LandWorks Updates

27 November 2023 – LandWorks contributed to the annual American Society of Criminology Conference for the first time in November, where our vision for a more effective resettlement process was shared by PeN project lead Dr Julie Parsons…

24 November 2023 –  Rudolf and his reindeers have arrived at the LandWorks shop on the Dartington Estate, along with a wonderful selection of handcrafted and festive gifts and cards! Made with love and pride by…

July 2023 – Acceptance, a new book by LandWorks published to mark the charity’s 10th anniversary, is shining a much-needed light on the difficult and complex lives of offenders, the challenges of rehabilitation, and their potential…

17 July 2023 – LandWorks, the pioneering prisoner resettlement scheme at Dartington, welcomed 275 supporters, volunteers, and partners to its annual Supporters Day on 14th July 2023 to celebrate 10 remarkable years of achievement. Despite the…

Hello, Day 3,637 Jimmy, one of the first cohort (then a day release prisoner), just sent the following text… “I know that I’m hard work but something that you said and done that hit home with…

Hello, “Mate (Aussie accent), I’ve read your little blog thing for years and mate, all you do is moan. Why don’t you ever say how you would fix it?” Right-oh, good – always encouraging to get…

Hello, “Do you feel that, Chris? You know, the destruction of hope, the pervading sense that we just have to accept all this.” Oh dear, it’s Monday morning, and I had been quite hopeful of just…

Hello, “Alright, Chris, you a Grandad then”. “Er, no”. “Oh, sorry mate, they said you turned 60, my Grandad’s much the same age.” I start to do the maths, but give up…  accepting probably everything is…

Hello, “When do you get the orange suits, Chris, the offender jump suits the Government want us to wear? I’m not wearing one of those.” I answer quite simply… “We’re not going to have them here.”…

Hello, Seven minutes, that’s all it takes to get him from LandWorks to the train station, and he must have told me how bad the weather has been recently at least twenty times. My absurdly optimistic…

Hello, There are moments, glorious moments… A text comes in at 10.16 am… How’s things with LandWorks mate? Just checking in; been sober for a long time now. I’m feeling so happy and grateful mate. Would love…

Hello, I thought it may be helpful to update you on few things at LandWorks…. The PeN Project is in its seventh year. I think this project is quite unique in that it gives a voice to those…

Hello, Oh, somebody’s waving at me and it looks like they’ve got a book in their hands. I walk down to meet them at the shop, I reckon it’s one of our second-hand books they’re brandishing. We’ve…

Hello, My foot triggers the security lights, which in turn jolts a wee wren from an opening in the eaves of one of our porta cabins. It is tiny and flits low over the ground. This…

Hello, So, I had obviously drifted off. Bit awkward. I was thinking about why being in Prison gives people’s skin such a grey pasty unhealthy pallor, and oh god how many times have I been dragged…