Category: social

Bruce says: “It’s just a nice environment innit. It’s a nice place, nice environment, nice food, nice people, nice little dog. Yeah.”

April 17, 2025

“I’m a brick-layer by trade, but I worked on the boats quite a lot. [Good work?] It is if you don’t like people. [Don’t like people?] Not particularly. Most of ‘em are very dishonest. I’m almost 60 and I’ve met many dishonest people in my life. [Met some good people?] Yeah, maybe on one hand, … More Bruce says: “It’s just a nice environment innit. It’s a nice place, nice environment, nice food, nice people, nice little dog. Yeah.”

Deer says: “a lot of people say to me that I’m a creative person and recognise the effort I put into my work, and it makes me wanna do stuff outside of LandWorks and be creative…”

March 19, 2025

“I still go back and forward. I still have days where I completely shut down, but I’m much more withheld now, like drawn back if I get into those episodes. I don’t talk to anyone, and I don’t … whereas before it was more like a cry out for help, whereas now it’s not, now … More Deer says: “a lot of people say to me that I’m a creative person and recognise the effort I put into my work, and it makes me wanna do stuff outside of LandWorks and be creative…”

Dave says: “…it has actually helped to change my mindset because before this I never worked”

March 7, 2025

“I left in 2023. I think I left a week before I joined my work… almost two years, yeah. It was two years; I think it was. I think it was after Covid. I didn’t do many days here to start with. Obviously after a couple of weeks here I did five days a week. … More Dave says: “…it has actually helped to change my mindset because before this I never worked”

Clarke says: “having somewhere you can come, not get judged … I think that’s just what everyone needs when you have been in that shitty situation…”

February 21, 2025

“I was on bail for like a year-and-a-half, so by the time it actually come to going to court, going through it all, it was just … the whole situation … I couldn’t explain what had happened, especially from me abusing the drugs and everything like years afterwards, how long it took to have an … More Clarke says: “having somewhere you can come, not get judged … I think that’s just what everyone needs when you have been in that shitty situation…”

Jarvis says: “So, the bottom line is it’s a bit of kindness, a bit of care, a bit of love, yeah, and knowing the right people to put you in the right direction, yeah.”

January 23, 2025

“I think the key thing that you get from LandWorks, and I say this to everybody, you know, I think the reason why you’re so successful up there is because of how honest and open you are, and you share your own stuff. Once you do that with anybody, it doesn’t have to be LandWorks, … More Jarvis says: “So, the bottom line is it’s a bit of kindness, a bit of care, a bit of love, yeah, and knowing the right people to put you in the right direction, yeah.”

Casper (2) says: “LandWorks… It’s a good choice really coz they understand my needs. They understand what I’ve been through…”

November 15, 2024

“I got in trouble in London. I got stitched up in London. I fell in with bad people mostly and although I didn’t say I did it, the police decided to arrest me and charge me, and then took me to court and then them not letting me back to the house, they said you … More Casper (2) says: “LandWorks… It’s a good choice really coz they understand my needs. They understand what I’ve been through…”

Aaron says: “I’ve been surprised by the people I’ve met…”

October 31, 2024

“Obviously, I’m here doing my hours that I was given by probation for a car accident that I had back in October last year… I actually came for a little walk round, just to meet everyone. I was very nervous about coming here. It sounds awful, doesn’t it. You have an image in your head, … More Aaron says: “I’ve been surprised by the people I’ve met…”

Patrick says: “I like the routine, the structure, having a purpose in life. I love what I’m doing here with the woodwork…”

October 17, 2024

“I’m here because when I got out of prison and I was at probation, I was asking if they can help me find some voluntary work and I presumed that because they deal with a lot of people that get hours to go places from probation that they’d know like lots of voluntary places that … More Patrick says: “I like the routine, the structure, having a purpose in life. I love what I’m doing here with the woodwork…”

George (2024) says: “I like it here because you do good things and good things come to you.”

August 22, 2024

“I’ve been on and off [heroin] for about 20 years. It’s affected my physical health a lot … well it did, not now. Well taking heroin after all these years, you get used to heroin, so you’ve got to take it. It’s not something what you can take and just stop, you get … what … More George (2024) says: “I like it here because you do good things and good things come to you.”

T-Bunny says: “LandWorks is helping me to become me again and I really do feel like I’m stepping back into my own body and soul…”

August 8, 2024

“My probation officer asked me like how she can help me to get myself into a better place coz I was on a bit of a downward slide with things, I guess, which is why, you know, I got into trouble. That’s one of the reasons I got into trouble in the first place and … More T-Bunny says: “LandWorks is helping me to become me again and I really do feel like I’m stepping back into my own body and soul…”