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Curo colleagues’ fundraising has ‘tremendous impact’ on Bath City Farm

Over the last twelve months kind Curo colleagues have raised a grand total of £10,842 for Bath City Farm as their chosen Charity of the Year. Each year, Curo colleagues select a local charity to support and for the past year they’ve given their time and effort to support the farm, a place of fun and learning based near Curo’s offices in Twerton. “As a social landlord with a…

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Tree planting on Axbridge Rd Green, Foxhill

More Trees for B&NES have teamed up with Blooming Whiteway and Curo to plant trees in Whiteway Green. The trees will be planted by volunteers on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 February 2023 from 10am to 1.30pm each day. If you’d like to come and help...

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Cleaning service update

In the past we’ve used a mix of contractors and our own employees to carry out cleaning services in shared areas of your building and estate. Since January 2023 we’ve started using only our own employees to provide these services. Cleaners who previously worked as contractors have had the option to become Curo employees. Some of those contractors have chosen not…

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Understanding prepayment meters

If you’ve fallen behind on your energy bill, your supplier may want to move you to a prepayment meter. We asked Sarah Rogers (pictured below), Customer Accounts Manager at Curo, what this means. What are prepayment meters?When you have a prepayment meter, you pay for your energy before you use it. This is different to quarterly and monthly bills. With quarterly bills, you…

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Help us plant more trees at Whiteway Green, Bath

More Trees for B&NES have teamed up with Blooming Whiteway and Curo to plant trees in Whiteway Green. The trees will be planted by volunteers on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 February 2023 from 10am to 1.30pm each day. If you’d like to come and help...

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Benefits advice for older people

Curo Benefits Advisor Tania Reason explains the support that older customers may be missing out on and how we can help.

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New help available to downsize

Do you live in a Curo home in Bath & North East Somerset? Do you have more bedrooms than you need? Do you want to move to a smaller property? If so, contact the Homesearch team at Bath & North East Somerset Council and they will award you priority on the register. If you're worried you may not be able to downsize (for example because of rent arrears, work required in your home, or…

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“Moorlands Estate stands the test of time”

Moorlands Estate, Bath, is a shining example of well-designed post-war social housing. John Boughton explains why he included it in his book, A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates.

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Listen to episode three of Curo's Cost of Living podcast

As the cost of living rises, more people are turning to illegal money lenders, even using them to cover the costs of everyday basics. In episode three of Curo’s Cost of Living podcast, Marianne Rawlins, Communications and Media Manager at Curo, talks to Catherine Wohler from Stop Loan Sharks, an organisation that investigates and prosecutes illegal money lenders…