TWIN Valley Homes has launched a training programme to boost the skills of its Blackburn and Darwen tenants.

The Airport Group, a collaboration of 15 housing associations in the north, has created the Active Learning for Residents scheme.

Kevin Ruth, Twin Valley Homes’ executive director, said: “The programme can support large numbers of residents to have a greater impact in their voluntary work at the same time as saying ‘thank you’ for the massive contribution they already make.”