News & blog

Find out more about what we are up to now.

LGBT views on social housing sought

LGBT views

Riverside is urging its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) customers to help independent researchers find out about their experiences and views on social housing. Researchers at the University of Surrey are conducting the study, called HomeSAFE: Engaging and exploring LGBT*Q tenant experiences, concerns and preferences about social housing. The project will use focus groups,

Read more

Fire safety: Updated information for our customers

Following the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in Kensington, London, we’ve spoken to a number of customers who contacted us for advice and reassurance. If you live in a Riverside property and you’re concerned about fire safety, we hope the information below helps to put your mind at rest. However, if you’d like to talk

Read more

Our apprentices fly the nautical flag for Riverside and Evolve!

Evolve apprentices Luke Keough, Connor Marshall and Josh Demir took to the seas sailed the SS Duke of Pembroke for the Apprentice Ship Cup tournament.

Three Evolve apprentices took to the seas last month to take part in the annual Apprentice Ship Cup tournament. Luke Keough, Connor Marshall and Josh Demir were among a hundred apprentices representing organisations across the UK. They spent a week aboard one of four tall ships, learning new skills and working as a team. Luke

Read more

A royal affair at Buckingham Palace

Staff and customers from Riverside’s Hardwick House in Teesside and The Beacon in North Yorkshire were invited to a garden party at Buckingham Palace with The noble affair Prince Harry.

It doesn’t get any grander than being invited to a royal garden party at Buckingham Palace! But that’s just what happened when staff and customers from Riverside’s Hardwick House in Teesside, Mike Jackson House in Hampshire and The Beacon in North Yorkshire were invited to the royal appointment last month. The noble affair was hosted

Read more

Pop-up 1950s and 60s rooms bring memories flooding back and help people with dementia

Riverside residents and sisters Rita Connelly and Betty Hughes in the rem pod at Windsor Court, Bootle

A pop-up 1950s kitchen and 60s-inspired living room are taking Merseyside pensioners back to the good old days… and helping people with dementia. The nostalgic ‘reminiscence pods’, which include everyday items to touch and smell, even feature a vintage-style television set with newsreels from a bygone era. The pods are being used by housing association

Read more

Volunteers’ Week: ‘The benefits of giving your time are truly priceless’

Riverside staff volunteers and students from De Montfort University clean up a neighbourhood in Leicester

It’s Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June 2017), celebrating the amazing contribution volunteers make to society. In the last year, Riverside staff have dedicated hundreds of hours’ volunteering time to communities around the country. Lizzie Whitmore, our Volunteer Service Manager for London, looks at why volunteering makes such a difference – and how you could get involved…

Read more

Get fit, get safe, get savvy – get together!

Get fit at Retirement Living services

Your brand new Health and Wellbeing service is coming – and we hope you’ll get involved. Aimed at Retirement Living and older customers, a range of themed, monthly activities will encourage you to: —             be ‘age-healthy’ —             be resilient —             remain independent —             maintain a feeling of physical and mental wellness. We’ve lined up a

Read more

Big plans for new homes and services

As well as improving services for you, we want to help more people who can’t afford a home of their own, or who need support to deal with life’s challenges. So we’ve set ourselves some ambitious goals for the next three years. We are connecting… We’re going to continue developing our digital services so more

Read more