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Registered Company Name:
Saffron Housing Trust Limited
Registered Office:
Saffron Barn, Swan Lane, Long Stratton, Norfolk, NR15 2XP
Company Registration Number:
04740454
VAT No:
831 2392 50
Registered Charity Number:
1103896
Housing Corp. Reg. No.
LH4412
Registered in England and Wales
Board Members and Management
Karen Wooddissee - Chair
Karen lives near Diss and is a partner in a local business providing training for parents of children with disabilities and the practitioners who work with their families, Quality Standard Assessment Services are also provided for a range of organisations. She is also a Trustee for the National Autistic Society and BREAK. Karen has extensive experience of effective partnership development and working across the private, public & voluntary sectors, and hopes to ensure that Saffron continues to develop partnerships to achieve maximum benefit for our current and future residents and our communities. Karen is the present Chair of the Governing Board of Saffron Housing Trust.
Michael Harrowven - Vice Chair
Michael comes from a Norfolk background and is married with three children. He brings to the Board many years of senior level commercial experience from within the banking and financial/insurance sectors, and also a thorough knowledge and extensive experience of public and voluntary sector organisations.
Michael strongly believes that Saffron Housing should aim to radically improve the living conditions and life opportunities of all its tenants by driving forward and delivering on its committed major improvement programme, and in addition, demonstrate a clear determination to work in partnership with relevant and likeminded organisations, for the creation of sustainable communities throughout the South Norfolk area in particular.
Eloise Ellis
Eloise is a University Lecturer in Law, primarily teaching in the field of Public Law and Human Rights. She was elected to South Norfolk District Council in a 2008 by-election to represent the residents of Diss and had recently been promoted to Cabinet with responsibility for Economic and Regulatory Services.
More details to follow.
Graham Minshull
Graham lives to Diss with his wife and young son and has over 17 years experience as a social housing tenant. His interests include tenant participation and the repairs/maintenance service. Graham is enjoying the challenge of developing the housing service within South Norfolk and is looking forward to more challenges ahead.
John Overton
John has spent the last 21 years as a Parish Councillor for Poringland before standing down and then being elected in the last local elections as a District Councillor for Poringland and the Framinghams. His portfolio consists of being a member of main planning, chairman of Eastern Rivers Neighbourhood Area Snaps Team, Member of Eastern Area Planning Committee and part of the Phosc Economic Task Group. More details to follow.
Derek Player
Derek worked in local government, the voluntary sector and two central government departments in the first half of his career. Since 1988 he has been involved in the social housing sector, firstly as a senior manager of a "top ten" Housing Association and latterly as head of a homelessness charity in Norwich. He was the first Chair of the Governing Board of Saffron Housing Trust from 2003 to 2008. Derek's ambition for Saffron is to enhance the organisation's reputation as a responsive, professional and caring landlord. But he also wants to help establish the Trust as an ambitious developer of good quality, affordable homes in South Norfolk.
Linda Sinclair
Linda has been a Board Member since transfer. Prior to that she was a Tenant Representative for South Norfolk Council and was on the Environmental Improvements Panel.
Linda is the local representative for South Norfolk Credit Union and also runs the South Norfolk Freecycle site, she is self-employed making bespoke wedding stationery and is an active supporter of green, organic and self-sufficiency issues.
Linda brings a wide range of skills as well as experience of tenants issues to the Board and makes a positive and useful contribution.
Arley Turner
Arley who is retired and lives in Long Stratton, has been a tenant for forty years and a member of the Tenants' Federation for the past eight. This has included involvement in all aspects of the housing service and promoting the needs and the wishes of the tenants.
Previously she worked in the Employment Service helping to re-establish people with disabilities into the workplace. She also sits on the Sheltered Housing Panel, which looks after the welfare of the elderly, and has a seat on the Health Improvement Forum.
She brings a broad range of skills and grass roots knowledge of the tenants' needs to the Board.
Ken Warman
Ken is a chartered Chemical Engineer retired after a career spanning 40 years in the food industry. He has been a member of South Norfolk Council for 20 years, a past Leader and Chairman. He is a parish councillor for Brooke, a governor at Framingham Earl High School and a past director of the Norwich and District Citizens Advice Bureau. He is married with a son and daughter and five grandchildren. His senior management and local government experience has enabled him to make a positive contribution to the Board.
Terry Woods
Terry has been a tenant in South Norfolk for more than 30 years, he lives in Old Costessey with his wife and family. Terry has a strong commitment to customer services and an understanding of customer expectations through work as an installer of security. He has a particular interest in services for tenants and ensuring that repairs and maintenance works are carried out to a high standard and on time.