On Sunday 8th May Café 16 in Newcastle Cathedral provided afternoon tea following Choral Evensong. This was to mark the retirement of Mrs Sue Winfield OBE,CstJ,
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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.
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.
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,
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,
Changing Perceptions: A Prison Art Exhibition
Changing Perceptions: A Prison Art Exhibition will be opening on Tuesday 1 March 2022. This innovative exhibition will showcase artworks created within a selection of prisons,
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;
Bishop of Newcastle Leaving Service
On Sunday, the Diocese of Newcastle held a goodbye service to mark Bishop Christine Hardman’s retirement. Oswin’s CEO (Fiona Sample) and Chair of Trustees (Pam Walker MBE) spoke at the event,
ITV Interview with Oswin CEO Fiona Sample
Last week, Oswin’ CEO Fiona Sample was interviewed for ITV Evening News. The report considered the vital role employment can play in rehabilitation. You can view her interview below:
ITV Tyne Tees Evening News 19th November
Our CEO Fiona Sample spoke at the Northern Farming Conference in October
Our CEO, Fiona Sample, recently spoke at the Northern Farming Conference on how employing people with criminal records can be beneficial to the farming sector and to society.