Community Awards

KHT hosted it's first Presentation night as part of the celebration for KHT's 5th birthday.

The aim of the awards was to celebrate the huge contribution that employees, Board and Area Board Members, tenants and Knowsley residents had made to KHT's success so far

The first award of the evening was the Outstanding Contribution to Customer Service. In all, over 60 employees were nominated by their colleagues. This was reduced to a shortlist of five:

- Tony Bamford
- Phil Cook
- Diane Klestil
- Helen Morley
- Debbie Waring


The winner after a very close vote was: Phil Cook. Some of the comments made about him were:

• ‘Phil’s helpful nature and patience with customers means he is well liked and respected by customers and colleagues alike’
• ‘He’s really reliable and consistently goes the extra mile during his working day’
• ‘He is good at his job and good with people’
• ‘He never complains and is always one of the first to volunteer to help’

Well done to all who were nominated.

The next category was for the Young Citizen of the Year. The nominees were chosen by various schools in Knowsley and the young adults all contribute heavily with volunteer work and various out of school activities. The three nominees were:


- Nathan Horan
- Jennifer Ginley
- David Lane


The winner was Nathan Horan and his award was received by his very proud parents. Nathan:

• is hard working, reliable and is committed to representing children and young people throughout Knowsley.
• He is a Member of Youth Parliament for Knowsley
• We was recently elected Vice Chair of Knowsley Children and Young People’s Forum
• And he combines representing young people with enjoying basketball and drama

The next category was for Outstanding contribution to the community by a Knowsley resident. Again this was a very close category and many KHT tenants were nominated for their work they do in their community. The three nominees were:

- Jean Jones
- Cathy Phillips
- Ron Sinclair


The winner was Jean Jones who is an active member of the TREES resident group:

• She cooks meals for the Pensioners Club and also runs pensioner’s bingo and helps out with a dance group each Wednesday evening
• Jean always has a smile
• Whenever the local residents group has a planting day, a clean up or other activities, she is always one of the first to help.
• She is a little star, who is really valued and appreciated by all of the local residents

Next up was the award for Outstanding Contribution to the community by a group or organisation. These were nominated as they do that little bit extra to add value to their community and the residents nominated the following:

- Kirkby Fire Station
- Northwood Parents and Toddlers Group
- Tower Hill Junior Angling Group


Again the voting was tight but the winner was Northwood Parents and Toddlers Group:

• They are a handful of women volunteers who provide a range of activities for people of all ages in the community, including a vital childcare service for local parents
• They also organise and run a local allotment
• They also recently organised a party for local pensioners to celebrate Liverpool’s 800th birthday and dressed up in costumes which helped to recreate some magical memories for those who attended

The penultimate award went to the Residents Assoctaion of the Year. There have been many fantastic and enthusiastic associations who have been very active throughout the year but the shortlist consisted of:

- Greenwood Pensioners Club
- Heys Residents Association
- Tree Community Association


The winner was Trees Community Association. Some of the reasons they won are:

• This group has made a fantastic difference to their area for people of all ages
• They hold regular community clean up and fun days that bring everyone in the community together
• They have cleared overgrown land and planted rose beds that have brightened up the area
• They have also started a dance group called W.I.K.E.D for 13-19 yr olds to meet every Wednesday evening and is attended by over 60 youngsters each week

Last but not least was a special award given to KHT's Inside Housing Football Champions. They have won this national competition for the 3rd time in 4 years and their success has helped to raise KHT’s profile in the housing sector and shown that the Trust is achieving success on and off the field. Accepting the award on behalf of the team was Steve Dunning and Carl Woods.

Well done to all who were nominated and it is hoped that this could become a regular feature in the KHT Calendar.