Recovery Month – NLRC Programme Summary
As we prepare to mark Recovery Month this September, we are pleased to share our programme of events designed to celebrate recovery and strengthen our community ties.
NLRC Open Day Event
Date: Monday, 1st September
Location: Coatbridge Office
To launch Recovery Month, we will host a welcoming Open Day at our Coatbridge office. This event will:
- Invite community members, service users, and partners to enjoy food, refreshments, and informal conversation.
- Offer opportunities to meet our team, explore our services, and learn more about our approach to recovery.
- Create a relaxed, stigma-free space where people can connect, ask questions, and feel part of a supportive network. This day will set the tone for a month of openness, inclusion, and celebration.
- Intro to SMART Recovery – Women’s Group Sessions
Start Date: Tuesday, 2nd September
Location: Coatbridge Office, 12.30-2.30
Recurring: Every Tuesday for three weeks, throughout September
Facilitator: Becky Wood, CEO
Our CEO Becky will personally lead a series of introduction to SMART Recovery meetings for our Women’s Group. These sessions will: - Provide a safe, structured, and empowering space for women to explore recovery tools and build resilience.
- Introduce the evidence-based SMART Recovery model, focusing on selfmanagement, emotional regulation, and goal setting.
- Encourage peer support and shared learning, strengthening recovery journeys through connection and trust.
- Volunteer Get Together – NLRC and FVRC
Date: September, Week 3 (exact date TBC)
Location: TBC
We are proud to celebrate the recent training and onboarding of new volunteers in North Lanarkshire. To honour their contributions and sustain momentum, we will host a volunteer get together mid-month. This gathering will: - Bring together volunteers, staff, and community members for a day of recognition, connection, and celebration.
- Reinforce our commitment to community-led recovery and the vital role volunteers play in our mission
- Recovery Walk Scotland, Stirling 2025
Date: Saturday, 27th September
Location: Stirling
NLRC and FVRC staff, volunteers, and community members will gather before the Recovery Walk Scotland to connect, reflect, and walk together as a united and visible group. - Ice Dip Challenge & Yoga Session
Date: September, date TBC
Location: Vida Sauna and Ice
Our Team Lead, Stuart, has organised a bold and invigorating Ice Dip Challenge. Staff, volunteers, and community members are invited to take the plunge as a symbolic gesture of resilience.
For those who prefer a gentler path, we will also offer a relaxing yoga session, providing space for mindfulness, movement, and reflection. This dual offering ensures everyone can participate in a way that suits them, while reinforcing our values of inclusion, wellbeing, and shared experience. - NLRC Facebook: Please follow us on our new NLRC Facebook for updates throughout the month:
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