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Meet our frontline staff
In most cases our Corporate Administrator's will be your first 'port of call' when you have an enquiry by phone or if you visit our offices. However, sometimes you may need to speak to key frontline staff from housing, support services, property repairs or community development. We have included them below so you know who they are and how to contact them.
A thank you behind the scenes
Behind our organisation are a number of staff that support us. These include administration, finance and IT support - they are rarely met by our tenants but much appreciated by the staff at Eden Housing Association for their support.
Housing Team
Heidi Ware - Team Leader (Housing and Resident Involvement)
Email: heidi.ware@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 861 419
Full Time.
Team leader for the Housing Team and is also Champion of Resident Involvement for the Association. This involves ensuring that Resident Involvement is embedded throughout Association and working closely with ECHO, our tenants and residents body. Heidi also provides holiday cover for the Housing Officers.
Joanne Champkins - Housing Officer - North Patch
Email: joanne.champkins@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 861413
Works Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Deals with all aspects of tenancy and estate management, rent queries including rent arrears recovery, signposting vulnerable people to support services, anti-social behaviour and neighbour nuisance, waiting list management and letting of properties.
Karan Crosthwaite - Housing Officer - South Patch
Email: karan.crosthwaite@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 861416
Full Time.
Deals with all aspects of tenancy and estate management, rent queries including rent arrears recovery, signposting vulnerable people to support services, anti-social behaviour and neighbour nuisance, waiting list management and letting of properties.
Lisa Hewitson - Housing Advice Officer
Email: lisa.hewitson@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 861428
Works Monday and Tuesday.
Working closely with other agencies, gives advice and support to housing applicants who are homeless or are potentially homeless. Delivers the homeless service on behalf of Eden District Council, taking homeless applications and finding accommodation for homeless applicants.
Liz Taylor - Housing Advice Officer / Homeless Prevention Officer
Email: liz.taylor@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 861421
Full Time.
Working closely with other agencies, gives advice and support to housing applicants who are homeless or are potentially homeless. Delivers the homeless service on behalf of Eden District Council, taking homeless applications and finding accommodation for homeless applicants. Also implements strategies and works with people to prevent homelessness.
Paula Day - Housing Officer - North Patch
Email: paula.day@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 861456
Works Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Deals with all aspects of tenancy and estate management, rent queries including rent arrears recovery, signposting vulnerable people to support services, anti-social behaviour and neighbour nuisance, waiting list management and letting of properties.
Community Development Team
Jenny Everingham - Community Development Officer
Email: getinvolved@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 861435
Works Monday to Thursday.
Responsible for the delivery of the Association’s Community Development Service. This involves working with communities to help build and maintain safe, happy and neighbourly communities, assisting communities and groups throughout the Eden District. Our Community Development staff also work alongside the Team Leader to deliver Resident Involvement activities.
Sarah Bowman - Community Development Officer
Email: getinvolved@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 861417
Works Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Responsible for the delivery of the Association’s Community Development Service. This involves working with communities to help build and maintain safe, happy and neighbourly communities, assisting communities and groups throughout the Eden District. Our Community Development staff also work alongside the Team Leader to deliver Resident Involvement activities. Sarah is also editor of the Association's newsletter - "Viewpoint".
Property Team
Garry Atkinson - Property Officer
Email: garry.atkinson@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 861454
The role of the Property Officer is to assist with the implementation of the planned maintenance programme, carrying out surveys, inspections and administration. They carry out quality control duties on planned maintenance contracts, liase with external consultants and monitor Health & Safety on site.
Gary Convery - Property Maintenance Officer
Email: gary.convery@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 861452
The duties involved include providing technical expertise to diagnose general maintenance faults both via the telephone and in homes when visiting tenants. Also to carry out pre and post repair inspections to properties and carry out site inspections of works in progress on day to day, re-let and cyclical repairs. Work with contractors and other agencies to make sure the whole repairs process runs smoothly throughout.
