GOOD VIBRATIONS AIMS TO HELP PRISONERS, PATIENTS IN SECURE HOSPITALS, EX-PRISONERS AND OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOP TEAM-WORKING, COMMUNICATIONS AND OTHER IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS, THROUGH PARTICIPATING IN GAMELAN (INDONESIAN PERCUSSION) WORKSHOPS.

Good Vibrations

Welcome to Good Vibrations

Good Vibrations is a registered charity (number 1126493) that helps prisoners, secure hospital patients, ex-prisoners and others in the community develop crucial life and work skills, through participating in intensive gamelan (Indonesian bronze percussion) courses. Since 2003, Good Vibrations has worked with more than 2400 individuals in 33 different secure institutions...

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Article in Inside Time

Article in Inside Time

Nice article in recent "inside Time" including interviews with two Good Vibrations participants....

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A Good Vibrations word cloud....

A Good Vibrations word cloud....

A word cloud created out of a large sample of Good Vibrations participants' feedback from 2010 and 2011...  ...

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Chief Inspector of Prisons speech focusing on central role of education in prisons, using Good Vibrations as good example

Nick Hardwick, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons (and former trustee of Good VIbrations) gave the Prison Education Trust Annual Speech on 18 October.  His wide-ranging speech included looking at his experiences in the role, describing what has most shocked and surprised him in his first...

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Founder and Director Cathy Eastburn ran the Royal Parks Half Marathon today for Good Vibrations

Very tired but happy to have run the Royal Parks Half Marathon today for Good Vibrations. Nearly £1000 raised so far - so please help increase that even more by visiting www.mydonate.BT.com/fundraisere/cathyeastburn1 - Cathy Eastburn, 9 oct 2011...

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This page last updated Dec 8th 2011.

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