Awards ceremony footage in 2008
Footage of last year's Awards ceremony, taken from the DVD showreel, is now available to view via Flash video. You can download the latest Flash player from Adobeif necessary.
The National Housing Federation
The awards are run by the National Housing Federation, which represents 1,300 independent, not-for-profit housing associations in England and campaigns for better housing and neighbourhoods. Our members provide two million affordable homes for five million people. Find out more at
iN business for neighbourhoods
The awards celebrate a new way of thinking about housing that we call iN business for neighbourhoods. Find out more at www.inbiz.org
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For more information please go to www.housing.org.uk/awards
For all other enquiries please contact:
Email: info@neighbourhoodawards.org.uk
Call Beth Wagstaff on 020 7067 1032.
About the awards
History of the awards
The awards grew out of iN business for neighbourhoods - new way of thinking about housing which is transforming the way people see housing associations, and began life as the iNbiz Awards in 2004.
In 2006, the iNbiz Awards became the Neighbourhood Awards to focus on housing associations' vital neighbourhood role. Since then, awards' reputation has gone from strength to strength.
The Neighbourhood Awards are held every September at the Federation's annual conference at Birmingham's ICC. Glitzy and fun, they allow housing associations and other invited guests to celebrate the sector at its best.
The awards are highly respected in the housing sector and unique because they are judged by tenants.
This year, we have decided to celebrate the incredible neighbourhood achievements of our members through the regional What We Are Proud Of Awards - which were rolled out to every region last year - instead of through the national Neighbourhood Awards.
We have taken this decision for two reasons. First, like most other organisations in the current downturn, we have had to reduce some activities in order to maintain our core services. Second, we wanted to ensure that every region had a chance to shine.
While we will not hold the national Neighbourhood Awards in 2009, we are looking into the possibility of holding it on a biennial basis.
How the awards work
The awards are free to enter for all full members of the National Housing Federation.
Entering the awards will give you the opportunity to celebrate success with your staff and tenants. Winning gives you the opportunity to share it with everyone else. So make entering the Awards a priority.
The What We Are Proud Of Awards
Entry is open to all housing association staff and board members. Housing associations may only enter one project per region, but may enter a project for more than one region.
Entries should be submitted using the entry form www.housing.org.uk/awards
The overall winner is selected from the regional winners by a panel of expert judges. Winners will be announced at our Annual Conference in September 2009.
The awards are free to enter for all full members of the National Housing Federation.
Entering the awards will give you the opportunity to celebrate success with your staff and tenants. Winning gives you the opportunity to share it with everyone else. So make entering the What We Are Proud Of Awards a priority.
