News for  2012

• Contacting Peabody over Christmas and New Year
  Date: 19 December 2012
  Details of our out-of-hours service.
• Tackling child poverty
  Date: 14 December 2012
  At the Peabody child poverty conference, with speakers including Will Hutton and Ruth Shinoda.
• New scheme launched to tackle child poverty
  Date: 13 December 2012
  Peabody Children's Zone launched on our Pembury estate.
• Free activities at the Gateway Centre Open Day
  Date: 7 December 2012
  Food, massages, employment advice and much more.
• Parking on a Peabody estate this Christmas?
  Date: 6 December 2012
  Find out when you can park your vehicle without needing a permit.
• New Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities programme
  Date: 6 December 2012
  Free 13-week course in Waterloo SE1.
• Never too old for technology
  Date: 5 December 2012
  We hosted E50+ representatives from Spain, Romania and Iceland.
• HRH The Duke of York visits Peabody Avenue
  Date: 30 November 2012
  Prince Andrew officially opens our Pimlico development.
• Engage winter 2012 now available
  Date: 24 November 2012
  Read the latest edition.
• Resident evicted after breaching Noise Abatement Notices
  Date: 23 November 2012
  Case study from our Community Safety Team.
• How government welfare reform may affect you
  Date: 22 November 2012
  Claiming benefits? Read our guide and contact us with your questions.
• Free rent and benefits advice
  Date: 21 November 2012
  Monthly rent surgeries in Islington and Finchley.
• Skills London 2012
  Date: 21 November 2012
  Come and meet us at London's biggest careers and skills event.
• The Peabody guide to enjoying London for less - issue 3
  Date: 19 November 2012
  
• Richie Woodhall and Colin McMillan to open boxing programme
  Date: 16 November 2012
  Free 12-week course in South London.
• The travellers return
  Date: 14 November 2012
  Reflecting on the Peabody cultural exchange trip.
• Keep fit classes
  Date: 12 November 2012
  10-week programme in Walworth.
• Volunteer to teach children about science
  Date: 12 November 2012
  Message from a South London residents' association.
• Peabody joins fight against fraud
  Date: 12 November 2012
  We're working with three London councils to tackle tenancy fraud.
• Peabody in the US
  Date: 9 November 2012
  A report from one of the group on the cultural exchange trip.
• Remembering the Abbey Orchard estate soldiers
  Date: 9 November 2012
  
