The Pit Stop Blog
This blog aims to offer you a taste of what a Pit Stop is and what it does. A Pit Stop brings men together through informal activities and conversation to build social connection, friendship and a sense of belonging. MensCraft run Pit Stops in locations across the county. If you wish to contact us directly, please click here
Magical Moments at Cromer Pit Stop
A quick reflection on a visit to meet with the members of the Cromer Pit Stop
Update from the East: Members pics
Here are some photos taken by Great Yarmouth Pit Stop members during a recent photo walk around the town
Roaming with the Romans: the Pit Stop Venta Icenorum visit
A short piece about the recent site visit to the Roman town of Venta Icenorum by the Pit Stop Heritage Health walkers.
Getting Lost
In this post, Norwich Pit Stop Coordinator, Colin Howey, discusses some of the benefits of wandering and getting lost
Pit Stop – Update from the East
A short piece written by Nick Buck, Pit Stop Coordinator in the East of the county, offering an update about the development of the project on his ‘patch’.
The Power of a Gentle Man
In this piece, MensCraft’s Norwich Pit Stop Coordinator, Colin Howey, talks about a positive male role model, his friend Mike, who showed him a better path…
History Health Walks – a picture is worth a thousand words
The Pit Stop History Health Walks take place every Monday, 11-12:30. However, today, we had an indoor session at the Men's Centre where I talked about some of my collection of historic maps, artefacts and books. Among the things we looked at was this maritime map...
The Bendy Blue Violinist
Every week I watch with wonder at the creativity of our Pit Stop members. Here is one such example: an image of a bendy violinist copied from an original by Marc Chagall (1887-1985), named, 'The Blue Violinist'.
Dereham Pit Stop
The 'New and Improved' Dereham Pit Stop is held every Tuesday between 3pm - 5pm at the Dereham Memorial Hall, 62A Norwich Road, NR19 1AD. We pride ourselves on an 'open house', stress-free environment for any men to come in for a cuppa, a chat, a game, or just...
Comedy Club!
We will be starting a Stand-Up Comedy Course at the Men's Centre in Norwich from the 4th of March. It will run for 8 weeks on a Friday evening 7pm-9pm and will be taught by comedian and MensCraft's own, Ben Holland-Smith. We will cover everything from the basics of...
Welcome
Welcome... Welcome to the new Pit Stop blog. Let me introduce the two Pit Stop Coordinators, Nick Buck and Colin Howey. Nick is working in Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft, whilst Colin is based in Norwich. We are looking to develop both Pit Stops through activities where...