Cell Workout, London (2025)

30/04/2025

Last week we visited the HMP Manchester. We we’re invited through a few members of the Unlocked Graduates programme, within the prison.

The reason for the visit was to help support Officer Lee and UG Mentor Andy Matthews, in the opening of their new on-wing gym space.

We were asked to deliver our ‘1 Day Lifestyle Planning Workshop’. This was a great collaboration as our workshop will give the men the tools to ensure they start and schedule their new workouts in the on-wing gym. Every participant received our CW diary/journals as well, which will be put to use to achieve their goals.

Huge congratulations to everyone who worked on this initiative, the ambition and vision was inspiring, and thank you to the gym staff for accommodating us.

Great to see and work with people on the inside with shared thoughts about achieving positive outcomes in prison.

We got told a few quotes from the participants after by the staff, we wanted to share:

‘I’m going to turn my drug addiction into an exercise addiction’

‘Couldn’t of come at a better time’

Best of luck with the new programme, cant wait to see the growth.

10/01/2025

Wednesday was a great way to start 2025 with a CW Workshop delivery to the lifers at HMP Isis.

We were invited by Clinks at the back end of last year for a 2 Part Workshop, 4 weeks apart to allow time for realistic short terms goals to be met. The session was based around the power of planning your time in jail, writing your schedule and goals and maintaining a clear mind with a sense of achievement.

It was our prep call which influenced this idea. We learnt that HMP Isis has recently took on a lifers cohort. From that we wanted to work with these men and deliver a session we felt would be essential to taking control of their sentence planning.

Both AM and Pm sessions were full of the new year enthusiasm and optimism. We spoke through many topics such as applying clear strategy to plan their days, setting realistic goals and staying on track.

This delivery is in 2 parts. We will be going back to HMP Isis in a months time to meet up with the 2 groups. We will be seeing how their day to day planning has been going. And to see what went well or what needs reviewing.

And they will then receive our newly created CW diary journals which we launched the other week. This will enable them to continue this planning concept throughout the year.

We look forward to seeing them again and to see the positivity.

Thanks to the staff

06/01/2025

Last year at CW we developed our own all in one diary & journal. We believe this is an essential tool for people in prison, prison staff and people in the community to achieve and progress towards a positive future.

These booklets are now ready, in production and ready to be in hands of prisoners. Ready for the new year!

The booklet is made up of 2 sections, a week to view planner (non dated for zero wastage) and a reflective journal.

Over the years physical diaries and journals been a huge factor to our work flow coming from a prison setting to through the gate. A form of time management and scheduling which really hits home.

BENEFITS
- Time management, scheduling and timetabling, to efficiently use your time
- Planning purposeful activities in cell and out.
- Set goals, where progress can be monitored and kept on track to remain motivated, and purpose driven.
- Benefit mental health.
- Improve transferable literacy skills.
- Encourage reflection

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20/12/2024

Back in September I was invited to Dr Rosie Meek ‘Sports and Physical Activity in our Prisons: Knowledge Exchange’ event at Royal Holloway, University of London.

In attendance was around 60 representatives largely from prison staff, partner organisations and academia.

The reason Rosie brought these people together, was to share our experience, show good practice and to network amongst each other. There was workshops, key note speakers and exercise

During the ‘Collectively identifying challenges and solutions’ workshop, we were asked to bring some physical activity to the session. The activity we instructed was our concept of ‘exercise snacking’.

It was especially nice to hear from PEI Andrew Small, who in his delegate introduction mention his form PEI at HMP Pentonville Andy “Shorty” Turner who was taught my Active IQ PT Level 3 course. It’s thanks to them I now have the career I do.

It was great too hear all the work they are doing, but also hear the barriers voliuvntery sectors also face

17/12/2024

This was a positive summer collaboration we was involved in this year: ‘Future You’. It was great to get invited down to deliver a workshop for the Schuh x TOMS x The King's Trust. The event was held in Newham and the attendance was captivated!

The aim of the day was to inspire young people, share advice and to present various opportunities from a range of different voices.

During and after our workshop we had some great chats and discussions with the people involved. Was brilliant to see the ambition amongst the event.

09/12/2024

Last week we had the privilege of joining one of the cohorts of the School for Social Entrepreneurs - Start Up’ programme. This course is built around giving newly started social enterprises the information and tools to ‘get started’ in the industry.

