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News
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Growing Out on BBC Radio Newcastle
Our Growing Out farm shop was featured on BBC Radio Newcastle this week.
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Fiona Sample MBE
We are delighted to announce that the Reverend Fiona Sample, CEO of The Oswin Project has been awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire Medal (MBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours list 2023 for her work founding the charity. On being informed of her award Fiona said ‘I am immensely grateful…
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BBC Visit to Growing Out Gardens
Last week a journalist from the BBC visited the Market Gardens in HMP Northumberland and interviewed staff and Prionsers about our exciting Market Gardens & shop initiative. Our shop is opening on the 28th of June and more information can be found here The article on the BBC News website can be viewed here. The…
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LNER Film on Cafe 16 at Newcastle Cathedral
About two years ago, our team were painting and cleaning the kitchen of our Cafe 16 in Newcastle Cathedral in preparation for opening. We couldn’t have done it without the very generous support of LNER’s customer and community investment fund. They recently visited and interviewed Fiona, Caroline and Mickey and shared how through employment and…
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Cafe 16 in Newcastle Cathedral to host regional book launch
Berry Press is joining hands with the Oswin Project, Cafe 16, Newcastle Cathedral, for the regional launch of Winston Sees All. Thursday April 27th, 7.00 – 9.00 pm.
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Lifelong fan cheers for own runner
His horse didn’t win but it was a big day for Martin Winstanley, who works as a baker at a prison in Morpeth but escaped yesterday to cheer for Watch House Cross, being a member of the syndicate that owns the six-year-old. A lifelong fan of racing, Winstanley was given a syndicate membership in another…
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Fiona Sample interviewed on BBC Radio Newcastle
On the 8th of March Fiona Sample, CEO of The Oswin Project was interviewed on BBC Newcastle alongside Tony Simpson from Sodexo. Fiona talked about the work The Oswin Project does on our bakery and café inside HMP Northumberland, and our work supporting people on release from prison into employment and education. You can listen…
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Fiona Sample spoke at the Care Farming Event
On the 9th of March Fiona Sample spoke at the northern care farming event at Ouseburn Urban Farm organised by the Churchill Fellowship. The event promoted awareness of the social value of farming and speakers were from a range of projects including those working with people impacted by mental health, those with criminal records and…
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Poem about The Oswin Project
We operate a training Kitchen and Bakery inside HMP Northumberland called Cafe 16. Last week we received this poem from a serving prisoner applying to work in our Bakery. Here at Oswin we give you a second chanceCome have a look, get in touch, have a glanceWe do all manners of work on the outChallenging,…
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Fiona Sample spoke at CLA Conference
At a conference organised by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), the largest rural landowner group in the country, Chief Executive Officer of The Oswin Project, Fiona Sample, outlined the benefits of offering a second chance to people with criminal records at rural businesses.
