Our Stars 2024

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1. Children’s Team celebrating the Ofsted ‘Outstanding’

rating.

2. The co-production team who support H&F’s Family

Information Service celebrating their NAFIS ‘Best Local

Offer’ for SEND award.

3 & 4. 2024 Mayor of London and London Assembly

Elections:

• Ballot box receiving team with Captain Jack Spaniel,

the explosives detection dog, and his handler at

Olympia

• Our fantastic FM and support team at Olympia.

5. The second cohort of our Women’s Coaching

Development Programme celebrating their graduation.

6. The launch of our third Family Hub at Old Oak

Community Centre.

7. Upstream London launch event at H&F’s West Youth

Zone in White City.

8. The Bridges4Schools workshop for local pupils

during the British Science Week.

9 & 10. The unveiling of Madge Vaidya’s blue plaque at

Hurlingham Park.

11, 12 & 13. The 2024 General Election:

• Sharon Lea, Acting Returning Officer, with her

fantastic team of Deputy Returning Officers at

Olympia.

• Dave Rogers tallying the counted votes for his team

at Olympia

• Sharon Lea with Elections colleagues with election

writs at Cobbs Hall.

14. The Early Careers and Climate Networks members

joining forces at the Wormwood Scrubs Volunteering

Day.

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15 & 16. Highways team members at the Melcombe

Primary School Play Street.

17. National Co-production Week celebration at the Irish

Cultural Centre, Hammersmith.

18. Climate and Ecology team hosting the H&F Climate

Summit at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic

Art (LAMDA).

19. Long Service Awards July celebration at the Irish

Centre.

20. H&F Careers and EDI colleagues at the CommUNITY

Day in Ravenscourt Park.

21. The Experience, Culture & Black History 365’s Black

History Month celebration in Lyric Square.

22. Celebrating our Housing Inspection Champions at

Macbeth Centre.

23. The Cost-of-Living Alliance Summer Conference at

the Irish Cultural Centre.

24. Sharon Lea meeting the LET South officers at their

Mund Street office.

25. H&F Leadership Forum, November, Irish Cultural

Centre.

26. Cherry Ricketts and Danielle Jeenah receiving

national honours at the Social Worker of the Year

Awards.

27. Celebrating H&F’s local Windrush Generation

residents at the Nubian Life Centre in Shepherds Bush.

28. Long Service Awards November celebration at the

Irish Centre.

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Contents

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Welcome to Our Stars Awards 2024 from our Chief Executive, Sharon Lea 7

The Ceremony 8

Our Stars Hosts 9

Our Stars Presenters 10

Special Guests 11

Climate Response 12

Community Involvement & Engagement 13

Place: Exceptional Customer Service 14

Place: Best Team Award 15

Support Staff of the Year 16

Finance & Corporate Services: Exceptional Customer Service 17

Finance & Corporate Services: Best Team Award 18

Outstanding Contribution by an Apprentice 19

Transformation & Innovation 20

People: Exceptional Customer Service 21

People: Best Team Award 22

Diversity & Inclusion 23

Rising Star 24

Housing: Exceptional Customer Service 25

Housing: Best Team Award 26

Most Improved Team of the Year 27

Team of the Year 28

Leadership 29

Outstanding Individual Contribution 30

Acknowledgements 31

Our sponsors 32

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Welcome to Our Stars Awards

2024 from our Chief Executive,

Sharon Lea

I’m delighted to be hosting Our Stars Awards 2024; it’s going to be very

special, and I want to thank the finalists for joining us.

I can’t believe a whole year has passed and here we are again celebrating

amazing successes during what continues to be challenging times for local

government.

It’s fantastic to be hosting the awards at the Irish Cultural Centre

and, once again, we extend a very warm welcome to the

wonderful Angela Mooney and the Linking Hands Choir.

We also have a special live performance by the incredibly talented

violinist Maya Patel lined up for you - she’ll take you on a musical

journey you won’t forget.

