Phoenix Recovery Hub

17/09/2026

Meet Dave ❤️

I’ve got a long history with this man. Dave introduced me to my wife when I was 22, was my best man, god father to my kids and we shared many good years together before the consequences of addiction became too much and we drifted apart.

Thankfully, our story didn’t end there. We found our way back to each other and now help one another stay clean and sober.

Dave is one of the original Phoenix Five and has a very special place at Phoenix—and in my heart. He has now been clean and sober for two and a half years, is living in the solution, is a peer support mentor at Phoenix and travels all the way from West Yorkshire every Monday to help us do what we do.

We love you, Dave. Thank you for all your hard work, commitment and everything you do for Phoenix. ❤️🧡🦅

13/09/2026

Our first Recovery Games here at Phoenix — and what an incredible day! 💙❤️

Fun, friendship, family… and plenty of paint! 🎨😂

Doing the things we love, surrounded by people who understand the journey.

Phoenix — proving that life after addiction doesn’t just exist… it can be absolutely brilliant. 🔥

13/09/2026

A huge shout-out to Alex, Sam and all the lads competing in the Recovery Games today! 💪🔥

Recovery is about so much more than putting down drugs and alcohol—it’s about rebuilding lives, finding purpose and becoming part of something bigger.
If your passing say hello 👋👋

Go and smash it, boys! Together we rise. Together we recover. ❤️‍🔥

07/09/2026

Meet Bri ❤️

I had the pleasure of sitting down and having a proper chat with Bri tonight. He told me he’s been walking the streets of Doncaster for around 17 years.

We had a coffee, a bit of food and a good chat about life. We even ended up talking about my home village and what it was like back in the old days when I was growing up.

What struck me most was what a genuinely lovely man he is. Behind every person you see on the street is a story, a life and a human being who deserves to be treated with dignity, kindness and respect.

We’re going to get Bri hooked up with some new trainers, clean clothes and a care package and, more importantly, keep that conversation going and see what support we can help connect him with.

Sometimes it starts with something as simple as a coffee, some food and somebody taking the time to listen.

This is what community is about. People helping people, without judgement.

Phoenix Recovery Hub x Reflections Yorkshire CIC
Getting people in the right room quicker. ❤️

Community saves lives.

01/09/2026

September is Recovery Month in the UK. 💜

I started the Recovery Hub for one simple reason — to help another human being.

I pay for it and maintain it out of my own pocket. It is completely free to use, completely free to advertise on, and always will be about helping people find the support they need.

For me, this is part of living my Just for Today card — a card that helped me get clean and sober, and one I will never stop working.

I will be forever grateful to the 12 Step programme. It didn’t just help me stop drinking and using. It taught me how to live differently, how to help others, and how to become a better human being.

Recovery gave me my life back.

The least I can do is spend that life helping somebody else find theirs. ❤️‍🔥

31/08/2026

Tonight, me and Alex were out serving pie & mash and strawberry cheesecake to people experiencing homelessness. ❤️

But it was about so much more than food.

We met some lovely people, had some really honest conversations, shared a few laughs and just spent time listening. Some genuinely beautiful people with real stories behind them.

A huge thank you to everyone who has liked, shared, commented and sent words of hope, love and support. It means more than you probably realise. ❤️‍🔥

Please don’t forget — there are now only 9 days left of the double funding supplied by the Aviva Group, so every donation during this period can go even further.

Thank you for continuing to stand behind what we’re trying to do.

Always in my heart. ❤️

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/8WO08oVn?utm_campaign=sharemodal&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=shortlink

31/08/2026

In January, in one of the coldest months of the year, Phoenix is going homeless for 48 hours.

We’ve decided to try and see the world through their eyes as much as we possibly can.

From Friday night to Sunday morning, we’ll start with £0. No bank cards. No Apple Pay. No bought food or drink. No warm bed. We’ll sleep outside, rely on human kindness, ask for help, have real conversations and document the whole experience.

We’re under no illusion that 48 hours can truly show us what it means to be homeless. We know that when Sunday morning comes, we get to go home.

For thousands of people, there is no finish line.

That’s exactly why we’re doing it.

We want to raise awareness, start conversations and raise support for the Fresh Start Community Hub, helping people affected by homelessness, addiction, prison release and those simply trying to rebuild their lives.

48 HOURS WITH NOTHING.

Cold. Hungry. Uncomfortable. Together.

Because sometimes, to understand the people you’re trying to help, you have to be willing to step outside your own comfort.

🔥 PHOENIX RECOVERY HUB®
Built on lived experience.
Helping people get into the right room quicker.

31/08/2026

Fancy doing something cool? Join the support team for the Recovery Games in Doncaster - September the 13th!!

