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IPP - LandWorks Blog Hello, Over the years, we have worked with a small number of men serving IPP sentences, and I thought I would try to describe some of the extreme difficulties this sentencing framework has caused. An ...

Our most recent blog explains IPP sentences and the impact on individuals.

Read more via the link here:

www.landworks.org.uk/ipp/

#IPP #LandWorks #Reducing #Reoffending #Transforming #Lives

Graham says: “LandWorks works because of trust going both ways. It works because if we say we’re gonna do something we will do it…” “I am the workshop manager, which involves the daily running of the workshop, making sure there are jobs for all the guys and girls to do each day and to bring an income in of roughly a £1000 a wee…

Graham, our Wood Workshop Manager at LandWorks, has been part of LandWorks for nearly 10 years now. In the workshop, we make everything from bird boxes to big garden tables — and alongside the furniture, and self-worth is being built too. Read more here:

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Would you like to join us for this year’s Supporters Day?

Join our Supporters List to make sure you receive your invite to this year’s gathering.

Follow the link here to sign up:
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Inside the Pottery Studio with Julia Toy - Prisoner Training & Education - Prison Mentoring 17th February 2026 – Visitors to LandWorks on the Dartington estate are regularly tempted ̶by the colourful array of ceramics available for sale in the shop, many of them crafted by the trainees and g...

A behind-the-scenes insight into LandWorks pottery and its creativity in practice.

#landworks #pottery #studio #creative #art #theraputic

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Average Joe... - LandWorks Blog Hello, I thought you might find this quite interesting. We have drilled down into all our statistics from over the last 13 years and have found some interesting representations for an average placemen...

What does an average placement look like at LandWorks?

Read Chris' blog to find this out.

www.landworks.org.uk/averagejoe/

#landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives #blog #average #placement

Leo says:” I don’t feel judged, you know… there’s no hierarchy system here…” “…well, I got the sentencing in September and was put on a 12-month suspended sentence, ‘til September, and given some RAR days or whatever they’re called, and when I went to go and meet my probati…

“When I don’t feel judged…” — Leo’s words say it all.

Read more below on Leo's story at his time at LandWorks so far.

#landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives

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Chris' latest blog now available.

'Mr Potato Head and Jessie think I’m more Woody than Buzz. These “which character are you” games often crop up after lunch – they’re good fun and can be surprisingly revealing.'

#landworks #blog #desistance

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Gareth says: “This place does help me. It gives me a lot to think about. It just gets my mind off the crap that’s going on out there…” “I ended up in HMP1 first, then I went to HMP2. I was seg orderly in HMP2, so looked after the inmates that were in the seg. That was different. The things I’ve seen, not good, on the prisoners’ si…

Gareth says: “This place does help me. It gives me a lot to think about. It just gets my mind off the crap that’s going on out there…”

#landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives #pen

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These recipes have been prepared, cooked, eaten and shared at LandWorks — and now they can be shared with you.

Every book sold supports the work we do. Order your copy below.

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#landworks #recipe #recipebook #communitysupport #supporters

'So many people have been in touch over the last few weeks. It has been wonderful, humbling, inspiring, and motivating...'

Chris' first blog of 2026 is now available to read.

www.landworks.org.uk/connections/

#landworks #blog #connection #relationships

Happy New Year all!

To receive invitations to special events, receive Chris' fortnightly blog and be among the first to hear about new opportunities - sign up to become a LandWorks supporter.

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Our latest annual evaluation report, undertaken with the University of Plymouth, is now available on our website.

Follow the link below to read the full evaulation.

#annualevaluation #charity #reducingreoffending #transforminglives

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We'd like to take the opportunity to thank all our supporters and customers who have so generously supported the charity over the last year. Whether by donating, buying from our shop, volunteering, or simply by spreading the word, we are very grateful. Merry Christmas from the LandWorks team.

Join Our Board!

The LandWorks trustees are seeking to appoint a new member with senior finance experience to the board.

