Housing Services "We were delighted with the response to the conference and the turnout by our tenants ..."
Spring 2014
Another successful Tenants Conference More than 100 council tenants attended the conference organised by the Tenant Regulatory and Involvement Team at Tamworth Borough Council.
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The conference was held at the Assembly Rooms on 25 March to give Tamworth tenants the opportunity to have their say on housing services, hear about the latest developments in social housing, listen to a panel of guest speakers and have the opportunity to speak directly with staff and partners. The event was split into two sessions. The first featured a number of guest speakers and was attended by almost 70 tenants. The afternoon session was a drop-in event, with exhibition stands from a number of groups and organisations including council staff, repairs contractor Mears, Staffordshire Fire Service, Citizens Advice Bureau and Home Swapper, to name but a few. Throughout the day, more than 100 council tenants went along to the conference to pick up help and advice, ask questions and put forward suggestions for improving their housing service. Leanne Allwood, Tenant Regulatory and Involvement Manager, said: "We were delighted with the response to the conference and the turnout by our tenants and everyone worked extremely hard to make the day a huge success. We received a lot of very positive comments from tenants and organisations who took part, telling us how useful they found the event. We attempted to build on the success of this first conference back in 2012 by focusing on the issues which tenants told us were important to them."