South Yorkshire Tenants and Residents Network
The South Yorkshire Tenants and Residents Network is organising a day training event in Barnsley on 11th May 2010 on housing finance - there are twenty places available for Rotherham tenants and residents - contact us to book yours.
Over 70 people attended the first major conference organised by the South Yorkshire Tenants and Residents Network on the morning of Monday 30th November 2009 at Springwell Gardens Community Centre in Rotherham. The title of the Conference was South Yorkshire Communities Working Together. Peter Morton Chief Executive of Sheffield Homes gave the key speech on housing management options for the future and the opportunities for tenant control and influence within these. Helen Jagger, Chief Executive from Berneslai Homes, Susan Jordan, Chief Executive of St.Leger Homes and Graham Eades the Interim CEO of 2010 Rotherham also outlined progress on the options process in Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham respectively.
One of the Workshops
The morning ended with the Chairs of the tenants and residents federations signing a charter agreeing to support a South Yorkshire network enabling tenants and residents to address issues both on a local and national level with one collective voice. Richard Crossley from the Tenants Service Authority also spoke about progress with the National Tenants Voice which aims to give tenants a voice, influence and expertise at national level, giving them a greater influence over the services they receive. He reported that members of the National Tenant Council had now been appointed and their first meeting would be in the New Year.
Front Row (from left): Peter Collins (RotherFed), Brian Naughton (Doncaster Federation), Barry McGowan (Barnsley Federation)
Back Row (from left): Peter Morton (Sheffield Homes), Graham Eades (2010 Rotherham), Susan Jordan (St. Leger Homes), Helen Jagger (Berneslai Homes)
The South Yorkshire Tenants and Residents Network is an informal alliance of RotherFed, Barnsley Tenants Federation , Doncaster Tenants Federation and the emerging Tenant and Residents Alliance of Sheffield and is an umbrella organisation bringing together South Yorkshire's tenant and resident federations and organisations. It is an independent network founded on democratic principles and is not affiliated to any political parties.