Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our wonderful customers and partners! Our offices will close on Friday 22 December and reopen on Thursday 4 January. Any emergency repairs can still be reported 24 hours a day during the holidays by calling 0800 990 3405.
News from Cairn
Glentanar Christmas Cracker 2017
What’s better than two police officers enjoying Christmas? Two police officers enjoying Christmas whilst covered in tinsel. As part of the Glentanar Court Social Group, tenants organised a Christmas party for residents of Women’s Aid who had been affected by domestic abuse. All of the delicious snacks on offer were funded by Cairn’s Community Fund and, on top of that, tenants…
The Past Leads to NEWS Project
Some of our tenants gathered at the Engine Shed in Stirling to celebrate a showcase of their art works completed as part of the Cairn NEWS Project. The project, which was run in partnership with Impact Arts, was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Cairn Community Fund. Artist Laura Frood from Impact Arts facilitated a series of workshops…
Allpay direct debits
We have been made aware that Allpay, the company that manage rent payments for many of our tenants, has experienced a fault with their direct debit systems. This has meant that some of our tenants have had their direct debits taken twice from their accounts. We worked closely with Allpay to identify where double payments…
Allpay direct debits
We have been made aware that Allpay, the company that manage rent payments for many of our tenants, has experienced a fault with their direct debit systems. This has meant that some of our tenants have had their direct debits taken twice from their accounts. We worked closely with Allpay to identify where double payments…
Sleep in the Park
Five of Team Cairn will be braving the winter weather to sleep out in Princes Street Gardens for Social Bite’s Sleep in the Park. By raising funds and working together, Social Bite are aiming to eradicate homelessness over a 5 year period by providing people with housing, rehabilitation, job opportunities and the support they need…
A new way of doing things
Online, on film, on paper We have taken a new approach with our 2017 annual performance report. As we look towards the development of their digital services we felt the time was right to move away from producing a paper report and have focused on putting the information online. All of our performance information is…
Another great Family Fun Day
Our 2017 Family Fun Day was a great success on Saturday with dozens of children and their families flocking to the Aquadome in Inverness. We had a bouncy slide, soft play and bouncy castle, laser tag (which was popular with grown up kids too), balloon animals, face-painting and Messy Ness for the younger kids. A huge thanks…
Cairn landlord report now available from the Regulator
Every year Cairn submits a statistical return to the Scottish Housing Regulator which details how we have performed against the individual outcomes of the Scottish Housing Charter. The regulator has now published their landlord reports for every registered social landlord on their website. They also have a handy online tool where you can compare Cairn’s…
We have a plan…
Our Business Plan 2015 – 2018 has been updated for Year 3. This is one of our key documents and it sets out our direction of travel for the organisation. The plan has been built around our ‘three pillars’: Great homes – improve the quality of our homes and build new homes Great services -…
