Come and Join us at The Recovery College for our Open Afternoon in Walsall!  The Open Afternoon is taking place at: YMCA Small Street 1a Small Street Walsall WS1 3PR There will be a relaxed Information Session with our marketing team, outlining what a Recovery College is, what we do, our philosophy and the student journey. This is followed by ...

Look at the hard work our students are doing this term at our Garden patches. They are transforming our gardens spaces across the Black Country Great Job Everyone! Have a look at the images below Gardens can work wonders when we are stressed and under pressure. There are many benefits to Gardening, here are some benefits (Source: VOS: 10 ...

Next in our RC Hub Highlights series is the category Stepping into Work.  The RC Hub is a mental health, recovery, health and wellbeing resource library, for people living in the Black Country. It is ever-growing with new activities, leaflets, videos and other tools to help you. Access the Recovery College Hub here: The RC Hub  You c...

Great news! We have several job positions available here at The Recovery College. The deadline is 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) Facilitator Role: The Black Country Recovery College are looking to recruit a number of Fa...

 Fit Baggies is a 10-week Health, Fitness and Lifestyle programme for the Sandwell Community run by The Albion Foundation.  The programme started again this month and there is still some spots available.  The Fit Baggies is free to join and is open to Sandwell residents who meet this criteria: - Age 18+ - Body Mass of 25+ Scan the QR...

Are you interested in Volunteering in your community... you can find out how by looking at our RC Hub! The RC Hub is a mental health, recovery, health and wellbeing resource library, for people living in the Black Country. It is ever-growing with new activities, leaflets, videos and other tools to help you. Access the Recovery College Hub here...

The RC Hub is a mental health, recovery, health and wellbeing resource library, for people living in the Black Country. It is ever-growing with new activities, leaflets, videos and other tools to help you. Continuing in our Hub Highlights series, I'm going to show you an example of what you can find in the Accessing Social activities...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 is #MomentsforMovement. One of the best ways to protect our mental health is movement. Even a short burst of 10 minutes' brisk walking can boost our mood and increase our mental alertness and energy. At The Recovery College we want to promote some of the fantastic fitness groups that ar...

At The Recovery College, Our staff love to support and encourage you on every step of your recovery journey. For this Mental Health Awareness Week, our staff want to encourage you to find #MomentsforMovement.  Today's message comes from Lisa, one of our Facilitators, she shares how she finds Moments for Movement i...