Trainees Turning Lives Around
Three trainees are part of a new team offering support to people on probation. The Getting Real Opportunities for Work (GROW) traineeship is run by Inspiring Change Manchester (ICM) in partnership with the Cheshire & Greater Manchester Community Rehabilitation Company. Its aim is to protect the public by preventing re-offending. Eddie Fraser, Chelsey Gibbon and…
CGM CRC’s November Results
The Cheshire & Greater Manchester Community Rehabilitation Company’s performance figures for November have been released. CGM CRC, which was launched in June, 2014, has notched up a “good” overall rating for work delivered last month. The performance report shows that more than 80 per cent of offenders are successfully completing their Community Orders and Suspended…
Cracking Down On Domestic Abuse
Men convicted of domestic abuse can be sentenced to take part in an intensive course aimed at stopping them from re-offending. The Cheshire & Greater Manchester Community Rehabilitation Company (CGM CRC) designed the Improving Relationships – Supporting Change (IR-SC) course five-years-ago. The programme consists of 12 two-and-a-half hour sessions and examines the belief systems which…
Support To Battle The Booze
Offenders sentenced to an Intensive Community Orders (ICO) benefit from a range of support to help them tackle drug and alcohol abuse. As well as a course designed by probation services officer Kim Wilson to make offenders more aware of what is a safe quantity of alcohol to drink, professional support is also provided by:…
Offenders Learn New Skills
Offenders are brushing up on their skills as part of a project that is giving Ashton’s Hurst Community Centre a new lease of life. People carrying out Community Payback are painting the hall while also gaining qualifications run by training provider Novus. The centre, in Kings Road, hosts a wide range of local groups, including…
Offenders Learn New Skills
ABCOffenders are brushing up on their skills as part of a project that is giving Ashton’s Hurst Community Centre a new lease of life. People carrying out Community Payback are painting the hall while also gaining qualifications run by training provider Novus. The centre, in Kings Road, hosts a wide range of local groups, including…
Red Light For Drink Driving
Mark has been enthused by a programme he completed following a drink driving conviction. The father-of-two was sentenced in October, 2014, for driving while over the alcohol limit. It’s the second time in five years that he has committed the offence. Mark believes that completing the Drink Impaired Driving Scheme (DIDS), run by the Cheshire…
Red Light For Drink Driving
Mark has been enthused by a programme he completed following a drink driving conviction. The father-of-two was sentenced in October, 2014, for driving while over the alcohol limit. It’s the second time in five years that he has committed the offence. Mark believes that completing the Drink Impaired Driving Scheme (DIDS), run by the Cheshire…
Cabbie Meets Attacker In Restorative Justice
Taxi driver Mohammed came face-to-face with the man who robbed him at knifepoint as part of a process called Restorative Justice. Matthew, aged 22, was sentenced to 12 months in custody following the attack, in which he demanded the cabbie hand over his cash. Restorative Justice (RJ) helps victims by giving them the chance to…
Offenders given a ‘big thank you’
Residents have praised offenders for carrying out a range of tasks to help Cringle Park blossom as never before. Two representatives from the Friends of Cringle Park wrote to the Cheshire & Greater Manchester Community Rehabilitation Company to thank the organisation for the positive impact unpaid work has had on the park. A team of…