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				<title>Week 6</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ I feel quite nervous about today â€“ it seems odd to think we wonâ€™t be back in here again soon â€“ although we are sure it will be temporary it is sad.  The comments I got yesterday as I walked the wings bear testimony to the high regard for the course from men who have completed it.  I bumped into â€œPeteâ€? who did the course more than a year ago and has made such progress â€“ including in his personal self confidence and belief in what he can achieve â€“ he is still working on the prison radio making programmes â€“ a man who had told me he wasnâ€™t sure he could complete the work book at the start of his course.  For him one of the benefits was simply the discipline of writing up his work each week and realising that he had not been so hopeless after all.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Claire Bonham</dc:creator>
				
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				<title>Day before the final session</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ I went in to see Bob â€“ now relieved of the  tooth that caused the ache last week! I was concerned that having missed as session he would find engaging with the final session today difficult.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Week 5</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ Did I say how last week we all left on a high feeling as though we had the men with us â€“ getting the concepts and more importantly getting it for themselvesâ€¦well week 5â€¦.first we arrived to find one of the men had been transferred elsewhere and another was at a meeting the Governor about a project that could not be missed and Bob has tooth ache and had refused to come out of his cell. 
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Week 4</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ I am sure the rule for blog writing is to keep it as short as possible â€¦.apologies! You will have to accept this one as a reflective diary. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 16:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Claire Bonham</dc:creator>
				
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				<title>Week 3</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ A week with huge expectations: we have three visitors coming with us.  Ann (not her real name) a young lady, victim of a robbery, whose car was violently attacked while she was in it and whose bags were stolen and Ray and Vi, whose son Christopher was murdered by a gang of violent youths high on alcohol and drugs. Ann and Ray and Vi are effectively surrogate victims for the men - a taster, in a group, of the experience of a victim â€“ offender conference or mediation. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 16:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Claire Bonham</dc:creator>
				
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				<title>Week 2</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ Two new faces joined us today: replacing the prisoner who had been at an immigration hearing and who will be sent home and another who, despite the hold which is meant to keep him with us for the course, has been moved.  Both new men are keen to be with us which is encouraging and should mean they will catch up.   ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 11:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Claire Bonham</dc:creator>
				
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				<title>Week 1</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ The first session is on a cold spring afternoon and having gathered outside the prison gate we file through security checking in our ID and then gather in the waiting area â€“ introducing ourselves to the one new team member.  We probably all recall that slight nervousness on the first time we joined the course.  I wonder if G feels it? ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 09:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Claire Bonham</dc:creator>
				
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				<title>Sign ups</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ This week has been busy with visits to sign up men for the Sycamore Tree course starting on Tuesday next week.  This is to to be the final course for the time being in this London prison.   ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 09:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>It's just not cricket</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ Let me start by apologising that I havenâ€™t posted a blog entry for a couple of weeks. I have been unwell and had some time off (cue sympathy). Due to my unscheduled time off I have been particularly busy since my return (insert more sympathy here). Nevertheless I am here now and I have much to talk to you about, starting with the cricket. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Change happens</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ As I type this weekâ€™s blog entry I am sitting in our new office in London. As I do I am reminded that things change. Often they change on a timescale not to our liking but they change nevertheless. For example, I had a foot-long sub in front of me just a few minutes ago and now I do not. Change is necessary and it will affect us all. Beyond the changes in the condition of my lunch, I face changes in my working situations as well. Charities the length and breadth of the country are facing increasingly difficult times due to the financial situation, and Prison Fellowship are not exempt from these pressures. This is why we are re-locating our central support office. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Freedom and fortune</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ Last week I talked a little about a TV programme I had watched. Actually I talked quite a lot about it. This week I am going to do the same because I saw a couple of things on TV that have given me a perspective re-boot. Iâ€™m not talking about Englandâ€™s cricket world cup loss to Ireland, nor am I talking about the league cup final between Arsenal and Birmingham. Those of you following this blog will know why. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>The Lockup</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ I donâ€™t really like my telly. The volume buttons on the TV itself donâ€™t work which is ok because the remote works fine, but thereâ€™s never anything on. There arenâ€™t any fishing programmes around at the moment and itâ€™s even difficult to watch the mighty Arsenal defeat Barcelona because during the build-up, half time and the post match analysis I am told I need to buy a car, or a new razor, or some life enriching, soul satisfying, character enhancing, caffeine infused eye roll-on for men that will apparently transform me into a chisel-jawed, bestubbled, hunk of a man who is the envy of my peers and the thing of desire for leggy women the world over.  Maybe I have misread that advert! ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>So how do you know that an offender means it when they say sorry?</title>
				<link>http://www.prisonfellowship.org.uk/so-how-do-you-know-that-an-offender-means-it-when-they-say-sorry.html</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ This is a question I have been asked quite a bit when I tell people about the final session of the Sycamore Tree programme. It is not an easy question to answer when you are talking to someone who has never visited a prison and has grown up with a media-fed, cynical and unqualified view of prison life. I will attempt to answer it for you here and Iâ€™m sure you will tell me if I have made a hash of it. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Claire Bonham</dc:creator>
				
