Your Recovery, Your Community: Final Event

Over the past year, Your Recovery, Your Community has travelled right across Derbyshire County - from Buxton, Bakewell, Bolsover, Belper, Swadlincote, Chesterfield, Ilkeston, and Dronfield. At each local community, and through interviews, surveys and conversations, we heard from people with lived experience of addiction and recovery, their families, and local communities.

Together, these voices amplified the strengths of local recovery communities, sharing innovative ideas, creativity and flexibility and unique insight into the resilience and needs to grow Lived-Experience Leadership, Recovery and Lived-Experience Recovery Organisations (LEROs).

Now it’s time to bring it all back together.

Back in May 2025, our launch event was held at the Winding Wheel Theatre, so it is fitting to return for a celebratory event. In this event, we will share the voices of Derbyshire County and the expertise and talent that had already existed across communities. We'll showcase the project's findings and themes, develop Lived-Experience Leadership and we will highlight the incredible lived-experience leadership across Derbyshire. This event is about connection, hope, and possibility.

✨ Hear - stories, talks, and a lived-experience leadership panel.

🎥 See - films, sketch notes and visual storytelling from across Derbyshire.

🖌 Do - interactive activities and creative spaces to add your own reflections.

🤝 Connect - meet others, share experiences, and discover what’s happening in your local community.

💡 Feel - part of something uplifting, inclusive, and inspiring.

This event is for anyone in Derbyshire interested in recovery, community, and lived-experience leadership. Whether you’ve shared your views at earlier events, are part of a LERO, or just want to connect and celebrate, you’re welcome. It is not a professional or networking event, it's an opportunity to meet others who have walked the same journey, to come together to build and celebrate recovery in the county and to inspire - and be inspired - by peers.

Please note - our numbers are limited. IF YOU BOOK A PLACE AND CAN NO LONGER ATTEND PLEASE DO LET US KNOW SO WE CAN LET THIS SPACE GO TO SOMEONE ELSE.

This project is commissioned by Derbyshire County Council Public Health, and delivered by Recovery Connections in partnership with local communities, this project aims to support the growth of Lived Experience Recovery Organisations (LEROs) across Derbyshire, ensuring recovery leadership comes from the heart of the community itself.

Lunch will be served during the event from 12pm with freshments available for free throughout the day. If you have any dietary requirements or allergies, please get in contact as soon as possible so we can cater for your needs either via the event registration form of by contacting us over email [email protected].

Address: The Ball Room, Winding Wheel Theatre, 13 Holywell St, Chesterfield S41 7SA

• The Winding Wheel Theatre is fully accessible with step-free access and accessible toilets.
• There is accessible parking at nearby car parks as short distance away - check out this map for for info: Parking & Venue Map
• Staff at the venue and the event organisers Ellie and Mark are on hand to support.
• If you have any questions or concerns, please do get in touch with us at [email protected]

🚆 By Train - Chesterfield Railway Station is a 10-minute walk away, with regular services to and from Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham, and beyond.
🚌 By Bus - The theatre is a short walk from Chesterfield town centre bus stops, with services connecting across Derbyshire.
🚗 By Car -There are several car parks nearby. Check out this map we'd made to show you the closest parking available, accessibility information, images and prices: Parking & Venue Map

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• Project Recap – where we started, what we did, what we learned
• Showcasing Findings & Themes - brought to life through visuals, activities, and discussion.

• Lightning Talks & Creative Sessions - amplifying local skills, talents, and passions.
• Panel Conversation - on growing Lived-Experiecne Leadership
• Connecting & Networking - space to meet others, share ideas, and link up with what’s happening in your local community.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Ballroom, Winding Wheel Theatre, 13 Holywell Street, Chesterfield, United Kingdom

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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