Thirteen hostel residents from Westminster, who rarely get the opportunity to leave the city, enjoyed a day trip to Southend-on-Sea on Friday 11 September. The trip was open to all Pathmeads' temporary housing residents living in the properties it manages in Westminster, including some from Frampton Street Hostel. Pathmeads Temporary Housing, part of Genesis Housing Group.

The day trip was financed by a grant of £830 received from the Knowles Trust, part of Genesis' small grants programme, which provides small grants for grassroots community groups across London who are helping people build better lives.

Susan Raison, a resident at Frampton Street Hostel, Westminster, said 'Everyone who attended had a lovely day out of London. The weather was great, and we spent the day relaxing on the beach, visiting the town and enjoying fish and chips on the promenade. It was fantastic and I'm really looking forward to doing the same next year - maybe Margate!'

Photo caption - top row, left to right: Sumar Hidar, resident of Frampton Street Hostel; Linda Woodhouse, Housing Support Worker at Frampton Street Hostel.

Photo caption - bottom row, left to right: Susan Raison, resident of Frampton Street Hostel; Michelle Thomas, Pathmeads Team Leader, Westminster and Althea Biggs, Team Manager, Pathmeads Temporary Housing.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

Pathmeads Housing Association is a leading provider of property management services for around 20,000 homes. Its operations cover a number of key areas, including:

• Temporary housing provision whereby Pathmeads manages privately leased homes around London;
• A contracts division which manages homes for other landlords, such as local authorities, housing associations, primary care and NHS trusts, developers and private investors;
• Has developed a range of 'temporary to settled' leasing schemes;
• Works with local authorities across the south of England on refurbishing and managing empty homes;
• Provides a range of contract management, block management and mixed tenure management services for local authorities and private investors.

Genesis Community was set up in 2005 by Genesis Housing Group. It is a charitable foundation created to fulfil Genesis Housing Group's commitments to address the challenges of deprivation and social exclusion in disadvantaged areas. Projects delivered by Genesis Community focus on the key themes of young people, vulnerable and elderly people, safer communities, financial inclusion and training and employment.