Weekly Update
College News
February 12, 2026
Welcome to our weekly update
Welcome to this week’s update!
As we head into the half‑term break, it’s been a really positive week across the Recovery & Wellbeing College. We’ve wrapped up several of our courses — including Managing Relationships, Living Well with Depression and ADHD, Calming Clay Creations and Crochet for Beginners — with some fantastic feedback from learners. It’s been great to see people growing in confidence, connecting with others and taking away tools they can use in daily life.
We’ve also advertised a new full‑time Recovery Coach (facilitator) post, which will strengthen our delivery and help us continue developing what we offer (see below). Once this role is in place, we’ll be looking at how we can enhance our support for people experiencing eating disorders.
A huge thank you to everyone who has taken part in our courses this term — and an especially big shout‑out to our amazing volunteers and hardworking staff who keep everything running with passion and care.
We’ll be taking a well‑earned rest next week, so there’ll be no weekly update — but we’ll be back after the break, refreshed and ready for the next chapter. Read on for community offers, events and happenings – as well as courses with spaces.
Wishing everyone a restful half‑term!
Vacancy: Recovery Coach (Band 5) – Eating Disorders Focus
We’re recruiting for a Recovery Coach (Band 5) in the Recovery & Wellbeing College.
The role involves designing and delivering recovery-focused courses, empowering people to live well beyond or alongside illness or disability.
This post has a particular focus on developing curriculum that supports people who may have eating disorders, working closely with services, carers, and people with lived experience. The postholder will also contribute to wider College work, such as supporting our volunteer offer and strengthening co-production.
Role details:
- Salary: £31,049–£37,796
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, flexible working available
- Based in Kirklees – agile working
Full details & how to apply:
Job Advert – Recovery Coach bd5
Spaces on courses – book now to avoid disappointment:-
Woolbeing: Pom-Poms, Mandalas, & Tassels
Friday 20 March 2026 – 10am – 1pm – Mirfield Community Centre – 1 week
Join us for this creative and soothing workshop where we’ll explore the many therapeutic benefits of working with wool. With the help and support of our lovely Peer Workers, Ali and Laura, we’ll discover three delightful crafts that promote relaxation, mindfulness and self-expression.
Dementia – Positive Steps (twice weekly)
Monday 23 February 2026 – 5.00pm-6.15pm – Online – 5 weeks
This is a 5-week course, with 10 sessions, occurring on Mondays and Wednesdays of each week. Each week/topic can be attended individually or join us for the full course. Each week, split in to part 1 and part 2 of a topic, covers an aspect of dementia or supporting someone living with dementia to help you feel informed, empowered, and prepared to manage your future with dementia. You may wish to attend as a family carer, a person living with dementia or because you have an interest in dementia and dementia care.
Please note: Week commencing the 17th of February will be a break week due to half term.
Boxercise Taster at ROKT
Wednesday 4 March 2026 – 1.30pm-2.30pm ROKT Climbing Gym, Brighouse – 1 week
Wednesday 11 March 2026 – 1.30pm-2.30pm ROKT Climbing Gym, Brighouse – 1 week
Wednesday 18 March 2026 – 1.30pm-2.30pm ROKT Climbing Gym, Brighouse – 1 week
This gentle beginner’s session will focus on techniques such as footwork, punches and defensive moves. Boxercise is great for stress relief, and is a great option for boosting wellbeing. You will receive guidance from an instructor to ensure that you are able to do this session safely and comfortably. We will take it at your pace. You will be required to complete a health questionnaire before attending.
Please note that due to limited places and to be fair to everyone you may only book onto one Boxercise Taster at ROKT session
Improving Your Sleep
Monday 2 March 2026 – 1.00pm-3.00pm – Online
This introductory online workshop, delivered by our colleagues at Wakefield Recovery College, could be for you if you’re interested in understanding ways of improving your sleep. The workshop will be facilitated by a team including a person who has experience of poor sleep and a person with professional expertise in this area.
