Housing Heroes shortlist unveiled
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The shortlisted entrants for awards that recognise the unsung ‘heroes’ of the housing sector have been announced.
The Housing Heroes awards, which are jointly run by Inside Housing and the Chartered Institute of Housing, were set up last year to acknowledge the work of front-line housing practitioners.
For the 2010 awards there are 14 trophies up for grabs, recognising everyone from the best HR, maintenance and finance/procurement team to the inspirational board member and tenant.
The full shortlist is below, and the winners will be announced at a ceremony at London’s Hilton Hotel on 14 May.
For more information on Housing Heroes see our awards page.
2010 Shortlisted Finalists
Financial or Procurement Team of the Year
- Advantage SW – Procurement Consortium
- Birmingham City Council – Rent Team
- Generate Procurement Group
- Nottingham City Homes – Procurement Service
- The Guinness Partnership – Centre of Procurement Excellence (CoPE)
- Wolverhampton Homes – Grounds Maintenance Service
Development Team of the Year
- Birmingham City Council – Housing & Regeneration Service
- Derbyshire Dales District Council
- Erimus Housing
- Gentoo Homes
- Hastoe Housing Association
- Plus Dane Group
Maintenance Team of the Year
- Bromford Group – Repairs Team
- Housing Plus: Property Care
- Kingstown Works Limited
- London & Quadrant Housing Trust – Stock Transfer Team
- New Charter Housing Trust Group – Responsive Maintenance Team
- The Wrekin Housing Trust – Managed Services Team
HR Team of the Year
- First Choice Homes Oldham
- L&Q
- Monmouthshire Housing Association
- Shepherds Bush Housing Group
- South Tyneside Homes
- Thames Valley Housing
IT Team of the Year
- Accord Group
- The Cadarn Housing Group
- Fabrick Housing Group
- First Wessex
- Kingstown Works Limited
- South Liverpool Housing
Frontline Housing Team of the Year
- Brent Housing Partnership – Neighbourhood Warden Service
- Gloucester City Homes – Customer Services Team
- Liverpool Mutual Homes (LMH) – Intensive Community Payback Team
- RCT Homes – Community Safety Team
- Riverside – Kensington Community Wardens
- West Lothian Council – The Repairs Improvement Team
Tenant Empowerment Team of the Year
- Aldwyck Housing Group – Community Involvement Team
- Hackney Homes – Resident Participation Team
- High Peak Community Housing – The Xpress Yourself Tour ‘09
- Newydd Housing Association – Tenant Powered Performance Team
- Poplar HARCA – Resident Empowerment Support Team (REST)
- Sentinel Housing Association – Hampshire & Districts Residents Forum
Ground Breaking Service Team of the Year
- Derwent & Solway HA – DRAMA (Debt Recovery and Money Advice)
- Family Housing Association (Birmingham) – Community Investment Team
- Glasgow Housing Association – Common Systems-Common Sense
- Hafod Housing Association – Moneyline Cymru Steering Group
- Parkway Green Housing Trust – PG Turnaround
- St Vincent’s Housing Association – Social Investment Team
Support/Care Team of the Year
- The Cyrenians – Adults facing Chronic Exclusion (ACE) Project
- Grove House – Staff Team
- Northern Ireland Housing Executive – Belfast Area Roma Response Team
- Orbit Care & Repair (Coventry)
- Riverside – Single Persons Accommodation Centre for the Ex-Services (SPACES)
- Sandwell Homes - Tenancy Support Team
Inspirational Leader of the Year
- Stephen Bell – The Cyrenians
- Neil Biddiscombe – Advantage SW
- Carol Carter – Circle 33
- Charlotte Graves – Hackney Homes
- Garry King – Two Rivers Housing
- Mac McKechnie – Grove House
Inspirational Mentor of the Year
- Twilight Bey – Catalyst Housing Group
- Robert Butler – Genesis Community
- Christine Flanagan – South Liverpool Housing
- Craig Fletcher – Helena Partnership
- Richard Husband – Worcester Community Housing
- Helen Spencer – Great Places Housing
Inspirational Colleague of the Year
- Gill Bettam – Wolverhampton Homes
- Paul Dow – South Liverpool Housing
- Julie Howard – Housing Solutions
- Francis Kabia – Brent Housing Partnership
- Stephen Pettit – Home Group
- Henry Quinney – Bournemouth Churches Housing Association (BCHA)
Career Development Star of the Year
- Irene Antwi-Buasiako – Southwark Council
- Dawn Aston-Adams – Wolverhampton Homes
- Kate Bradbrook – Monmouthshire Housing
- Mark Nalewaj – Ealing Homes
- Edson Rabole – Citywest Homes
- Dave Yoxall – Weaver Vale Housing Trust
Inspirational Board or Cabinet Member of the Year
- Alice Burke – Hackney Homes
- Ernon Campbell – Family Housing Association (Birmingham)
- Alf Chandler – Hounslow Homes
- Pat Fordham – Phoenix Community Housing
- Stella Wheeler – RCT Homes
- Kate Willis – Glasgow Housing Association
Inspirational Tenant of the Year
- Kaylee Austin - Stonham
- Rui Jorge Octavio – Barnet Homes
- Terry Mullen – One Vision Housing
- May Richards – Homes for Haringey
- Sid Stairs – Chevin Housing Group
- Cherie Tinenti – Charnwood Neighbourhood Housing
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kass | 02/03/2010 4:08 pm
"Kev Dupree | Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:23 GMT
Kass - Genius, pure unadulterated genius.
