16/02/2026
We've planted more than 16,000 new bulbs across our communities to improve and increase biodiversity.
Daffodils, snowdrops, and crocus have been hand planted by our neighbourhood care team in Littlemoor, Medlock Vale and Werneth, Royton, Shaw and Crompton, Delph, and Sholver.
The total of 16,650...
12/02/2026
Our partnership with a local charity to reuse unwanted items from vacant properties for those in need has diverted nearly 12,000 tonnes of waste from landfill in just 18 months.
We've linked up with Chadderton-based Support and Action for Women's Network (SAWN) who collect suitable leftov...
09/02/2026
We remain on target to double our apprentice numbers as we celebrate National Apprenticeship Week.
We made a 2025 pledge to go from 11 to 22 apprentices in two years as we continue to invest in Oldham’s young people. We now have 15 apprentices.
A partnership with Oldham College is also now in pla...
08/02/2026
Last month, members of our Customer and Communities Committee and Customer Performance and Scrutiny Panel joined our Board and leadership team for their first meeting of the year, helping to shape our future direction.
At FCHO, we believe it is important that we maintain strong links between...
07/02/2026
Last week we sent all our customers a round up of everything exciting happening at FCHO.
This landed in your inboxes on Friday 6 February but if you've missed the email, take a look at everything that's been happening on the link below.
05/02/2026
We are pleased to announce that two new non-executive directors have joined our board.
Collette King-Vogel and Gareth Rigby will undertake a three-year term and bring extensive experience to their roles.
Miss King-Vogel is to chair the board's People and Governance Committee. The affiliate member...
04/02/2026
Apfel Lane Community Centre is set to open this spring following £25,000 refurbishment of its main room.
Our contract partners Connolly Limited and Wates Property Services (WPS) funded the work as part of our social value drive after the centre in Chadderton closed late last year.
WPS spent...
03/02/2026
Heywood and Middleton North MP Elsie Blundell visited our newly completed Rochdale Road East project last Thursday to tour the building and meet staff.
Elsie was at the £5.3 million development in her constituency where we showed her some of the 40 sustainable apartments for affordable...
02/02/2026
A Failsworth volunteer who helped turn one of our disused garage sites into a community garden is our January Hidden Hero!
Ash Efraim had the idea with other residents in 2023 to make the site at Day Drive into a food producing community project. Since then, he has been at the forefront of the in...