To be re-scheduled - Health literacy and communication - An awareness session
This 2-hour awareness session explores what health literacy and communication mean in practice, why they matter, and the impact poor communication can have on individuals and services. Through discussion, practical resources, and expert guidance from speech and language therapist Caroline Wills, attendees will gain tools to support clearer communication within their own settings.
NA Steps and Topics meeting (open meeting)
An open event hosted by Narcotics Anonymous, followed by an open NA meeting.
Open to all (addicts, family, friends, allies and local community).
Secret Garden Gardening Session
Come along and help us care for the Secret Garden (the garden behind Millfield House, Jesmond Dene), learn how gardening can support your wellbeing, and take part in some fun nature-based activities. No previous experience is needed and tools/PPE will be provided — the only essential requirement is a willingness to work hard as part of a team!
Annual Recovery Shield 7-a-side Tournament
Annual Recovery Shield 7-a-side tournament celebrating Recovery Month. Fully FA-accredited league. Open to all 16+.
Yoga Session & Flower Posey Building
Yoga session followed by a flower posey building workshop with natural flowers.
Community Lunch with Haref
Road to Recovery Trust will be hosting a free community lunch at George Street Social.
Newcastle College Harm Reduction Drop-in for New Students.
Newcastle College Harm Reduction Drop-in for New Students.
Harm Minimisation Service Drop-in
The harm reduction service delivers a range of open access and confidential support for drug and alcohol users. You can access support such as needle and syringe exchange, nursing support, blood-borne virus testing, and access to naloxone. You will also get lots of advice or information, and the staff will work with other services to support your needs.
Secret Garden Gardening Session
Come along and help us care for the Secret Garden (the garden behind Millfield House, Jesmond Dene), learn how gardening can support your wellbeing, and take part in some fun nature-based activities. No previous experience is needed and tools/PPE will be provided — the only essential requirement is a willingness to work hard as part of a team!
Recovery Month Coffee Morning in the Garden
A Newcastle Support into Volunteering project celebration. Take some time to chat, connect, and enjoy a hot drink with others in the community alongside some nature-based wellbeing activities. Everyone is welcome! Whether you'd like to get involved in gardening, meet new people, or simply enjoy a cuppa and a conversation, we'd love to see you there. No previous experience needed and tools/PPE will be provided.
Gibside National Trust - Props & Carers Family Recovery Day
Come get involved in: exploring Gibside, a wellbeing walk, low ropes, den building and a play park for the youngsters along with many more games and activities, soundbath, exploring the beautiful green spaces Gibside has to offer, and mindfulness sessions.
Restore at 4 Recovery Service
On the 4th Sunday of every month, we meet at 4pm for our Recovery Service, which will include worship, communion, and time in small groups.
Recovery in Nature - Community Lunch
Road to Recovery Trust will be hosting a free community lunch at George Street Social.
Tune into Recovery
Tune into Recovery
Brunswick Methodist Church
If you would like to take part in this event please contact Jon on 07952320213.
Revival Recovery Community Awards 2026
Join us for an evening of recognition and celebration as we honour individuals, teams and organisations whose dedication, leadership and outstanding service continue to make a meaningful difference within our communities. An awards evening celebrating compassion, courage and positive change. The Revival Recovery Community Awards recognise those who go beyond their day-to-day roles to address the issues that truly matter, demonstrating commitment, kindness and resilience in support of lasting community impact.
Tyne Wear Fire & Rescue Service Prevention & Education
The session provides information to partner agencies to ensure that people who are vulnerable and at increased risk of fire in their own homes are given appropriate fire safety advice and issued with necessary free specialist equipment to reduce the likelihood of a fire occurring.
Community Lunch
Road to Recovery Trust will be hosting a free community lunch at George Street Social.
Menu is a summer picnic theme.
Human Library
Challenging stigma. Inspiring hope. Celebrating recovery. Join us for honest, respectful conversations with people sharing lived experience of recovery, mental health, addiction, homelessness, and trauma. People with lived experience, carers, family members, professionals, volunteers and community members are all welcome! Become a human book — share your recovery journey and help break down stigma.
UK Recovery Walk - Bradford
The UK's national Recovery Walk, celebrating community, unity, inclusion and hope. A Recovery Village with stalls and activities opens through the day at Centenary Square, with the walk itself departing at midday on a route through Bradford city centre (a long route and a shorter route avoiding the incline are both available).
Stim Café Late Summer Wellbeing Picnic
Stim Café Late Summer Wellbeing Picnic
Stim Café
Based in Tyne and Wear, Stim Café creates stim-friendly social spaces and fun workshops for the Neurodivergent community. No diagnosis is needed, we welcome and champion anyone who self-identifies as Neurodivergent, including Autistic, ADHD, Dyslexic, Dyspraxic, OCD, and more.
