by Jon Gooch | Jul 5, 2023 | Articles, News & Articles
With the rising cost of almost everything, it’s not hard to see why the theme for this year’s Alcohol Awareness Week is, ‘Alcohol and Cost’. We have a set of circumstances where more people from across the economic spectrum are feeling the bite from high inflation.... by Jon Gooch | Feb 8, 2023 | Articles, News & Articles, Uncategorised
A couple of years ago we were looking for a way to help ensure our Board of Trustees had a direct line to see and hear about the work that was going on in each of our services. One idea we decided to go with was setting up and hosting ‘Citizens Assemblies’. This... by Jon Gooch | Jan 10, 2023 | Articles, News & Articles, Uncategorised
“Ew, dirty, you’re on your period, I don’t want to hear that”, a phrase I recall hearing after getting my period at school. I hadn’t expected my period, the toilets had no tampons or sanitary pads available, so I had no choice but to fashion a pad out of toilet roll,... by Jon Gooch | Sep 1, 2022 | Articles, Uncategorised
As the old saying goes – “Bring on September, bring on Recovery Month!” Each September individuals, groups, services, and organisations across the country join together with the aim of celebrating recovery from substance use. Four weeks of creative activities and... by Jon Gooch | Sep 1, 2022 | Articles, News & Articles
Landmark is an art project created through collaboration between artists Emilie Taylor and Christopher Jarratt and eleven people they met at Project 6, a drug and alcohol support service.On a baking hot day in Sheffield, I meet six of those eleven, Sam, Ben, Ruth,... by Jon Gooch | May 12, 2022 | Articles, News & Articles
Little did we know just how invigorating & transformative this whole initiative would be for us. Our guide & mentor, Kristen McEwan, who transpired to be a genuine inspiration, devoted to her craft. This was the wonderful discipline that is called Shimu-Yaku,...