🙌 VOLUNTEER REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR RECOVERY GAMES 2026!
🏆✨Our volunteers are the absolute backbone of the Recovery Games, and we need YOU to help us make this year’s event the biggest and best one yet! Whether you want to be right at the heart of the action coordinating team competitions, supporting our main stage acts, assisting with activities, or keeping the site running smoothly, we have a role for everyone:
🏆 Tournament Operations: Group Team Coordinators & Event Marshalls / Referees
🎭 Stage & Entertainment Support: Stage Assistants / Backstage Crew (helping the Stage Manager keep acts running smoothly)
🎟️ Public Engagement: Fundraising, Merchandise & Activity Assistants
🚗 Logistics & Support: Parking Attendants, Event Stewards, & Set-Up/Pack-Down Crew
🤝 Coordination: Volunteer Coordinators
🎁 What’s in it for you?
Every single member of our volunteer workforce gets full support to make sure you have an amazing day:
👕 Official Recovery Games 2026 Staff T-Shirt
🍲 Complimentary Hot Meal + Snacks & Refreshments all day ⛺ Access to our dedicated, quiet Volunteer Hospitality Tent
📋 Full pre-event briefing, induction, and on-site zone support Ready to join an incredible, high-energy team and support your community?
👉 Sign up in minutes here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbEdH2zgg0Z9GutFLS6KJhv1s6GE_Ft8DRuUhnbdAuhcpUWw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=115439772515183226702Tag a friend below who would make a fantastic volunteer! 👇💜 Well Doncaster Addicted To Recovery Doncaster CouncilVoluntary Action DoncasterSandall ParkReflections Yorkshire CICNaomi SilvesterDoncaster ChamberProject 6Sheffield Recovery CommunitySober SocialChanging Lives Women's Centre and Community Hub DoncasterAspire Drug and Alcohol ServicesRecovery Street Film FestivalRecovery ConnectionsGiroscope HullThe Charity HubSouth Yorkshire's Community Foundation

28/08/2026

I’m out here shining a light, so those who feel lost can find their way.

Helping others is at the very heart of my own recovery. After more than three years clean and sober, it’s something I’m incredibly grateful to be able to do—and something I truly love.

But I can’t do it alone.

The Fresh Start Community Hub will give people facing addiction, homelessness and hardship somewhere to turn—a place offering practical support, genuine connection and the chance of a new beginning.

Please help me help someone else. Donate if you can. Share this video if you can’t. Either one could help us reach somebody who desperately needs to know that people still care.

They are not invisible. They are not beyond help. They should never be forgotten.

❤️‍🔥🐦‍🔥 Phoenix Recovery — Helping People Get Into the Right Room Quicker.
Doncaster Free Press

24/08/2026

I’ve not been missing… I’ve been working on something big. ❤️‍🔥

And here it is.

Over the last few months, I’ve spent a lot of time listening, learning and seeing first-hand just how many people in our community are struggling.

People sleeping rough.
People leaving prison with nothing.
People trying to escape addiction.
People entering recovery with little more than the clothes they’re wearing.

And one thing has become very clear to me:

Sometimes before you can help somebody rebuild their life, you have to help them get through today.

That’s why we’ve been working behind the scenes to create the Fresh Start Community Hub — a partnership between Phoenix Recovery Hub and Reflections Yorkshire CIC.

A place built around practical help, human connection and lived experience.

Clothing. Food. Toiletries. Support. Recovery. A brew. A conversation. And most importantly, somewhere people can walk through the door and be treated like a person — not a problem.

Today, I’m asking for your help.

We’ve launched our Hope in Action Crowdfunder with a target of £5,000.

And we’ve been given an incredible opportunity…

AVIVA HAVE AGREED TO MATCH ELIGIBLE DONATIONS. ❤️

That means your support has the potential to go even further.

£10 can become £20.
£25 can become £50.
£50 can become £100.

This isn’t about building something that looks good on Facebook.

It’s about food on a plate.
Clean clothes on someone’s back.
A little dignity when somebody has lost almost everything.
And, hopefully, being the connection that helps someone realise their life can still change.

I know £5,000 is a big ask.

But I’ve seen what happens when this community gets behind people.

So whether it’s £5, £10, £50 or simply sharing this post — please help us push this as far as we possibly can.

Phoenix started with an idea:

Helping people get into the right room quicker.

Now we’re taking that idea out into the community.

This is Hope in Action.

This is Fresh Start.

And this is only the beginning. ❤️‍🔥

👉 DONATE HERE:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hope-in-action-3

Please donate. Please share. Let’s see what we can do together.

Helping people rebuild their lives through essentials, meals, recovery support and a welcoming community hub.