Cheshire community payback team praised for a “tremendous job”
Plaudits are coming in thick and fast for the Community Payback team – run by Cheshire & Greater Manchester Community Rehabilitation Company (CGM CRC) – in Cheshire West for their work improving the environment around Cheshire churches – mowing, weeding, pruning and tidying up. Following sterling work to improve the grounds of St James Church,…
Photo delight for army veteran Rick
A former solider from Manchester has been put in touch with his old army mates thanks to the efforts of the Ex-Forces Action Network (E-FAN). Now, he has been presented with framed photos of them by E-FAN. Rick McGillivray, a former Lancashire Fusilier between 1984 and 1989, launched a campaign to hear from his former…
EFAN renews its commitment to the military covenant
The Ex-Forces Action Network (E-FAN), delivered by Cheshire & Greater Manchester Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC), has re-affirmed its commitment to the military covenant at a Chester University workshop. The project is funded by the MoD’s Covenant Grant Fund, which itself forms part of the government’s long-term commitment to supporting projects designed to help veterans under…
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…
Community payback team in Salford makes a difference
A Community Payback team that transformed an area of Salford has been praised by Salford Council after removing four tonnes of rubbish from an alleyway. “The team have done a fantastic job and totally transformed this alleyway. They’ve put in three days of solid, hard work and were just as delighted as residents with…
‘Getting offenders into work’ event launches to packed audience in Manchester
A ground- breaking initiative to get offenders back into work has been launched to a packed audience in Manchester by Cheshire & Greater Manchester Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) CEO Chris Edwards. It marks the formal launch of the Aeniad Project – a year long initaitive being delivered in Manchester by leading social justice charity Nacro…
Celebrate International Women’s Day with ‘our Manchester women’
Cheshire & Greater Manchester Community Rehabilitation Company will be celebrating International Women’s Day with the Greater Manchester Women’s Support Alliance on Tuesday 7 March 2017 ( from 7.30pm to 9.30 pm). The Alliance is launching a month long exhibition night of artwork at the Nexus Art Cafe in Manchester called ‘Our Manchester Women.’ The…
Sentencer engagement update
STAFF from the Cheshire & Greater Manchester Community Rehabilitation Company met with a dozen Magistrates as part of a renewed initiative to develop contact with sentencers. Stuart Tasker, CGM CRC Community Director, and Caroline Laing, Treatment Manager, visited the Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court at Crown Square (22/02/17) to deliver a presentation to the Probation…
Can you help veteran Rick find his old army chums?
Rick being filmed on his park bench A former solider from Manchester wants to hear from his old army friends. Rick McGillivray, a former Lancashire Fusilier between 1984 and 1989, has launched a campaign to get back in contact with his former mates: “I loved my time in the army and would go back in a shot.…
CGM CRC to support former offenders to get back into work
Chris Edwards, keynote speaker at the workshop Cheshire & Greater Manchester Community Rehabilitation Company (CGM CRC) is backing a ‘Recruiting safely and fairly’ workshop in Manchester on 16 March to change perceptions about people with criminal records trying to get back into work. Reoffending costs the economy an estimated £13B a year. The event – delivered…