About our programmes:

Alcohol Abstinence Mutual aid group support to

support on-going recovery after completing

treatment. Every Friday 11am @ Socialicious

Work Readiness employment, benefit and other

general advice including job search.

Families Workshops for parents who are in

treatment services and who wish to learn more

about effective parenting skills

About our programmes:

Detox Preparation 1 to 1 and group

support to prepare for and complete both

drug and alcohol detox (max 30 day detox)

Mind Booster an inward look at our

pre-conceptions and some useful tools to

consider an alternative ways of looking forwards. 2pm every Tuesday @ Socialicious

Bike Workshop Learn about general bike

maintenance, strip down the frame,

redesign and rebuild. On completion the

bike is given a full safety check to ensure it

is roadworthy

Basic Skills Open Awards accreditation

level 3 in Numeracy, Literacy and IT Skills

Live Training Open Awards accredited

training and experience working in a

coffee shop.

Narcotics Anonymous hold meetings for

recovering addicts who meet to help each

other stay clean. The only requirement for

membership is the desire to stop using.

Every Wednesday 12pm @ Socialicious

What’s on in Wakefield & Castleford

Grosvenor House

8-20 Union Street

Wakefield

WF1 3AE

Phone: 0300 1231912

Fax: 01924 314594

Get Connected in 2018

What’s on @

Mondays: 10am Creative Writing

Tuesdays: 10am

12pm

2pm

Board Games (Richmond Fellowship)

Hearing Voices Group

Mind Booster

Wednesdays: 12pm Narcotics Anonymous

Fridays: 1.30pm Arts & Crafts Group (Richmond Fellowship)

February

13-16th Intuitive Thinking Skills (Wakefield)

17th Saturday Event at Socialicious

March

5th Peer Mentor Training Commences

6-9th Intuitive Thinking Skills (Wakefield)

8th International Women's Day Event

17th Saturday Event at Socialicious

April

21st Saturday Event at Socialicious

23-27th Series of events marking Family Safety

Week

Recovery Cycle event @ Trinity Walk

May

Events celebrating Local & Community History

Month

Local walks celebrating National Walking

Month

3rd Tour de Yorkshire—get involved in our

cycling club “Wheels to Recovery”!

14th Mental Health Awareness event

19th Saturday Event at Socialicious

26th is National Go Canoeing week—event to

be arranged with Pugney’s

June

5-9th Series of events marking Child Safety Week

9th Bike week—get involved in our cycling club

“Wheels to Recovery”!

11th Men's Health week events

16th Saturday Event at Socialicious

18th Festival of learning opportunities

21st Music Workshop

30th Armed Forces Day

July

21st National Fishing month—get involved with our

mutual aid fishing group & access our equipment

24th Organised walks & events in Local parks to

celebrate National Parks Week

16th Saturday Event at Socialicious

August

18th Saturday Event at Socialicious

19th World Photo day—picturing “Recovery” Event

Next Peer Mentoring Training to Commence

September

September is National Recovery Month so there will

be various planned events across the district

Raising awareness event for Prostate Cancer

6/8th Book club marking National Literacy & read a

book day

8th National Recovery Walk—Shrewsbury

10th Event marking World Suicide Prevention Day

11th Events raising awareness around Sexual Health

15th Saturday Event at Socialicious

29th Macmillan Coffee Morning

October

October is “Stoptober” so there will be various

planned events focusing on Detox across the dis-

trict

Breast Cancer Awareness month—event to be

arranged

4th Poetry workshop to mark National Poetry Day

10th Mental Health Awareness event

20th Saturday Event at Socialicious—Workshop

exploring Values

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