On Monday 24th November, Harrow Churches Housing Association celebrated fifty years of providing social housing by hosting a reception at the House of Commons. The reception was attended by Gareth Thomas MP for West Harrow, Bob Blackman MP for Harrow East, Nick Hurd MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, Harrow Mayor Cllr Ajay Maru, the Mayor of Hillingdon Cllr Catherine Dann, Harrow Council…
In November the Hindu festival of Diwali was celebrated by residents at St Barnabas Court with great style. Guests were encouraged to dress up in their saris (or borrow them from each other) and join in the festivities which included Bhangra dancing in the lounge. Some of the residents prepared a feast of traditional Indian…
Mayor of Harrow, Councillor Ajay Maru visited HCHA’s sheltered scheme for the elderly at St Barnabas Court in Harrow Weald to meet residents and celebrate the Association’s Golden Jubilee. The Mayor met several of the residents at a buffet lunch and presided over the cake cutting by eldest resident May Slater age 94 (pictured) and Inez Watson age 91;…
A delicious buffet lunch was prepared for the residents of Dashwood Court in Hounslow as they gathered together in the lounge and celebrated HCHA’s 50th anniversary in their scheme. Housing Coordinator Susie Thomas said, ‘There’s a good community spirit here at Dashwood and residents were very pleased to attend because they are happy to be living here and…
More than thirty guests including residents, staff and friends from the Friday Friendship Circle, sat down to a delicious home-cooked meal prepared by Christine Hill and her invaluable assistant Jennifer Stapleton. After saying grace and giving thanks, there were a few informal speeches from Christopher Holley, CEO of HCHA, Michael Carmody Committee member, and Patrick Barry, Chair of…
In HCHA’s thirty-six flats at St Barnabas sheltered scheme, fifty percent of our residents are between 57 to 79 years of age. Nine of our residents are in their eighties, and a further nine are aged between ninety and ninety-six. All of our residents live independently in their own units. When asked about the secret to her good health, May 94,…