• Free travel for 60-year-olds
  Date: 6 November 2012
  New Oyster card launched.
• Keep safe this winter
  Date: 6 November 2012
  Tips from our Crime Prevention Officer
• Peabody Avenue Neighbourhood Charter event
  Date: 5 November 2012
  Thank you to everyone who made the day a success.
• Hammersmith and Fulham Council Mutual Exchange Open Day
  Date: 2 November 2012
  Looking to swap your home?
• Do you receive housing benefit?
  Date: 1 November 2012
  How the Bedroom Tax could affect the amount you receive.
• Party for St Johns Hill residents
  Date: 1 November 2012
  You're invited to celebrate at the community hall.
• Parenting programme graduate wins volunteer award
  Date: 1 November 2012
  Tina Robinson wins Best of Peabody award.
• Housing London: a new exhibition at New London Architecture
  Date: 31 October 2012
  Looking at how to design and deliver homes fit for 21st-century London.
• Volunteer awards 2012
  Date: 25 October 2012
  Peabody celebrates volunteers with awards ceremony
• Peabody kicks off Urban Design Competition for young residents
  Date: 24 October 2012
  Young people from Whitechapel estate gain insight into urban design.
• 2012 Report to residents
  Date: 22 October 2012
  Read our 2012 report to residents and find out about our service delivery and our plans for the future.
• CBeebies presenter Katy Ashworth launches Literacy Champions project
  Date: 18 October 2012
  CBeebies star and local resident Katie Ashworth helped launched our Literacy Champions Programme on 15 October.
• Pan-London hoarding taskforce is launched
  Date: 18 October 2012
  Peabody leads new hoarding initiative.
• Young residents prepare for an American adventure - part 3
  Date: 17 October 2012
  More about the young Peabody residents who are going to travel to the US later this month.
• Get on your 'Clever Mike' and see the best of East London
  Date: 16 October 2012
  New Peabody Cycle Tour is launched.
• Family Fortunes: Round two
  Date: 15 October 2012
  Read about our recent event at the Conservative party conference.
• Young residents prepare for an American adventure — part 2
  Date: 12 October 2012
  Interviews with three participants in our 150th anniversary exchange trip.
• Lillie Rd charter event
  Date: 8 October 2012
  An invitation to local residents.
• Young residents prepare for an American adventure
  Date: 4 October 2012
  Interviews with three participants in our 150th anniversary exchange trip.
• Report from the Labour fringe frontline
  Date: 4 October 2012
  Peabody at the Labour and Conservative party conferences.
• CBeebies star to launch our Literacy Champions Programme
  Date: 3 October 2012
  Katy Ashworth at our Hugh Cubitt Centre.
• Our family and parenting course returns
  Date: 2 October 2012
  13-week Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities programme in Hackney and Islington.
• A new approach to neighbourhoods
  Date: 1 October 2012
  We're part of a pilot focusing on delivering sustainable neighbourhoods.
• Positive Change Arts Project
  Date: 1 October 2012
  New night offers art, poetry, live music and much more.
• Nominate a Peabody volunteer for Make a Difference Day
  Date: 1 October 2012
  The Peabody Volunteer Awards recognises volunteers who have made a difference.
• The Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning
  Date: 27 September 2012
  Coffee, cakes and pastries at two of our estates on Friday 28 September.
• Dogs Trust event in West London
  Date: 27 September 2012
  Celebrating all things canine!
• Architecture industry award for Rosendale Road
  Date: 27 September 2012
  Our South London estate claims BALI Hard Landscaping award.
• Peabody Reconnect programme shortlisted in the Community Impact Awards
  Date: 26 September 2012
  Our employment service is recognised.
• Silver Sunday 7 October
  Date: 24 September 2012
  A packed programme of events and activities for London's older residents.
• Peabody supports Homes for Britain
  Date: 18 September 2012
  New initiative aims to put housing at the top of the political agenda.
• Winners of Peabody in Bloom announced
  Date: 18 September 2012
  Find out who won our 150th anniversary gardening competition!
• East London Affordable Homes show
  Date: 18 September 2012
  Visit Canary Wharf for low cost options on buying and renting a home.
• Open House weekend: Where will you explore?
  Date: 17 September 2012
  Come to Elephant and Castle for free swimming and much more!
• Keeping Peabody sustainable
  Date: 14 September 2012
  Download our 2012-15 sustainability strategy and policy documents.
• Free firefighting course for 13-17 year-olds
  Date: 13 September 2012
  Spend five days learning what it takes to be a firefighter!
• Peabody Direct update
  Date: 12 September 2012
  Peabody Direct Staff will begin training from 12 September so Vangent will be answering calls between 6pm and 9pm
• Resident of Walworth estate or Pilton Place?
  Date: 6 September 2012
  Join the new Neighbourhood Watch team.
• Cookery classes in Walworth
  Date: 5 September 2012
  Spend an afternoon with Fitzroy Morgan and learn how to serve up delicious and nutritious cuisine.
• Your chance to help Islington Council improve housing services
  Date: 5 September 2012
  Local tenant needed for new executive group.
• Tower Hamlets Council asks tenants to "Have your say on housing"
  Date: 5 September 2012
  Short online survey open until 5 October.
• Free festival for all the family
  Date: 4 September 2012
  Head to Caledonian Road for an eclectic day of fun on Sunday 16 September!
• Choose a song to soundtrack Peabody life
  Date: 3 September 2012
  BBC Radio 2 is seeking submissions for a new series, telling "the social history of Britain over the last 70 years."
• Boris Johnson visits our Employment and Training Service
  Date: 28 August 2012
  The Mayor of London and the Employment Minister Chris Grayling visit Hugh Cubitt.
• Thank you Michelle Obama
  Date: 25 August 2012
  Young Peabody residents' messages to the First Lady.
• Free activities near you
  Date: 24 August 2012
  Visit one of our community centres to see what's on offer!
• Chelsea Gardens and Wellington Buildings Neighbourhood Manager surgery
  Date: 16 August 2012
  Thank you to the local community for attending.
• Access our re-accredited employment and training service
  Date: 16 August 2012
  Our matrix-standard service offers free support, training and advice to people looking for jobs in London.
• Get on your bike with the Peabody Cycle Tour
  Date: 14 August 2012
  The Olympic velodrome may be quiet at the moment but elsewhere in London, there's still plenty of cycling to be done!
• Rent account prize draw: First winner
  Date: 13 August 2012
  Peabody tenant wins £150 in shopping vouchers.
• Spend a Sunday at the Sundial
  Date: 10 August 2012
  An arts and crafts market, children's activities, home-baked food and more at our east London community centre!
• Peabody blog: Tim Eaton
  Date: 6 August 2012
  
