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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...

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.

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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.

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3 days to go...

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

'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

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

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

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

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

'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.

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

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

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.” “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…

“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.”

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Golden legacy brings jewellery making to LandWorks - Prisoner Training & Education - Prison Mentoring 21 May 2025 – LandWorks is excited to announce the establishment of a new Jewellery workshop, thanks to a generous donation of jewellery making equipment which has found its way to us via the Worshipf...

Golden legacy brings jewellery making to LandWorks

Read our latest new story by following the link below.

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Are you part of a small criminal justice organisation making a big difference with limited resources?

🏆Celebrate your team by nominating them for the Outstanding Small Organisation award!

Previous winners @landworkshq.bsky.social share their thoughts:
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Ray says: “Being here…it’s a non-custodial sentence … you’ve gotta give back, you’ve gotta have my time and my labour as opposed to me losing my liberty…” … I’ll get somewhere to put a few possessions so I can lock a door behind me and put my head down on a pillow. That’s a good thing to do, find somewhere to live, which I’m sure I’ll be able to do s…

Ray says: “Being here…it’s a non-custodial sentence … you’ve gotta give back, you’ve gotta have my time and my labour as opposed to me losing my liberty…”

Latest PeN blog from Ray now available.

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It's gonna be a long walk home... - LandWorks Blog - Reducing Reoffending, Transforming Lives Hello, “Chris lad, what you don’t understand is, it’s a long, long way from here to there”, Jay 2014. I (helpfully) got a Bruce Springsteen song stuck in my head… Long Walk Home Jay was exposing my na...

'“Chris lad, what you don’t understand is, it’s a long, long way from here to there”, Jay 2014.

I (helpfully) got a Bruce Springsteen song stuck in my head… Long Walk Home'

Chris' latest blog now available. Click the link below.

#landworks #blog

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T-bunny says: “We all get hiccups and glitches don’t we, like you know, but it’ll be alright.” “It’s been great being here. It’s ticked so many more … not ticked boxes, that’s the wrong thing to say there, it’s been educational for me and enriching for me to be here with you guys. It’s reall…

'Sitting down altogether. That’s really nice, to the point where I actually got myself a table at home, a dining-table and chairs, so make a thing out of it whenever I’ve got anybody around at mine and we can sit at the table to eat food together.'

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LandWorks One Day..HD.mp4 A film by Jennie and Graeme Montgomery about the award-winning criminal justice charity, LandWorks, based in South Devon. www.landworks.org.uk

One Day is an award-winning short film about LandWorks, produced by our supporters, Graeme and Jennie Montgomery. It is a great introduction to the work we do at LandWorks and the experiences of people on placement here.
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The Prison Recall Report 2025 in partnership with our Experts by Experience The Prison Recall Report was a piece of participatory action research that demonstrates seven key findings and provides seven key recommendations for urgent change. It forms a part of Switchback’s...

📢 Big news: Switchback and our Experts by Experience Board have launched the Prison Recall Report 2025. This participatory action research offers 7 key recommendations to urgently address the recall crisis and its role in prison overcrowding. switchbackworks.info/Prison-Recal...

Sandridge Park Open Gardens raises £20,000 for LandWorks - Prisoner Training & Education - Prison Mentoring 5 June 2025 – An Open Gardens weekend at the Sandridge Park estate, held on Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June 2025, was a resounding success, raising an incredible £20,000 in support of LandWorks....

Thank You!

Overall the event has raised a staggering £20,000 – including all entrance fees, refreshment sales and sales of LandWorks produce, alongside a generous donation of £5,000 in match funding.

Thank you from everyone at LandWorks.

www.landworks.org.uk/sandridge-pa...

The weekend is nearly here!

Details listed below.

Look forward to seeing those who can attend.

