Atherleigh Park
Atherleigh Park
The Curve
The Curve
Environmental Resource Centre
Environmental Resource Centre
Friends' Meeting House
Friends' Meeting House
North View
North View
Redbank House
Redbank House
Start
Start
St. Peter's Pavilion
St. Peter's Pavilion
Stretford Public Hall
Stretford Public Hall
Woodlands Hospital
Woodlands Hospital

Our courses aim to empower service users, carers, peer workforce, workforce, and local communities.

Courses are co-produced and co-facilitated by experts by experience and experts by profession.

Face-to-face courses take place in locations covered by the Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust footprint (Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Wigan), although you do not need to be under GMMH services or any services to attend the courses.

The Recovery Academy is for everyone!

Which courses are for me?

Our face-to-face courses are organised into eight categories.

Category - Kick Starting your Recovery Academy Journey
Kick Starting your Recovery Academy Journey
These courses are for people with lived experience of mental health and/or addiction difficulties who are new to the Recovery Academy.
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Category - mental health awareness
Mental Health Awareness
These courses explore people's experiences of living with certain conditions, disabilities or difficulties.
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category - Therapeutic Skills To Support Recovery
Therapeutic Skills to Support Recovery
These courses explore different approaches used in mental health to support people's recovery
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Category - looking after your physical health
Looking After your Physical Health
These courses explore the link between physical health and mental wellbeing.
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Category - spiritual interventions
Spiritual Interventions
These courses explore different spiritual Techniques that are known to help people in recovery.
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Category - getting creative
Getting Creative
These courses encourage you to explore your creative side, whether this is through art, radio or storytelling.
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Category - taking back control
Taking Back Control
These courses aim to give you information and understanding to make decisions and choices that affect your care and wellbeing.
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Category - learning new skill sets
Learning New Skill Sets
These courses are for those who want to develop their group facilitation, teaching, training and leadership or coaching skills.
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Where to find us

We are based at The Curve in Prestwich.

The Curve  is a bright, modern and welcoming hub created to bring learning, recovery and community connection together under one roof.

The building was shaped with input from service users, carers and staff, reflecting its purpose as a place where people can learn, grow and access support in a supportive, inclusive setting. 
 

As well as The Curve, we currently use the following venues across Greater Manchester to deliver courses.

Bolton – Friends’ Meeting House

50 Silverwell Street

Bolton BL1 1PP

  • bus: routes 480, 507, 525, 526, 527, 533, 534, 535, 537, 541, 561, 562, 575, 576, and The 1 all stop nearby.
  • train: Northern and TransPennine Express stop at Bolton Station.
  • parking: On-site car park (free) operates on a first come, first parked basis. On street parking nearby.

 

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Bolton – Lancashire Wildlife Trust Resource Centre

499/511 Bury Road

Bolton BL2 6DH

  • bus: routes 471, 561, 562, 910, 923, 936 all stop nearby.
 

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Hindley – St. Peter’s Pavilliion

Walter Hurst Room

Hurst Street

Hindley WN2 3DN

  • bus: routes 132, 607, 608, 634, 660, 661 all stop nearby.
  • train: Hindley Station is about a 20-minute walk away.
  • parking: On-site car park (free) operates on a first come, first parked basis. On street parking nearby.

 

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Leigh – Atherleigh Park

Atherleigh Way

Leigh WN7 1YN

  • bus: routes 594, 597, 609, 662, 982, 983, 991, and 992 all stop nearby.
  • parking: On-site car parking is free.

 

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Little Hulton – Woodlands Hospital

Moss Meeting Room

Meadowsweet Lane

Manchester M28 0FE

  • bus: routes 20, 36, 38, and X39 all stop nearby.
  • parking: Free on-site car parking.

 

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Manchester – North View

First Floor Meeting Room

Delaunys Road

Manchester M8 5RB

  • bus: routes 41, 52, 53, 56, 94, 118, 149, 151, 156, and 715 all stop nearby.
  • tram: Crumpsall Metrolink is about a 15-minute walk away. 
  • parking: On site car park a short walk away. 

 

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Manchester – Redbank House

4 St. Chad’s Street

Manchester M8 8QA

  • bus: routes 153, 41 all stop nearby.
  • tram / train: Victoria Metrolink and Manchester Victoria Station are about a 15-minute walk away.
  • parking: No on-site parking but free on-street parking. Paid parking available on Faber Street M4 4HF at £3.50 for all day.

 

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Manchester – The Curve

The Curve,

Bury New Road

Prestwich

Manchester M25 3BL

  • bus: routes 66, 95, 97, 98, X41, and X43 all stop nearby.
  • tram: Prestwich Metrolink is a 10-minute walk away.
  • parking: Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system in use. Pay at the payment terminal outside the Curve, at the exit barriers, or using ‘Scan and Pay’ website.
 
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Salford – Start

Brunswick House

62 Broad Street

Salford M6 5BZ

  • bus: routes 8, 35, 35, 37, 38, 50, V1, V2, and V4 all stop nearby.
  • parking: Free on-street parking on Higham View and Ford Lane. There is also a free car park on Cheltenham Street.

 

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Stretford – Stretford Public Hall

Chester Road

Stretford

Manchester M32 0LG

  • bus: routes 15, 23, 25, 86, 87, 150, 79, 245, 253, 255, 256, 263, 734, 762, and 766 all stop nearby.
  • tram: Stretford Metrolink is about a 15-minute walk away.
  • parking: 

 

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