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    And the winner of the garden bench is….

    23 October 2025 – A huge thank you to all our wonderful Supporters for helping to spread the word about LandWorks. We want more people to know that there is a better way to work with…

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    Royal recognition – The Princess Royal visits LandWorks

    23 October 2025 – It was 12.30pm on Wednesday 15th October and LandWorks was awaiting the arrival of a very special visitor – Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. The windows had never looked so shiny,…

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    HRH and Acceptance

    Hello, Last Wednesday, Her Royal Highness Princess Anne visited LandWorks – and yes, we were expecting her! It was a wonderful day. Barry, who has been on placement here for a few months, told me it…

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    Name and Praise

    Hello, I’ve just been reading a newspaper article – Ministers are pushing through powers to photograph and publicly name and shame people in the justice system who have been ordered to complete unpaid community work in…

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    A recipe for belonging at LandWorks

    1 October 2025 – At LandWorks, the simple act of growing, cooking, and sharing food has always been about much more than meals. It’s about connection – to the land, to each other, and to ourselves….

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    Finding Common Ground: Hannah’s Week at LandWorks

    25 September 2025 – When Hannah Stevens first set foot in LandWorks in early August, she was stepping into more than just a new volunteering opportunity  ̶  she was stepping into a living embodiment of two…

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    Faith

    Hello, We’d been chatting about a dog that had come into her life. Her life had been a bit up and down since leaving LandWorks, and this small (clearly adorable) sentient being was life changing. “Chris,…

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    LandWorks takes its success story to Westminster

    23 September 2025 – Chris and Julie Parsons from LandWorks recently visited Westminster to share the impact of our pioneering work in rehabilitation and resettlement for people in the criminal justice system. Supported by Caroline Voaden,…

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    The Truth About Reoffending

    Hello, A few weeks ago, I asked Gary Fulton (here at LandWorks in 2017/18) to write a blog. Gary has written a brilliant and a hard-hitting piece, perhaps slightly longer than our usual blog, but all…

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    Graham Stone – What LandWorks means to me

    10 September 2025 – Few who attended LandWorks’ Supporters’ Day on Friday 15 August will forget the powerful words of Workshop Manager Graham Stone. His moving speech, reflecting on the profound impact LandWorks has had on…

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    LandWorks Supporters’ Day showcases proven resettlement mo...

    19 August 2025 – LandWorks welcomed over 150 volunteers, and partners to its annual Supporters Day on Friday 15 August 2025 to celebrate another remarkable year of achievement. The sun shone on the Quarry Field site…

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    Community

    Hello, The first lunch was on the very first day, 12 years ago. There were five of us: three men on day release from prison, one on a community sentence, and me. We sat around a…