RIVER NETWORK CHARITY, offering information, guidance, signposting & support. Our Board, Leaders and team come with decades of credibility, Professional experience and qualifications. With this experience, heart and local need are always looking to expand our services. We are currently expanding our homeless and housing provision in Alfreton.

We are Charity reaching out and helping the community through Christian concern via:

  • Youth work
  • Children’s services
  • Family services
  • Foodbank
  • Media
  • Alternative education
  • Home schooling
  • Homeschooling Hub
  • Housing Accommodation
  • Retail
  • Training and Qualifications
  • Mental Health
  • Marginalised
  • Homeless
  • Needy
  • Social
  • Through practical and holistic development. 

Looking For Accommodation?

River Network offers secure and reasonably priced housing options in Derbyshire. Whether you need assistance in organising your life, accessing suitable benefits, or obtaining specific support for a health condition, we are available to help you find a suitable home.

Alfreton is a town and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. The town was formerly a Norman Manor and later an Urban District. The population of the Alfreton parish was 7,971 at the 2011 Census. The villages of Ironville, Riddings, Somercotes and Swanwick were historically part of the Manor and Urban District, and the population including these was 24,476 in 2001.
Alfreton is said to have been founded by King Alfred and to have derived its name from him. The placename appears in different forms throughout the ages, such as ‘Elstretune’ in Domesday, but the earliest record appears to occur in CE1004 in the will of Wulfric Spott, the founder of Burton Abbey. Amongst his bequests was ‘Aelfredingtune’, or ‘Alfred’s farmstead’, which is believed to relate to Alfreton. However, there is no evidence that this Alfred was the aforementioned king.

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NEW Free Community Coffee Mornings

We are pleased to confirm that we are looking to pioneer new free community coffee mornings across Derbyshire in May with free coffee for attendees. Drop-in Coffee Mornings take place every Wednesday at 11am in the following locations: 69 – 71 High StreetAlfretonDE55 7DP 17 King StreetBelperDE56 1PW 848, 850 Osmaston RoadAllenton, DerbyDE24 9AB Heanor…

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Costa Coffee and Community Development Mornings

We are pioneering a tremendous new initiative later this month, open to all ages, peoples and faiths. We are not just hosting staff and volunteer leadership and team building, but inviting the community along as well! This is taking involvement, consultation and service user involvement to a whole other level. As things have opened up,…

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Alfreton Charity Retail Stall

STARTING TUESDAY 7th December BARGAIN SALE & DROP OFF ! every Tuesday & Thursday RIVER NETWORK CHARITY MARKET STALL TOYS HOUSEHOLD ITEMS BOOKS &ALSO DROP OFF YOUR QUALITY UNWANTED ITEMS TO HELP FURTHER OUR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.  OUR FIRST CHARITY RETAIL opens in Alfreton Market , Institute Lane, Alfreton DE55 7BQ, offering retail trading and job experience for staff…