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Print this PageCASTLE ERNE SCOOPS TOP UK HOUSING AWARD
Enniskillen based temporary housing unit Castle Erne recently won the outstanding achievement in N.I award from the Chartered Institute of Housing. The award is richly deserved and is an excellent example of real achievement through partnership worki..
Read moreFold achieves the Customer Service Excellence Award
This is official recognition that Fold fully values its customers and involves them in decision making, policy formulation and consultation whilst ensuring staff fully endorse and practice customer focus. Following over a year’s preparation by..
Read morePoots launches £18m state-of-the-art Telemonitoring NI service
Health Minister Edwin Poots today marked the roll-out of a ground-breaking hi-tech scheme which will enable more patients to monitor their health in their own homes. Following funding of £18m from the Department of Health, the newly named Cent..
Read moreFold's that Lunch
In fifteen various locations throughout Northern Ireland Fold residents joined Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke for their recent fund raising Hearty Lunch event. Many friends and relatives joined the residents for lunch and Fold’s..
Read moreFold TeleCare sponsor ICSH Board Member Award
Fold TeleCare were delighted to sponsor the 2011 Board Members Award at the Irish Council for Social Housing’s biennial conference in Galway. The award recognises the outstanding contribution of shortlisted Board Members within the Voluntary Ho..
Read moreOnline Recruitment - Technical Issue
It has been reported that there is a fault occurring when trying to apply online using internet explorer 7.0 or 9.0. If you are getting error messages please contact HR on 02890 397250 and we can try and help with the issue or send out a hard copy ap..
Read moreFold Welcomes 5000th Tenant
Fold welcomed Mr & Mrs Corbett into their new home as Fold’s 5,000th tenant. Thirty five years of developing social housing has lead Fold to this landmark achievement within the North Belfast development of Torrens. This development compris..
Read moreCASTLE ERNE SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2011 UK HOUSING AWARDS
Enniskillen based Castle Erne has been shortlisted from more than 240 entries to the 2011 UK Housing Awards. These awards are now in their 15th year and recognise outstanding work in housing which improves the lives of people in their communities. F..
Read moreFold NVQ Award Presentation
18 members of Fold’s Care Services team achieved their NVQ’s in Health & Social Care Levels 2 and 4, Catering/Supervisory Management 3, NVQ A1 Assessor Awards and V1 Verifier Awards. Building on the success of previous years, Fold..
Read moreFold TeleCare Monitoring Oaklee Out-of-Hours
In March, Oaklee Housing Association appointed Fold to provide its out-of-hours monitoring service for sheltered and supported housing and its out of hours maintenance contact service. Over 70 schemes, comprising over 2,000 dwellings are now connect..
Read moreMcCausland kick-starts Village regeneration
Housing Minister Nelson McCausland has kick-started the regeneration of the Village area of south Belfast. The Minister helped demolish the first 40 houses included in the redevelopment area, which will allow for the first phase of 36 new homes to..
Read moreNew Era UnFOLDS at Battenberg Street, Shankill Road
Fold Housing Association and the Housing Executive looked on as work got underway on 26 new homes in the Lawnbrook area of the Shankill. Fold Housing Association will build and manage the new homes; which are being provided as part of the..
Read moreNorthern Ireland Chooses TF3 Consortium for Remote Telemonitoring Services
Consortium of Tunstall, Fold and S3 Group secures 6-year contract for telehealth services to improve care for patients with long-term conditions The TF3 consortium has been chosen to provide a Remote Telemonitoring Service to Northern..
Read moreFold Launches it's 2009/10 Annual Review
Fold is pleased to announce the publication of our 2009/10 Annual Review. We have had a busy year, which has seen us operating in a tough environment. Working in partnership with our fellow members of the Accord Procurement Group we have achieved a..
Read moreDelivering Homes Not Housing
Fold Housing Association continues to deliver new homes to those in need of quality yet affordable housing throughout the Province. With over 400 new homes commenced on site this year, Fold hopes to deliver another 100 plus new homes on site by the e..
Read moreFold Partners With NI Chest Heart & Stroke
Fold is pleased to announce that NI Chest Heart and Stroke (NICHS) has been nominated by staff as their sponsored charity for 2011- 2013. NICHS aims to reduce chest, heart and stroke illness in Northern Ireland through research, advocacy and lobbyin..
