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Winners revealed for Housing Heroes and Women in Housing awards
The winners of the Housing Heroes Awards and the Women in Housing Awards were announced this evening at a ceremony in Manchester.
For this year only, the Housing Heroes Awards took place alongside the Women in Housing Awards as part of Housing 2021.
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The pandemic led to a few changes last year, too, but this time the nominees and their supporters were not sitting at home in front of their laptops.
One similarity with last year’s awards, however, is that once again many winners have been recognised for the outstanding service they have provided to residents and service users during this unprecedented period.
One category, however, does combine both sets of awards. This is the joint award for employer of the year, and it was won by North Star Housing, which is based in Stockton-on-Tees.
The judges said that while they were “blown away” by the work done by all entrants over the past 18 months, North Star’s staff had gone “several extra miles”.
Nottingham City Homes was highly commended in the same category.
The winners
Women in Housing Awards
Board/committee member of the year: Stella Young, Hyde Group
Inclusion champion: Amy Smith, BCHA
Young achiever: Yasmin Bakali, Lancaster West neighbourhood team
Professional of the year (consultant and contractor): Judith Bolton, Mears
Professional of the year (housing association and local authority): Charmaine Simei, Longhurst Group
Woman of the year (homelessness care and support): Hannah Morris, Stevenage Borough Council
Woman of the year (leadership): Violet Pugh, SO Resi
Woman of the year (tenant/customer focus): Ella Corbett, Platform Housing Group
Housing Heroes Awards
Apprentice of the year: Charlotte Hughes, The Wrekin Housing Group
Team of the year (housing association): In-house repairs team, Loreburn Housing Association
Team of the year (local authority or ALMO): Housing management team, Northampton Partnership Homes
Support and care team of the year: Supported housing, Providence Row Housing Association
Sales, communications and marketing team of the year: Communications team, Citizen
Inspirational colleague of the year (10,000 homes or fewer): Matthew Pinning, Ashfield District Council
Inspirational colleague of the year (more than 10,000 homes): Natasha Breresford, Dacorum Borough Council
Inspirational leader of the year: Tansy Crowley-Sweet, WHG
Tenant lifetime contribution: Eunice Rowley, Bolton at Home
Lifetime achievement in housing: Janet Goode, Housing Plus Group
Joint award
Employer of the year: North Star Housing
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