2011
Article in Inside Time
Nice article in recent "inside Time" including interviews with two Good Vibrations participants....
A Good Vibrations word cloud....
A word cloud created out of a large sample of Good Vibrations participants' feedback from 2010 and 2011... ...
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...
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...
Big Lottery Fund, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and Musicians' Company all supporting our work
Brilliant news from the Big Lottery Fund, the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and the Worshipful Company of Musicians, all of whom have decided to support our work. The Big Lottery Fund has agreed a five-year grant of up to £40,000 a year. The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation has pledged £20,000...
Some typical feedback from a Good Vibrations group...
Some great feedback from the Good Vibrations group at Dovegate Prison last week, a good summary of what Good Vibrations is all about.... "I've learnt not to give up at the first hurdle." "[I've learnt that] life is what you make it - you can choose to enjoy things or not....
Arts Council England award grant to Good Vibrations
Great news! we’ve been awarded a grant of up to £70,000 from Arts Council England towards our work programme over the next two years. In an environment of severe funding cutbacks this is fabulous news and reflects the Arts Council’s belief in the value of our work. We...
Our response to the Ministry of Justice's Green Paper "Breaking the Cycle"
Last week we submitted our response to the MoJ's Green Paper on the future of prison rehabilitation. Good Vibrations welcomes the Green Paper and its clear intention to focus on effective ways of rehabiltating prisoners and therefore bring down the huge costs to society of repeat offending. However,...
This page last updated Dec 8th 2011.
