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HRH and Acceptance - LandWorks Blog

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · 11d

'Last Wednesday, Her Royal Highness Princess Anne visited LandWorks – and yes, we were expecting her!
It was a wonderful day. Barry, who has been on placement here for a few months, told me it was the proudest day of his life...'

Latest blog available below:

www.landworks.org.uk/hrhandaccept...

Hello, Last Wednesday, Her Royal Highness Princess Anne visited LandWorks – and yes, we were expecting her! It was a wonderful day. Barry, who has been on placement here for a few months, told me it.....

Cherry says: “one thing I struggled with, coming out of prison, is feeling like I was being judged by everyone.”

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · 14d

'So after coming out of prison I thought my life was gonna be amazing,[…], I would go back to normal life but without the stresses and the dramas of being on bail…that wasn’t the case.'

Read more here:

#landworks #reducingreoffending #transforminglives

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“So after coming out of prison I thought my life was gonna be amazing, […], I would go back to normal life but without the stresses and the dramas of being on bail … that wasn’t the case. […]…

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · 18d

We were delighted to welcome Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to LandWorks yesterday.

It was a wonderful acknowledgement of the hard work and commitment of our staff, volunteers and partners - and not least the individuals on the project here - who prove every day that change is possible.

Name and Praise - LandWorks Blog

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · 25d

'I’ve just been reading a newspaper article – Ministers are pushing through powers to photograph and publicly name and shame people in the justice system who have been ordered to complete unpaid community work in England and Wales...'

Read the full blog here:

www.landworks.org.uk/nameandpraise/

Hello, I’ve just been reading a newspaper article – Ministers are pushing through powers to photograph and publicly name and shame people in the justice system who have been ordered to complete unpaid...

"The Big Thank You" - LandWorks Recipe Book - Volume 2

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Oct 3

We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded this grant. We are very grateful to the members of The Mercers' Company. It feels like a huge endorsement of what we are doing and it will make a real difference here.

#themercerscompany #Charter600

www.mercers.co.uk/C600_Awards_2025

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LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Oct 3

Officially launched at our Annual Supporter’s Day in August, The Big Thank You is the second edition of the LandWorks Recipe Book, building on the success of our first volume, It Is What It Is.

Follow the link below to buy your copy.

landworks.sumupstore.com/product/the-...

#recipebook #landworks

The Big Thank You is the second edition of the LandWorks Recipe Book. So successful was our first volume, it is what it is, that the team and trainees were determined to follow it up. It is a testamen...

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Kara says: “I just thought oh my god, I can be like you, I can do it as well.”

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Oct 2

"I was so nervous, I just didn’t know what to expect. I just didn’t know anything. I did go online and watch the film...'

Latest blog from Kara now available.

#landworks #pen #blog #woodwork #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives

penprojectlandworks.org/2025/10/02/k...

“I was so nervous, I just didn’t know what to expect. I just didn’t know anything. I did go online and watch the film. I cried my fucking eyes out, I was just crying all the way through it, y…

Finding Common Ground: Hannah’s Week at LandWorks - Prisoner Training & Education - Prison Mentoring

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Sep 26

Finding Common Ground: Hannah’s Week at LandWorks

Our latest news story reflects on Hannah's time volunteering at LandWorks.

#landworks #volunteering #standout

www.landworks.org.uk/finding-comm...

25 September 2025 – When Hannah Stevens first set foot in LandWorks in early August, she was stepping into more than just a new volunteering opportunity ̶ she was stepping into a living embodiment o...

Hello, We’d been chatting about a dog that had come into her life. Her life had been a bit up and down since leaving LandWorks, and this small (clearly adorable) sentient being was life changing. “Chr...

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Sep 25

“Chris, do you believe in Jesus?”

Oh. Bit unexpected, and it made me think. A lot...'

Chris' latest blog now available.

#landworks #blog #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives #faith

www.landworks.org.uk/faith/

Faith - LandWorks Blog

Patrick says: ‘LandWorks; what I always liked about it, it’s just … you know you can come here and feel safe.”

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Sep 18

"That’s what I always liked about it, it’s just a … you know you can come here and feel safe."

Latest blog from Patrick now available.

#landworks #pen #blog #woodwork #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives

penprojectlandworks.org/2025/09/18/p...

“I’ve been here a bit longer than the usual six to nine months. Chris has helped me out with that coz yeah, I had to put things in place but I’m a lot more positive and confident leaving now……

The Truth About Reoffending - LandWorks Blog

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Sep 11

New Blog

A few weeks ago Chris Parsons asked Gary (at LandWorks in 2017/18) to write a guest blog.

Gary has written a brilliant and a hard-hitting piece, a great insight that needs to be heard...

www.landworks.org.uk/the-truth-about-reoffending/

Hello, A few weeks ago, I asked Gary Fulton (here at LandWorks in 2017/18) to write a blog. Gary has written a brilliant and a hard-hitting piece, perhaps slightly longer than our usual blog, but all....

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Sep 5

We're grateful to @carolinevoadenmp.bsky.social for meeting with Chris and Julie Parsons this week and arranging a meeting with @nicdakinmp.bsky.social, Minister at the MoJ - a very positive session and one we hope will lead to further discussions with the Department about the LandWorks approach.

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Sep 4

Dittisham Music Festival starts tomorrow 🎵

We have been chosen as one of their charities for 2025.

Please find attached the details of the lovely programme.

#dittisham #dittishammusical #festival #landworks #charity #fundraising #music #september

Jax says: “LandWorks is doing something right. It’s gave me a new purpose…”

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Sep 4

'In six days at LandWorks I’ve accomplished more than six months out of prison, believe it or not. Six months out of prison I have done less work than in the six days at LandWorks.'

