Federation of Estuary Residents

As a member of the Federation of Estuary Residents, there are many things that you can get involved in to make sure the views of our residents are considered. Some of these are listed below:

• Review and approve or decline Estate Improvement Budget applications
• Be a part of the panel that interviews new staff
• Judge resident competitions such as Estuary in Bloom
• Represent residents at Estuary Housing Association's staff meetings (Planned Maintenance meeting, Health and Safety meeting & Services Committee meeting)
• Be a part of the procurement panel for the new contracts
• Approve policies and procedures that affect residents
• Plan the FER AGM and Big Day Out with the Customer Engagement Team
• Formal meetings (6 per year)
• Attend Community Days held by Estuary Housing Association, and speak to lots of residents
• Run the FER Facebook page and interact with other residents
• Support and advocate for residents that contact us needing help and advice
• Challenge Estuary Housing Association's staff and hold our Landlord to account
• Attend the Resident Awards ceremony and other social events for residents
• Join the annual Tenant Conference ran by TPAS, the Tenants Participation Advisory Service..

Chair: Liz from Westcliff.

Liz joined the FER in 2016 and has served as Vice Chair for 4 years. Liz took over as Acting Chair in September 2020, and became Chair in 2021.

 

Vice Chair: Steve from Southchurch. 

Steve joined the FER in 2018 and became General Officer in August 2020. Steve took over as Acting Vice Chair in September 2020, and became Vice Chair in 2021.

 

General Officer/Vice Scrutiny Lead: Andy from Southend.

Andy joined the FER in 2019, and in 2021 he became General Officer/Vice Scrutiny Lead.

 

Scrutiny Lead: Pauline from Canvey Island.

Pauline joined the FER in 2021.

 

Secretary: Sarah from Romford.

Sarah joined the FER in 2019 and became Secretary.

 

Committee Member: Lynda from Leigh.

Lynda joined the FER in 2011 & has held a number of Officer roles including 3 years as Chair and a year as General Officer and Deputy Scrutiny Lead. In 2021, she rejoined the Committee.

 

 

Committee Member: Daniel from Shoeburyness.

Daniel has been involved since 1991 and has enjoyed many years as a Committee Member.

 

Committee Member: Bob from Southend.

Bob joined the FER in 2020.

 

Committee Member: Louise from Chelmsford.

Louise joined the FER in 2020.

 

Committee Member: Michael from Southend.

Michael joined the FER in 2020.

 

Committee Member: Donna from Southend.

Donna joined the FER in 2021.

 

Committee Member: James from Southend.

James joined the FER in 2021.

 

Co-Opt Committee Member: Pat from Rayleigh.

Pat joined the FER in 2020.

 

Co-Opt Committee Member: Gifford from Wickford.

Gifford joined the FER in 2020.

 

Honorary Members - David Stanistreet and Ron Shadforth.

• As well as this page, we also have a dedicated page in Estuary News
• Estuary promote the Federation of Estuary Residents wherever possible
• Estuary listen to and implement many of our ideas and suggestions, taking on board our recommendations for policy improvement where necessary.

If you would like support or advice from the Federation of Estuary Residents then please see our contact details which are below. Alternatively, if you would like to join the Committee of the Federation of Estuary Residents, please get in touch as we are always looking for new members.

Download our leaflet for more information: FER Leaflet.pdf [pdf] 1MB

If you are interested in becoming an FER member, please use the form highlighted below. You can also express your interest by calling 0300 304 5000 (ask to speak to the Customer and Community Engagement Team), or email the Customer and Community Engagement Team with your name and address.

The FER meets bi-monthly at locations throughout Estuary stock, and encourages other residents to come and observe. To find out when the next meeting is, please take a look at our calendar.

For more information please contact the Customer and Community Engagement Team using the contact details above.

FER Registration of Interest Form

Available to download

FER_Code_of_Conduct_Reviewed.pdf[pdf] 425KB

FER_Constitution_2021.pdf [pdf] 618KB

FER Constitution 2020.pdf [pdf] 273KB

FER_Constitution_2019.pdf [pdf] 255KB

FER_Succession_planning.pdf [pdf] 267KB

 

FER Minutes available to download

January 2020  FER_January_2020_minutes.pdf [pdf] 434KB

March 2020  FER_March_2020_minutes.pdf [pdf] 598KB

May 2020  FER_May_2020_minutes.pdf [pdf] 618KB

July 2020  FER_July_2020_minutes.pdf [pdf] 672KB

September 2020  FER_September_2020_minutes.pdf [pdf] 524KB

November 2020  FER_November_2020_minutes.pdf [pdf] 580KB

January 2021  FER_January_2021_minutes.pdf [pdf] 559KB

March 2021  FER_March_2021_minutes.pdf [pdf] 706KB

May 2021  FER_May_2021_minutes.pdf [pdf] 1MB

July 2021  FER_July_2021_minutes.pdf [pdf] 664KB

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