Event Details

Location: 

Palace Hotel, Manchester

Dates: 

8 October 2008

TPAS and Northern, Midlands and Southern Housing magazines are pleased to announce the 2nd Connecting People Awards, rewarding tenants and people who work in communities across England.

Photos from the night can be viewed in our gallery

WINNERS ANNOUNCED:
Drinks reception sponsor: Digital UK

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1. Green Project/ Initiative in the Community Award

Sponsored by Reidmark
Nominees:

1. Victoria Square Flower Bed- Residents of Victoria Square, IMPACT Manchester and Groundwork.
2. Aire Valley Recycling- Incommunities-aire wharfe
3. WINNER: The Pioneer Gardeners Group- Ashton Pioneer Homes
4. Olive Mount Gardens- Cosmopolitan Housing Association
5. Leeds Green 7- Leeds Federated Housing Association, Connect Housing, Leeds Jewish Housing Association, Unity Housing Association,
   St Anne’s Community Services, Leeds & Yorkshire Housing Association and Headrow Housing

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2. Best Practice in the Community Award

Sponsored by Hughes Bros
The Nominees:

1. Community Champions Scheme- Frank Haslam Milan North East
2. WINNER: Blenheims and Archeries Community Transformation- Leeds Federated
3. Small Voices Big Noises- Cosmopolitan Housing Association, Steve Biko Housing Assocaition, CDS and Liverpool Housing Trust
4. West View People’s Park, Fleetwood- Wyre Housing Association
5. Educating the Community Initiative- The Casey Group

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3. Tenant Liaison Officer of the Year- Landlord

Sponsored by Manchester Working
The Nominees:

1. Debbie Sharples - Anchor Retirement Housing
2. WINNER: Lynne Anderson - Great Places Housing Group
3. Kevin Smith - Northwards Housing

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4. Tenant Liaison Officer of the Year- Contractor

The Nominees:

1. Pam Hyland- Bullock Construction
2. WINNER: Gill Shaw- Bramall Construction
3. Mark Halstead- Mears
4. Daniel Chrimes- Lord Group
5. Claire Roberts- Connaught Partnerships

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5. Tenant of the Year

Sponsored by Wates Living Space
The Nominees:

1. Dennis and Maureen Benfold- St Ledger Homes
2. Marjorie Atherton- Contour Homes
3. Wyn Casey- Park Green Housing Trust
4. Margaret Kelly- Lee Valley Housing
5. 3rd Place: Mavis Morgan- South Liverpool Housing
6. 2nd Place: Bernadette Lynch- Helena Partnerships
7. WINNER: Angela Hulse & Margie Bennet- One Vision Housing
8. Ada Banister- Southway Housing Trust
9. Margaret McIntosh- Wigan and Leigh Housing
10. Lynn Arnold - Arena Homes