@Open_Road

Your journey to recovery. Health and wellbeing support including drug and alcohol recovery services. Support available in Essex, Medway and at festivals

 Colchester
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Join our 35th Anniversary Party @ Layer Marney Tower on 12th September for live entertainment, a charity auction and a raffle. If you've supported us before or believe Essex is stronger when people in recovery have somewhere to turn, we'd love to see you there. Tickets £35🥳
Proceeds from every ticket sold go straight back into our frontline work: our SOS welfare buses, criminal justice and workplace wellbeing programmes and family support across Colchester, Chelmsford, Clacton, Basildon, Harlow, Southend, Thurrock and Medway.

ALT Proceeds from every ticket sold go straight back into our frontline work: our SOS welfare buses, criminal justice and workplace wellbeing programmes and family support across Colchester, Chelmsford, Clacton, Basildon, Harlow, Southend, Thurrock and Medway.

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Book tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrati…

Celebrating 35 Years of Recovery

Join us in person to celebrate 35 years of recovery, hope, and new beginnings!

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Stress Awareness Month is an annual event observed every April since 1992, dedicated to increasing public awareness about the causes, effects, and management of stress. Open Road is aware of the stress on our service users & their families. stress.org.uk #BeTheChange
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Stacey, our Welfare & Volunteer Manager, was invited to an @EssexPoliceUK briefing recently with Jess Phillips MP, Minister for Safeguarding & VAWG, to hear about Colchester's efforts to combat VAWG & other issues. Jess praised the work & impact of our SOS Community Buses.
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Open Road is holding another event at Beth Chatto Gardens (nr Colchester) on Monday 11 May. 'Flourishing Minds' will offer you beautiful scenery, instructive talks & delicious food. Book now - details on the attached poster.
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Our event last Friday at @ColchesterArts was very successful with John Robins & Fraser Morgan. We raised over £1k for Open Road. Here's a lovely review of the show: keepcolchestercool.co.uk/joh…
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There are still a few tickets available for our event with John Robins at Colchester Arts Centre tonight. Book via this link: colchesterartscentre.tickets…..
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We're extremely grateful to John Appleby for running the Colchester Half Marathon last weekend on behalf of Open Road. You can still donate via his Just Giving page here: linkedin.com/posts/john-appl…
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We're delighted to have been awarded over £10k by Julie Fosh, High Sheriff of Essex. This will go on training and equipment for the volunteers on our SOS Community Buses.
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On National No Smoking Day 11/3/26, stopping smoking has a huge range of other benefits. It's better for your physical health, mental wellbeing, your pocket, your family & friends. ❤️‍🩹 Start the journey here: openroad.org.uk/stop-smoking… #NoSmokingDay #QuitSmoking #StopSmoking
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8 March 2026 is International Women’s Day (IWD), this year’s theme is ‘Give to Gain’, because when women thrive, the whole community benefits. When organisations invest in women, their whole industry becomes stronger, more innovative & more sustainable. #IWD26 #GiveToGain
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It's the Colchester Half Marathon on Sunday 8 March & both John & Przemyslaw are running on behalf of Open Road. We're very grateful to them. You can donate via these links: justgiving.com/page/przemeks… justgiving.com/page/john-app…

Fundraiser for Open Road marking 2 years of my sobriety and the 35th birthday.

Help Przemyslaw Gorzycki raise money to support Open Road

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We are on the ITV News tonight at 6pm lnkd.in/d5jmqxVQ - about the rise of Nitazenes in drugs and the danger they pose to society. Read more on our site about how to get a Naloxone kit and training: lnkd.in/eBUZs9XD #Nitazenes #Opioids #OpenRoad #Naloxone
Naloxone is a drug that can reverse the effects of opioids, such as heroin, methadone, opium, codeine, morphine, and buprenorphine. A naloxone dose can even save someone’s life if it’s used quickly after they’ve overdosed on opioids and before emergency help arrives. The effects of naloxone don’t last very long, so it’s important to always call 999 and ask for emergency help when you use it. Medical professionals have been using naloxone in emergencies for many years. We want to make sure that anyone who needs it has it to hand and knows how to use it Essex Take Home Naloxone – community pharmacy project ’ – Open Road launched it take home Naloxone service and we now have 11 pharmacies participating in the service; read more https://www.openroad.org.uk/naloxone/

ALT Naloxone is a drug that can reverse the effects of opioids, such as heroin, methadone, opium, codeine, morphine, and buprenorphine. A naloxone dose can even save someone’s life if it’s used quickly after they’ve overdosed on opioids and before emergency help arrives. The effects of naloxone don’t last very long, so it’s important to always call 999 and ask for emergency help when you use it. Medical professionals have been using naloxone in emergencies for many years. We want to make sure that anyone who needs it has it to hand and knows how to use it Essex Take Home Naloxone – community pharmacy project ’ – Open Road launched it take home Naloxone service and we now have 11 pharmacies participating in the service; read more https://www.openroad.org.uk/naloxone/

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Our Clinical Director on the threat of Illegal, unregulated sedatives & painkillers on @BBCEssex. The @MHRAgovuk reported that it had stopped 20 million doses of dangerous medicines from reaching the public. Listen: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002q5… #Opiates #OpenRoad #BBCEssex
Open Road Clinical Director, Joni Thompson, discusses the rising threat of Illegal and unregulated sedatives and painkillers in Essex. After a spate of recent deaths connected to the use of these drugs, which often contain high levels of Opiates

ALT Open Road Clinical Director, Joni Thompson, discusses the rising threat of Illegal and unregulated sedatives and painkillers in Essex. After a spate of recent deaths connected to the use of these drugs, which often contain high levels of Opiates

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Open Road has been awarded a grant from Colchester Borough Homes' Community Initiatives Fund. The funding will go towards purchasing items for 15 individuals moving into permanent accommodation – giving them items to get them started in their new homes. @ColBoroughHomes
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Just 11 days left of Dry January. How's it going? Why not carry on or start now & continue into February? Support available at openroad.org.uk. More info at dryjanuary.org.uk. #DryJanuary
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How is Dry January going, everyone? Any tales to tell? It's not too late to start. Visit dryjanuary.org.uk for info or follow us at openroad.org.uk.
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‘As we reflect on 2026, we want to say a huge thank you to the funders who have supported Open Road over the past year. Below, we are proud to recognise some of the organisations who have helped make our work possible.
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Because of you, more people have been able to access treatment, connection, and hope — changing lives every day. We couldn’t do this without your belief in our mission and the people we support. Thank you for standing with us.
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Augustine Courtauld @PfccEssex East Of England CoOp MSEICS @CVSTendring @harwichhaven @ColBoroughHomes Koa SEED Fund
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