Ashford Borough Council Archives

Lift off for Ashford’s modular accommodation scheme for homeless people

|Date: 25 March, 2024

Lift off for Ashford’s modular accommodation scheme for homeless people

The first 15 high quality short-stay accommodation apartments for homeless people have been delivered and ...

The first 15 high quality short-stay accommodation apartments for homeless people have been delivered and installed on the former Henwood car park in Ashford. A giant crane lifted each of the 12 tonne ...

25 March, 2024
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Short-stay accommodation scheme for homeless people on under-used Ashford car park shortlisted for two national awards

|Date: 3 April, 2023

Short-stay accommodation scheme for homeless people on under-used Ashford car park shortlisted for two national awards

An ambitious scheme to create high quality short-stay accommodation apartments for homeless people on the ...

An ambitious scheme to create high quality short-stay accommodation apartments for homeless people on the under-used Henwood car park on the edge of Ashford town centre has been shortlisted for two pr ...

3 April, 2023
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Emergency Fund helps Ashford provide settled accommodation for rough sleepers

|Date: 25 March, 2020

Emergency Fund helps Ashford provide settled accommodation for rough sleepers

Ashford Borough Council has wasted no time in using new government funds to support rough sleepers during ...

Ashford Borough Council has wasted no time in using new government funds to support rough sleepers during the coronavirus outbreak. Last week the Government revealed it was making £3.2m of emergency f ...

25 March, 2020
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Progress made in tackling homelessness and rough sleeping in Ashford

|Date: 4 December, 2019

Progress made in tackling homelessness and rough sleeping in Ashford

Ashford Borough Council is spearheading a drive to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in Ashford, Ken ...

Ashford Borough Council is spearheading a drive to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in Ashford, Kent. The council is currently redeveloping a new property, Christchurch Lodge, to provide short-t ...

4 December, 2019
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Ashford given government funding to build garden village community

|Date: 6 August, 2019

Ashford given government funding to build garden village community

A cluster of major developments in Ashford, Kent, have been included in a national government housebuildi ...

A cluster of major developments in Ashford, Kent, have been included in a national government housebuilding initiative and allocated £150,000 funding to support their delivery. The government has anno ...

6 August, 2019
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Ashford’s exciting Victoria Park regeneration plans with £3m National Lottery grant

|Date: 1 August, 2019

Ashford’s exciting Victoria Park regeneration plans with £3m National Lottery grant

Kent's Ashford Borough Council have put plans in motion for regeneration after being awarded more than £3 ...

Kent's Ashford Borough Council have put plans in motion for regeneration after being awarded more than £3m from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to revitalise Victoria Park. The funding means the co ...

1 August, 2019
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Ashford BC celebrates building excellence award for wheelchair-standard Noakes Meadow scheme

|Date: 10 July, 2019

Ashford BC celebrates building excellence award for wheelchair-standard Noakes Meadow scheme

A delegation from Ashford Borough Council's housing team were among 300 industry professionals attending ...

A delegation from Ashford Borough Council's housing team were among 300 industry professionals attending the LABC South East Building Excellence Awards in Brighton — and ended up scooping the Best Soc ...

10 July, 2019
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Ashford Borough Council unveils £1m homeless initiative

|Date: 10 July, 2019

Ashford Borough Council unveils £1m homeless initiative

£1m homeless initiative by Ashford Borough Council follows blueprint of groundbreaking Christchurch House ...

£1m homeless initiative by Ashford Borough Council follows blueprint of groundbreaking Christchurch House scheme. Five years after Ashford Borough Council launched an innovative project that has succe ...

10 July, 2019
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Housing & Regeneration | The civic heartbeat of Ashford

|Date: 18 June, 2019

Housing & Regeneration | The civic heartbeat of Ashford

LABM finds out why housing and regeneration go hand in hand to the drum of a civic heartbeat in Ashford, ...

LABM finds out why housing and regeneration go hand in hand to the drum of a civic heartbeat in Ashford, Kent. The success of any regeneration project hangs on several key elements slotting together l ...

18 June, 2019
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Ashford Borough Council appoints ENGIE to handle £25m repairs and maintenance contract

|Date: 22 May, 2019

Ashford Borough Council appoints ENGIE to handle £25m repairs and maintenance contract

Energy and regeneration specialist ENGIE has been awarded a 10-year contract worth £25m with Ashford Boro ...

Energy and regeneration specialist ENGIE has been awarded a 10-year contract worth £25m with Ashford Borough Council, after a tender process that set a high benchmark for service levels and efficiency ...

22 May, 2019
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