Community Champion wins CDHT good neighbour Award
A RURAL community stalwart who champions older people has been commended by Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT). Diane Rowland was awarded a Cheshire Rural Women’s Award for Valued Resident, which was sponsored by CDHT.
Diane has worked voluntarily on many community projects within Tattenhall, bridging age groups within the area by establishing the popular youth club as well as recently starting the new social club for the over 50’s, TOFFs.
Diane has organised many of the trips, activities and social events for the clubs, whilst being a full-time carer for her parents. Diane, 49, was nominated for the Award by CDHT residents.
Su Bramley, Deputy Chief Executive of CDHT, presented the Valued Resident Award to Diane at the ceremony at Byley Village Hall. More than 120 people attended the Awards, which included entertainment from A Handbag of Harmonies and was attended by the Sheriff of Chester Cllr Hilarie McNae and other companies including Reaseheath College and Quinn Glass.
Diane, of Smithfields, Tattenhall, said:
“Thank you to everyone who nominated me. I feel very privileged and proud to have won this Award. I was shocked to win; it is nice to be appreciated for what I do.”
Su Bramley added:
“We are delighted to support these very worthwhile Awards, which we have sponsored for the last three years. It is important to highlight valued residents and good neighbours and Diane is a very deserving winner.”
Paula Marshall, Community Housing Officer for CDHT, said:
“Diane is one of the people who pulls a community together and she is really valued. Diane is actively involved in many projects within the village, giving freely of her time and is committed to helping Tattenhall grow into a sociable community for all of its residents and its many visitors. If we had more people like Diane working in communities they would be a better place to live. Sponsoring the Award and the table at the event was all paid for by CDHT’s community intervention budget.”
Diane won a silver carriage clock, a certificate and bouquet of flowers for winning the Valued Resident Award.
Last year’s winner of the Valued Resident Award was Penny Hints of Tilston, who won the Award for saving the village shop in Tilston.
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Caption: Deputy Chief Executive of CDHT, Su Bramley, presents the Cheshire Rural Women’s Valued Resident Award for 2009 to Diane Rowland
(left to right) Paula Marshall, Community Housing Officer for CDHT, Libby Dutton, winner of the Cheshire Rural Women’s Valued Resident Award for 2009 Diane Rowland, Joan Rich and CDHT Deputy Chief Executive, Su Bramley
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Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) is a dynamic and enterprising organisation at the forefront of delivering positive impacts in the communities with which it works. The Trust’s homes span six communities – Blacon North; Blacon South; Chester City Area; The Rurals; Lache and Handbridge; Upton, Hoole, Newton and Plas Newton.
Committed to the best principles of social enterprise with over 14,000 local customers in 6,200 properties and 53% of its 275 colleagues living within its communities, the Trust adheres to key commitments and principles relating to people, places, partnerships and performance which underpin the Vision to ‘create opportunity’, through its mission, ‘by doing the right thing’.
The Trust is about being transparent and accountable in everything that is done and to this end is one of the first organisations nationally to have established a Residents’ Board, with full delegated powers from the Trust Board, to direct services which impact upon their lives.
The Trust has a comprehensive development programme delivering over 330 new homes including the £12million regeneration of the Treborth Road area of Chester providing new homes for rent, sale and shared ownership, as well as a village green and wildlife habitats.
CDHT also provides services on a partnership basis, to a number of other customers e.g. Telecare services, TrustWorks Maintenance Services, Housing Options advice, waiting list management and choice based lettings to neighbouring local authorities and registered social landlords.
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