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February 2010	Swanswell achieves ‘one to watch’ status in the 2010 Best Companies Accreditation
	Swanswell, a national charity based in Rugby, has been recognised as ‘one to watch’ in a list of the top public sector organisations to work for. Swanswell, who help people overcome drug, alcohol and other problem behaviour, was one of the few organisations to achieve this status.… more > (PDF)
February 2010	Don’t let alcohol get in the way of a healthy lifestyle
	Swanswell, a national charity that helps people overcome alcohol, drug and other problem behaviour so they can feel well and stay well, is starting two new community-based groups in Ladywood and Soho. The groups will help people to make sure alcohol doesn’t get in the way of a healthy lifestyle.… more > (PDF)
February 2010	Swanswell’s projects are in the running to win the ‘HubCAPP Most
	The Hub of Commissioned Alcohol Projects and Policies (HubCAPP) is an online resource of local alcohol initiatives throughout England. Each year, HubCAPP gives awards to exceptional organisations who prevent or try to reduce alcoholrelated harm… more > (PDF)
January 2010	Swanswell wins the 2009 Best Business Award for Customer Focus
	Swanswell, a national charity that helps people overcome drug, alcohol and other problem behaviour has won the award for their shared care drug services in Birmingham.… more > (PDF) View Maggie receiving the Best Business Award from Andrew Areoff click here
December 2009	Swanswell buck the recession trend to recruit 30 new members of staff
	At a time when other organisations are making redundancies, Swanswell, a national charity that helps people overcome drug, alcohol and other problem behaviour, is busy recruiting 30 new staff.… more > (PDF)
October 2009	Swanswell online clinic reveals the hidden victims of alcohol misuse
	Swanswell ran their first live online alcohol awareness clinic with Netmums on 19 October. The clinic provided members of the Netmums’ community with the opportunity to raise questions… more > (PDF)
October 2009	Swanswell end Alcohol Awareness week by taking part in their first fundraising
	Swanswell employees are getting ready to take part in the annual Godiva Half Marathon in Coventry to raise funds for the charity… more > (PDF)
October 2009	Swanswell to hold online clinics during Alcohol Awareness Week on Netmums
	Swanswell practitioners will hold two clinics on the online community of Netmums to offer alcohol and drug advice… more > (PDF)
October 2009	Swanswell win National Training Award three years running
	Swanswell wins the West Midlands Training Award, Providing Education & Training for its delivery of alcohol training to practitioners… more > (PDF)
September 2009	Maggie Philbin and Kevin Warwick become Swanswell Trustees
	Former Tomorrow’s World presenter Maggie Philbin and University of Reading Professor Kevin Warwick have recently become Trustees of the charitable organisation Swanswell… more > (PDF)
June 2009	Swanswell enhances website accessibility with BrowseAloud
	A leading provider of drug and alcohol services has joined BrowseAloud, making their advice and information easier to access for people with literacy or sight difficulties.… more > (PDF)
March 2009	Swanswell and West Midlands Probation celebrate success in tackling drink-driving
	The National Probation Service and Swanswell celebrated the completion of the 100th Drink Impaired Drivers Programme, which changes people’s attitudes to drinkdriving, on Tuesday (10th March 2009) with a special presentation ceremony.… more > (PDF) Visit www.westmidlands-probation.gov.uk
February 2009	Local charity Swanswell maps the way forward for drug users
	An innovative new ‘personal map’ out of drugs, piloted by drugs charity Swanswell, has been given the thumbs up by an influential national health body. The new tool for drug workers to help drugusing clients was endorsed by the influential National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) at a conference on 18 February.… more > (PDF)
December 2008	Stay safe with Christmas drinking: top tips from Swanswell
	With Christmas party season now upon us, Swanswell, a leading provider of community-based alcohol services in Birmingham, has the following tips to help make Christmas safer… more > (PDF)
December 2008	Baroness Massey of Darwen, Chair of National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse Services visits Swanswell
	Swanswell, a leading provider of community-based drug and alcohol services, recently welcomed Baroness Massey of Darwen to Birmingham.. A prominent and highly respected authority on the problems of drug and alcohol misuse, the Baroness is Chair of the Board of the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse Services (NTA) and speaks in the House of Lords on a range of health issues. She was keen to see how Swanswell's ground-breaking treatments are working… more > (PDF)
November 2008	Swanswell wins second National Training Award
	As a regional winner for the second consecutive year at the prestigious National Training Awards, Swanswell, a charity specialising in the support of people with drug and alcohol problems, has again been recognised for its outstanding commitment to training. Tim Gunner and Carly Smith, specialist Practitioners from Swanswell in Birmingham, accepted the 2008 award from Olympic athlete Colin Jackson at a ceremony held recently at the National Motorcycle Museum. Selected from an impressive shortlist of 20 organisations and individuals, Swanswell’s innovative ‘Alcohol Awareness’ training was announced as the West Midlands regional winner in the category of training and education… more > (PDF)
October 2008	Maggie Philbin helps alcohol and drugs support charity Swanswell celebrate 40 years
	Popular television and radio presenter Maggie Philbin and world-renowned scientist Professor Kevin Warwick helped Rugby-based charitable trust Swanswell, an established and respected provider of community-based drug and alcohol services, to celebrate 40 years of exceptional service at its recent anniversary event in Birmingham… more > (PDF)