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Official Twitter of HM Prison Wandsworth. Urgent queries should not be tweeted or sent via DM. Please call 0208 588 4290 and ask to speak to the orderly officer
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Updated Visits times for HMP Wandsworth - If you're planning a visit please click on the link -
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Officers, healthcare and admin coming together... right foot, now left foot... Big thank you to all our staff - they are our
#HiddenHeroes
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Today, HMP Wandsworth men are participating in the first-ever Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners with 30 countries taking part. With thanks to
@schoolschess
and Peter for their training, mentoring, and support.
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HMP Wandsworth and the applause and noise yesterday, as every Thursday at 8pm. The men and staff showing their appreciation for
#Hiddenheroes
#ThankYouNHS
#clapforkeyworkers
@OxleasNHS
@hmpps
(turn sound on)
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Our visits hall may be closed during lockdown, but staff and the men have worked together - socially distanced - to give it a bit of a makeover.
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We've teamed up with
@prisonadvice
to send Activity Packs home to the children of dads in our care, including a drawing competition for under and over 5 yrs. Entries will be displayed in our visits hall, and dads will get a copy too. Dads can apply via our digital kiosks.
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We're extremely proud of the team at Radio Wanno, our in prison community radio station, and now Gold Winners at The Community Radio Awards 2021 for Digital or RSL Station of The Year.
@CommRadioAwards
#CRAs21
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Happy
#NursesDay
to all nurses working in our prisons. And to our healthcare team in Wandsworth. Thank you for everything you do.
#HiddenHeroes
#Nurses2020
@hmpps
@OxleasNHS
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Good news - we will start a limited version of Visits from Monday 20th July. Visitors can book via this number 0300 060 6509. Visits will be 60 mins long and the times will be Mon to Thurs. 08:30, 10:30, 13:30, 15:30. More info to follow.
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Thanks to our volunteers Lizzie (Quaker Minister) and Geoff (B.E.S.T.) for putting together more than 900 in cell packs to help our men cope with this difficult time. The gratitude of the men is clear and well deserved.
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Please remember if you are concerned about a loved one in prison please call. For HMP Wandsworth it's 0208 588 4252. Ask to speak to the orderly officer. They will record your concerns and do a welfare check on the individual in question. Please do not rely on Tweets and DMs.
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A difficult year for UK prisons but we are committed to reform and grateful for optimism and support from partners. Merry Christmas!
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Today we mourn the loss of Leonie Knapton, a dedicated and committed member of our chaplaincy team, our thoughts and prayers are with her family at this time.
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It was a privilege to host
@WandsworthMayor
yesterday. The mayor toured our unique prison museum & presented some special awards to staff recognising their work during the pandemic. To mark his visit the mayor was presented with a commemorative baton by Governor Graham Barrett.
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Today is
#HiddenHeroesDay
and an opportunity to say a HUGE Thank You to our amazing staff. Look out for tweets throughout the day, and check out the
#HiddenHeroes
website.
@ButlerTrust
@hmpps
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To ALL staff at HMP Wandsworth. At 8pm tonight we’ll be making noise to celebrate you and say thank you for everything you do. You’re ALL
#HiddenHeroes
#ClapForCarers
#ThankYouNHS
#ClapForTheNHS
#clapforkeyworkers
@OxleasNHS
@hmpps
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6 months of positivity, men learning a healthier lifestyle. LJ Flanders is proof that hard work pays off! Well done and thank you.
After 6 months delivering
#CellWorkoutWorkshop
@HMP_Wandsworth
today was "time severed" thank you to all participants & staff
#PrisonReform
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Thank you to all 85 of you that have followed us today - please spread the word as we continue our journey to become a
#ReformPrison
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Thank you for the offers of help and support today, grateful to everyone who helped us run a safe and secure regime, tough day for everyone.
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A huge thank you on behalf of our men to everyone who donated books, special thanks to Lizzie (Quaker Minister) for giving them out to the men. And to
@PRG_UK
for their 'Book Stuff' newsletters and thank you to
@PenguinUKBooks
for their help with audio books on Radio Wanno.
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We're building a new website for families & friends of our men. From visits through to property information. What would you like it to do?
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Positive discussion at the All Parliamentary Group on Music. Rehabilitation through music programmes in prisons.