The facilitator (Manisha Vithani) invited us in for the final session to deliver a 'progressing goals through journalling' workshop. The session was built around their reflection of the year, they wrote letters to themselves at the start of the programme, then we reviewed if they hit their objectives and identified if there are things to work on. Everyone was re-engerised and refocused for 2025. Everyone is working on some inspiring initiatives and it got us really excited about the new year and what is to come.

A bit of a full circle moment for CW as many years ago we was actually a student on this programme. SSE is truly giving support to organisations that are offering social initiatives. If you are in this world we strongly advise taking a look at their ongoing programmes to see if any suit.

03/05/2024

I’ve been asked by Metropolitan Police Service to facilitate the community inputs during this month’s ‘Passing Out’ week, which will see over 148 police recruits attend Hendon for the final stage of their initial training. This falls on week 30 of their journey.

The newest officers have completed eight week of ‘street duties’ where they have been putting their learnt theory in to practice with the support of experienced officers on
their allocated Basic Command Unit (BCU), and have been signed off as suitable for Independent Patrol. Today they celebrate this milestone achievement through a passing out parade.

The timing of the community inputs and facilitated reflective discussions at the start of this week ensures the recruits have enough operational exposure to consider how the lived experiences of the community, relate to their policing experiences to date.

More importantly, this formal period of reflection provides an opportunity for the newest officers to hear the voice of the community and to reflect upon how their individual actions may have a positive or negative impact on the experience of the communities they will serve. It’s vital that police officers understand the historical and cultural events, experiences and beliefs that have shaped London’s communities and the way in which they view the police.

We heard from
Ada Ibezi, “Domestic Abuse”
Lisa Squire “Bereaved Parent”
Emma Cooper “County Lines”
Nina Aouilk “Honour Based Killing”
Jason “Stop and Search”
Lee Lawrence "Injustice to Restorative Justice"

As a community facilitator, it is a hugely vital and valued role in directly impacting the way the newest officers consider how they provide the best possible service effectively, equitably and fairly, as part of wider reforms within the Met Police to renew policing by consent – delivering More Trust, Less Crime and High Standards.

I would like to wish all the new recruits the best of luck in their new role, to stay safe and serve the community.

26/02/2024

Day 5 - National Literacy Trust
HMP Swaleside

To finish off our NLT collaboration delivery, we have come back to the Isle of Sheppey - HMP Swaleside. Which is right next door to HMP Elmley.

On reflection it has been great to enter the prisons in more of an educational capacity. Our workshop aim was to bring literacy and writing to the men in a practical way, such as timetabling, planning and journalling. Over the course of the sessions we saw some real breakthroughs and the eagerness was inspiring

A huge thank you to all the National Literacy Trust staff for arranging and managing the sessions, the experience has been great. We hope to work together more in the future.

21/02/2024

Day 4 - HMP Guys Marsh

Last week we travelled down to the south west of the UK, Dorset. To visit HMP Guys Marsh.

Again we had a real great group of lads who were determined in setting some positive habits to their time in prison and achieving goals while inside. All with the view of continuing them upon release and back in to the community.

This week we will travel back to the Isle of Sheppey for our last workshop session for the National Literacy Trust

01/02/2024

Day 3 - HMP Humber

Today we travelled to the other side of Yorkshire to HMP Humber.

Another great double session, amazing input and effort from the men and staff. We hope to have passed on some tips.

Part of the workshop goes through LJ’s 14 years of diary’s, all the high and lows (you can see them pictured below). It is to show how powerful physical journalling, scheduling and daily, weekly and monthly planning is. The power of the pen.

We have a few more sessions left with National Literacy Trust. So far, so good!

31/01/2024

Day 2 - HMP Leeds

This week we have headed up north for the next phase of the National Literacy Trust delivery. Today we have been to HMP Leeds.

Brilliant double session with the lads. Some real positive moments in the CW workshop. Covering various topics, like goal setting, support networks & time management in prison and upon release.

Thank you to the men, prison staff and NLT staff

HMP Humber tomorrow.

23/01/2024

Day 1 - HMP Elmley

National Literacy Trust

Over the next 2 weeks we will be delivering 1 day workshops for National Literacy Trust.

The main focussed will be creating healthy habits and routines in prison, to help to prepare for release. Setting goals with a plan to achieve. Improving practical literacy skills. Along with some fitness workouts through the day to keep energised.

Was a great first day, starting in HMP Elmley. Brilliant to work with the men - HMP Swaleside tomorrow.

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