Thanks to our great line up of presenters as well, and in particular

to Peter Parkin, who will support me in hosting the awards. Peter

is a natural entertainer, and I must say that the event would not

be anywhere near as vibrant without Peter’s wit and delightful

humour.

Our Stars is an opportunity for us to reflect, to say thank you and

to celebrate excellence and achievement. So, to every single

member of staff ‘thank you for all you do to make H&F such a

great place to work and live.’

You’ve shown just how many stars we’re privileged to work with –

we received a record number of 453 nominations!

For those that were nominated, you are all winners, and you

should all be very proud of your achievements.

I would also like to extend my huge thanks to everyone who took

the time to recognise their colleagues’ contributions by making

a nomination. I’ve personally acknowledged all nominations

and it’s not been easy to choose winners when there have

been so many wonderful nominations that have touched both

colleagues and the residents we serve.

It’s impossible to find out about or judge every act of excellence, so

please know that you play an important and valued part in contributing to

our continued success.

It’s events like this that make me feel incredibly proud. So, to all our Stars,

the very best of luck and thank you for all you do to make H&F a stronger,

safer and kinder borough!

Sharon Lea

H&F Chief Executive

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The Ceremony

Welcome Music

• Welcome music from Linking Hands

Choir

Mayor’s Message

Welcome to Our Stars 2024

• Sharon Lea and Peter Parkin

Awards Ceremony: Part 1

• Climate Response

• Community Engagement & Involvement

• Place: Exceptional Customer Service

• Place: Best Team

• Support Staff of the Year

• Finance & Corporate Services: Exceptional

Customer Service

• Finance & Corporate Services: Best Team

• Outstanding Contribution by an

Apprentice

• Transformation and Innovation Award

• People: Exceptional Customer Service

• People: Best Team

• Diversity & Inclusion

• Rising Star

Musical Interlude

• Violin solo by Maya Patel

Awards Ceremony: Part 2

• Housing: Exceptional Customer Service

• Housing: Best Team

• Most Improved Team of the Year

• Team of the Year

• Leadership

• Outstanding Individual Contribution

Closing Remarks

• Sharon Lea and Peter Parkin

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Our Stars Hosts

Sharon Lea

Chief Executive

Peter Parkin

Co-lead of the Experience, Culture, and

Black History 365 network, Co-chair of the

Race Equality Steering group, and Unison

Branch Secretary

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Our Stars Presenters

Councillor

Alex Sanderson

Deputy Leader of

Hammersmith & Fulham

Jacqui McShannon

Executive Director

of People

Bram Kainth

Executive Director

of Place

Grant Deg

Director of Legal and

Monitoring Officer

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Special Guests

Cllr Patricia Quigley

Mayor of Hammersmith

& Fulham

Linking Hands Choir

BIOGRAPHY

I began learning the violin with Brent Music Service when

I was 8 years old. At the age of 10, I joined Junior Guildhall

supported by a Department for Education Music Award.

Throughout my secondary education I have been a

music scholar, first at The Royal Masonic School for Girls

(2018-2023) and now at University College School.

My music repertoire is diverse, as well as classic and folk,

I learn jazz violin with Rhiannon Dimond (Tomorrow’s

Warriors) and made my debut at the Royal Festival Hall in

June 2023 alongside Jazz Jamaica All Stars & members

of Chineke Orchestra.

Violinist Maya Patel

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Climate Response

This award marks excellence in any aspect of H&F’s work in addressing the climate and

ecological emergency. Recognising innovation and capturing climate benefits from changed

behaviours to working with local businesses and communities to address the climate crisis.

Nominees

Denise Mcenery

Philippa Robb

Sequoia Bousquet

Department

Place

Place

Housing

Denise Mcenery

Place

Philippa Robb

Place

Sequoia Bousquet

Housing

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Community Involvement

& Engagement

This award showcases H&F's commitment to our residents through our community

involvement.

