About us

Open Road is a registered charity that provides support for anyone affected by drugs and alcohol across the country.

Our mission is to reduce the harmful impact of drugs and alcohol on users, their families and society. Open Road is a registered charity and leading provider of drug and alcohol services in the East of England. In 2010 Open Road celebrates 20 years of delivering high quality services to enable individuals and families to recover from the harmful impact of drugs and alcohol.

Last year in numbers...

  • £2.5m

    Budget funded through Drug and Alcohol Action Teams, Primary Care Trusts, Big Lottery and donations

  • +3000

    People helped over the course of 2010/2011 with drug and alcohol related problems

  • +75%

    Successfully completed structured treatment programmes with Open Road

  • 11

    Centres for drug and alcohol treatment across and Essex and Suffolk

  • +190

    people involved- 70 Staff, 20 therapists and over 100 Volunteers

Read more...

  • Who we are

    Meet some of the people behind our organisation. Board of Trustees, Senior Management and Service managers

  • History

    Open Road was established in 1990 by Richard Ashrowan and Bridie McElroy at their home in Colchester.