Cool Timeline

Bougainvillea celebrates 10 year anniversary. 669 units
Bougainvillea celebrates 10 year anniversary. 669 units

Bougainvillea Gardens is 10 years old. Visitors from Jamaica and the Yukon territory, Canada!

Largest development allocation in Manchester. 620 units
Largest development allocation in Manchester. 620 units

Largest development allocation in Manchester, St Gregory’s School site will see 49 homes built with £2.8m allocation of Grant using green construction methods.

Purchase of 149 properties and Charter mark award for excellence. 603 units
Purchase of 149 properties and Charter mark award for excellence. 603 units

• Arranged £7m loan facility to buy 149 properties. • The four BME RSLs hold their first joint annual conference. • We win Charter Mark, an award for excellent customer service for the first time.

New CEO Cym D’Souza appointed — 555 units
New CEO Cym D’Souza appointed — 555 units

Barbara Quarless, first director leaves and Cym D’Souza appointed, the start of a new era.

500 units in management
500 units in management

June 1997, 500 homes in management

10 year plan set through to 2006

An organisational review, new business plan and corporate strategy sets the scene for growth to the year 2006.

Arawak Walton Housing Association manages first properties in Trafford — 379 units
Arawak Walton Housing Association manages first properties in Trafford — 379 units

The Association manages its first properties in Trafford (Sinderland Road, Altrincham) and purchases its first shared ownership scheme, (Crammond Close, Newton Heath)

Arawak Housing Merges with Walton Housing totaling 221 units
Arawak Housing Merges with Walton Housing totaling 221 units

Merger of Arawak Housing with Walton Housing Association increases stock by 98 properties of various types and sizes. Walton Housing — 98 units with addition of Kahina Court, 33 units Arawak Housing — 123 units 63 family houses are developed at Heald Grove, Rusholme

Arawak Housing — 65 units
Arawak Housing — 65 units

The Association buys 13 houses in Whalley Range under the Housing Market Package initiative.