Addiction support group receives special flag to honour its work helping North Lanarkshire residents

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The important and "amazing" work of a group supporting people affected by addiction has been honoured during a link-up with a sister organisation.Members of North Lanarkshire Recovery Community were joined by friends in recovery from Borders Recovery Community to receive the Recoverist Flag.Also in attendance at the event in Motherwell's Forgewood Community centre were representatives of the team from Scottish Recovery Consortium, who came up with the idea of passing a Recoverist Flag around recovery communities across Scotland to showcase the work being carried out.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Kerryanne Clarke, team leader of North Lanarkshire Recovery Community, told Lanarkshire Live : “It is vital that we highlight the amazing work being done throughout Scotland to make recovery visible and possible. "Within North Lanarkshire, we have five recovery cafes, recovery walks, street soccer, yoga and other activities, and we are proof that people do recovery from addictions."We were honoured to be the first community in Scotland to be given the Recoverist Flag and to showcase the fantastic work here in North Lanarkshire, we wish the flag well on its journey to Borders Recovery Community and throughout Scotland." North Lanarkshire Recovery Community officially launched last July after a 12-month