The sixth Moray Tenants Annual Conference was held on 17th September in the Town

Hall in Elgin.  The conference was well attended by tenants from the council and some of the housing associations.  There were also guests from local organisations.  Members of staff from the Moray Council also attended as guests and speakers.   

The main floor of the hall was filled with stands from local organisations imparting information to tenants.  The stands included Grampian Fire and Rescue, Waste Aware, The Moray Council, CFine foods,  Area Forums, SCARF,

Steven Christie, Chair of the Tenants Core Group opened the conference and paid tribute to Mr Charles french who was a champion for Tenant participation not only in Moray but throughout Scotland. Charles had sadly passed away in early September,he will be missed by all who knew him.

Steven then introduced Mr Iain Terry, Housing Programmes Manager who spoke about the councils proposals to build new houses the first in nearly 20 years. He explained that the council are proposing to build new houses in phases as funding becomes available, and he gave delegates an idea as to how the first phase of 48 homes at Elgin East will be set out. Councillor Eric McGillivray then took the stage and spoke about Tenant Participation in Moray, he also spoke about how the council recognised the importance of Tenant Participation and urged delegates to get involved.

 All four workshops were well attended and the tenants were given a lot of new and useful information.  All four workshops were well attended these included Moray Allotments, Healthy Eating, Telecare and Tenant Participation. 

After a buffet lunch there were three presentations these included the digital switchover, fire safety and crime prevention   

The day ended with a free raffle prize draw and everybody went home with a fruit pack supplied by CFine Foods and sponsored by TIO

The Organisers wish to thank all the guest speakers, the workshop facilitators, all those who brought displays, the Moray Council Catering Ladies, All those who donated prizes for the prize draw and members of the Council Housing Team for all their assistance. 

The organisers want to know what you would like to see at the next conference in 2011.  If you have any ideas or suggestions’ please contact Steven Christie on 01343 540524.

 Next year we will be taking the conference on the road, with local events please return to this site for information of events in a venue near you.