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Prestigious Award for Open Road

Open Road has won a prestigious High Sheriff Award – and our women offenders will benefit Read more

Steel Yard Festival 2019

Open Road will be running Welfare Services at the 2019 Steel Yard Festival in Finsbury Park, London. Read more

New funding for Women Only Workshops

Open Road has received funding for its Women Only Workshops from the Essex Community Foundation to supply welfare packs to our engaging members. Read more

Rewards 2018

Open Road's annual Rewards and Recognition event took place at Colchester Football Stadium on 7th December 2018. Read more

Newsletter - On the Road

'On the Road' is our quarterly newsletter for staff, volunteers, service users and all friends of Open Road Read more

Essex Radio tunes in to New Year's Eve SOS Bus services

They're not 'drunk tanks' says SOS Bus Manager Steve Wood Read more

Charity Ball raises over £10,000

September 2018 saw the ever popular Open Road Charity Ball which took place once again at Le Talbooth, Dedham, Essex Read more

Community icon speaks at AGM

Councillor John Spence, pictured, gave an inspiring keynote speech at our AGM in October 2018. Read more

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Self Referral

Open Road now offers an online self referral option. Simply fill out the form and someone will get back to you within two working days to complete an initial assessment.

Prestigious Award for Open Road

Open Road has won a prestigious High Sheriff Award – and our women offenders will benefit

A massive thank you to Mandy

How our key workers use a range of services to appropriately support individuals through their recovery

Arthur's Story - on beating alcohol

Read about how Arthur overcame his chronic dependence on alcohol and is now in recovery.

Open Road is an established Drug and Alcohol Recovery support charity in Essex and Medway. Open Road provides a variety of services to support individuals on their journey to recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

Young People's Services

We offer a young people's Drug & Alcohol services from age 10 - 18 and beyond (25) for those in looked after care across Medway. Within Essex, we work with our partners EYPDAS as part of the Childrens Society.

New funding for Women Only Workshops

Open Road has received funding for its Women Only Workshops from the Essex Community Foundation to supply welfare packs to our engaging members.

How we make a difference

Read our Occasional Paper 'Evaluating and Evidencing the Impact of Open Road'

Make a referral

If you are a professional working with a client who requires support around their drug or alcohol usage, then make the referral here.

Need help now

Reach out to Open Road and start your journey to recovery today.

What people say

Testaments paid by our marvellous service users giving an insight into how Open Road has helped them in their journey to recovery from alcohol and drugs.

Colchester Centre

Open Road's Colchester site is our longest established treatment centre, conveniently located in the town centre. We offer open access for anyone who would like advice, information, support, assessment and access to more formal treatment.

Who we work with

Open Road work with a number of agencies to deliver the best possible service and facilities to people requiring addiction and recovery support.

Donate

Every penny you donate goes towards giving a better opportunity to another individual, family or community affected by drugs or alcohol. Find out how to donate here.