Many local authorities at that time encouraged these groups to form Co-ops and so it was that Arneway Housing was formed and Brent Council kindly offered the group some old properties to purchase with the help of Government loans and subsidies; these properties have all been paid through the mortgages that was arranged at the start of the Co-op. But these are fairly old properties and very soon many, if not all of them, will be 100 years old. So, you can imagine we need to maintain these properties to ensure accommodation for many more homeless applications in future years. The Board must make arrangements to celebrate 50 years since the formation as I believe some 400 or more members have enjoyed the accommodation that Arneway has been offering in Brent over these 45 years.
