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Hello, The wheels on the bus, go round and round, round and round, round and… Well, frustratingly not as often as they should. Recent local bus driver shortages mean buses sometimes just don’t appear. Leaving our…

Hello, Well this is my first experience writing a blog for LandWorks! I want to share a bit about my time at LandWorks so far… I first came out as a volunteer in 2018, where I…

Hello, I would like to tell you a bit about my neighbour, John ‘The Frog’ Bale. I am proud to call John my neighbour, not just because he’s everything a good neighbour should be. Err, although…

LandWorks is celebrating the news that it has won “Outstanding Regional Organisation” in the national Criminal Justice Alliance Awards 2021. The award was announced during an online ceremony last night. The Criminal Justice Alliance is a…

Hello, 9am Monday morning, the guys are just starting to arrive… “Alright Chris, you seen Johnnie?” As it happens, no I haven’t and I am bit worried about J, perhaps it’s obvious to others, hence why…

Hello, The ball is in the centre The ball is in the net Poor young football star is lying in the wet Guess how many former professional footballers have attended LandWorks on a placement? The answer…

Hello, “Cut, let’s go again… and take 6” A film was being made about the PeN project at LandWorks and ‘Moving On’. I had been given the important role of ringing the bell to call us…

Hello, Mostly this week we have been… Well, getting a little concerned about a vole or a mole or possibly a clan of shrews, either way, somebody’s being a right nuisance under the spring onions, not…

Hello, “I kept trying a fresh start, finding a new place to live, new area, and then I just got back on it, selling a bit of Charlie. Now I realise I don’t need a fresh…

Hello, Few years ago, somebody called me a starfish person. I was too self-conscious (assuming that accidentally I had adopted the perfume of old fish or looked a bit gangly with too many arms) to ask…

Hello, “That was a bit different mate… Just been to visit 3 lads in the police cells. I remember when it was me in the cell and nobody came to support me back then” Jarvis was…

LandWorks is celebrating the news that it has been awarded £190,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund to support its work with people in the criminal justice system over the next three years. The National Lottery…

Hello, “Yeah, I’m starting to feel a bit better, less thoughts about committing crime.” Years ago, I would be really pleased to hear this, it meant our reoffending rates would remain low. Now I listen and understand…

Hello, I’ve been rummaging around this week, sorting out old files and I found something from 2011 that I thought you may be interested in. A basic plan of what a day at LandWorks was going…

Hello, I’m sitting up on the roof of our main building. Sam (our new site maintenance coordinator) and I have been doing a little roof repair work. I have stayed up on the roof because the…