• Peabody takes on South Bank University students for work experience
  Date: 1 August 2012
  Meet four participants of our work experience placement scheme.
• Young Peabody residents enjoy an Olympian day with Michelle Obama
  Date: 31 July 2012
  Young Peabody residents enjoyed an incredible day of Olympic-themed sporting activities with the First Lady and many Olympic athletes and sporting legends.
• 350 Peabody children expected to attend Michelle Obama Olympic celebration
  Date: 25 July 2012
  Up to 350 children from Peabody estates will join 700 American children and a group of Olympic legends, sports stars and pop acts for a day of Olympic-themed activities.
• Free summer activities for young people
  Date: 23 July 2012
  We've got a packed programme of free events and activities open to young people across London.
• Clapham Junction estate redevelopment approved
  Date: 20 July 2012
  Wandsworth Council approves our application.
• Abbey Orchard Neighbourhood Charter launch
  Date: 18 July 2012
  Thank you to all residents who attended the recent day of fun and community engagement.
• Peabody secures planning consent for mixed-tenure homes in North Kensington
  Date: 18 July 2012
  We're building 112 homes, retail space and a community building, to be arranged around a communal garden.
• New college opens at our Lomond House site
  Date: 16 July 2012
  
• Iain Duncan Smith at Peabody
  Date: 13 July 2012
  The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions learnt about some of our employment and parenting programmes.
• Rosendale Road nominated for BALI award
  Date: 13 July 2012
  One of our estates is nominated for "one of the landscape industries' highest awards".
• New pop-up shop in Walworth
  Date: 12 July 2012
  How young entrepreneurs are making the most of one of our commercial properties.
• Employment agency visits Hugh Cubitt
  Date: 12 July 2012
  Opportunities to work at the Olympics and other events are still available.
• Summer issue of Engage
  Date: 12 July 2012
  The summer issue of Engage is out now...
• Peabody wins architectural award
  Date: 12 July 2012
  Our Whitechapel estate is commended by New London Architects' judges.
• A visit from the Waterloo Carnival promotion team
  Date: 5 July 2012
  Pupils from a local school gave us a superhero-themed presentation ahead of next week's carnival.
• New London Awards: 2 of our schemes are nominated
  Date: 28 June 2012
  Shortlist for New London Architecture's awards ceremony includes our Underwood Road and Whitechapel schemes.
• Peabody wins architectural excellence award
  Date: 22 June 2012
  One of our estates, previously described in the Evening Standard as "a monument to the birth of social housing", has been recognised at a prestigious awards ceremony
• Exhibition features Peabody residents and an Olympic contender
  Date: 22 June 2012
  A photographic project involving young Peabody residents and England's number 2 triple jumper has been featured in the Hackney Gazette
• Get on your bike to celebrate our 150th anniversary
  Date: 21 June 2012
  Be part of Bike Week — take Peabody's Westminster Cycle Tour!
• Considering a career as a firefighter?
  Date: 14 June 2012
  Find out more on this free five-day course, for those aged 13-17.
• A free festival of music, colour and creativity
  Date: 13 June 2012
  Fun for all the family at this fantastic event! New Voices Festival: Sat 30 June 2012
• Planning for Islington Greenman Street
  Date: 12 June 2012
  100-150 residents from 173 homes gave their opinions on our proposals to improve the estate.
• Peabody evict tenant on grounds of anti-social behaviour
  Date: 12 June 2012
  
• Peabody evict tenant on grounds of anti-social behaviour (detailed version)
  Date: 12 June 2012
  
