Leading North-West based social housing provider, Your Housing Group (YHG), has recently started construction of the brand new, purpose-built Foyer in Wigan, in partnership with Hargreaves Contracting Limited.
Located on the site of a former bakery on Boundary Street, Wigan, the new three-storey purpose built complex will replace the current Coops Foyer, situated on Chequers Street in the town.
The new Foyer will include a 38-room apartment block, as well as teaching and studio facilities, training kitchen, meeting space, breakout space, laundry room, residents lounge, fitness room, and recreational space outside.
Martin Wright, Your Housing Group’s Head of Supported Housing explained the importance of the new building, “This new Foyer has been a long time in planning for us, so to see work begin is really exciting. We’ve worked in partnership with Wigan Council for many years, providing support at Coops Foyer for young people who are at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness, but in a building that was not fully fit for purpose. The new development will let us build on everything that we have achieved at Coops Foyer and take our service to the next level, for the benefit of our younger residents in the borough. This is a truly valuable service that has the potential to change the lives of hundreds of young people in Wigan over the coming years.”
Coops Foyer has been supporting young residents in Wigan for over 30 years and has helped more than 850 young people providing a place for young residents to thrive and find independence.
Foyers provide quality accommodation with support in accessing learning, training and employment opportunities for young people up to 25 years old. Your Housing Group operate four Foyers across the North-West which have received the highest level of Foyer Federation Accreditation, for the third year running.
Lorraine Donnelly, Development Director for Your Housing Group added, “We are delighted to move forward and start work on this fantastic new Foyer facility. As a business we are all very proud of the work the teams do at the Foyer schemes, and we are excited to deliver this purpose-built design in a great location will support even more young residents in Wigan and help them to thrive.”
Kate Collins, Head of Affordable Housing Delivery at Homes England, said:
“At Homes England, we are committed to supporting our partners to increase the supply of quality affordable housing in the communities where they’re needed most. As one of our strategic partners, Your Housing Group is helping us to achieve that mission by creating new affordable homes with funding from the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme 2018-23.”
The new scheme has also received a brownfield grant from the GMCA and strategic support from Wigan Council.
Find out more – https://www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/
