Books by Jack McBane

Jack McBane has over 35 years experience of urban regeneration in London, Liverpool, Sheffield and South Yorkshire. He was awarded an MBE in 2005 for services to urban regeneration. Born in Canada in 1945. Moved to England in 1971 to study and has lived here ever since. He lives in Sheffield, England with his wife Jane. Tony McGann has worked in a voluntary unpaid capacity for the community of Vauxhall for over 30 years and has helped raise GBP 100,000's for needy causes. He was a founder member of the Eldonians and has been chairman of the Community Based Housing Association since 1985. Tony is also vice-chair of the Eldonian Group, Chief Executive (unpaid) of the Eldonian Community Trust and on the Board of Eldonian Leisure Ltd. Outside of the Eldonians he is the chairman of 3 PCT Pharmaceutical Sub- Committees and served as a school governor for 25 years. In 1989 Tony was awarded an MBE for his services to the Community, in 1993 he received an Honorary Degree from Liverpool University and in 2008 was made an OBE in the New Years Honours. Tony has travelled the globe telling the Eldonian Story and one of his proudest moments was being made an Honorary Citizen of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. George Evans has been employed in the field of Housing for 35 years. He worked for Liverpool City Council from 1971 until 1985. It was whilst working for Liverpool City Council that George first started to encourage and develop resident associations. In 1985 George took up the post of Co-operative Housing Officer for Merseyside Improved Houses (now Riverside Housing Group). Here George helped form a number of Housing Co-operatives, including the Eldonians and started to move from the idea of tenant participation to the concept of tenant empowerment. George has been employed by the Eldonian CBHA as their Director of Housing since 1993.