So Sarah came to me with a question… and asked me if I would teach her how to turn a bowl, which is something that I learned over my 12 months of being at LandWorks (ROTL) taught by Will… [Helping Sarah] I loved it, it’s quite a nice feeling, especially when they end up … More Graham: it’s quite magical
I’ve still got plenty of room to learn… my skills have expanded hugely since I got here, but there’s always room for improvement you know… and someone will suggest something and oh yes, that’s a good idea… and everyone is constantly learning new things… you know all the time… there’s no shame in not … More Rodney: memory box
I teach the lads now to make wood products, bowls, plates, chopping boards, mirrors, anything out of timber really, candle holders… clocks, we make clocks… Rodney has made a bowl as well, he loved it… he got on really well with it… I’ve done loads now; I was never interested in wood turning [before], … More Graham: it started with a blank
I never used to like cooking did I? Me and the project manager had many like falling outs about, well only about three, over the cooking… because I’ve always said I’m not here to cook… but actually [more recently] I’ve quite enjoyed it… you know I’ve quite enjoyed it… I went through a stage, and … More Matthew: what’s cooking
When you’re inscribing it’s such a steady job to do… you know Graham was like ‘oh, would you mind burning that in for me?’ and I’m like, ‘no, no, not at all’, and then the project manager comes in and says ‘yeah, yeah, it’s for someone’s wedding’ and ooh, ooh the pressure’s on now… I … More Rodney: no pressure
I’ve been here 15 months… so I was coming out here on a ROTL (Release On Temporary Licence/day release) from the local prison for the last 12 months [of my sentence] and I think it was around about Christmas time [last year] that I noticed on the 5 year LandWorks plan… to employ one of … More Graham: from trainee to trainer
I’m doing a mural… and it’s, basically it’s a path which splits into two, and it’s all about your decisions, like choices, like you’ve got the left path which is crime and all the s**t, and you’ve got the right path, which is you know trying to make a change, and then when it goes … More Matthew: choices
I reckon that should be the cover photo… I think that’s mint because you’ve got all the chickens in there and yeah, but I wouldn’t mind getting on top of the porta-cabin roof or even getting on top of this roof…because it’s higher… even Auntie Mo said to me “Matthew I was well surprised how … More Matthew: cover photo
Matthew spent some time in the workshop yesterday (26th October)…
I made Sarah some plates for her Christmas present… that was during my time [on day release from the local prison], when I was learning… Sarah said like, oh I’d love to have some wooden plates… so I asked the project manager if I could make her a set for Christmas, so I did … More Graham: wood products
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