THE
AUTUMN 2011
THE NEWSLETTER OF PEMBROKESHIRE HOUSING
The sun shone on Kensington
Courtiers first summer fayre
See page four for the full story and more photos!
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Hallowe’en fun for
children! A recipe for
delicious cookies
and a word search
puzzle with a £5
prize for 25 winners.
Results are in for the
2011 Gardening
Competition... and
once again our tenants
have excelled
themselves.
You said... we did!
Trefgarne Owen
Village Association
needed goal posts for
their playing field and
we helped out!
G O F Y N N W C H O S Y DY C H C H I ' N E I S AU F E R S I W N G Y M R A E G O ' R C Y H O E D D I A D Y M A
Hallowe’en cookies
Ingredients
140g butter
175g plain flour
50g icing sugar
zest 1 orange
For the filling
100g mascarpone
1 tsp icing sugar
25g plain chocolate
Have a happy Hallowe’en!
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1. Preheat oven to fan 160ºC
conventional 180ºC gas 4. Put
softened butter in bowl, beat
until smooth. Add flour, icing sugar and
orange zest, beat together to make a softish dough.
Knead into ball, wrap in cling film. Chill for 1hr.
2. Roll dough out on a floured surface to 3mm thick.
Cut circles with a round cutter and put on baking
sheets. Cut out faces on half of the circles and
score pumpkin lines, bake for 15 minutes with the
other plain circles until pale golden. Leave to cool.
3. For the filling, beat the mascarpone with the icing
sugar, stir in the cooled melted chocolate. Spread
the filling over the cooled plain biscuits, then press
the 'face' ones on top.
Dog’s Trust
news update
Over 250 tenants across
Pembrokeshire joined the
Dog’s Owners Schemes
and had their dog
neutered and chipped for
just £10!
The Dog’s Trust commented
that ‘it had been one of
the best campaigns run
by the Dogs Trust in
Wales’.
If you missed this we have the
same
offer for
£30 please
contact
us for
details! www.dogstrust.org.uk
Hallowe’en is almost here.
See if you can find the words in
red below that are hidden away in
the jumble of letters alongside. If
you can find and circle all 12
words (we have shown one of the
answers) – you could be a winner!
We have a £5 voucher for
each of the 25 lucky
children. To enter, fill in your
details on the reply slip below and
return with the word search by
12.00 noon on Friday 4th
November 2011.
Rules of entry This competition is
open to children who on 4th
November 2011 are aged under
13 years old and have a parent or
guardian who is a current tenant
of Pembrokeshire Housing. Only
BAT
BROOM
one entry per child please.
COBWEB GHOST
Please send to Meyler House
SCARY
SPIDER
(address on back cover).
Name:
Age:
Address:
Post code:
Telephone no:
CANDY
CAT
HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN
SPOOKY
WITCH
De Clare Court goes
hula-hula Hawaiian
Tenants at De Clare
Court held a party to
celebrate
Pembrokeshire
Housing's 30th
Anniversary and Keith's 68th
Birthday!
Tenants dressed up for the
occasion, wearing either
garlands or full Hawaiian
outfits, complete with
grass skirts - coconuts
included!
Makela, De Clare Courts
gifted chef prepared
exotic Hawaiian dishes
for all to enjoy along
with a special birthday
cake for Keith!
Later, everyone was entertained
by cabaret vocalist, Janita, who sang
songs from the Beach Boys to Vera
Lynne. A very good time was had
by all.
Are you over 60? You could receive
£200 in Winter Fuel Payments
Did you know that you could qualify for a
£200 Winter Fuel Payment if you live in
the U.K. and have reached the qualifying
age of 60 years on or before the 5th
January 2011?
If you qualify and live alone, or you are the only
person in your household that qualifies, you could
receive £200.
If you are aged 80 years or over on the 25th
September 2011 you will be entitled to
receive £300.
Winter Fuel Payments are given to help
customers pay for their fuel bills during the months
of November and December. To claim please
contact the Winter Fuel Payments helpline on 0845
9151515 or Text phone on 0854 56015613. Or for
further information visit www.direct.gov.uk
You don’t have
to go cold this
winter!
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Kensington Court Summer Fayre
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The Pembrokeshire sun shone
on Kensington Court tenants,
their families and members of
the public at the Courtiers first
summer fayre.
All were entertained by classical
music from Milford Haven Town Band,
and a wonderful performance by the
Seren Irish School of Dance (pictured
on the front cover).
Fun was had by all ages visiting
various stalls which included ‘Hook a
Duck’ and the ‘Bottle Tombola’ complete with a Magnum of
Champagne!
Work has already begun on
ideas for the Christmas Fayre...
but this will be a hard one to
beat!
