Living on a new build development may require a bit more patience and resilience than moving to an established community.
There are lots of existing services and amenities close by but there are plans for new facilities within the development, these are likely to include:-
- Public Open Space
- Local equipped play areas
- A larger neighbourhood play area
- Public art
- Recreation/conservation area
- Ball Games area
Creating thriving communities
We offer lots of different services to help you and your community grow.
Some things can be accessed by everyone, others are specifically for Sovereign residents – check out what’s available below:
Open to all
Building strength in our communities is fundamental to making our homes great places to live. We have a team of Community Investment and Partnership Leads who co-create projects with the community.
They do this through:
• Giving localised grants and project funding
• Supporting community activities
• Offering opportunities for community involvement
• Training
• Providing information on partnerships
• Supporting community centres
• Advising on environmental projects
• Giving guidance on community group governance
For more information, please email community.development@sovereign.org.uk 
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For Sovereign residents
Employment and Training
Working with a range of partners, we create, fund and deliver projects to help residents access employment, skills and training opportunities.
- Our experienced Employment and Skills Officers (ETOs) offer tailored, 1-2-1 guidance, including:
- Support with CVs
- Job searching
- Improving interview skills
- Completing successful application forms
- Online training and accreditations
- Digital skills
- Help with self-employment, business start-up and business resilience
- Grants
For more information on employment and training, please email employmentandtraining@sovereign.org.uk
Money and Digital
Our Money and Digital team works with specialist partners to help residents tackle financial insecurity or overcome barriers to getting online:
- If residents are finding it hard to pay for fuel, they can speak to one of our frontline officers about receiving a voucher towards it.
- For those affected by a change in circumstance, we can talk to them about funding towards furniture and household costs.
- Our partnership with Pocket Power provides support around saving money on utility bills
- Residents working with our frontline officers or Money and Digital team can request a grant to cover the costs of new digital equipment or accessing the internet.
- They can also apply for funding to pay for a white good, such as a fridge or oven.
- We provide independent money and debt advice through our Money advice partners
For more information on our money and digital services, please email moneyanddigital@sovereign.org.uk .
Customer engagement
Our Customer Engagement team works with residents to co-create and review services, getting their views on housing issues, policies and more, to influence changes inside and outside of Sovereign.
They do this online, in person, on the phone, via email… whatever works best for the resident involved!
Our Youth Panel also works with our Communities team to make sure that we hear the views and needs of our younger residents (18-25 years old), to influence our strategies and services
For more information, please email engagement@sovereign.org.uk .