What we’ve done
Derwent living continue to host many varied and interesting involvement initiatives with outcomes that we are proud of. These projects, events and achievements wouldn’t have been possible without your participation, which is why we have named this, ‘What We’ve Done’.
Here’s just a sample of what we’ve done together over the recent years…
2012
The Big Day Out
More than 200 people turned up to Derwent Living’s Big Day Out at the Roundhouse, Derby, which took place on Saturday 23 June 2012. The event allowed residents to meet staff and find out about the organisation… Read more
Derwent Living App
In August 2012 we launched our mobile app for smart phones. We felt that it was important to keep up with the advancements in technology… Read more
Resident Scrutiny Team win gold
In August 2012 Derwent Living’s Resident Scrutiny Team were recognised with a Gold Award from East Midlands Tenant Participation Forum. The award was given to the team for their positive changes made within Derwent Living and for being a good example of best practice in resident scrutiny… Read more
The Forum
In September 2012 Derwent Living launched a new involvement initiative called The Forum. This new group bought together customers from a range of different panels into one initiative… Read more
Bedroom Tax Roadshows
In October 2012 Derwent Living took to the road to visit customers who would potentially be affected by welfare changes and in particular the ‘bedroom tax’… Read more
Service Spot Checkers
In October 2012 we launched our Service Spot Checkers project. For their first task the group of customer volunteers spent an entire morning contacting other customers to gain their feedback on a recent repair that had been carried out… Read more
2011
The Big Get Together
The Big Get Together, which took place on 16 June 2011, was one of the biggest events that Derwent Living had organised in recent times. Nearly 150 customers attended the event… Read more
Customer report
We worked with customers to identify the theme and concept for this year’s customer report. We also asked what balance of information customers would like to see and for their views on how Derwent Living had performed over the last 12 months… Read more
Impact assessment
The Customer Involvement Impact Assessment shows how what’s been achieved by customers getting involved in the last year… Read more
The text generation
Derwent Living launched its use of text messaging to improve communication with customers… Read more
Welcome home
During 2011 over 1000 properties transferred to Derwent Living from Home Housing Group. Welcome events were arranged to enable new customers to meet Derwent staff and give them the opportunity to discuss any queries or concerns relating to the transfer… Read more
Local offers
In April we launched the Local offers which you told us were most important to you… Read more
2010
TPAS accreditation
Derwent Living was awarded a coveted landlord accreditation by the Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) – achieving a high score for involving residents in the organisation… Read more
Funday
Hundreds of customers of all ages enjoyed a fantastic day out to the Lincolnshire resort of Skegness in August. Coach-loads of residents set off from across the East Midlands, destined for the seaside… Read more
Customer call out
During June all staff members, from Directors down, aimed to call 25 customers to ask them how things are going… Read more
Community volunteers
In the first 12 months of the community volunteer project, the team inspected and reported on 51 schemes across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire… Read more