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				<title>Happy Valentine's Day</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ Happy Valentineâ€™s Day! If you go in for that type of expensive commercial gesture. I do not, anymore than I spend any money on â€˜national read in the bath dayâ€™ which happened to be last Wednesday. Itâ€™s not that Iâ€™m not romantic, itâ€™s just that my eldest daughterâ€™s birthday is a few days after valentineâ€™s and my wifeâ€™s Is a week later. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Claire Bonham</dc:creator>
				
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				<title>Dave's first blog</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ Welcome to my new blog. For those who donâ€™t know me, which will probably be all of you, I am the Programmes Administrator for Prison Fellowship. Though this sounds like a flashy, technical computer term, it basically means that I oversee the administration of our Sycamore Tree programme, as well as coordinating Angel Tree.  I know about as much about computers as I do about drilling for oil. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>All good things must come to an end</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ This week will see the end of my monthâ€™s placement at HMP Thorn Cross; it has gone so quickly and it has been very enjoyable experience.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 07:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Claire Bonham</dc:creator>
				
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				<title>Love Beyond Bars</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ As I arrived today, I was greeted by Shawn and a cup of coffee; he gave me some good news that the Governors had given Prison Fellowship permission to deliver Angel Tree at the next Family Fun Day at HMP Thorn Cross. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Claire Bonham</dc:creator>
				
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				<title>New campaign</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ Monday saw the launch of Prison Fellowships England & Walesâ€™s new campaign to recruit more volunteers, Love Beyond Bars. 
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Claire Bonham</dc:creator>
				
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				<title>Hope and a future</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ Half way through the month of September and that means I am half way through my work placement in HMP Thorn Cross.  The past 2 weeks have been very exciting and such a blessing. I have learnt so much in such a short time and I cannot thank the Governors and the Chaplaincy enough for allowing this placement. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>This train is bound for glory</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ Upon arrival to the corridor of the chaplaincy at Thorn Cross I was greeted by Carole and the Iman who, along with 2 lads from the Christian community & 3 lads from the Muslim community, were all putting up decorations ready for the festival of Eid which is the end of Ramadan.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Chaplaincies only work on Sundays</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ It was Monday morning and it is great to return to Thorn Cross.   As I opened the door to the chaplaincy offices I was greeted by the aroma of freshly percolated coffee, Shawn one of the chaplains always has a pot on the go, after prayer it really kick starts the day.  In the office today was the Iman, Shawn and Carole who deals with all the admin, we all had a chat about the forthcoming day. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Busy weekend</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ I often get asked â€œhowâ€™s the job going?â€? and â€œwhat have you been up to today?â€?, and when I say "well I've been busy today, been working from home", â€œworking from home!"  they reply," how can you be busy working from home!?""  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Family bonding day at the prison</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ Last night I attended a prayer meeting in Liverpool  and Chris the Prayer group leader opened the meeting with some scripture, this would be the theme for our prayer time for September; John 1:11-13 ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>To Blog or not to Blog</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ This September I will be spending up 20hrs a week at a chaplaincy placement at HMP Thorn Cross, it is a great opportunity for me to get alongside the chaplaincy team and the lads who are serving time there. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
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