Roots Community

Roots Community is a newly convened forum advocating for recovery in the Blackburn-with-Darwen area. By bringing together individuals who have been affected by addiction alongside partner organisations in the recovery sector, the Community seeks to:

empower and amplify the voices of people accessing services through the maxim ‘nothing about us without us’;
build recovery capital through the creation of training, development, volunteering and employment opportunities;
develop positive, practical solutions to the systemic challenges faced by Community members.

Roots Community is a sister organisation to the Lancashire User Forum, a pioneering collective which has grown since its inception in 2006 to become one of the largest forums of its kind in the UK.

For enquiries, please contact Rolonde Bradshaw, the Roots Community Team Leader in Blackburn with Darwen for Red Rose Recovery:

07572 610 530 | Rolonde.Bradshaw@RedRoseRecovery.org.uk

What's on in Blackburn with Darwen with Roots Community

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5 Mindful Monday’s – Lancaster Food Bank – Preston Tea, Toast and Chat – Preston Arts and Crafts – Accrington NYCS Planning Meeting Make it Happen Monday’s- Chorley Roaming Recovery Drop in – Lancaster Framing Freedom ( Roots Community) – Blackburn Orca Thai Boxing Class – Accrington Tea for a Talk- Coffee for a Chat LIFE Programme – Preston
6 Food Bank – Preston Community Cafe – Accrington Community Clean Up (Roots Community) – Blackburn Five Ways to Wellbeing – Lancaster Lunch, Brunch, Walk and Talk – Bacup Let’s Talk Tuesday Here and Now – Accrington Women’s Well-Being Feel Good Fitness – Accrington Co-Occurring Conditions – Lancaster Connection Lounge
7 Food Bank – Preston Fishing For Mental Health – Burnley Recovery Mash-Up Guerilla Gardening Project (Roots Community) – Blackburn Women’s Group – Lancaster Building Hope – Preston Community Connections – Accrington Creative Space – Preston Recovery Brotherhood (Men’s Group) – Lancaster Wellness Wednesday-Lancaster ROAR (The risk of Addiction and Relapse) – St Annes LIFE Programme – Preston
8 Families Matter – Preston Five Ways to Wellbeing – Preston Food Bank – Preston EARBY COMMUNITY DROP IN Warrior Women – Accrington Brew & Chat – Burnley Here and Now – Lancaster Tea, Toast & Chat Sound of Mind – Accrington Forum Planning (Roots Community) – Blackburn Men’s Group – Preston Garden & Grow – Accrington
9 Food Bank – Preston L.I.F.E Risk of Relapse – Preston Friday Fitness – Boxing Creative Therapy – Lancaster Risk Of Relapse – New Starters Comfort Zone – Burnley Gaming Group The Life Programme – Lancaster One Pot Cooking Class (Roots Community) – Blackburn DJ Workshop Goal Setting and Support (Roots Community) – Darwen
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11 Sonic Fusion (Roots Community) – Darwen Self Care Sunday – Online

