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Always beware of bogus callers

Friday, 29 July 2011 11:46

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A resident from the Heatherlands Estate, Headley Down in Hampshire called police after somebody tried to gain access to her property. The man claimed to be from Drum and produced an ID which the quick-witted resident realised was not real.

She shut the door on the man and immediately reported the incident to Crimestopppers. A man, who had apparently tried to gain access to six other properties, was arrested on 23 June.

Always remember to check the ID credentials of anyone who tries to gain access to your property and always take a close look at it. This is your right! If they just hold up what appears to be an ID card, insist on taking a closer look at it!

All Radian visitors will have an ID card which they will be happy to show you on arrival at your property.

NEW homes

Wednesday, 22 June 2011 11:10

Queensgate opening ceremony

Radian has built 478 new homes during the financial year ending 31 March.

That’s thanks to our Development Team across three offices in Eastleigh, Petersfield and Windsor. As well as building new homes, they secure grant-funding, liaise with local authorities, obtain planning consents and buy land. Additionally, they manage our building contractors, consultants and legal services.

Lovejoy Lane

Development also hosts a design panel with residents to look at architects’ plans, to make constructive criticisms and improvements for our new homes.

Here are just a few examples of what the team has achieved: Just off the Queens Roundabout in Farnborough, we’ve built the first 29 homes on the Queensgate development. It’s a mix of homes for sale, private and affordable rent and shared ownership.

Fullerton Place

Windsor residents are helping us monitor new technologies to check that we use the most cost-effective resources available. We’ve built nine three-bed houses on former garage courts in Jab Close, off Lovejoy Lane. They have photovoltaic panels to generate electricity, solar panels to help heat water and high levels of insulation.

Stoneham Cemetery Road

The Development Team negotiated buying 11 family houses and 90 flats in Fullerton Place, Southampton. Local businesses gave a welcome hamper for every home which included a free dinner from Pizza Hut, along with cleaning products and basic food supplies from Waitrose.

Randall Court in Old Windsor, A derelict sheltered scheme has recently been redeveloped to produce six attractive town houses alongside some large apartments, built specifically for the over-55s. Lyndwood Drive where they are based is a cul-de-sac, and so the residents living across from these new homes were given the chance to take a look around them before they were inhabited.

Randall Court

We have recently started building 11 eco-homes for affordable rent in Stoneham Cemetery Road, Southampton. Latest environmental technology is being used so that the homes achieve the highest level of sustainable recognition. These will be code level 6 homes and at present very few exist in the country.

The old Alliance House in Portsmouth was a dilapidated communal building which was originally a corset factory. Whilst building a new block of highly attractive apartments on its site, we became aware that across the road at City Girls Senior School, a memorial was needed. This was for a former pupil who had died after a fight against cancer. The builders happily crossed the road and built something for the teachers and students to remember their friend by.

Welcome Adrian!

Tuesday, 13 September 2011 13:10

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The competition is closed, the votes have been counted and verified and we are pleased to announce that the new name for Radian Bear is Adrian – an anagram of Radian! Well done to Holly Macbeth and Barbara MacMillian for their winning entries.

Holly and Barbara both live in Berkshire, so Adrian will be visiting them soon to see their homes and community, along with Katie Hutchinson from the Community Development Team.

Katie and Adrian will be looking forward to hearing all about how Holly and Barbara feel about their community.

If you would like Adrian to come and visit you, please contact the Community Development team on 0300 123 1 567 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Community Chest Grant

Tuesday, 13 September 2011 13:13

In March 2011 Community Link gave a grant to Bellsfield Senior Group based in Guildford which enabled them to take several members on a trip to the beautiful New Forest.

Bellsfield Senior Group meets every other week on a Friday between 2.00pm-3.30pm. The group provides a lifeline for older residents who would otherwise feel very isolated.

Four members of Community Link attended the Senior Group session on Friday 10 June, to see the vital the work Bellsfield Senior Group does and the positive impact it has on the community. Tricia Addison, Chair of Community Link enthuses: “It was wonderful to see the positive change the project was making to people’s lives.

“Members came to thank us personally and talk to us about how important the group was to them. It was so nice to be able to see where the grant had gone to, we were made to feel very welcome and we are keen to visit other projects we have funded.”

Community Link is keen to support work in all the areas where Radian has properties and welcomes further applications for funding. Community Link also provides Green Finger Grants to help residents make the most of their gardens. Green Finger Grants are only for Sheltered Housing Schemes this year.

If you would like further information about Community Link or to apply for a Community Link grant please contact Community Development at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 0300 123 1 567 and ask for Katie Hutchinson.

Beko fridge fire risk

Thursday, 21 July 2011 02:02

The London Fire Brigade have issued an urgent warning of a fire risk to certain Beko fridge freezer models. They say that the fridge freezers have been responsible for 20 fires since 2008.

Beko are sending out engineers to fix the part that is causing the fire risk free of charge. It is a modification that will take around 30minutes. There are over 500,000 fridge freezers that might have the fault and Beko are asking anyone who has an affected model to get in contact with them straight away.

To find out if your model is affected you can type your fridge freezers model and serial number into the Beko website:
https://refsafety.beko.co.uk/

There is also a really helpful Q&A on the Which? Website
http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/kitchen/guides/beko-fridge-freezer-fire-risk-qanda/