Colleagues and volunteers got together last week (Wednesday, 18 September) to celebrate the achievements of our volunteers over the past year. Gudrun Carlisle, CEO, gave a speech highlighting the importance of volunteering to the organisation. In the past year, there has been an average of 40 volunteers at any one time, contributing 6,006 hours, which […]
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Skipton and Ripon MP the Rt Hon Sir Julian Smith KCB CBE visited a service for people experiencing homelessness in Craven on Friday (13 September 2024). The MP was invited by Horton Housing to meet tenants and colleagues at the Craven Homeless Hub to find out more about the services provided in the district for
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Before Horton I was facing health complications due to prolonged alcohol use. My alcohol use had impacted my tenancy and I was being evicted. I had a history of offending behaviour and had spent time in prison. During my time in prison I would complete detoxes for my alcohol usage but then on release I
Paul Gartland will be retiring from his position as Chief Executive Officer of Horton Housing Association on 31 March 2024. Paul has worked for Horton Housing for almost 36 years, the last nine as CEO. The new CEO will be Gudrun Haskins Carlisle, the current Deputy CEO, who has 24 years’ service with the Association.
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Ian was supported by our Harrogate Stay Well team. “I would like to take this opportunity to provide you with some feedback from my experience of working with Horton Housing. “At a Corporate level, the service and support I have received from Horton has delivered precisely ‘what it says on the tin’. This all began
Horton Housing Association is pleased to launch our annual donations campaign, Warm this Winter. Thanks to the generosity of the local community, last year’s Christmas Toy Appeal was a huge success, ensuring that children across our services had a present to open on Christmas morning. Now, as families and individuals continue to struggle with the
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The Annual Review is a look back at the organisation in 2022-23 and includes information about our finances, our housing portfolio and how global and local issues impact our business. To read Horton Housing Association’s 2023 Annual Review, please click here.
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We are proud to launch Our Stories, an online publication celebrating the voices of our colleagues, volunteers and the people Horton Housing supports. To download your free copy, use either of the links below. We would like to thank everybody who has helped contribute their stories towards this publication.
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“I see a bright future for the young people here. Sometimes, people can’t see their own potential and I want to encourage that, I really do,” explains YPASS volunteer David, briefly interrupted by laughter and music in the activities room next door. “That will be Just Dance on the Wii, but I’m not sure on
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Joanne is one of our managers. Her own experiences have helped her to empathise with the people she works with and understand the challenges they face. This is her story. “I had a good childhood, a good upbringing. I did really well at school and went onto college. There was a lot of heroin around
