Some excerpts from the incredible poem by the learners on our course currently running at HMP Stoke Heath. The men are helping create a garden space and learning cooking skills as part of it.
Back to @HMPSwinfenHall next week, training the lads on new bistro recipes. It’s going to be a busy few days! hopefully the lads enjoy learning the new recipes and the staff are excited to try them. We have lots of different dishes to work on. Including: potato chaat salad,
Last week we celebrated the second Peace Week celebration. Competitions were run and below is the winner of the design of the Peace logo by a prisoner. A number of events occurred during the week including guest speakers who spoke of lived experience of crime and life in prison.
Good to meet Jon, Jamie and Caprice from @Beating_Time time today. Thank you for sharing your work around work, CV’s and disclosure letters. Your support for our men coming towards resettlement is appreciated. @HMPSwinfenHall look forward to working with you.
Saw @HMPHewellGov on BBC this. I love chess, especially after being told 'it isn't for the likes of you' as a school kid. Also great to see promoting consequential thinking as part of preventing reoffending too. Sadly quite rare in criminology today.
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Healthcare are doing pop up sessions all week, tying in this years theme for Men’s Health Awareness week which is Loneliness. The gym will be showcasing Sports Idols from the GRT Community, along with focussing on holistic fitness during gym sessions.
At Swinfen Hall we have been celebrating GRT history month with different events. This week’s theme is health and well-being. Health outcomes for travelling communities are worse than the general population – including higher suicide rates, child loss and lower life expectancy.
Chaplaincy are delivering the ‘Being Dad’ course, supported by the Mother’s Union. The prisoners had their familiarisation visit this week and really looking forward to starting next week. Working together to reduce reoffending and build strong family relationships.