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Re-Opening of Cafe 16
Café 16 re- opened after a robust risk assessment and Covid secure measures being put in place on Thursday 14th May as a pre – order and take away service. Orders for take away teas, picnics and celebration cakes are proving popular, and the menu is expanding every day. Our high tea’s have been extremely…
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Kayaking for Oswin
My story Rosabel and I have gone mad in lockdown and decided to kayak 21 miles from Dungeness to Boulogne! We’re training in Hastings throughout July and planning to make the crossing in the last week of July! I’m raising money for the incredible Oswin Project. The Oswin project is a small charity that creates…
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The Oswin Project during lockdown
We are very much open for business, albeit working from home to protect our team, partners, and Oswinners. It was very exciting to see Café 16 (our Café and bakery for staff and their visitors in HMP Northumberland) open and doing a brisk trade before the current restrictions came into force. The Oswinners (our clients)…
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Oswin Gains National Lottery Backing
Oswin Project has been awarded £125,000 by the National Lottery Community Fund over a two year period to help offenders obtain training and work. At Oswin we are delighted to receive this backing, not just because of the good we can do, but because it demonstrates to other funders, donors, and employers that the Charity…
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The Oswin Project in lock down
We remain at work! The team. To protect everyone and help the NHS we have heeded the call to work from home. We are keeping in close touch with those we work with and are supporting them in any way we can. Plans are being developed and new plans formed. Café 16. (the Oswin Project’s…
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Oswin a Finalist in Charity Awards
Oswin Project has been shortlisted for the North East Charity Awards 2019. It is one of three finalists for the award of Small Charity Of The Year. The final and presentation both take place on October 17. The shortlisting announcement has been made at a time when the cafe project in HMP Northumberland is progressing…
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Contract Signed For HMP Northumberland Cafe
After two years of negotiation, the contract has been signed for Oswin Project’s training cafe at HMP Northumberland. Site clearance has already taken place, and construction and fit out are under way with the aim of an opening in Autumn 2019. Over three month periods, cohorts of 12 prisoners will learn craft bakery skills,…
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New Trustee Appointed
Harry Chrisp has been appointed a Trustee of The Oswin Project. We have a policy of Trustees serving a limited time before rotating, so are always on the lookout for new Trustees. Please get in touch if you feel you have something to offer. Also, remember we are constantly in need of volunteers to help…
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The Café 16 Project: The Inspiring Team at Northumbria University
A team of students from Northumbria University have done an amazing job recently producing a report of recommendations for the opening of Café 16, the proposed café to be established at HMP Northumberland for prison staff and visitors. The Café, once established, is expected to provide opportunities for Oswinners still in prison to learn baking…
