Paradigm's Residents' Oscars

Published by Liz Turner for Paradigm Housing Group in Housing and also in Communities

Paradigm’s Resident Awards 2011 celebrated volunteers who have made a real difference by getting involved with the organisation, or working to help their neighbours and communities.

All Paradigm residents were invited to attend the event at Uplands Hotel near High Wycombe on 5 July. Worthy winners received their awards from Chief Executive Alison Hadden.

Residents helped to organise the event and Resident Board Member Iain Foster-Poole introduced other residents who spoke about their experience of getting involved.

Lyn Ives, who Paradigm staff now know as a confident and challenging Resident Board member, remembered first hearing about resident involvement when she was in tears, talking to her housing officer about rent arrears.

Jean Butler talked about the training and support she received when becoming a resident auditor.

Local residents’ group also fed back their experiences and achievements.

The crowd was entertained by Glyn Davis, who until recently lived at Paradigm’s Hatfield Foyer. Glyn is Manager of Alter Ego Dance Company in Hatfield and he came 12th in the Streetdance Internationals at the O2 Arena in London on 15 May. He will soon feature in the film Streetdance 4.