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An annual LGBT celebration

Jenny Crocker co-chair of Spectrum

As Pride season gets underway Jenny Crocker, Service Manager and Co-Chair of Riverside’s LGBT staff group, looks at the history behind the celebrations.

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Support service Engage Leeds helps 3,000 people in first year

Engage Leeds celebrate their first birthday and helping 3,000 people.

A support service which assists people in Leeds to improve their housing situation and helps prevent them from becoming homeless is celebrating its first birthday. Engage Leeds is the biggest support service in the city to aid those who are struggling with housing issues and may need extra help for issues such as mental health,

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Pop-up cinema evokes marvellous memories to help people with dementia

Children ages’ five to 10 from St Cuthbert’s Primary School enjoyed stepping back in time with residents at Riverside’s St Anne's Court Retirement Living scheme to learn all about the bygone days, and how to help people with dementia.

Old black and white films came to life on a cinematic screen as part of a dementia-friendly day with schoolchildren in Liverpool. Children ages’ five to 10 from St Cuthbert’s Primary School enjoyed stepping back in time with residents at Riverside’s St Anne’s Court Retirement Living scheme to learn all about the bygone days, and

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Silverbirch housing development wins Gold

Silverbirch near Newcastle has won Gold in the prestigious First Time Buyer Readers’ Award 2018. Colleagues from Riverside Home Ownership and Development and Growth with A Place in the Sun presenter Jonnie Irwin.

One of Riverside’s affordable home developments has won Gold in the prestigious First Time Buyer Readers’ Award 2018. Silverbirch, a shared ownership scheme near Newcastle, was voted Best New Development in the North, competing against two other contenders. Colleagues from Riverside Home Ownership and Development and Growth collected the coveted trophy at an awards ceremony

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Riverside welcomes Cris McGuinness as their new Chief Financial Officer

Cris McGuinness, Riverside's Chief Financial Officer.

National housing association Riverside has appointed Cris McGuinness as the Group’s Chief Financial Officer. Cris McGuinness joined Riverside last month and brings with her a wealth of experience working both in and out of the social housing sector. Cris originally started her career with KPMG in Liverpool and has spent the last decade as an

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New research aims to improve Universal Credit claims for thousands of homeless people

New research, commissioned by Riverside, St Mungo’s, YMCA and The Salvation Army, could challenge current government thinking that housing costs for supported housing cannot remain within the welfare system. The study will seek to identify practical solutions to make Universal Credit work more effectively for vulnerable people who depend on supported housing. The study has

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