Nominees

Street Environmental Services and Veolia

Prevent Team

Policy Team for their work on 3SIF

Department

Place

Place

Finance & Corporate Services

Street Environmental Services and Veolia

Place

Prevent Team

Place

Policy Team


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Place: Exceptional Customer

Service

This award recognises an individual or team that have demonstrated exceptional service

delivery, going above and beyond to ensure our communities, businesses and residents are at

the heart of service delivery across Place Services.

Nominees

Facilities Management Team

Ray Rahman

CCTV Team


Ray Rahman

CCTV Team

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Place: Best Team Award

This award celebrates outstanding achievements and innovation in Place services, including

sustainability, recycling, street cleaning, highways, parking, community safety, climate

initiatives, parks, leisure, libraries, culture, events, planning, property, regeneration, economic

development, and licensing. It highlights teams that have significantly enhanced the

community’s quality of life and driven economic growth.

Nominees

Hammersmith Bridge Team

FM Removals Team

CCTV Team

Hammersmith Bridge Team

FM Removals Team

CCTV Team

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Support Staff of the Year

This award celebrates staff who support our services to deliver for residents – they may support

a frontline team, or someone doing a stellar job in any of our services.

Nominees

Sukaina Ali Rashid

Lukasz Hodson

Carmen Lomotey

Department

People



Sukaina Ali Rashid

People

Lukasz Hodson

Finance & Corporate

Services

Carmen Lomotey

Finance & Corporate

Services

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Finance & Corporate Services:

Exceptional Customer Service


delivery, going above and beyond to ensure our customers are at the heart of service delivery

across Finance & Corporate Services.

Nominees

Registrars

Fulham Public Mortuary Team

Anthony Doyle

Registrars

Fulham Public Mortuary Team

Anthony Doyle

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Finance & Corporate Services:

Best Team Award

This award celebrates the achievement of a team which have used innovation to re-think

services in order to achieve better outcomes for its customers and/or residents either at less

cost, or with improved experience.

Nominees

Accountancy, Financial Systems and Tax Team

Benefits Team

Welfare Benefits Team

Accountancy, Financial Systems and Tax Team

Benefits Team


• Kirsty Brooksmith

• Hugh Foster

• Asha Beekarry

• Wendy Benoit-Borrey

• Maura Dunleavy

• Gerard L’Enclume

• Glenna Lewis

• Mary Egan

• Karen Carl

• Francis Osuji

• James White

• Maria Medina-Cabrera

• Paulette James

• Aderanti Ola

• Denise Davis

• Sarah Reinfor

• Lara Logan

• Jennifer Archer

• Harjeet Birdi

• Nataliya Norris

• Trudy Gordon

• Tracy Schouburgh

• Jaroslaw Burkowicz

Welfare Benefits Team

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Outstanding Contribution by an

Apprentice

This award recognises and rewards the achievements of an exceptional apprentice who has

made a real difference to H&F.

Nominees

Natalie Potter

Afua Essel

Luthfur Rahman

Department


Place

Place

Natalie Potter

Finance & Corporate

Services

Afua Essel

Place

Luthfur Rahman

Place

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Transformation & Innovation

This award marks the excellent contribution of a team or individual for the impact created in

transformation and/or innovation that has led to positive change for colleagues or residents in

the way work or a service is delivered.

Nominees

Benefits Team

Housing, Procurement, Legal, Repairs

and Finance Teams

Belinda Clarke

Department


Housing

People

Benefits Team

Finance & Corporate

Services


• Hugh Foster

• Asha Beekarry


• Maura Dunleavy


• Glenna Lewis

• Mary Egan

• Karen Carl

• Francis Osuji

• James White


• Paulette James

• Aderanti Ola

• Denise Davis

• Sarah Reinfor

• Lara Logan

• Jennifer Archer

• Harjeet Birdi

• Nataliya Norris

• Trudy Gordon



Belinda Clarke

People

Housing, Procurement, Legal, Repairs and

Finance Teams Representatives

Housing

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People: Exceptional Customer

Service


delivery, going above and beyond to ensure our children, young people and adults are at the

heart of service delivery across People Services.

