imperial War Museum North to discuss how to support former armed services personnel and their families.

The inaugural GMHP Armed Forces Covenant event was hosted by Yvonne Castle, CEO of Johnnie Johnson Housing, and was attended by representatives from housing providers and local authorities from across Greater Manchester (GM).

The keynote speech was given by Andy Burnham, Mayor of Manchester, who spoke passionately about his personal mission to end rough sleeping in Greater Manchester. After speaking personally to people on the street, he says too many are veterans and as a society we are failing them which is shameful.

Work is being planned to improve the energy efficiency of JJH schemes, as part of our contribution to climate change initiatives.

JJH Executive Director, Homes and Services Ian Thomson is taking the lead on a cross-sector group on behalf of 14 other Manchester housing associations and recently presented proposals on how we can make a real difference to the climate change agenda. 

GM Housing Providers will bring together housing providers, suppliers, and support organisations on Thursday 25th October. During the day, attendees will hear keynote presentations from the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, and Warren Smith, Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, on how providers can support former armed forces personnel and their families at both a regional and local perspective. 

The event will also showcase a number of suppliers and support organisations, providing a chance for attendees to learn more about how signposting can add value to their services and delivery against the covenant.

Give us your views on housing!

In August we saw the publication of the long awaited Social Housing Green Paper. The Government wants to generate a "nationwide conversation on social housing' and we want our residents to feed their views into our response to Government.

All entries will be entered into a prize draw to win a Samsung Tablet!

Coming soon – Johnnie Johnson is making it easier and more flexible in the way that residents and customers will make payments. This is because we want to make the process faster and more efficient.

From Thursday 1^st November we will introduce allpay as our secure internet payment provider.

A launch event was held this week and was attended by JJH representatives and members of Doncaster Council where we showcased our building designs and plans for this exciting new development.

The properties will be available for over 55s and will provide new affordable homes for shared ownership.  There will also be a bespoke bungalow for rent which has been designed to meet the needs of a household with family members suffering from an acute disability.