Welcome to Cool Recovery
Background . . .
Widely known as COOL, Carers-One-to-One Link was founded in 1999 by a South Devon mother to improve communication and provide information to support families and friends affected by mental health issues. In 2005 the same benefactor purchased 17, Morgan Avenue in Torquay and a second worker was engaged as manager.
The charity became independent and was registered as Cool Recovery Limited. Members and friends helped refurbish and convert the former guest house into the thriving and attractive Cool House; a place of recovery for those who want to make changes in their lives.
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Widely known as COOL, Carers-One-to-One Link was founded in 1999 by a South Devon mother to improve communication and provide information to support families and friends affected by mental health issues. In 2005 the same benefactor purchased 17, Morgan Avenue in Torquay and a second worker was engaged as manager.
The charity became independent and was registered as Cool Recovery Limited. Members and friends helped refurbish and convert the former guest house into the thriving and attractive Cool House; a place of recovery for those who want to make changes in their lives.
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Activities . . .
Cool Recovery offers a variety of activities and therapies with most groups and activities being run by members of COOL including; art, crafts, music, cooking, massage, gardening, counselling, support groups, work placements and more...
Members run the popular Café providing excellent coffee, tea and soft drinks in a friendly atmosphere.
Lunch is prepared in our fully equipped kitchen and served daily using fresh local produce to deliver tasty, nutritious meals at affordable prices.
Cool Recovery is now an established and well known information and support network for anyone affected by mental health issues. Regular activities and support groups continue in Dartmouth, Kingsbridge, South Brent, Totnes as well as Torquay.
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Cool Recovery offers a variety of activities and therapies with most groups and activities being run by members of COOL including; art, crafts, music, cooking, massage, gardening, counselling, support groups, work placements and more...
Members run the popular Café providing excellent coffee, tea and soft drinks in a friendly atmosphere.
Lunch is prepared in our fully equipped kitchen and served daily using fresh local produce to deliver tasty, nutritious meals at affordable prices.
Cool Recovery is now an established and well known information and support network for anyone affected by mental health issues. Regular activities and support groups continue in Dartmouth, Kingsbridge, South Brent, Totnes as well as Torquay.
Click for Cool House Opening Times and Programme
Featured Activities & Events
March 2012: The Himalayan Trek. Once again Tony is off to walk the Himalayas to raise funds for Cool Recovery. His ten day trek will take place in March 2012 and he is planning on doing 16 miles per day at altitude.
Any of you wishing to donate can do it via The Big Give. All the monies raised goes to Cool Recovery.
22nd May: African Lunch and Talk - COOL is hosting an African culture day. The 22nd of May at COOL is going to be all about African culture, this includes a talk on various aspects of African culture as well as traditional african meals served at lunch.
Starting at 12:30pm till 4:00pm and costing only £3.50 for the lunch.
25th May: 70's Theme Cool House Disco - COOL presents a 70's Themed Disco for young and old to join in and have a great time boogying to the tunes provided by our resident DJ Yazu.
It is a ticket only event with tickets available from Cool House, or give us a call.
Tickets are available in advance:- £5 Family Ticket (2 adults 1 child), £3 Single, ££1.50 under 18's, under 7's free!
A 50p charged will be added for tickets at the door. Also please remember no alcohol on site.
Full details on our events page.
March 2012: The Himalayan Trek. Once again Tony is off to walk the Himalayas to raise funds for Cool Recovery. His ten day trek will take place in March 2012 and he is planning on doing 16 miles per day at altitude.
Any of you wishing to donate can do it via The Big Give. All the monies raised goes to Cool Recovery.
22nd May: African Lunch and Talk - COOL is hosting an African culture day. The 22nd of May at COOL is going to be all about African culture, this includes a talk on various aspects of African culture as well as traditional african meals served at lunch.
Starting at 12:30pm till 4:00pm and costing only £3.50 for the lunch.
25th May: 70's Theme Cool House Disco - COOL presents a 70's Themed Disco for young and old to join in and have a great time boogying to the tunes provided by our resident DJ Yazu.
It is a ticket only event with tickets available from Cool House, or give us a call.
Tickets are available in advance:- £5 Family Ticket (2 adults 1 child), £3 Single, ££1.50 under 18's, under 7's free!
A 50p charged will be added for tickets at the door. Also please remember no alcohol on site.
Full details on our events page.
COOL News . . .
To find out what is going on at Cool Recovery check out our monthy newsletter.
The Cool Recovery newsletter contains information on daily activities and events happening throughout the month.
Click to go to Coolnews
To find out what is going on at Cool Recovery check out our monthy newsletter.
The Cool Recovery newsletter contains information on daily activities and events happening throughout the month.
Click to go to Coolnews
Volunteering Opportunities . . .
Cool Recovery has various volunteering opportunities available.
If you are interested in supporting us then please feel free to give us a call or email us, and we will be happy to discuss any queries you may have.
Our details can be found on the contact page.
Cool Recovery has various volunteering opportunities available.
If you are interested in supporting us then please feel free to give us a call or email us, and we will be happy to discuss any queries you may have.
Our details can be found on the contact page.
Join us . . .
Cool Recovery owes its success to its members who are committed to recovery and willing to share the responsibility for running the charity and the Cool House.
Membership is £12 pa, including monthly COOL News by email or post, Cool Recovery Programme updates, access to Cool Recovery activities, counselling and therapies.
Children and adults of all ages are welcome . . . and friendly dogs!
Click for Cool Recovery Membership Form
Cool Recovery owes its success to its members who are committed to recovery and willing to share the responsibility for running the charity and the Cool House.
Membership is £12 pa, including monthly COOL News by email or post, Cool Recovery Programme updates, access to Cool Recovery activities, counselling and therapies.
Children and adults of all ages are welcome . . . and friendly dogs!
Click for Cool Recovery Membership Form
Cool in the Press . . .
Cool Recovery on BBC Radio Devon (.mp3)
Cool Recovery's 'Chocolate Makes You Happy' (BBC Radio Devon) (.wav)
Cool Recovery on BBC Radio Devon (.mp3)
Cool Recovery's 'Chocolate Makes You Happy' (BBC Radio Devon) (.wav)
Annual Reviews . . .
Our Annual Reviews provide a forum to reflect upon the activities and acheivements of the charity over the previous 12 months. They contain reports and anecdotes from the perspectives of members, volunteers, supporters, staff and trustees. We feel these documents will give you an insight into what Cool Recovery is all about.
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Our Annual Reviews provide a forum to reflect upon the activities and acheivements of the charity over the previous 12 months. They contain reports and anecdotes from the perspectives of members, volunteers, supporters, staff and trustees. We feel these documents will give you an insight into what Cool Recovery is all about.
Click for Annual Reviews
Chocolate . . .
We are pleased to be working with the Kallari Cooperative and their distributors, selling award winning single-source organic chocolate through The Cool Cafe and other outlets in Torbay.
Click to Read more on Kallari page
We are pleased to be working with the Kallari Cooperative and their distributors, selling award winning single-source organic chocolate through The Cool Cafe and other outlets in Torbay.
Click to Read more on Kallari page