Spurgeons was contacted recently by Martin Kelly, one of our Old Scholars. With his 80th Birthday just around the corner, it would be an understatement to say Martin has lived a full and interesting life. Born on the Lancashire coast…
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Covid-19 – update from Spurgeons
Four months since the UK entered the Coronavirus lockdown much has changed in our country. Terms such as ‘unprecedented’ and the ‘new normal’ are frequently used to describe the momentous changes we are living through, and we have had to…
Norwich prison residents beat lockdown to build new visitor centre play area
While coronavirus put Norwich through lockdown, prison residents in the city were rolling up their sleeves and doing their bit to transform the children’s play area of a prison visitor centre. The visitor centre at Norwich Prison, run by Spurgeons…
Helping hand for families on long road ahead
Dr Harry Annison, Associate Professor at Southampton Law School, has worked with Spurgeons on a new booklet – Offering a Helping Hand – to support the families of those serving IPP, a particular form of indeterminate prison sentence. It’s a…
‘Offering a Helping Hand’ to families of those sentenced to IPP
Spurgeons has published a new booklet that addresses the impact of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) and other indeterminate sentences on prisoners and their families. Offering a Helping Hand is a joint publication by Spurgeons and Southampton Law School and…
Women and children bearing brunt of ‘lockdown’, Commons committee told
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting women and children particularly hard. That’s the view of key workers at Spurgeons Children’s Charity, a national charity working with vulnerable children and families across the country, and expressed in written evidence submitted to and…
152 organisations call on Government to put children at the heart of recovery
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been widespread, affecting the lives of every baby, child and young person in the country. This generation of children face unprecedented threats to their childhoods. They deserve an unprecedented response. We are joining…
Together we can make a difference
Today (5 June) is day 74 of the lockdown. The Coronavirus has dominated our lives for almost three months, but in the last week, the headlines have been dominated by the uncomfortable truth about inequality, prejudice, and the violence it…
Trial delivery of virtual Separated Parents Information Programme (SPIP) expands following high uptake and positive feedback
A few weeks ago, we shared how our Separated Parents Information Programme (SPIP) service, had adapted service delivery through the current Covid-19 pandemic by moving their sessions online. We caught up with the team at SPIP to check in with…
Vital family support to continue, thanks to £5k community grant
An Elmbridge-based charity that’s already made more than 300 emergency deliveries to 80 local families in need of food and household items has been awarded £5,000 to extend its work during the coronavirus lockdown. Spurgeons, a national children’s charity that…