Thought this was an interesting read - on the need to take risks and fail in childhood, to be able to having coping strategies in adulthood.

“Pregnant women in English prisons are seven times more likely to suffer a stillbirth than those in the general population”. Whatever you think about prisons being for punishment vs. punishment AND rehabilitation, this stat has to appall and trigger Qs. theguardian.com/society/2023/o…

Delighted that Boats not Bars won the Innovation category at the Sports Business Awards on Friday - the more we value such projects, the more likely we can make prison a one-off punishment instead of the start of a revolving door pattern #powerofsport

Thank you UK Sports Institute for inviting me to speak about sport and its role in society - so encouraging that even at the elite level, practitioners are looking at how sport can be used for social good #powerofsport

For those interested in understanding more about why we’ve got into the state we have in the prison system, and how we might get out of it, Rory Stewart lecture The Longford Trust is well worth a listen (from 28mins in) youtube.com/watch?v=8Vn_Pp…

🚨 Our #FestiveFunRiverRun is this Sun Dec 3rd! We need more people to sign up & volunteers. Without enough support, we might have to cancel. 🙏 Sign up to run or volunteer before 9PM! Let's make this #fundraising event happen! 🙌 register.enthuse.com/ps/event/Festi… H&F Council Port of London Authority

Interesting evening hearing the recommendations of the centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/game-c… report at @APPG_SPACJS tonight - access to sport isn’t enough, the intentionality with which it’s delivered is vital to conveying positive effects on anti-social behaviour and crime

Re-watching “Trading Places” after many years… it’s both totally outdated and racist, but (sadly) totally on point and current at the same time.

Thanks BBC Radio London and Eddie Nestor MBE for giving me the chance to chat about Boats not Bars. The more we tackle reoffending rates, the better the lives all Londoners will be.

Was great to have you down! And looking forward to the “premier”!

Huge thank you Tim, for your ongoing interest and support for the project, and your post below!

Huge thanks to London Sport ITVX Amber Ahmad for making this piece about Boats not Bars. With more support we hope to reach more participants, and help people stay away from crime on release, helping not just them, but the communities around them. itv.com/watch/news/lif…

Sport can do so much more than just build physical health. Thanks PrisonStorm for the shout out!

Charlie Taylor, the chief inspector of prisons, said: “An urgent conversation is needed about who we send to prison, for how long, and what we want to happen during their time inside” and how they are managed and supported on release. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

“Nearly 80% of offenders are reoffenders” James Timpson’s first speech living up to expectations, acknowledging the current failings of the system and need to address staff morale

Great to see this holistic approach to nourishment. Having worked HMP Send for some time, I know how much staff work to support & empower the women, to live a crime-free life on release. Prison is punishment, but also preventing possible future offending bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The importance of purposeful activity in prisons to both individual & community, mustn’t be underestimated or thought of as a “perk”. It’s vital to reduce offending on release. Sport/gym identified as one such activities. We aim to give that opportunity to as many as possible!

Until 12noon Tuesday, all donations will be doubled! So if you’ve ever thought about giving a quid or two to FRBC, now is a really good time to do it 🙏