Norwich Pit Stop Anglers

On Sunday 30th April, Norwich Pit Stop members gathered at Shallowbrook Lakes, Costessey, for a day’s fishing. This was our first such event in Norwich and it was ably facilitated by MensCraft’s Nick Buck, who is our ‘lead’ on fishing (thanks...

Manifest Men’s Camp – Reflections

Last September I attended the Manifest men’s camp in south Cambridgeshire, organised by MensCraft founder (and colleague), Andy Wood. Now, I’ll be honest, I was not at all sure that this would be an experience that would be right for me – but, with...

Visions from Manifest East

I recently attended the ‘Manifest East’ men’s camp in South Cambridgeshire. This was something that was completely outside of my ‘comfort zone’, but, as it was organised by MensCraft founder member, Andy Wood, I was resolved to honour him by experiencing it and, as...

Meetings with Notable Trees

Today’s Pit Stop History Health Walk involved us exploring a few of Norwich’s ‘notable’ trees. Fortunately, we had horticultural expert, Nik Thomson, join us and he was able to provide loads of insights into some of the city’s wonderful...

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...