Please note that we also regularly offer a workshop about sleep in partnership with Kirklees Talking Therapies. The next date for that workshop will be during May, taking place in person at Folly Hall in Huddersfield – keep your eyes on the website for more details!
View our full course offer here:
You can click the icon or link below for details of all our upcoming courses:
Click to book – View all courses – Calderdale and Kirklees Recovery College (calderdalekirkleesrc.nhs.uk)
How to book your place
If you are already enrolled with the college, please email us to request a place on your chosen course(s) at: ckrecovery.wellbeing@swyt.nhs.uk or call us on: 07717 867911 or you can use your learner portal to express your interest. Please wait for confirmation that you are booked onto a course before attending.
If you are new to the College please enrol here.
Recovery College Learner Portal
If you have enrolled with us within the last 2 years or so you will have access to our learner portal. This makes booking onto courses even easier! You can request to book onto courses and see what course you have attended. Use the links below to the portal and our user guide.
Community Offers
Disclaimer:
The community offers and activities shared in this update are provided by third-party organisations and are included for your information only. The Recovery & Wellbeing College does not endorse, guarantee, or take responsibility for the quality, safety, or suitability of these external services. Participation is at your own discretion, and we recommend checking details directly with the provider before attending.
What’s On in Kirklees
Click https://communitydirectory.kirklees.gov.uk/communityDirectory/whatsOn.aspx to browse a wide range of events.
You can also check Creative Kirklees What’s On as there are a wide variety of different events and activities listed.
‘The Art of slow stitching’ workshops and drop in sessions – various dates and locations coming up from this week
These are upcoming events over the next few weeks. The social prescribing ones in the libraries are drop in sessions- see attached document for details. Please note: with the Valentine’s Wellness day on Saturday 14th February you need to book for some activities– please see attached document for full details of all activities. Please message Mike directly on 07415671646 or email mike.mawson@arcade-dewsbury.org to book a place on an activity.
The Art of Slow stitching final week signposting (DOCX, 2 MB)
Calderdale Healthy Minds – Our Experience: Lived and Living Project
The project will run from February to May 2026, working in partnership with Everybody Arts in Halifax.
Our Experience: Lived and Living invites members of the community to create art reflecting the theme of ‘lived experience’ of mental health issues and/or disability. Project participants will get chance to explore what the theme of ‘lived experience’ means to them, expanding their creative freedom and developing their artistic practice.
Participants will be supported to nurture artistic skills through artist development sessions and weekly studio access at Everybody Arts in Halifax, where they will be able to use art studio facilities including print making and ceramics. The project will finish with the opportunity to showcase artwork at the Everybody Arts gallery, as part of a wider creative health initiative for Calderdale. The final showcase will amplify the voices of people with lived experience of distress in order to challenge negative cultural attitudes to mental health.
Interested in taking part?
Please read the full project description here before applying via this online form.
Or get in touch with us to find out more: georgia@healthymindscalderdale.co.uk
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust – Help shape the new CHFT cancer support service and complete our survey
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust are gathering public information to help improve their cancer services. Please feel free to complete the survey and send it on to anyone you feel would like to give their opinion. It is a short 12 question survey that takes no more than 5 minutes to complete and your opinions could help shape future cancer care locally. Just scan the QR code below with your phone to launch the survey.
Kirklees Autism Group
Kirklees Autism Group (KAG) is a group for autistic adults in Kirklees with the aim of the group being to make sure that people with Autism have their voices heard by services in Kirklees.
Evening Peer Support Group, at 6-8pm
Every 3rd Wednesday at Batley Community Centre
Peer Support Group, at 9.30am-12.30pm
Every 3rd Friday at New North Rd Baptist Church
Kirklees Autism Group poster (PDF, 1 MB)
Contact us today to find out how to get involved at kirkleesgroups@cloverleaf-advocacy.co.uk or phone: 01924 454875
Move, connect, and make with Curious Motion
Would you benefit from some time to gently move and connect with others? Come and join us! Sessions start again this week. Our Performance Company is a space for all adults. It includes people of different backgrounds, some with experience of making dance, and many more who are new to dance. If you’d benefit from exploring movement in a creative, inclusive, and exploratory way, this is for you.
