Category: News Posts
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NDGW22: Generous Judgements
It is generosity week in the Church of England, and for day 3 Newcastle Diocese produced this video about Café 16, our joint enterprise with Newcastle Cathedral. Café 16 opened in August 2021, in the year since we have; used 150kg of Coffee, poured 2,500 litres of hot drinks, made 6 thousand lunches, and served…
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Inside & Out have been working at Nunnykirk Hall
Last month, the Inside & Out team were working at Nunnykirk Hall, a historic building near Morpeth and the site of a now closed specialist school. The team have been busy “de-schooling” the building; removing furniture and noticeboards, repairing damaged walls and ceilings, and painting and cutting back overgrown sections of the gardens. Because it was such…
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2,400 Sandwiches for Prison Visitors in HMP Northumberland
Following a conversation with Nepacs, who run the visitor centre in HMP Northumberland, Café 16 started supplying fresh sandwiches for visiting families in June of this year. Approximately 2,400 sandwiches later, the Team are now supplying Sausage Rolls, Chocolate Muffins and Baker Martin is developing a Vegan pastry. Head baker Martin, assistant manager Chloe and the prisoners…
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One year of wonderful Cake and changing lives at Cafe 16 in Newcastle Cathedral
Today Café 16 in Newcastle Cathedral celebrates its first full year of operation. In that time, as well as serving breakfast, lunch and cake to the general public, we have catered afternoon teas, conferences, birthday parties, meetings, cathedral events, civic events, and even served lunch to a member of the royal family. It’s not been…
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Café 16 at Newcastle cathedral hosts a food aid dinner with creative rewards.
On 20th July dining was turned upside down in Café 16 at Newcastle Cathedral! 50 diners chose their unique bowls created and donated by potters across the area, then filled them up with a delicious vegan and gluten free chilli. Local Community Interest Company, The Clay Team and local Charity the Oswin Project are organising…
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Community Foundation Grant helps give prison leavers a second chance
A grant from the Pattinson Estate Agents Fund at the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland, has supported a mentoring project that helps prison leavers into employment. Oswin Project works closely with HMP Northumberland aiming to break the cycle of re-offending by sourcing paid employment and apprenticeships with businesses and other agencies for ex-offenders…
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Letter to The Times 8th March
Fiona Sample our CEO wrote a letter to the Times on the 8th of March, highlighting the importance of rehabilitation as part of the Government’s prison building programme.
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Inaugural prisoner rehabilitation conference by charity The Oswin Project hailed a landmark success
A landmark new Northeast conference forum for the rehabilitation of former prisoners took place in Newcastle this week and has been hailed a great success by participants including Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness, CEO of the Northeast England Chamber of Commerce John McCabe and Lindsay Blackmoor Deputy Director of HMP Northumberland. As keynote…
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BBC Radio Newcastle Interview with Fiona Sample
On Sunday the 20th of February, Fiona Sample our CEO was interviewed by Kelly Scott on Breakfast on BBC Radio Newcastle. She spoke about the effect of COVID 19 on Prisons and Prisoners, the role The Oswin Project plays in giving second chances to ex-offenders, and our upcoming conference & art show entitled “Changing Perceptions”
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Oswin Project Conference 2022
The Oswin Project is holding a conference on 2nd March at Newcastle Cathedral, the theme is ‘ Changing perceptions’. A panel of people with ‘lived experience’ are guiding the day; speakers include Kameel Khan, the inspiration behind Project ReMake, Darren Burns, National Recruitment Ambassador for Timpson’s, Kim McGuiness , police and crime commissioner, Lance Harris…
