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Celebrating recovery and community

On 20 November, Recovery Near You’s Recovery Hub hosted a very special awards event to celebrate the incredible achievements of individuals and teams who make recovery possible.  

Reflecting on our impact 

Recovery Near You has supported thousands of people across Wolverhampton who are concerned about their own or someone else’s drinking or drug use.  

Our work is rooted in person-centered care and community connection, helping people take steps towards harm reduction, recovery and a brighter future. 

Celebrating achievements 

Our awards highlighted the dedication, courage and resilience behind recovery and our Recovery Hub service. Winners were recognised across these categories: 

Star Performance 

  • Kate: For doing so much behind the scenes 
  • Jason: For the hard work and championing behind Anchor 

Outstanding Achievement 

  • Vee: For developing an amazing and supportive family group 
  • James: For working hard and supporting recovery journeys  

Leadership Award 

  • Recovery Hub team: For being a great team, and everything in between 

Creativity Award 

  • Kacey: For her Instagram posts and running the Arts Group 
  • Raj: For supporting new members and participating in the Arts Group 
  • David: For participating in the Arts Group and encouraging members to explore creativity 
  • Christianne: For continuing to develop amazing arts projects 

Volunteer Champion  

  • Mark: For all his support with RISE 
  • Sarah: For all her progress as a volunteer 
  • Janet: For her amazing support behind the family group 
  • Matt: For his time and support  

Attendance Award

  • Lonnik: For attending every opportunity given and giving 110%  
  • Barry: For all his hard work  

Innovation Award  

  • Kyle, James and Lerlene: For continuously updating courses and events to make the Recovery Hub a welcoming place 
  • Tom: For developing courses to help clients   

Inspiration Award  

  • Warren: For being the passionate face behind recovery in the service 
  • Ingrid: For being a visible face of recovery and all her support   
  • IPS team: For working tirelessly to support clients into employment in the next steps of their rsteps of their recovery journey  

Team Player  

  • Jason: For always helping the team and service users 
  • Kerrie: For always stepping in to help  
  • Neil: For going above and beyond to help 

Lifetime Achievement  

  • Mary: For all her dedication and hard work for service users 
  • Gerry: For all his work, inspiration and support 

A big congratulations to all our nominees and winners. Our work simply would not be possible without this amazing team of people.