Tenants & Residents Associations
Tenants and Residents Associations can have a positive impact on housing estates and can help turn problem
areas into happy and vibrant communities.
Often residents groups are run by the few
to act on behalf of everyone else and we at Maidstone Housing Trust are keen to encourage more people to come forward.
We work in partnership with Maidstone Borough Council, the Police and PCSOs, Community Development Workers, Councillors and others to help address issues and improve communities.
We welcome people from all sections of society and offer support and training.
Being involved in a residents association can be very rewarding, and bring about real change.
We have a map of residents associations (this is a PDF file and will open in a new window) If you want to know if a residents association operates in your area, or you're interested in starting one up, again please contact our Community Involvement Officer on 01622 212542.
Ringlestone Community Association
Ringlestone has a very active Community Association. Recent projects they have been involved in include:
A tidy up of the recreation area
A quiz night
And a Partners and Communities Together (PACT) survey, which looks at the top three concerns the residents have.
Wendy Eagle is Secretary of the Ringlestone Community Assocation, and can be contacted on 01622 205848.
Coombe Farm Residents Association
Coombe Farm Residents Assocation meet at the Children's Hut every two months. Local people asked for a community bonfire party for the children, so we supported it, along with local Councillors, and helped it happen.
Maidstone Housing Trust staff and local young people had a 'tidy up' morning to remove litter and rubbish, and generally improve the look of the area. It was so successful we are holding another in February.
Local news
We work with local communities to help Tenants and Residents Associations produce newsletters. You can see some of these on this page.
If you are interested in setting up a residents group in your area, and would like more information, call our Community Involvement Team on 01622 212537 or email communityinvolvement@maidstonehousing.org.uk
date published: 08/02/2008