We ran a poetry competition as part of our International Women's day celebrations across MCGM CRCs and our women's centres. We announced the winners on Friday and will be tweeting the winning poems this week at lunchtime each day. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do#IWD2021

Our first winning poem from International women's day was written by Ellie. Hope you enjoy it. Feel free to share. 👍

The second winning poem of our International Women's Day poetry competition was written by Danielle.

Our 3rd winning poem in or International Women's Day poetry competition was written by Kelly 🙌

Our 4th winning poem from out international women's day competition was written by Wendy. Well done Wendy 👏

The final winning poem from our poetry competition was written by Sarah. Hope you have enjoyed reading these wonderful poems from inspiring women.

Prisons can resume social visits from 29 March if they have achieved stage 3 status in the National Framework for Prisons. There will be safety measures in place such as social distancing & the use of face coverings - unless exempt. gov.uk/guidance/coron… [1/3]

Melanie urges others to reject crime via workshop she delivers to school children following release from custody. cgmcrc.co.uk/melanie-moves-…

“I lost absolutely everything because of a stupid mistake. I dated a well-known drug dealer when I was vulnerable. I craved safety and protection and the man I fell for certainly provided that." cgmcrc.co.uk/melanie-moves-…

"My probation officer is amazing. She’s supported me with everything I want to do. Don’t get me wrong, she doesn’t stand for any messing, but she looks at my strengths & is helping me make a new life." HMPPS cgmcrc.co.uk/melanie-moves-…

Today marks Stephen Lawrence Day. youtube.com/watch?v=tk-Tc2…

Our Manchester office opened on May 17th. Our Manchester Redfern Building is home to our staff covering Manchester & Trafford & Accredited Programmes. The Redfern Building, Sadler’s Yard, 30 Hannover Street, Manchester, M4 4AH, 0161 676 6000 email: [email protected]

It's the final five days of our CRC before the contract transitions to the UK Government & we prepare for the launch of the Probation Service. We're proud of our staffs’ efforts & achievements over the last six years: cgmcrc.co.uk/probation-serv…

Final managers meeting held in MCRC today. Lots of tears and laughter as we reflected on the CRCs journey over the last 7 years. Genuine kindness & compassion exuded in all reflections - it’s been a privilege to work alongside such a brilliant team #itsthemerseysideway ❤️

As we reach the final 48 hours of our contract to deliver probation services to low & medium risk service users in Cheshire & Greater Manchester, here is a snap shot of our work:

Donna Meade, Director of Operations for our CRC, "I'd like to thank all colleagues & stakeholders for the massive contribution to the work & achievements of our CRC. I’ve felt proud to lead the CRC & now look forward to us working within a new unified probation service."

Today we announce the transition of our justice business to the Probation Service. We’re proud of the work carried out by our colleagues supporting people on probation during the last six years: interserve.com/2021/06/25/int…

Kim Thornden-Edwards, Managing Director of Interserve’s justice business: “I’m deeply proud to have led our probation services & greatly admire the work we have delivered – especially during the last 12-months & the complications caused by COVID-19." interserve.com/2021/06/25/int…

1/ The new unified Probation Service will better protect the public and will help us cut crime. This morning I visited the Chippenham Probation Service to thank our unsung crimefighters and see the benefits of the >£300m of extra funding we have invested since July 2019

Reducing reoffending is cutting crime. Our probation officers work with over 200k offenders to protect the public every day. Here are 7 to give you a run-down of what that looks like. We’re launching a bigger, better Probation Service. Learn more: gov.uk/government/new…