Finding the Plot!

Today, at our weekly Common Plot Pit Stop session it was inspiring to see men growing together – and we were particularly pleased to welcome two new members.  Nik, our gardener, explained to us the importance of understanding the nature of the soil. Each of us...

Magical Moments at Cromer Pit Stop

Today I visited the weekly Pit Stop at Cromer, which is run by my colleague, Crystal. I had travelled in the company of Nick (who is the Pit Stop Coordinator for the East) and Tino, who is a student social worker on a placement with MensCraft. As ever, it was...

Roaming with the Romans: the Pit Stop Venta Icenorum visit

On Monday, the Norwich Pit Stop History Health Walks group had our first site visit of the year. On a windy, but – mercifully! – dry day members gathered to explore the site of the Roman town of Venta Icenorum (present-day, Caistor St Edmund). Other than...

Getting Lost

Tolkein, the author of, ‘Lord of the Rings’, once noted that, ‘all who wander are not lost’. I think that there’s some wisdom in this statement. Nowadays, in a very literal sense, I allow myself to get lost. For instance, within Norwich, I go a-wandering and if...

Pit Stop – Update from the East

My name is Nick Buck. I just wanted to make my first entry on our blog, introduce myself and give a little update for the East of the county. I joined MensCraft in January, having previously worked for Adult Learning and before that I managed the Joy of Food cookery...