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 year’s awards bigger and bigger and for 2008 have changed some of categories
Which one will you enter?
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: TBC
• 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

See What We Are Proud Of closing dates
•East of England:14 May, Bedford Lodge Hotel, Newmarket (this is now closed)
•East Midlands and West Midlands: 20 May 2008, the Yew Lodge Hotel, Kegworth (this is now closed)
•North Regions: 5 July, National Railway Museum, York
•South East : 31 May - The Ark Centre, Basingstoke
•South West: 21 June - The Exchange, Bridgwater
•London - 16 July - Royal Overseas League, London
How to enter
Entry is free for members of the National Housing Federation and and must be made online via this website. Make sure you have prepared your submission according to the process below.
- Read the rules to find out about the entry process
- Decide which of the categories is best for you
- Look at the criteria to help you prepare your entry
- Sign up online so you can enter your submission