28 April 2025 - Arches at 50 celebrations begin
2025 will see Arches Housing turn 50 and over the course of the next eight months we will be celebrating this milestone with numerous events and community days.
Since our creation back in 1975, we have prided ourselves on our connections with our communities and our customers alike. As part of our celebrations to mark our birthday, we will be interviewing a wide range of customers, staff members, Board members and partners to share their memories of working with and for Arches over the years.
You can read a new interview each week at the bottom of this page, as well as following our social media platforms where we will highlight our brand new interview for that week. We’re looking forward to sharing our stories and celebrating our 50th anniversary together.
Burngreave Road before
Burngreave Road from the side
Burngreave Road now
Mr and Mrs Codd have been married for over 60 years and celebrated their diamond anniversary a couple of years back – they even received a signed congratulations from King Charles and Queen Camilla, which hangs pride of place on the wall in their living room.
The extraordinary married pair originally moved into an Arches property some 40 years ago and they still live not far from that property today. They have raised all of their five children (three boys and two girls) in Arches homes, and they now regularly welcome their 12 grandchildren and four great grandchildren into their current property.
From chatting to Mrs Codd she speaks passionately about loving to help others and over her time living in an Arches property she has held down some fantastic jobs as well.
Mrs Codd comments: “Back in the day, I was a clippie on the buses, it was an esteemed job back then and we really helped to maintain the standards on the buses across Sheffield. There weren’t many female clippies at the time, so I had a point to prove. I just really enjoyed speaking to people and helping to solves their problems, one bus ride at a time.”
She continues: “After my time on the buses, I was balancing work and family life so decided to become a carer and I did this for many years whilst juggling my family responsibilities. I’ve even been the local lollipop lady outside our local primary school – which I loved, and I still get recognised around the area by former pupils who have now all grown up. I just really enjoy meeting new people and sharing experiences with them.”
Whilst Mr Codd watches the Snooker in the living room, Mrs Codd takes us on a tour of her well-kept garden, highlighting all the elements she and her husband have put in over the years. With spring officially sprung, the garden is looking lovely with blooms of flowers and sprouting vegetables emerging from their planters ready for the summer.
28 April 2025 - Arches at 50 celebrations begin
24 June 2025 - Wensley Estate Neighbourhood Action Day
13 July 2025 - Abbeyfield Festival
30 July 2025 - Darnall Estate Neighbourhood Action Day
27 August 2025 - East Street/Dinnington Neighbourhood Action Day
September 2025 - Arches AGM
