Welcome to your Autumn edition of Shine Magazine, where we're sharing stories about you and your community, and how to get involved with Eastlight.

An Eastlight family smiling for the camera, featuring an All In logo in the corner

Page 2-3: News in 5

Five things you need to know

An image of mould spread on a window frame

Page 4-5: Supporting you with Damp & Mould

We recognise damp and mould is a big issue for many Eastlight residents and have created a new Healthy Homes team to support you to manage it.

Foodbank volunteer, Barry, helps pack a food crate.

Page 6-7: How can we help you?

“The foodbank is not only about giving out food, but also about making clients feel welcomed and relaxed - not stigmatised or embarrassed."

Eastlight resident Gemma smiling to the camera on a 'a place to be you' graphic

Page 8: A Place To Be You

In June 2022, Gemma successfully applied to join All In, Eastlight’s community programme where teams get a year to create a solution to a big issue impacting their community.

A man and two women are stood together in a group. They are all looking at each other, mid-conversation.

Page 9: Have your voice heard

Are you happy with Eastlight? Does our repairs service meet your needs? Do you feel safe at home? Do we listen to you?

Eastlight resident, Board member and Customer Influence Committee Chair, Catherine Turner (left) and Eastlight resident and Customer Influence Committee member, Michael Ryan (right). Catherine is sitting in her wheelchair and Michael is standing next to her. They are both smiling. Two Eastlight staff members are stood chatting in the background.They are all pictured inside Eastlight House, Braintree (near the main Reception area).

Page 10: Meet your new Resident Leaders

This summer, we invited applications to join our resident-led Customer Influence Committee (CIC), which exists to ensure you receive the homes and services you want and need.

A woman in a yellow and white stripe dress is stood facing the camera and smiling.

Page 11: Join the Resident Academy!

You know better than anyone what you need to be safe and happy in your home and your community.

A person wearing a blue Eastlight t-shirt is screwing a light switch to a wall.

Page 12: Repair waits fall by a fortnight

The average time you are waiting for repairs to your home has fallen by more than two weeks after we introduced a range of service improvements.

A man is sitting on a bench in a garden. On the bench beside him is a pot of yellow flowers.

Page 13: Sowing the seeds

Not long ago, this community garden in Silver End was an unloved plot of land.

The Black Cactus Choir at a Pride event

Page 14: That's the community spirit!

A graphic saying 'calling all creative kids'

Page 15: It's competition time!

What’s your child's idea of a perfect home?

Eastlight's Chief Executive, Emma Palmer

Page 16: Ask Emma

Is there something about Eastlight that you’ve always wanted to know the answer to?