North West Region Housing LIN Meeting

This meeting will be hosted by Great Places at:

The Byrons
Bank House Road
Higher Blackley
Manchester M9 8LT - click here for a map to the venue (opens new window)

N.B: Parking on site is very limited, please park considerately on local road

The meeting will also include a tour of the DH funded ECH scheme

Whitebeck Court
Moorway Drive
Blackley
Manchester M9 7HR - click here for more info/map (opens new window)

• (from) 10.00 Arrival at The Byrons, refreshments and opportunity to look around the scheme (there is a further opportunity at lunch time)
• 10.45 Welcome and introductions and Housing LIN update - Libby Spencer & Jean Bray, Housing LIN
• 11.00 Welcome to The Byrons - accommodation and services - Carlie Ford and Kelly-Marie Jackson, Great Places Housing Group
• 11.30 Extra Care Housing - progress in Manchester - Keeley Christine, Manchester City Council
• 11.45 Assistive Technology and extra care housing -Tahir Idris and Diane Emmison, Places for People Housing Group
• 12.15 Lunch, networking and opportunity to visit the Byrons and some of the telecare devices in action
• 1.15 The changing face of commissioning within Extra Care - Chris Hawthorn, Care in Housing
• 1.40 About Whitebeck court - followed by visit - Tony Budgett & Greig Lees, Northwards Housing
• 2.00 Travel to Whitebeck Court
• 2.30 Tours of Whitebeck Court
• 3.30 CLOSE

Priority is given to delegates within the North West Region

This event is free, however, the Housing LIN reserves the right to charge a penalty of £50 for cancellations without prior notice.