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Tony Stacey, our outgoing Chief Executive, talks to three of the Chairs he's worked with during his 27+ years at South Yorkshire Housing Association. He joins Bishop David Walker, Professor Ian Cole, and John Jeffries to discuss the power of names and places, history and making changes, jazz, e-bikes and more! A big thank you to Tony, David, Ian and John for sharing your conversations with us, and to Shannon for recording the episode's introduction.

This soundscape was created as an ‘audio time capsule’ to mark 50 years of South Yorkshire Association, and to capture a sense of the social and political history at this moment in time.

It shares personal lives and stories, insightful conversations, and the strength of our organisation’s purpose: for our customers to settle at home, live well, and realise their potential.

Mulima, our Race and Diversity Lead, and Arica, our Executive Assistant, share more about our Independent Panel Member programme and the impact it's had on recruiting more ethnically and racially diverse talent. Their warm, generous and honest conversation also covers more about their roles and working at South Yorkshire Housing Association, their experiences growing up, and their fantastic 'pieces of peace'.

The Housing First model believes that a secure home can provide a brilliant foundation for people to recover and flourish. Charlotte, our Co-Director of Care, Health and Wellbeing, and Laura, our Service Manager, share more about the growth (and future) of our Housing First services, building partnerships and being a Homes for Cathy organisation, working with customers that have experienced domestic abuse, and much more.

The fantastic Vic and Alice worked together on our 7 year, The National Lottery Community Funded, Age Better in Sheffield programme - and its transition to Age Friendly Sheffield. We joined them to hear about some of their favourite memories from the project, what creating age-friendly environments mean to them, and how these experiences are informing their work and thinking in their current roles.

Pam and Helen are integral to so much of the work we do around listening to, collaborating and taking action with our customers. They discuss the Stop Social Housing Stigma group, the challenges of the pandemic and the rise in the cost of living, and both share some lovely poetry.

Find out more about the Stop Social Housing Stigma group: https://stopsocialhousingstigma.org/

✨ "The stars are aligned in South Yorkshire." ✨ Tony Stacey, Chief Executive at South Yorkshire Housing Association, and Nick Atkin, Chief Executive at Yorkshire Housing, share more how we're working together, some of their ambitious plans and priorities for our region, and working with our new Mayor.

Find out more about Forge New Homes: https://www.forgenewhomes.co.uk/
Read the South Yorkshire Housing Prospectus: https://www.yorkshirehousing.co.uk/media/SYHP-Prospectus-Feb-2022.pdf 

We're starting off our series with a fantastic conversation between Nisa, our previous Race and Diversity Lead, and Juliann, our Co-Director of Care, Health and Wellbeing. Listen for insights into developing our first Race Action Plan, and the value of curiosity, grace and storytelling. We also hear about their experiences of growing up in social housing, and discover more about their 'piece of peace'.

Read our Race Action Plan: https://www.syha.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/SYHA-Race-Action-Plan-Final.pdf 

Miranda shares more about how we're marking our 50 years, and tells us more about homes, joy, our purpose, and what she loves about her role.