The team at the Recovery College are celebrating LGBTQ+ History month throughout February. All our staff all believe in the importance of this celebration and have chipped in with a few thoughts as to what it means to them. Today we have a few words from Kerry Wilkes, the College Principal:  'LGBTQ+ History Month is a great time to celebr...

 Shrove Tuesday also known as Pancake Day is marked on a different day each year to mark the start of the Christian festival of Lent. Shrove Tuesday is the beginning of the 40 days of Lent leading up to Easter. But why do we eat pancakes? The tradition of Pancake Day comes from families using up all their ingredients in their cupboard bef...

Lunar New Year officially started on Friday 9 February, the day before Lunar New Year with the festivities lasting for 15 days. The two week festival marks the beginning of a New Lunar Year and a new animal represents the Zodiac for the upcoming year. Over a billion people celebrate this holiday each year. There have been celebrations acr...

Today I am sharing a resource created by Wolverhampton City Council.  The council are proudly supporting the month of LGBT+ History by promoting a range of events for members of the public to get involved in.  By following this link you can see lots of events for the upcoming weeks:  LGBT History Month | City Of Wolver...

 This year the theme for LGBTQ+ History Month is Medicine - #Underthescope Throughout the month we will be posting lots of helpful resources and information. LGBT History Month was originally created in 1994 in the US and was adopted by the UK  as a national history month in 2005 to raise awareness about the issue...

Today we are hearing from Ed Wakefield, the Recovery College's Digital Officer. He's taking a moment to celebrate Oscar Wilde - and his favourite poem the Sphinx. If you want to read it in full head here: The Sphinx by Oscar Wilde (wilde-online.info)In the meantime stay tuned for more stories, helpful websites and articles that we will be shar...

Measles cases are on the rise in the Black Country and the West Midlands. Healthy Sandwell have created a poster to help keep you safe and identify the symptoms of Measles.  This is what you should look for: Symptoms start with a fever, red eyes, cough and runny nose. Around 3 days later a red rash will start on the face and spr...

The West Bromwich African Caribbean Resource Centre are offering two sessions to raise awareness of Prostate Cancer in Smethwick. On Monday 19th February and Saturday 24th February there will be two sessions at Cape Day Centre in Smethwick, to offer support and guidance  On 24th February there is opportunity for Health chec...

The team at the Recovery College are celebrating LGBTQ+ History month throughout February. All our staff all believe in the importance of this celebration and will be adding their thoughts and experiences to this blog throughout the month. We will be providing helpful links, contacts and quotes until the 28th February, so watch this space! 

Hanukkah is known as the Jewish festival of lights and is celebrated every year around November or December. This year the festival will begin on the 7th December and finish on the 15th December. Starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which is the ninth month of the Hebrew Calendar. People celebrate by playing dreidel, singing songs, pr...

Join the City of Wolverhampton this Friday on the 1st December, for a World AIDS Day Memorial Walk along with city wide organisations at 6.45pm. The walk will include speeches from other organisations with a candlelit vigil, the walk will be starting at Pride House and finishing at White Hart. The day signifies people to unite worldwide to support ...

Join The Kaleidoscope+ Group for a half day Suicide Awareness Course. This course will equip you to feel more confident around the topic of suicide. They will look at statistics and the impact it has on people's lives. Identifying myths and facts, warning signs and indicators if someone is considering suicide with the aim to reduce stigma...

Yesterday marked the start of the celebration of Diwali, mostly well known for being the festival of light. The festival is celebrated over five days to respect the goddess of wealth Lakshmi, where small oil lamps (Diya's) are lighted and placed in their windows to help Lakshmi into there home. Ever...

Celebrate the festival of light this November at Darlaston Library and get creative. All families are welcome to come along and join. Both events will be taking place on Friday 3rd November and Saturday 4th November further details about each event below.  Friday 3rd November  10am till 4pm - Drop in Craft Activities: Creating D...

Dussehra is celebrated every year in India on the 10th day of the seventh month of Ashvina, in-between September and October. The celebration of Dussehra signifies the victory of good over evil. Where people gather together to celebrate the occasion with a procession, dancing, exchanging gifts and connecting with their families. ...

Today is National Coming Out Day, celebrated every year on the 11th October. To celebrate being unique and true to yourself. Raising visibility of the LGBTQ+ community an showing that every experience of coming out in the LGBTQ+ community is different an not all the same. Supporting each other whilst acknowledging the ...

Today is the 10th October which is World Mental Health Day, a day where we raise awareness of mental health and how we can look after it. This years theme is 'Mental Health is a Universal Human Right.' Giving us the chance to open up and talk about mental health with either family, friends and colleagues. Whilst knowing how to a...

Come along to Wolverhampton Library on the 10th October, to join the activities they are having for World Mental Health Day. At Wolverhampton Central Library, Snow Hill, Wolverhampton WV1 3AX Wellbeing City Walking Tour at 10am till 11.30am - Join them for a fun tour around some of the iconic buildings of the city centre. Get moving and m...

The month of October is Black History Month, a month that gives us the opportunity to learn and understand more about Black history, to celebrate black culture, heritage and achievements. This years theme is 'Celebrating our Sisters.' Throughout this month we will be sharing events taking place in local communities across the Black Countr...

(Un)spoken word is the name given to poetry events Black Country Healthcare held in 2021 and 2022 and their first published volume of poetry, launched on World Poetry Day 2023. They chose the name (un)spoken word because talking about mental health, wellbeing and life can sometimes be difficult and remain unspoken. Join them on World Mental Health ...