Read moreLocal Schools Name Fold's Latest Development
Both Coláiste Feirste and St Louise’s Comprehensive College were invited to name Fold’s latest development, located off the Donegall Road in West Belfast. The St. James’s Community Forum assisted in getting the schools i..
Read moreMcCooeys relived at Tearmann Fold
Tearmann Fold welcomed Roma Tomelty, daughter of Joseph Tomelty, the famous actor and playwright, locally renowned for ‘The McCooeys’ radio sitcom. ‘The McCooeys’ was essential listening on a Saturday night for many homes pro..
Read moreBack by Popular Demand – Tearman Fold Spring Chickens
After the success of Tearmann Fold Spring Chickens performance at the Waterfront Hall in 2008, they were invited by the Big Telly Theatre Company to perform at the Ulster Museum, Spring Chicken event. This year’s theme was older people going o..
Read moreCastle Erne is Officially Opened
Brian Rowntree CBE, Chairman of the NIHE, officially opened Fold’s newest scheme providing temporary accommodation for the homeless in the Enniskillen area. Castle Erne provides eleven apartments, three and five person, for adults who have bee..
Read moreFamily Fun Day
The Fold Family Fun Day was held on Sunday 12th September at Clandeboye Estate. Over 300 people attended the event. There were many attractions, including a Band, BBQ, Quiz, Face Painting, Nail Art and lots more. Staff from Millbrook Court Day Centre..
Read more‘Celebrating Customer Service’
‘Celebrating Customer Service’ was the theme for Fold’s Staff Conference this year. In tough economic times, good customer service is crucial, we had over 200 of Fold’s staff in attendance. The keynote speaker David Bry..
Read moreWelcoming the Minister for Social Development
Fold Housing Association today welcomed the Minister for Social Development, Alex Attwood MLA, to officially open their new housing development at Clonard Gardens, West Belfast. The development at a cost of £1.4 will provide 11 much needed new..
Read moreFold Housing tackles the dementia challenge
Fold Housing Association has today (11th May 2010) launched a revolutionary new mobile therapy unit for people diagnosed with dementia. Fiona Phillips and Health Minister Michael McGimpsey were at Belfast City Hall today to officially unveil the..
Read moreSheltered Housing Promotion at Tesco's Ballygomartin store.
Folds Housing officer Joseph Galbraith and Forthriver Fold's Scheme Co-ordinator Isobel Hamilton organised and took part in a promotion morning in Ballygomartins Tesco's store to promote the benefits of sheltered housing to residents of the Greater S..
Read moreFold win the award for 'Most Sustainable Build'
Fold recently won the award for ‘Most Sustainable Build’ at the annual Action Renewables Association Awards on 15 March for its new family housing scheme in Ardglass, County Down. A disused Police Station in Ardglass has now been success..
Read moreGlenowen Court Wins Bronze at the EAC Housing for Older People Awards.
Glenowen Court has won an EAC Housing for Older People Award for providing an excellent home, lifestyle and services to the residents who live there. And, in these times when care facilities get such bad press coverage, the manager, staff and residen..
Read moreInis Fold Raise £1,300 for the NICFC
The residents of Inis Fold along with their family and friends have very generously raised a total of £1300 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children (NICFC). A cheque was presented by the residents to the NICFC, who talked wit..
Read moreSkeoge Road, Phase 1 Announced
The minister for Social Development, Margaret Ritchie MLA, visited Fold Housing Association's office in Londonderry to announce the launch of a major social housing scheme located at Skeoge Road. The three phase project has the potential to deliver..
Read moreFold get its latest development underway
FOLD Housing Association is pleased to invite Margaret Ritchie, MLA, Minister for Social Development to officiate at the ‘sod cutting’ ceremony at FOLD’s latest social housing development at Roden Street Phase 2, Belfast. This phas..
Read moreMargaret Ritchie Officially Cuts Sod at Torrens
FOLD Housing Association are pleased to invite Margaret Ritchie, MLA, Minister for Department for Social Development to officiate at the ‘sod cutting’ ceremony at FOLD’S latest social housing development at Torrens Phase 3A, North..
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