ARCH Recovery College

05/11/2026

Hi everyone,

There are some spaces on the Music, Sound and Nature Session on Tuesday the 17th of November (10am – 12pm)

It is based at ARCH but may involve a local walk to listen to sounds outside depending on the weather.

Sessions vary each time but have typically involve:
• Some mindfulness exercises or practices
• Going into nature and mindfully listening
• Creating a soundscape from our experiences in response to the sounds we have heard.

The session is run by James Weeks, a composer from Durham University working on a community project called 'Composing Ecology'.

In these sessions we will explore both musical sound and the sounds of our natural environment and make creative connections between them. We will practice attentive (or ‘deep’) listening in Durham’s rich natural spaces and develop musical responses to our experience of this environmental sound.

No prior musical experience necessary, but dress for the weather!

Please get in touch at to book onto the session or to ask any questions at: [email protected] or call us on 0191 451 0890

29/10/2026

This morning our walking group had a lovely walk along the riverbanks where the autumn colours are now looking fantastic. We were also lucky enough to spot a great egret feeding too. As is often the case, we ended our walk in a Durham cafe.

We run weekly wellbeing walks every Thursday and photography walks every Friday morning.

To find out more, get in touch with us at: [email protected] or call 0191 451 0890 🙂

27/10/2026

Hi everyone, next week we have our monthly drop-in enrolment morning at ARCH - if you want to enrol as a student or find out more about what we can offer you (or anyone that you care for or support), then just turn up. Freshly brewed coffee will be available.

Please share with anyone who you think might be interested :)

27/10/2026

November Timetable

November Timetable. PDF to flipbook converted using heyzine.com

05/10/2026

Tuesday 6th October
Enrolment drop-in session

A reminder ARCH monthly enrolment drop-in session is tomorrow (the first Tuesday of the month) from 10am to 12.30pm.

No appointment needed! No waiting list!

Feel free to call in for a cuppa and to enrol.

Come and enrol tomorrow and start attending sessions this week 👍.

02/10/2026

Hi everyone,

We just wanted to let you know that there are spaces left on this month’s ‘Music Sound and Nature session’.

It will be on Tuesday the 20th of October 10am till 12pm at Crook Hall Gardens. We will meet at Crook Hall Gardens for 10 o’clock.

The session is run by James Weeks a composer at Durham University who is working on a community project called ‘Composing Ecology’.

You might be wondering what these sessions are about. If so, read on to find out more …

These sessions involve:
Mindful listening
Sound Making/singing
Being outside in the sounds of nature. Creating a musical response to this in the classroom.

The course will be focused on fostering a deeper attachment to nature and processes of ecology, through music. You will participate in sound-making activities in groups.

Sound can play an important role in wellbeing; in these sessions we will explore both musical sound and the sounds of our natural environment and make creative connections between the two.

In each session we will practice attentive (or ‘deep’) listening in Durham’s rich natural spaces and develop musical responses (inside and outside) to our experience of this environmental sound.

No prior musical experience necessary, but dress for the weather!

If you want to book onto this course email [email protected] or phone
0191 451 0890

(Please note: There will be another monthly session in November before we break for some of the winter months.)

30/09/2026

Anna and Pete have been at the Durham University Welcome Fair today to promote ARCH Recovery College and Recovery College Online.

It has been such a great event organised by Durham University and it has been lovely to meet so many new students and students returning to the university for another year of studying.

If you know of anyone who may benefit from either of our services, it would be great if you could share our pages to let them know about what we do. ☺️

18/09/2026

Anna and Kay attended this amazing event run by Adult Wellbeing Services to chat to people and represent ARCH Recovery College and Recovery College Online. They were even joined by Rocky the Ferret❤️. If you are wanting to find out more about things in the local area, have a look at Adult Wellbeing Services and some of the mentioned organisations. ☺️

16/09/2026

There is still a couple of spaces for this months Music Sound and Nature course session. If you want to come on Tuesday just get in touch with Arch on 0191 451 0890 or email [email protected]. Information can be found about the course below 🎵 🌲

Hi everyone,
Just to let you know Music Sound & Nature starts Tuesday 22nd September
10am - 12pm. It will be held monthly - more dates to follow.
The first session will take place at ARCH.

If you want to come to the session, get in touch with us at: [email protected]
or call 0191 451 0890

About the course:

The course will be focused on fostering a deeper attachment to nature and processes of ecology, through music. You will participate in sound-making activities in groups.

Sound can play an important role in wellbeing; in these sessions we will explore both musical sound and the sounds of our natural environment and make creative connections between the two.

In each session we will practice attentive (or ‘deep’) listening in Durham’s rich natural spaces and develop musical responses (inside and outside) to our experience of this environmental sound.

No prior musical experience necessary, but dress for the weather!

Course created by James, who a composer from Durham University working on a community project called Composing Ecology.

15/09/2026

October Timetable

October 2026 Timetable. PDF to flipbook converted using heyzine.com