Your July 2026 newsletter includes:

• New council homes for south Bristol 
• Housing Scrutiny Panel award winners
• New High-Rise Living Group 
• Sun shines on resident’s get together   
• Exclusive discount for Cracking Exhibition, Gromit!
• Summer fun with Your Holiday Hub
• BBQ safety advice
• Help is available

New council homes for south Bristol

Dundry View, a 6-storey residential building containing 53 affordable apartments has been built at Hengrove Park, south Bristol. It’s the latest project to complete in our new council homes development programme. 

27 of the Dundry View apartments are council homes for social rent and are allocated through our HomeChoice register. The other 26 apartments are for Shared Ownership, an affordable route to home ownership where residents can progressively buy larger percentage shares of their new home.

New High-Rise Living Group

We’ve set up a High-Rise Living Group for residents living in high-rise homes. It’s for them to share ideas and work together with our housing teams to improve our services and building safety measures. 

• share experiences of living in a high-rise home
• raise issues and concerns that matter to you
• help shape how housing services for high-rise living are designed and delivered  

Award winning Housing Scrutiny Panel members

Long-standing Housing and Scrutiny Panel members, Pat and Peter were among the 50 people and community groups who came together at a special awards ceremony at City Hall in June as part of Bristol Community Festival. 

Pat and Peter joined the panel in 2014 as secretary and chair. Their awards recognise the invaluable contribution to effective scrutiny, inspection and monitoring of our housing services. 

Thank you, Pat and Peter, for your long-standing commitment and everything you do on behalf of council home residents. 

About the Housing Scrutiny Panel 

The Housing Scrutiny Panel is a group of tenants and leaseholders who oversee housing scrutiny activities. 

They review evidence, monitor performance and make recommendations 
to help improve housing services.

Sun shines for resident's get together

Residents at Mawdeley House, one of our supported housing schemes for older people in Bedminster, organised a get together and enjoyed an afternoon tea on the terrace in balmy May sunshine.   
  
Homemade by the residents, they savoured sandwiches, sausage rolls, quiche, cupcakes and jam tarts.  
 
Those with a passion for gardening, go out of their way to keep the outside spot looking its best. Steve who has lived at Mawdeley House for several years has even hand made wooden planters for the terrace. Blooming marvellous!  
 
Thank you to Claire, mobile warden for bringing residents together, making sure they had everything they needed and doing lots of fetching and carrying in very hot weather! 

If your neighbours and local community are holding social events this summer email your photos to housing.news@bristol.gov.uk. We’ll include the best ones in the next edition of Housing News. 

Jump into the brilliant world of Aardman this summer  

In Aardman’s 50th anniversary year, step behind the scenes and discover how Wallace & Gromit, Shaun, and Morph come to life! Explore rarely‑seen models, sets, and secrets of Aardman’s iconic stop‑motion magic, perfect for curious minds of all ages. 

Visit the M Shed this summer and meet your favourite 'claymation' pals!

Book your tickets and use the code GROMIT336/82 for a 20% discount

School's out for summer! Have fun with Your Holiday Hub

Children and young people in Bristol who receive benefits-related free school meals, can book lots of fun activity sessions during the summer holidays. The sessions are fully funded and lots of activities and trips to choose from. The hard part is choosing what you want to do! Your Holiday Hub bookings for summer are open. 

Fire safety

BBQ safety advice 

When the sun is shining having a barbeque (BBQ) can be great way to enjoy being outdoors with friends and family. About *75% of UK households own at least one BBQ, making it a very popular activity indeed! However, they can easily become dangerous. 

Follow Avon Fire and Rescue’s BBQ safety advice.

• have your BBQ in your garden/outside and away from your home
• never have a BBQ indoors or on a balcony 
• place your BBQ on a flat, solid surface and a safe distance from anything that could catch fire
• have a bucket of water nearby to put out the BBQ out quickly it gets out of control 

Get help if you're experiencing domestic abuse 

If you are in immediate danger, always call 999. 

Your priority is your safety. No one should live in fear of domestic violence or abuse, and we take all reports of it seriously. If you are experiencing domestic abuse, you will be met with kindness, understanding and support without judgement.  

We work in partnership with specialist local and national agencies to help you plan your safety, explore your options and, where needed, support you to access emergency accommodation. 

If you are experiencing abuse, please contact us on 0117 922 2200 (option 3) or email estates@bristol.gov.uk.   

Next Link Plus

You can also contact Next Link Plus. It provides support services, and can help arrange emergency accommodation, for people who have experienced domestic or sexual abuse.

Call 0117 925 0680

Email enquiries@nextlinkhousing.co.uk

Visit www.nextlinkhousing.co.uk  

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Complaints and compliments - your feedback matters

“Once we made the complaint, then the responsible team was very good in getting back to me and resolving the issue." Feedback from a council home resident.

If something isn’t working for you, we want to know. Sharing feedback with us is simple. You can do it online, by phone or in person. When you complain, we’ll explain what happens next, keep you updated and use your feedback to improve services for all residents. 

Complaints aren’t judged. We welcome them because they help us put things right. Your voice matters, and by speaking up, you help shape a better housing service.

Your complaint will be treated fairly and impartially. We will handle it in line with our corporate complaints policy and Housing Ombudsman standards.

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