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This October, our telephone befriending service Silver Talk is celebrating ten years of helping people stay connected and proving that it matters to natter. 

As it's National Scrutiny Week, a week shining the spotlight on the success of customer-led scrutiny, we wanted to let you know what how our own Customer Scrutiny Bank have been making a difference here at Karbon. 

Every year police receive hundreds of calls from residents relating to anti-social behaviour, Halloween is a peak period and we hope by offering some simple advice you can enjoy your Halloween without causing any upset or becoming a victim of anti-social behaviour yourself.

Residents at Karbon Homes’ Sheltered Housing schemes across Northumberland are fighting fit this autumn thanks to a new wellbeing and fitness project from Age UK Northumberland and the NHS.

This year, 73 people took part in New Start, a paid placement programme, which provided career starter roles for people aged 25 and over.

We recently caught up with Ann Potts, a Karbon customer who sits on Karbon’s Residents Committee, to find out more about being part of the committee and what it means to her.