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Staffordshire, ST21 6LQ
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We may be late to the party but we are on point.. #Blackhistorymonth. We got moves!!! #educate #inspire #grow #jerusalama #jerusalemadancechallenge #teamdrake 🙌🙌🏾🙌🏿
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We have sent a cheque off to North Staffordshire Hospital today... our women have so far raised £337 with a resident head shave to say thanks to the NHS Keyworker... so proud #teamdrake #HiddenHeroes #dreamteam @UHNMCOO 🙌
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Message from Governor, Mr Carl Hardwick... I was humbled to be awarded an OBE from Her Majesty the Queen. I accepted as it represents all the hard work done by staff and women working together during the pandemic. #teamdrake #partnershipworking
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Very proud to announce that our Gov. Sargeant has won the MOJ award for her work in supporting staff and women on the issue of menopause #wellbeing #menopause #teamdrake
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Vicar Sarah is rocking the whites and safety boots today to work in the kitchen to serve breakfast and lunch to all of our women... chapliancy connecting to our women does not have to just be in the Chapel #teamdrake #workingtogether #dreamteam 🙌
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What a day! Staff bringing their dogs to work… lots of cuddles, walks and chatting about breeds, memories and stories about pets. A great day had by all…. #dogtowork #wellbeing #walkies #mentalhealth #teamdrake
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We're proud to announce that Arthur, Gillert and Truffle are our new therapy dogs! They will be coming in with their humans to support our women through periods of need. Much thanks to @petsfortherapy for your support #therapy #mentalhealth #therapydogs #teamdrake
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Some women took part in Microwave bake-a-cake comp! Gov. said, the women created amazing cakes in microwaves. The flavours, diversity, decoration & imagination was a very high standard making it a pleasure to judge. #teamdrake @PaulHollywood @MaryBerryBites be the next judge?
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All hands to the pumps! Following the full lockdown, staff from other depts are 'chipping' in to ensure our women continue to recieve quality service from our kitchen. #teamdrake #hiddenheroes #dreamteam🙌
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Chaplaincy was bowled over by the generosity of the @BookshopFairy, who offered a book for each and every woman for Christmas. Over 280 books donated by various businesses, churches and individuals. Thank you so much, Tina! #bookworm #lovetoread #discovery #learning #teamdrake
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Here is an example of the Ramadan packs that were kindly donated by the Muslim Women in Prison Project @MWIPproject who were gracious enough to come down on Friday and deliver them in person. The women love them! Thank you #Ramadan2022 #faith #support #teamdrake
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Thank you for the gifts @churchofengland ... these have been distributed to all our women that follow the faith... walking ministries in this socially distancing times #teamdrake #HiddenHeroes #dreamteam 🙌
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Our first social visits today has been a success! Lovely to know that our women have been able to see their loved ones and keep the family ties. #teamdrake #dreamteam #familyties #significantother 🙌
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Lovely to see the interaction between staff and women on the lawns today - talking and offering support in these unusual times. The gardens team have done a fabulous job in making the grounds a lovely place to walk around. #teamdrake #HiddenHeroes #dreamteam 🙌
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Day one of secure video calls have gone well... Good to see that our women are able to see their significant others and have a catch up. #teamdrake #familyties @PurpleVisits
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We are all so proud of our Governor Sargeant on winning the Butler Trust award for her work supporting both staff and women through the menopause. #menopause #winner #butlertrust #teamdrake @ButlerTrust
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The solution to winter weather and allowing our shielding unit outdoor living space has been solved-astroturf!!! The muddy grassy area has gone!!! Great space to allow our women be safe whilst out in their garden #outdoors #green #teamdrake
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Social visits will restart next week!!! In order to keep our women & visitors safe we will be requiring all visitors to wear face coverings upon entering and leaving the visits hall. Please note visitors will have the temperatures taken upon arrival #teamdrake
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Special visitors today to help our women create a Christmas photo to send to loved ones. Simba and Oscar have been on their best behaviours whilst our women get in the festive spirit #familyties #keeptintouch #teamdrake
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We have planned & scheduled 16 video calls a day – this is to ensure that every woman gets one call a month. We are following the National guidelines and as soon as we are able to facilitate face to face visits we will. We are enquiring if the 4 can become 5-watch this space!