Nominees

Kerri Anne Krug

Andrew Ioannou

Kerri Anne Krug

Andrew Ioannou

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People: Best Team Award

People Services plays an important role in the lives of our children, young people and adults.

We aim to ensure that we deliver the best possible outcomes for our residents in providing

access to the right care and support at the right time to enable them to be safe, healthy, and

live as independently as possible, with a specific focus on prevention and early intervention.

Nominees

Early Help Team

Disabled Children Social Work Team

Early Help Team

Disabled Children Social Work Team

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Diversity & Inclusion

This award recognises strong performance by an individual, team or department in developing

a diverse and inclusive culture that permeates the council, its workforce and/or the broader

local area.

Nominees

Jayne Bacon

The Community Safety Unit Female

Managers

Donna Kelly

Department

Place

Place

Place

Jayne Bacon

Place

The Community Safety Unit Female Managers

Place

Donna Kelly

Place

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Rising Star

This award highlights exceptional talent, currently not in corporate management team roles.

Nominees

Jessica Harris-Edwards

Christina Ifil

Joe Coyne

Department

Place

People

Place

Jessica Harris-Edwards

Place

Christina Ifil

People

Joe Coyne

Place

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Housing: Exceptional Customer

Service


delivery, going above and beyond to ensure our communities and residents are at the heart of

service delivery across Housing.

Nominees

Gina Jardim

Theresa Kielty

James Mort

Operations Team S1 & 2 and Ombudsman Teams

Gina Jardim Theresa Kielty James Mort

Operations Team S1 & 2 and Ombudsman Teams

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Housing: Best Team Award

This award recognises exceptional team performance in ensuring that we are delivering our

commitment to residents to ease housing challenges and tackle homelessness.

Nominees

Damp and Mould Team

The DLO Team

Repairs and Maintenance Team

Damp and Mould Team

The DLO Team

Repairs and Maintenance Team

• Steven Holmes • Mick Buckley

• Lee Daniels • Jermaine Monero

• Andrew Palmieri • Martin Riordan

• Tom Hall

• James Ryan

• Alex Gurucharri • Richard Kent

• Marzena Mielecka • Ajmal Quereshi

• Jade Davies • Marcus Robinson

• Aiden Kenny • Michael Obeng

• Daniel Bitmead • Cleona Sequeira

• David Magee Rodrigues

• Jeetash Bhandari • Adrian Philip

• Paul Brady • Garfield Salmon

• Faouzi Deriche • Mateusz

• Lynda Gill

Oreszozuk

• Georgia St. Rose • lan Terrington

• Jimmy Drea • David Housden

• Deborah King

• Agatha Mba

• Kieran Bailey

• Ryan Harper

• Nicoleta Podina

• Simone Saunders

• John-Paul

Kennedy

• Tom Walker

• Daniel Edwards

• Steven Galloway

• Ruben Rocha

• Oliver Norfolk

• Umu Tekdal

• Emilija Petreska

• Martin Connell

• Rancel Allen

• Darius Newell

• Harvey Miller

• Joshua Damota

• Chryanthous

Chrysanthou

• Ana De Arede

Cano

• Chris Ludwiniak

• Kelly Hicks

• Preeti Kaushal

• Karl Lawson

• Omari Charles

• Godfrey Hippolyte

• Louis Williams

• Charlie Fitzgerald

• Emanual Ansere

• Ahmed Daier

• Steven Nijinkeu

Yonze

• Arian Saidy

• Safiya-Hayat

Daidai

• Ray Grant

• Colin Thomas

• Bill Palmer

• Andrew Golding

• Natasia Dawkins-

Chen

• Malachi Denis-

Boothe

• Christian Podina

• Robert Murray

• David Carty

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Most Improved Team of the Year

This award showcases the Council’s commitment to continuous improvement.