📍Sandridge Park, Stoke Gabriel, TQ9 6RL
📅 Saturday May 31st & Sunday June 1st
🕰️ 11am-5pm on both days; tea until 4pm
🎟️ Entry £7, children free

#opengarden #event #fundraiser #fundraising #landworks

3 days to go!
A lovely event being organised by fabulous LandWorks supporters.
Do visit if you can.
📍Sandridge Park, Stoke Gabriel, TQ9 6RL
📅 Saturday May 31st & Sunday June 1st
🕰️ 11am-5pm on both days; tea until 4pm
🎟️ Entry £7, children free
#opengarden #event #fundraiser #fundraising #landworks

8 days to go!
A lovely event being organised by fabulous LandWorks supporters.
Do visit if you can.
📍Sandridge Park, Stoke Gaberial, TQ9 6RL
📅 Saturday May 31st & Sunday June 1st
🕰️ 11am-5pm on both days; tea until 4pm

#opengarden #event #fundraiser #fundraising #landworks

Get ahead - LandWorks Blog - Reducing Reoffending, Transforming Lives Hello, The sun is out, the garden team are muttering about a drought, and I am going around urging people to wear a hat (incl me). “Get ahead, getta hat” is my latest encouragement! “Get ahead,...

'The news is full of ‘getta job’, and yes there are jobs, a lot of vacancies around.

I was recently told, “Surely the job is paramount; it’s what comes first”.'

Chris' latest blog on housing now available.

#landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives

www.landworks.org.uk/get-ahead/

Historic Devon Garden opening this month to support award- winning local charity The owners of the Sandridge Park estate near Stoke Gabriel will be opening their beautiful gardens to the public in aid of LandWorks for two days at the end of May.

A lovely event happening next weekend. Spread the word and visit if you can!

#opengarden #event #fundraiser #fundraising #landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives

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A lovely event being organised by fabulous LandWorks supporters. Do visit if you can.

📍Sandridge Park, Stoke Gaberial, TQ9 6RL
📅 Saturday May 31st & Sunday June 1st
🕰️ 11am-5pm on both days; tea until 4pm
🎟️ Entry £7, children free
🐶 Dogs on leads welcome

#opengarden #event #fundraiser #landworks

Jimbob says: “LandWorks makes you feel more like you’re part of the community and it makes me want to be able to do something with my life…” “I’ve done quite a lot of stuff here like. It made me feel a lot more like … it changed my way of life … there’s more to life and that. It makes you feel more like part of the community and m…

"I’ve done quite a lot of stuff here like. It makes you feel more like part of the community and makes me want to be able to do something with my life...'

Click the link below to read Jimbobs' blog.

#landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives

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A lovely event being organised by fabulous LandWorks supporters. Do visit if you can - weekend of 31st May and 1st June #opengarden #historicgardens #charityfundraiser #devon

'You find me busy doing something that we do a lot. The record is 5 in one day, showing people around LandWorks.'

Latest blog from Chris now available below.

#landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives #award #winning #charity

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Gift of tools brings jewellery making to LandWorks — The Goldsmiths' Company The tradition of passing silversmithing and jewellery making tools from one craftsperson to another spans millennia, but what happens when you have no one to pass your tools on to? In the case of Mia ...

www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/foundation-news/goldsmiths-gift-brings-jewellery-making-to-landworks

George says: “When you’re in a rut and you’re taking drugs you don’t do things like that, you don’t hardly eat anyway, so doing this is like getting back to normal…” “I’ve still been coming here twice a week, which I love coming. Yeah, I do like coming here because it’s something … what am I trying to say? It’s something positive in my life coz where I come fro…

'“I’ve still been coming here twice a week, which I love coming. Yeah, I do like coming here because it’s something … what am I trying to say? It’s something positive in my life coz where I come from...'

Latest blog from George now available.

#PeN #blog

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Still plenty of time to apply! Closing date Monday 12th May. Come and join the team here at LandWorks.

Bruce says: “It’s just a nice environment innit. It’s a nice place, nice environment, nice food, nice people, nice little dog. Yeah.” “I’m a brick-layer by trade, but I worked on the boats quite a lot. [Good work?] It is if you don’t like people. [Don’t like people?] Not particularly. Most of ‘em are very dishonest. I’m almost 60…

Bruce says...

Read the latest blog below.

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We are hiring!

Please check our website for all the details and how to apply: www.landworks.org.uk/get-involved...

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