Chris Parsons’ Blog

As LandWorks celebrates its 1st birthday, Chris reflects on the staggering progress the project has made since it began.

The LandWorks picnic bench production line is taking off – fancy some new patio furniture?

Hunched and looming out of the morning mist, the astonishing ‘Symbol’ scultpure at LandWorks has a powerful effect on those arriving from prison.

Chris takes a moment to discuss the practical realities of financing LandWorks – and how you can help.

Some days are better than others – and working with men who are often ex-addicts brings its own peculiar difficulties.

Hello Differences between people’s worlds are sometimes highlighted so clearly that you would think them miles apart – yet surprisingly, they could practically be neighbours. During tea break on Tuesday, Wayne (LandWorks trainee) described his ‘f%#ked…

Hello Once upon a time there were four happy hens, lovingly looked after by men who perhaps had rarely cared for anything much before, or at least not much that was legal. The hens didn’t appear…

Hello Liam’s face peered round the corner, looking for me; it was his first day and plenty had been going on. New people to meet, a lot to take in and all very different to his…

Hello “Chris, mate – they’re called your ‘core issues’. Sounds like you’ve got one…” Well, (surprisingly) it’s not raining and I’m busy working with one of our new trainees. We’ve been chatting easily together, working, swapping…

Hello “FTS…Chris man, do you know what that means?” I was asked this, early on, in the first week by one of the guys. I desperately wanted to coolly say yes, but just managed a stumbled…

All the earliest LandWorks blogs from the pen of Project Manager Chris Parsons – right back to the very first day of the project on 23 July, 2013.