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3 October 2022

Podcast: Tenant participation with Colin Stewart, Louise McNeilage and Helen Barton

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Colin Stewart, Louise McNeilage and Helen Barton

Social housing tenants have a statutory right to have a say in the running of their homes, but what does that mean in practice?

TPAS Scotland has been providing support in this very field for over 40 years and has launched a new campaign to help housing organisations and tenants to build better relationships as we recover from the pandemic.

To discuss this campaign and all things tenant participation, Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black are joined by Colin Stewart – a Castlehill Housing Association tenant and Scottish Housing Regulator board member, Louise McNeilage – a tenant and community engagement facilitator at Scottish Borders Housing Association, and Helen Barton – an associate at TPAS.

Podcast

Tenant participation with Colin Stewart, Louise McNeilage and Helen Barton

More information on Regional Networks is available at https://regionalnetworks.org

The link to the Back on Track programme as well as TPAS’s other services can be found here: https://tpasscotland.org.uk/tpas-scotland-covid-back-on-track-programme/

SBHA and SBTO were runners-up in the Best Practice in Digital Involvement category at the Tpas Scotland Good Practice Awards in June 2022.

Digital Involvement Runner-up Award for SBHA & SBTO | Scottish Borders Housing Association

More information can also be found on:

Tenant Participation How can I get involved? | Scottish Borders Housing Association (sbha.org.uk)
SBTO The SBTO | Scottish Borders Housing Association (sbha.org.uk)
Scrutiny Scrutiny | Scottish Borders Housing Association (sbha.org.uk)

Jimmy Black has written a blog to accompany the episode, here.

All episodes of the Scottish Housing News Podcast are available here as well as on the following platforms:

25 October 2021

Moray publishes their 2020/21 Annual Performance Report

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NETRALT with award at TIS conference photo

20 June 2019

NETRALT Mystery Shoppers win ‘Most Inspiring Scrutiny Group’

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NETRALT collecting award at TPAS conference photo

15 December 2018

NETRALT’s success at TPAS Awards

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NETRALT are thrilled to have been placed as runners up in the Best Practice in Involving Customers in Services category at the Tenant Participation Advisory Service Scotland Awards in Aviemore on 16 November.

5 December 2018

Colin Stewart scoops Tenant Participation Champion award

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Colin Stewart wins TPAS Champion photo Castlehill Housing Association is delighted that our tenant Colin Stewart has won the acclaimed Tenant Champion of the Year Award at the Tenant Participation Advisory Service Scotland National Good Practice Awards 2018.

The awards were held in Aviemore and judges were bowled over by Colin’s level of involvement in tenant participation with Castlehill Registered Tenants Organisation (CaRTO). He is also a member of North East Tenants, Residents and Landlords Together (NETRALT), Regional Networks and carries out other voluntary work outside of social housing in the wider community, all of which make him a worthy winner.

Colin received his award from two stars of long-running Scottish sitcom Still Game; Mark Cox who plays skinflint Tam, and Jane McCarry a.k.a Craiglang’s resident busybody, Isa.

Colin Stewart with his award photo Our Tenant Participation Officer, Catherine Coutts, was shortlisted for the final for the Tenant Participation Champion – Staff category for her work with tenants and groups in the North East.

There was yet more success to come for Castlehill, with local partner group NETRALT being runners up in the Best Practice in Involving Customers in Services category for their ongoing mystery shopping project.

20 November 2018

NETRALT Chair bakes up a storm at the TPAS conference

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NETRALT Chair, Carol Hannaford, took part in a fun-filled presentation at the TPAS National Annual Conference 2018 in Aviemore on Sunday 18 November. Carol bravely took to the stage dressed in her best chef’s whites and delivered a talk with a difference, in keeping with this year’s theme: “Baking up a storm – do you have the right ingredients?”

Carol said, ‘I really enjoyed taking part in Bake Off and providing the right ingredients to make a fantastic cake for NETRALT’s 7^th Birthday. It was great fun and showed Tenant Participation is booming in the North East.’

Very well done to Carol for being such a good sport!

26 June 2017

NETRALT visit Blackwood’s innovative new properties

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NETRALT tenants and staff enjoyed a trip to visit one of Blackwood Homes’ brand new accessible properties in Dundee.

These properties are fully integrated with Blackwood’s digitally enhanced care system, Clever Cogs, which tenants manage by a touch screen device. The system is tailored to each client’s needs and is designed to be easy to use.

Accessible features include blinds that adjust at the touch of a button, rise and fall kitchen units, movable bathroom basin, and a machine that washes, dries and irons your clothes. There are some great space saving ideas for wheelchair users, such as automated doors that slide into the wall and the oven door that slides back under itself.

These self-contained properties benefit from a video security intercom, giving tenants peace of mind about who they are opening their front door to.

The gardens are accessible too and feature raised flower beds and planters for green-fingered tenants.

It was a real eye-opener for everyone and really shows what can be done nowadays to support tenants to live as independently as possible in their own homes. A big thank you to Blackwood for showing us around and answering all our questions!

You can read more about Blackwood’s home designs here.

10 June 2017

Paul McMenemy wins the Frances Nelson MBE Excellence Award

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The TIS NATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2017 took place on Saturday 10th June 2017 and was hosted by Libby McArthur.

Congratulations go to Paul McMenemy, Aberdeen City Council who won the Frances Nelson MBE Excellence Award.This award celebrates the commitment and hard work of an individual who has made a real difference in their community or wider area.

Well done Paul!

10 June 2017

Good Luck at the TIS Awards

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Finalists from across Scotland make this year’s TIS Awards a hotly anticipated contest in a bid to receive one of eight prestigious trophies. The award ceremony and gala dinner will take place on Saturday 10 June 2017 at the Westerwood Hotel and Resort, Glasgow and will be presented by Glasgow born actress, Libby McArthur.

NETRALT members Colin Stewart (Castlehill) and Paul McMenemy (Aberdeen City Council) are both finalists for the Frances Nelson MBE Excellence Award.

Aberdeen City Council have been shortlisted for an incredible three other categories – Tenant Participation Excellence Award, Scrutiny Excellence Award and Most Inspiring Scrutiny Group.

It is a huge achievement to be shortlisted and we wish all the finalists good luck on the night!