Tpas Award Winners 2021

Tuesday 12th of October 2021

Now celebrating the 14th year – the Tpas awards recognise the remarkable volunteers, housing staff and contractors who bring lasting change to communities across England. They are the only awards dedicated to recognising and rewarding engagement excellence and best practice in the housing sector.  

THE RICHARD CROSSLEY EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY ACTION AWARD

  • Evolve Nottingham CIC – Nottingham City Homes 

  • Friendship Calls – Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 

  • Grow Eat Do Project - LiveWest  

  • Local Area Champions – Hull City Council 

  • Monkscroft Action Group – Cheltenham Borough Homes 

  • ‘Serving Our Superheroes’ – Serving Our Superheroes 

  • Towers Storeys: A Music Video Project – It’s my Home! – Waltham Forest London Borough Council 

  • Your Community Your Choice – Sovereign Housing Association  

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WINNER - Friendship Calls – Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 

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EXCELLENCE IN ENGAGEMENT IN SUPPORT AND CARE AWARD

  • Adaptations & Aids – Wates Living Space 

  • Bramlings House – A2 Dominion Group 

  • Co -Production – Bournemouth Churches Housing Association 

  • Progress Futures – Progress Housing Group 

  • Saxon Court – Solihull Community Housing 

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WINNER - Bramlings House – A2 Dominion Group 

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COMMUNITY FOCUSED SERVICE / PRODUCT OF THE YEAR AWARD   

  • Community Digital Offer – Hull City Council 

  • Connected Together Service – Phoenix Community Housing  

  • Elmswood Park – MSV Housing Group 

  • Happy To Help CIC – Northampton Partnership Homes 

  • Good Grub Club at Home - Abri  

  • St Giles Pantry – Wates Living Space

  • Tavy Fridge - LiveWest   

  • Wellbeing Wednesday and Foodie Friday project – Cheltenham Borough Homes 

 

WINNER - Community Digital Offer – Hull City Council 

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EXCELLENCE IN TENANT COMMUNICATION AWARD 

  • Connected Together – Orwell Housing Association 

  • Customer Access Strategy - St Leger Homes of Doncaster 

  • Digital Residents Conference – Curo Group 

  • Domestic Abuse Policy Review – West Kent HA 

  • Multi Storey Living Group – Covid Response - Hull City Council 

  • Warm Homes Team – Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council 

  • Your Home Your Safety - Torus 

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WINNER - Domestic Abuse Policy Review – West Kent Housing Association

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EXCELLENCE IN EMPLOYMENT, SKILLS AND TRAINING AWARD​

  • Employability Skills & Enterprise Project – Cross Keys Homes 

  • Work & Enterprise – Weaver Vale Housing Trust 

  • Future Leaders Programme- The Hyde Group  

  • Gateway2Employment – Community Gateway Housing 

  • Ignite Online – Bournemouth Churches Housing Association 

  • The Enterprise Cube – PA Housing 

  • We Will Find a Way to Reach You – Stockport Homes 

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WINNER - Gateway2Employment – Community Gateway Housing

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OUTSTANDING TENANT ENGAGEMENT AWARD: (Under 10,000 homes) 

  • Gateway2Engagement - Community Gateway Association 

  • Communications & Engagement Team – West Kent Housing Association 

  • Customer Engagement - Salix Homes

  • Customer Engagement Strategy – Orwell Housing Association 

  • Solihull Engagement Team – Solihull Community Housing 

  • Tenant Involvement - A Renewed Approach - Papworth Trust

  • Truly, Firmly and Deeply Embedded Engagement – Poole Housing Partnership 

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WINNER - Gateway2Engagement - Community Gateway Association 

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OUTSTANDING TENANT ENGAGEMENT AWARD: (Over 10,000 homes)

  • Believe Housing  

  • Berneslai Homes 

  • Customer Engagement Offer – Orbit 

  • PCH Connect - Plymouth Community Homes 

  • Torus Tenant Voice – Torus 

  • Trailblazing Approach to Customer Engagement - Eastlight Community Homes 

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WINNER - Customer Engagement Offer – Orbit 

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 OUTSTANDING TENANT ENGAGEMENT AWARD – CONTRACTOR

  • Cyprus Street Regeneration – Chas Berger & Son  

  • How Automated Customer Contact is Empowering Tenant Through Choice – Futr 

  • Grange Farm Estate –  Higgins Partnerships

  • Poets Pantry – Novus Property Solutions 

  • The Tudor Trust Project - - Richdon Joinery and Construction 

  • Your Voice – Mears Group 

 

WINNER - Your Voice – Mears Group 

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 TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD 

  • Community Projects Team – MSV Housing Group 

  • Home Options Team – St Leger Homes of Doncaster 

  • Income Team – Weaver Vale Housing Trust 

  • Grounds Maintenance Procurement Group – Cottsway Housing 

  • Progress Involvement Team – Progress Housing Group 

  • Neighbourhood’s Team – Regenda Homes 

  • Sheltered Accommodation Team – Wigan Council 

  • Swindon Street Reps - Swindon Borough Council  

  • Your Local Pantry - Stockport Homes  

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WINNER - Your Local Pantry - Stockport Homes  

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INSPIRATIONAL YOUNG TENANT OF THE YEAR AWARD 

  • Clarissa Greenfield – Derwent Living 

  • Max Jennings – Stonewater 

  • Owen Brindley -Nottingham City Homes 

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WINNER - Clarissa Greenfield – Derwent Living part of Places for People Group

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 

  • Bob Marais – Your Housing Group 

  • Cllr Margaret Griffiths – Dacorum Borough Council 

  • Gerald Jones - Wolverhampton Homes 

  • Janet Boston – Chorus Homes part of Places for People 

  • Joyce Ward – Sovereign Housing Association 

  • Lou Knight – Poole Housing Partnership 

  • Rosie Ley – Optivo 

  • Sue Spicer -The Pioneer Group  

  • Sue Stevenson – Nottingham City Homes 

  • Stephanie Tomlinson – ForHousing 

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HIGHLY COMMENDED - Bob Marais – Your Housing Group 

WINNER - Sue Spicer -The Pioneer Group 

CLIFF WHITELEY TENANT OF THE YEAR AWARD 

  • Charlotte Blake – Abri 

  • Diane Pithers – Swindon Borough Council 

  • Ella Corbett - Platform Housing Group 

  • Elaine Bostock – Folkstone & Hythe District Council 

  • John Chandler – Havebury Housing Partnership 

  • Mary Ager – Orwell Housing Association 

  • Michelle Baker – Eastlight Community Homes

  • Owen Power -Pendleton Together part of the Together Group 

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WINNER - Michelle Baker – Eastlight Community Homes

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