Read the latest blog from Jax below.

#landworks #pen #blog #woodwork

penprojectlandworks.org/2025/09/04/j...

“Jarvis brought me to LandWorks. Now, it’s gonna sound quite weird but at first they were like how about you go LandWorks, you try this, you try that … I was like nah, f*** it, that ain’t for…

LandWorks Supporters’ Day showcases proven resettlement model amid prison crisis - Prisoner Training & Education - Prison Mentoring

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Aug 22

A massive thank you to all our supporters who joined us for our Supporters’ Day Celebrations. We welcomed over 150 volunteers, and partners to our annual Supporters Day on Friday 15 August 2025 to celebrate another remarkable year of achievement. Read more here:

www.landworks.org.uk/landworks-su...

19 August 2025 – LandWorks welcomed over 150 volunteers, and partners to its annual Supporters Day on Friday 15 August 2025 to celebrate another remarkable year of achievement. The sun shone on the Qu...

‘A natural antidepressant’: how working with the land is helping ex-prisoners

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LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Aug 18

A great article about LandWorks published by The Guardian at the weekend. We really appreciate Sandra Laville visiting us, listening to the experiences of people on the project, and getting to understand what we are trying to do here.

#LandWorks #TheGuardian

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Reoffending rates are just 5% after a placement at LandWorks in Devon, where they grow, cook and sell their produce

www.theguardian.com

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LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Aug 8

It’s been one year since we proudly took home the Overall Award for Excellence at the Charity Awards.

Follow the link below to read the positive impact it has had on us.

#landworks #charityaward #awardwinning #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives

www.landworks.org.uk/winning-the-...

Winning the Charity Awards – one year on - Prisoner Training & Education - Prison Mentoring

8 August 2025 – When LandWorks won the ‘Overall Award for Excellence’ at the Charity Awards in July 2024, it marked a major milestone ̶ not just in recognition, but in momentum. “The timing couldn’t...

Sister to carry Olympic torch-style Baton of Hope in honour of Torquay brother, 20

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Aug 7

Thank you so much to the organisers of the Dittisham Music Festival for choosing us as one of their charities for 2025.

Here are the details of the lovely festival programme - Friday 5th to Sunday 7th September.

#landworks #dittisham #music #festival #charity #september

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LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Aug 6

3 days to go...

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Jul 16

This is an important cause and one that is close to our hearts at LandWorks.

You can support the Just Giving fundraising campaign here: tinyurl.com/2s46uzmm

www.torbayweekly.co.uk/news/home/1846837/sister-to-carry-olympic-torch-style-baton-of-hope-in-honour-of-torquay-brother-20.html

The sister of a Torquay man who died aged just 20 will be honouring her brother as she plays a leading role in the UK’s biggest suicide prevention event.

www.torbayweekly.co.uk

Summer Bumper Special - LandWorks Blog - Reducing Reoffending, Transforming Lives

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Jul 31

'It’s the summer holidays. South Devon is beautiful, sunny and bustling. People are just popping in to visit LandWorks, non-stop!

Chris' latest blog available now.

#landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives

www.landworks.org.uk/summerbumper...

Hello, It’s the summer holidays. South Devon is beautiful, sunny and bustling. People are just popping in to visit LandWorks, non-stop! Often, they completely miss the shop and start wondering around ...

Chantal says: “It’s really like what you call therapeutic. When you’re making stuff you’re not thinking about stuff.”

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Jul 25

'It’s amazing what you do here really....'

Latest blog from Chantal now available. Follow the link in our story.

#landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives #charity #winning #chairty #devon #totnes #blog #supporters #pen

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“I was having a panic attack when I got here the first time ‘coz I’m anaemic and stuff […] My probation officer brought me here. I thought it was a bit of a weird setting. I think everyone wa…

The general synopsis - LandWorks Blog - Reducing Reoffending, Transforming Lives

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Jul 17

'There’s a warning of gales…

I thought I was awakening to the shipping forecast (I normally do). I wasn’t, I was lost, dreaming...'

Latest blog from Chris now available.

www.landworks.org.uk/thegeneralsy...

Hello, There’s a warning of gales… I thought I was awakening to the shipping forecast (I normally do). I wasn’t, I was lost, dreaming. Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire. But it was seagulls shrieking...

Sister to carry Olympic torch-style Baton of Hope in honour of Torquay brother, 20

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Jul 16

This is an important cause and one that is close to our hearts at LandWorks.

You can support the Just Giving fundraising campaign here: tinyurl.com/2s46uzmm

www.torbayweekly.co.uk/news/home/1846837/sister-to-carry-olympic-torch-style-baton-of-hope-in-honour-of-torquay-brother-20.html

The sister of a Torquay man who died aged just 20 will be honouring her brother as she plays a leading role in the UK’s biggest suicide prevention event.

www.torbayweekly.co.uk

Stan says: “I tend to sit and listen to see if I can trust ‘em. I don’t wanna hang onto people that would be annoying, but lucky enough here, nobody’s annoying. Now I’m on the right path.”

LandWorks @landworkshq.bsky.social · Jul 10

“I tend to sit and listen to see if I can trust ‘em. I don’t wanna hang onto people that would be annoying, but lucky enough here, nobody’s annoying. Now I’m on the right path.”

#landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives #charity

penprojectlandworks.org/2025/07/10/s...

“I came to LandWorks so I could get out a bit more. To learn new stuff. Probation brought me to visit. It was good. Felt like it was a good atmosphere. I was nervous meeting new people. Yeah, I was…