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Ryder’s New Year’s Eve

NEW YEAR’S EVE 2025 Time has passed and the old year ends At midnight do we greetings send For a Happy New Year And to be full of cheer Midnight...

Ryder

December 31, 2025

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On the 4th “Days of Christmas”

As part of our “Days Of Christmas” series this year, I’ve pulled together a list again of festive films that you might want to take inspiration from. Take a look...

Doz

December 23, 2025

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Helen’s blog – part 2

Welcome to the second part of my blog. In this part I’d like to share a bit more about what Becca, Vicky and I do as a Peer Support Workers...

Helen

November 21, 2025

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A week in the life of…Jacob

Balancing a High-Pressure Legal Career with Volunteering Working full-time in a high-pressure environment as a qualified paralegal in defendant insurance litigation at an international law firm is no small feat....

Jacob - Recovery College Volunteer

November 14, 2025

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Testing Co-Production in Practice: Reflections from Our Beta Workshops

Recap My name is India, and I am a volunteer for Wakefield Recovery College. For the past year I have been working alongside Nicola and Ammara from the South West...

India Fradgley

November 7, 2025

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Helen’s blog – part 1

Welcome to my blog. My name is Helen; I’m a Peer support worker at the Insight Team. So, you may have a couple of questions from my introduction – “What...

Helen

October 21, 2025

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How to have a Happy Halloween – A watchlist guide

As most of you will know, I’m a spooky kind of gal! I watch lots of horror films and probably keep my local cinema going with regular weekly visits! I...

Doz

September 29, 2025

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Spotlight on a service – Live Well’s supporting workplace wellbeing team

Do you or your team need support to stay well at work? Whether you’re currently employed, on sick leave, or feeling at risk of needing time off, our social prescribing...

Live Well Wakefield

September 5, 2025

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A day in the life…Lost at Sea!

I’ve always been a water baby – water brings me peace. I was the child that happily spent whole summer days floating along a river pretending to be John Everett...

Doz

August 19, 2025

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A week in the life of…Adeilade from the community rehabilitation team

No day is the same in the role of an associate mental health practitioner. Often people get confused about the term “Associate Practitioner,” it’s basically just a fancy way of...

Adeilade, Associate mental health practitioner

August 8, 2025

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