Scottish Drugs Recovery Consortium: The UK Recovery Walk 2010, 25 September

People in recovery from drug problems and addiction, their family and friends, service providers and friends of recovery from across the UK, will gather in Glasgow to walk in solidarity and create living proof that recovery can and does happen. The UK Recovery Walk 2010 will take place at Glasgow Green on Saturday 25 September and the Scottish Drugs Recovery Consortium is leading the preparations in collaboration with a host of local and national partners.
The event begins at 2pm and involves a host of speakers, information stalls, entertainment and children’s activities.

Minister for Community Safety, Fergus Ewing, will open the walk at 3pm when participants will take to the streets and walk a circular route back to Glasgow Green where more recovery celebrations will take place. As the day draws to a close at 6pm participants will be invited to take part in a mass release of balloons to symbolise recovery and remember those who have lost their lives to drug problems and addiction.

Dougie Paterson, Director of the Scottish Drugs Recovery Consortium said: “The UK Recovery Walk 2010 is an exciting opportunity to show that recovery from drug problems and addiction is a reality for people across the UK. I hope that as many people as possible join us at Glasgow Green on Saturday 25 September to celebrate and help create living proof that recovery can and does happen”.

The UK Recovery Walk 2010 is a free event. You can register to walk and find more information at www.sdrconsortium.org or by telephoning 0141 226 1662.