Could you be part of our story? Join us as a Tenant Board Member · Are you a current tenant of Bron Afon? · Do you share our passion for housing and making a real difference to the lives of our customers and communities? · Do you believe in putting customers at the heart of […]
We’re buzzing about achieving Bee Friendly status – again!
We were one of the first organisations in Wales to achieve “Bee Friendly” status many years ago – and now we’re thrilled to have got it again! Thanks to the hard work of colleagues in our Places and Spaces team and Independent Living team, along with our partners, Nature Isn’t Neat, we’ve been able to […]
New nature-inspired artwork
New nature-inspired artwork is appearing across the local area to encourage people to value the natural wonders we can find in green spaces within our communities. The pieces have been developed as part of the Nature Isn’t Neat project, which aims to raise awareness of the decline in pollinators and encourage local action, including embedding […]
Bron Afon is supporting the White Ribbon Day campaign
One of our core values is ‘Respect’ in all its forms. Treating people fairly and with dignity underpins everything we do as an organisation and it’s one of the main reasons we’re committed to supporting the White Ribbon Day campaign to end violence against women and girls. Quite simply, no women and girls should be […]
New greener homes for Cwmbran
Working with local firm WK Plasterers, we are building brand new homes in Victoria Street (Old Cwmbran) with a focus on sustainable energy heating. Former offices and an old toilet block were demolished to make way for the development, which will contain two two-bed flats and 11 one-bed flats for rent. A key feature of […]
Helping Working Families project
Working families in Torfaen find support in worrying times from our Helping Working Families project Paying high prices for childcare and family activities, along with a lack of support, are some of the biggest challenges affecting working parents with young children living in Torfaen. Added to the cost of living crisis, high energy bills and […]
The way you rent in Wales is changing.
Renting Homes (Wales) Act – What some of the new terms mean. The way you rent is changing… for tenants and landlords. The Renting Homes Act is the biggest change to housing law in Wales for decades. The Renting Homes Act, which Welsh Government plans to bring into place from the 1st December 2022, will change […]
The Welsh Government are looking to consult with our residents!
The Welsh Government is looking to consult with a broad range of residents, both tenants and leaseholders! The Welsh Government is looking to consult with a broad range of residents (both tenants and leaseholders) to support policy development on proposals for Safer Buildings in Wales Safer Buildings in Wales: A consultation (gov.wales) The proposals seek […]
Treasured natural habitat curated by Bron Afon
An area of grassland at Maesderwen Rise in Griffithstown, owned by Bron Afon Community Housing, has been identified as a valuable species-rich habitat. This follows a detailed ecological survey by the Nature Isn’t Neat project, which has been working with residents, local authorities and housing organisations to enable grasslands to naturally grow into meadow areas. […]
Bron Afon 2022 Annual Members’ Meeting 21/22
We’re inviting our members to be a part of our 2022 annual meeting on Thursday 15 September at 6.15pm It’s a virtual event and will be held on Microsoft Teams. We’ll send letters out to all our members with information about the event and how to join online, so come along and be a part of it if […]