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Riverside’s homeless veterans campaign scoops prestigious Northern Marketing Award

Riverside’s Corporate Marketing team picked up the award for Best Not-For-Profit Campaign at the annual Northern Marketing Awards last night. More than 400 people attended the event in Manchester to celebrate and reward marketing excellence in the region. The award was for the Hardwick House digital marketing campaign, which used targeted Facebook and Twitter adverts
Read moreYour new housing services go live

More housing officers are now working in neighbourhoods like yours after a major revamp of the way we provide services to you. They’re working more flexible hours so they can support you when it better suits you, as promised in the last edition of Your Riverside. It comes after we reorganised and made savings behind
Read moreEvolve in the Community – Climbing every mountain…

One of our Evolve plumbers took on the challenge of a lifetime; climbing Africa’s highest mountain to raise money for charity. Tim Jones, 32, was part of a team of 40 climbers taking part in the Mount Kilimanjaro challenge to raise money for the Steve Prescott Foundation, a charity that supports The Christie Hospital in
Read moreResidents shape new homes and improvements in Lewisham

Tenants are having their say on multi-million pound proposals to build new housing and improve existing homes in Lewisham. Riverside is looking to help tackle the capital’s housing shortage and improve properties for current tenants. Customers at Gillan Court, in Grove Park, have shared their views on proposals to build additional homes on the car
Read moreNational Apprenticeship Week: Tom’s story

Meet Tom, 23, who works as an accounts payable assistant at Riverside in Liverpool. After leaving school he studied art and design at college and then didn’t know what he wanted to do next. He worked in a shop for a year and decided to do a business administration apprenticeship with a courier company. Tom
Read moreNational Apprenticeship Week 2018: Lee’s quick guide

Meet Lee, 32, our professional development manager at Riverside. Lee is responsible for supporting you on your career and development journey. He works with our diverse and skilled colleagues and is looking to create more development opportunities for colleagues and our communities. If you want to get in touch and have a chat with Lee
Read moreNational Apprenticeship Week 2018: Eden’s story

Meet Eden, 18, a customer service apprentice at the charity run Botcherby community centre in Carlisle. Our employment and training service which provides support to local people at the centre, helped her through the process and successfully secure the position when she was shortlisted by Carlisle College for this opportunity. Before starting work at the
Read moreNational Apprenticeship Week 2018: Donna’s story

Meet Donna, 36, who has worked for Riverside for nearly five years as a service manager in Ipswich. She has worked in housing for nearly 15 years and has recently completed her two-year Chartered Institute of Housing qualification. The introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy has given her the chance to return to education, gain more
Read moreGovernment needs to deliver a regional approach to housing

The Housing White Paper has done little to provide answers for the regional challenges the sector faces, says Carol Matthews, Riverside’s Chief Executive A month has passed and the dust is settling on the much anticipated Housing White Paper. Did it live up to your expectations, or are you a bit disappointed that the elusive
Read moreApprenticeships really can open up new opportunities

During National Apprenticeship Week Danielle Ware, Head of Learning and Development, looks at how far apprenticeships have come and how the Apprenticeship Levy reform has marked a new era again. Things have come a long way with apprenticeships over the last 10 years, and the ‘Apprenticeship Levy’ reform marked a new era again. This forced
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