Support us

Ways to get involved

We would love to have you as part of our team and there are a whole host of ways to get involved with our work, such as volunteering within TWIGS, fundraising for us, or becoming a trustee.

Your help, large or small, can really make a difference!

Donate via Paypal

Your donation will make such a difference to our work and to the lives of people living with mental health difficulties. By making a donation you are helping ensure our much needed services are able to continue and grow.

Donate via Paypal

Volunteers at the Olive Tree Cafe in Swindon

Volunteering and work experience opportunities

Volunteers are vital to our work. If you would like to get involved, there are many different ways that you can do so.

Our volunteering page contains lots of useful information about the available opportunities and how to apply.

The difference we're making

Each year, we help over 200 people who have been struggling with their wellbeing. With our help, they can feel more confident and face the world more easily. Most can go on to do something with their lives which would have been unattainable for them before they came to us.

15% On to further learning

8% On to further volunteering

19% On to paid work

12% On to another experience or D of E Award

Graham Wiltshire
Cafe customer

“...it’s great to see people blossom as they gain confidence to take orders, serve at a table and take on cooking skills. It’s a calm environment and has a lovely outside area for spring and summer, and every now and then a piano player provides a lovely musical backdrop.”

Phyllida Richards
Olive Tree Cafe Manager

“Here’s why we do this. Recently, one of our volunteers came in for coffee with a friend. The next day she was volunteering, and told me that as she was driving home at the end of the day she had a glimpse of ‘what a sense of belonging might feel like’ – she had never had that growing up, or in her work life… although she had provided that for many others.”

Anonymous
TWIGS garden visitor

“TWIGS to me is the most beautiful garden in Swindon! Stunning, inspiring and uplifting.”

Chris
TWIGS service user

“I’ve started to gain confidence and feel better. Attending TWIGS has been a major part of this, to the point that I felt ready to start a small part-time job, and to my astonishmentI got the job on my first try! I dearly love coming to TWIGS and it has been such a wonderful help to me.”

Anonymous
Olive Tree Cafe service user

“I wake up on Mondays and know my life is a lot happier and healthier, knowing that I am spending my time giving, and getting back so much. My life would be empty without it!”

Contact The Recovery Tree Charity

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us and one of the team will respond as soon as possible.

The Recovery Tree Charity,
Manor Garden Centre,
Swindon,
SN2 2QJ

01793 523 294

trustees@therecoverytreecharity.org.uk

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A hidden jewel in Swindon, TWIGS Community Gardens offer beautiful and vibrant spaces for community, contemplation, shared learning and growth. As well as providing welcoming and inclusive environments for people experiencing mental health difficulties, the gardens are open to visitors throughout the year.

TWIGS Community Gardens