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Chequers at Pridefest

Chequers were proud to attend Croydon Pridefest as sponsors for the third year running! We ran a stall full of enjoyable games with several prizes to be won by the public. Croydon pride aims to provide a safe and tolerant community within Croydon for all of its diverse members. The event allowed people from the

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Charity

Bringing A Touch Of Magic To Milton Grange

  Billy’s hard work finally paid off in May as a magical new installation delighted residents living with dementia at a care home in Eastbourne.   The Tovertafel interactive ‘Magic Table’ debuted at Milton Grange, giving residents the chance to have some fun with the vibrant games and interact socially.   It was made possible

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Community

Dementia Action Week

Some of our newest employees became Dementia Friends as part of National Dementia Action Week this week.   Apprentices Sufyaan, Sina and Richard joined Mason from our Recruitment Team for the session which raised awareness of the difficulties people face when living with dementia.   Those of you who work on senior living or extra-care

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Cleaning

Hearing Resident Voices

  Good communication is an important part of providing a good service.   If we know and understand our clients then we know how to make sure they’re happy and improve.   Some of our Contract Managers got a bit of face-to-face feedback from residents at CCHA’s (Croydon Churches Housing Association) Action Day this month.

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Celebration & Awards

Apprentices Celebrated as we Welcome New Recruits

At Chequers, we were incredibly proud to see three of our former apprentices graduate from Croydon College last month.   Joe, Danielle and Marcus have all accepted full time roles within the company after completing their course, and were officially presented with their diploma’s at a ceremony in March.   Our CEO Rosaleen Liard was

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Charity

Chequers Elves Raise Some Money For Charity

  Chequers staff got into the festive mood for a good cause last week by taking part in Elf Day, which is organised by the Alzheimer’s Society each year.   Our elfployees donned the green and red, complete with elf ears to raise money for the charity!   As part of the fundraising efforts a

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Celebration & Awards

Thanking Our Staff As We Turn 30

  Last week we celebrated some of the fantastic work done on a daily basis by our people at an event to mark our 30th Anniversary.   We welcomed over 50 staff members across all areas of the business for a special evening hosted by the Mayor of Croydon.   The evening saw employees recognised

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Celebration & Awards

Celebrating Diversity at Lansdowne Green

  Chequers got involved in the festivities at Lansdowne Green last weekend to celebrate diversity in the community!   The annual International Day held at Lansdowne Green was held by our client Optivo, and saw residents, contractors and housing officers come together in a day of good food, good music and community cohesion.   Colourful

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Celebration & Awards

Chequers At Croydon PrideFest

  This weekend we took part in the second annual Croydon PrideFest in support of the LGBTQ community.   Chequers members of staff manned a stall at the event, decked out in Pride colours and running competitions and giving out prizes.   We were also selling Lady Garden hoodies to raise money for the Gynaecological

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