A Christmas Message
Season’s Greeting
Wishing you a safe and relaxing festive holiday

During these unprecedent times, Tenants and Residents Associations (TRAs) have looked at different ways of communicating with their members and keeping them informed with a virtual twist. We thank the TRAs that have ventured into the online world, as we have entered a new dimension and are forced to expand our thinking, our strength and our patience. The pandemic has truly been a challenge and will continue to stretch us in the New Year.
Having undergone months of social distancing and adhering to no crowd gathering rules, this festive time of the year will be an opportunity to highlight and build up the community spirit that has risen from the pandemic.

I commend those TRAs efforts to help the most vulnerable in their community during the pandemic. So many acts of generosity and kindness, notably, the Honor Oak Tenants and Residents Association (HOTRA) and Evelyn Tenants and Residents Association (ETRA) have worked in partnership with individuals and organisations helping at every opportunity. Both these TRAs have played a major role to the community response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the borough.
Jerningham Court TRA for making their aspirations become a reality by renovating an open and disused open space on their estate. They fundraised and applied to Lewisham Homes and the National Lottery and were able to obtain over £13k in grant funding. Work has been completed and the transformation to the area has been appreciated by the residents that live there.
Samantha has thanked Lewisham Tenants Fund for the support we have given her as an active member of HOTRA and former Chair over the years. In addition to providing Samantha and other Peabody residents a platform that gives the opportunity for their voice to be heard. Samantha will start her board position in the New Year.
Let 2021 bring us back to normality and that your New Year will be peaceful and a happy one.
Best Wishes
Shirley Henry Stearns,
Chair of Lewisham Tenants Fund