Face to Face Recovery College Courses (18+)
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Brought to you by Bounce Dancefit, this combat, cardio & conditioning class will have you getting into shape in style. This easy to follow session will have you toning muscles,...
Date & times
Friday 28 June 2024 at 10.00am-11.00am
Venues
Vibe Fitness, 26 Wakefield Road, Normanton, WF6 2BT
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Do you want to try a new, fun and different type of activity to help with your fitness? Boogie Bounce uses High Intensity Interval Training (H.I.I.T) techniques to maximise the...
Date & times
Friday 8 November 2024 at 10am - 11am
Venues
Vibe Fitness, 26 Wakefield Road, Normanton, WF6 2BT
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If you want to find out more about journaling and how it might be a beneficial tool for your wellbeing, whilst using your creative skills to learn how to sew...
Date & times
Wednesday 13 November 2024 at 10.30-12pm
Venues
West Yorkshire History Centre, 127 Kirkgate, Wakefield, WF1 1JG
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During this 2-week course, we will explore the craft of card making. Crafting can relieve stress and tension in our everyday life and can be an opportunity to express ourselves...
Date & times
Tuesday 5 November 2024 at 1-3pm
Venues
Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ
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Our simple rag wreath workshop will guide you through the simple steps needed to make your very own rag wreath to take home and hang up for Christmas. Whilst it...
Date & times
Monday 25 November 2024 at 1 pm - 3 pm
Wednesday 4 December 2024 at 10 am - 12 pm
Venues
Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ
Pontefract Library, Shoemarket, Pontefract, WF8 1BD
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Join us in this 2 hour workshop to discover how to better connect with your senses. It will teach you how to spend less time caught up in your thoughts...
Date & times
Wednesday 20 November 2024 at 10am-12pm
Venues
Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ
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Over the course of 9 weeks we will take you from total running beginner through to completing a 5km Parkrun event. We will follow the NHS Couch to 5K scheme...
Date & times
Wednesday 22 May 2024 at 1pm - 2pm
Wednesday 2 October 2024 at 1pm-2pm
Venues
Thornes Park Stadium, Horbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 8TY
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Using items found around the home these cute gonks are made from wool and cardboard tubing (kitchen rolls), fun things to keep or give to others. Crafting can provide you...
Date & times
Wednesday 9 October 2024 at 10am-12pm
Venues
Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ
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This 6 week course is a beginners crafting group aimed to get you started using items found around your own home. Crafting can relieve stress and tension in our everyday...
Date & times
Tuesday 22 October 2024 at 9.45am-11.30am
Venues
St. Giles’ Centre, St. Giles' Church, Market Place, Pontefract, WF8 1AT
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Have you always hated the gym? Perhaps you’ve never found a kind of exercise or activity to keep you fit and healthy that you’ve actually enjoyed? Maybe you, like many...
Date & times
Wednesday 15 May 2024 at 11am-12pm
Wednesday 28 August 2024 at 11am-12pm
More dates available
Venues
Vibe Fitness, 26 Wakefield Road, Normanton, WF6 2BT
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This workshop is delivered by Red Cross and aims to build your confidence and willingness to help someone in an emergency by learning essential first aid skills, whilst using everyday...
View course Everyday First Aid (19+)![](https://www.wakefieldrecoverycollege.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pexels-pixabay-210600-2-300x300.jpg)
As part of the build up to National Financial Awareness Day 2024, join us for a College session with a difference! Hosted by HSBC, this session will cover: Budgeting –...
Date & times
Tuesday 13 August 2024 at 10 am - 12 pm
Venues
Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ
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Freedom From Fibromyalgia This introductory course, run in conjunction with Keilly Parker – Transformation Coach, will provide an overview of fibromyalgia, what it is and how it effects people in...
Date & times
Monday 7 October 2024 at 1pm-3pm
Venues
Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ
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This introductory workshop could be for you if you are interested in understanding ways of improving your sleep. During the workshop we will be talking about: Stages of sleep How...
Date & times
Tuesday 8 October 2024 at 1pm-3pm
Venues
Baghill House, Health and Wellbeing Centre, Walkergate, Pontefract, WF8 1QW
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Have you ever wanted to eat a little healthier but just not known where to start when it comes to cooking or preparing nutritious, but actually tasty meals? Have you...
Date & times
Tuesday 27 August 2024 at 12.45pm - 15.45pm
Venues
Second Chance – Physio room/Kitchen, Second Chance Headway Centre, Almshouse Lane, Wakefield, WF1 1AD
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Journaling has been proven to have a positive effect on mental health. This course will provide an opportunity for you to learn how to start journaling as a means to...
