Tenants First Chairperson Scoops National Housing Award
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Lesley Riddoch, award winning journalist and broadcaster who presents a weekly BBC Radio Scotland current affairs programme, delighted a 350 people strong national housing audience when she announced Tenants First Housing Co-operative’s Chair, Martin Van Der Lee, as the winner of the national and prestigious, “The Scottish Housing Committee Member Award 2007,” sponsored by Dumfries & Galloway Housing Partnership.
The audience was gathered at the opening ceremony of Employers in Voluntary Housing’s annual conference in Fairmont Hotel, St Andrews and Martin’s win represents another triumph for Tenants First Housing Co-operative.
Martin Van Der Lee, as this year’s winner was completely overwhelmed when he accepted a cheque for £250, a commemorative world globe clock and an 18 year old bottle of Glenfiddoch whiskey from Lesley Riddoch.
