Let the People Sing

About

Let The People Sing (LTPS) is a community-driven SCIO founded by individuals in Craigmillar and Niddrie with lived experiences of addiction. Alarmed by the withdrawal of most local services for those struggling with substance use—despite having the highest addiction referral rates in Edinburgh—we established a local Recovery Forum in 2021 to advocate for better support and then we opened 'The Bothy' a peer led recovery hub on the high street in Craigmillar to provide peer support for people affected by addiction. We are open 5 days a week, and along three inclusive drop in sessions we also run Women’s and Men’s groups, recovery yoga, an art group, social activities and trips, recovery mutual aid and fellowship groups, music, one to one support, and recovery coaching training We also provide on-going training and support and supervision for volunteers, many of whom have moved on to full-time employment in the field.

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