At the 2001 census the town had a population of 74531.
More than 100 council tenants took part in the first ever housing conference organised by Tamworth Borough Council.
The conference was held at the Assembly Rooms last Thursday to give Tamworth tenants the opportunity to have their say on housing services, hear about the latest developments in social housing, listen to guest speakers and ask for advice.
The event was split into two sessions. The first featured a number of guest speakers and was attended by almost 70 tenants.
The afternoon session was a drop-in event, with exhibition stands from a number of groups and organisations including council staff, new repairs contractor Mears, new gas contractor Morrison, TAROE (Tenants & Residents Organisations of England), the Tenant Consultative Group and TamworthCAN.
Throughout the day, more than 100 council tenants went along to the conference to pick up help and advice, ask questions and put forward suggestion for improving the housing service
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Tenant participation Make a difference and have a say in your Housing Service
We are committed to making sure that all of our tenants and leaseholders can get involved in how their housing service are run.
By working closely with tenants, we can provide a first-class service, inline with what tenants tell us they need. We believe that tenant involvement is a vital part of what we do and by working with you, we can provide the best possible service.
We aim to:
Listen to what tenants and leaseholders tell usKeep tenants and leaseholders informedProvide accessible forms of consultationOffer a range of ways for involvementActively encourage involvementWe want to "to put tenants in the driving seat to help make improvements to our housing service, homes and communities".
Please realise (I actually think you probably do) that the way politics works, and particularly locally is thus-
Tell us what you think; tell us what you need; then we'll do what we think is best for you irrespective of your opinion. ('Cause we're the council and know what's best).”
by Abominate
Friday, March 02 2012, 5:08AM
“Dear Tammy,
Please realise (I actually think you probably do) that the way politics works, and particularly locally is thus-
Tell us what you think; tell us what you need; then we'll do what we think is best for you irrespective of your opinion. ('Cause we're the council and know what's best).”