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6 women & 1 staff with social distancing singing their hearts out to support all our #HiddenHeroes... one of their ways of supporting the wider community. Words changed by our women to mirror the the circumstances #teamdrake
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Utterly amazing work from our women and the staff from DHL the week... difficult pressures and reduced staffing levels and they have all still met their target by the end of the week! Thank you to you all from Drake Hall #teamdrake #workingtogether #dreamteam 🙌
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We have secure video calls booked in so our women to connect to their significant others... please remember you need to download the app to connect! We have lift off from tomorrow! #teamdrake @PurpleVisits 🙌
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Some more knitting delights from our women - They have loved the challenge of knitting with no patterns and designing their own creations! We do have a talent pool in Drake Hall #teamdrake #creativity #knittingforfun #crafts
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Tear in the eye when reading a poem dedicated to our Chaplaincy team... Written by an extremely talented *Mary and given to @VicarOfDishley for the team to share. #support #care #chaplaincy #hope #thankyou #teamdrake
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Amendment... sorry... We are pleased to announce that social visits are due to re-start on Saturday 10th April. #hands #face #space #teamdrake
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Drake Hall proudly presents Drake Hall... one of our #HiddenHeroesDay videos... Thank you to all our staff for your hardwork, dedication and care that you show our women and your colleagues, day in day out... #teamdrake #dreamteam
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Proud to show off one of our women's work that has won a commended award from the Koestler Awards 2020... You have to admit, that is one cute bunny! Well done *Mary @KoestlerArts #teamdrake
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It may be cold outside but PEI Pete is putting our women through their paces in a heart pumping hiit session #fitness #wellbeing #mentalhealth #teamdrake
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Everyone out clapping to say thank you is amazing to hear! #HiddenHeroes #teamdrake #workingtogether #dreamteam
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Our busiest day so far for secure video calls... women are buzzing about having a re-connection to their significant others. Lovely to hear how seeing their family makes a difference #teamdrake #dreamteam @PurpleVisits
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Great to be part of a presentation for our women... The Governor presented the Gold, Silver and Bronze awards for the 100 word competition run by Staffordshire Library. Our women clearly have some talent! Well done *Mary for your hardwork! #story #writing #talent #teamdrake
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Great feedback from the women for the house group gym sessions that have re-started. Cardio today to include kettle bells! Although it may be too much for us all to do spin Mr J!!! #teamdrake #HiddenHeroes #DreamTeam 🙌
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We choose to challenge here at Drake Hall... Loving the work that our staff are doing daily to support our women. #IWD2021 #ChooseToChallenge2021 #support #nurture #educate #inspire #grow #teamdrake
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Great recreational sports area to be open from Friday for our women... the Health & Well-being staff are keen to bring women up for a variety of activities #keepactive #fit4fun #mentalhealth #teamdrake
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When a woman comes up to you say that they have read a fab book from our mobile library service (adaptation due to Covid-19) my heart sings! Another way our staff are stepping up to support the women #teamdrake #workingtogether #dreamteam 🙌
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Let me big up the Chaplaincy team at Drake Hall... they are supporting our women with 'chaplaincy blanket time' in the sunshine and the staff with incredible baking! Thank you to you all for supporting everyone that enters Drake Hall. #teamdrake #HiddenHeroes #dreamteam 🙌
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The Governor judged the best decorated house this morning... the Chaplaincy team sang carols around the grounds dressed as a turkey & a Christmas tree... the kitchen staff served a fab dinner... the staff supported all the women. Thank you all #care #support #hope #teamdrake
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As part of our healthy ❤️ campaign & raising awareness for Hep C, our women in their exercise session with the PEIs were set a house challenge to walk up Everest. They soon showed us that there aint no mountain high enough to defeat them #healthyheart #leavenoonebehind #teamdrake
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Day 8 of the new regime... We have amazing staff that are working together, adapting and thinking outside of the box to ensure are our women are safe and supported. You are doing a fantastic job, keep up the fabulous work #teamdrake #workingtogether #dreamteam 🙌
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We have had a good day today - first full day out of lockdown. Smaller work parties and a calmness around the place. #teamdrake #HiddenHeroes #dreamteam 🙌
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Result!! Healthy Heart campaign - an impressive 23 stone lost over 12 weeks! Lifestyle choices taught, learnt and taken on board! #healthyheart #gettingfit #partnershipwork Thanks to our PEIs, Res staff,@CareUK & @UKInclusion for a great outcome – the women are buzzing!
