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 www.landworks.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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 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

“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

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 penprojectlandworks.org/2025/11/27/d...

'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...

“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 penprojectlandworks.org/2025/11/14/c...

'“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

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 👉 www.landworks.org.uk/and-the-winn...

'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...

'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 penprojectlandworks.org/2025/10/16/c...

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.

'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 www.mercers.co.uk/C600_Awards_2025

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

"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...

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...

“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/

"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...

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/

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.

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

'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...

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...

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...

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-...

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

3 days to go...

'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...

'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 penprojectlandworks.org/2025/07/25/c...

'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...

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

“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...

Golden legacy brings jewellery making to LandWorks Read our latest new story by following the link below. #landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives #donation #supporters #jewellery www.landworks.org.uk/golden-legac...

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: www.criminaljusticealliance.org/cja-awards/

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. #landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives #pen penprojectlandworks.org/2025/06/26/r...

'“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 www.landworks.org.uk/itsgonnabeal...

'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.' penprojectlandworks.org/2025/06/12/t...

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. vimeo.com/743001974

📢 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...

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

'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/

A lovely event happening next weekend. Spread the word and visit if you can! #opengarden #event #fundraiser #fundraising #landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives www.totnes-today.co.uk/news/stunnin...

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