Shortlist 2008

Choose an award from the list below to see the shortlisted entries for that category.

Peaceful and Better Neighbourhood Award
Best Neighbour Award
Local Engagement and Involvement Award
Communications Award
Partnership Award
Independent Living and Older People Award
Diversity and Race Award
Best Neighbourhood Design Award - The Liveability test
Greener Neighbourhoods Award
What We Are Proud Of Award
Peaceful and Better Neighbourhood Award
1. Bromford Group - Wychall Farm, Birmingham
2. Metropolitan Housing Trust - The Canalside regeneration
3. Testway Housing Limited - Testway turns around and feels the difference
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Best Neighbour Award Sponsored by Northern Counties Housing Association
1. Mendip Housing Ltd - Glorias Day!
2. Merlin Housing Society - From bad to good
3. Testway Housing Limited - Testway's Community Spirit - John Cockaday
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Local Engagement and Involvement Award Sponsored by Midland Heart
1. Bromsgrove District Housing Trust - Silver Hoodies - going for gold
2. Mendip Housing - Bright ideas make better communities with the Environmental Improvement Fund
3. Testway Housing Limited - The community turns around with Testway
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Communications Award
1. Gallions Housing Association - Max the lion plays it safe
2. Luminus Group - Openness and communication - the Luminus way of excellence
3. Weaver Vale Housing Trust - Innovative Ways of Engaging Young People
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Partnership Award Sponsored by Riverside Group
1. Black Country Housing Group - Health through Warmth
2. Erimus Housing Ltd - Tandem - Erimus Housing Ltd and The Five Lamps working together to tackle financial exclusion
3. Oxford Citizens Housing Association - SHOUT youth and community project
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Independent Living and Older People Award Sponsored by The Guardian
1. Midland Heart - St Matthew's Place
2. Peabody Trust - Peabody Trust's Darwin Court: Independent living within an active community
3. Sovereign Housing Association Ltd - Carnarvon Place - a new start for older people
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Diversity and Race Award
1. Accent Group - Releasing Potential
2. Novas Scarman Group - Contemporary Urban Centre (CUC) Northwest
3. Tower Hamlets Community Housing - Bucking the trend - Building better lives by reducing overcrowding
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Best Neighbourhood Design Award - The Liveability test
1. Independent Tenants Committee of Shepherds Bush Housing Group - Northcroft & Bailey Court, ten years on, agood place to live.
2. Selwood Housing’s Studley Green Tenant and Resident Association - Rebuilding Beirut Corner & Murder Mile
3. Swan Housing Association - New Estate Design has Lead to a Nicer and More Liveable Estate
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Greener Neighbourhoods Award Sponsored by Smith and Williamson
1. Festival Housing Group - A Green Space For Everyone
2. Gallions Housing Association - Highlighting our public spaces
3. Optima Community Association in partnership with Birmingham City Council - We love our parks!
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What We Are Proud Of Award Sponsored by Hays Social Housing
1. Amicus Horizon Group - Helping Residents Achieve
2. East Dorset Housing Association (part of the Synergy Housing Group) - "A new chapter for Boscombe"
3. Erimus Housing - Peer Kids
4. Hermitage Housing Association - StreetSport
5. Incommunities Group - BizFizz
6. New Progress housing Association - Building Foundation For Life
7. Paston Area Community Trust - Putting the Trust into Paston
8. South Staffordshire Housing Association - Project Independant Living
9. Spirita - Redwelly - Stamping out Garden Poverty
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