Latest news from Soha (South Oxfordshire Housing Association)

Soha housing residents have produced their own annual report this year, 2009, which can either be read on line or an audio version downloaded and listened to.

Go to:Soha’s website

GREENING THAME – Public meeting success

The first in a series of public meetings, was held on October 26, 2009, organised by Soha housing, to give local residents the opportunity to choose simple steps to take to save energy, CO2 and money.

Jack Silver, of Soha, told ThameNews.Net: “We were very pleased with the turn out from the general public & local businesses. The group had a presentation from Terena Plowright, the founder of the Greening Campaign, which was very informative and gave everyone a better idea of what the Greening Campaign is all about.

“Mark Green from Brothers Hairdressers chaired the meeting with support from Adam Buckland, Cassie Pinnels and myself. The group then chose five challenges to be put on the back of cards which will be displayed in windows of residents wanting to support the campaign.”

THE NEXT STEP

“The next step is for the group to look at a launch for the campaign, for which dates are being discussed.” So, watch this space!

NB The Greening Campaign www.greening-campaign.co.uk
was set up in response to the threat of climate change ? a global problem which needs to be tackled at every level, including local communities.

The idea is to motivate people to reduce their energy consumption in a community response to what is a global problem. The campaign aims to encourage and support local people and businesses to take easy and straightforward steps to reduce energy consumption and waste and, in so doing, to make financial savings whilst benefiting the environment.

Social landlords, Soha Housing which runs and manages over 5,200 properties in Oxfordshire, is sponsoring the Greening Thame campaign alongside Thame Town Council and Brother Hairdressing, Thame.

PHOTO: Terena with HRH Prince Charles