Riverside has been awarded Silver status by the Ministry of Defence for supporting the armed forces community. The national housing association was one of 12 organisations that attended the Defence Employee Recognition Scheme presentation in Manchester on 23 November. Silver status recognises the commitment given by organisations for those who serve for their country, and

Ahead of Remembrance Sunday, Simon Ketteridge, Riverside Care and Support’s Director of Business Development, reflects on the challenges of those who serve the country. There are 2.8 million veterans in the UK and research has shown that working-age veterans are more likely to be economically inactive (neither in work nor seeking employment) and have physical

A former homeless man who grew dreadlocks for 25 years in memory of his dad has chopped them off to help people fight cancer. Graham Barrington Taylor’s father William passed away from lung cancer in 1992 and a shocked Graham stopped getting his hair cut. In the following years, his curly locks became dreadlocks –

A Riverside project that supports homeless people has won a prestigious award from London Mayor Sadiq Khan. Street Buddies scooped the Supporting and Inspiring accolade at the Team London Awards 2017. The annual ceremony took place last night (November 6) at City Hall, recognising volunteers and volunteering projects that do great things for the capital.

Riverside – one of the country’s leading providers of housing, care and support – today welcomed the Government’s decision to drop the LHA cap for all social housing. The not-for-profit, charitable housing association group has been a leading voice in a sector-wide campaign to halt plans to cap housing benefit to the Local Housing Allowance

A cycling duo took on an extreme Tour de France-style cycling challenge to help people fight cancer. David Taylor and Simon Allcock cycled over 400km (255 miles) from Leicester to Carlisle in two days, staying overnight in Liverpool, to raise money for Cancer Research UK. It is the longest ride they have ever embarked on,

If you are looking to apply for one of our properties in the Merseyside area please be aware that the Property Pool Plus website will be down on Monday 2 October whilst they carry out some improvement work. Property Pool Plus has advised the new site will go live on Tuesday 3 October. What are

A Hull dad of-two who survived cancer three times has run a half marathon to raise money for Cancer Research UK and support others fighting the disease. Taking part in the Great North Run marked 20 years of being cancer-free for Carl Mitchell, as he battled a rare form of cancer called spindle cell sarcoma

As we celebrate Older People’s Day 2017 Kelli Melloy, Riverside’s National Health and Wellbeing Manager, explains the benefits that our Health and Wellbeing service brings to the lives of Riverside’s Retirement Living customers across the country.   Riverside’s Health and Wellbeing service was launched in May to deliver a range of initiatives across our retirement