• Peabody in Chicago
  Date: 7 June 2012
  A film featuring some of our younger residents has been selected to appear in the prestigious Chicago International Film Festival.
• Film festival features young Peabody residents
  Date: 7 June 2012
  It's already been screened at the British Film Institute and now there's another chance to see "Beef", a mockumentary featuring some young Peabody residents.
• Peabody announces new responsive repairs contractor
  Date: 7 June 2012
  From 2 July, Axis-Europe will be carrying out your repairs.
• Four days of festivities!
  Date: 7 June 2012
  More than 7,000 people partied in our estates during Jubilee weekend!
• Keeping safe during the summer
  Date: 1 June 2012
  Advice from our Health and Safety team regarding windows.
• Contacting us over Jubilee weekend
  Date: 29 May 2012
  Find out our opening hours and our telephone number.
• Our new Southwark development: please give us your feedback
  Date: 28 May 2012
  We're working to develop a derelict site next to Coopers Road.
• New website for young Londoners
  Date: 23 May 2012
  If you're in trouble, or need advice, you can now Ask Keely.
• The Peabody guide to enjoying London for less - issue 2
  Date: 23 May 2012
  Find out about free swimming, a free festival, discounted restaurants, free Peabody activities and more!
• How your rent account could win you £150 of shopping vouchers
  Date: 21 May 2012
  We're relaunching our prize draw, with five prizes on offer every three months.
• Peabody 150th architectural competition results
  Date: 18 May 2012
  Winners of Peabody's 150th architectural competition announced.
• An invitation to Islington estate residents
  Date: 16 May 2012
  Come and enjoy free food, music, entertainment - and the chance to see the plans for your outdoor spaces.
• Architectural competition: Peabody announces the 5 finalists
  Date: 10 May 2012
  Judges will reveal their final choice at a special reception on 17 May.
• Big Nature Day at the National History Museum
  Date: 8 May 2012
  Explore nature at this fun-filled day for all the family.
• Architectural competition: the exhibition
  Date: 3 May 2012
  View the 20 shortlisted entries in the competition to design a Peabody estate.
• Our Say Our Way Launches Youth Engagement Toolkit
  Date: 3 May 2012
  "The Good Practice Guide" is now available, helping social housing providers better engage with needs of young residents.
• Calling all gardeners!
  Date: 2 May 2012
  Unearth some great prizes in Peabody in Bloom, our special 150th anniversary gardening competition.
• Victoria Cross
  Date: 27 April 2012
  Peabody resident and Victoria Cross recipient Mr Arthur Henry Cross lived on our Marshalsea estate in Southwark. His Victoria Cross medal recently came up for auction.
• Celebrate in your estate this summer
  Date: 27 April 2012
  We're offering support to residents who want to hold a street party during this special summer of celebrations.
• Resident of Wandle House, Eton Close or Parkview Court?
  Date: 26 April 2012
  Come to a free day of fun for all the family on Saturday 28 April!
• See what happened at the Yeading community Funday!
  Date: 24 April 2012
  The sun shone on a great day for the local community.
• Net Worx is two!
  Date: 23 April 2012
  Celebrating two years of bridging the digital divide.
• Meet our new Crime Prevention Officer
  Date: 18 April 2012
  A member of our Community Safety Team is set to become a key figure in crime prevention on our estates and in our communities.
• New affordable housing and improvements at Elmwood Court
  Date: 13 April 2012
  We are working on plans for a residential housing development on part of our estate at Elmwood Court on Battersea Park Road in Wandsworth.
• Digital TV - update
  Date: 13 April 2012
  The final stage of the digital TV switchover takes place on Wednesday 18 April.
• Spring Engage 2012
  Date: 13 April 2012
  The Spring issue of Engage is out now. Read all about it.
• Peabody at Westminster Abbey
  Date: 2 April 2012
  Comment, pictures, links to a speech by Rt Rev Tom Butler, plus lots more from an incredible day.
• Net Worx tutor becomes a Digital Champion!
  Date: 29 March 2012
  The drive to tackle the digital divide is boosted by one of our Net Worx tutors.
• Will your television still work after 4 April?
  Date: 28 March 2012
  If you, or someone you know, has an old, analogue television with 5 or fewer channels, please read this important message.
• Peabody reaches 150-year milestone
  Date: 26 March 2012
  We're now 150 years old! Find out more here.
• Older people's housing debate: official response
  Date: 26 March 2012
  Download a copy of the documents we're submitting to the Mayor.
• Mayor declares today Peabody Trust Day in Peabody, Massachusetts
  Date: 26 March 2012
  The Mayor of Peabody, Massachusetts, has sent us an official Proclamation declaring today Peabody Trust Day.
• Pop up shop comes to Peabody!
  Date: 23 March 2012
  How one group of young people are putting one of our properties to good use.
• Peabody residents at the British Film Institute
  Date: 20 March 2012
  Watch a film on London's youth culture, made by young people from a Pembury perspective.
• Understanding and tackling poverty on Peabody estates
  Date: 19 March 2012
  Our latest report investigates child poverty on our estates and how we can use our resources and work collaboratively with others to create communities in which no child is living in poverty.
• Architectural competition: latest news
  Date: 19 March 2012
  We've had a great response to our competition to design a Peabody estate.
• Peabody take out court injunction after attack by tenant's dog
  Date: 12 March 2012
  
