Hello, We have learned a lot over 12 years. Everyone who arrives here has much in common, but also, we have discovered the importance of listening to and understanding an individual’s story. Nobody is the same….
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Dignity
Hello, Essentially what we do at LandWorks is support people to re-discover who they were before getting into trouble (back then), and before they got involved in the criminal justice system. So many people coming here…
Meet Gary, the One Armed Potter
28 February 2025 – Anyone who has visited the LandWorks shop on the Dartington Estate can’t fail to have noticed the beautifully glazed and coloured range of mugs and bowls for sale by the One Armed…
No quick fix fitters
Hello, “Chris, surely it’s just all about employment, that’s the answer, just get these people working… simple”. Well, err I suppose in an ideal world, yes. But as Doris (LandWorks trainee 2022) said, “If you just…
Reasons to be cheerful… (part 2)
Hello, Imagining what LandWorks could look like 12 years ago did take a bit of thought. Looking back now at our early plans and diagrams, it is interesting that the same core principles that we identified…
Reasons to be cheerful… (part 1)
Hello, You know what’s it’s like, wee small hours, drifting in and out of sleep! Then I’m listening to the wild wind blowing. Then I’m worrying about an old oak tree at LandWorks. Not sure how…
An elephant in the room
Hello, Did you know that the arrival of an elephant on a Friday is thought by many communities to be of great significance? No, nor did I. These days there is little that surprises us at…
From then to now
Hello, My name is Sam and I’m an employee and part of the team here at LandWorks tending after the Market Garden. I’ve been asked to write this week’s blog by Chris, and initially I was…
I’m all lost at the supermarket
Hello, Christmas is coming and I am waiting outside the Totnes supermarket. Despite my disguise of looking old, grumpy and wearing a hat, festive folk surprisingly want to talk to me… “How’s LandWorks going?”, said a…
No smoke without…
Hello, A few days ago, I went out and yelled at all the smokers, as they sat in exclusion, in the tiny damp smoking area. At LandWorks smokers are completely the majority (most days 100% of…
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, LandWorks all the way!
1 November 2024 – It’s just over seven weeks until Christmas, and where better to get a head start on your gift hunting than the LandWorks shop? Not only will you find a tempting selection…
Break-in
Hello, I opened the gates as usual. Still dark, the security lights flash on. I found my office, revved up my computer and got on with stuff. As the morning light came up, I started to…
