One of the things I love to do is indoor climbing, so it comes as no surprise that one of our new programmes involves mentoring on a climbing wall.

Last weekend we took a group of 3 mentees and their mentors to our wall of choice, The Reach Climbing Wall in Woolwich, South London, for some initial training to get them started.

We'll be taking another group for training this weekend and then, just like the first group, they will be able to spend 10 of their mentoring sessions climbing.

We're excited to see how well this programme has been received by...

Friday 14^th July.

This week, on Wednesday, we had our 5^th birthday here at the RWF. So, we thought it would be a good opportunity to update you all on some of the things we've achieved in our first 5 years.

We've…

1. supported 376 Londoners, helping 358 of them to change their offending behaviour positively.
2. worked in 16 London boroughs, delivering mentoring, employability and life skills training.
3. delivered programmes in 2 London prisons.
4. been chosen to take part in Project Oracle's Youth Justice Cohort of 2016/17.
5. partnered with 18 other organisations to deliver our services.
6. developed a female only programme, incorporating climbing, counselling and mentoring.
7. worked...

Hi, my name is Keshia, I have been doing my placement at The RWF for just over 3 months and I love it here. Why do I love it? Let me tell you.

I am yet to experience a charity or non-profit organisation that works with people who have been through the criminal justice system in such a positive light as The RWF. We are constantly working on the positives of a person's characteristics to help them build a stronger future and to forget the anxieties of their past.

This is a people focussed organisation; opposed to limiting services due to...

Well I'm back from my walk in the highlands of Scotland and am happy to say that I completed the 154 km with a smile still intact and some not inconsiderable blisters to show for all the fun I had walking up and down the hills, mountains, rocks and streams. So far, our fundraiser for The West Highland Way walk has raised £1,220 and is still accepting donations until Friday 14^th July to allow people to support us still.

Next year I am considering other challenges and am inviting suggestions from our supporters and anyone that wants to get involved, maybe...

The places I have been too

deep inside my soul

only those that journey there

will ever truly know

The pain despair the torment

As deeper down I go

searching for the answers

the ancients seem to know

It's only fools that wander

believeing everything they see

but a wiseman he doth travel

looking to be free

but a wiseman doth travel

looking to be free

I've seen behind the Wiizard's curtain

spied the Emporor's new clothes