Chris Parsons’ Blog

Two men on a train appear to have nothing in common. However, it soon transpires they share a mutual bond…

‘Transforming Rehabilitation’ continues to roll out, and so far it seems to be a case of ‘making omelettes and cracking eggs’…

You may have managed to avoid trouble inside; to get clean from drugs or have sorted yourself out. But what happens if you’ve nowhere to go afterwards?

New Year has kicked in with wolf whistles, questions and varying statements of misogyny, as LandWorks’ first female trainee arrives.

A festive play which may or may not be anything to do with the Dickens classic, a Christmas Carol…

The PortaCabin is starting to look quite festive; our tree, a fine 2’3’‘ specimen, has matured by a least an inch over the year.

When it comes to dedicated counselling time, Chris believed that it might be a step too far for LandWorks – but an amazing new partnership has the potential to change everything.

This week, Chris waxes lyrical on an average LandWorks day.

In this week’s LandWorks blog, Chris asks: could you survive on £3.35 a day?

We have been recently struck by a wee hurricane at LandWorks. Not an autumnal gale or the tail end of something windy crossing from the Americas but a young chap with enough attitude to take on all the USA.

BBC Countryfile’s visit to LandWorks seems to have been a great success – but is the feelgood factor about to be crushed?

Chris and the trainees head to Schumacher College for some lunch – and it turns out that one trainee has an ulterior motive…