My name is Kathie S., of the Exeter, Devon, England, SA group. The next county to Devon is Cornwall, including one of the smallest SA groups in the country: the Truro group. This dedicated group has hosted again this year one of the most awesome events on my calendar: the Truro Recovery Day (which was in early April 2025). Truro is a Cathedral city, accessible by railway and by main roads.

It was a smaller group with around nine fellows in attendance, staying in the locality for the weekend. Many fellows around the world know our keynote speaker from his Steps workshops. He was by an amazing God-incidence 30 years sober in SA, on the very day. The Truro group had ordered him a special 30-year chip, which visibly moved him when presented in the last session.

We checked in, then our speaker shared his experience, strength, and hope of his recovery for a while. Two sessions led by him focused on the Steps. At one point, he led us through the exercise, which many fellows might know: we all stood in line, then took a step forward if we could answer “yes” to the question. If “no”, we stayed still. The only question with multiple steps forward for a “yes” was, “Have you taken another member/s through all 12 Steps?”. 

We made the Recovery Day into a weekend event, enjoying extended fellowship and fun. We went out for a meal together as a group, to a venue where we could book one large table. My mobility is poor, and the fellows walked at my pace, with frequent stops, without hesitation, and in good humour and unity. This was inclusion at its best. We enjoyed a very deep discussion, bearing anonymity in mind, which I enjoyed immensely. I said I had not had such enjoyment since my student days!

On Sunday morning, some fellows went to a religious service of their choice, and others went home. A fellow dropped me at the station. I arrived home today, full of joyful memories to take forward—and, yes, to pass on!