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Tenant Involvement

The following information is available in this category:-

Tenant Newsletter

Home and Housing News is produced twice a year and provides information to tenants about both Housing and local community issues. The editorial panel for Home and Housing News is made up of tenants and officers. If you have any suggestions or comments for an article please contact Denise Smith (Tenant Services Officer) e mail: housing@oswestry-bc.gov.uk or telephone her on 01691 657274

Tenant Training

Training courses are open to all tenants on a first come first served basis. They are designed to assist tenants in becoming fully involved in housing management and cover topics such as meetings, producing news letters and encouraging community involvement.

All training offered is free and refreshments are provided. Assistance with transport, care and childcare is available.
If you would like information on training offered, article please contact Denise Smith (Tenant Services Officer) e mail: housing@oswestry-bc.gov.uk or telephone her on 01691 657274.

Tenants Working Group (TWG)

The TWG was formed in March 2000 as the official link between council tenants and the borough council.

The TWG is sponsored by our housing services and is recognised both by elected members and council officers as the official channel for maintaining contact between tenants and the local authority.

Members of the TWG are unpaid volunteers who are elected representatives of all tenants of the Council. They monitor the performance of the Housing Service, are consulted on new policies before they can be accepted. They consider all new information leaflets etc to decide whether they can be awarded the readability approved logo.  They will also have their own issues which will involve inviting outside agencies such as police, health and safety, County Council etc. to make presentations to their meetings.

Meetings are held normally on the last Friday in the month between 14:00 and 16:00.
These meetings are always attended by elected members and council officers who make themselves available to answer questions, where possible.

The TWG has been involved in the decision-making process of the Housing Service at many levels and aims to continue working in partnership with the Council's Housing Services to ensure that tenants' views remain firmly on the agenda.
The TWG committee is made up of 15 residents and 4 Councillors and holds it's A.G.M. annually in the Spring.
Please remember your views are important to us and we would be pleased to hear from you.

To contact the Tenants Working Group

Write to:

Tenants Working Group
Tenant Resource Centre
Oswestry Borough Council
Monkmoor Court
Oswestry   SY11 2XF