Housing Heroes Awards 2018 - Recognising local heroes and celebrating working together to improve housing services in Southwark - Southwark Council
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Housing Heroes Awards 2018 Recognising local heroes and celebrating working together to improve housing services in Southwark
FOREWORD Welcome to our fifth annual Housing Heroes Awards where we take the opportunity to recognise and celebrate the great work that happens every day on our estates and in our communities. Housing Heroes is our chance to show you how your efforts have been recognised, not just by the council but by others in your community. Southwark Council is the largest landlord of social housing in London. We are responsible for over 54,000 homes. Managing these homes and making sure they are good places to live is something that would be infinitely harder to achieve without the hard work and goodwill of many of our residents. These homes are not just bricks and mortar but vibrant and diverse communities. The contribution of our housing heroes helps us make these homes and neighbourhoods great places to live, and can never be underestimated. The Housing Heroes Awards are our way of saying thank you to those who care for the people around them and the communities they live in. In a time where we have experienced unprecedented cuts to the council’s funding this is even more important than ever. I want to thank you, for your contributions to supporting your neighbours, helping communities thrive and flourish. Cllr Stephanie Cryan Cabinet Member for Housing Management and Modernisation
Lifetime
Achievement
An outstanding individual who has worked to make a positive change to
your local neighbourhood or community over several years.
Bill
Bill has supported the Brandon Estate for over 40 years;
Leigh
he has developed and improved the green areas on the
estate for the community.
He has transformed the many neglected, unloved
spaces and patches of grass into much loved and cared
for flowerbeds and vegetable patches, and has
developed and run a garden club for many years where
young children, families, teenagers and those from the
Nominated by: wider community have been welcomed. He has also
Sheila Benjamin helped to develop raised flowerbeds allowing those
with mobility issues to take part.
You can now find a vibrant selection of flowerbeds
(including the more tropical variety) and vegetable
patches as well as compost bins on the estate. Bill has
built up a good selection of tools, which allows for
group gardening sessions. Bill has developed and
Jeffrey
maintains a beautiful TRA community hall garden.
Barnet
Jeffrey has been involved in the TRA movement for over
25 years, representing his estate and local residents to
make sure their voices have fed into decisions about
Nominated by: major works and repairs. He has also helped to keep his
Nat Stevens local community safe, since 2008, as Chair of the Safer
Neighbourhoods Panel for Walworth West and as Vice
Chair of the Home Owners Council for many years.Neighbour
of the
Year
An outstanding individual who has done something to make a positive
impact in your local neighbourhood or community in the past year.
Carol
Bryant
Carol is an inspiration as a good example of how a
good neighbour should be.
She is the most helpful and selfless neighbour. She
looks after children, pets and plants when neighbours
are in difficulty. She also helps neighbours with their
shopping, painting or gardening and she never expects
anything in return.
Nominated by:
Simona Tottoli
Deborah
Oyewumi
Since Deborah moved into the neighbourhood, she has
made it her duty to check on all of her neighbours and
offers to help when needed. She especially checks on
neighbours if she has not seen them in days or if they
are poorly.
Nominated by: She has kindly opened her home to strangers who have
Ayo Ilesanmi now become like a family to her, hosting summer
barbeques and encouraging them to share their life
experiences.Best
Community
Initiative
An innovative project or initiative that has helped the local residents
and community come together and make life better in the past year.
Nigel
Nigel started with Peckham BMX club as a parent
Whyatcheing
whose sons were using the BMX track. He is now a
qualified level 2 cycling coach, and one of the best BMX
BMX co
coaches in south London.
He has helped many of the local children to get started
in BMX and as a result of this the Peckham BMX club is
the most successful clubs in London. Nigel drives the
Nominated by: club mini bus, taking children to race events all around
Tracey Hill the country. He also spends most of his free time at the
track working in the BMX shop or fixing bikes to ensure
they are ride-ready and takes time out to speak to
Richard
parents and children of the club.
Galpin
Alberta Fruit
Commons
This amazing initiative gathers the community around
planting and caring for fruit trees around the local
estate, making it a great place to live and create
friendship within the community.
Nominated by:
Alex Faye Richard is a great source of inspiration. He is friendly
Carolyn Bell and works very hard at making the Alberta Estate a
great place to live using his gardening skills.Customer
Service
Somebody who works for Southwark Council or for a community
organisation, who has delivered excellent customer service to the local
community in the past year.
Richard
My brother, a Southwark Council tenant, was recently
Owens
diagnosed with young-onset of Alzeihmers. I approached
the council to see if he could be moved to sheltered
accommodation. Richard went out of his way to help,
and kindly put him immediately onto the housing
register. He is now safely moved into sheltered
accommodation and we are very grateful for this
officer's help.
Nominated by:
Troth Wells
n
Benjami
Jarrin
Benjamin has been a dedicated street cleaner for over
15 years and he has diligently cleaned our streets and
communal areas in all seasons and all weathers. He
quietly and thoroughly cleans our streets and common
areas, organises our rubbish area and makes the
community a pleasant one. He is definitely one hero to
Nominated by: be recognised.
