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Why it really is good to talk

Fran Stulberg, Chair of Riverside’s disability support group Enable, discusses why starting that conversation is so important on national Time to Talk Day.
Read moreYour new housing services go live

More housing officers are now working in neighbourhoods like yours after a major revamp of the way we provide services to you. They’re working more flexible hours so they can support you when it better suits you, as promised in the last edition of Your Riverside. It comes after we reorganised and made savings behind
Read moreLGBT hate crime on the rise

During National Hate Crime Awareness Week, Mark Cook, Care and Support Regional Manager, looks at a new report suggesting LGBT people are still experiencing high levels of abuse in the UK.
Read moreEvolve in the Community – Climbing every mountain…

One of our Evolve plumbers took on the challenge of a lifetime; climbing Africa’s highest mountain to raise money for charity. Tim Jones, 32, was part of a team of 40 climbers taking part in the Mount Kilimanjaro challenge to raise money for the Steve Prescott Foundation, a charity that supports The Christie Hospital in
Read moreCumbria-based Impact HA selects Riverside as preferred partner

Impact Housing Association has started partnership talks with Riverside with a view to the Cumbria- based housing provider joining The Riverside Group later in the year. To improve long-term prospects for their homes, tenants and staff, Impact has approached a carefully selected number of housing associations with which to explore a partnership for the future.
Read moreChallenging unconscious bias

Peter Yoh, Head of Social Housing for Liverpool City region and a member of Riverside’s Black and Minority Ethnic staff network, looks at unconscious bias and why it is so important to challenge our own beliefs.
Read moreAlternative families are just families

During Alternative Families Week, Riverside’s Danielle Oliver talks about her experience of living in an ‘alternative’ family.
Read moreLGBT History Month

During LGBT History Month John Glenton, Executive Director of Care and Support and Co-Chair of Riverside’s LGBT staff group Spectrum, looks at how far we have come in terms of LGBT equality in the UK.
Read moreTransgender Day of Visibility

As we approach the Transgender Day of Visibility on Saturday, Support Worker Danielle Oliver looks at what it means to be a visible trans role model.
Read moreTime to Sparkle
As Riverside gets ready to attend Sparkle, the biggest Transgender Pride of the year, Support Worker Danielle Oliver reflects back at what this year has brought for her as a transgender woman.
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