Riverside is tackling anti-social behaviour in our communities across the Midlands and South East.   As a result of our working within the community, and with advice from our legal team, we successfully obtained the two injunctions against perpetrators’ anti-social behaviour towards other residents which included aggressive physical abuse. The process has been a lengthy one but is

A healthy eating project in Derby has been a huge success. Earlier this year, Riverside working together with community charity Sova secured funding through Public Health England (PHE) to deliver ‘Healthy Food, Healthy Communities’. Families from Derby’s City Point estate took part in the first batch cooking scheme of its kind. Residents learned how to

There are plenty of community events and activities taking place in the Midlands and South East.   A Riverside housing officer in Leicester, Esuf Sarafat, shares his summer highlights here: “As a housing officer working with the new Community Engagement Team led by Rupa Chandarana, I help realise lots of projects and events across the year that give hundreds

An al fresco lunch was enjoyed by residents of Derby’s City Point estate to celebrate the end of a free ‘healthy cooking on a budget’ project. The sessions, organised by Riverside and community charity Sova, gave people the chance to learn how to cook cheap, hot, healthy meals for themselves and their older, vulnerable neighbours.

Riverside’s work with Alzheimer’s Society has helped recruit one million Dementia Friends, to generate a greater understanding of the condition. Our two-year fundraising partnership with the charity, which ended last year, not only raised almost £47,000 but also made staff more aware of the issues affecting people living with dementia, with many signing up to