2022 Recovery Walk

RECOVERY WALK

UK Recovery Walk 2022 was held in Newcastle on the 17th of September. It was an amazing success with so many participating in celebrating recovery.

RECOVERY WALK NEWCASTLE 2022

UK Recovery Walk 2022 was held this year in Newcastle on the 17th of September. It was an amazing success with so many participating in celebrating recovery.

We started at Ceremonial Way (next to the Civic Centre), then we walked down Ceremonial Way to the City and then back to the park for the rest of the day.

activities at the park

Main stage speakers and performers

The Illfords
Naetha Uren (speaker)
Daniel Holden
Simma
Wobble D
Bogsey Poet
Chloe Castro
Dan (Share)
Mandilee

Healing Village

SUKHA SANGAT – Kundalini Yoga & Shakti Dance

Sally from Lush Lunar- Reiki Healing Circle

Group Meditation with Fiona- A guided mindfulness meditation to help relax the body and calm the mind.

Janet- Innervation Holistics- Head and shoulder 1-1 reiki taster treatments.

Sarah & Tania – Breathwork -Freedom To Breathe

Community Village

Recoco – Drumming

Blue Sky Trust – Recovery messaging tree

Divercity – Yoga/meditation

George Street – Make your own personal affirmation plaque/Make your own moon water potions/filling out journal pages with intentions and gratitude

Recovery Coach Academy part of Recovery Coach Community CIC– Recovery Coaching Conversations

PROPS – Beer goggle Challenge

Changing Lives – Paint your own recovery stones

NTaR – Mocktail station, history of trugs timeline, breathing and relaxation exercises, beading in ears, photographic exhibition

Walking with the wounded – Bootcamp style fitness challenge

TRAC – Laughter yoga

White Ribbon – Red postbox -Write a letter to yourself

Recovery Wellness Collective CIC- Stitch Away the Stigma Exhibition and Workshop

Paul Henderson Leisure – Ping Pong tables

Fusiliers – Inflatable assault course

North East Wilds – giant bubble wands and willow flower crowns

Kids Tent

Face painting

Magician includes a 45-minute show for the children

Newcastle United Foundation will offer various sports activities, including a mini sports day for the younger children and football activities aimed at teenagers and family football

Edge North East will offer activities, such as a tug of war and other ways to engage the young people

A treasure hunt and the prize is the RW22 Teddy bear

recovery walk sleep-in

We also held a Sleep in at the Newcastle Cathedral, so cost and accommodation were not a barrier to joining the UK recovery walk.

APPLY TO HOST THE UK RECOVERY WALK 2023

Applying to host The UK Recovery Walk is a two-step process:

Note Of Interest
Bidding Specification Application

NOTE OF INTEREST

Please, in the first instance, and in no more than 500 words, send the following information in your note of interest:

Your name
Suggested area
Your reasons for wanting to host The UK Recovery Walk 2023
Why your area should host it

Please note the deadline for notes of interest for The UK Recovery Walk 2023 is set at Dec 14th 2022. Any notes of interest after that will not be considered.