Riverside - Riverside shortlisted for the 2010 Housing Heroes awards

Social landlord Riverside, has been shortlisted for two awards out of more than 300 entries to the 2010 Housing Heroes Awards. These awards are in their second year and will once again, shine the spotlight on the people and teams that are doing great work in the social/affordable housing sector.

Riverside is now one of six left in the running for the Frontline Housing Team of the Year for its Kensington Community Wardens, based in Liverpool, and for the Support/Care Team of the Year for its Single Person’s Accommodation Centre for the Ex-Services(SPACES), based at the Galleries in Richmond, and at Mike Jackson House in Aldershot.

Deborah Shackleton, Riverside’s chief executive said: “This year we plan to amalgamate our sheltered and supported subsidiary, ECHG, with Riverside. So I am especially delighted to see SPACES – our support for ex-service people – recognised, alongside our community wardens, who do a fantastic job in supporting our general needs tenants in Kensington.”

The event is organised by Inside Housing magazine and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), and attracted a phenomenal response with submissions from the length and breadth of the UK.

The winners will be revealed at a glittering awards ceremony at London’s Hilton Hotel on 14 May hosted by TV presenter, Antarctic explorer and Atlantic rower Ben Fogle. The awards are sponsored by Campbell Tickell, EMA, Asset Skills, Synergy Group and The Hire Standard. Last year more than 700 people attended.

Howard Farrand, the President of the CIH said he was amazed by the fantastic people working in the housing sector. “Our sector spends a great deal of time talking about policy and strategy, business plans and budgets, our visions and our mission statements. Of course all of these things are really important. But in my experience it is the extraordinary people that do fantastic work for our customers that make the real difference. So I want to congratulate every finalist for getting this far in these awards. It was extremely tightly contested, and I look forward to helping to unveil the eventual winners in May.”