Homes for Good
Over the past year, Curo has given out 22 Communities Grants totalling £10,010 to support local projects and events. Projects have ranged from a Jubilee tea party and a memorial garden, to children’s football teams and short breaks for children with disabilities. Simon Matthews is a volunteer coach for Radstock-based Stratton United, which used a grant to buy esse…
Curo’s Independent Living Service is a lifeline for Keynsham resident, Wendy Gordon, and helps her to stay living safely in her own home. The service provides an experienced and dedicated support worker to help customers with everything from applying for benefits to doing the weekly shop – and much more. Help to stay safe at home Through the service, Wendy's Indepe…
Curo has begun works at a new 124-home development in Locking, Weston-super-Mare. A special ceremony was held to mark the beginning of works on site.
This episode we welcome back Sarah Rogers, Curo’s Customer Account Manager, to answer some of your questions on benefits and money matters. We asked customers via email to send in their questions, for a chance to win £25 in Love2Shop vouchers. Congratulations to Flaciah, who was picked at random to win. Thank you to everyone who sent us their questions and sorry if we d…
Council Tax bills are set to rise from April 2023, but support may be available to you. Sarah Rogers, Curo’s Customer Accounts Manager, answers some common questions. What is Council Tax? Council Tax is an annual fee you pay to your local council. The cost is set by your council and goes towards funding local services, such as rubbish collections, transport, parking, and…
Show off your creative side in our 2023 VoiceBox Easter bonnet competition. To get involved get in touch with us at VoiceBox@Curo-group.co.uk and request your FREE Easter bonnet starter kit. We would like you to get creative and add your own items to your bonnet to make it EGG-stra special, unique and eye-catching. To enter head over to the VoiceBox forum competition p…
People living in 113 homes owned by Curo are set to benefit from a £2.07m programme of improvements designed to help them save money on energy bills and reduce the carbon emissions of their properties.
Curo is celebrating the end of a successful tree-planting season, which has seen 900 trees planted across its estates. Tree-planting season runs between November and March, when trees are dormant. The success rate of trees planted during this time greatly increases. Curo replace every tree they fell, though not always in the same place or with the same species. Sen…
Pupils at a local primary school in Yatton are enjoying a new play area after Curo made a generous donation towards the purchase.
Curo customer Brigid Nolan describes how Andrea Wyithe, our Money & New Customer Advisor, helped to transform her finances. Brigid says: “I’m so grateful to Andrea. I’m 65 years old and I’ve had a hard life, with a lot of health issues. I was struggling with my rent and had fallen into arrears, when Andrea contacted me to see if she could help. “We made an appointment for Andrea t…