Heather Austin - Property Administrator
Email: heather.austin@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 861472
The Property Administrator provides administrative support to the property team and is there to provide support to the Property Repairs Officer at peak times and during holiday periods.
Jimmy Campbell - Team Leader (Strategic Maintenance)
Email: jimmy.campbell@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 861437
The role of the team leader is to plan, programme & oversee both the planned maintenance team and planned maintenance work which the Association carry's out each year.
Laura Mills - Property Repairs Officer
Email: laura.mills@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 861434
The Property Repairs Officer is the Association's first point of contact when tenants phone in with repairs, the repairs are reported to the contractors and then the Property Repairs Officer liaises with contractors when organising repairs, chasing up outstanding works and variations to jobs. The Property Repairs Officer also assists in the administration of other maintenance, annual servicing and miscellaneous contracts. The officer also works alongside the Property Inspectors, organising appointments and updating records when works are completed.
Melvyn Walton - Property Officer
Email: melvyn.walton@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 861430
The role of the Property Officer is to assist with the implementation of the planned maintenance programme, carrying out surveys, inspections and administration. They carry out quality control duties on planned maintenance contracts, liase with external consultants and monitor Health & Safety on site.
Mick Cochrane - Plumber
Email: enquiry@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 0800 3581401
Mick is part of Eden Works, our in-house repairs team - to report a repair please contact us on the Repairs Freephone 0800 3581401
Paul Mitchinson - Joiner
Email: enquiry@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 0800 3581401
Paul is part of Eden Works, our in-house repairs team - to report a repair please contact us on the Repairs Freephone 0800 3581401.
Tracy Howe - Property Officer (Cyclical Maintenance)
Email: tracy.howe@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 861430
Tracy is responsible for managing various contracts within the property team including the Gas Contract, Grounds Maintenance contract, Electrical Testing and various other contracts. She also covers the Void inspections and monitoring the work and signing them back to the housing team when they are ready to let.
Support Housing Team
Elsbeth Jackson - Supported Housing Officer
Email: elsbeth.jackson@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01931 716425
Elsbeth is the Supported Housing Officer for Wasdale at Shap.
Georgina Bracken - Supported Housing Officer
Email: georgina.bracken@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 864385
Georgina is the full time Supported Housing officer based at Sim Court in Penrith.
Liz Harrison - Community Support Officer
Email: liz.harrison@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 861453
Liz deals with the day to day management of the Community/Telecare Alarms Service. She is also responsible for the applications and allocations of Sheltered Housing & Bungalows.
Rachael Thomson - Supported Housing Officer
Email: rachael.thomson@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 07717 818497
Rachael is the Part Time Supported Housing Officer based at Grisedale Croft in Alston.
Rosemary Campbell - Supported Housing Officer
Email: rosemary.campbell@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 868035
Rosemary is the Supported Housing officer at The Crescent in Penrith.
Samantha Winder - Supported Housing Officer
Email: samantha.winder@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 868035
Samantha is the Supported Housing Officer at The Crescent in Penrith.
Sylvia Ganner - Supported Housing Officer
Email: sylvia.ganner@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 017683 52322
Sylvia is the Supported Housing officer at Rampkin House in Appleby.
Wendy Wearmouth - Supported Housing Officer
Email: wendy.wearmouth@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 017683 71184
Wendy is the Supported Housing Officer at Mill Gardens in Kirkby Stephen.
Corporate Administraiton Team
Jennifer Flock - Corporate Administrator
Email: jennifer.flock@edenha.org.ukTelephone: 01768 861401
Jennifer works as part of the Corporate Administration team, providing administrative support for the whole Association. Jennifer will often be your first contact when visiting our offices as she covers the main reception desk on a rota basis along with the other Corporate Administrators.
Blain House, Bridge Lane
Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 8QU
(freephone) 0800 1833 948
(freephone) 0800 3581 401
