Introduction With Thanks To The Writing

With thanks to:

All the writers who have taken part; Gerry Thompson, Ben Bishop and Gavin Lombos for co-running workshops; poets John Hegley and Tim Turnbull for special workshops; Mike Morris, Kay Petherick and Clare Delamere for supporting the project at Reading YOI; Sue Sherrard at Reading Youth Offending Service; Suzi Liew at Cranbury College Pupil Referral Unit; Sue O’Hara, Sheila Perry and Kerri-Ann Billington at Reading St Leonards Approved Premise; Judy Munday at Thames Valley Partnership for funding support, Duncan McLarty at Radio Berkshire for co-running the project and Arts Council / BBC’s ‘Made in England’ scheme which enabled the project to take place.


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Gary attended the creative writing workshops as part of the Hearing Voices group and also helped to organise the sessions. ‘This poem reminds me of happier times, when I was young.’