Breakfast At The Jail

BoroRover · 24th April 2019, 15:14

This morning, it was my sisters turn to drive on our weekly day out.
Imagine my surprise when she drove us to Kirklevington Prison near Yarm.
There, they have an amazing cafe and crafts facility.
Situated just the right side of the wire is the cafe, offering very good fare at very reasonable prices.
For example a breakfast bun, egg, bacon, and sausage with a large Americano for £3.25.
Inmates due for release in the near future cook and serve the food, supervised by prison staff. The cafe itself is very nice, with eating inside, and outside at picnic tables.
Alongside this there are crafts made by the lads doing there time, all very well made, and again, very well priced.
Chickens roam free in the leisure areas, plants, hanging baskets etc are also for sale.
Piece de resistance, is the car wash where you can have your pride and joy washed and dried for £5, mini valeted for £10, or full valet for £15 while you feast on your brekkie.
All in all, it's a marvellous place to visit.
I'm doing so again, for sure.

madeupname · 24th April 2019, 15:35

sounds good. I might put it on my list of places to visit.

roverbarmy · 24th April 2019, 16:41

Norwich prison has a similar venture:-
https://www.cafebritannia.co.uk/evening-menu

MSS · 24th April 2019, 16:47

You'd have to be careful not to complain about the food or service!

Rogue · 24th April 2019, 16:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by roverbarmy

Norwich prison has a similar venture:-
https://www.cafebritannia.co.uk/evening-menu

I was just about to post the same... They have several others dotted around the city including the Guildhall just down from where i work.

Blackrose · 24th April 2019, 21:22

Sounds good. Wonder if we could have a meet there sometime.

Blackrose

marinabrian · 24th April 2019, 21:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackrose

Sounds good. Wonder if we could have a meet there sometime.

Blackrose

We could always wait until we are all released first Steve

reworht · 25th April 2019, 11:27

Did you check the boot for stowaways before you left

Seriously, it is an excellent facility. My next door neighbour spent many years working at the Prison before his untimely death - teaching inmates basic horticulture. A number of the inmates attended his funeral - handcuffed to prison staff mind you.
I think the prison is very much an "almost ready for release" place - hence they try to give inmates some help to cope with the outside world.

Hopeso13 · 25th April 2019, 16:40

As a retired warder I am pleased to hear good reviews of work done in prisons to help inmates rehabilitation and education on how to cope on the outside again.

However all the hard work done on the inside is of no use at all unless the support is in place for the inmates on their release back into the big bad world. This is where we tend to fall down on with penny pinching bean counters cutting the resources and budgets of the probation service and other outside agencies.

Sorry for the rant but glad you enjoyed the experience and will go again.

24th April 2019, 15:14	#1
BoroRover Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Middlesbrough Posts: 1,518 Thanks: 1,861 Thanked 723 Times in 471 Posts	Breakfast At The Jail This morning, it was my sisters turn to drive on our weekly day out. Imagine my surprise when she drove us to Kirklevington Prison near Yarm. There, they have an amazing cafe and crafts facility. Situated just the right side of the wire is the cafe, offering very good fare at very reasonable prices. For example a breakfast bun, egg, bacon, and sausage with a large Americano for £3.25. Inmates due for release in the near future cook and serve the food, supervised by prison staff. The cafe itself is very nice, with eating inside, and outside at picnic tables. Alongside this there are crafts made by the lads doing there time, all very well made, and again, very well priced. Chickens roam free in the leisure areas, plants, hanging baskets etc are also for sale. Piece de resistance, is the car wash where you can have your pride and joy washed and dried for £5, mini valeted for £10, or full valet for £15 while you feast on your brekkie. All in all, it's a marvellous place to visit. I'm doing so again, for sure.

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madeupname Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Connie Mk2 1.8 (Mo) Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1,531 Thanks: 875 Thanked 335 Times in 289 Posts	sounds good. I might put it on my list of places to visit. __________________ Mo was born Tuesday, 22nd June 2004 @ 08:32:41 This vehicle was the 99,307th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 5,377th 75 1.8 Connoisseur to be made out of 6,033 This vehicle was the 783rd 75 in Firefrost Red (code: CEV) to be made out of 2,089 Firefrost Red 75s

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Hopeso13 Regular poster None at the moment Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Newtownards Posts: 44 Thanks: 64 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	As a retired warder I am pleased to hear good reviews of work done in prisons to help inmates rehabilitation and education on how to cope on the outside again. However all the hard work done on the inside is of no use at all unless the support is in place for the inmates on their release back into the big bad world. This is where we tend to fall down on with penny pinching bean counters cutting the resources and budgets of the probation service and other outside agencies. Sorry for the rant but glad you enjoyed the experience and will go again.