• The Peabody guide to enjoying London for less
  Date: 8 March 2012
  The first of a regular round-up of the best ways to save money online.
• East London property scheme begins to take shape
  Date: 7 March 2012
  We begin an affordable housing development in Tower Hamlets.
• Derelict land in Herne Hill: a Peabody proposal
  Date: 1 March 2012
  We want to hear the local community's views on our development plans for a site in South London.
• Free massage and relaxation classes: places very limited!
  Date: 1 March 2012
  Here's one of the many activities happening in our community centres.
• Are you receiving benefits?
  Date: 28 February 2012
  Here's how to find out if you're receiving everything you're entitled to.
• Famous author to visit our community centre
  Date: 24 February 2012
  Find out how one of our community centres are celebrating World Book Day on 1 March.
• City Hall debate: Are London's homes fit for a lifetime?
  Date: 23 February 2012
  At City Hall, around 100 older people from across London debated whether the Mayor’s Revised London Housing Strategy will ensure London’s homes are fit for an ageing population.
• Threads to appear at young people's art show
  Date: 23 February 2012
  A group of girls from our fashion project will be appearing at a festival that celebrates young people's art and creativity.
• Peabody achieves volunteering first
  Date: 17 February 2012
  Peabody has become the first large housing association to achieve the Investing in Volunteers Quality Standard, recognising the excellent work it does with volunteers.
• Cold Weather Payments: do you qualify?
  Date: 15 February 2012
  Find out if you qualify for the Government's Cold Weather Payment scheme, and what to do if you're worried about a vulnerable neighbour.
• Architectural competition: design a Peabody estate
  Date: 10 February 2012
  Submit your designs for an exemplar development of approximately 150 homes.
• Free advice on managing your money
  Date: 4 February 2012
  Find out how to access free, professional, confidential advice on taking charge of your finances.
• Free Zumba classes: open to 4-12-year-olds
  Date: 1 February 2012
  This February half-term, we're offering free Zumba - the dance-based fitness session with easy to follow routines.
• Peabody residents: your invitation to Westminster Abbey
  Date: 25 January 2012
  As part of our 150th anniversary celebrations, there will be a multi-faith service at Westminster Abbey, celebrating the life of our founder George Peabody. Invitations are going out to Peabody residents during the first week of February.
• Changes to our responsive repairs service
  Date: 24 January 2012
  Peabody and Osborne agree to bring responsive repairs contract to a close.
• Free drama course for Peabody residents
  Date: 23 January 2012
  Would you like to develop your acting, learn how to speak in public, meet other people in your local community? Our eight week course may offer you the perfect stage...
• Underwood Road demolition works underway
  Date: 18 January 2012
  Demolition works on Peabody's Underwood Road site in Tower Hamlets are now underway, in preparation for a new development that will provide much needed new homes for local people.
• Choose Life. Drop the Knife - hard-hitting campaign tackles knife crime
  Date: 13 January 2012
  A group of 16-19 year olds from Southwark has collaborated with some of London’s top creative talent to launch a poster campaign with the hard-hitting message that knife crime can only end in two ways – prison or death.
• Self defence classes at Darwin Court
  Date: 13 January 2012
  Learn something new - and useful - at this 11-week self-defence course.
• Change to reporting repairs for former Crown Estate residents
  Date: 13 January 2012
  Change to response repairs contract for the Cumberland Market, Millbank, Victoria Park and Lee Green estates (former Crown Estate properties).
• Young performers: your chance to appear at the Hackney Empire
  Date: 5 January 2012
  The search is on for Hackney's untapped talent as part of Hackney council's Discover Young Hackney initiative.
• London Well-being Conference 2012: Better Together
  Date: 3 January 2012
  Delegates from London's social housing, health and well-being sectors will explore well-being and social housing at Peabody's third annual London Well-Being Conference, due to take place on 9 February.
• Peabody's 150th anniversary: 1862-2012
  Date: 1 January 2012
  Happy new year from everyone at Peabody. For us 2012 is already a happy new year - we're 150 years old!

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