Communities First - Taking a Stand Awards

Communities First is a package of incentives that aims to recognise, promote and reward good behaviour and the contributions made by tenants and groups to improve community spirit.

“Taking a Stand” Awards recognise the commitment and courage of tenants, residents and tenants groups on local Council estates who make a difference to their community by standing up to anti-social behaviour.

If you know someone who goes that little bit further to make your community a safer and stronger place to live, please tell us about them.

Maybe you know someone or a group who has:

set up an action group to deal with noise or neighbour problems?
organised events to deter people from committing anti-social behaviour ?
supported someone who has suffered from anti-social behaviour?
Campaigned in their local area for change?
been a witness to anti-social behaviour and given evidence in court?
Done something else to tackle anti-social behaviour and strengthen their community?

If so, please nominate them for a “Taking a Stand” award 2008.

Everyone who is nominated will receive a certificate and winners will receive £50 in shopping vouchers.

We will accept nominations at any time. To be considered for a 2008 award your nomination should be received no later than 30th June 2008.

If you need help to fill in the application form or any advice please contact:
Sue Kershaw (Communities First Co-ordinator) Tel: (01706) 273829 Email: sue.kershaw@rbhousing.org.uk
Or
Jonathan Walton (Legal Services Manager) Tel: (01706) 273951 Email: jonathan.walton@rbhousing.org.uk

Nomination Form

Section 1 - Contact details of the Person or People you would like to nominate for a "Taking a Stand Award"

Are you nominating an individual or a group? (please tick)	Individual Group
If a group, what is the name of the group
If a group, how many people are in this group?

Who are you nominating? (If a group, please give details of the main contact)

Title
First Name
Surname
Address
Postcode
Telephone No.
Email

Section 2 - Your contact details

Title
First Name
Surname
Address
Postcode
Telephone No.
Email

Section 3 - Why do think this Person or Group should win an Award?

What problems did they face? (Examples are noisy neighbours, intimidation from groups of people hanging around, mini-moto nuisance, vandalism, harassment etc….)

What did they do to tackle the problem? (For example, gathering information about the people causing the problem and giving evidence in court, setting up a neighbourhood watch scheme or tenants group, running a campaign to get local agencies to do more etc….)

How did they make a difference in the community? (For example, fewer incidents of anti-social behaviour, more people willing to come forward to give evidence, people feeling safer using the local shops, helped to restore confidence in local agencies etc….)

Terms and Conditions

Who can apply:

The person you nominate must live in a property managed by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing or live on a local Council estate (tenant or owner occupier).
Sorry, but we can’t accept nominations for a family member or someone living in the same property as you.

About your application:

You can nominate someone or a group at any time. Awards will be made three times a year, at the end of April, August and December. At these times applications will be considered that have been received during the previous 4 months.
If nominees/winners agree, they will be entered into the national Respect Awards for Taking a Stand which take place in January each year (see www.respect.gov.uk for more details).
By submitting this application you are confirming that the information you provide is accurate and that you agree to abide by these terms and conditions.

Judging and making the awards:

Applications will be assessed by a panel made up of RBH staff and an RBH tenant board member.
The panel’s decision is final.
All eligible nominees will receive a certificate.
One award of a £50 shopping voucher will be made in each of the following areas: Middleton, Heywood, Rochdale South, Rochdale North and Pennines.
We will seek agreement with nominees before their details are used for publicity.

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