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@francescrook
Hi . The boiler on D Wing broke down last Sunday at the worst possible time making a difficult situation worse. New boiler installed and working now. 15 men unlocked per landing for showers and fresh air to allow for social distancing. Amazing patience and understanding from all
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While visits are closed we want to help families stay in touch. Dads in HMP Wandsworth can receive a special Father’s Day song request & message on Radio Wanno. Follow the instructions in this thread to find out how to email your request…
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Great to see our fellow
#ReformPrison
work with local employers to train their potential future workforce
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An evening with the
#unlockingnature
team who will be working with our staff and men greening our spaces
@ConservationFdn
@Novuschange
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Thank you HMP Parc for hosting our visits team today, to learn more about your award winning work with
#dadsinprison
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We’d like to say a huge thank you to some
#HiddenHeroes
wonderful authors who have donated books for our residents. You are making a difference in these difficult times. Thank You
@EDonoghueWriter
@Ridianbrook
@_AlexChurchill
@janethynne
@alex_gerlis
@hwhawksley
@annesebba
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With a heavy heart we inform the community of the passing of Brother Aboobakar Mulbocus. He was a long serving prominent Muslim Chaplaincy volunteer at HMP Wandsworth. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his loved ones.
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Looking forward to greening our spaces with
@ConservationFdn
@AdolfoHarrison
and
@cmcollins_hort
as they make history in
@HMP_Wandsworth
.
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Congratulations to LJ Flanders and
@cellworkout
Well done. Keep up the good work.
@PrincesTrust
#PrincesTrustAwards
4 years since completing
@PrincesTrust
Enterprise Program, I’ve won the regional award
@NatWestBusiness
🏆🌟☝🏻
#PrincesTrustAward
#YouthCanDoIt
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Inspiring day at HMP Parc, thank you Corin + team. We have much to learn from your success in building family links
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A superb event was held in our events space today, recognising the work of our staff, volunteers and prisoners during the pandemic. Coming together for our
#hiddenheroes
and partnership working with thanks to The High Sherriff of Greater London and PACT
@prisonadvice
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Eid Mubarak to our staff, our men and their families.
#EidMubarak
Thank you to the volunteers of Kingston Mosque for generously donating Prayer mats, Quran’s and Dates during Ramadhan.
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Our
#hiddenheroes
at the
#ReformPrison
Staff Awards - Life Time Achievement Award - Janet Powell...
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Better Chances Summit: Ian Blakeman explains the exciting potential for partnerships with a reform prisons...
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Do you work in or with prisons or probation? Take a few mins to help design the New Futures Network
@NewFutrsNet
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Our brilliant wellbeing team & staff raised funds today: a cake sale for
@barnardos
who support prisoners families & children.
#hiddenheroes
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@NPorter83
@ian_bickers
@unlockedgrads
Looking forward to the first Unlocked officers at Wandsworth - good luck and congratulations all!
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HMP Wandsworth’s Gateway Companion Booklet for families of prisoners - If you have a relative or friend in prison with us please click the link below for our companion booklet for families. From the Prisoner’s Families Helpline website
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Congratulations to
@virgin
and
@richardbranson
for taking
#rehabilitation
seriously with the Better Chances Summit
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And the men from Radio Wanno were there to record the event for broadcast on our award winning community radio station.
Men
@HMP_Wandsworth
finishing
#StandOut
motivated 4 work-now real test 2keep motivated outside prison need
@exceptionals_uk
employers
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Has your family member in prison had their COVID vaccination?
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Welcome to Wandsworth
@VocaliseUK
! Looking forward to working with you, debating skills are also thinking, learning and living skills
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One of our aims - to help our men to improve their reading - simple we know but needs great partnerships!!
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Learning to read/reading to learn: helps job prospects and family life. Compelling evaluation of
@Shannon_Trust
New research endorses plan to ensure every prisoner is a reader
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Advent's near - kids decorate for dad! (Hand in to prop garage until 15th Dec, available from Hobbycraft/The Works.)
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This account is manned by the team working on reform at Wandsworth - our aim is to be as transparent and informative as possible.
