Held in the MacDonald Aviemore Resort, the awards were announced by Still Games’ Isa and Tam (Jane McCarry and Mark Cox).

TPAS Scotland’s CEO, Lesley Baird, said: “What achievements there have been. This year saw us receiving more nominations than ever before and the standards are so high. It’s great for our guests to hear example after example of great work by volunteering tenants and staff. It is inspirational. There were so many fantastic submissions reflecting such diverse and successful projects – some big and some small. But all making a difference – it has to be the hardest of panel of tenants and staff judges have faced.”

The runners up and winners were as follows:

Approach to involvement Award

Runner up: ng homes

Winner: Tamfourhill Tenants & Residents Association from Falkirk Council

Developing Communities, Housing and Fabric Award

Runner up: FyneHeat, from Rothesay

Winner: Rigside & Douglas Water Tenants & Residents Association from South Lanarkshire Council

Local pride & community spirit Award

Runner up: goConnect Project from Glen Oaks Housing Association

Winner: West Highland Housing Association’s Way to Improve lives and communities

Runner up: Connor Road, Young Persons Support Service from East Renfrewshire Council

Winner: Lynn Dey, from Inverness’ South Kessock Residents Association

Runner up: South Kessock Residents Association

Winner: East Lothian Housing Association, Key Tenant Scheme

Runners up: NETRALT (North East Tenants, Residents and Landlords Together) Mystery Shopping Group

Winners: Stirling Tenants Assembly

Runners up: Fife Council’s Tenant Participation Team and the Fife Tenant Federations

Winner: West Dunbartonshire Council’s Joint Rent Group

Runner up: South Lanarkshire Council’s Housing Services for Engaging with Gypsy/Travellers

Winner: Quay Community Improvements CIC and Port of Leith Housing Association

Runner up: Kingdom Housing Association’s Scrutiny Panel

Winner: Scottish Borders Tenants Organisation

Runner up: Aberdeen City Council

Winner: ng homes area committee

The final selection of awards were TPAS Scotland’s tenant participation champions of 2018. Those celebrating these prized accolades were:

Runner up: 16 years old, Aaron Cunningham from Kingdom Housing Association

Winner: Colin Stewart from Castlehill Housing Association in Aberdeen

Runner up: Pearl Smart an Aberdeen City Council tenant

Winner: Sharon Reynolds a Fife Council tenant

Runner-up: Powis Residents Group from Aberdeen City Council

Winner: Dallas Drive Tenants and Residents Association from Fife Council

Runner up: Gordon Campbell of South Ayrshire Council

Winner: Lorna Simpson of Highland Council

Runner-up: Fyne Homes

Winner: Fife Council’s Tenant Participation Team.

Sponsors on the night included the Highland Council, Hawthorne Housing Co-operative, Bridgewater Housing Association, South Lanarkshire Council, West Dunbartonshire Council, Albyn Housing Society, hg homes, Cunninghame Housing Association, Scottish Borders Tenants Organisation and the Scottish Government.