Inside the main prison kitchen, Food Behind Bars will deliver its Prison Food Education Programme working with catering teams to enhance menus, improve scratch cooking and reduce reliance on proces
From roasts to vegetarian dishes, guests can enjoy comforting and high-quality food crafted by The Clink’s trainee chefs.
All products such as the canapés, pastries and celebration cakes are prepared by students and graduates of The Clink Charity’s accredited hospitality and bakery programmes, with trainees learning b
The evening will be hosted by actor, comedian and presenter Tim Vine alongside Clink Charity ambassador Vic Laws MBE.
Over 235 City & Guilds NVQ qualifications in hospitality and catering have been awarded to students trained at The Clink’s HMP Brixton Restaurant, reducing reoffending and providing employment
Around 70 guests attended the evening and enjoyed a pan-Caribbean menu including dishes like rice and peas arancini, beef short ribs with mashed potato and plantain creme brulee with passionfruit s
The Clean Slate initiative includes the opening of a roastery and packaging facility within the prison, where up to ten prisoners will be employed to grind, roast and package Combat2Coffee’s blend
Mel O’Dwyer was highly commended in the Educator of the Year category at the Inspire Justice Awards 2025.
Called the Food in Prisons Policy Framework, it contains mandatory requirements for prisons to meet around nutrition, diversity and food quality.
Over 235 City & Guilds NVQ qualifications in hospitality and catering have been awarded to students trained at The Clink’s HMP Brixton Restaurant, reducing reoffending and providing employment