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Good news that social visits have restarted.

We’d like to remind friends and families that the Safer Custody Hotline is available if you have any concerns about the wellbeing of loved ones in our care 01380 814373. #safercustody

We’ve started delivering Purple Visits this week. It’s a great opportunity to keep in touch with loved ones without having to travel. To register and book your visit download the purple visits app #reducingreoffending #buildingrelationships

Fundraising has been challenging this year so our Trustees are embarking on a sponsored walk on the 26th September in preparation for restarting and maintaining their programmes for HMP Erlestoke prisoners. Please support us: justgiving.com/fundraising/Fr…

Please let us remind you of our safer custody hotline 01380 814373. Please call this number if you have any concerns for the well-being or safety of a loved one. In an emergency please call the Main Switchboard on 01380 814250, and ask to speak with the Duty Manager.

We’re sending our thanks to all the staff at HMP Erlestoke on #HiddenHeroesDay for their continued hard work during challenging times.

Thank you to everyone who supported our sponsored walk at the weekend. Thank you also to all the walkers! We raised just over £2,200 with money still trickling in. You can still support us if you would like to (and we would be really grateful): justgiving.com/fundraising/Fr…

Please nominate us in the Movement for Good and we may win an award in December. All you have to do is click on the nomination button and choose the Friends of Erlestoke Prison, registered charity number 1147582, Thank you! movementforgood.com/12days/index.p…

Good news! Our Transport Scheme for prisoners' families has restarted this week following the recommencement of social visits on the 3rd December. Please call 07721 932430 to book.

Did you guess? We’re launching the brand new Prisoners’ Families Helpline website on Monday! We can’t wait to show you the new-look site, full of useful information for anyone affected by the criminal justice system. The website address will be the same: prisonersfamilies.org

We are delighted to have been shortlisted in the #WiltshireLifeAwards 'Community Group of the Year' category. We now await the award ceremony on Friday 19th March to find out if we have won. Good luck to all those nominated in each of the categories!

We are pleased to report our current Covid free status in regards to prisoners and staff. We are close to being removed as an outbreak site as long as this continues. This week we took the first small steps towards recovery, increasing the time unlocked across the estate.

Yesterday I visited HMP Erlestoke to hear how prison staff are working closely with the probation service to manage offenders. Together, these unsung crime fighters are helping offenders turn their lives around and keeping our communities safe.

If you have any worries or concerns about prison visits, or any other aspect of the criminal justice system, please contact Prisoners' Families Helpline 📞 0808 808 2003 (9am - 8pm Monday to Friday and 10am - 3pm at the weekend) 📩 [email protected] 💻 prisonersfamilies.org (2/2)

If your call has been cancelled by the establishment you should have received an email informing you of this with a reason given. If you would like further information about this, please contact the prison booking team directly as our team have no access to any booking systems.

Lockdown in prison has significantly affected staff, prisoners and their families. We help to support prisoners with the challenges of prison life and rehabilitation. Please support us by bidding in our online auction - live now!!! jumblebee.co.uk/lockdown21

📢 Exciting funding news! Thanks to #NationalLottery players, we've awarded over £203 million in vital funding to almost 4,000 community groups in England in the last quarter! See how National Lottery funding is being used to shape communities futures.⬇️ ow.ly/Wtyq50SC6rF

We are delighted to share that we have received #NationalLottery funding from The National Lottery Community Fund for our Transport Scheme which helps friends and families visit their loved ones in prison at HMP Erlestoke! Thank you to National Lottery players for helping #MakeAmazingHappen.

Congratulations to Storybook Dads who won the Children and Youth category award at the 2024 The Charity Awards. We are so proud to be working with Storybook Dads in HMP Erlestoke helping prisoners to record audio and video bedtime stories for their children.