Phoenix Voices...
Mark Burgess is a Phoenix resident and works as a cleaner in Lewisham. He is Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees for Heart n Soul, a creative arts company and charity based in Deptford that believes in the talents and power of people with learning disabilities.
Mark received...
Peter Lewis is a resident Board Member and has had a plot in...
Anne McGurk is Chair of Phoenix’s Board and a retired head teacher. She is also a Phoenix tenant, in line with the resident-led structure which means tenants always hold its Chair and Vice-Chair positions.
In the fifth of our 10 Years Together blogs to celebrate a decade of...
Joy is a Phoenix resident and drives a school transport bus for children with special needs in Bromley. She is a member of Phoenix's Gold Club and volunteers at Farmstead Road Community Gardens.
I’ve been in my home for 11 years – one year with Lewisham and then Phoenix was...
Simon Barlow moved into a Phoenix home in 2010 and is now a member of our Resident Scrutiny Panel, which monitors Phoenix’s services and performance, making recommendations for improvements.
When he’s not helping Phoenix get the best for its residents, he’s putting young...
In the second of our blogs written by Phoenix residents who feature in our 10 Years Together exhibition, Patricia Birch - who has lived on the Downham Estate almost all her life, from long before...
This is the first of a series of Phoenix Voices blogs written by residents who feature in our 10 Years Together exhibition. Resident and founding Chair of Phoenix Pat Fordham tells the story of...
Tracy’s currently doing work experience with our Community Regeneration team. After completing a European Computer Driving Licence course with us, she’s volunteered at our Digital Drop-in and has helped to support residents who’ve had changes in their housing benefits.
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As you will have hopefully noticed, the Phoenix Community Housing website has recently undergone a bit of a makeover.
How does something like this happen? Who decides how it should look? What should it do?
Web design “standards” dictate a large portion of the fixtures and fittings...
The 1920s was a decade of contrasts. The First World War had ended in victory, peace had returned and with it, prosperity.
For some the war had proved to be very profitable. Nightclubs, jazz clubs and cocktail bars flourished in the cities bringing a new hedonistic drinking culture which...