Welcome to our regular round-up, collected by our Community Development Team from their work around Devon. Here you’ll find items that support your personal recovery, volunteering, jobs, training courses, and research requests.
Have something you’d like us to add next time? Get in touch!
What have we been up to?
We have been very productive this last month while we have been organising a new website and new IT system. Please bear with us over the next few weeks while some changes will be being implemented.
Earlier in the month we had our first Board Meeting of 2024 where we had a room brimming with Recovery Devon staff, directors and board members, it was so wonderful to have so many people attend, old friends and new! Exciting times ahead!
Sami and Jody continue their active involvement in the community, passionately engaging in networking and signposting support available in Devon communities. Additionally, they’ve been dedicated to organising and generating strategies to foster the growth of Recovery Devon in 2024 and beyond. The behind-the-scenes efforts from the whole Recovery Devon team are instrumental in fortifying our organisation and emphasizing the creation of spaces that provide Hope, Opportunity, and Choice.
Plans are in motion for the 2024 Community Development Fund and events for the year, so watch this space for more info to come soon.
What’s happening in Devon?
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/…/revitalising-volunteer…
Thursday 22nd February – 7 to 8:15pm @ The AFJ Hub
£10pp paid in cash on arrival
Chakradancing is a fun workout for mind, body and soul. It gently balances your inner energy and emotions and is a great stress reliever as you get out of your head and into your body. The movement releases the feel-good hormones which act as a natural anti-depressant.
Book your tickets via EventBrite now – https://www.eventbrite.com/…/chakradancing-with-new…
For more info visit: www.linktr.ee/washingmachineofdestiny
Wednesday 7th February, 12:30 – 14:30, Free to attend.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/…/creative-health-in-the…
To book: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/793167855407…
Warm, friendly, supportive group. Free refreshments.
book (free) via website: https://thenestsw.org/events/
Letter of Hope
We are delighted to share the relaunch of the Letter of Hope, a resource we have created in partnership with Devon Partnership Trust and by people in Devon with personal experience of suicide.
We have launched two new versions of the letter; Letter for Tomorrow for young people written by young people, and Hope Letter, an Easy Read version for people with learning disabilities. To find out more please click here. Or get in touch with us if you would like to order physical copies.
Join our aDoddle Community Map!
We are partners with the wonderful folk at aDoddle. They are working with you and your community to make it as easy for everyone to find help and support locally as it is to find a hotel or restaurant on Google Maps.
By Mapping UK Charities, Community Projects, Groups & Organisations together we are creating a national resource for use at a local level. It’s free to create a profile on aDoddle, and this can hold all sorts of information, making it great for small groups who can’t afford a website.
Do you have a not-for-profit community mental health offer you’d like us to share?
With thousands of social media followers and newsletter subscribers across Devon, we’d love to help you find your community. Send an email (hello@recoverydevon.co.uk) with “Roundup” in the subject line, adding a photo and a few details about your project – we’ll include it in our next round-up.