Hello He lifts his head slowly off the table; one eye fixed on me. “It’s a bit wing wang this morning Chris.” This was not the Monday morning motivational atmosphere I had planned to create. The…
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Chris’s blog: Better days are coming, better days ahea...
Chris’s blog: Mrs Trellis
In Chris’s latest blog, he is indebted to a Mrs Trellis from Torquay who had some useful thoughts about LandWorks – and a pertinent question about the ‘looming structure’ in Quarry Field…
Chris’s blog: To see yourself
“Chris can you describe me, you know, what you see now, in a few words?” At that precise moment my thoughts were more around tea break. So I wasn’t ready for such a profound question nor…
Chris’s blog: …do oak trees grow (part 2/2)
This is the second instalment of a special two-part blog – read part one here. “Oi oi oi oi” The face disappears from the window and seconds later Brian bounds into the portacabin. He looks happy,…
Chris’s blog: From little acorns…(part 1/2)
Once upon a time in the South Hams… 21 years ago, I had a young family and a growing landscaping business. We were on the look out for our first employee, ideally a motivated and experienced…
Chris’s blog: Negative equity
“Start with I thought LandWorks was weird, proper weird. It’s still a bit odd, Chris.” …he sniffs, scrunching a fag end between his fingers. “You’re a bit posh, I’m more council house me, you like them…
Chris’s blog: One potato, two potato…
When Chris admit to the trainees that savings need to be made at LandWorks, advice to ‘deny everything’ to ‘the beak’ isn’t quite what he was expecting.
LandWorks blog: Could you be a mentor?
Not everyone is sad to see the back of Christmas. Thanks to help from mentors, a crisis was averted – but more hands (and ears) are needed to help rebuild lives.
Chris’s blog: The baby cheeses
As Christmas approaches, Chris is struck once again by the power of faith – and realises the LandWorks library is missing a rather key tome…
Chris’s blog: Wayward lad
Chat about physical aches and pains is matter-of-course at LandWorks but, as Chris reveals, when it comes to mental health it’s a bit of a conversational dead-end…
Chris’s blog: DIY Bob
The mobile is indicating a problem: it’s just gone 5am and the number of missed calls and texts suggests a night crisis has happened. Cue Chris Parsons (aka DIY Bob) to the rescue!
Chris’s blog: Proof of the pudding
During the second Supporters event at LandWorks, Chris is faced with a tricky question from a guest: ‘Your men out here, their crimes I mean, not serious stuff is it?’