Keighley Recovery Forum

December 6th 2011 saw the first ever Keighley Recovery Forum at the Progress Centre. It was an amazing, inspirational event with over 80 attendees all pledging their commitment to supporting sustainable recovery in Keighley.

'Project 6 the voluntary sector drug and alcohol treatment provider in Keighley is thrilled to announce the first public meeting of the Keighley Recovery Forum. Kris Hopkins MP will make the Key Note address at the inaugural meeting. This is a forum led by Project 6 and other treatment providers in partnership with local community organisations and businesses.

The forum will support individuals to build social capital, and integrate successfully back in to the local community, through working with local organisations and businesses to create opportunities.

The purpose of the forum is to create genuine volunteering and employment opportunities for local people who have recovered from substance use issues within local organisations and build a strong recovery community. The forum believes that Recovery is achievable and sustainable in Keighley.

Kris Hopkins, Local MP says:

“I am delighted to support the development of the Keighley Recovery Forum. It is a tangible example of the Building Recovery in Communities agenda turning ambition in to local reality.

I believe that Keighley can become a beacon of recovery – built on community engagement, initiative and support – helping local people to help themselves”.

Vicki Beere, Service Manager says:

“Our ambition is to make recovery “achievable and sustainable in Keighley” . We believe the community – its people, leaders and businesses – need to grasp the enormous potential offered by the significant number of people who become free of substance use dependency each year. We are thrilled with the support we have already had from local community organisations and businesses.

Project 6 believes that getting “clean” should be the start of the recovery journey, not the end and that people need to be given opportunities to rebuild their lives. They need ready, supported access to education, training, volunteering and jobs”. '