Build Recovery

06/10/2026

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmwy4le7g5d2o

The 4,711-piece set is inspired by Highclere Castle, the filming location for the hit period drama.

29/09/2026

🧱 We’re back at The Ridge’s Festival of Recovery for the third year running!

📍 The Ridge, Dunbar
📅 Saturday 10 October
🕧 12:30 to 2pm
💚 Free, no booking needed, just drop in

We’ve loved seeing so many people join us over the last couple of years, and we’d love to welcome you again. Bring the whole family! Build Recovery is for all ages, with LEGO sets to build, our roller coaster, and LEGO colouring in for younger children who’d prefer that.

We’re excited to introduce Anna, our newest facilitator, too. And you’ll spot me easily, I’ll be the one in the corner on crutches. Come and say hello!

See you on Saturday 😊

13/09/2026

Hey folks, I’m taking a few weeks off from Build Recovery. I’ll be back soon!

Please keep in touch if you would like to book a future session or learn more about the project. We’ll be scheduling more events at The Deep End before you know it!

Thanks for all your support while I build recovery. 🧱❤️

06/09/2026

PEOPLE MAKE RECOVERY

Build Recovery had a brilliant day at Glasgow Green for the Glasgow ADP Recovery Gathering!

It was incredibly busy and great to catch up with so many partners, but even better to see members of the public stopping to join in. It gave me the chance to speak to lots of new people about how LEGO has benefited my own recovery and how Build Recovery now takes sessions across Scotland.

We came away with loads of great new contacts and oppertunities, so it looks like we’re going to be super busy in the year ahead!

A massive shout out to David Booth, who unexpectedly turned up and saved the day. David has been fantastic since getting more involved over the last couple of months, and Saturday would have been a real struggle without him.

We also welcomed a new member of the team, our supersized buggy, which managed to carry all the LEGO in one go!

Help us name our new buggy! 🧱 Pop your suggestion in the comments. Our favourite wins a free LEGO set!

02/09/2026

Build Recovery is excited to be one of the organisations welcoming everyone to Glasgow Green this Saturday to celebrate Recovery Month! 🧱💜

It’s a fantastic opportunity to showcase how we’ve been taking LEGO® workshops to recovery communities across Scotland, share the benefits people have experienced, and chat about bringing Build Recovery to your local community.

We’re proud to have been invited by Glasgow City ADP and grateful for the opportunity to be part of this brilliant celebration.

📅 Saturday 5 September
🕛 From 12 noon
📍 Glasgow Green, next to the People’s Palace

We hope to see lots of you there!

31/08/2026

We know the benifits of Lego!!

How old are you, and when did you last buy Lego?

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/30/lego-fans-adults-rediscover-hobby-later-life?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

A growing number of people are rediscovering their love of plastic bricks in later life – and boosting the Danish company’s bottom line

26/08/2026

23/08/2026

Build Recovery News…

23/08/2026

Hi everyone! This might not be the slickest video ever made, but I thought it was worth giving you a wee update.

Build Recovery has recently moved into The Deep End on Nithsdale Street in Glasgow. It gives us somewhere to store all our LEGO in one place, run workshops and, most importantly, have a wee home of our own.

We’ll still be out and about across Scotland, visiting recovery communities, rehabs and other organisations—that side of the project is going really well. But it’s brilliant to finally have a base where we can try out new ideas and bring people together.

Have a watch and let me know what you think. Would you like to get involved? What kind of LEGO workshops would you be interested in coming along to?

We’ve got loads of ideas, and I’ll be sharing more very soon! 🧱.

31/07/2026

Photo dump time! 📸🧱

I’ve been a bit quiet on social media recently… not because Build Recovery has slowed down, but because it’s been busier than ever!

I don’t often post photos from workshops because so much of my work involves children, families and people in recovery. Their privacy is more important than social media, so here’s a glimpse of what I’ve been up to instead…

📦 We finally moved into a new storage space! It’s a huge step forward, and seeing everything together has reminded me just how many ideas and workshop plans are still waiting to happen.

⚽ I’ve delivered two sessions with Greenock Morton Community Trust at Aileymill Primary, including a brilliant STEM project using LEGO to make science and engineering fun.

🚗 I travelled to Aberdeen in Recovery before visiting Rae House at Phoenix Futures, then at the end of May I was back at The Recovery Café in Irvine’s Rivergate Shopping Centre. It’s always a privilege to work alongside such inspiring recovery communities.

🧱 I also got to use LEGO in my full-time role with Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs at Recovery Connects and the Recovery Olympics in Stirling.

❤️ Another highlight was working with Children First in Irvine—a partnership that started with a conversation at a networking event. Even better, funding meant every family went home with their own LEGO.

🎉 Tomorrow I’ll be at the Govanhill Parade & Festival as part of Govanhill Baths’ Create & Disrupt programme. Build Recovery also now has a base at The Deep End, and I can’t wait to share more once everything is organised.

Thanks to every school, charity, recovery community and organisation that’s invited Build Recovery along. Sorry I’ve been a bit quieter online—I’ve just been busy getting out there and building, brick by brick. 🧱💙

MentalHealth Glasgow