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Santa has paid our women a visit today to spread some Christmas cheer and laughter before he is busy tomorrow night. #christmascheer #santa #hope #festive #teamdrake
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Following guidelines we are pleased to announce that from tomorrow our women will be able to hug their children who are under the age of 11 on social visits #familyties #love #teamdrake
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Massive thanks for the ideas and distraction packs sent by @HMP_Brixton... Already had interest from our women to be creative over the weekend. Appreciate the #workingtogether #teamwork
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Great day yesterday hosting Drake’s first employment & housing event. 28 visitors from many different sectors and organisations supporting our women 😊 #employment #jobsonrelease #accommodation #hope #teamdrake
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Lovely letter from a woman today saying thanks to the staff after a period of time of being ill. Lovely to see that she has appreciated the support and care from all our staff. #teamdrake #hiddenheroes #dreamteam @CEOofHMPPS @careuk @UKInclusion
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We are pleased to share with you that we are finalising our processes for secure video calls to start here from Monday 22nd June.
A great way of our new norm developing and getting families back together. #teamdrake #familyties
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One of our videos showing some of the thanks our women have said about our staff. #thankyou #hiddenheroesday #teamdrake
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Thank you to Eniola Aluko for agreeing to take part in a Q & A session with *Mary as part of our celebration and education of Black History Month. Such positive feedback from everyone for an amazing event. #BlackHistoryMonth #educate #inspire #learn #grow #teamdrake
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Thank you to @careuk and @UKInclusion for looking after the women in our care day in day out. Thank you for the support to our staff too, you are our #hiddenheroes #teamdrake #workingtogether #dreamteam 🙌
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Really excited to be hosting a resettlement market at Drake Hall in October. If you have a service to help and enable our women when they are released please get in touch!
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Beautifully knitted creations to be sent to support children from Ukraine by a very talented *Mary #talented #beautiful #support #knit #teamdrake
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The chaplaincy team are working hard to deliver services in an alternative format. Walking ministry and delivering personal worship sheets will be the new norm for now. Keeping women & staff safe and working together. Thanks @davewalker for the illustration
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Incredibly proud to celebrate and acknowledge our #hiddenheroes today… proud to work with you every day. #HiddenHeroesDay #caring #support #teamdrake
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Proud and honoured to have worked with our #HiddenHeroes to raise so much cash for a worthy cause. Thank to all that have supported all the adventures and campaigns - you are all heroes in our eyes. @ButlerTrust #HiddenHeroesDay #mentalhealth #teamdrake
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Great partnership work this week looking at alcohol awareness. Art competition judged by the Governor (looking serious) demonstrating what *Mary has learnt. #partnership #AlcoholAwarenessWeek #mentalhealth #teamdrake @PracticePlusGrp @Inclusion_NHS
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How cute is our little snow family??? Thank you to *Mary for creating such amazing characters... I cannot decide if the doggy is my favourite as it is so cute or the creativity of the snail.... but then look at that penguin!!! #funinthesnow #creativity #teamdrake
