Press Releases
This page will feature all Melin residents' achievements and stories, as well as our corporate success. If you would like to keep up to date with all our news, visit this page regularly.
Over £4,000 raised in charity golf day
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Saving the environment... one boiler at a time!
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Melin Residents' Panel looking for new members
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Encouraging residents to get involved
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Local resident discovers mountain in Antarctica
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Over 55 and looking for a new home?
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Local school helps name our first Extra Care scheme in Monmouthshire
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Sponsorship of Newport Gwent Dragons school rugby tournament
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Housing association supports local skills centre
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Melin helps local couple onto the property ladder
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Melin raises money for its award-winning Youth Sports Initiative
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Care & Repair Torfaen's roadshows a great success
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Melin reviews its sustainability with the Energy Saving Trust
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Melin receives Investors in People award
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Secretary of State for Wales visits Torfaen’s first extra care scheme
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Partnership work with the police to create safer neighbourhoods in Newport
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Pupils from Garnteg Primary School find out more about Melin's new development
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Support agency’s roadshows helping to raise awareness of its services
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Local pensioner urges others to attend advice roadshows
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Bringing New Year joy to youngsters in hospital
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£1 million investment in local supported housing scheme
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Santa and Melin pair up to raise money for charity
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New team demonstrates our commitment to residents and staff
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We've donated a much-needed computer to local project
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Melin makes residents 'Jump' for joy
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Pupils don their hard hats to find out more about new development
Pupils from Goytre Fawr Primary School find out more about Melin's new development.
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Melin Homes' residents invited to have their say
Melin's Residents' Panel is hosting an open meeting at the YMCA in Pill, Newport, at 7pm on Thursday November 27.
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Housing association actively supporting the local labour market
Melin Homes is helping the local community find employment thanks to a special initiative.
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Melin plays its part in helping local people make a positive impact on their lives
Melin homes has let a line of its Pontypool offices to a business committed to delivering leading public services to local individuals and organisations. For more information click here
New development of affordable homes for Goytre
Melin Homes welcomed local residents to an open evening in Goytre on Monday 20 October to discover more about an exciting development of new homes in the village. More details.
Melin Homes reaches final of national housing award
Melin's Youth Sports Initiative has reached the final of the UK Housing Awards 2008.
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Politician backs affordable housing scheme.
Melin Homes staff were joined by Nick Ramsay AM to welcome residents to new high-quality, affordable homes in Thornwell, Chepstow. you can read about it here
A first for Torfaen
Melin Homes’ £6.1 million development of Torfaen’s first extra care scheme – Ty George Lansbury is now officially open For more information click here
School pupils adopt new homes.
As part of a school project on Melin's new development, pupils from George Street Primary School buried a time capsule in the foundations of the homes being built at Edward Street. To read more click here
Melin welcomes new resident's in Crickhowell
The 24 new homes at Mynydd Gerdd were built after a survey of local people demonstrated a huge need for affordable housing in the area.
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Wii bit of fun for older residents
Residents from our sheltered schemes have used £5,000 funding from Comic Relief to boost their social lives.
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Volunteer boosts community spirit
A young Melin resident is highly commended for giving up her own time to try and bring people in her community together.
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Melin task force in garden makeover
The newly-created Melin task force lent a helping hand to New Inn Primary School in a bid to get their allotment off the ground.
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Residents' Panel open meeting
Melin Residents' Panel are hosting a series of open meetings inviting anyone living in a Melin home to have their say.
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BBC news crew visits Melin development
A report on the national news broadcasts on BBC last week featured a Melin Homes development in Crickhowell and focused on the need for more similar developments.
To read more about the family who are about to become Melin residents and were featered in the BBC TV report, please click here...
Play day boosts community spirit
Our Community Development team organised a play day to help boost community spirit in the area.
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Melin sponsors local youth team
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Silver Surfers' stories
Residents from our Tredegar sheltered scheme Roderick Hill Court have used computer lessons to help them tell their own unique stories.
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Derry gets on his bike for charity
Melin's Building Contracts Officer, Derry Probert is taking part in a gruelling bike ride across Ireland for Cerebral Palsy charity, Scope.
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Melin offers low-cost home ownership
Melin Homes are offering low-cost homes to buy in the Ebbw Vale area.
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Residents have their say
Melin's Residents' Panel are hosting an open meeting to give others who live in a Melin Home the chance to have their say.
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Melin helps resident back to work
Thanks to our Education Bursary one of our residents has been helped back into work.
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New Inn pupils given curiosity kits
Melin has sponsored the local primary school's initiative to encourage pupils and parents to read more at home.
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Melin backs Gwent Dragons
As part of our community work Melin has sponsored Newport Gwent Dragon's educational youth initiative.
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Grassroots Concert
Youngsters from Melin's Abergavenny estates got into the swing of African culture in a sell out show featuring a visiting theatre group from Zimbabwe.
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Celebration Lunch
Melin's Community Development team and staff thanked partners for their contribution to the success of it's award-winning Youth Sports Initiative at a celebration lunch recently.
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Care & Repair Torfaen Roadshows
To find out more about how Care & Repair Torfaen can help older people in your community please click here...
Care & Repair Monmouthshire Roadshows
To find out how Care & Repair Monmouthshire can help older people in your community please click here.....
Want to be on Board?
Melin Homes is looking for three residents to sit on our Board of Manangement.
To find out how you can shape our future decisions....click here to read more
Theatre group visits from Africa
The Grassroots Theatre Company have travelled all the way from Zimbabwe and are running workshops with youngsters on our Abergavenny estates.
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New year new life for Angela
Melin's Education Bursary has helped Angela to kick start her new career.
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Melin apprentice named top learner
To find out more about how one of our apprentices won herself a £2000 prize click here..
Crickhowell pupils name new development
Crickhowell Primary School pupils entered a competition to name Melin's newest development of affordable housing in the town.
The winning name will shortly be put forward to the planning department for approval.
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