Cocaine Anonymous will be starting a new weekly meeting at Dorothy Parkes Centre on Monday 24th June, 7.30-8.30.   If you feel you would benefit from this group, We encourage you to attend.  For more information: Website - www.cauk.org.uk Phone - 0800 612 0225 Email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Monday 7:30pm-8:30pm Address: Dorothy Parkes ...

10th-16th June is Loneliness Awareness Week. The theme for 2024 is Random Acts of Connection, this theme is encouraging everyone to increase those simple, everyday moments of connection which help us feel happier and less lonely.   Loneliness is something that can affect every person at any point in their lifetime. Each exp...

Carers Week is an annual awareness campaign to celebrate and recognise the vital contribution made by the UK's 5.7 million carers.  This year Carers Week is from 10th-16th June.  Carers Week aims to highlight the challenges faced by carers, and recognise the outstanding contribution that unpaid carers make to their families, friends ...

It's Men's Health Week 2024. This week presents a valuable opportunity to prioritize men's well-being, address health challenges, and promote healthy lifestyles. The week aims to raise awareness of men's health and to encourage all men to seek help to address any health concerns that they may be experiencing. Men's Health Week is observed ever...

Great news! We have several job positions available!  Deadline for Learning Support Assistant Roles is Friday 21st June. We have extended the Facilitator Role deadline to Friday 28th June. 3 x Facilitator Roles (Permanent, Full Time)1 x Facilitator Role (Permanent, Part Time)1 x Facilitator Role (12 Month Fixed Contract)2 x Learning ...

 Walsall College's final Open Day of the academic year takes place on Tuesday 18th June! You can register for the open day on the link below! The free Open Day is taking place at their Wisemore Campus, Green Lane Campus and Digital Engineering Skills Centre from 4pm – 7pm! This is a great opportunity for adult learners (aged 19+) and...

Next in our RC Hub Highlights series, I'm going to show you three resources from our next category - Accessing Help in My Community. You can access all of our resources for free, download and save for later! Through this series we are shining a light on the amazing resources you can access on the Hub to help you on your recovery journey. ...

For National Volunteer Week we want to express how grateful we are to our volunteers and how they contribute to The Recovery College. Darren is one of our volunteers, he has been with the college for a number of years, helping with co-production and as a volunteer co-facilitator. In April the marketing team sat down with Darren to di...

Louise has been a volunteer for The Recovery College for a number of years and she wants to share her volunteering journey and perhaps inspire others to volunteer too! In this fantastic video for National Volunteer Week you can read Louise's journey, how she discovered The Recovery College, why she enjoys volunteering and how she would describ...

Would you like to meet new people and enjoy some fresh air? Starting from this week there is a new wellbeing walk for women, taking place at Hydes Road Pool in Wednesbury. Where and When? - Every Wednesday at 13:45pm  To register your interest please email the activities team This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 0121 437 0033

A Day in the Life of..Donna English A Recovery College Volunteer

At The Recovery College, our Volunteers are an important part of the college. Earlier this year, we sat down with Donna to film a series of videos about her time at the college as a volunteer.  In our conversation with Donna we covered topics such as what she has learned as a volunteer, her previous volunteering experi...

It's the 40th anniversary of Volunteers Week! We are celebrating the amazing contributions volunteers make to communities across the UK and most importantly for the Recovery College. The celebration starts on the first Monday in June every year. It's a chance to recognise, celebrate and thank the UK's incredible volunteers for all they co...

Continuing with our series about our RC Hub, the next category is Learning about my mental illness.  The Recovery College Hub (shortened to RC Hub) is a mental health, recovery, health and wellbeing resource library, for people living in the Black Country. Every resource that is uploaded to our hub has you in mind. If you have any resourc...

Our Gardening students are working very hard to transform our green spaces, have a look at the photos below to see the difference two sessions can make!  Did you know?...At each of our bases we have a garden patch that students can access. If you would like to learn more please get in touch. Call 0121 543 4061 or email info@therecoverycol...

The Recovery College Hub (shortened to RC Hub) is a mental health, recovery, health and wellbeing resource library, for people living in the Black Country.  The next category we are going to dive into is Staying Safe.  All of our resources are separated into categories under the RC Hub tab to help you find what you nee...

Come and meet members of our friendly team on Zoom, this Friday from 1pm - 2pm. Here you will get to hear a bit about what we do, our ethos and the courses we can provide to help individuals with their recovery journey. We will also discuss where our bases are around the Black Country as well as our social media presence and handy website links. Th...

The Link has a number of great sessions coming up in June to help people in a variety of areas! Starting from Monday 3rd June there will be a host of sessions available including:  A confidence and motivation workshopMultiply Project - Beginners Maths SupportEmployability SkillsApprentice Recruitment Sessions The Link is located in Walsal...

Walsall College are hosting a *free healthy lifestyle session in June at The Link in Walsall town centre!   The session is available for adults aged 19+ and will take place on Friday 14th June from 1pm - 3pm! This session will focus on items including: Learning how to use the NHS food scanner appPortion controlHealth ConditionsB...

The Multiply Project helps adults aged 19+ to improve their numeracy skills by offering easy access to free courses that can help you brush up your maths skills, as well as helping you become more confident with numbers. Whether you need help in managing your bills, budgeting, helping your children with their homework or you want to improve your po...

Liane is one of our Deputy Principal's here at The Recovery College and this is how she finds #MomentsforMovement.  "Three months ago, I joined a get back to netball league taster session. I hadn't played since school and when I arrived I didn't know anyone. I was really nervous! We play every week. It's helped to build my confidence...