Checking-in during the Pit Stop Social

May 22, 2024 | Pit Stop

As part of his placement with MensCraft, Makani Zulu (UEA Social Work student) hosted some ‘check-ins’ as part of our Norwich Pit Stop Social gatherings. The ‘check-in’ is where all members of the group have the opportunity to say how they are...

Who’s That? The Man in the Corner

Mar 20, 2024 | Pit Stop

At a recent Pit Stop Social in Norwich, I was speaking to one of our members, Stephen, about his social anxiety. He chose to explain his experience of this with a poem. With his permission, I will share this with you here: Who’s That? The Man in the Corner Here...
Pit Stop Breckland at Grime’s Graves

Pit Stop Breckland at Grime’s Graves

Mar 4, 2024 | Pit Stop

By Chris Devine, Pit Stop Breckland Coordinator.   Pit Stop Breckland members recently had the opportunity to visit the 5,000-year-old Neolithic flint mines Grime’s Graves set in the Norfolk countryside.   The late February weather was horrific –...

Manifest East Men’s Camp, 2023

Nov 2, 2023 | Pit Stop

In late September, nearly thirty men attended the annual Manifest East Camp at Ashlin Woods, Cambridgeshire. It was my second time attending the camp. Whereas, for the initial one I had felt genuine fear doing something so outside of my previous experience, returning...

Digging for Treasure Together in West Norfolk

Aug 10, 2023 | Pit Stop, Uncategorized

Well, it may be not gold, but a group of guys from the West Norfolk MensCraft Pit Stops came together for the day at the amazing archaeological dig site at Sedgeford to help uncover some of Norfolk’s Anglo-Saxon past. The day was led by Ellie, the senior archaeologist...