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BBC1 Homes & CBC tenants news

There seems to have been a little flurry of news themed around Homes of late, and this news update is a distillation of it:

BBC TV Programme

BBC One are looking for people who live in interesting homes in across Essex and would be happy to try a home swap holiday for a new TV series.  

Do you live in an interesting home you’d be happy to swap with someone elsewhere in the UK for a short break?  Would you like the chance to have a new experience and discover local cuisine, sight-seeing that goes beyond the guide book, and an authentic place to stay?

Do you:

 

  • Live in an interesting property such as a conversion, a charming cottage, a super-modern apartment, a historic building, a period house or have an unbelievable view?
  • Want a short UK break and chance to discover a new area?
  • Like the idea of a house swap holiday, but have never tried it?

 

IF SO THEN GET IN TOUCH NOW!

For an application form please email [email protected] with your contact details.

Please also see the link to the show’s page at the BBC:http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/beonashow/home_swap_holidays.

Colchester Borough Homes

Do you know a Council tenant or leaseholder who:

  • takes an active interest in their community,
  • makes a positive difference where they live,
  • is always looking to make things better,

… then they could be just the person we’re looking for to join our Board! Tenant Board Members serve for a period of three years and bring a resident’s perspective to decisions about the future of the Company.

More information about the role and an application pack will shortly be available on our website: www.cbhomes.org.uk/joinboard.

If you would like us to send out information in the post to you or an interested tenant or leaseholder, please emai l[email protected] with details.

Thank you for your time! J

Berkeley Young
Board Assurance Officer
(Working days: Mon-Thu)

Colchester Borough Homes
1st Floor, Rowan House
33 Sheepen Road

Colchester CO3 3WG
Tel:  (01206) 282518
Fax: (01206) 506924 
(Typetalk users dial 18001 followed by the full number that you wish to call)

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CBC Update on recycling containers

Recycling Green BoxRecycling Containers from 1 April 2014

From the 1st April all garden waste sacks will be available to residents at a cost of £3.64.  Free exchanges on worn out sacks will no longer be available.

This change will enable the Council to cover the cost of providing these containers as part of the service for those residents who choose to use the kerbside collection to recycle their garden waste.  The Council’s garden waste sacks are specially designed and manufactured for us to safely collect this particular material.  

All other recycling containers continue to be free of charge.

Where to get recycling containers

Free and paid-for containers can be collected or purchased from the network of stockists listed online at www.colchester.gov.uk/recyclingcontainers.  These online listings are regularly updated, including for stock availability, so it is always best to check online first including how to pay.

Suppliers can be found in communities across the borough.  Similarly, Community Zone team-led events, where the free recycling containers are available for collection, take place year-round.  In the next few months we aim to expand these networks, working with partners.  .

Residents requiring garden waste sacks without a nearby stockist can go online and arrange free home delivery, or alternatively email [email protected] or phone 01206 282700.

  • Green boxes – Free, collection from stockists
  • Clear bags – Free, collection of rolls from stockists plus one roll of 52 delivered in April – May
  • Food waste bins (small and large) – Free, collection from stockists
  • Food waste caddy liners – recommended retail price £1.00 per roll,- available from our network of retailers listed online
  • Garden waste sacks – £3.64, collection from stockists or pay for and order online for home delivery
  • Black bags – One free roll of 52 bags delivered in April – May. Further purchase from supermarkets and other retailers

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Colchester Customer Survey – be heard

cbc-survey-jul11Colchester Borough Council has launched a Customer Service Survey to understand why residents access Council Services in the way that they do. From 11th July the Council begun to gather customer feedback to ensure it is providing the right services at the right location. Customers visiting the Customer Service Centre, High Street will be asked to take the opportunity to have their say, by participating in the survey and shaping the future delivery of Council services. The Customer Service Survey asks:

  • Why customers prefer to visit their office rather than use the phone or email and
  • Where they have travelled from and what mode of travel they use when they come into town to visit CBC.
  • Whether they would prefer to access Council Services within their local community from locations such as library or Parish Council premises.

Cllr Beverley Oxford, Portfolio Holder for Customers, said: “The Council is committed to providing excellent customer service to residents and the business community, and wants to future proof its services so that we can ensure we are providing customer service in a format and location that meets our customers changing needs. “Residents’ views are very important in helping us to shape the future of Council services. Complete our customer survey and communicate your priorities and needs to the Council.”  

Customers can also complete the survey online at www.colchester.gov.uk/customersurvey until 2 September 2011. Following the 2 September we will collate and consider responses as part of the first stage of the Council’s customer services consultation. 

 

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