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83,602 thank yous for Marie Curie fundraising efforts

Corporate charity partnership with Marie Curie

After four successful years of fundraising, we’ve now come to the end of our corporate charity partnership with Marie Curie, an incredible cause that provides care and support for people living with terminal illness and their families. Since 2019, colleagues and customers across Riverside have raised a staggering £83,602.10 for Marie Curie, all thanks to

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Riverside set to transform more than 1,000 homes through £26m decarbonisation project

£26 million decarbonisation project

More than 1,000 Riverside families and customers are set to receive transformative new energy efficiency works to their homes thanks to a £26million new investment. A combination of £12.7m of Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) money, secured via the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), and an additional £13m from Riverside, will fund

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Riverside to gift buildings to support charity Autism Together in Wirral

Gifting buildings to Autism Together

Riverside is to gift three buildings to the charity, Autism Together, to support their work in Bromborough on the Wirral. The Grade II-listed Enterprise Centre, Giles Shirley Hall and the former St Matthews Church building, all on York Street, will be given to the charity to further their work. They had previously been leased to

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Story behind the 30ft mural on city’s homeless service

30ft mural at Centre 28 in Hull

An eye-catching 30ft mural has sprung up on the side of our homelessness support service known as Centre 28, on Terry Street in Hull. Centre 28, our 25-bed supported accommodation service, has recently unveiled a specially commissioned mural, called ‘Awaken’, designed by local young people who have experienced homelessness. Painted by local artist Maniuko, the

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Scheme left “unrecognisable” following Retirement Living Investment Programme

Alfred Stocks Court

Alfred Stocks Court, our retirement living scheme in Liverpool, has been left looking “unrecognisable” to customers and colleagues following £730,000’s worth of refurbishment works. The scheme, which offers accommodation for people over 55, is one of 45 services that have been transformed through our Retirement Living Investment Programme (RLIP). Now in its eighth year, RLIP

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More funding needed as data shows rise in number of new rough sleepers

The latest data from Combined Homelessness and Information Network shows an increase in the number of new people sleeping rough in London at a time when “homelessness services are at breaking point.” Lee Buss-Blair, our Care & Support Director of Operations, has shared his thoughts below, which includes a call for an inflation-linked increase in

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Co-produced mindfulness sessions help wellbeing of entrenched rough sleepers

Mindfulness group session at Newbury House

Since introducing regular mindfulness sessions at Newbury House, our supported housing service in Manchester, residents have increasingly seen positive changes in their mental health and wellbeing – reporting feeling “more relaxed, happier and freer.” Newbury House is a supported accommodation project for people who have experience of long-term rough sleeping and complex needs. In October

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Bromley Council gives Riverside and Countryside Partnerships go-ahead to deliver 275 new homes in Beckenham

Working with Countryside Partnerships, one of the UK’s leading mixed-tenure developers, we have secured planning permission from Bromley Council for the redevelopment of the Calverley Close estate in Beckenham, delivering 275 new homes, comprising 96 homes available to buy and 179 affordable homes for the estate’s existing residents. Designed by architects HTA and with a

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New initiative set to change the face of safeguarding in housing for good

Safeguarding Peer Review Group logo

Riverside has teamed up with fellow leading housing providers to set the direction of safeguarding in the sector. Safeguarding customers is paramount to Riverside as we believe that everyone has the right to live without fear or abuse in their own homes and communities. Which is why we have partnered with Home Group, Peabody and

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Simon avoids homelessness thanks to Engage Leeds

Engage Leeds

At Riverside, we’re not only committed to supporting people to move away from homelessness but working to prevent individuals from experiencing it in the first place. This World Homeless Week, we’re sharing Simon’s story – how by receiving support earlier, he avoided becoming homeless at a time he was most at risk. Simon’s problems began

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