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Thanks to
@NPorter83
and David Laws for visiting yesterday to talk about
@unlockedgrads
supporting Wandsworth's plans for reform
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@cellworkout
LJ it has been a really positive and rewarding journey for our staff and most importantly the men in our care. Hopefully for you too? Thanks
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It was great to see you - thank you for contributing to Loud & Proud.
Great to see the work
@HMP_Wandsworth
Radio Wanno are doing today with their Loud & Proud series & excited to feature on it 🏳️🌈
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The annual awards ceremony for our
#hiddenheroes
at the
#ReformPrison
took place today, pictures to follow tomorrow...
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Thanks to
@charlie_taylor6
for talking to our staff and men on the 'Man Up' programme this week, about young people and the justice system
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Our
#hiddenheroes
at the
#ReformPrison
Staff Awards - Most Supportive Team Member Haroon Mazhar...
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Another positive HMI report, focus on education + partnerships. Congratulations to colleagues at HMP/YOI Thorn Cross
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From 12th October - We are pleased to announce that we will be providing legal visits. As a result there are also new times for social visits, as well as an increased number of slots for video Purple Visits.
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We’re happy to share, this includes 10 people (so far) who were offered jobs following the hospitality recruitment drive in HMP Wandsworth.
Seven prisons participated in a 2 week hospitality recruitment drive with the aim of prison leavers being offered jobs.
Employing prison leavers is a win-win, benefitting businesses and helping to reduce reoffending ⬇️
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Thank you to
@sandfordawards
for recognising the
#HiddenHeroes
at Radio Wanno and Chaplaincy. We are incredibly proud of them and their work
@hmpps
@LDNPrisonGroup
. The live-streamed awards ceremony is on June 8th
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Thank you
@RH_MoJ
for visiting today to see and hear more about what we can and will do as a
#ReformPrison
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@AndyKeenDowns
@prisonadvice
@hmpps
@HMPBristol
Wonderful to be able to comment on a successful first day of visits. Impeccable behaviour from younger visitors and such a relief to enable family contact again. Thank you to everyone who has made this possible.
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"...excellent report on a prison with a clear sense of purpose." Well done colleagues at HMP Whatton, full HMI here
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Congratulations to our very own
@ellie_binks
for superb work and a well deserved award!
Winners photo, congratulations again
@KeelaShackell
&
@ellie_binks
Civil Service D&I Award, just brilliant. Such worthy winners!
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Great work by StandOut.. sessions full of positivity, support, advice and guidance for the men in our care. Thank you.
No website no twitter yet but
#StandOut
is getting men ready 4 work. Excited about recent job offers to 3 StandOut trainees
@HMP_Wandsworth
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@martinpgriff
@ian_bickers
@hmpps
@sineadnhs
@SoniaEttetuani
@NHSEnglandLDN
Great to work with you Martin. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge. The team at Radio Wanno,
@IJPFilms
and our residents really valued working with you today. It will make a difference. Thanks again.
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@StandOut_HQ
@HMPPentonville
Thank you team Standout for providing our men with the helpline! We're really pleased that you will be back with us in person.
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Congratulations to Neil Tyson (and team), he's our Catering Manager and a finalist in the Public Sector Catering Awards 2021.
#hiddenheroes
The Catering Manager OTY
#PSCAwards
finalists are:
Robert Baines,
@KirkleesCouncil
Ivan Hopkins,
@TrentUni
Nicolette Millward,
@Rest_Associates
Andrew Mussett,
@careuk
Nigel Simmonds, IFG Innovate
@SchoolCatering
Neil Tyson - HMPPS,
@HMP_Wandsworth
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Thank you
@GuyOpperman
and
@Michael4MDNP
for visiting today, and for your constructive support for prison reform.
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@ian_bickers
@HMP_Wandsworth
you should be so proud of your colleagues. The officer with us is amazing and so many others are helping too!
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An inspirational organisation to work with. Thank you
@StandOutPP
@StandOut_HQ
. Congratulations on being awarded the prestigious Robin Corbett Award for "transforming the lives of people who leave prison". Well deserved recognition for your work.
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@ian_bickers
congratulating new graduates destined for success in London probation
#changinglivestogether
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That's heartwarming - 'Wandsworth Prison' included in your banner. It means a lot to our staff - A big 'thank you' to the children
@smmwandsworth
for their banner.
