Stories of recovery in lockdown – Rich
Published at 11-06-2020We’ve been asking the people we support about how they are managing their recovery during lockdown. Here’s what Rich had to say…
Partnership with TTK Confectionery recognised at East Midlands Charity Awards
Published at 11-06-2020A successful partnership between Double Impact and award-winning business, The Treat Kitchen, has reached the final stages in the forthcoming East Midlands Charity Awards, in the Outstanding Charity Support category.
Nottinghamshire Academy Service receives Award from National Lottery Community Fund
Published at 04-05-2020Double Impact’s Nottinghamshire Academy service, which supports people in recovery in Mansfield, Ashfield and beyond, has been awarded a grant of just under £40k which will allow it to continue to run for a further 6 months.
CEO runs 26k in his back garden to raise money for people with addictions
Published at 27-04-2020This Sunday, Graham Miller, CEO of Double Impact, ran 26 kilometres (a ‘Metric Marathon’) in his back garden, in a ‘lockdown-friendly’ bid to raise funds for Double Impact and other charities across the UK.
Double Impact launch a digital recovery network in response to Covid-19
Published at 06-04-2020Over the past two weeks Double Impact staff have pulled out all the stops to launch an online recovery network, to continue to support vulnerable people in recovering from addiction since lockdown conditions were imposed.
Online & other support for people in recovery from addictions during the Covid-19 outbreak
Published at 17-03-2020Double Impact are working hard to continue to provide alternative ways of supporting its service users during the Covid-19 outbreak. In addition to this, we would encourage our service users to take advantage of the other forms of support which are accessible, in order to stay as connected and focused on recovery as possible.
Cafe Sobar Covid-19 statement
Published at 16-03-2020Café Sobar is a local community enterprise. We are all unsure what is going to happen over the coming period but we would like to encourage you all to be as community spirited as is possible. With this in mind we would like to keep you informed in light of the recent outbreak of COVID-19.
Cafe Sobar is awarded grant from the National Lottery Community Fund
Published at 04-02-2020Double Impact and Cafe Sobar are delighted to announce that the National Lottery Community Fund have awarded us a grant for three years to further develop Cafe Sobar into a community asset and improve social inclusion for people recovering from drug and alcohol problems.
Spirit of Recovery Awards 2019
Published at 03-12-2019Friday 29th November saw the 2019 Spirit of Recovery Awards take place, hosted by Cafe Sobar, our social enterprise in Nottingham.
The kind way to do Christmas…
Published at 07-11-2019Café Sobar, the award-winning social enterprise where all profits go to the addiction recovery charity Double Impact, is offering a thoughtful alternative to the usual office Christmas party. For £25 per head you can enjoy a Christmas mocktail upon arrival, three mouth-watering courses, and tea or coffee.
Graham’s blog - The Robin Hood half – The Magnificent 7 (29.09.2019)
Published at 11-09-2019I can’t believe it’s a year since our Recovery Running Team took on the Robin Hood Half to celebrate our 20th Birthday as a Charity. This year our “Magnificent Seven” signed up to take on a tough course around our beautiful home city of Nottingham.
Graham’s Blog – The Great North Run – GNR (08.09.2019)
Published at 11-09-2019After the marathon task (excuse the pun!) of running 20 half marathons in 2018 I took a break from blogging about running but continued to run of course! This year has been a different challenge for me as I have been quietly clocking up the miles in my 1200 miles in 12 months challenge.