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Emma's Story

Emma Louise Jessie Urquhart was born on 09th July 1981. Emma’s parents were Valerie and Spencer. Unfortunately, Emma didn’t have the...

Jul 18, 20243 min read

It is with great sadness that we report one of our volunteers, Emma, passed away last week. Emma was a huge supporter of our work and was...

Jul 12, 20241 min read

Our latest newsletter with all our recent updates

Jun 19, 20241 min read

Pride month is in full effect and we at ROAR had an absolute blast at Canterbury Pride this year. We had the opportunity to meet so many...

Jun 14, 20242 min read

Friday just gone our ROAR community gathered in Ashford for the first of what we hope will be many evenings of football moving forward....

May 20, 20242 min read

"It was like this cycle of me and my partner. She'd go to rehab, I'd go to prison. We just went round and around – each time it got worse...

Jan 28, 20242 min read

A lived experience recovery organisation (LERO) was a new concept to me initially, however after carrying out some research I discovered...

Jan 28, 20242 min read

I’m Darren, 45 and currently live in Dover, Kent. I work for the Forward Trust as Inclusion Co-ordinator, helping those within the...

Jan 28, 20245 min read

In November we were invited to the co-occurring mental health conditions and substance misuse conference held by KCC in Maidstone. It...

Jan 28, 20241 min read