'Stars' in the community honoured at awards ceremony

Archive News Story: November 2011
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Thirteen residents from Tower Hamlets were crowned ‘Star in the Community’ last week (21/11/11) at an award ceremony held at the East Wintergarden, in Canary Wharf.

The STAR awards, organised by 8 housing associations in Tower Hamlets as well as Tower Hamlets Homes, were a chance for fellow residents to nominate their ‘local heroes’ for making difference to their neighbourhood.

Nominations could be for community volunteers who spent time, doing something which benefits their community or for being an active member of a community group, organising events for fellow residents or supporting and helping other individuals in the area.

Tower Hamlets Homes’ residents and community volunteers, Sybil Yates and Mamun Rashid, scooped an award each for Inspirational Resident and Bringing People Together.

The winners were selected by a panel of independent resident judges.

The categories and winners were:

Inspirational Resident Award

Fulma Begum- Tower Hamlets Community Housing

Sybil Yates - Tower Hamlet Homes

Tressa Bates –Swan

Julian Fordyce – Spitalfields

Kim Hayman - Poplar HARCA

Maggie Phillips - One Housing Group

Martin King - Old Ford  

Nicole Cameron - Newlon

David Stackable - Gateway

Young Person of the Year Award

Lucy Izzet - Gateway

Contribution to Resident Involvement Award

Olive Bailey - Old Ford

Bringing People Together Award

Mamun Rashid–Tower Hamlets Homes

Environmental Award

Ken Davies - Tower Hamlets Community Housing

Jim Fitzpatrick, Poplar and Limehouse MP, and guest speaker at the event said: ‘It’s great that residents’ achievements are being recognised. Without the work of these inspirational people the borough would not be the fantastic place it is today.’

The STAR in the Community awards is supported by Gateway Housing Association, Newlon Housing Trust, Old Ford Housing Association, One Housing Group, Poplar HARCA, Spitalfields Housing Association, Swan Housing Association, Tower Hamlets Community Housing and Tower Hamlets Homes.