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Getting to know Makani from the UEA
We're glad to have Makani Zulu on the MensCraft team until May, on placement from the UEA School of Social Work where he is studying. Proving himself a great asset to Makani kindly took the time to answer some questions about his background, studies, career...
Engaging Men in Local Services – a Workshop for Professionals and Practitioners
On Tuesday 6th February, MensCraft will be coordinating a free workshop in Great Yarmouth for professionals working in health, social welfare, education and the justice system. This will explore how and why men can feel detached from local services, and how we, as...
MensCraft Impact Report 2022-23
Our Impact Report for 2022-23 reflects on the success of launching new services and programmes while consolidating our work providing suicide prevention support and a growing suite of activities for men across Norfolk and Waveney. Thank you to all our wonderful...
Therapy sessions by pay-as-you can donation
We are offering a limited number of long term one-to-one therapy sessions at our Norwich offices on Thursdays. Offered on a pay-as-you-can donation. The sessions are for one hour with a professionally accredited coach and fourth year student gestalt...
The MensCraft Sporting Award
Norwich and District Sunday League, the only men’s Sunday league in Norfolk has invited MensCraft to partner with them for their bi-monthly sporting award. Known as the MensCraft Sporting Award, it is awarded to the team that has been given the highest average...
Move Your Bum for Ben Plumb
On Saturday 11th November, Move Your Bum for Ben Plumb is back. These walks (one longer, one shorter), in memory of Ben Plumb, who took his own life in January 2020, have been a fixture of the past couple of years as friends and family gather to raise awareness and...
Thank you to the East Anglian Saltwater Lure Fishers
MensCraft is enormously grateful to be the charity of choice and recipient of funds raised by the wonderful members of the East Anglian Saltwater Facebook group. Their annual competition to catch the longest lure-caught bass was a fierce and closely-run contest...
Waypoint – activities and mentoring in Great Yarmouth
Waypoint from MensCraft provides group activities and mentoring for young men (18-25 years) in Great Yarmouth. From November, Waypoint will offer a weekly group on Tuesdays from 1pm – 2:30pm at the Jube in Market Gates - starting on the 7th November, as...
New contract to support men at the edge of crisis and disclosing suicidal thoughts
We are proud to have been awarded a significant contract by the Integrated Care Board (health) and managed by Norfolk County Council Public Health to continue to support men at the edge of crisis and disclosing suicidal thoughts. The contract, known as the Contact...
Introducing the #LifeCraft programme
The #LifeCraft programme Funded Handelsbanken via Norfolk Community Foundation. The #LifeCraft programme encourages men to come together on a weekly basis to experience the learning and bonding associated with groupwork in a safe and nurturing environment. Week by...
Running the Norfolk Coastal Path in under 24 hours
MensCraft is indebted to the fantastic fundraising efforts of personal trainer, James Dean, who ran the entire 83 miles of the Norfolk Coastal Path in under 24 hours, on Friday 16th June. Here’s James’ own words recounting his stunning feat. On Friday June 16th I set...
MensCraft awarded over £300,000 for new 3-year parenting support programme
Fathers and families across Norfolk will soon be able to access a new programme of parenting support from MensCraft, following grants of over £300,000 from the National Lottery, the Trusthouse Charitable Foundation and the Charles Hayward Foundation. We are now in a...