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A Recovery Year in Cumbria
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hat a year it’s been for Unity and all the people we work with and how heartening to see people developing their recovery ideas right across this beautiful county.
The Newsletter is designed to spread the word to those working to support recovery in Cumbria about what is being done in all the different areas of the county; to talk about how local communities are benefitting from the Recovery focus that Unity have helped to promote and that committed people in innovative Recovery organisations are putting in to action.The drive to provide long term recovery support networks has long been apparent in parts of Cumbria and the opportunity to spur on the development of individual groups around the county came with Greater Manchester West’s successful bid to become the Cumbria Drug & Alcohol service
provider from July 2012. The introduction of the Unity Asset Building Fund has enabled people with Keith Murphy, Cath Dickinson and Ashley Gibson with Bob from New Roots ideas and links at the Barrow Recovery Conversation Café in March of this year. to their local communities to all those involved with the various develop relevant ways to support groups around the county and the the ongoing recovery of people Unity staff and volunteers providing where they live. The variety of tailored support to all those who support available brings a rich come to us for help. network that links and blends with Read on to find out what has been Unity’s commissioned services to happening around the county and provide an environment of visible the next steps for the Unity Asset recovery. The foundation of hope that is developing does credit to Building Fund 2013/14.
Recovery Conversation Cafes
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OLLOWING an inspirational visit to friends at the Scottish Recovery Consortium and some practice at our Workforce Development Days we have joined the brave new world of Conversation Cafes. This is a great way to have everyone who supports recovery get together and work the links we have, forge new ones and decide on actions that relate to Recovery in the local communities of Cumbria.
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The informal Café atmosphere is designed to help everyone feel at ease and free to talk openly about real ideas that will support recovery networks and their development. It is ideally suited to the Asset Based
approach as it brings focus to the sharing of strengths and assets in a positive environment. So far Barrow and Workington have played host to events which have been vibrant and full of ideas that have included such things as social media development, ways to challenge stigma and sharing of workspace. The next Recovery Conversation Café is planned for 24th September in Carlisle.
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