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Hello, A couple of years ago we attended the funeral of one of our guys. He was 29. The crematorium was rammed. The music that led us in was Louis Dunford’s When We Were Hooligans. I…

13 October 2026 – Since opening in 2013, LandWorks has helped almost 300 people leaving prison, or at risk of going to prison, to find a route back into the community and employment through a combination…

Hello, I guess at some point or another you may have wondered whether you could handle a prison sentence. Locked up. How would you get on? Top tip: it is very easy to over-simplify the concept…

Hello, Something a bit different this week, as we hear about the importance of teamwork and our TrustWorks values at LandWorks, from May, our Health and Wellbeing lead. May originally wrote this for a recent report…

Hello, Elmer the Elephant turned out to be a bit of a star, causing a great deal of interest at our recent Supporters’ event. In the weeks running up to this, Elmer created a wonderful sense…

25 August 2026 – More than 150 people gathered at LandWorks in Dartington on Friday 21 August for our annual Supporters Day — an event that offered a powerful reminder of what effective rehabilitation and resettlement…

Hello, First text of the day…  “Chris, you’re just full of sh*t. You don’t support as you say. I know that it’s all just tick-box stuff for you’s lot. You don’t give a f**k about me really.”…

7 August 2026 – When Holly Briar joined LandWorks as Market Garden Lead in January, it felt like everything she had done before had come together. “For me, LandWorks is the dream combination of a grower’s…

Hello, Stan said to me the other day that people are much like sunflower seeds. Their potential is often hidden beneath difficult experiences, but with the right conditions they can grow into something remarkable. Our site…

Hello, Dates are often so significant. In the last few days, we have separately welcomed visits from two families whose sons died within the last two years. The families wanted to return to the place where…

Hello, We had a strange moment earlier this hot summer when things just seemed to go slightly wrong, small things, nothing to be too worried about. But then came the curious incident of the disappearing Velux…

24 June 2026 – At the start of this year, we were delighted to hear from Stoke Gabriel Horticultural Society (SGHS) with some wonderful news: their members had chosen LandWorks as the charity they would support…