The 2019 AGM will take place from 6.30pm to 7.00pm on Thursday 15 August. The AGM will be followed at 7.00pm by a GWSF Open Meeting featuring: Jim Strang, Chief Executive of Parkhead HA and President of the Chartered Institute of Housing, on the Make a Stand Campaign and the role HAs can play in […]
Supporting our communities to flourish As usual, our annual conference this year will feature an interesting and diverse programme packed with great plenary speakers and stimulating workshop sessions. Plenary speakers include: Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government, Aileen Campbell, MSP Dr Jim McCormick, Associate Director Scotland, Joseph Rowntree Foundation Irene Campbell, Director, Linthouse […]
CCHAs: still at the heart of place-making in their communities ZOOM EVENT Friday, 4th June, 2021, 9.30am – 2.00pm. The last year has highlighted just how important ‘keeping it local’ has been in terms of swift and effective responses. For our members, physical, social and economic regeneration in their communities have always been closely intertwined. […]
What does the ‘new normal’ look like for community based housing associations? Online this year, our autumn gathering features a thought-provoking programme and diverse range of speakers, while also allowing two separate opportunities for smaller discussion groups. Delegates can tweet on the day with #GWSF2021. Plenary sessions include: Does Covid make a ‘wellbeing economy’ more […]
We are delighted to announce our first in-person event since the start of the pandemic. Our summer regeneration conference will take place on 24th June at Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, and we look forward to welcoming both staff and committee members then. The theme of this year’s conference is Community Wealth Building (CWB) and the potential […]
Back Together - and still keeping it local is the theme for our first Annual Conference since 2019, and we're expecting a bumper turnout! We'll be covering all the hot issues, including the future for community based housing associations, rents, the cost of living crisis and retrofit/climate change challenges. Among our keynote speakers are: Minister […]
CBHAs: Building Resilience in Challenging Times Over the past few years, we’ve witnessed individuals and communities throughout Scotland reeling from the lingering consequences of the pandemic in relation to increased poverty and inequality. These societal ‘long-Covid’ impacts have subsequently been exacerbated by the challenges of a Cost of Living Crisis and a huge rise in […]
This year's Annual Conference will focus on investing in our homes and communities. A great line-up of speakers includes an opening address from the Minister for Housing, Paul McLennan, and among our keynote speakers are: Professor Chik Collins, Director, Glasgow Centre for Population Health - Why does poverty affect health so much? Professor John Curtice, […]
A just transition to net zero: How can CBHAs and their communities get there? The discourse around a just transition to net zero has become increasingly amplified over the last few years. For the Scottish Government a just transition is both the outcome – a fairer, greener future for all – and the process that […]
This year's annual conference focused on future-proofing the community-based housing sector.