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The first games evening was a success!!! Women were smiling, laughing and joking as they left the chapel... laughter is the best medicine! #teamdrake #workingtogether #hiddenheroes #dreamteam 🙌
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Information boards in the dining hall for the women to see... great way to spark conversations, learn about other's viewpoints. It was lovely to see staff interacting, challenging but supporting our women around the subject. #goodtotalk #support #loveislove #teamdrake
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Thank you to *Mary and the kitchen staff for another amazing chef special meal today - Fried chicken, dumplings, plantain & Lime cheesecake. Feedback was amazing! #BlackHistoryMonth #educate #inspire #grow #teamdrake
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Wasn’t it a special day? Good to talk to #jimmymcgovern on real life at Drake… He certainly portrayed the immeasurable work the Chaplaincy teams do in prisons to a ‘T’! Thank you for you & the team 😘 #teamdrake
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Week 3 of the new regime... I am proud to say I work with a team of professional, passionate and phenomenal staff who are working tirelessly to keep everyone safe #teamdrake #workingtogether #dreamteam #HiddenHeroes 🙌
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Joint venture with @prisonadvice... Writing challenge to engage our women & their children to help with family ties, keeping in touch & a little bit of fun. Good to see the women & their children interacting–looking forward to reading their stories #partnership #family #teamdrake
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the winner of Drake's Got Talent is.... A fabulous rapper with an orginal song. It was a joy to watch the reggae covid Christmas song, original poems and the dancing... Great buzz whilst we filmed and the judges loved seeing the women shine #talent #creativity #hope #teamdrake
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Great to be able to donate knitted blankets to the local neo-natal unit knitted by various women. Giving something back but also being creative is always good for personal mindfulness #knitting #helpingothers #teamdrake @RWT_NHS
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Thank you to @prisonadvice for supporting some of our women with giving them book gift tokens so their children can have books for Christmas. Your kindness and generosity has made a difference for our women and their children #givinghope #familyties #support #teamdrake
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Thank you for the support you have given our women in encouraging them to take the covid vaccine. This helps us to get back on track to enabling you to hug your loved ones. Much thanks to @PracticePlusGrp for all your hardwork #keepingsafe #handsfacespace #teamdrake
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Great work partnering up with our PEIs, Res, @careuk and @UKInclusion to work with our women that want to be more active & healthy... The posters that they have created to launch their 12 week get fit & healthy programme is some great creative work! #teamdrake #dreamteam 🙌
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A sponsored cycle ride was held within HMP YOI Drake Hall in aid of Staffordshire Dogs trust The event was organised by a number of women and staff. 74 women and 12 staff got in the saddle and cycled to raise money.
Well done everyone.....a great event.
@Halfords_uk @DogsTrust
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Day 3 of quote of the day for #BlackHistoryMonth for our women & staff. #educate #inspire #teamdrake
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2/2 it is a safe prison where women learn&work, have good relationships with staff, maintain ties with their families&recieve specialist counselling. The prison has one of the lowest positive drug tests in the country but we will continue to do more to tackle illicit substances."
