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Pupils at Garstang St Thomas Church of England School have received bright bag tags and hi-viz vests from Barratt Manchester to help them stay safe and seen when travelling to and from school. We donated 30 hi-visibility bag tags and 30 hi-visibility jackets to the school which is located near to our development, The Links on Preston New Road in Garstang, for the school’s pupils to wear while walking to and from school, making them easier to be seen in the dark. Michaela Lancaster, Sales Director, said: “We want to urge pupils to keep safe and seen on the roads, and our…

A new road name has been unveiled at our St Martins View development in Rochdale, which pays tribute to the history of the site. The development was built on the site of the former Whipp and Bourne Factory, suppliers of marine switchgear for major ships, such as the Titanic, Ark Royal and the Royal Yacht Britannia. The new road leads from the main Manchester Road in to the development and has been called Ark Royal Avenue. We built 138 new homes at St Martin’s View, which sold out last year. The road names were chosen by Rochdale Borough Council, local Councillors and…

Stories were brought to life in front of the eyes of pupils, thanks to storytelling events at Barratt Homes’ developments Quernmore Park, Lancaster and J One Seven, Sandbach. School children were invited to the developments for a day of magical storytelling which was hosted in one of the show homes, to mark National Storytelling Week.   We invited professional storyteller's, both members of the Society for Storytelling, to spend the day at the developments, telling stories to the pupils and engaging them in the literature. The awareness week ran from 27th January to 3rd February and aims to unite both children and adults in…

On Tuesday 15th August this year we hosted our charity Golf Day and Sportsman’s Dinner in aid of Francis House, our chosen charity of the year. 96 golfers swung into action on the 18 hole golf course at Mere Golf and Country Club, with a total of 150 guests attending the evening dinner. The dinner was hosted by Karl Kirkpatrick the former Super League Referee, from Stockton on Heath. Karl was joined by Britain’s Got Talent comedian and impersonator, Les Gibson from Liverpool. Sub-contractors, business partners and work colleagues contributed towards an impressive total of £26,419.40 which was presented by Finance Director Mike Cleary…

The Prime Minister, Theresa May, visited our Scholars Green development in Walkden on Monday 2nd October following the announcement that the Government will invest a further £10 billion to support the Help to Buy scheme. Mrs May was in Manchester for the Conservative Party Conference, and was joined at the development by the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Sajid Javid. They met with Chief Executive David Thomas and were given a tour of the site by our Regional Managing Director, Bernard Rooney and Managing Director, Neil Goodwin. They also met Rebecca Coulton and Christopher Leyland who used…

School children have designed a collection of road safety signs that will be displayed around the Barratt Manchester development, Hawley Gardens in Thornton-Cleveleys. The children, aged between five and 13, entered their drawings in to our competition and the winning five designs, have now been printed and are proudly displayed in open spaces at our Hawley Gardens development. The initiative comes after recent research commissioned by road safety charity Brake and insurance firm Churchill, showed that half of all drivers in the UK admit to breaking 20mph speed limits. A poll of 2,000 motorists found that 52% have driven faster than 24mph in restricted areas…

Builders working on our Cottam Meadow development on Canberra Lane put together the out structure to provide a protected area for children to use as an extension to the class room as well as a space to play. The ‘lean to’ means that during break times, children have an extra place to grab some shade in the warmer months and shelter in the winter and enables groups to enjoy outside learning as part of the curriculum. Michaela Lancaster, Sales Director at Barratt Manchester said: “It has been great to work with Cottam Primary School and build this ‘lean to’ for the…

Rochdale-based rugby league team, the Mayfield Mustangs, are ready to kick the season off in style thanks to a donation of a brand new team kit. The team of 13-14 year olds were left without a kit for the coming season thanks to teenage growth spurts so we stepped in to lend a helping hand. The brand new kit was funded through The Barratt Legacy Programme, after Gavin Reynolds the Mayfield Mustang’s coach, successfully applied for funding, allowing the team to play in a kit that fits them perfectly. The Mayfield Mustangs is a voluntary organisation providing opportunities for local…

We invited Year 1’s from the local school - Cottam Primary - for a site safety visit at our popular Cottam Meadow development in Preston. The 28 school children donned hard hats and hi-viz and set off to Cottam Meadow to learn the importance of site safety. The experienced construction team at the development informed the children about the dangers presented by building sites ahead of the May half term holiday. Thomas Hudson, Trainee Site Manager at Barratt Manchester said, “Children might see a building site as a fun and exciting playground, but that is certainly not the case. These visits…

We've raised a glass for our Charity of the Year, Francis House, by collecting £2,150 of donations in a bottle raffle – just one of many fundraising tactics for 2017. In addition to the bottle raffle, other fundraising activities scheduled throughout the year include ‘Bake-Off’ inspired cake sales, casual comfy clothing days and weather permitting, a summer golf day which proved to be a success last year. Didsbury-based Charity of the Year, Francis House, provides care for children and young people with life limiting conditions, as well as short term respite provision for family members and carers. In addition to its…