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
Welcome to the Neighbourhood Awards (formerly the iNbiz Awards)
After a phenomenal number of submissions this year,entries closed on the 23 May.
You still may be able to enter into the What We Are Proud Of category. See What We Are Proud Of
Entry is free
The awards celebrate the work that comes from housing associations' commitments to customers, neighbourhoods and excellence.
These awards are unique because they are judged by tenants from across the country. One overall winner is selected from among the category winners by a panel of experts.
Winners are announced at a glittering ceremony on 18 September 2008 at the National Housing Federation annual conference in Birmingham.
How to enter
Go to the How to enter section to find out about the categories, entry process and rules.
Tenant judges
The success of the Neighbourhood Awards has been largely due to the participation of over 80 nominated tenant and resident judges.
As part of our ongoing commitment to tenant and resident participation in the judging process of the Neighbourhood Awards, we asked again for nominations for tenants and residents to judge in 2008 and, we have to say, we weren't dissappointed. It looks like well over 100 this year will be voting!
All voting is currently taking place online.
What We Are Proud Of Award
The Board Members Choice
The What We We Are Proud Of Award is a new category within this year's Neighbourhood Awards. The award will be linked to a series of board members' events which we are holding in different regions. Each regional event will incorporate an exciting competition to showcase projects and initiatives that you are most proud of.
Unlike the other categories in our Neighbourhood Awards scheme, you can only nominate a project for the What We Are Proud Of Award by contacting your regional events officer.
Download What We Are Proud Of flyer (pdf, opens in a new window)
View the criteria for the What We Are Proud Of category
For more information go to the What We Are Proud Of section of the website.
Last year's overall winner
Last year's overall winner was Julie Fadden (pictured with awards’ host Trisha Goddard) from South Liverpool Housing.
The work of Julie and the other winners showed that housing associations go the extra mile to provide neighbourhoods where people feel proud to live.
Find out more about the Winners 2007
The National Housing Federation
The awards are run by the National Housing Federation, which represents 1,300 independent, not-for-profit housing associations in England and campaigns for better housing and neighbourhoods. Our members provide two million affordable homes for five million people. Find out more at
iN business for neighbourhoods
The awards celebrate a new way of thinking about housing that we call iN business for neighbourhoods. Find out more at www.inbiz.org
Help
Download Frequently asked question (PDF, 105KB)
If you can't find what you are looking for on this website please contact the Neighbourhood Awards Events Team
Tel: 0870 330 1567
Fax: 01707 648 122
Email: info@neighbourhoodawards.org.uk
Neighbourhood Awards Ceremony footage 2006
Footage of last year's Awards ceremony, taken from the DVD showreel, is now available to view via Flash video. You can download the latest Flash player from Adobe if necessary.