Nominees

Benefits Team

Complaints and Dispute Resolution Team

Damp and Mould Team

Department



Housing

Benefits Team



• Hugh Foster

• Asha Beekarry


• Maura Dunleavy


• Glenna Lewis

• Mary Egan

• Karen Carl

• Francis Osuji

• James White


• Paulette James

• Aderanti Ola

• Denise Davis

• Sarah Reinfor

• Lara Logan

• Jennifer Archer

• Harjeet Birdi

• Nataliya Norris

• Trudy Gordon



Complaints and Dispute Resolution Team


Damp and Mould Team

Housing

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Team of the Year

This award showcases the ingredients that make council teams effective, focusing on their

innovation, resilience, inclusivity, and of course, results.

Nominees

Elections Team

Benefits Team


Department



Place


Place

Elections Team


Benefits Team



• Hugh Foster

• Asha Beekarry


• Maura Dunleavy


• Glenna Lewis

• Mary Egan

• Karen Carl

• Francis Osuji

• James White


• Paulette James

• Aderanti Ola

• Denise Davis

• Sarah Reinfor

• Lara Logan

• Jennifer Archer

• Harjeet Birdi

• Nataliya Norris

• Trudy Gordon



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Leadership

This category celebrates managers demonstrating sustained strong performance operationally,

inspiring those around them, innovating and displaying all round excellent leadership.

Nominees

Paul Best

Lukas Meczykowski

Annabel Moores

Zoe Wilkins

Geoff Cowart

Department

People

People

Place



Paul Best

People

Lukas Meczykowski

People

Annabel Moores

Place

Zoe Wilkins

Finance & Corporate

Services

Geoff Cowart

Finance & Corporate

Services

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Outstanding Individual

Contribution

This special award recognises an exceptional individual in H&F who embodies the qualities of

resilience, compassion, flexibility, innovation and creativity.

Nominees

Paul Best

Jill Anderson

Francesca Woodbury

Department

People

People

Place

Paul Best

People

Jill Anderson

People

Francesca Woodbury

Place

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Acknowledgements

We would like to express our special thanks

to staff and providers who have played a key

role in delivering Our Stars Awards 2024.

Our Stars Awards 2024 steering group:

Mary Lamont, Lucy Robinson,

Emma Jerrard, Ray Rahman,

Simona Nastac, Dave Rogers

Panels of judges:

Dave Rogers, Sarah Bright, Donna Barry,

Joel Thompson, Bev Laval, Adele Cooper,

Yvonne Hadlames, Marcia Gordon,

Yvonne Okiyo, Andre Mark, Nicola Ellis,

Mark Shaw, Lucy Robinson, Neil Thurlow,

Ray Rahman, Rana Aria, Grant Deg,

Sukvinder Kalsi, Bram Kainth,

Jacqui McShannon and Sharon Lea

Internal Communications:

Simona Nastac and Sana Janjua

Digital Services:

Umit Jani and Richard Renshaw

Business Intelligence:

Graham Le-Gros

Operational Facilities Management Team:

led by Ray Rahman

Events:

Emma Jerrard, Rob Jones,

Marine Cauchi-Laurent

Event providers:

Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith

5 Black’s Road, London W6 9DT

www.irishculturalcentre.co.uk

Sid’s Ltd (Trophies and Awards)

70 Fulham Palace Road

Hammersmith W6 9PL

Phone: 0208 748 4697

Email: info@sidsltd.co.uk

Franks Express Catering

Phone: 0208 748 2574

Email: info@franksexpress.com

Arch 72 & 74 Albion Mews

Hammersmith London, W6 0JN

Don Smith Design

Phone: 07720 890 984

Email: donsmith.design@outlook.com

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