12 Mindful Monday’s – Lancaster Food Bank – Preston Tea, Toast and Chat – Preston Arts and Crafts – Accrington NYCS Planning Meeting Make it Happen Monday’s- Chorley Roaming Recovery Drop in – Lancaster Framing Freedom ( Roots Community) – Blackburn Orca Thai Boxing Class – Accrington Tea for a Talk- Coffee for a Chat LIFE Programme – Preston
13 Food Bank – Preston Walking Group Community Cafe – Accrington Community Clean Up (Roots Community) – Blackburn Five Ways to Wellbeing – Lancaster Lunch, Brunch, Walk and Talk – Bacup Let’s Talk Tuesday Here and Now – Accrington Women’s Well-Being Feel Good Fitness – Accrington Co-Occurring Conditions – Lancaster
14 Food Bank – Preston Fishing For Mental Health – Burnley Recovery Mash-Up Guerilla Gardening Project (Roots Community) – Blackburn Women’s Group – Lancaster Building Hope – Preston Community Connections – Accrington Creative Space – Preston Recovery Brotherhood (Men’s Group) – Lancaster Wellness Wednesday-Lancaster ROAR (The risk of Addiction and Relapse) – St Annes LIFE Programme – Preston
15 Five Ways to Wellbeing – Preston EARBY COMMUNITY DROP IN Food Bank – Preston Warrior Women – Accrington Brew & Chat – Burnley Here and Now – Lancaster Tea, Toast & Chat Sound of Mind – Accrington Forum Planning (Roots Community) – Blackburn Men’s Group – Preston Garden & Grow – Accrington Creative Writing group
16 Food Bank – Preston L.I.F.E Risk of Relapse – Preston Friday Fitness – Boxing Creative Therapy – Lancaster Risk Of Relapse – New Starters Comfort Zone – Burnley Gaming Group The Life Programme – Lancaster One Pot Cooking Class (Roots Community) – Blackburn DJ Workshop Goal Setting and Support (Roots Community) – Darwen
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18 Sonic Fusion (Roots Community) – Darwen Self Care Sunday – Online

19 Mindful Monday’s – Lancaster Food Bank – Preston Tea, Toast and Chat – Preston Arts and Crafts – Accrington NYCS Planning Meeting Make it Happen Monday’s- Chorley Roaming Recovery Drop in – Lancaster Framing Freedom ( Roots Community) – Blackburn Orca Thai Boxing Class – Accrington Tea for a Talk- Coffee for a Chat LIFE Programme – Preston
20 Food Bank – Preston Community Cafe – Accrington Community Clean Up (Roots Community) – Blackburn Five Ways to Wellbeing – Lancaster Lunch, Brunch, Walk and Talk – Bacup Let’s Talk Tuesday Here and Now – Accrington Women’s Well-Being Feel Good Fitness – Accrington Co-Occurring Conditions – Lancaster
21 Food Bank – Preston Fishing For Mental Health – Burnley Recovery Mash-Up Guerilla Gardening Project (Roots Community) – Blackburn Women’s Group – Lancaster Building Hope – Preston Community Connections – Accrington Creative Space – Preston Recovery Brotherhood (Men’s Group) – Lancaster Wellness Wednesday-Lancaster ROAR (The risk of Addiction and Relapse) – St Annes LIFE Programme – Preston
22 Families Matter – Preston Five Ways to Wellbeing – Preston EARBY COMMUNITY DROP IN Food Bank – Preston Warrior Women – Accrington Brew & Chat – Burnley Here and Now – Lancaster Tea, Toast & Chat Sound of Mind – Accrington Forum Planning (Roots Community) – Blackburn Men’s Group – Preston Garden & Grow – Accrington
23 Food Bank – Preston L.I.F.E Risk of Relapse – Preston Friday Fitness – Boxing Creative Therapy – Lancaster Risk Of Relapse – New Starters Comfort Zone – Burnley Gaming Group The Life Programme – Lancaster One Pot Cooking Class (Roots Community) – Blackburn DJ Workshop Goal Setting and Support (Roots Community) – Darwen
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25 Sonic Fusion (Roots Community) – Darwen Self Care Sunday – Online