New members are welcome during January and February.
The company meets on Thursday evenings in Elland.
There are no requirements to join us, you are welcome as you are.
Registration is essential – email on: hello@curiousmotion.org.uk or WhatsApp: 07599 619785
Waythrough – What’s On January – March 2026 timetable
These activities are open to everyone aged 18 or over who lives in Kirklees and experiences mental health issues, problems, or concerns. You do not need to be seeing an employment advisor to join. Simply call the number below or email and ask for Karl Jackson-Lander the Peer Support Coordinator who will assist you to fill out a short referral form so you can attend.
What’s On – January-March-2026 (PDF, 218 KB)
For more information or to book a place please contact: Karl Jackson-Lander on:
Mobile: 07909 993203
Email: Karl.Jackson-Lander@waythrough.org.uk
For more information, to see our online calendar, or to complete our online application form follow the QR Code, or visit: https://rfkirkleesemployment.org.uk/
Holmfirth Tech
Visit https://holmfirthtech.co.uk/whats-on/ for the events listings
For more activities to do with health and wellbeing visit: https://communitydirectory.kirklees.gov.uk/communityDirectory/ThingsToDo.aspx?q=health
https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/community-plus/our-events.aspx
What’s On in Calderdale
Visit https://www.visitcalderdale.com/whats-on/ for a wide range of events and activities.
Also check Calderdale Forum 50 plus events calendar at https://calderdaleforum50plus.com/events-activities/
For the Hebden Bridge area, also check https://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk/events/index.html
What’s On at Project Colt, Elland
Housed within the historic walls of Elland’s Bridgefield Mills, Project Colt is a safe space full of understanding and open to people who may need extra support.
More than just a building, our mill is a thriving hub brimming with activities, workshops, a bustling cafe, and unique shopping experiences. People can connect, learn, create, and support one another.
Browse the link at https://www.projectcolt.org.uk/whats-on/ for their activities calendar.
3-2-1 Walks: Get outdoors and enjoy easy to follow routes in Calderdale!
Build your fitness and improve your health with 3-2-1 Walks from Active Calderdale and Calderdale Forum 50 Plus. Choose from easy-to-follow routes and see how far you can walk in a week or a month. Getting active by walking regularly can improve both your physical and mental health. Our short, easy-to-follow walks can be enjoyed alone or in the company of family and friends.
More information at 3-2-1 Walks – Calderdale Forum 50 Plus
You can also find more information on walking in Calderdale at https://www.visitcalderdale.com/visitor-information/walking-in-calderdale/ – you can also view shorter walks at https://heartofthepennines.org.uk/shorter-walks/
Physical Activity Ideas: Mixenden, Illingworth, Ovenden & Boothtown
Active Calderdale have published some very useful physical activity guides for Mixenden, Illingworth, Ovenden and Boothtown.
See https://calderdaleforum50plus.com/2025/08/05/physical-activity-ideas-mixenden-illingworth-ovenden-boothtown/ for more information.
Grow Well
Get your hands mucky, get active and meet new people every Wednesday from 9am – 12pm at the Outback Community Garden, Halifax. For details click here: Grow Well Gardening for Wellbeing sessions – Halifax Opportunities Trust
Cost of Living Information:
Click the link below to find links to websites and workbooks that can provide help and advice with money, debt and the cost of living.
Cost of Living Information – Calderdale and Kirklees
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Have a great weekend,
The Recovery & Wellbeing College Team
ckrecovery.wellbeing@swyt.nhs.uk
07717 867911
Calderdale and Kirklees Recovery and Wellbeing College
Correspondence address:
Ravensleigh Resource Unit
28 Oxford Road
Dewsbury
WF13 4LL
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