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The Highly Commended Recipient of our Volunteer of the Year Award 2026 🏆This highly commended recipient was recognised a...
16/10/2026

The Highly Commended Recipient of our Volunteer of the Year Award 2026 🏆

This highly commended recipient was recognised as a UKSR volunteer who gives that little bit more than anyone asks of them, who brings warmth and stability to everything they do, and whose presence genuinely makes participants feel safe and supported.

And the highly commended recipient is... 🥁 Andrew Sanderson from Derby Drug & Alcohol Recovery Service! 👏🏼

Andrew is consistently, week after week, open, kind and honest, and he never complains. Having been in recovery himself for a long time himself, he also runs other groups, checks in with people individually, and fits it all around his part-time work. Andrew is described as a hard worker who facilitates extremely well.

Huge congratulations to Andrew, and many thanks for your hard work and dedication to delivering SMART meetings in your local service 🎉

Winner of our Volunteer of the Year Award 2026 🏆This is our most open and community-driven award. It's for the volunteer...
15/10/2026

Winner of our Volunteer of the Year Award 2026 🏆

This is our most open and community-driven award. It's for the volunteer who gives that little bit more than anyone asks of them, who brings warmth and stability to everything they do, and whose presence genuinely makes participants feel safe and supported.

And the winner is... 🥁 LesleyAnn Love, with B-Surf Recovery in Bolton! 👏🏼

LesleyAnn has helped people in recovery voluntarily for over 12 years, throwing herself 100% into every session. She always goes the extra mile, following up outside of meetings and visiting people who are unwell. LesleyAnn is welcoming to newcomers, helping them to feel at ease and having a huge impact on participants’ recovery and mindset.

Huge congratulations to LesleyAnn, we’re so glad you were able to join us one the night and accept your well-deserved award 🎉

The Highly Commended Recipient of our Significant Achievement Award 2026 🏆This highly commended recipient was recognised...
14/10/2026

The Highly Commended Recipient of our Significant Achievement Award 2026 🏆

This highly commended recipient was recognised as the SMART facilitator who's reached a significant milestone or done something that's genuinely left its mark on the people around them, and on SMART Recovery as a whole. Whether that's their 100th meeting, setting up a new group somewhere really needed, an extraordinary commitment to bringing other facilitators onboard, or something else that's had a real impact, this is their moment.

And the highly commended recipient is... 🥁 Joseph Eardley from Moving On Inverclyde! 👏🏼

Joseph came through Moving On Inverclyde's own recovery programme and has become one of their strongest SMART advocates by facilitating closed meetings twice a week, running the open Port Glasgow meeting, and delivering sessions in HMP Greenock for three years. He leads by example and helps others become facilitators too.

Huge congratulations to Joseph, and thank you for your ongoing commitment to UK SMART Recovery 🎉

Winner of our Significant Achievement Award 2026 🏆This award was presented to the SMART facilitator who's reached a sign...
13/10/2026

Winner of our Significant Achievement Award 2026 🏆

This award was presented to the SMART facilitator who's reached a significant milestone or done something that's genuinely left its mark on the people around them, and on SMART Recovery as a whole. Whether that's their 100th meeting, setting up a new group somewhere really needed, an extraordinary commitment to bringing other facilitators onboard, or something else that's had a real impact, this is their moment.

And the winner is... 🥁 Matthew Fright from St Vincent de Paul's Centre in Southend! 👏🏼

Matthew's journey to becoming a trusted SMART facilitator speaks for itself. He creates safe, honest meetings where people who struggle to engage with traditional services feel able to connect. He never judges, speaks openly about his own experience, and shows people that lasting recovery is possible even when they feel hopeless.

Huge congratulations to Matthew, who sadly couldn't join us for our awards ceremony, but was celebrated in his absence 🎉

On the evening of International Recovery Day, 30th September 2026, UK SMART Recovery held their third annual Volunteer R...
12/10/2026

On the evening of International Recovery Day, 30th September 2026, UK SMART Recovery held their third annual Volunteer Recognition Awards.

Created in 2024, our awards celebrate the incredible work our valued volunteers and facilitators work tirelessly to deliver.

Over the next two weeks, starting tomorrow (Tuesday 13th October), we'll be posting an individual winner or highly commended recipient for each award category.

You'll be able to read why they were nominated and chosen, so keep an eye out for our daily posts.

If you spent time in the Armed Forces and this sounds like your kind of space; we'd love to hear from you, whether that'...
11/10/2026

If you spent time in the Armed Forces and this sounds like your kind of space; we'd love to hear from you, whether that's joining once it's running or helping lead it as one of our first two female veteran facilitators.

Contact: [email protected]

Our SMART meeting for women only is also available on Thursdays if you'd rather start there.

About last night... 🏆 Following our third annual UK SMART Recovery Volunteer Recognition Awards ceremony last night, we ...
01/10/2026

About last night... 🏆

Following our third annual UK SMART Recovery Volunteer Recognition Awards ceremony last night, we are absolutely delighted to announce our winners and highly commended recipents in all eight of our awards categories.

Huge congratulations to you all, and to every single person who was nominated👏

We simply could not do what we do at UKSR without the tireless efforts and commitment from all of our amazing volunteers 🙏

We'll be sharing more details about each winner and the incredible work they do in the coming days and weeks 💜

Thanks too to every single one of you who joined us last night to help celebrate 🎉

And finally, a massive thank you to the Thomson family who generously sponsored this year's event, in loving memory of Alex ❤️‍🩹

Today is the day! Tonight we come together for the 2026 UK SMART Recovery Volunteer Recognition Awards.From 7pm, we will...
30/09/2026

Today is the day!

Tonight we come together for the 2026 UK SMART Recovery Volunteer Recognition Awards.

From 7pm, we will celebrate the volunteers whose time, commitment and contribution help make our SMART Recovery community what it is.

You can still register for a free place, so come and join us tonight:

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KJAHcc-ORFqY-QYBMnJUqw #/registration

29/09/2026

Our Ops Manager Emma talking about Stigma in Recovery and the language we use 💜

29/09/2026

Brandon explaining his role within UK SMART Recovery 🙏

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