News from Cairn

We are very sad to confirm that our friend and valued colleague, Caroline MacAskill, passed away on 1 October from injuries sustained in a horse riding accident. Caroline was our Head of Customer Services and will be known to many tenants, housing colleagues and partner organisations throughout Scotland, particularly in the Highlands where she served…

We are working with an independent company to find out what our tenants think about the way we calculate rent, and help us find the best way to do it in the future. We’d really appreciate it if you could spend a few minutes completing a short survey. Please click here to take part.

A formal consultation to review the Scottish Social Housing Charter is now live. You can access the online consultation at the following link; https://consult.scotland.gov.uk/social-housing-services/scottish-social-housing-charter Written responses to this consultation are invited by 24th August 2016. Following this consultation, the Scottish Government will develop an updated version of the Charter and ask the Scottish Parliament to…

More than 300 young footballers competed in the 2016 Cairn Cup which was hosted for the third year running by Cradlehall Primary School in Inverness. The tournament featured three different age-group competitions and involved 115 matches over one action packed Saturday. Lochardil FC picked up the trophy for Primary 2/3 teams before Milton of Leys…

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has launched its manifesto for the Scottish parliamentary elections. The SFHA is calling for the political parties to sign up to five key housing proposals. For more information please take a look at the Housing Matters manifesto.

We’ve launched a year of community events to celebrate our 25th anniversary. Cairn tenants and community groups across Scotland are invited to apply to our Community Fund to develop their own projects, bright ideas and events. After launching the initiative at Cairn’s annual general meeting with a short film showcasing a Community Fund supported art…

We’ve been celebrating after taking home the Developing Skills and Capacity award from the prestigious Chartered Institute of Housing Excellence Awards. Cairn’s team was recognised for introducing a practical leadership and management programme around the ‘Great Leaders’ and ‘4 Disciplines of Execution’ methodology developed by Franklin Covey. Our leadership team worked together to redefine the…

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