Melinda Barry talks about The British Wildflowers Quilt, created for The Festival of Quilts, 2025

In 2022, The Stitcher’s Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show was a wonderful showcase for Fine Cell Work and featured several embroidered floral cushion designs. Volunteers Jenny Bough and Melinda Barry, who teach both...

Fine Cell Work and the Liberty Patchwork Collective Project

As the iconic London department store Liberty celebrates its 150th year, Fine Cell Work is incredibly proud to be part of the Liberty Patchwork Collective Project, which is currently on display at Liberty. Following the...

The Rademaker Report - an independent review by our Chair of Trustees

Jennifer Rademaker alongside Lord Timpson OBE, the Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending  It was a proud moment for everyone at Fine Cell Work when our Chair of Trustees, Jennifer Rademaker, had...

Working with more women in prison - Fine Cell Work's new textiles workshop

We wanted take a deeper dive into the beautiful designs that have recently emerged from our new workshop in a women's prison, so read on to learn more about the specific skills learnt and to...

Meet the Team: Helsio Perestrelo, Tech & Sales Lead

Our Meet the Team feature is a great way for us to introduce you to the Fine Cell Work team. To continue the series, we caught up with Helsio, Fine Cell Work's Tech & Sales Lead,...

Volunteers' Week 2025 - Meet Christine Sweeney

Volunteers' Week, running from 3rd to 8th June, celebrates the amazing contributions volunteers make to communities across the UK. It's a chance to recognise, celebrate and thank the UK's incredible volunteers for all they contribute...

Volunteers' Week 2025 - Meet Terri Sidgwick

Volunteers' Week, running from 3rd to 8th June, celebrates the amazing contributions volunteers make to communities across the UK. It's a chance to recognise, celebrate and thank the UK's incredible volunteers for all they contribute...

Fine Cell Work x de Le Cuona: a sustainable collaboration

Earth Day seems like the perfect time to shine a light on our long standing relationship with sustainable textiles design brand de Le Cuona. de Le Cuona has generously supported Fine Cell Work for a...

Meet Our Volunteers: Janice, a Cell Group Volunteer

Our new Meet Our Volunteers feature is a great way for us to introduce our supporters to some of the amazing volunteers who devote their time to delivering our front line services. We could not...