Northumberland Recovery College Timetable – April 2026

Welcome to our Northumberland Recovery College monthly newsletter with some updates on current sessions and our updated timetables for April.

Session Updates

• Masks Off – 8 week course at The Bothy, Ashington, is now starting on Monday 13^th April 1.00 – 2.30 pm and there is 1 place left so there is still time to sign up (Flyer attached)
• Families and Carers Training and Support Programme (FACTS) – 6-week online course will be delivered by practitioners in the HOPE Team (CNTW) and is for family/carers of individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder / Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, or with symptoms in line with these conditions (diagnosis not required) not for people with BPD/EUPD.   Starting on Monday 20th April 3.00 -5.00 pm, (flyer attached)
• Berwick Café Connect – the time will be changing to 2pm-3:30pm from Tuesday 21st April (new flyer attached)
• The Welcome Session – these will now just run twice a month, once online and once in-person. The next online session will be 23rd April, and next in-person session will run 7th May at The Bothy in Ashington, both 1:30pm-2:30pm. Just get in touch to book on, further dates will be added to website/timetable soon.
• Wooler Wellbeing Support Group – the last session of this group in its current format will be Thursday 23rd April.  We are still in discussions with group members and facilitator about what might replace it. Due to this, we will not be accepting any new members, though if anyone is interested in Wooler provision they would still be welcome to get in touch to register their interest.

Session Starting Soon

• Embracing Emotions – we are running our online 8-week course again starting on Thursday 7^th May 10.00 – 11.00 (see attached flyer) Please contact the College if you would like to attend this session to reserve a space.

 April 2026 Wellbeing Workshops ……. watch this space for new workshop dates coming soon!

 All are online 11.00 – 12.00 on a Tuesday.

• 14^th April – How Our Past Relationships Shape Our Interactions https://northumberlandrecoverycollege.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/HPRSOIC14-Apr.png
• 21^st April – Building Your Sense of Self https://northumberlandrecoverycollege.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/BYSOS-21-Apr.png
• 28^th April – Navigating Difficult Conversations  https://northumberlandrecoverycollege.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Navigating-Difficult-Conversations-28-Apr.png
• 5^th May – All About Panic https://northumberlandrecoverycollege.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Panic-5-may.png

Future Sessions

• Coping Strategies – we are going to be running our 6 week online course again soon, dates are to be confirmed.  If anyone is interested in attending, please get in touch to be added to the list, we have attached the flyer without dates so you can see a summary of the content.

 All NRC sessions are free for adults (18+) who live or work in Northumberland. Upcoming sessions can all be found on the ‘What’s on’ page on our website, and our weekly timetables can be found on our website.

Our sessions aren’t drop In sessions so to join any NRC sessions, please complete our enrolment form, let us know which session(s) you would like to sign up to. The link to our enrolment form can be found via the ‘Resources’ page of our website or via this link: Northumberland Recovery College Referral | Everyturn

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