Winners Of Caerphilly Homes Awards Announced
People from across the Caerphilly county borough have been recognised at a special awards ceremony. Caerphilly County Borough Council held its third annual Caerphilly Homes Celebration Evening on Monday 19th September at Newbridge Memo.
The evening was hosted by the council’s Caerphilly Homes team, responsible for housing throughout the county borough, and was compered by Cllr David Poole, the council’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing.
The evening included the announcement of winners in Caerphilly Homes’ first tenant gardening contest; these were:
Best hanging basket / pot / container:
Winner – Deanne Jurich, Rudry
Second place – Steve Perkins, New Tredegar
Third place – Rosalind Price-Edwards, Lansbury Park
Best garden:
Winner – Sandra and David Williams, Abercarn
Second place – William Rothwell, Markham
Third – David John Davies, Lansbury Park
Best community garden:
Winner – Tarragan, Bargoed
Second place – Hafod Deg Resource Centre, Rhymney
Third place – Trevelyan Court, Lansbury Park
Winners of the third annual Transforming Lives and Communities Awards were also announced at the event:
Transforming Lives – Group award:
Winner – Abertysswg Forum Group
Runner up – Friends of Gwyddon Court and Ranks
Runner up – Crumlin High Level School
Transforming Lives – Individual award:
Winner – Roger Rowland
Runner up – Christine Evans
‘The Extra Mile’ Employee Award
Winner – Ray Jenkins, Tenancy Enforcement Officer
Runner up – Steve Jarrett, Sheltered Housing Officer
Transforming Communities – Group award:
Winner – Hafod Deg Gardening Project
Runner up – PenyDre Tenants and Residents Association, Rhymney
Transforming Communities – Individual award:
Winner – Mike Perry
Runner up – Mona Whittaker
An award was also presented to Stan Mark, Chair of the former Top of Pantside Residents Association (TOPRA), for longstanding contribution to his community.
A number of the awards were sponsored by the council’s single source supply partner for its £200 million Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) programme – Robert Price Builders’ Merchants, along with their suppliers: Worcester Bosch, Seren Electrical, Nuaire, Quinn Radiators and Solar Windows Ltd.
Cllr David Poole, Deputy Leader of the council and Cabinet Member for Housing, said “This year’s event was another great success and an excellent way to celebrate those people making a difference in communities throughout the county borough. We were also very pleased to launch our first tenant gardening contest this year, which we were inundated with entries for. The calibre of entries for both the gardening contest and Transforming Lives and Communities Awards was incredibly high and judges had an extremely difficult task in deciding winners. I would like to congratulate all of the evening’s winners and runners up; we look forward to next year’s event.”
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