#HiddenHeroes
@hmpps
♥️🙌
Congrats to the children
@smmwandsworth
for creating this fabulous ‘thank you’ banner for our fabulous NHS and key workers
@Brendoncare
@HMP_Wandsworth
@SouthwarkCofE
@BishopSouthwark
@johnkiddle
@LucyMcmullan
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Thank you
@libertychoiruk
(Liberty Choir) and
@TootComKitchen
(Tooting Community Kitchen) for providing home-made cakes and refreshments to our
#HiddenHeroes
On this gorgeous sunny day our volunteers were at
@HMP_Wandsworth
providing coffee and home-made cake to the
#HiddenHeroes
working there, as a small thank you for their incredible work during the pandemic.
Thanks also
@TootComKitchen
, who provided the tables and milk jugs!
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Lovely cakes
@ellie_binks
and a nice treat for the children visiting their dad. Thanks for baking them.
#FamilyDays
#love
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Another organisation making a difference. Thank You.
Our next prisoner families parent/ carers support group is on 14th April over zoom. Send us an email for info.
@HMP_Wandsworth
@WandsworthCSCA
@AforC_info
@CFSurrey
@HMP_Bronzefield
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Thanks so much for being there, hugely positive event for all - pics and more feedback shortly
@ian_bickers
Thanks
@HMP_Wandsworth
for involving us in excellent Info Fair this afternoon. Learners signed up & lots of links made with other orgs.
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Maintain visual contact with your loved ones at HMP Wandsworth by using
@PurpleVisits
. Download the app on Android or IOS and follow this step by step guide.
#purplevisits
#Feedback
like this brings a smile to all members of the
#purplevisits
team.
We want to help you maintain
#visualcontact
with your loved ones, even while restrictions are in place.
We know it’s not the same, but we are doing what we can 💜
#lockdown
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Our Safer Custody number has changed - for urgent queries please call 0208 588 4290 and ask to speak to the orderly officer.
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Congrats
@theRSAorg
+
@racobrien
for leading this rigorous, inclusive policy project: detailed blueprint for reform
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Look forward to
@PenelopeGibbs2
and
@bmbm
staff talk next week: why and how positive messages matter
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@BigLotteryFund
the
@StGilesTrust
team trains our 'Purple Army' of peer advisors here at Wandsworth, a brilliant and crucial support network
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Great to hear that Employment Advisory Boards will be in 91 prisons by April 2023.
We’ve seen the positive impact this can have at
@HMP_Wandsworth
in helping people turn their lives around and provide skilled workers for local businesses.
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Thanks
@PenelopeGibbs2
@bmbm
@Clinks_Tweets
for constructive session with staff today: framing the
#PrisonReform
debate, great to see you
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Looking forward to a day
@theRSAorg
with all the reform prison teams, to learn lessons and share ideas from the first few months
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Well done and congratulations to Liz and Anna...
We are delighted to share our next PRG award winners, the ace team of Liz and Anna at HMP Wandsworth! For brilliant teamwork and fantastic commitment to make sure everyone gets their voice heard📝📣📚👏
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@heena34262829
@easyjail
@RobertBuckland
@lucyfrazermp
@ThePrisonLawyer
Don’t believe either are correct but if you could send details we would be happy to check.
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Our property garage opens on Tuesday 13th October for clothing hand-ins. The men can book slots via internal kiosk apps. You don’t have to be on a visit, but must be an approved visitor. ID is required, one person at a time please and face coverings must be worn.
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Looking forward to this workshop: joining up reform across whole justice process, and understanding courts better
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@WimbledonFdn
@libertychoiruk
@PrisonRadioUK
@London_cf
Great news. And they continue to provide their weekly programme on Radio Wanno. Always positive and always inspirational.
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Thank you to
@PRG_UK
@panmacmillan
@manwithbooks
@mattdelapena
@theartoffunnews
for enabling men in HMP Wandsworth to share Milo's journey with their children.
Earlier this year we worked with
@panmacmillan
and Radio Wanno
@HMP_Wandsworth
to provide books and a radio broadcast of Milo Imagines the World.
@manwithbooks
reflects on this, and the ways of broaching difficult subjects in children's books in his blog:
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HMP Humber coding pilot: skills for the future and boost for local digital economy
@TechCityUK
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