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I am not saying we have thee best information boards relating to #BlackHistoryMonth but... We are thankful for the thought, effort and time that has been dedicated to changing the boards weekly and keeping everything so fresh - thank you team! #educate #inspire #grow #teamdrake
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It was lovely to have a conversation with @jobarnett69 @peopleplusuk this morning. One of our women has made such an impression on an external company they are asking for her CV! She is so happy to hear that someone body has remembered her and wants her! #teamdrake 🙌
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Working practices are adapting and changing daily so a massive shout out to all our staff in being flexible and keeping our women safe as well as each other. #teamdrake #workingtogether #dreamteam
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**Exciting news** - meeting today with all functions looking at how we can move to stage 2 and get a new normal of going to work for our women, opening up some educational provision and supporting our women with their journey! Good times ahead! #teamdrake
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Gratitude for the support to the NHS from the women at Drake Hall 🙌#teamdrake #HiddenHeroes #dreamteam
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Week 1 of secure video calls has been a success ✔️ please remember to download the app and register so you can connect to your loved one. Seeing a significant other is certainly making a difference. #teamdrake #dreamteam 🙌@PurpleVisits
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Thank you to all our women and staff working together giving ideas and suggestions on how we can pull through together and make the limited regime more manageable for all our women #teamdrake #workingtogether #dreamteam 🙌
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I am not saying that we have a sweet tooth here at HMP Drake Hall... but these cakes sold well and we are all buzzing now! Raising money for #charitychallenge #mentalhealth @ButlerTrust #support #care #teamdrake
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Well done Sam on your award. Well and truly deserved! Thank you to you and the fab team @Inclusion_NHS for your support for our women. #teamwork #care #support #teamdrake
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Thrilled to see Gelert in today working hard and supporting our women. He really is the best! #therapy #SocialPrescribing #support #care #mentalhealth #teamdrake @PracticePlusGrp
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Massive round of applause to these fine chaps for taking on the #hiddenheroes #charitychallenge @ trentham park golf club for @ButlerTrust... 54 holes in just under 14 hours! True superstars and raising money for a fabulous cause! #mentalhealth #support #care #teamdrake
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Massive shout out to our staff that baked soooooo much cake for our Macmillan Coffee morning last week... we raised just over £200 in about 1 hour! Thank you to our bakers and eaters!!! #teamdrake
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From today staff will be taking the temperature of all visitors. If it is 37.8 or above sadly we cannot let you or your family visit your loved one. This is for everyone’s safety. Please cooperate with the staff who are doing their job to keep everyone safe and well. Thank you
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Our staff have collected a car full of gifts, food and pjs for the women and children that are fortunate to have the support of @StaffsWomensAid. We hope the gifts bring smiles to the children...
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Update on our Healthy Heart project. In 2 weeks the women have made different meal choices & increased their activity (outdoor gym and walking club). We can now announce that collectively they have lost 102lbs! Great partnership work with @careuk #teamdrake #healthylifestyle 🙌
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No pressure @GarethMalone but we have been singing today... proof to be revealed in time… want to come and work with our fabulous women when the new world begins? #teamdrake #workingtogether #HiddenHeroes #dreamteam 🙌
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Many thanks to the team at Morrisons Stone 262 store for supporting our #HiddenHeroes with goodies and a decent brew! You certainly helped us celebrate and mark #HiddenHeroesDay #Teamdrake #partnershipworking
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Bank Holiday Monday and the regime is running well with Equalities open, games in the Chapel and staff supporting the women on their houses. Bright but chilly weather but the women still have the outside gym session this afternoon to look forward to! #teamdrake #hiddenheroes 🙌
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Great work by one of our women... great talent... thank you to the support and care you and the team have shown to us all @UKInclusion #WMHD2020 #ItsOkayToNotBeOkay #teamdrake 🙌🏾
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The Governor was proud to host our first post covid celebration event last night. 17 women celebrated their progress and achievements with their loved ones. A great event showcasing Drake’s talents with singing from the @ChangingTunesSW group. #celebration #acheivement #teamdrake
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Thank you to @MarsGlobal for our chocolates... it’s nice to see our part in #hiddenheroes work is noted #support #care #teamdrake
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Hello IWD 2021!!! Looking forward to seeing the creativity, care & support the women and staff share today. #internationalwomensday2021 #ChooseToChallenge2021 #support #care #IWD #teamdrake
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Headline from our HMIP report: HMP/YOI Drake Hall - safe and respectful women's prison promoting community ethos.
For the full report please see our website.
Phil Copple said: "The Governor and his staff have achieved something truly impressive at Drake Hall - 1/2
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Bring your dog to work day is always a success at Drake Hall and thanks to @ParklifeDog our four legged friends will be having treats all day long! Taking our doggy therapy sessions to the next level! #care #doggylove #pettherapy #teamdrake
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Absolute pleasure to host #jimmymcgovern #andrewmorrisey and #michaelparke today... looking around Drake for inspiration and motives for their next drama - Time2. Thanks to the 2 amazing officers that hosted our guests & thanks to our guests for seeing us as we are. #teamdrake
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