Mayor celebrates start of Rossington development

The Civic Mayor of Doncaster, Councillor Duncan Anderson, recently attended the official ground-breaking ceremony for De Maulay Manor, our newest development in New Rossington, Doncaster. De Maulay Manor will offer 105 high-specification homes on a 12-acre site, with two showhomes anticipated by March 2024, and the first residents expected to have moved in shortly afterwards. Catering to first-time buyers, downsizers, families and couples alike, De Maulay Manor is designed to appeal to everyone. A mix of three, four and five-bedroom homes will make up the development, which will be delivered under new regulations that include enhanced insulation and the installation...Read more

Chesterfield housebuilder helps give hope to OPAL school

We have recently donated 30 pairs of high-quality wellies to the children of Staveley Primary Junior School in Staveley, Chesterfield, close to Harron Homes’ Thorpe Meadows development. Staveley Junior School is part of the Outdoor Play And Learning (OPAL) Primary Programme, which aims to encourage creative outdoor play in schools, leading to increased focus in the classroom and the ability for children to regulate their behaviours. In fact, schools applying OPAL’s play-focused approach have seen a reduction of recorded behavioural incidents by around 80%. Staveley Junior School is a school of 146 children serving the community of Staveley, which aims...Read more

Phase four of Harron Homes’ Hucknall development set to launch

Harron Homes is set to open the fourth phase of its Sandlands Park development in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire on Saturday 4th November.   Househunters are invited to enjoy a coffee and pastries in the new sales office and discuss their needs with the expert sales team.   Following the success of Sandlands I, II, and III, Sandlands IV features another 100 four and five bedroom homes just east of the existing development.   Surrounded by open countryside, Sandlands Park is set in a fantastic location at the edge of Hucknall, giving residents a combination of peaceful countryside living and city convenience. ...Read more

Harron Homes gets spooky ahead of Halloween

In homage to Carlton Playgroup’s annual scarecrow festival last weekend, we joined in the fun with our own scarecrow at The Hawthornes. To help celebrate this event we called on the support of Goole Men in Sheds, who created a fantastic Bob the Builder scarecrow to go outside our sales office. Carlton Playgroup’s annual scarecrow festival is a local event that celebrates the creativity of children and their parents while raising funds for the playgroup itself, which is a charity organisation. This year’s trail, themed around characters from children’s books, saw scarecrows of The Cat in the Hat, Mister Men,...Read more

Introducing the North Yorkshire Excellence Centre; a New Destination for luxury living.

Harron Homes’ North Yorkshire Excellence Centre, situated in the picturesque town of Boroughbridge, is set to redefine luxury living with its stunning showcase of brand-new four and five bedroom homes. A warm welcome awaits as you step in to our world of elegant living where an enhanced personal customer experience is our top priority. From this one location discover the last opportunities to purchase one of our remaining homes in three locations; Kings Croft in Killinghall near Harrogate, Bishop’s Glade in Ripon, and Hockley Croft in Boroughbridge. At the North Yorkshire Excellence Centre, potential homeowners and visitors will have the...Read more

Harron thinks pink for breast cancer

Last Friday, 20th October 2023, we joined many people throughout the country on Wear it Pink day, raising money for Breast Cancer Now. Colleagues from our head offices in Barlborough and Leeds swapped shirts and ties for anything pink from tops and jumpers to even onesies and sunglasses! To boost our fundraising efforts we included some games throughout the day including a coin hunt and enjoyed some pink sweet treats. Together we raised £218.50 which will go towards the valuable work Breast Cancer Now conducts with both world class research and providing care and support to those already affected. Cancer...Read more

Housebuilder donates materials to Sheffield scout group

Housebuilder Harron Homes has recently donated much needed building materials to Grenoside Scouts and Guides based in Sheffield near Harron’s Wickersley development, The Paddocks. Harron contributed an assortment of materials from timber to loft and floor insulation, as well as gas and electric meter boxes which will all aid in the group’s project of expanding their headquarters. The building is home to 14th Sheffield Grenoside Scouts and 131st Sheffield Grenoside Guides which encompasses multiple Scout and Girl Guiding groups for young people ages four to 18 with Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers and, Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers all...Read more

Harron’s Rising Star wins Yorkshire Residential Award

Yorkshire based Harron Homes is celebrating 27 year-old Zak Green who has won the Rising Star category at the Yorkshire Residential Real Estate Awards held last week, 12th October, in Leeds. The Yorkshires Residential Real Estate Awards raises a glass to the incredible living spaces that are created and renovated throughout Yorkshire, and the Rising Star category aims to reward the industry’s most promising new talent working within residential property in Yorkshire. The event is organised by Yorkshire Children’s Charity who aim to make things better for the thousands of disadvantaged children in the region; giving children experiencing ill health,...Read more

Sweet colleagues raise more money for Macmillan

Last week, we once again supported Macmillan in its quest to create the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Colleagues at our Barlborough and Morley offices brought their best cakes to work and together we raised a total of £189.61. This amount is enough to pay for a person affected by cancer to attend a health and wellbeing event, providing them with skills to improve the management of these areas in their lives, and run Macmillan’s Online Community forum for over 3 hours. 98% of Macmillan’s funding comes directly from donations so all contributions make a massive difference to the charity. Alison...Read more

From former funland to brand new homestead

Embarking on an exciting new chapter in their lives, married couple Francesca and Laurel De Giorgio have moved in to our stunning Derbyshire development, Shipley Lakeside. This captivating area holds a particularly special place in the heart of Laurel, who remembers visiting the lakeside area as a child, back when it formed the site of the American Adventure Theme Park. "I have great memories of the place," recalls Laurel. "There’s such a nostalgic feeling to living here. And it’s even more exciting now, because there’s so much to do – with endless walks, biking routes, outdoor activities, it’s like the...Read more