The Garden Café, a tranquil getaway just off of Cowley Road, is as much a sanctuary for the public as for its members. I came along to spend a little time with the members and the staff to find out … Read more
We popped into our Beehive Recovery Project located on our site on Manzil Way, Cowley, to see the amazing activities our members and volunteers have been doing, on World Mental Health Day. The Project provides a large outside space, where … Read more
Just around the corner from the centre of town, our Banbury Recovery Project, The Orchard, is changing the lives of people in recovery from mental health issues. This warm, welcoming centre offers members a safe place to explore their creative … Read more
Fleet Meadow is a calm, quiet space surrounded by an ever expanding bustling town called Didcot. The face of Didcot has changed beyond recognition over the last 40 years, from a small market town to a thriving community, boasting a … Read more
~ Elder Stubbs Recovery Group is a small oasis of calm in the bustling city of Oxford, situated just off Rymers Lane. It is an allotment site that is 7 acres approximately and Restore has around 2 acres of … Read more
Our Littlemore Recovery Project provides a unique setting: A Café and Shop onsite at Littlemore Mental Health Centre on Sandford Road, Oxford. Here, we offer a therapeutic work environment that offers supported opportunities to socialise, develop confidence and gain new … Read more
On September 11th Oxfordshire Recovery College celebrated the Grand Opening of its new home in the Straw Bale Building. Lots of students, tutors, friends and supporters enjoyed a buffet party in the sunshine, and we were delighted to welcome the Lord … Read more
Ron Mobbs, Chair, with Restore Community Fundraiser, Elaine The temperature dial hovered around the 30 degree mark all day on the August Bank Holiday, as car enthusiasts, locals, families and Festival lovers streamed into Cutteslowe Park. The Oxford Isis … Read more
On Friday 7th September our Head of Fundraising and Communications, Claire Spence-Parsons went along to accountancy firm Whitley Stimpson’s annual golf day at Frilford Heath Golf Club. A slightly wet day on the course was followed by speeches from Whitley … Read more
The Restore family – staff, members and volunteers – were all decked in sunny yellow at our annual Elder Stubbs Festival on August 17th! Our Festival theme, ‘mellow yellow,’ flowed freely across the beautiful allotments site, with huge sunflowers, a … Read more