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SGTO ‘TRA Governance & Roles’ workshop on the 29th October

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At 6:30PM on Thursday 29th October, the SGTO are hosting an online ‘TRA Governance and Roles’ training workshop.

This session is for all Southwark residents, TRA members or otherwise. Come to this workshop to learn how your local Tenants & Residents Association work, if you want to become a Chair, if you want to manage the money as a Treasurer, if you want to organise meetings as a Secretary, if you want to represent your block as a Committee Member, or if you just want to know how good governance can force the council to listen to your community.

Please share this with anyone who may be interested in attending. The poster is attached and the Zoom link is below.

SGTO is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic:  TRA Governance and Roles – Establishing effective governance structures

Time: Oct 29, 2026 06:30 PM London

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83329967520?pwd=am9yjcQ5bVYykzYXeqtbb6Alvw0Lak.1

Meeting ID: 833 2996 7520

Passcode: 783004

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Godfrey Tetteh  

Tenant & Resident Outreach Officer

Southwark Group of Tenants Organisations

Bells Gardens Community Centre

19 Buller Close, Peckham, SE15 6UJ

Tel. 0207 639 6718 Email godfrey@sgto.co.uk

FREE TRA Services & Campaigning

  • Free TRA Related Printing
  • Free TRA Account Verification
  • Free Support/Advice/Development (e.g: grant applications, banking issues, anything TRA related etc.)
  • Free Representation (in disputes with the Council)
  • Free Equipment and Games hire to TRAs’
  • DBS Checks, Youth Forum, Partnership working
  • We campaign for the housing rights of Southwark residents, anything you think is a problem in your community, we want to hear about it.

Response from Pascale Mitchell of Chaucer Greens regarding ASB on Tabard Gardens

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Dear Peter and residents  of Tabard Gardens North T&RA,

Thank you for contacting us.

My name is Pascale Mitchell I am very sorry to hear about the Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) you have been  experiencing.

As a person who has lived here for the past 30 years, in council/ social housingI have experienced ASB in many different ways. I agree that there needs to be a plan put in place to listen to residents needs. I recently attended a T&RA at which a Residents Service Officer was present. Although steps like this have been taken to connect the council with residents I believe that this is not sufficient.

Residents need full access to the a list of contacts who deal with individual issues. I experienced ASB for many years which included my children being subjected to attacks and a fire in my block. It was being connected to the correct person that enabled the situation to be addressed. This is something that enabled us to be removed from the situation.

I would like to hold community assemblies with residents on issues they are having problems with. To try to find solutions collectively and so residents can discuss and share their experiences.

I would love to attend your meetings if elected. I have worked with T&RA’s in the past and helped residents in Nunhead to set one up as part of a campaign to stop rooftop builds and infills on their estate. This was very successful, we won. This was fighting for resident led development.

I would also like to address the increased ASB in the community. Having two children have their phones taken within 4 months I understand how crime is impacting on community. 

I would also love to help you reopen your community hall in Hankey place. It is so important that you have a space for coming together and for the wider community to come together.

I look forward to working with you all should I get elected on May 7th.

Kind Regards

Pascale Mitchell