Join us for a relaxed and welcoming Late Summer Wellbeing Picnic! Come to socialise, get creative, explore wellbeing, or simply enjoy some food and fresh air. We'll also be marking Recovery Month, with optional information and signposting for mental health and recovery services, gently exploring the links between Neurodivergence, masking, overwhelm and substance use, and sharing support for anyone who may need it.
This is a drop-in event, come and go anytime between 4:30pm and 7:30pm. Indoor and outdoor spaces are available, so we'll be there whatever the weather! Expect a Sensory, Wellbeing & Recovery Zone, creative activities (rock painting, colouring, Lego, jigsaws), Twister, limbo and a Mindful Mini-Rave (7:00–7:15pm), a Special Interest Show & Tell Station, and a picnic spread of sandwiches, snacks, fruit, veg, dips, biscuits, cake, tea, coffee, hot chocolate and soft drinks. Dietary requirements can be catered for, let us know in advance on the booking form, and you're welcome to bring your own food and drinks.
Booking: Click here to book through Stim Café’s booking page.
Read, Reflect, Recover
Celebrate Recovery Month through books, stories and creativity. Drop in, discover new reads, create a zine, and connect with others in a welcoming space.
UK Recovery Conference 2026
A day conference exploring how lived experience can inform successful outcomes in treatment and recovery, with sessions on Bradford's recovery history, stories of hope from people with lived experience, "Inclusive Recovery Cities and Social Contagion" (David Best), the role of Lived Experience Recovery Organisations (LEROs), and the future recovery landscape.
Harm Minimisation Service Drop-in
The harm reduction service delivers a range of open access and confidential support for drug and alcohol users. You can access support such as needle and syringe exchange, nursing support, blood-borne virus testing, and access to naloxone. You will also get lots of advice or information, and the staff will work with other services to support your needs.
Recovery Exhibition Opening
Join us for a special preview event featuring the first opportunity to view the “Your City, Your Recovery” exhibition and a live performance by local musician Nev Clay.
Recovery Month Awareness & Knowledge Sharing Day
Join organisations from across Newcastle to explore the challenges affecting our communities and how we can work together to create a more inclusive recovery city and region. You'll have the opportunity to connect with local partners and share experiences, have honest conversations about addiction, recovery and stigma, explore practical ways to support your workforce and communities, and learn how your organisation can help create positive change.
Community Lunch
Road to Recovery Trust will be hosting a free community lunch at George Street Social.
Menu is a summer picnic theme.
Joint SMART Group
NTAR and PROPS are working together to deliver a Service User and Carer Joint SMART Group providing a supportive space for shared learning and recovery-focused discussion.
Women's Recovery Event
This creative event is open to all skill levels. Activities include flower crown making, portrait painting and plant pot decorating. Come along for fun activities and socialising. Lunch and refreshments are provided.
Recovery Month 2026 Launch Event
Road to Recovery Trust invites local services and organisations who support people in recovery to come together at the Recovery Month launch, share what they do, and celebrate the work happening across the community.
North Young People AA Convention
NorthYPAA Convention 2026 Tickets, Saturday 8 August-Sunday 9 August • 9 AM-4:30 PM | Eventbrite
NorthYPAA Convention 2026 is a weekend Alcoholics Anonymous convention for young people, hosted by the North East and North West regions of AA. Taking place in Leeds on 8–9 August 2026, the event features inspiring speaker meetings, workshops, topic discussions, fellowship, entertainment and a sobriety countdown, offering a welcoming space for AA members to connect, share experience, strength and hope in recovery. Book your place via the official Eventbrite page: NorthYPAA Convention 2026 Tickets, Saturday 8 August-Sunday 9 August • 9 AM-4:30 PM | Eventbrite
NEACN26: Just Stay
North East Area Convention of Narcotics Anonymous, bringing together members from across the region for a weekend of recovery, fellowship and unity. The convention typically includes speaker meetings, workshops, social events and opportunities to connect with others in recovery. Tickets and event merchandise can be purchased through the official booking store:
Book tickets: NEACNA Booking Store
Start of Alcohol Awareness Week
Alcohol Awareness Week is a week of awareness-raising, campaigning for change, and more. The next Alcohol Awareness Week takes place from 6-12 July 2026 on the theme of 'Alcohol and me'.
Gateshead Recovery Festival
The Gateshead Recovery Summer Festival on Friday 3 July 2026 is a free community event taking place at Baltic Square, Gateshead. It celebrates recovery from drug and alcohol addiction while bringing together people in recovery, families, support services, and the wider community in a welcoming, stigma-free environment.
Live music and entertainment.
Creative activities and opportunities to get involved.
Community stalls and local recovery organisations.
A chance to meet people with lived experience and learn about recovery support.
A family-friendly atmosphere focused on connection, hope and wellbeing