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Riverside named best LGBT-friendly employer in housing sector

Riverside ED team

We’re proud to announce that Riverside has been named the top housing organisation in Britain for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality by LGBT rights charity Stonewall. We have placed 12th in Stonewall’s 2022 Top 100 Employers List, climbing an impressive 45 places from our previous position of 57 in 2020! Stonewall’s Top 100 is

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Changes are coming to Cumbria Choice 2022

We wish to provide our customers and applicants with an overview of the changes to the Cumbria Choice Policy and system that we will be making in 2022. During a consultation with customers and our stakeholders in 2020, we were informed that our customers wanted an easy-to-understand policy and a simple system that would function

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One Housing Group joins The Riverside Group

One Housing Group has today joined The Riverside Group following formal registration with the Financial Conduct Authority. Last month, the Boards of The Riverside Group and One Housing Group gave their approval for One Housing to join Riverside as a subsidiary, creating one of the country’s largest association groups, with over 75,000 homes. It followed

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Want to be part of ending homelessness?

Ali Clintworth, Impact Fund Manager.

In this short blog Ali Clintworth explains from her own first-hand experience – what an outstanding and fulfilling opportunity our Business Development Officer role offers.  A job description and job title can only tell you so much about a job, and often doesn’t get into the detail we’d ideally love to have before hitting that

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Manchester United legend Denis Irwin goes back to school in Carlisle

Manchester United legend Denis Irwin recently visited Richard Rose Central Academy, a school which receives funding and support from Riverside in partnership with Manchester United Foundation and Carlisle United Community Sports Trust. The school benefits from the presence of a full-time Foundation coach, who works with the students, feeder primary schools and within the local

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Councillors approve plans for Lambeth regeneration site

Plans for a 441-home development in Lambeth have been approved by councillors, subject to a planning agreement being finalised. Bellway London Partnerships and The Riverside Group are to deliver the one, two, three and four-bedroom homes at the development at Geoffrey Close Estate, off Flaxman Road. The joint venture, which was given the green light

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Remembering Karen Lewis

It’s with incredible sadness that we share the news that Karen Lewis, Head of Business Management in Asset Services has passed away after a short but brave battle with cancer. Karen was a much beloved member of our team, always championing the customer experience and never afraid to challenge conventional thinking. She loved both learning

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