Date & times
Tuesday 1 October 2024 at 10am-12pm
Venues
St. Giles’ Centre, St. Giles' Church, Market Place, Pontefract, WF8 1AT
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Join us for this two-session course which has been developed to explore briefly what anxiety is and explore practical ways of managing the symptoms of anxiety. This involves learning mindfulness techniques, breathing exercises,...
Date & times
Thursday 7 November 2024 at 1-3pm
Venues
St. Giles’ Centre, St. Giles' Church, Market Place, Pontefract, WF8 1AT
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If you are interested in developing an awareness of what the experience of depression may mean to you or someone you care about, then this workshop could be the one...
Date & times
Tuesday 16 July 2024 at 1pm - 3pm
Monday 2 December 2024 at 10-12pm
Venues
St. Giles’ Centre, St. Giles' Church, Market Place, Pontefract, WF8 1AT
Online only
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This is a fun and interactive workshop where we explore the history of pebble painting alongside the introduction of the creative art of painting pebbles or rocks. We will teach...
Date & times
Monday 15 July 2024 at 10am-12.30pm
Tuesday 16 July 2024 at 10am-12.30pm
Monday 2 September 2024 at 12.30pm-3pm
More dates available
Venues
St. Giles’ Centre, St. Giles' Church, Market Place, Pontefract, WF8 1AT
Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ
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This 4 week course will give you the chance to connect with your creative side. Scrapbooking is a pastime that has many benefits. It is fun to do and you...
Date & times
Wednesday 2 October 2024 at 1pm-3pm
Venues
Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ
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Life can be challenging and difficult for people. It can lead to not knowing how to soothe or take care of ourselves effectively. Often, people turn to unhelpful and destructive...
Date & times
Thursday 24 October 2024 at 10am-12pm
Venues
Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ
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Stroke Awareness Would you know what signs to look for if you thought someone may be having a stroke? Have you suffered a stroke yourself, or care for someone who...
Date & times
Tuesday 24 September 2024 at 1pm-3pm
Thursday 27 March 2025 at 10am-12pm
Venues
Pontefract Library, Shoemarket, Pontefract, WF8 1BD
Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ
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This 90-minute session is open to all individuals interested in gaining insights into the LGBTQ+ community’s historical journey. The course aims to foster greater awareness and comprehension regarding the significance...
Date & times
Monday 18 November 2024 at 1.00-2.30pm
Venues
Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ
View course The History of LGBTQ+![](https://www.wakefieldrecoverycollege.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Scream-2-aspect-ratio-1-1-300x300.jpeg)
Self-harm is something that makes many feel uncomfortable, yet it is more common than you think. This workshop aims to explore self-harm and risky behaviours, we will consider: Cause and effect...
Date & times
Wednesday 6 November 2024 at 1pm-3pm
Venues
Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ
View course The inner scream: Understanding self-harm![](https://www.wakefieldrecoverycollege.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/SWYFT_28May19_1131-1-aspect-ratio-1-1-300x300.jpg)
Do you want to gain an understanding of anxiety? Then this workshop may be for you. It will explore areas such as the vicious cycle of anxiety, what happens to...
Date & times
Wednesday 17 July 2024 at 10am-12pm
Venues
Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ
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In this brief 2 hour workshop, we’ll look at what depression is, learn some facts about depression and bust some common myths, explore some known causes of depression and the...
Date & times
Wednesday 16 October 2024 at 10am-12pm
Venues
Baghill House, Health and Wellbeing Centre, Walkergate, Pontefract, WF8 1QW
View course Understanding depression![](https://www.wakefieldrecoverycollege.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Capture-aspect-ratio-1-1-300x300.png)
This course was developed by Help for Hero’s and was co-designed by Veterans for Veterans. It aims to provide you with the opportunity to gain clarity about your direction in...
Date & times
Venues
5 Towns Veterans Support Hub, The Veterans Centre 32A Ackworth Road (Purston Park) Featherstone WF7 5LU
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Have you ever wondered if you were descended from a knight? or if your family name bears a coat of arms? Archive research can help you find out more about...
Date & times
Wednesday 16 October 2024 at 10.30am-12.00pm
Venues
West Yorkshire History Centre, 127 Kirkgate, Wakefield, WF1 1JG
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Do you want to exercise whilst surrounded by the natural scenery of a woodland? With the background noise of birds tweeting, the possibility of spotting a robin foraging and hopefully...
Date & times
Thursday 4 July 2024 at 10.15am-11.15am
Venues
Bulcliff Woods, Bulcliff Woods, off Denby Dale Rd/A636, Wakefield
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Have you always wanted to learn a musical instrument but think you are not musical? Maybe you have seen the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain and wished you could play...
Date & times
Thursday 14 November 2024 at 11am-12pm
Venues
Connections, 15a Westgate, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 1JZ
View course You can play ukulele!