ABOUT BARRY WOODWARD
After being dependent on heroin for fifteen years and spending a number of terms in prison, Barry Woodward had a religious experience, which resulted in his life being totally transformed. This led to him becoming a national public speaker and the author of ‘Once an Addict.’ Barry is a contemporary communicator, who is humorous, passionate and inspirational. Barry is an associate evangelist with J.John.
Invite Barry
Barry is available to speak at in-person, outreach events in churches / organisations. Please bear in mind that the focus of our work is the UK only. Or as Barry often says, ‘The UK is my parish’. Barry is also available to speak for online outreach events. This can be pre-recorded or live.
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Upcoming Events
Each year, Barry speaks at 130 outreach events throughout the UK. These are ideal for people to bring friends and family members too (those in their bubble). Barry also speaks at online events, which are also idea for people to invite people to watch.
Fixed 21
Fixed is a conference for ex-addicts, recovering addicts, addicts and those with a heart for addicts.
SHOP
Visit our online shop and get books, DVDs and CDs. These are ideal resources for you to giveaway. All the proceeds from our online shop go to our Prison Outreach Project.
BLOGS

A Lesson from a Crime Scene: Leaving Your Mark
At a crime scene the police check for fingerprints. According to the dictionary ‘a fingerprint is a mark left by the friction ridges of a

Do You Get It?
During the first lockdown last summer, I was in my garden reading. I was thoughtful and looking back a little apprehensively about what the future

A Lesson from My Time in the Dock
His name was Judge ‘Send-em-Down’ Jelland. Back in the day, he had a serious reputation amongst the Manchester criminal underworld for being one of the