Hi all have you any ideas for guests at any future public meetings please get in touch all ideas welcome.

Although the association has now closed down some of us will still be in contact  with Barrhead Housing ( B H ) &  East Renfrewshire Council (E R ) and attending various meeting as local representatives.  

The Scottish housing regulator requires all social landlords to  engage with all tenants. Both B H & ER comply with this statuary requirement.

I was having a quick look at the Scottish Housing Regulator's web site a good view and an easy read.

  

  

Friday afternoon found us off to the annual day conference of the federation of local housing Association. At this conference was at the invitation of the Barrhead Housing Association. At this event I was joined by a fellow rep from Auchenback. this was a good day and there were various workshops. Although I was not allocated to the one on welfare the subject of the bedroom tax came up at workshops that had no relation to the subject.

One of the workshops was on how the work of the Scottish Housing Regulator &  the inspections they carried out. I was interesting to observe how things are working out. It confirms that all the time we spent on the draft & consultation was worth it.

I will be sitting down to think of a plan for the public meeting we will be calling throughout the year.

Have you any views on guest speaker or subjects.

Anyway off to bed back tomorrow.

                                                                     News from your area .
                                 As you  will have seen on previous posts we have changed.
                                                             Some photos of Gateside.

We hope to be working with the rep for Gateside.

Latter to day I am going to  a conference in Paisley .

This is with Flair which is the grouping of housing association's in Scotland.

I will report on this soon.

Well to day together with other tenants reps from Barrhead I attended the 4th annual tenants conference of the Cunningham Housing Association. (C H A )

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This was one of the better conferences I have been privileged to attend.

After the warm welcome by the chairman of the association Mr R Richards we were given a review of the previous year by the chief executive  Mr F A Sweeney

The first presentation was from Sahara Hammond from the local Citizens Advice . This presentation highlighted the various issues in the area all of which are just what we see hear in East Renfrewshire (E R )

 C H A's asset manage  Mr L Watters gave the report on asset management. This is much the same as most other social housing providers.

 Now the important part of the day lunch.
 
Paul Clark an energy consultant  gave an presentation on energy C H A have asocial enterprise called Citrus Energy. One of the main points of this presentation was to get people on to the best and off the high cost card meters.

The final presentation was from Age Scotland by Heather Baillie this was a first class talk which sent us rushing  to collect a range of booklets. We will pass them along to our fellow reps from Shear.I believe they will find them of interest.

We were then treated to entertainment from a local school (Winton Primary Choir )

Then Naomi Breeze's new play about welfare reform.  
          
            

Well at yesterdays meeting with regret it was agreed that the association would be wound up. It was agreed that with others I would continue to attend as a rep for our area. As you will see I have changed the title page. We will be working in close contact with a tenants from Gateside.

   We will be arranging various public meetings through the year with speakers on a range of topics.

                                  So watch this space & I will fly in with more information.

At the meeting the previous  A G M minute was approved. The accounts were audited and approved.

Other matters raised were about fly tipping  at the garages up in Gateside together with dog fouling. This vexing matter will be taken up with cleansing. Together with our rant about the subject yesterday.

It was mentioned about the cost of special uplifts and was noted. However the current cost dose not cover the cost. I dislike the charge as much as anyone & I hope this is changed as  this charge only results in more fly tipping. Why I fail to understand a the council unit is open at reasonable times. Also there  is ReUseit .

                                   below  some of the things donated  to ReUseit .

  

Above for some of our  M P's ?

Better going to a new home than just dumped

Our contact E Mail is still the same 

dalmenytra@gmail.com

To day I am off to a day conference in Irvine with the new rep from Gatside & the Customer Engagement  officer. The conference is hosted by the Cunningham Housing Association  & I will post a report on this.  

Alll

  

                         It's our meeting I hope there will be a good turn out please come along.

 

Yes I am back on my usual rant about fly tipping.

 I have contacted East Renfrewshire Council  ( E R ) and I am waiting for information on this  situation together with

and not forgetting

                                                          The block behind the caravan.
Have you had thoughts about things we could do for our wee area, come to our meeting and let us know.

                                                           dalmenytra@gmail.com

                 We can assist with hall bookings and if required any disclosures( P V G) that may be required.

                     As we are a tenants group we do not get charged for getting any  P V G's

                      It's Tuesday & only one day till our meeting please come if you can.

What will your day bring I see from the weather broadcast that there is rain on the way so get out and enjoy before it starts.

Our park which is underused please get in contact if you have any ideas to put the park to use get in touch.