2008 Annual HECA Awards

Northern Ireland Maureen Kerr Maureen Kerr has been nominated because of the enthusiasm with which she set up and delivered a training course in Home Energy Conservation for the Housing Executive’s staff. The course was delivered to the Housing Executive’s network of over 50 offices across Northern Ireland comprising nearly 3,000 staff. The half day course was very well received by staff and subsequently the course was made available to Housing Associations and community groups.

South West Erica Pretty & Trevor George Poole Council has maintained their high position - now second - in the country for HECA reporting and continue successful domestic housing projects. The successful Safer Homes Scheme encompasses fuel poverty and home safety and is now in its second year

North West Jim Nixon Jim Nixon is a veteran member of HEON North West. He is hard working and develops projects on an innovative and imaginative manner. He schemes have been recognised throughout the North West as models of good practice and the award is thoroughly deserved.

North East Cliff Duff Cliff launched Easington's “Warm Homes Campaign” 10 years ago in order to raise district wide awareness of fuel poverty and home insulation grant schemes for local residents. The Campaign has received a national award from the NEA and was short listed for the LGC awards. There are over two hundred community groups and venues that take part in the Campaign to promote energy grant schemes to residents.

South East Linzi Bagshaw The South East HECA regional award winner is Linzi Bagshaw, who has shown considerable efforts in HECA and domestic energy efficiency over the last year.

West London Warm Zone Programme collected by Gemma Moore The winner of the London award is the 'West London Warm Zones' programme. This covers 7 officers: - Charles Pipe, London Borough of Hounslow - Jo Gill, London Borough of Hillingdon - John Davies, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham - Kam Sandu, London Borough of Ealing - Roz Baptiste, London Borough of Brent - Gemma Moore, London Borough of Harrow - Justine Dornan, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea London

East Pennine Richard Smith Since joining Doncaster Met. Borough Council in 2001, Richard Smith has: Set up the Save’n’Warm scheme. The scheme has delivered insulation measure to over 26,000 households. The scheme has secured over £9m from utilities. Co-ordinated the South Yorkshire EEAC from 2004 tripling the staff force from 4 to 12 Secured match funding and delivered Barnsley MBC’s private sector insulation scheme every year from Administered the South Yorkshire Hotspots project from August A partnership to deliver fire safety, affordable warmth, quit smoking advice and benefit entitlement checks to vulnerable households. Co-ordinated and delivered the South Yorkshire Housing and Regeneration Partnership heating programme. Utilising Regional Housing Board funds of £2.95m from 2005 and will deliver the programme through to 2011 utilising a further £3.6m Was a successful CEEF applicant on behalf of Doncaster, Barnsley and Rotherham. £49k from DEFRA and receiving £60k from Doncaster PCT.

Eastern Dr Matthew Ling & Peter Gudde Peter and Matthew are jointly responsible for leading the CRed Suffolk project. CRed Suffolk is a partnership comprising the University of East Anglia, all the local authorities in Suffolk, Suffolk County Council, the Energy Saving Trust, the Environment Agency, Suffolk ACRE and the Groundwork Trust.

West Midlands Barbara Sarbinowska Barbara is the officer responsible for implementing the action plan of the affordable warmth strategy “Keeping Warm in Worcester” and in the very short time she has been in post has raised the issue of energy conversation and the environmental throughout the Council and wider community.

Wales Adrian Roberts Adrian Roberts from Gwynedd Council has been awarded the 2008 Wales HECA Award for his sustained enthusiasm and success within the field of domestic energy efficiency and his highly proactive and holistic approach to alleviating fuel poverty. We also present this award in the hope that Adrian will once again grace us with his mellifluous karaoke tones after last year's impressive impromptu performance during the evening’s entertainment. Adrian would like to acknowledge the efforts of Richard Roberts and Rhys Thomas of Gwynedd Council Housing Service as it’s they who deliver the schemes he’s created.