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Shoreline secures loan extension

We're pleased to announce that we have successfully secured a £20 million extension to our loan facilities with Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets allowing us to look at future development opportunities.

We have had a strong and supportive relationship with Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets since the transfer of the former council housing stock in March 2005, helping us to invest nearly £100 million in improvements to homes and neighbourhoods across the borough.

We've completed 121 of our original 143 promises made in the initial stock transfer offer document to tenants and are on track to deliver a further 17 as planned.

Work is well underway on the award-winning, 440-home Freshney Green redevelopment and we will shortly conclude the Decent Homes multi-million pound investment programme.

Shoreline chief executive Tony Bramley said: “We are continuing with our long-term business plan and existing financial commitments but we can not underestimate the potential impact on our business of the current national economic climate and challenging political environment.

“While the financial health of Shoreline is not in doubt, this additional loan provides extra security and allows us to ensure that we are capable of taking future business opportunities as they arise.

“We are looking to the future with the intention to grow and develop our business while maintaining the high standard of service we currently offer to existing and future customers.”

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Charity boost keeps them flying

A dedicated medical air service received a major boost from Shoreline and Mears employees when we donated over £5800 to Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.

Photo: Paramedic John Whalen, Shoreline employee Cath Campion, Air Ambulance pilot Captain George Phillips, Shoreline employees Gillian Pulling and Ann Maggs and Mears operative Paul Stockton.

Based at RAF Waddington, south of Lincoln, the charity was chosen as our charity of the year as we felt it provides an important and sometimes vital additional patient care service for critically ill and injured patients.

Unaffected by road congestion, country roads, heavy vehicles or road works the dedicated service provides helicopters that can reach any destination in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire in 19 minutes, all reliant upon charitable support.

The money was raised through a series of fun events over the past year including fish and chip quiz suppers, a night at the dogs, bake a cake days, a sponsored walk, book exchange, name cards, ‘wear your football shirt to work’ days and a hugely successful Fifth Anniversary Ball.

Air Ambulance fundraiser Vivienne Chambers said: "The charity is absolutely thrilled to receive this donation, it’s a fantastic boost to the service.

“We very much appreciate all the hard work that has gone into raising a substantial sum of money."

Employees have already chosen Grimsby Women’s Aid as their charity of the year 2010-11. The local charity provides services to victims and survivors of domestic violence. Much needed money raised by Shoreline and Mears will specifically go to the children’s fund.

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Home Choice Lincs

You may already be aware of Home Choice Lincs - a new, fairer and faster way of finding a home for rent in Northern Lincolnshire which will be introduced in November 2010.

It is part of a national initiative called Choice Based Lettings that brings local councils and housing associations together to jointly advertise homes available for rent.

The local partnership is made up of North Lincolnshire Council, North East Lincolnshire Council, North Lincolnshire Homes Ltd, Shoreline Housing Partnership Ltd and Longhurst and Havelok Homes, who are all working together to introduce the scheme.

The partnership is responsible for more than 20,000 homes across Northern Lincolnshire, but until now people wanting to rent a home have had to register separately and join a waiting list for each of the housing associations.

The Home Choice Lincs scheme will mean that people only have to register once. It also gives people more choice and information about homes that may be available to them throughout the whole of Northern Lincolnshire offering them better opportunities to find a home that’s right for them.

In preparation for the new scheme, Shoreline Housing Partnership will be closely managing housing applications received from 8th July 2010 until the go-live date of the new scheme.

We will continue to register new applications from people who are in the highest housing need so that we can carry on housing people before the new scheme goes live. For people who are in less urgent need we will keep their details and invite them to apply once the new scheme is up and running. This will prevent the duplication of applications on the systems and will save time for those in less housing need.

If you consider yourself to be in a high need for housing please contact us on 0845 849 2000 option 2 or by email at csc@shorelinehp.com

We will then assess your likelihood of being housed by us before the new scheme goes live and will provide you with relevant advice and information about what will happen next.