Reach for your Positive Pants!

Aug 24, 2024 | Pit Stop

Not so many years ago, during a very testing time for me personally, I was suddenly possessed by an overwhelming urge to end my own life. So dark was that moment I concluded that the world would be better off without me. I don’t know what possessed me to reach...

MensCraft ‘Walk & Talk’

Jun 5, 2024 | Pit Stop

I arrived at the Maddermarket Theatre on a Friday morning a few weeks ago with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. I’d only been in the building twice before: once to discuss the possibility of becoming a MensCraft trustee, and the second time as part of the...

Checking-in during the Pit Stop Social

May 22, 2024 | Pit Stop

As part of his placement with MensCraft, Makani Zulu (UEA Social Work student) hosted some ‘check-ins’ as part of our Norwich Pit Stop Social gatherings. The ‘check-in’ is where all members of the group have the opportunity to say how they are...

Who’s That? The Man in the Corner

Mar 20, 2024 | Pit Stop

At a recent Pit Stop Social in Norwich, I was speaking to one of our members, Stephen, about his social anxiety. He chose to explain his experience of this with a poem. With his permission, I will share this with you here: Who’s That? The Man in the Corner Here...

Digging for Treasure Together in West Norfolk

Aug 10, 2023 | Pit Stop, Uncategorized

Well, it may be not gold, but a group of guys from the West Norfolk MensCraft Pit Stops came together for the day at the amazing archaeological dig site at Sedgeford to help uncover some of Norfolk’s Anglo-Saxon past. The day was led by Ellie, the senior archaeologist...