Only you would have the logic that because: sports personality of the year award, contains the word "award", that these are comparable, at all related or could be awarded in the same way. There is a slim line between insanity and genius, i think you are teetering on the edge."
so according to you tenants should have no say at all in these awards? And because I suggested they should I've got to be mad?
If it's true that you work for an almo with a tenants board I am a bit surprised that they are employing have someone with your views and attitude.
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kass | 02/03/2010 4:29 pm
"karen | Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:40 GMT...
... I am staggering proud of all my HA do. There is more work to be done, there always will be, but that doesn't stop me being proud."
You can be proud as much as you like of your HA employer. But that does not mean as you seem to imply that either your or them are any good at what you do. What you and some others are not getting is that only the residents can say if you are any good.
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karen | 02/03/2010 8:36 pm
Kass - fair enough - but a great STATUS survey result tells me we are getting a lot of stuff right. So tenants HAVE told us we're doing a good job. We have to focus on the less satisfied and keeping it up in overall services and repairs and maintenance. Thanks for reminding me.
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kass | 03/03/2010 11:25 am
karen | Tue, 2 Mar 2010 20:36 GMT
Do you have a link or name this great STATUS survey you quote saying you are doing so well so I, and others, can read it?
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Kev Dupree | 03/03/2010 11:43 am
Kass:
"so according to you tenants should have no say at all in these awards? And because I suggested they should I've got to be mad?"
At no point did I make either of those points. You stated "even for the sports personality of the year award it is the audience to vote nowadays?"
Please explain to me how any kind of ballot of all social tenants would work?
Without going into further detail, the main stumbling block is; who would pay for said ballot? At the end of the day the cost will be passed onto tenants, most of whom will have no interest in these awards, if they are even aware they exist. You argue that tenants should be able to vote for these awards but would be the first to protest if the cost was passed onto you as a rent rise.
Hypocrisy of the highest order.
Many of your arguments seem fine when you first state them, but when you apply any kind of analysis about the practical implications, they are obviously untenable.
Most people on this forum are open to new ideas, but when these ideas are show not to be practical, you must concede this point, rather than reply with insults or unrelated arguments.
Your position as a tenant makes you a valuable contributor but with the attitude you currently display no-one will take you seriously.
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karen | 03/03/2010 12:56 pm
Kass - erm- why on earth would I link to something that you would pull every tiny little negative out to humiliate me?!! We know what we need to work on without you posting it as a means to batter another social housing provider. Besides which - all our tenants have a copy. THEY are the ones who matter.
And as the point goes - tenants say they feel we do a good jobs. So I am proud and happy. Nothing you can say, despite your desperate attempts, will change that.
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kass | 03/03/2010 3:08 pm
karen | Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:56 GMT...
And as the point goes - tenants say they feel we do a good jobs. So I am proud and happy. Nothing you can say, despite your desperate attempts, will change that."
You still have not got it. You can be as proud and happy as you want... Have a few parties too while you are at it and drink that special bottle oschampagne to celebrate!
I just wanted to know what your tenants think. And I wanted to know it from and independent source and not from you.
Your HA might be doing something very good, which I think should be shared with everybody else in the sector so that others might learn and improve from it, and your HA might be something terribly bad, which also should be known so that suggestions can be made how can you rectify it and get it right.
But it looks like in your case (and some others) we have to wait for the Berlin wall to come down before any possibility of this ever happening.
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karen | 03/03/2010 4:01 pm
Kass - a "news" forum is in no means the appropriate place to share that information. There are forums which ARE appropriate and in which we participate as a transparent organisation sharing knowledge and learning from others.
What you seem unwilling to accept is that I am NOT my companies mouth piece when I come on here. I am speaking personal opinion and wishing to understand others perceptions.
Now I'm going to bow out as this is pointless.
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kass | 03/03/2010 5:36 pm
"karen | Wed, 3 Mar 2010 16:01 GMT...
...What you seem unwilling to accept is that I am NOT my companies mouth piece when I come on here. I am speaking personal opinion and wishing to understand others perceptions.
Now I'm going to bow out as this is pointless."
I am not interested whether you speak for yourself or your company.
All I want is to read copy of your HA HIGH STATUS survey you mentioned. Whether is it on a website or any other forum or if I need to phone/fax/emal anyone to get it I do not mind. If a copy of this high status survey has been made available to ALL your residents then it is very likely that it is on your HA website.
So where/how can I get a copy of it?
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Melvin Bone | 04/03/2010 8:41 am
Kass, you seem a little touchy. Has your toilet still not been fixed? I had a look at the L&Q website for you and it states:
'Residents ask us what decorating and small DIY jobs they are able to do around their home under their tenancy regulations. The answer is, there is not much you're not able to do...'
So it looks like you can fix the toilet yourself. Good news eh!
On this evidence I would not be surprised if L&Q are up for many Housing Heroes awards next year. (Back on topic! Do you see?)
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