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Sparkling conversations at trans Pride event
Simon Allcock, Interim Head of Projects, talks about this year’s Sparkle Weekend, the UK’s largest celebration of the transgender community.
Read moreEvolve win national award for transforming charity space
Evolve Facility Services, our in-house repairs service, won the Excellence in Contractor Engagement award at the national Tpas awards last week (Thursday 12 July). Evolve were recognised for their work with the Cathie Stankevitch Foundation, a Widnes charity which supports disadvantaged children, young people and adults in the area who face barriers to a normal
Read moreLGBT history in the making
By John Glenton, Riverside’s chair of SPECTRUM and director of operations in care and support. In January I was delighted to learn that Riverside had kept its place in the Stonewall top 100 gay-friendly workplaces. And as February is the month designated to celebrating LGBT history, it’s the perfect time to both look back, and
Read moreRiverside smashes fundraising target
We have raised £60,000 which could fund a lung cancer clinical trial for six years. In September 2014, Riverside pledged to raise £60,000 over two years for its corporate charity Cancer Research UK. In just 16 months it smashed the target, raising £60,128. Lisa Connor, Fundraising Manager at Riverside, said: “Cancer affects all our lives, either
Read moreRiverside is a top 100 gay-friendly employer
Riverside has once again retained its position as one of Stonewall’s top 100 best employers in the league table compiled by the gay rights campaigning organisation announced today. The 55,000-home housing association joins seven other housing providers nationwide in the top 100. Riverside is the best gay-friendly housing association in the North West for the
Read moreNational Coming Out Day
On National Coming Out Day, John Glenton, Riverside’s Executive Director for Care and Support and Co-Chair of our LGBT group Spectrum, looks at the importance of being yourself in the workplace.
Read moreMeet Ryan – National Apprenticeship Week
To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week apprentices and trainees across Riverside are sharing their stories about how working with us has transformed their lives. Today we meet Ryan Cook, an award-winning apprentice bricklayer. In October 2015 Ryan was chosen from more than 100 nominees as the winner of the national Young Builder of the Year award, organised by Youthbuild
Read moreWhy employment and training support matters
By Nick Stephenson
Employment and training manager
Last month something happened for the first time in seven months. Unemployment increased by 21,000 to 1.7 million. We are getting so used to reading reports of more people than ever employed in the UK, that it’s a surprise to see the trend reverse.
Read moreChief Executive Carol Matthews reflects on International Women’s Day
It’s international women’s day and I was asked by our Spectrum Chairs to write some reflections on the day. Initially I was a bit nonplussed as I wondered whether we still needed such a day. As a mother of boys I see them struggling with the same anxieties I had as a child and teenager
Read morePreparing older people for the cold snap
By Lisa Anderson, LiveTime officer. Age UK claims that each winter one elderly person will die needlessly, every seven minutes. This is a stark statistic, and I’m pleased to see the charity call on the government to improve energy efficiency and end fuel poverty, especially for older people. In light of this shocking home truth,
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