Hello, I guess at some point or another you may have wondered whether you could handle a prison sentence. Locked up. How would you get on? Top tip: it is very easy to over-simplify the concept...

“Well, opportunity innit. I mean I’m doing nothing. Probation … community plan. I used to be … what do you call it now? Where you’re committing crime all the time. I used to be on prolific offender…

Hello, Something a bit different this week, as we hear about the importance of teamwork and our TrustWorks values at LandWorks, from May, our Health and Wellbeing lead. May originally wrote this for a...

25 August 2026 – More than 150 people gathered at LandWorks in Dartington on Friday 21 August for our annual Supporters Day — an event that offered a powerful reminder of what effective rehabilitation...

Hello, Elmer the Elephant turned out to be a bit of a star, causing a great deal of interest at our recent Supporters’ event. In the weeks running up to this, Elmer created a wonderful sense...

“I can’t remember when I first came here or what I was doing. Well, I wasn’t playing by the rules at the beginning. I was still using heavily and saying I weren’t. I weren’t really being honest at …

7 August 2026 – When Holly Briar joined LandWorks as Market Garden Lead in January, it felt like everything she had done before had come together. “For me, LandWorks is the dream combination of a grow...

“Obviously I got done for * didn’t I, like when I was younger, but I don’t really know … just living a wild lifestyle really, so just never really been that stable. I think like it’s kind of on the…

Hello, Stan said to me the other day that people are much like sunflower seeds. Their potential is often hidden beneath difficult experiences, but with the right conditions they can grow into somethin...

Hello, Dates are often so significant. In the last few days, we have separately welcomed visits from two families whose sons died within the last two years. The families wanted to return to the place ...

Hello, We had a strange moment earlier this hot summer when things just seemed to go slightly wrong, small things, nothing to be too worried about. But then came the curious incident of the disappeari...

This latest PeN project blog is from an interview with a LandWorks graduate carried out recently as part of the Reimagining Rehabilitation and Resettlement research currently being undertaken at La…

24 June 2026 – At the start of this year, we were delighted to hear from Stoke Gabriel Horticultural Society (SGHS) with some wonderful news: their members had chosen LandWorks as the charity they wou...

LandWorks is celebrating after being awarded £20,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund. The funding will support the charity over the next year and help LandWorks to continue running its progra...

Hello, I woke up early with the immediate thought that I hadn’t contacted a particular someone for a while. So, I did. ‘Someone’ did think it was a bit weird, so early, but replied to my...

“I came to LandWorks because I can’t find work could I. So like I applied for loads of work, and I couldn’t find any work so … like I went to one job interview and like I didn’t get that. When I we…

10 June 2026 – Rare access to the spectacular gardens of Sandridge Park, overlooking the River Dart, drew visitors from across the region on 6th and 7th June. The event offered an opportunity not only...

Hello, I was chatting with Kara; we were picking flowers for the lunch table and she was interested in which blooms might represent forgiveness. This led into a wider conversation about forgiveness. I...

“One of the highlights at LandWorks is eating together, everybody sitting at the table eating together. I never had that as a child and when I went to school in *, in primary school, we used to hav…

Hello, “Cake, if you think about it, LandWorks is like a cake.” That’s how Graham described it to me. You probably know Graham – he runs our amazing wood workshop, and yes, he does love cake!...

The Ministry of Justice’s Justice Data Lab (JDL) has today published a report following an analysis of LandWorks participants.  LandWorks made an application to the JDL last year for an independent an...

“So yeah, LandWorks was the kick-start that I needed. I’ll always be grateful to LandWorks because LandWorks brought me into recovery. I’ve stated even in the meetings I wouldn’t be where I a…

Hello, This week’s blog has been written by Sarah Wollaston, our new Chair of Trustees. A really interesting reflection on her time involved with LandWorks and looking ahead. Chris Shortly after setti...