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Sheep become valued part of young offenders scheme
21 December 2020 |
The young offenders have even successfully competed at the Balmoral Show
Sheep have become a valued part of a young offenders rehabilitation programme initiated by a prison service in Northern Ireland.
The young men at Hydebank Wood College, near Belfast, have been working with sheep during lambing time, including lambing the ewes within the college grounds.
Since purchasing the first set at Lanark and Ballymena Livestock Market in 2016, they have also successfully competed at the Balmoral Show.
The animals were first introduced by Vocational Training Officer, and part-time sheep farmer, Richard Graham.
INSIDE JOB tending the Border Leicester flock has helped rehabilitate the young offenders BORDER LEICESTER sheep have become a valued part of a young offenders’ rehabilitation programme in Northern Ireland. Sheep were first introduced at Hydebank Wood College after vocational training officer, and part-time sheep farmer, Richard Graham, and senior officer of workshops and education, Michéle McElnea, witnessed the affects that agricultural and horticultural experiences were having within the prison. “Here at Hydebank, we deliver NVQ level one qualifications in horticulture,” Mr Graham explained. “We teach young offenders how to grow vegetables, grow hanging baskets and shrubs, create Christmas wreaths and maintain the grassland. However, I always felt that we weren’t fulfilling our full scope.”
Livestock have become a valued part of a young offenders’ rehabilitation programme Border Leicester sheep have become a valued part of a young offenders’ rehabilitation programme. Sheep were first introduced at Hydebank Wood College in Northern Ireland after vocational training officer, and part-time sheep farmer, Richard Graham and senior officer of workshops and education, Michéle McElnea, saw the affects that agricultural and horticultural experiences were having within the prison. “Here at Hydebank, we deliver NVQ level one qualifications in horticulture,” Richard explained. “We teach young offenders how to grow vegetables, grow hanging baskets and shrubs, create Christmas wreaths and maintain the grassland. However, I always felt that we weren’t fulfilling our full scope.”