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One of the Recovery Projects, Zink have recently changed the life of someone in recovery. ”For Turrum Mellor-Hughes life was tough and his drug habit saw him lose his job, have his car repossessed and put strain on his family. He said: “I came to Zink and asked them to give me something, anything, to…
On Saturday, 21st September 2024, the historic Pleasley Pit Colliery came alive with the sounds of music and the spirit of recovery as it hosted “The Hope Festival.” Jointly organised by Rhubarb Farm and Elastic FM, the festival was the brainchild of Ben Sofield from Rhubarb Farm/Rhubarb Recovery, who collaborated with David Lilley of Elastic…
The Princess of Wales has urged the public to change its attitude towards those dependent on drink or drugs – saying “addiction is not a choice”. The recent message from the Princess of Wales for Addiction Awareness has truly inspired us all. It’s incredible to see such influential figures speaking out about the importance of…
In the words of Derventio Housing Trust: It’s always tricky to try to explain what it’s like at Growing Lives – words don’t really do it justice, but if you see it, you get it straight away. So we wanted to make a video to show it to people who might want to come and…
Travel Derbyshire on Demand is a new type of bus service that you can book to make journeys when you want to travel. For more information please see the attached flyer or visit the Travel Derbyshire website Travel Derbyshire on Demand | Public Transport You Can Book (roadxs.com) ”Instead of following a fixed route and schedule, these buses…
Event update from our partners at the STAND TO project: “On 20th June 2024 Stand To took advantage of the brief summer and embarked on a cycle ride around the famous Ladybower Dams, which were used as a practice area by the famous Dam Busters as they prepared for their assault of the Mohne, Eder…
Look at all the wonderful events the Recovery Projects are hosting in September! Tuesday, 3rd September 2024 Wednesday, 4th September 2024 Friday, 6th September 2024 Wednesday, 11th September 2024 Saturday, 14th September 2024 Sunday, 15th September 2024 Saturday, 21st September 2024 Tuesday, 24th September 2024 Wednesday, 25th September 2024 Saturday, 28th September 2024 Follow Growing…
Our partners at Kelsey Family CIC have just recently launched a new website for their project which includes a blog page full of interesting and inspiring stories around recovery! Find direct links to some of their posts below, a link to the full blog as well as their new YouTube video: Charlotte’s Journey from…
Alcohol Awareness Week runs from 1 to 7 July 2024 and is managed and hosted by Alcohol Change UK. David Henstock, Public Health Clinical Lead for Substance Use, has written an interesting and informative blog for Joined Up Care Derbyshire on the theme of understanding alcohol harm. Click on the link to the Joined Up…
Participants from Derby County Community Trust’s Active Choices programme, used their National Recovery month football fixture to contribute to the community and help others! National Recovery month aims to increase public awareness surrounding addiction and recovery from substance misuse. The funds raised at the event were used to purchase toys that were donated to Derby…
