Turning Point Inspiring Recovery

24/11/2025

Just a friendly choir, no judges in sight 🎶

We’re starting a Recovery Community Choir every Thursday at 10:30am, a warm, supportive space to boost your mood, build confidence, and do something that genuinely supports your recovery.

Open to all Turning Point service users in active recovery and peer mentors- all ages, all genders welcome.

No pressure. No judgement. No solos (promise) 💚

📍 Socialicious, 1A Westmoreland Street, Wakefield, WF1 1PN
📞 01924 318543 – speak to your recovery worker or call us on this number to join us.

21/11/2025

20/11/2025

Think you’re not at risk? Think again.
Everyday things can expose you to hepatitis C:
✔️ Sharing equipment
✔️ Unprotected s*x
✔️ Tattoos or piercings
✔️ Unscreeened blood products
✔️ Even razors or toothbrushes

7 in 10 people don’t know they have it.
But testing is quick, simple, and confidential, and treatment can cure it in as little as 8 weeks.

🩺Get checked today, visit your local Wakefield Turning Point service: turning-point.co.uk/find-a-local-service

16/11/2025

If you’re a young person wanting to cut down, get a bit more control, or just understand how drugs or alcohol are affecting you- we’re here for that.

We meet you where it’s easiest for you: at home, in school, at college or uni, or somewhere in the community. Proper support, no judgement.

Want to see what it actually looks like?🎥🩷
https://youtu.be/mjhO_sS_OqY?si=ByaiaTc8aPW-PFx1

13/11/2025

At the end of October, we celebrated our Peer Mentor graduation- a day that captured what Turning Point is all about: recovery, community, and growth.

We’re nothing without the people who bring lived experience, compassion, and courage into this work. To all our new graduates, congratulations, and thank you for choosing to be part of something bigger💜

06/11/2025

Loving someone who uses drugs or alcohol can feel isolating. You carry worry, fear, responsibility and no one sees it.

But we see you.

Inspiring Families offers free, non-judgemental support tailored to you. You don’t need to live with the person. They don’t need to be in treatment. You still deserve help.

📞 01924 312 003 (option 2)
📩 wakefield-if@turning-point.co.uk

29/10/2025

Recovery is tough, but you don’t have to do it alone.

At Socialicious, our recovery hub, we offer free weekly groups and activities designed to support you in building new routines and finding connection. Join us for:
☕ Coffee mornings to chat and connect
🎨 Creative sessions like art, journaling, and music
🧘 Mindfulness and relaxation to ease stress
🎲 Board games for fun and socializing
🚲 Bike workshops to learn and stay active
🎯 Life skills and goal-setting support

Whether you're looking for calm, community, or a fresh start, there’s something here for you. Come by and see what feels right💙

26/10/2025

Menopause can be hard enough without alcohol making it harder.
Small changes, like swapping an evening drink for something else relaxing, can help ease symptoms and boost energy.

If you’d like to talk about cutting back or finding what works for you, we’re here to help: www.turning-point.co.uk/services/wakefield-inspiring-recovery

19/10/2025

Black History Month is a reminder to look honestly at how drug stigma and racism overlap in the UK. Drug use exists across every community. But the way we police it doesn’t impact people equally, in the year to March 2023 there were 24.5 stop-and-searches per 1,000 Black people vs 5.9 per 1,000 White people in England & Wales. That disparity isn’t a measure of “who uses more”, it’s about enforcement practices and where power is applied. 

UK prevalence data reminds us that drug use isn’t confined to one group, it cuts across ethnicities and genders, so racialised ideas of “what a drug user looks like” are both wrong and harmful❌

Many advocates argue we need health-led approaches and fairer laws that reduce harm, address racial disproportionality in enforcement, and remove barriers to support. That includes centring lived experience, improving access to culturally safe services, and challenging language that dehumanises people who use drugs. 

This month, and all year, we choose care over judgement. If you or someone you love wants information or support, you deserve it without stigma or fear of being stereotyped. We see you💛

08/10/2025

Our team and peer mentors marked the end of Recovery Month with a Pen-y-Ghent trek, carrying our recovery banner as a symbol of hope and progress💜

And while Recovery Month has come to an end, we’ll keep celebrating recovery every day of the year, in every conversation, every milestone, and every act of support that brings people together!

08/10/2025

28/09/2025

💛 As Recovery Month comes to a close, we’re proud to spotlight our peer mentor, Nathan.

Nathan has been a steady presence in our service- running groups, standing up as a true advocate for recovery, and working with Riverside Housing to make sure people are supported in the best way possible.

He takes recovery beyond our walls too, using TikTok to connect with those who are struggling and to share knowledge and hope.

Thank you Nathan, for the difference you make!👏