Rodney says: “When I move into the flat and stuff I want to pay for a table and then make it… it’ll probably be about the same size as that, maybe a little bit longer if anything… 2017 is going to be good year for me… Sue’s roped me in to do the sponsored skydive … More Rodney says: “2017 is going to be a good year for me…”
James says: “I like Christmas, it’s funny how it changes, when you’re really young it’s all about you, and then as you get older and more mature it’s not about you anymore, it’s about the children, no matter what you want it’s about making the children happy… I saw her [my eldest daughter] on Monday… … More James: “I like Christmas”
Rodney says: “[the box for sale on the stall] took two or three days, something like that… it’s one of those things where practice makes perfect, I mean once I’ve got it… once I get spot on with my, one of my things is my accuracy when I chop wood, when you’re making things, even … More Rodney: “me personally I hate Christmas”
James says: “Everyday I’m learning something new while I’m here, and my aim at the minute is getting in to the work frame of mind, routine, and so far it’s done that, I’m getting here on time, and I’m riding in… and it’s done everything good since I’ve been here, I’ve seen my little girl … More James: “I can see the light…”
It took me two weeks to build it [the extension to the pop-up stall], it took me two weeks… if there were more of us here it wouldn’t have taken that long, I love it [here], I love it, I don’t want to leave, I have had so much stability you know, I’ve got so … More Matthew: building up to moving on
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 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
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
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