Oldham charity supporting recovery from addiction after lockdown
Date published: 15 April 2021
Sounds at the Edges takes place at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester, and runs on Wednesday mornings. Image courtesy of Claire Armitage
Sounds at the Edges, a new project by pioneering Oldham-based visual arts charity Portraits of Recovery (PORe), is bringing people in recovery from substance use together with a range of contemporary artists from across Greater Manchester.
Collaborating in weekly sessions throughout April and May, the project supports increased access to high-quality artistic experiences for the often-marginalised recovery community.
COVID-19 has hit those dealing with addiction hard – a September 2020 study conducted by the Royal College of Psychiatrists found that 8.4 million people’s drinking habits were classified as “high risk”, up from 4.8 million in February.