8 September 2021
National awards for NFA members
Northampton Partnership Homes colleagues have been named Local Authority / ALMO Team of the Year in the Housing Heroes Awards announced at this year’s CIH national conference in Manchester.
Nottingham City Homes and one of their residents, Sue Stevenson, were also honoured. NCH were highly commended in the Employer of the Year category, and Sue won a commendation in the Tenant Lifetime Contribution awards.
This year’s award ceremony combined the annual Housing Heroes and Women in Housing awards and celebrated the achievements of social housing providers across England throughout the pandemic.
NPH’s housing management team were recognised by the judging panel for “delivering wide ranging, pragmatic and effective services for many customers and supporting the whole community during hard times”.
Nicky McKenzie, NPH’s assistant director for housing said: “We are absolutely thrilled to receive this kind of recognition for the hard work and dedication the team has shown over the past year.
“I’m always proud of what this amazing team do to support residents, but the way they pulled together and put their personal fears and challenges aside during the height of the pandemic was nothing short of remarkable.
“I’d like to thank our residents for their ongoing support and cooperation and everyone at NPH deserves to celebrate this win and to be recognised for their hard work and commitment.”
The team were praised for their dedication throughout the pandemic and for offering alternative solutions for resident involvement and wellbeing. One resident told the judges: “It has been absolutely fabulous having virtual resident social gatherings. It’s been a difficult year and being able to keep in touch and meet new people this way has been marvellous.”