Padley County Kitchen provides a 10 session cooking programme where participants will work together to make 20 different recipes of a main and dessert. Participants will have the opportunity to complete a level 2 food hygiene and level 2 health and safety qualification, they will also have the opportunity to choose another course from our online learning list.
Find out more >Kelsey Family CIC delivers family based recovery activity boxes, family health and well-being activities, family recovery coaching, family retreat space and breathing space for those in recovery commencing their journey out of treatment.
Find out more >Anyone who lives, works or studies in Derbyshire, or is visiting the county, is welcome to use our branch libraries and mobile libraries. We offer books, CDs, audio books and DVDs for loan. We also offer access to community information, newspapers and a wealth of local studies material. There is free internet access in every library.
If you want help and support to stop smoking, lose weight, become more active, or improve your diet or overall wellbeing, we can help you to make the changes needed to improve the way you feel now and in the future.
Our team provides information on a range of topics including types of mental health problem, where to get help, medication and alternative treatments and advocacy. We will look for details of help and support in your own area. Our lines are open 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (except for bank holidays).
If you find any discarded needles or drug related waste, please go to the website for details of the relevant number to call to have these removed safely
Opportunity and Change is a support programme for people with multiple and complex needs throughout Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Our programme is being delivered by local organisations working together, with a range of experience of working with people with multiple and complex needs.
We’re there for people when they need us, which could be any time of day or night. People talk to us for as long as they like, as many times as they like. There are no waiting lists, and no assessments.
SANE offers emotional support and information to anyone affected by mental health problems through our helpline and email services and our online Support Forum where people share their feelings and experiences.
STAND TO is an alcohol service dedicated to Derbyshire’s Ex-Forces community. We cover the whole of Derbyshire. At STAND TO our dedicated, experienced and highly trained staff, volunteers and peer mentors (most of whom themselves are ex- forces), have a particular awareness of the issues veterans and their families may experience. We also understand some of the challenges individuals may face in admitting alcohol is a problem and the conflict often felt in asking for support. Get in touch for an informal chat.
Staywell Derby has started a lived experience led support group around prescription addiction. The group is based around the principles of SMART Recovery and is led by Paul who went through 5 years of prescription medication addiction and is now in long term recovery. The group will be run weekly on a Friday evening on Zoom and is open to anyone within Derby City or Derbyshire. The 4-Point Programme is the foundation and building blocks of SMART. Many of the tools and techniques can be used not only for your recovery journey, but to help you deal with future problems and achieve more satisfaction and balance in your life. The four points are: – – Building and Maintaining Motivation – Coping with urges – Managing Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviours – Living a Balanced Life For more information visit www.staywellderby.org.uk