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Fathers
In celebration and consideration of our fathers, hear and see the take on the experiences of some of our staff and men we are in contact with You can view the video here. Also please do take a look at the How’s your Father documentary too. ...
BBC – Tuesday Takeover
Thank you to Jon Wright of BBC Radio Norfolk and BBC Radio Suffolk who gave us the opportunity to takeover his Tuesday show last week (June 6). We don’t always have the opportunity to discuss MensCraft in detail and it was great to talk about the full range of our...
Get your ManMOT at our events during Men’s Health Week
This Men’s Health Week we are encouraging all men to check out their health by having a Man MOT. The ManMOT is a practical manual created by the Men's Health Forum that identifies DIY checks & challenges for men of all ages, encouraging them to monitor their...
Check out your head and heart with a ManMOT
Men’s Health Week this year takes place between Monday 13 June and Sunday 19 June (Father's Day) and we are encouraging all men to check out their health by having a Man MOT. The Man MOT is a practical manual that identifies DIY checks & challenges for men of all...
Documentary released
The documentary of the making of 'How's Your Father is now available to watch on YouTube.
How’s Your Father
How’s Your Father was a free show about dads. The project was a unique collaboration between popular local theatre company The Common Lot, the UEA School of Social Work, the Norwich voluntary organisation Menscraft, and Dads Matter, a service for fathers provided by...
Charities lead health improvement
Charities lead health improvement across Norfolk and Waveney thanks to national grant This autumn, a series of charity funded projects across Norfolk and Waveney will start to benefit communities recovering from the pandemic, thanks to a national grant of nearly...
New show about fathers to tour Norfolk
A free show about dads is set to tour the city and county later this month. This project is a unique collaboration between popular local theatre company The Common Lot, the UEA School of Social Work, the Norwich voluntary organisation Menscraft, and Dads Matter, a...
The art and science of engaging men
THE ART AND SCIENCE OF ENGAGING MEN 14th October 4pm A hybrid event - join us in person or online Via Zoom or at 47-51 Pitt Street, Norwich, NR3 1DE Register via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-art-and-science-of-engaging-men-registration-168112640433 FACILITATING...
Manifest
18th to 23rd September, 2021 This is a five day event aimed at deepening our connection with our brothers, with nature. In a culture which places pressure on men to conform to a certain modes of behaviour, Manifest has been created to offer men a safe space to find...
The Woodland Project
We are now recruiting participants for the second run of this nature immersion programme. This is a 12 week programme for a group of up to 8 men, offered in partnership between MensCraft and The Nurture Project It offers men chance to:- Take time to be in nature...
Survey: The lives and times of men in East Anglia
To be completed by men (18+ years and over) Make yourself a tea and grab a treat, comfortable chair and be up for spending about 20 mins responding to a wide range of questions contributing to our annual survey. Some questions...
Soapbox
Articles by service users, partners, friends and associates. If you’d like to write about you experiences please get in touch.
Volatility, uncertainty, ambiguity, complexity.
Social Ventures Norfolk aims to encourage and support young men between 18 and 40 years of age with specific life challenges, to explore their own business ideas. We will also seek to enable course attendees to not only explore their business/social venture idea, but...
Guest Blog: Tom Webb
The Easy Bit 1 in 6 couples in the UK have trouble conceiving. There is a huge amount of support available for women going through treatment but there is very little for men. This has been changing in a positive direction over the last few years and I think the sole...
#Men-Debate. Roger Kingerlee
Roger Kingerlee is a clinical psychologist working locally. His work focuses on male and service veteran psychologies and trauma, often helping individuals to increase their emotional literacy as a first step to positive change. He is also co-author of the recently...
#Men-Debate. Mark Bond-Webster
Mark Bond-Webster runs the Caring Dads Programme in Norfolk. Thinking about these questions and trying to answer them, confronted me -- again -- with a couple of difficulties I have with the way in which much of the current debate about ‘masculinity’ is framed. ...
#Men-Debate. Simon Floyd.
One of the three themes for this year’s International Men’s Day was promoting a positive conversation about men, manhood and masculinity. With this in mind MensCraft has been asking the views of various people who either work with men or who’s work involves them with...