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National Apprenticeship Week 2020: Riverside provides support to Halton resident applying for apprenticeships
Vanessa Shaw, Riverside’s Employment and Training Officer, explains how she has helped a resident in her area successfully apply for an apprenticeship, and is now developing a career working with children. I’ve been working with Lucy a Halton resident, for almost four years. She was referred to one of my work club sessions via Halton
Read moreFreestyler puts her best foot forward for Riverside
Once a North West freestyle disco dance champion, Emily Harrison, is now strictly business. A mathematics graduate, the 21-year-old, is putting her numerical skills to good use as a Riverside finance and IT apprentice Why did you apply to be an apprentice? “It was a brilliant opportunity to go into a specialised area that utilises
Read moreMulti-talented AJ – Waqas Anjum proves apprentices are not just for teenagers
At 34, AJ – Waqas Anjum has done a variety of different jobs throughout a varied career so far. From setting up his own online business to a range of other things, he has always had the get up and go to succeed. When we met AJ, he explained why he chose to opt for
Read moreBubbly Bethany sets her sights on seniority
Business Administration apprentice, Bethany Walsh, joined Riverside in July 2019. A bubbly and outgoing member of the team, she’s already playing an important role as a member of our strategy and planning team at our Head Office in Speke. The 21-year-old has enjoyed the role so much, she has now set her sights on a
Read moreJujitsu ace Jonathan grapples with finance at Riverside
At just 18, Jonathan Ward is already a skilled jujitsu blue belt. But now he’s also grappling with another goal – becoming a fully qualified accountant at Riverside. The Liverpool-lad, who works at our Head Office in Speke, spoke to us about his apprenticeship journey and the impact our Riverside apprenticeship scheme has had on
Read moreHull extra care developments achieve prestigious dementia-friendly Gold certificate
An internationally-renowned centre has awarded Gold to three extra care developments in Hull for their dementia-friendly design. Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) presented the prestigious Gold Design Award to Redwood Glades, Cecil Gardens and Harrison Park. The DSDC is an international centre of knowledge and expertise to improve the lives of people with dementia.
Read moreBarber’s kind act boosts men’s mental health at homeless hostel in Liverpool
Men at a homeless hostel in Liverpool were given a confidence boost when a barber gave them free haircut – so much so that he has vowed to return with his clippers. 5* Kurdish Barbers in Garston came to Green Lane supported housing service in Tuebrook over the festive period and offered residents a free
Read moreRiverside Group Chief Executive Carol Matthews awarded the CBE
Carol Matthews, Group Chief Executive at The Riverside Group, has been appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year 2020 Honours List. Ms Matthews took up her post as Group Chief Executive of Riverside in February 2012, following five years as Chief Executive of Guinness Northern Counties, part of
Read moreToys help spread Christmas cheer in Palace Fields
A group of children in Runcorn got an extra special Christmas treat following a massive donation of toys. More than 500 toys including table football sets, action figures and board games, were donated to Palace Fields Community Centre after a collection by Riverside staff. Organisers at the centre then distributed the toys to deserving families
Read moreA Bed Every Night – rough sleeper numbers have fallen by 37% across Greater Manchester
Riverside’s Eleanor Watts – co-coordinator of the A Bed Every Night initiative, reflects on today’s excellent news that rough sleeper numbers have fallen by 37% across Greater Manchester. In November 2018, Greater Manchester became the first city-region in Britain to commit to providing A Bed Every Night for “every single person” already on streets or
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