RECOVERY GROUPS
Developing skills, confidence and resilience through meaningful activities
THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES ACROSS OXFORDSHIRE
Recovery groups help people to build confidence, connect with others, and develop new skills through a variety of shared activities.
Including horitculture, woodwork, shops, cafes and crafts, in sites from Didcot to Banbury and Oxford.
People can spend up to two years with Restore working towards their recovery goals and next steps.
Individuals in recovery groups
Said they felt well-supported
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RESTORE'S RECOVERY GROUPS
Crafts, woodwork and horticulture take place at this East Oxford project. Members can paint, create and maintain the beautiful garden.
Flowers, vegetables & woodland help members to develop skills in horticulture, cooking and crafts; with produce sold locally.
A two-acre site in Didcot, South Oxfordshire with orchard and veg beds. Members gain skills in horticulture, woodwork and crafts.
Members help to run this ethical café. Preparing food, serving the public and developing skills in catering, hospitality and retail.
Project with shop and café at Littlemore Mental Health Centre, members can socialise and develop catering and customer skills.
North Oxfordshire project supports members to develop confidence, healthy eating habits and new skills in woodwork and crafts.
A partner operated project in West Oxfordshire. Bridewell Gardens offers therapeutic horticulture in a working walled-garden.
Based in the Vale of the White Horse, Root & Branch offers skills in horticulture, crafts, blacksmithing and cookery.
LOCATIONS OF RECOVERY GROUPS
The Orchard
28 Calthorpe St, Banbury, OX16 5EX
Bridewell (partner)
Walled Garden, Wilcote, OX7 3EB
Root & Branch (partner)
Westmill Farm, Watchfield, SN6 8TH
Garden Cafe
Manzil Way, Oxford, OX4 1YH
The Beehive
Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, OX4 1YH
Elder Stubbs
Rymers Lane, Oxford, OX4 3DY
Littlemore
Sandford Road, Littlemore, OX4 4XN
Fleet Meadow
Sandringham Rd, Didcot, OX11 8TP
"The practical creative aspect is very helpful, the group setting gives a community vibe, learning new skills helps increase your confidence and all the different activities pull you out of your own head."
FAQs
What is a Recovery Group?
A safe therapeutic space to rebuild confidence and connections with others, whilst also learning new skills and strategies to help manage your mental health.
What's the process?
After a referral is made, we’ll have a conversation with you, then meet to talk through suitability, expectations and making a plan.
When do people attend the group?
Members typically attend a recovery group one day per week, for a maximum of two years.
What is a typical day?
In a morning meeting we discuss the day's activities and share information.
This is followed by a group activity of your choice before a mid-morning tea break.
Lunch is prepared together followed by communal activities.
An end of day meeting provides the opportunity to check-in with members before they leave for the day.
What's the point?
Recovery groups recreate structure and connections with others. Gently helping people to be a part of something bigger.
New skills are learnt and goals are identified that people can work towards. Every member is allocated a key worker to help them plan for the future, and can also receive one-to-one coaching from a dedicated Restore coach.
Working on projects, seeing good outcomes, and being with others, helps people to rebuild their lives after experiencing mental ill health.
Members are better able to look forward to the future with confidence, and are equipped with the strategies they need to manage their mental health. People frequently leave Restore and move on to jobs, volunteering or training.
"I've been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for ten years but the last year I've been at restore, I’ve not been sectioned once. I think that says a lot."
