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Ancoats: The open mic night Soba Lounge helping people in recovery

Ms Miller was 50 years old when she decided to ask for help for her own addiction at the Change Grow Live Adult Drug and Alcohol Service in Phoenix Mill.

Now aged 57 and six years sober, she has been dedicating her life to helping others going through a similar journey.

“I went through treatment and found that when I came out, there was no happy side. So, that’s why I created Shine,” Ms Miller said.

“It started with about six of us meeting up every week and then it began to grow.

“During lockdown, it just exploded as a lot of recovery centres were shut so people came to us.”

After noticing that many of the people in Shine had musical talent, Ms Miller started Soba Lounge to help people reconnect with their love of music.

Every few months, the best performers will take to the stage at their Saints and Sinners event, a sober concert with a much wider audience.


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