 Michael Gelling, Chair
Michael is the Chairperson of his local estate Neighbourhood Forum, Palace Fields in Runcorn, Halton and is also delegate and founder member of Runcorn Residents Federation, which traditionally covered a New Town area. Michael served on the local Council for sixteen years and held a number of key positions in that time including that of Vice Chair of Housing. Michael has continued in the housing arena through his membership of the Tenants and Residents Organisations of England of which he is the Chair.
Michael also serves as a Director of the Independent Housing Ombudsman's service representing T. A. R. O. E.
In Runcorn where he lives, Michael is involved in many voluntary and community groups which cover the disciplines of community safety, poverty, disability, youth, welfare rights and drug issues.
Michael is very proud to be the Chair of the very successful Halton Credit Union, Chair of the seventy place Acorn Community Nursery and is equally proud to be the Company Secretary of Halton Community Partnership Trust, which is a one-stop shop for the voluntary sector.
Michael has a background in personnel and has served, since 1979, as a lay member of the Employment Tribunals service and is also the Chairperson of the Liverpool Employment Tribunals Members Association.
Michael speaks publicly on housing at many forums throughout England and always encourages tenant and resident organisations to affiliate to T. A. R. O. E. by promoting the need for a properly funded National Tenants Organisation. Michael always uses the opportunity to promote the Ombudsman's service at these events so that tenants understand that the service is "a free at the point of need" for tenants who cannot resolve problems with their landlord locally.
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 Brian Pordage, Vice-Chair
Representative area, Camden Town, London
Federation, Camden Federation
Number of Tenants 26,000
Brian is both on the management Committee of CFTRA and also
Chair of Kentish Town District Management Committee, one of the 5 DMCs
in the
borough, a
position he has held for several years. As such he directly
represents 8-9000 tenants. He believes in becoming involved to support
tenants and
to
improve their conditions and environment.
Brian has given backing
to various campaign within the area and is part of the Moonlight
Robbery campaign which
is attempting to get all of tenant's rents ploughed back into
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 Cora Carter (MBE), Secretary
I have been Secretary of TAROE since its formation.
Previous to this secretary of the National Tenants and Residents Federation from 1989 to its merger with the National Tenants Organisation to TAROE in 1997. I am Treasurer of Kirklees Federation of Tenants & Residents Associations who represent 120 tenants & residents associations within the borough.
Kirklees has 37,500 tenants & residents.
KFTRA was formed in 1987
I am secretary of own tenants & residents association since its inauguration in 1984
I have been involved in working group and consultation with the ODPM and other professional housing groups.
Tenant participation has always been at the forefront of all the work that I do and always will be.
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 Frank Fletcher, Assistant Secretary
Representative Area Bolton
Federation Batra, Bolton Federation
Number of tenants 20,000
Frank is the Chairman of his federation, he is a director of Bolton
Community Homes, and is treasurer of the Greater Manchester Federations of
Federations.
Frank is also a director of a neighbourhood management board in
his own borough of Bolton. He is also involved with the North West Tenants
and residents Assembly, he is secretary of the only B&me Residents
Association in Bolton.
Frank is currently Chairman of TPAS Northern Regional
Committee, and in his borough actually sits on twenty seven committee,so or
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 Dennis Rees, Treasurer
Vice Chair TPAS
Chair Midlands Region of TPAS
Chair National Federation of ALMO's
Chair of Derby Homes first 3* ALMO
Treasurer Derby Association Of Community Partners
Chair Sussex Circus Community Panel
Tenant Inspection Advisor for the Audit Commission
I have been involved in Tenant participation over the last 11 years,
first Tenant in Derby to be on the Housing Committee
First Tenant Chair of Derby Homes.
First Tenant Chair of the National Federation of ALMOs |
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