Artist impression what the original Bickershaw Hall would have looked like
Sunday, November 24, 2013
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Bickershaw Hornets 1961
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Letter to Frank Philips From Hull RLFC
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Friday, November 22, 2013
“Invitation to celebrate ‘Telling Tales’ project November 2013”
The main event is on Sunday the 24th of November 1-3pm
at Bickershaw Labour Club and park.
Dear All,
On behalf of Bickershaw community, I would like to invite you all to the main celebration of 'Telling Tales'. The project has taken place over the last few months and was funded by Heritage Lottery and supported by WLCT Arts.
The event will be held this Sunday the 24th November 1-3pm at Bickershaw Labour Club and park, off Bickershaw Lane
On the day there will be a parade of Banners accompanied by Old Hall Brass Band, premiere of 'Telling Tales' film and the presentation of the 'Telling Tales' booklet.
Refreshments, displays of precious photographs and art works will also be there, along with key speeches from the Mayor and community members.
Spread the word, everyone welcome!
Look forward to seeing you there.
Many thanks
‘Life as a Prison Officer’
Earlier today (30th October 2013), three young people from HMP Hindley, interviewed a highly experienced prison officer for the ‘Telling Tales’ heritage project.
This particular prison officer has worked within the prison environment for 25yrs. Throughout this long period of time he expressed he’s had good and bad days whilst working at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP Hindley).
When we asked the officer is it better or worse than back in the day?
He gave us two explanations, he stated that earlier in his career it was more disciplined but now there are more opportunities for Young People to help them in their future.
Moving on, we asked the officer if this kind of job affects his personal life?
He acknowledged that it does affect his personal life due to some young people behaving unacceptably.
We ask the officer whether prisoners are treated fairly?
He replied that young people are treated much more reasonably than in previous years.
We also wondered what emotions you endure whilst restraining a young person?
He explained that he does not like to restrain a young person and believes he has failed if it has to resort to restraining a young person.
As we proceeded through the interview we wanted to know,
What qualifications he needed to achieve in order to become a prison officer.
The officer in question attended 9 weeks at college and had a series of courses to complete, such as control and restrain training (C&R). They also developed interpersonal skills and shared experiences together.
During the interview we questioned the officer about what he likes and dislikes about working here?
He explained that he loves helping and engaging with the young people and dislikes seeing them return after all the help they have received.
When we asked the officer why he chose to work with Young People?
He told us that we Young People have a chance to change and make a difference.
We went on to question the officer about the main roles and aims of his current job as a Prison officer?
He said that his job is to look after the staff and to make sure that they are treated with the respect and decency they deserve and that staff treat young people the why, they would want to be treated.
As we progressed through the interview we asked the officer whether he prefers too work with Youth Offenders or Juveniles?
He explained that YO’s are more mature than Juveniles and has worked with both and enjoys working with Juveniles, due to the fact they are more likely to devlop further down the line.
We then wanted to know if the uniform was better now than back when the officer first joined the prison service?
He replied that they use to wear hats all the time and white shirts which he explained were very uncomfortable. The officer said he prefers the uniforms now due to the fact that they are more casual and suitable for the Young People’s due to colour co-ordination.
We concluded the interview by asking the officer about whether he had been injured in his career?
Which he explained to us that he has suffered from a broken wrist twice but very rarely gets injured. This is one of the perils of being a prison officer.
The end
Monday, November 18, 2013
“Invitation to celebrate ‘Telling Tales’ project November 2013”
The main event is on Sunday the 24th of November 1-3pm
at Bickershaw Labour Club and park.
Dear All,
On behalf of Bickershaw community, I would like to invite you all to the main celebration of 'Telling Tales'. The project has taken place over the last few months and was funded by Heritage Lottery and supported by WLCT Arts.
The event will be held this Sunday the 24th November 1-3pm at Bickershaw Labour Club and park, off Bickershaw Lane
On the day there will be a parade of Banners accompanied by Old Hall Brass Band, premiere of 'Telling Tales' film and the presentation of the 'Telling Tales' booklet.
Refreshments, displays of precious photographs and art works will also be there, along with key speeches from the Mayor and community members.
Spread the word, everyone welcome!
Look forward to seeing you there.
Many thanks
Friday, November 15, 2013
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