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Not All Bad entered HMP/YOI Doncaster for the first time this year to take the staff through their paces rather than the inmates. Gymnasium gurus Andy Peace and Ian Straw organised for Nooky and the Not All Bad Team to beast a group of 20 staff in aid of the Valindra NHS Trust. Staff were sponsored to stick it out for the full 24 hours. And to their credit that is what they did, all of them, furthermore their numbers included the top three in the prison and their local MP. Nooky, Pete, Chris and Mark ensured every moment was stressful and agonising.
Even watching them try to get their heads down for a couple of hours made us giggle. But the highlight has to have been their wake up call. It was class, even making me jump and I was ready for it. Anyway as you can imagine, Not All Bad staff had a very enjoyable time.
How to start the new year..
Early February saw Nooky and Charlotte venture into the west midlands for a one day workshop with the Walsall Intensive Intervention Project. This is our first encounter and all seemed to get something from the day, even our illustrious leader. The overall feedback was positive and was summed up by one of the organisers; ‘Thank you for yesterday’s workshop. All the young people’s feedback was very positive and they enjoyed the day very much.’ Hopefully the start of another successful partnership.
give respect, get respect –youth matters (Walsall IIP motto)
Not All Bad latest: new contract with YOI
Our first course at Ashfield has happened – Dec 09 – and the feedback is in.
It was a really good challenge for all Not All Bad staff involved and the parade at the end of the third day even brought a tear into Nooky’s eye. The guys really made themselves and us proud, from perfect footwork to complete concentration, even with the barrage on the windows surrounding the square.
Feedback from the candidates and prison staff was all positive with comments from ‘Learned to respect staff and other YPs and learned to be a man’ to ‘All I can say is I really enjoyed it and I do recommend it to anybody else and thanks for my opportunity at doing it’. The only negative points were really a few admin issues which are straight forward enough to iron out for next time.