Christmas tree competition
Spruce up your season and show us your tree-mendous talent!
We're fir-mly in the festive spirit and inviting all Arun District Council tenants and leaseholders to take part in our Christmas Tree Decorating Contest!
Whether your tree is traditional, twinkly, or totally tinsel-tastic, we want to see it shine. Snap up to four photos of your decorated tree and email them to residentengagement@arun.gov.uk along with your name, address, and phone number. Entries are open from Monday 3 November to midday Friday 12 December 2025 - don't miss the sleigh!
There are prizes for the top three trees, so get creative and let your decorations sleigh the competition. Full terms and conditions can be found online. If you need help entering, give us a jingle on 01903 737635. Let's make this a December to remember!
Community Grant Fund
We are looking for applications and assessors. Have you had an idea that will improve your local area? You could apply for a community grant fund! Or maybe you would like to help us decide where some of our money is spent? You could be a grant assessor - these residents review the community grant fund applications to ensure they meet the aims of the scheme. Assessors will either recommend approval or suggestions for amendments to applications that are not adopted and they champion the scheme in the local area. Find out more on our community grant fund page.
Surveys
Take part in one of our ad-hoc surveys. This might be about when you first moved into your property, once you've had a repair completed, or if you've had to report some anti-social behaviour, for example. We would like to hear about your experience. Please register your interest in being in our bank of contacts by emailing residentengagement@arun.gov.uk with your name, address and contact details.
Estate Walkabouts
Join your neighbourhood housing officer on a local inspection of the area. This is likely to be two or three times per year, for one hour. You will get the opportunity to highlight any issues that you may have noticed in communal spaces.
Our upcoming dates will be published here once confirmed.
Please register your interest in inspecting your estate by emailing residentengagement@arun.gov.uk with your name, address and contact details.
Readers
Are you able to proofread our publications? Would you be interested in reading some of our communications first? When we produce our biannual newsletter and we make changes to policies and procedures, we'd like to run it past our resident readers first! You can pick and choose publications that interest you. Please register your interest in being a resident reader by emailing residentengagement@arun.gov.uk with your name, address and contact details.
Coffee Breaks
Our coffee breaks will be held by your Housing Officer. These breaks will be held up to three times per year and will take approximately one hour.
The coffee breaks may also be attended by additional agencies including, AgeUK, Arun Wellbeing and Community Safety teams who may hold activities and informative talks on subjects that encourage independent living, such as health, wellbeing and lifestyle support groups, technology skills and assistance and familiar games such as bingo and bites!
If you live in one of our sheltered schemes, please come along to one of our coffee breaks and talk to us about any issues that may be arising in your scheme or gather together to think of additional activities we might be able to assist in arranging.
We look forward to seeing you.
Other events
We also hold other events, such as:
- customer journey mapping where we hold a workshop to understand a specific area of business that you've been involved with if we want to change a policy or process
- gardening projects and odd-job days with support from our contractors
- competitions with prizes such as Christmas tree and plant growing - we will usually send a text or email to you so you don't miss out!
Newsletter
We produce a bi-annual newsletter to let you know what's going on in the community. Read the latest edition here.
Voices of Experience
Our Voices of Experience (VOE) events are quarterly gatherings designed specifically for residents living in sheltered housing schemes.
VOE gatherings are all about giving residents a voice. They're a chance for you to shape the conversation by choosing topics that matter most to you, in a space that's friendly, safe, and supportive. Sometimes, members of our housing leadership team join us too, including teams such as Repairs and Maintenance, Compliance, Tenancy Services, and Parks, so you can share your thoughts directly with the people who make things happen.
Recently, our resident engagement officer hosted a Resident Roadshow for VOE members on 6 November 2025. The event was designed to showcase local services that can make life easier and more enjoyable - from digital skills and transport support to benefits advice, health checks, friendship services, community art projects, and home help.
We were joined by fantastic partners, including AgeUK, Arun Wellbeing Team, Arun Community Transport, Artswork, Bognor Makerspace, WSCC Library Services, and more. Our own teams were there too - Tenancy Services, Financial Inclusion, and Home Energy Advice - along with the Littlehampton Fire Crew. A big thank you to our sponsors and supporters: Westons Group Ltd, Aurora Building Group Ltd, and Tekton Joinery & Construction Ltd for helping make this event possible.
This collaborative approach helps us better understand residents' needs and continuously improve the services provided. Your voice is essential, and we warmly invite you to take part in shaping the future of your housing community.'
East and West Panels
We are currently developing our East and West Panels, which we hope to have in place by the Spring of 2026.
We are in the process of identifying a group from each side of the district that will be involved in the planning, development, and delivery of services, policies, and initiatives affecting their community by participating in these meetings and activities and sharing their experiences to influence decisions.
More information to follow soon!
