Introducing this year's celebrity host
Lorraine Kelly

Lorraine Kelly is best known for her own show LK Today on GMTV, which goes out live four days a week. The programme is fast moving packed with glitz, glamour and gossip, attracting huge audiences.
On top of the GMTV slot Lorraine has also been seen presenting various shows across other channels and is also no stranger to radio either.
We welcome her as host for the Neighbourhood Awards 2008.
New-look categories for 2008
We aim to make each years awards bigger and bigger and for 2008 we have changed some of thecategories
Key dates in 2008
Award entries open: 7 April
Awards entries close: 23 May(extended)
Tenant judging open: 6 June
Tenant judging close: 6 July
Shortlisted announced: 18 July
Overall winner announced: 18 September
Please note the only date that refers to the What We Are Proud Of category is the overall winner announcement.
What We Are Proud Of event calendar

All events have now taken place and we have all our regional finalists who go through with a chance to win the Overall National Housing Federation Neighbourhood Award.
Awards dinner
Winners will be announced at the Neighbourhood Awards gala dinner at the National Housing Federation Annual Conference on 18 September 2008. Entering is your opportunity to shine.
All bookings are processed through our Commercial Services team on 020 7067 1066 or events@housing.org.uk.
Shortlisted entrants are not guaranteed a place at the dinner due to very restricted numbers. We advise entrants to book as early as possible when bookings open in mid June 2008 to avoid disappointment.