Hello, I’ve been recovering from Covid for a few days, and this is one of the conversations I had over the phone during that time… “Chris (I can tell he’s close to tears) will I ever…
LandWorks Updates
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							The Big House…
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							Recruiting Now!Hello, Meet Dave*, he started here 7 months ago, but this recounts the first time we met… Dave’s got that particular look (so often our guys have it) and once you’ve seen it, you don’t forget… 
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							Anyone seen my hammer?Hello, “Anyone seen my hammer?” I think I’ve written about this before… people (mostly men [commonly me]) putting down a tool, wandering off and then believing that somebody has lifted said implement. Visitors seem fascinated/occasionally slightly… 
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							The wheels on the bus…Hello, The wheels on the bus, go round and round, round and round, round and… Well, frustratingly not as often as they should. Recent local bus driver shortages mean buses sometimes just don’t appear. Leaving our… 
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							Every day is different…Hello, Well this is my first experience writing a blog for LandWorks! I want to share a bit about my time at LandWorks so far… I first came out as a volunteer in 2018, where I… 
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							Whack!Hello, Mostly this week we have been… Well, getting a little concerned about a vole or a mole or possibly a clan of shrews, either way, somebody’s being a right nuisance under the spring onions, not… 
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							15 minutes in the van…Hello, “I kept trying a fresh start, finding a new place to live, new area, and then I just got back on it, selling a bit of Charlie. Now I realise I don’t need a fresh… 
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							Swimming with the jellies…Hello, Few years ago, somebody called me a starfish person. I was too self-conscious (assuming that accidentally I had adopted the perfume of old fish or looked a bit gangly with too many arms) to ask… 
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							Putting back…Hello, “That was a bit different mate… Just been to visit 3 lads in the police cells. I remember when it was me in the cell and nobody came to support me back then” Jarvis was… 
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							I’m feeling better…Hello, “Yeah, I’m starting to feel a bit better, less thoughts about committing crime.” Years ago, I would be really pleased to hear this, it meant our reoffending rates would remain low. Now I listen and understand… 
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							First Day…Hello, I’ve been rummaging around this week, sorting out old files and I found something from 2011 that I thought you may be interested in. A basic plan of what a day at LandWorks was going… 
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							On the roof!Hello, I’m sitting up on the roof of our main building. Sam (our new site maintenance coordinator) and I have been doing a little roof repair work. I have stayed up on the roof because the… 
 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											