Hello, It’s been a funny old week. Last Sunday the half marathon runners completed the course and raised an incredible £11,247 – a huge thank you to everyone who sponsored them. My slightly odd feeling though…
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Running with a risk!
Some good news…
Hello, I thought it would be nice to capture some good news, to let you know what’s recently been going on at LandWorks. Graduate achievements… Nathan Drury who was at LandWorks in 2016/17 has gone on…
Food for Thought…
Hello, Hens (and their eggs) arrived here almost as soon as the first men from prison. We would save up the eggs until Friday. Scrambled eggs, cooked over our tiny wood burner in the portacabin. This…
Filling Potholes…
Hello, An increasingly common question has been “Chris, why can’t we just get offenders mending all these flipping potholes”. This seemingly simple question, contains a lot… I always start my answer by saying: Yes, we should…
Running for a Yurt
Hello, A few things are coming together, rather well! Let me explain. We have had an ambition (for a while now) to continue and develop our support for improving well-being at LandWorks. Recently Becca (our regular…
We won it
Hello, “We’ve only gone and won it”. This amazing news came through on Wednesday evening. Live from the red carpet at the Odeon cinema, Leicester square, London. The LandWorks film ‘One Day’ has won in its…
Six of the best
Hello, Unusually, I’m sat down on a sofa in our main building. I’m part of a small audience and we are about to witness three presentations. There is palpable sense of excitement and nervousness. This is…
They Laughed At Us
Hello, Back then when we started. In fact, before we had even got going. Our partners to be, HM Prison Service, the Probation Service and the Ministry of Justice, thought our ambition to remain in contact…
Spiral
Hello, Interesting times. The prison population is being reduced, or at least they are attempting to reduce numbers by using an end of custody licence. This scheme was previously used in 2007 and 2010 to allow some…
The week that was
Hello, Not bad for a Monday morning, mild weather, good turnout, and a sense of motivation about the place. I’m just feeling a teeny bit stressed about getting the Annual Report finished and submitted to the Charity…
Can you hear the voice of the voiceless?
Hello, “Chris, I reckon if I’d been loved as child, I might have been okay.” I agreed but felt a bit, I don’t know really, I guess a bit shaken. So many of the people who…
Change in 2024!
Hello, A lot of people have been asking how Josh is getting on. His partner has just had a baby and Josh, a carpenter by trade, is desperate to be with, and support his young family….