26 Mindful Monday’s – Lancaster Food Bank – Preston Tea, Toast and Chat – Preston Arts and Crafts – Accrington NYCS Planning Meeting Make it Happen Monday’s- Chorley Roaming Recovery Drop in – Lancaster Framing Freedom ( Roots Community) – Blackburn Orca Thai Boxing Class – Accrington Tea for a Talk- Coffee for a Chat LIFE Programme – Preston
27 Food Bank – Preston Walking Group Community Cafe – Accrington Community Clean Up (Roots Community) – Blackburn Five Ways to Wellbeing – Lancaster Lunch, Brunch, Walk and Talk – Bacup Let’s Talk Tuesday Here and Now – Accrington Women’s Well-Being Feel Good Fitness – Accrington Co-Occurring Conditions – Lancaster
28 Food Bank – Preston Fishing For Mental Health – Burnley Recovery Mash-Up Guerilla Gardening Project (Roots Community) – Blackburn Women’s Group – Lancaster Building Hope – Preston Community Connections – Accrington Creative Space – Preston Recovery Brotherhood (Men’s Group) – Lancaster Wellness Wednesday-Lancaster ROAR (The risk of Addiction and Relapse) – St Annes LIFE Programme – Preston
29 Five Ways to Wellbeing – Preston EARBY COMMUNITY DROP IN Food Bank – Preston Warrior Women – Accrington Brew & Chat – Burnley Here and Now – Lancaster Tea, Toast & Chat Sound of Mind – Accrington Forum Planning (Roots Community) – Blackburn Men’s Group – Preston Garden & Grow – Accrington Pool Group – Preston
30 Food Bank – Preston L.I.F.E Risk of Relapse – Preston Friday Fitness – Boxing Creative Therapy – Lancaster Risk Of Relapse – New Starters Comfort Zone – Burnley Gaming Group The Life Programme – Lancaster One Pot Cooking Class (Roots Community) – Blackburn DJ Workshop Goal Setting and Support (Roots Community) – Darwen
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Roots Community

What's on in Blackburn with Darwen with Roots Community

October 2026

Mindful Monday’s – Lancaster

Food Bank – Preston

Tea, Toast and Chat – Preston

Arts and Crafts – Accrington

NYCS Planning Meeting

Make it Happen Monday’s- Chorley

Roaming Recovery

Drop in – Lancaster

Framing Freedom ( Roots Community) – Blackburn

Orca Thai Boxing Class – Accrington

Tea for a Talk- Coffee for a Chat

LIFE Programme – Preston

Food Bank – Preston

Community Cafe – Accrington

Community Clean Up (Roots Community) – Blackburn

Five Ways to Wellbeing – Lancaster

Lunch, Brunch, Walk and Talk – Bacup

Let’s Talk Tuesday

Here and Now – Accrington

Women’s Well-Being

Feel Good Fitness – Accrington

Co-Occurring Conditions – Lancaster

Connection Lounge

Food Bank – Preston

Fishing For Mental Health – Burnley

Recovery Mash-Up

Guerilla Gardening Project (Roots Community) – Blackburn

Women’s Group – Lancaster

Building Hope – Preston

Community Connections – Accrington

Creative Space – Preston

Recovery Brotherhood (Men’s Group) – Lancaster

Wellness Wednesday-Lancaster

ROAR (The risk of Addiction and Relapse) – St Annes

LIFE Programme – Preston

Families Matter – Preston

Five Ways to Wellbeing – Preston

Food Bank – Preston

EARBY COMMUNITY DROP IN

Warrior Women – Accrington

Brew & Chat – Burnley

Here and Now – Lancaster

Tea, Toast & Chat

Sound of Mind – Accrington

Forum Planning (Roots Community) – Blackburn

Men’s Group – Preston

Garden & Grow – Accrington

Food Bank – Preston

L.I.F.E

Risk of Relapse – Preston

Friday Fitness – Boxing

Creative Therapy – Lancaster

Risk Of Relapse – New Starters

Comfort Zone – Burnley

Gaming Group

The Life Programme – Lancaster

One Pot Cooking Class (Roots Community) – Blackburn

DJ Workshop

Goal Setting and Support (Roots Community) – Darwen

Sonic Fusion (Roots Community) – Darwen

Self Care Sunday – Online

Mindful Monday’s – Lancaster

Food Bank – Preston

Tea, Toast and Chat – Preston

Arts and Crafts – Accrington

NYCS Planning Meeting

Make it Happen Monday’s- Chorley

Roaming Recovery

Drop in – Lancaster

Framing Freedom ( Roots Community) – Blackburn

Orca Thai Boxing Class – Accrington

Tea for a Talk- Coffee for a Chat

LIFE Programme – Preston

Food Bank – Preston

Walking Group

Community Cafe – Accrington

Community Clean Up (Roots Community) – Blackburn