As those of you who attend the weekly Norwich Pit Stop ‘Social’ on Tuesday afternoons will already know, I am a fan of the Medjoul date. Since starting in my role as Pit Stop Coordinator last November, I have added dates alongside the biscuits to give our...
Last Thursday I attended a buzzing and very well-attended event organised by the Norfolk Peer Support Network, held at The Shoebox in Norwich. Peer Support can be defined as: “People, with lived experience of their own, giving time to help other people. This could be...
Back in the mid-1990s I became a dad and, soon after, I ceased paid work to become a primary carer for my baby daughter, whilst my wife earned us a crust. My youngest daughter was born within 15 months of my eldest. During the same period, I was also studying for an...
Over the past week I’ve seen several of our members, ‘feel the fear but do it anyway’. For instance, Kieran, completed a half-marathon, smashing his target time. I also sat in the audience as four of our members made their debut as stand-up comedians, having worked...
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...
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