Tenant's Tips create 2010 housing calendar
26 October 2009
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Councillor Pat Jones, Mayor of the Borough of Harrogate is presented with the first copy of the 2010 Tenants' Calendar by the winning tenants.
Throughout the summer months, Harrogate Borough Council's tenants and leaseholders have been sending in their top household, cooking and gardening tips.
Twelve have been chosen one for each month of next year's tenants' calendar.
This calendar is used to keep council tenants informed on housing services and key dates in the year.
As well as mouth-watering recipes, there are top tips on how to make tiles and glass sparkle and lots of advice on how to make the best of gardens, flowers and vegetable growing.
Councillor Mrs Pat Jones, Mayor of the Borough of Harrogate, welcomed the winners into the Mayor's Parlour on 26 October to say a big thank you to everyone who took the time to offer good and expert advice to other tenants.
The Mayor added.
"This is such a lovely calendar and I wished I had had such tips readily available to me when I was a new wife and homemaker.
"As well as giving the calendar to all tenants and leaseholders, it will also form part of a Welcome to Your New Home box that our housing staff will provide to new tenants.
We asked new tenants what information they would find useful and what little things would have eased them into their new home."
The Welcome Pack for new tenants includes toilet rolls, energy efficient light bulbs, bin bags, anti-bacterial wipes, pen and notepad and a dustpan and brush.
The judges in the calendar competition were Amy Brown, Tenant Involvement Officer, Sheila Bell, Premises Officer and Mike Middleton, Parks Technical Officer.
The winners are:
January - Barbara Wood with a recipe for lemon curd
February -
Mrs Christine Feingold how to make your ericaceous plants grow well
March Mrs Barbara Seifert - how to make your windows sparkle
April - Age Concern Coffee Club - how to keep your fridge smelling nice
May - Mrs Freda Pollard - with a recipe for lemon dessert
June - Mr Fred Hudson - how to grow your beans well
July Mr Wally Smith - how to make your tomatoes grow well
August Mrs Pat Ingle - how to get your floor tiles sparkling
September Mrs Renee Geddes - how to ripen green tomatoes
October Mr Joe Mustill with a recipe for veggie burgers
November Mrs Barbara Rickards - how to keep your tulips straight
December - Mrs Shirley Hartley with a recipe for date and walnut loaf.