You’ll be part of a committed and passionate team working to make a real difference in people’s lives. Full details here: www.landworks.org.uk/get-involved/work-at-landworks/

Graphic Rewilding supports LandWorks with new prints - Prisoner Training & Education - Prison Mentoring 4 December 2025 – Graphic Rewilding, the global art collaboration known for bringing vibrant, nature-inspired installations into grey urban spaces, has launched a new print series ̶   and they’re gene...

Graphic Rewilding are supporting us through their beautiful new nature-inspired prints.

Read how they’re supporting us through art below.

www.landworks.org.uk/graphic-rewi...

#landworks#reducing#reoffending#transforming#lives#graphic#rewilding

Joy - LandWorks Blog Hello, “You have to find joy where you can.” Joe and I had been watching goldfinches on the teasel plants, swaying on the seed heads as they searched for food. He was sharing snippets from his...

“You have to find joy where you can.”

Chris' latest blog on Joy now available.

#joy #landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives #shop #award #winning #charity #christmas #presents

www.landworks.org.uk/joy/

Join Our Board!

The LandWorks trustees are seeking to appoint a new member with senior finance experience to the board.

You’ll be part of a committed and passionate team working to make a real difference in people’s lives. Full details here: www.landworks.org.uk/get-involved/work-at-landworks/

Today is Giving Tuesday and we'd like to take the opportunity to thank all our supporters who have so generously helped the charity over the last year. Whether by donating, buying from our shop, or volunteering, we are very grateful.
#GivingTuesday #GiveYourWay

www.landworks.org.uk/get-involved

David says: “I love the fact that we all sit around one table and like we all have like discussions and talks about like different things, it’s never always the same thing…” “…coming out of prison it’s just hard to get work because most places won’t take you on with a criminal record so, I’ve been struggling really hard with that and just, my motivation was just …

Latest blog from David now available.

David says: “I love the fact that we all sit around one table and like we all have like discussions and talks about like different things, it’s never always the same thing…”

#landworks #blog

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Try to understand - LandWorks Blog Hello, Someone recently shared this reflection with us about LandWorks… “In many situations, we tend to judge the behaviour of others before trying to understand it.” One of our guys here, now 115 day...

'Someone recently shared this reflection with us about LandWorks…

“In many situations, we tend to judge the behaviour of others before trying to understand it.”'

Latest blog from Chris, 'Try to understand' is now available.

Follow the link below. #landworks

www.landworks.org.uk/trytounderst...

Chantal says: “LandWorks has given me motivation and faith in the world…” “It’s been really good. It sort of gave me a purpose coz I was coming sort of two days a week as well. It gave me purpose. It sort of broke my week up as well. I don’t know, it’s changed me a lot i…

“It’s been really good. It sort of gave me a purpose coz I was coming sort of two days a week as well. It gave me purpose...'

Latest blog from Chantal now avalible.

#landworks #blog #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives #criminaljusticesystem

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Ripe ground - LandWorks Blog Hello, “Yeah, I’m not saying I want to go back inside, but I don’t really care, Chris. I’ve got f*** all in my life.” He pauses; he’s just finished a four-year stretch. I think we’re both...

'“Yeah, I’m not saying I want to go back inside, but I don’t really care, Chris. I’ve got f*** all in my life.”

Latest blog from Chris now available, including a link to buy our latest Recipe book - "The Big Thank You".

www.landworks.org.uk/ripeground/

#landworks #recipebook #charity

And the winner of the garden bench is.... - Prisoner Training & Education - Prison Mentoring 23 October 2025 – A huge thank you to all our wonderful Supporters for helping to spread the word about LandWorks. We want more people to know that there is a better way to work with...

Big congratulations to Amy – winner of our LandWorks bench prize! 🎉

Thanks to our supporters, we’ve welcomed 150 new members to the LandWorks community!

Read more on the story and how to become a supporter below.

#landworks #supporters

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HRH and Acceptance - LandWorks Blog 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.....

'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...

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

'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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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 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...

'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/

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

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

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.

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#recipebook #landworks

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

"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

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