2011 Gardening Competition
Those judging this years competition said it was a pleasure to see
the creativity involved in the design of hard and soft landscaping,
abundance of colour and delicious garden produce.
It was also especially nice to see the gardens tended by the children again this year.
Here are some of the photographs taken by the judges. Winners will be invited to
Kensington Court for afternoon tea for the presentation of certificates, prizes and
plaques for Best Estate and Best Communal Garden.
abundance of colour and delicious garden produce!
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It was a pleasure to see the creativity
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involved in the design of hard and soft landscaping,
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Two fabulous Prize Draws!
It’s BIG...
It’s BACK...
It’s the BIG
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Prize Draw
There are 16 BIG
reasons to pay your rent
regularly and on time!
The BIG THANK YOU prize draw is our way of saying thank you to all our
customers who pay their rent regularly and on time!
We are giving 16 of our customers with a CLEAR rent account the
chance of winning a prize.
One lucky person will win a whopping £250 and 15 other people will win £25 each
in the Big Thank You Draw this autumn.
If you have a clear rent account on Sunday 4th December 2011 –
then you could be a winner!
Senior Citizens’ Christmas Hamper Draw
We have FIVE fabulous festive Christmas Hampers to give
away!
If you are 60 years of age or older then this is your chance to enter our free
prize draw. There will be FIVE winners … one from each of our five areas.
All five hampers will be delivered in plenty of time for Christmas! Winners’ names will
be drawn out of the hat by members of the
Tenants Panel on Monday 14th November 2011.
Please return your entry form no later than
12.00 noon, Friday 11th November 2011.
Name:
Address:
Post code:
Tel no:
I will be 60 years or older by 11th November
2011. Please enter me into the Senior
Citizens’ Christmas Hamper Prize Draw.
Signed
Rules of entry The Senior Citizens’ Christmas
Hamper Draw is open to all people who are
tenants of Pembrokeshire Housing and aged
60 or older on 11th November 2011. Only one entry
per qualifying person please. Please send to Meyler
House (address on back cover).
NB: photograph shown here is for
illustrative purposes only; the
number and type of items included in
the hamper will differ.
Full of Life at 50 Plus!
If you are 50 or over - you are
invited to a 1 day Special Event
which will be held at the Leisure
Centre, Haverfordwest, on Friday,
7th October 2011. You can:
Get a free electric blanket safety check
Learn a new skill
Try a new activity
Get a free health check
Find out about other services on
offer….
For more information, please contact
Pembrokeshire County Council on 01437
764551 or visit
www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk
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Tenant Exchange Study Visits
Members of the Tenants
Panel were invited to pay
a return visit to Rhondda
Housing Association to
find out more about
the activities their
tenants were
currently involved in.
Helen Wright, Chair of
the Tenants Panel, said,
‘Visits to other associations
are always both interesting
Following a recent
visit to Taff
Housing, the
Tenants Panel
invited them to
pay us a
return visit.
After a
morning of
information
sharing, our
friends from Taff
visited local
community projects
and enjoyed a tour of
Kensington Court followed by light
refreshments before embarking on
their return journey home.
and informative. We don’t
often think about what is
happening elsewhere but we
can learn a lot from each
other during these visits.’
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It’s all about us
listening to you... and then acting upon it!
‘Trefgarne Owen Village
Association need some goal
posts for the playing field –
can you help?’
Bought and installed the goal posts
in the playing field so everyone
could enjoy a game of football over
the summer holidays.
Your chance to
tell us what you
think of us!
Tenant Participation
Action Plan
2011/12
Please keep a look out for
our customer satisfaction
survey.
Tell us about your experience of
your home and the services we
provide to you – what you like and
what you would like us to change.
Get yours filled in and sent back
to us by the deadline to be entered
into our free prize draw! First
Prize £100, Second Prize,
£50 and 6 runners up each
winning £25 each!
Look out for the
Pembrokeshire Housing
Tenant Participation Action
Plan that’s enclosed with
this edition of The Key.
Please take time to read your
copy to see how it sets out your
priorities and our promises to you
over the year.
A special thanks to all the
members of the Tenants’ Panel
who kindly contributed to our
Action Plan
Contact us
By post/in person
Meyler House,
St Thomas Green,
Haverfordwest,
Pembrokeshire,
SA61 1QP
By phone
01437 763688
Freephone
0800 854568
Minicom:
01437 774768
By e-mail
[email protected]
Pembrokeshire Housing Online:
Open all hours on www.pembs-ha.co.uk for
information, to order a repair or to pay rent.
Please find
enclosed:
Your personalised
quarterly rent
statement is
enclosed with
your newsletter.
If you have any
problems with
rent issues
please contact
your Area Officer
who will be
pleased to assist.