A woman of substance - Octavia Hill

Who is the woman you ask? I was reading the UK's National Trust Spring 2012 magazine about one of their three founders, who died 100 years ago.She is regarded as one of the greatest social entrepreneurs the UK has ever produced and the legacy she left. All the more extraordinary for a woman in Victorian Britain. John Bird, fouder of the Big Issue is quoted as saying "Octavia believed in making a hue and cry in order to see something happen. And she didn't believe in doing things for people. She wanted to enable them to help themselves - to own the solution to their problems". Working for te Ladies Guild from 1852 she identified with those in poverty and in need of social housing in London. She began with a series of properties saying that the poor had to be helped to help themselves. By the mid 1870's she was providing social housing for 3,000 tenants! Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk and click on Octavia Hill.

15,000 page views

Wow! In six months we have had an additional 5,000 page views of this blog and it tells me that the interest in the project continues to grow and grow. Thank you to all who are reading, following and commenting. Please keep it up and share on facebook and twitter when relevant.

Our sponsors

We would like to recognise all of our sponsors. Four levels have been established.
GOLD ($10,000+), SILVER ($5,000+), BRONZE ($2,500+) and FRIENDS ($1,000+) levels.

GOLD SPOON SPONSORS:
MinMaxx Realty | www.minmaxx.com

SILVER SPOON SPONSORS:
St. Paul’s United Church – Mission & Outreach | www.stpaulsmilton.org
U-Need Storage Storage Corp. | www.uneedstorage.ca

BRONZE SPOON SPONSORS:
Simply Creative Pottery Studio, Milton | www.simplycreativestudio.com
The Storage Spot, Milton | http://www.storagespot.ca

FRIENDS:
Boston Presbyterian Church Ladies Fellowship Group
Grace Anglican Church Community Outreach | www.gracechurchmilton.com
Milton Affordable Housing Coalition
Milton Area Christian Churches Working Together | www.miltonchristianchurches.ca

Milton Rotary Club

We are very grateful to Milton Rotary club who have agreed for us to address their members to share the vision and progress of HSH-M. Thank you. We will keep you updated. We believe this will mark an opportunity for the two organisations to work together to support the Milton community