Category: drug-free

Mick says: “It’s really good and it’s important as well, innit, for other people as well and community at large, for people to go back out from here.”

September 17, 2026

“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 offenders during me 20’s and 30’s … burglaries, robberies, woundings, stuff like that. I done robberies mostly. I were … More Mick says: “It’s really good and it’s important as well, innit, for other people as well and community at large, for people to go back out from here.”

George (2) says: “…while I’m coming here I can reflect on myself and do what I’ve gotta do just to keep myself safe, and it is a safe place to come.”

August 20, 2026

“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 first and I think Chris knew that. He knew I was … obviously he knew I was … More George (2) says: “…while I’m coming here I can reflect on myself and do what I’ve gotta do just to keep myself safe, and it is a safe place to come.”

Tazzy says: “Life don’t work, you know, with drugs and alcohol. I kind of see it that way…”

June 11, 2026

“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 went to the licence review they said because it’s a life-time licence, right, … More Tazzy says: “Life don’t work, you know, with drugs and alcohol. I kind of see it that way…”

Judah says: “…coming to LandWorks helps coz it keeps me busy, and then by the time I get home I’m too tired to even think about doing anything else”

May 15, 2026

“So I’ve been in and out of prison for the last year, just over a year. I ended up with a restraining order for my mum’s house but she had cancer so I had to keep going back to look after her, which kept getting me re-called to prison. So I ended up with a … More Judah says: “…coming to LandWorks helps coz it keeps me busy, and then by the time I get home I’m too tired to even think about doing anything else”

Jax says: “I don’t wanna leave LandWorks, which I actually don’t, but at the same time I’m glad I’m leaving because now I’ve got a life that I can work towards…”

April 28, 2026

“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 am now if I didn’t come up here with Darryl and see Chris because I’d probably be back in jail right this second. … More Jax says: “I don’t wanna leave LandWorks, which I actually don’t, but at the same time I’m glad I’m leaving because now I’ve got a life that I can work towards…”

Bobby says: ‘Being at LandWorks… it’s a social one innit […] when you’re trying to change your life around, you’ve fucked off all your mates so you can’t pick up the phone…”

April 2, 2026

“I done most of my time in the local prison. I see the LandWorks signs everywhere in there, but they stopped doing the ROTL then, so when I come out on licence my probation officer told me about LandWorks, so I kind of knew what it was about. He reckoned I’d like it, so he … More Bobby says: ‘Being at LandWorks… it’s a social one innit […] when you’re trying to change your life around, you’ve fucked off all your mates so you can’t pick up the phone…”

Leo says:” I don’t feel judged, you know… there’s no hierarchy system here…”

February 5, 2026

“…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 probation officer, you know, we had a little chat in *, and yeah I was telling her that I was … More Leo says:” I don’t feel judged, you know… there’s no hierarchy system here…”

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…”

January 21, 2026

“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’ side as well as the gov’s side. They were terrible, the inmates as well as the … More 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…”

Jax says: “I like being at LandWorks coz I feel like it’s my safe space.”

December 12, 2025

“My first couple of days here I relapsed and I was back using drugs again after being clean like all year, I’d relapsed. I was trying to hide it and me and ‘big man’ got in an argument in the van, yeah, to the point he got really angry and was like slapping the steering-wheel. … More Jax says: “I like being at LandWorks coz I feel like it’s my safe space.”

Jax says: “LandWorks is doing something right. It’s gave me a new purpose…”

September 4, 2025

“Jarvis brought me to LandWorks. Now, it’s gonna sound quite weird but at first they were like how about you go LandWorks, you try this, you try that … I was like nah, f*** it, that ain’t for me because it was like woodwork, gardening, pottery, I was like no, I don’t like getting dirty, … More Jax says: “LandWorks is doing something right. It’s gave me a new purpose…”