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Children will play games with their imprisoned fathers today in a special event at Dartmoor Prison supported by the Big Lottery Fund

It is the launch of Play in Prisons, a three-year project spearheaded by pact.

The project has been generously funded by the – the National Lottery’s ‘good causes’ fund.

Children will play games with their imprisoned fathers today in a special event at Dartmoor Prison supported by the Big Lottery Fund

It is the launch of Play in Prisons, a three-year project spearheaded by pact.

A pact London Marathon runner in cow costume, 2009Are you willing to test your limits and run the Virgin London Marathon for pact? We still have some places left for 2010. If you missed out in this year’s ballot then now is the time to make that commitment!

Last year our runners collectively raised £10,000 – a huge contribution to our work with prisoners’ and their families.

Ed Balls, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, and Vernon Coaker, Minister for Schools, joined pact and Pudsey Bear last Thursday to open the new children’s play area inside Wandsworth Prison.

The children’s play area has been re-built with generous funding from the prison and is staffed by pact’s playworkers and play volunteers.

If you are interested in volunteering as a hospitality volunteer in our coffee bar at Wandsworth Prison, South London, why not come along to our volunteers open day this Thursday?

The open evening is a chance to look around the visitors' centre, speak to staff and volunteers, and find out more about what's involved.

We'll be there from 5pm - 7pm. Please RSVP to volunteers@prisonadvice.org.uk

For more information, call our Volunteer Services Manager, Trish, on 020 7735 9535.