The Power of a Gentle Man

Feb 22, 2022 | Pit Stop

In the near future MensCraft will be producing a short film where, among other things, we will be asking our members to speak about the positive male role models in their lives. I have been reflecting about this and, although there are a number of contenders, I would...

History Health Walks – a picture is worth a thousand words

Feb 21, 2022 | Pit Stop

The Pit Stop History Health Walks take place every Monday, 11-12:30. However, today, we had an indoor session at the Men’s Centre where I talked about some of my collection of historic maps, artefacts and books. Among the things we looked at was this maritime...

The Bendy Blue Violinist

Feb 16, 2022 | Pit Stop

Every week I watch with wonder at the creativity of our Pit Stop members. Here is one such example: an image of a bendy violinist copied from an original by Marc Chagall (1887-1985), named, ‘The Blue...

Dereham Pit Stop

Feb 8, 2022 | Pit Stop

The ‘New and Improved’ Dereham Pit Stop is held every Tuesday between 3pm – 5pm at the Dereham Memorial Hall, 62A Norwich Road, NR19 1AD.  We pride ourselves on an ‘open house’, stress-free environment for any men to come in for a cuppa,...

Comedy Club!

Feb 8, 2022 | Pit Stop

We will be starting a Stand-Up Comedy Course at the Men’s Centre in Norwich from the 4th of March.  It will run for 8 weeks on a Friday evening 7pm-9pm and will be taught by comedian and MensCraft’s own, Ben Holland-Smith. We will cover everything from the...

Welcome

Jan 31, 2022 | Pit Stop, Uncategorized

Welcome… Welcome to the new Pit Stop blog. Let me introduce the two Pit Stop Coordinators, Nick Buck and Colin Howey. Nick is working in Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft, whilst Colin is based in Norwich. We are looking to develop both Pit Stops through activities...