Fire Circles – Explorations Within Nature

On Monday 10th June MensCraft staff gathered at the X Adventure Activities Bramley Lakes site in Horsford. It was a rainy start and colder than a June day should be, so it was great to see Chris get a fire established. This gathering was a ‘staff development...

Manifest East Men’s Camp, 2023

In late September, nearly thirty men attended the annual Manifest East Camp at Ashlin Woods, Cambridgeshire. It was my second time attending the camp. Whereas, for the initial one I had felt genuine fear doing something so outside of my previous experience, returning...

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...