TCR Local Support (Hastings)

Local 

1066 Housing Association
1066 HA is the major social landlord in Hastings & St Leonard's-on-Sea, East Sussex. One in eight local residents live in our properties, with particularly high proportions of young and elderly people. The town has problems concentrated in a number of neighbourhoods, and as an organisation with a large asset base and strong community ownership, we see ourselves as a catalyst for regeneration. In this context, some of our key aims are: 

  • the creation of neighbourhoods where residents want to live and work

  • the provision of homes that are individual, attractive, economical and well maintained

  • the development of neighbourhood management structures that facilitate the engagement of all  residents in the specification of the services they receive from the Association and other  agencies.

Examples of projects or experience:

Credit Union: 1066 HA and its residents initiated the Hastings & St Leonard's Credit Union. 

Tenant Participation Compact: a compact was developed in late 2000, bringing together policies developed over 15 years 

Added Value Audit: in 1999 the Association carried out an audit of its tenant involvement and regeneration activities which attempted to apply a cost/benefit analysis approach in assessing their success.

Tenant Working for Tenants: the association has developed a number of services employing teams of residents, including survey work, caretaking, decorating and grounds maintenance. These projects collectively won the 1998 Participation Into Practice Award.

Action Planning and Planning for Real: 1066 has initiated or worked with residents groups on a number of initiatives based around these tools

Keyworker accommodation: the Association is developing a keyworker scheme in partnership with the local Education Action Zone
Service offered The Association will signpost tenant groups or their representatives to contacts who can give them the information they need on matters such such as:
  • Action Planing
  • Budgets
  • Business Plans
  • Chairing Meetings
  • Contracts
  • Hiring Venues
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Planning for Real
  • Workshops
Info Materials The Association provides a compact document which describes the services provided to tenants and tenant groups along with their rights and responsibilities.   
Contact Details P.O. Box 1066, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1WY
Phone: 01424 781291, Fax: 01424 781255 
E-mail:  tp@1066ha.org.uk     
Terms & Conditions Services are limited to the Association's tenants.