TPAS
Awards 2012 On Friday 10th of February at the Palace Hotel in Manchester, two young people, who are Trafford Housing Trust tenants, were shortlisted to attend a prestigious awards afternoon. The Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) awards are open to social housing providers and tenants to give recognition to those who give up their free time in their community to make a positive difference. With this in mind Shannon Dolan, aged 16 from Sale Moor, and John McGuiness, aged 16 from Old Trafford, were amongst the nominees for the ‘Young Tenant of the Year’ award. Shannon Dolan said “It was very beneficial, even though I didn’t win. I feel proud to have been considered and it has given me further incentive to do more for my community.”
Shannon Dolan Shannon and John were both given a certificate to thank them for their hard work and special commendations were given to Shannon Dolan, as a near finalist, for her efforts. Ann Guttridge was nominated for the work she does in her community in Stretford and across Trafford. She was shortlisted from hundreds of nominations down to the final 9 and was thrilled to get that far. here were some fantastic examples of work T being done by tenants in all different areas and I’m proud to just be nominated. Congratulations for being nominated, we are proud of you all!
John McGuiness added “When Tabby rang me and told me, I felt really proud that my work in helping to make my community a better place, had been recognised. At the awards ceremony, it was good to see what other people were doing to make a difference. Even though I didn’t win it will not stop me from carrying on in helping to make a difference in Old Trafford.” 41