Barnsley Recovery & Wellbeing College

12/06/2026

Georgina visiting Hoyland Community Shop this morning exploring Summer opportunities and partnership working.

Watch this space! 🤓

10/06/2026

🌿 Join Us for a Community Litter Pick! 🌿
Come along for a friendly litter pick along Wath Road and the canal through Hemingfield and Elsecar 🚶‍♀️🧹
This is a great opportunity to:
✅ Help keep our local area clean and beautiful
✅ Enjoy a leisurely walk by the canal
✅ Meet new people and have a chat along the way
Whether you’re a regular volunteer or just fancy getting out for some fresh air, everyone is welcome! 💬🌼
Bring a friend or come along solo – it’s all about community, fresh air, and making a difference together.
📍 Location: Meet at Shire Oak Drive
⏰ Tuesday 16 June 10am
We hope to see you there! 💚
📧[email protected]

10/06/2026

Over 80% of our Dragonflies have now been dedicated! 🧡

The response to our Dragonfly Appeal has been incredible, and we are so grateful to everyone who has chosen to dedicate a dragonfly in memory of someone loved.

Each handcrafted steel dragonfly will form part of our Wings of Memory installation at Cannon Hall Walled Gardens this summer, creating a beautiful space for reflection, remembrance and love. After the installation, your dragonfly will return home with you as a lasting tribute to keep forever.

With over 80% already dedicated, there are now only a limited number remaining.

✨ Minimum suggested donation of £49 or over per dragonfly
✨ Limited quantities available
✨ Every dedication helps support specialist palliative and end of life care across Barnsley

If you've been thinking about dedicating a dragonfly, now is the time. Once they're gone, they're gone.

🧡 Dedicate your dragonfly today: https://www.barnsleyhospice.org/event/dragonfly-appeal-2026/

A huge thank you to our Headline Sponsors, Glass Recycling UK and Smart Door Solutions Ltd, and to Haywood & Padgett for their generous support of the appeal.

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

Swim Safe This Summer 🤿

We’re proud to be supporting RLSS UK’s Drowning Prevention Week from 13th–20th June, helping children learn important water safety skills as we head into the summer months.

From Saturday, Your Swim Academy 🐬 swimmers in Stages 1–10 will be taking part in water safety activities during their normal lessons, including learning about open water dangers, beach flags and signs, the Water Safety Code, Float to Live advice, and what to do if they or a friend ever gets into difficulty in the water.

Please remember to bring swimwear as normal, plus a t-shirt and shorts for your child to wear over their swimwear during their lesson.

These activities are a great way to help children build confidence, awareness and practical water safety knowledge in a safe, supportive environment. 🌊

Read more here:
www.yourspacetofeelgood.com/drowning-prevention-week-your-swim-academy/

10/06/2026

Strike action starts from 7am Monday 15 June and runs until 7am Friday 19 June. Some NHS services will be affected.

You will be contacted if your appointment needs to be changed.

Please continue to come forward for the care you need

10/06/2026

The Barnsley 10K couldn’t happen without fantastic volunteers! 👏

Want to be part of it in 2026 and support your community? Join our amazing volunteer team.

👉 Check out the roles available and sign up to help make it happen: https://app.upshot.org.uk/signup/b99a1121/25d643967334f8f2/

09/06/2026

Our new prospectus is out!

RC Prospectus Sept-Feb 2027 pdf (PDF, 2 MB)

09/06/2026

There is a profound, quiet beauty in the way carers give of themselves so completely, often without expecting a single word of praise in return.

Day in and day out, they step into the lives of others, not just as helpers, but as pillars of strength, comfort and dignity. To dedicate your time, your energy and your heart to ensuring someone else feels safe and cared for is the ultimate act of selflessness.

We owe our carers a debt of gratitude that words can barely measure; their patience stabilises families, their kindness softens difficult days, and their unwavering presence reminds us of the very best of human nature.

Thank you for all you do.