Spark BWD

12/02/2026

🩷 Don’t forget our drop in event tomorrow 🩷

Please drop by 12-2pm for connection, affirmations and cake off at 1pm 🍰

All welcome to take part, we would love to see your uplifting contributions to our wall. These are reminders for self-empowerment, helping to reduce anxiety, and reinforce positive self-worth 😁

12/02/2026

Please take some time to read this article to learn more about how we are working with our wider Calico colleagues to improve client experience.

As always, we would love to hear your feedback 🧡

Colleagues from across The Calico Group came together for the first in a series of workshops to help shape the next Customer Strategy 💡

The session focused on taking an honest look at what customers need today and how the Group can keep improving the way it supports them.

🔗 https://calico.org.uk/latest-news/calico-colleagues-begin-shaping-new-customer-strategy/

10/02/2026

🧡 🧡 🧁 Come join our team this Friday at St John’s for connection and cake 🧁 🧡 🧡

09/02/2026

🌈 LGBTQ+ History Month – Community Innovation 🌈
LGBTQ+ communities have long been innovators in addiction support, creating spaces where people feel safe, understood, and respected.
Some vital organisations include:
💜 Antidote – LGBTQ+ led alcohol and drug support, including online drop-ins
💜 Galop – Specialist peer support around substance use and domestic abuse
💜 Gay & Sober – Safe, LGBTQ+-specific sober spaces and meetings
💜 UKAT – Tailored, non-judgmental rehab programmes recognising LGBTQ+ needs
These services show how specialist, affirming support improves outcomes and reduces harm.

09/02/2026

Want to help make a difference to people in your local community or gain some valuable work experice?

For more information visit our website or give us a call
📞01282 686300
💻https://calico.org.uk/volunteering/

06/02/2026

🌟 Some Lovely Feedback for Our IPS Team 🌟

We recently received some incredibly kind words from someone we supported into employment. They shared how supported, encouraged, and well-guided they felt throughout the whole process — from interview preparation to securing references and navigating each step with confidence.

Feedback like this means so much. It’s a reminder of why we’re committed to providing personalised, proactive support to everyone we work with. 💙

05/02/2026

🎉 Celebrating 1 Year of SMART Recovery at SPARK 🎉
This week we marked one year of our SMART Recovery meeting, and what a year it’s been. We started with 3 people and ended with a meeting of 22. We took time to reflect on the progress, growth, and resilience shown by everyone who has attended over the past 12 months. Recovery looks different for everyone, but the commitment, honesty, and support within this group has been truly inspiring.
To top it off, attendees surprised our facilitators with some beautiful flowers as a thank-you — a small gesture that meant a great deal and perfectly captured the mutual respect and community spirit that SMART is all about. 🌸
Thank you to everyone who’s been part of the journey so far. Here’s to continuing to build confidence, skills, and positive change together. 💪✨

05/02/2026

A great and engaging group to deliver training to today 🙌

Thank you Bramwell House for sharing this feedback and the important messages around Harm Reduction, synthetic cannabinoids and Naloxone

Please get in touch if you would like to know more about drugs, their effects and how to keep people safe 🧡

04/02/2026

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04/02/2026

An opportunity to take part in a feedback survey linked to Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Services in Blackburn with Darwen

Please take some time to have your say 💬

The survey is open until Friday 27th February and can be accessed using the QR code below ⬇️

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=4z_73MnpOkKh2hSKSzouYNaX5Z7W1PNAv7rYxK4_QPdUN1kxNEIzUjJRTVBaSUFXU1NQRDY5Rko2TS4u

02/02/2026

👨‍🎓 Sharing a huge well done to two of our DEAP clients who have today graduated their community rehab programme 👨‍🎓

Thank you for sharing your journey’s with us. It was inspiring to hear the words you shared with the group, and to hear the support in the room from peers. To see the impact of recovery on family was truly special ✨

02/02/2026

🌈 LGBTQ+ History Month – Science & Innovation 🌈
Research consistently shows that LGBTQ+ people face higher rates of substance use due to minority stress, discrimination, and unmet mental health needs. Science and innovation in addiction treatment remind us that one-size-fits-all support doesn’t work.
LGBTQ+ individuals and specialist organisations have led the way in developing safe, affirming, and tailored recovery pathways — addressing trauma, co-occurring anxiety and depression, and barriers to accessing support.
At SPARK, we recognise that inclusive, evidence-based care saves lives and strengthens recovery 💜