A suitable Case for treatment

by Ian Brown



A Case 95XT skid steer loader is being used to help former drug users at Willowdene Farm Drug Rehabilitation Centre near Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

Up to15 pupils (10 of whom may be residents) can be trained at any one time and there are seven full-time staff members including the centre's founders John and Jenny Home.

The skid steer is the latest recruit in the armoury of equipment designed to help inmates get back into mainstream society by helping them to develop skills which are useful in job-seeking. The centre specialises in small plant operation, arboriculture and chainsaw operation.

John Home said "We firmly believe in thorough training for our residents who normally stay with us for a year. As they approach the end of their stay we make a determined effort to find them full time employment. In our experience that is usually followed by permanent accommodation. To date we have achieved a 96% success rate in finding jobs for our residents, a fact of which we're very proud."

Saville Tractors supplied the 95XT fitted with four-in-one bucket and pallet forks.

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