Nobuko PrimaroloOutstandin
TRA of the g
Year
An outstanding TRA that has worked to make a positive change in the
local neighborhood in the past year.
Cherry
TRA
Gardensylor
Cherry Garden TRA was set up three years ago.
Sheila chairs the committee and does most of the
day-to-day organisation of the hall, which hosts
Sheila Ta
many local events, workshops, residents' parties,
drama groups etc. She coordinates trips throughout
the year for local residents of all ages, including
young and old, bringing together residents not just
Nominated by: from the Cherry Garden TRA neighbourhood but also
Moji Sunmaila adjoining areas. The hall now provides part-time
Dr. David Green employment to local residents and is a shining
Helena Goldwater example of how a good TRA should function.
Silverlock
TRA
Gill Davis
As Chair of the Silverlock TRA, Gill organises many
amazing events which always have a brilliant turnout
Nominated by: and runs charity days. She works at the weekend as well
Pat Hickson MBE as weekdays on behalf of her neighbours, who feel
Ann Kirby
they can approach her at any time. All of her
Peter Kirby
Margaret Dyer
neighbours feel she is an inspiration to them all.
Russell McGinnCommunity
Safety
Champion
A local community project or initiative that has increased safety
awareness for the community for the community and made a positive
change to making people feel safer.
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Terrenc d
Terrence is a neighbourhood staple where his caring
work with young people on his estate has helped them
Bernar
to keep safe; he wards off anti-social behavior, mentors
teenage neighbours and takes them under his wing. He
gives them advice and gets them engaged in positive
activities which help the area, e.g. fixing bikes of
neighbours and maintaining our sheds. He attends TRA
meetings and pushes for initiatives to enhance our living
Nominated by: spaces. Terrence also started community fitness sessions
Zuwena Blagrove outdoors for all neighbours to enhance health and
wellbeing and foster community spirit.
Mental health challenges are at an all time high for
young people, and he is showing the younger boys on
the estate that someone cares. It's also inspiring
because in a world where everyone is on their mobiles
and rarely speak to their neighbours, our area has
maintained a sense of unity.Green
Fingers
Award
Best gardening project, supported and maintained by volunteers from
the surrounding community.
Scott
Scott beautifies the communal garden, taking time to
Mailey
plant different flowers and makes it beautiful and
admired by everyone that walks through our
neighbourhood. He also organises barbecue parties to
bring the local community together so you get to know
who your neighbours are.
Nominated by:
Olubukola Ibiyemi
Omisakin
n
Southampton Way Community Garden has made great
Southampto ty
use of a space on the Southampton Way Estate that
ni
Way Commu
was lying dormant. It has brought together members
of the community with a love for gardening, and has
Garden
now been developed into a lovely area with a range of
crops that are harvested and eaten by the families from
the estate and their friends. A number of barbeque
parties have been put on to bring in other members of
the community to find out more about how the garden
Nominated by: has been going.
Abena Appiah-KerrLifelong
Learning
Champion
An individual who has helped the community to develop new interests
and hobbies.
Rainbow
Collectiv
Rainbow Collective creates opportunities for children
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and young people to engage in creating short
animated films on issues that affect them.
The bike powered outdoor screening was the highlight
of the year, bringing the local community together to
watch the films created by local children. It was truly an
amazing sight to see the estate light up and people of
Nominated by: all ages peddling away to keep the screen alive.
Rosemary Whyte
Amanda Johansson The project has provided a gateway into the film
Sergio Ruano Heredero industry for many young people, and helped them
Kathleen Barnes ensure their voice is heard by adults.Healthy
Hero
An outstanding individual who has helped the community by inspiring
them to look after their health and wellbeing.
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Samanth
Samantha is a holistic empowerment coach and works
Francis
with many women in the community who are feeling
lost and have experienced domestic abuse. She has
volunteered her expertise to various charities such as
Solace Women's Aid and at several hospices.
She is also a children's author and motivational speaker
at charities. Her childrens books focus on mental health
Nominated by: in children. She is an inspiration as she has used her
Tanya Reyton experience of domestic abuse/trauma to help and uplift
others in the community who are feeling hopeless by
focusing on their overall health and wellbeing to get
Jude
them back into a better place.
Jubey
Jude produced a healthy eating programme for
young people within the community working with the
Nominated by: Youth Offending Service to help young people improve
LaToya Matthews their lives.Cabinet d
r
MembelrCoAnwtriabution
Exceptiona unity
to the Comm
Ledbury
TRA
Southwark Council’s Cabinet wanted to recognise the
exceptional contribution made by one TRA, and its Chair,
in the face of an extremely difficult year for everyone on
Ledbury Estate. The problems on the estate, which came
to light after the Grenfell tragedy, are well known in our
communities, but what hasn’t really been widely known,
until today, is the fantastic work that Jeanette Mason and
the other residents on the TRA have done, to help
reassure residents, and work with the council to make
sure the estate has a bright future.
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