Ty-Mawr has been working alongside HM Prisons and the Cowbridge Charter Trust to provide training for selected inmates from two prisons in South Wales. By providing training and inspiration to do something constructive and sustainable while in prison, they are less likely to re-offend on release.
As part of a pilot project grant-aided by the European Social Risk Fund, five offenders came to the training centre at Ty-Mawr for 8 days during January and February and built their own wall. Starting with the principles of dry stone walling they went on to learn about using lime mortar and how to plaster, render and limewash their wall as well as re-pointing and repairing old walls.
They have now moved on to the second phase of the project which will involve repairing and re-pointing the historic remains of the town wall at Cowbridge, near Cardiff. This will provide further opportunity for training while putting something back into the community.
Steve Morgan, Senior ETE Manager at Parc Prison, Bridgend said: “Community Integration is such an important part in the rehabilitation of offenders. To give our offenders something to challenge and inspire them means that they are given the opportunity to make different choices and hopefully not make the wrong choice and come back to jail. The course at Ty-Mawr has made such a difference already.
We work with these guys day in and day out; it’s like having an extended family and, as in all families we want to give them the best opportunities we can. With Ty-Mawr’s help we have achieved this and more!”
Mike Scruby, Training Centre Manager at Ty-Mawr added: “Early reservations about how receptive the offenders would be were quickly dispelled and they proved to be some of the most enthusiastic and motivated trainees to have passed through Ty-Mawr. We hope that they will now make constructive use of their new skills!”
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