News

  1. Chris’s blog: A spinning nightmare

    ‘Election Fever’ is here, and you may have caught a few of the policy-speak words flying around, like ‘resettlement’, ‘reintegration’ and ‘rehabilitation’. Are words like this really useful?

  2. Tony Hawks speaks at LandWorks event. (c) Remy Mitchelson Photography
    Tony Hawks helps raises £14K for Dartington LandWorks proje...

    The first fundraiser for ground-breaking prisoner resettlement scheme LandWorks surpassed itself on 26 March by raising over £14,000 with the help of BBC comedian and bestselling author Tony Hawks.

  3. Chris’s blog: Nobody told me there’d be days lik...

    A bittersweet evening at LandWorks, as a stunningly successful fundraiser is tempered by some heartbreaking news.

  4. Chris’s blog: M8s

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

  5. BBC comedian to host event for Dartington Landworks

    A special evening of entertainment at Dartington Hall is set to raise vital funds to help ex- offenders in Devon get the skills they need to secure jobs and avoid returning to crime.

  6. Chris’s blog: Which came first?

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

  7. Chris’s blog: A tale of two cities

    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?

  8. Chris’s blog: What does a feminist look like?

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

  9. Chris’s blog: Hard Times or Great Expectations?

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

  10. landworks action plan feb 2017 process what happens at landworks - Prisoner Training & Placements
    Welcome to LandWorks

    A work-based training scheme providing a supported route back into the community for current and ex-prisoners.

  11. Chris’s blog: Dear Father Christmas…

    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.

  12. Chris’s blog: Tuesday’s child is covered in scar...

    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.