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Residents urged to have their say on future of Bromley estates

Residents are being invited to share their views on multi-million pound proposals to regenerate two Bromley estates. Riverside is asking people living in Pike Close and Calverley Close to have a say on what’s important to them. The housing association is planning to invest millions of pounds to build warmer homes that are cheaper for
Read moreRamadhan reflections

Riverside’s Abdul Karatela talks about the subject of Ramadhan, what it involves and why it’s so important to him.
Read moreObserving Yom Kippur

As our Jewish colleagues and customers prepare to observe Yom Kippur, Riverside’s Equality and Diversity Manager Lyn Bowker looks at the significance of The Day of Atonement.
Read moreMy transgender pride

Danielle Oliver talks about how Riverside supported her during her trans journey from homelessness back into work and has given her something to celebrate at Sparkle this weekend.
Read moreLGBT through different eyes
Riverside is proud to say it welcomes employees from a wide range of backgrounds. Here two BME colleagues share their very different experiences of the LGBT community. By Kelvin O’Mard, Care and Support Area Manager Being born to parents who came to England from the Caribbean, where attitudes toward the LGBT community are politically
Read moreHousebuilding should be a key role in government’s plans

Carol Matthews, Riverside’s Chief Executive, looks at how building more affordable homes in the North will help retain talent and rebalance the economy. The government has rightly identified the lack of available and affordable good quality homes as potentially the biggest social policy challenge facing this country. I understand that the much-anticipated Housing White Paper will shortly
Read moreHealth and housing: Together we can change lives and help the NHS

As hundreds of health professionals gather in Liverpool for NHS Confed, Riverside’s Head of Health and Care, Boaz Elieli, reflects on ambitious plans we have to develop new models of care… How can housing solutions help tackle some of the key issues facing NHS providers? At a fringe session this morning, on a panel with
Read moreChampioning neutral terms

Support Worker Draiton Berridge encourages us to reflect on our styles of communication during Transgender Awareness Week.
Read moreAllpay direct debit transactions on Friday 8 December

On Friday 8 December, a fault with the Allpay payment service meant that duplicate payments were taken from some customers’ bank accounts. This was a system-wide fault with Allpay. This incident affects customers who have signed up to Direct Debit and were due to have payments taken from their accounts on 7 December only. Allpay’s
Read moreRecent website service disruption

Following a technical issue, we may not have received your enquiry if you sent it to us by filling out a form on our website between Friday 23 March and Tuesday 27 March. If you contacted us in this way during this period, please submit a new form or call us on 0345 111 0000.
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