MensCraft

30/10/2025

NOW BOOKING IN NORWICH:
Men's yoga taster session: 10 November, 10.30am - 12.30pm
Men's bullet journalling workshop, 21 November, 3pm - 5pm
PAY WHAT YOU CAN - all donations welcome

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29/10/2025

Common Sense Media surveyed more than 1,000 adolescent boys across the country on subjects like the material they see online, where they find community, what they do to fit in, and how it all makes them feel. The results are complicated, compelling, and occasionally concerning. Read the report:

From social media to gaming, apps, and more, adolescent boys spend hours each day online. Our new research reveals how this relates to their identities, relationships, and emotional well-being.

29/10/2025

Men's role in family life is changing and this can be a marvellous as well as a challenging experience. MensCraft co-founder and father of some 40 years, Andy Wood, and his colleague Thom Bailey explore this in a theatre workshop format called The Life of Dads, on Saturday 8 November at Norwich Theatre - part of its Shape of the Family: Fatherhood season. Andy says:

"Our aim is to give dads a chance to reflect upon and to process the experience and to share that with other dads. We do this in the safety of a closed group with us, seasoned facilitators, and using the dramatic space as our medium. You don't need to know or have any experience of theatre or drama. We're not going to 'create a piece of theatre' for public consumption. We use drama to create short vignettes which show good and bad experiences. When the protagonist watches part of his story acted back to him, it can create a level of distance which allows him to reflect upon and integrate that experience better."

Join Andy and Thom, 11am - 4pm on Saturday 8th November. Tickets are just £10 and available direct from Norwich Theatre:
https://norwichtheatre.org/whats-on/the-life-of-dads-with-man-alive/

A five-hour interactive workshop, using the Theatre of Self-Expression, to explore the theme of modern fatherhood, focussing on participants and their experience of becoming and being fathers

24/10/2025

After two completely sold-out performances last year, MATT returns by popular demand — now touring venues across Norfolk and Suffolk. Based on the real-life story of writer, director and lead actor Peter Dewar, MATT is a raw, real and thought-provoking journey through depression, addiction and the fight to survive. It dives headfirst into the darkness — unflinching, emotionally charged, and painfully honest.

But this is more than just Matt’s story. It’s also about the devastating impact mental illness can have on the people who love him — the partner left in silence, the parents consumed by fear and helplessness.

Praised as “brutally honest,” “a masterpiece of resilience,” and “unforgettable,” MATT is a powerful, emotional, and ultimately hopeful piece of theatre that dares to speak the truth.
One night. One fight. One story that stays with you. Last year’s tickets sold out fast — book now to avoid missing out.
Over 18s only – contains mature and emotionally intense themes.

Members and staff from MensCraft wanting to attend the Norwich show on 30th October can get a 20% discount for group bookings of five or more.

21/10/2025

In the words of Frank Spencer, we're 'avin' a bit of bother with our website. But fear not: you can still refer yourself or someone you know into our service. If you have questions or concerns about your role as a father or are feeling lonely, isolated or hopeless, please do contact us via the referral form and one of the team will get back to you ASAP.
Get support: https://webforms.dizions.co.uk/menscraft/get-support

20/10/2025

Join us and our friends from for a one-off yoga taster session for men in Norwich, 10:30-12:30 on Monday 10 November.

This is not about flexibility or fitness. It's about understanding your nervous system and applying tools that genuinely help us to reset, recalibrate and rediscover our centre - especially in times of stress, overwhelm or disconnection.

We are offering this session on a donations basis: pay what you can online at the time of booking or in person on the day. Book here: https://collections.humanitix.com/menscraft-all-events

20/10/2025

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄: 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻!

Find Magic in the Mess: Men’s Yoga for the Human Condition

This is a collaboration between MensCraft and Freedom Wellbeing, led by Jackie Heffer-Cooke.

This is not about flexibility or fitness. It's about understanding your nervous system and applying tools that genuinely help us to reset, recalibrate and rediscover our centre - especially in times of stress, overwhelm or disconnection.

The workshop is accessible, open to all men, evidence-based and highly practical. No previous yoga experience is needed. It's designed for men navigating life’s many pressures - whether that’s work, fatherhood, grief, identity, or simply the messiness of being human.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗽𝗮𝘆-𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁-𝘆𝗼𝘂-𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

This yoga workshop is accessible, open to all men, evidence-based and highly practical. No previous yoga experience is needed.

17/10/2025

"How do you know you make a difference?" The men we work with tell us and the change can be profound, just as it was for John. Seven years of crippling anxiety and social isolation from a traumatic past. But by engaging with MensCraft, slowly but surely, John's life started to open up. The defences came down. He found the strength to be vulnerable. By listening without judgement and connecting him with others, he found meaning and purpose. But don't take it from us - lend John your ears.

16/10/2025

More great stuff for fathers in or near Norwich, run by those wonderful people at ! The Creative Fathers Project gives new and expectant dads the opportunity to create, connect & have fun. Most sessions are in the evening to enable working dads to attend, with further child-friendly social sessions on Saturdays.

14/10/2025

🌲 𝗠𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟭 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 - 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗨𝗣 𝗡𝗢𝗪! 🌳

We all know the value to our mental and physical health of spending time in nature and making connections. The Men’s Woodland Project is a weekely programme, on Tuesdays in October and November, offering men an opportunity to do just that.

Activities will include green woodworking, cooking over an open hearth, mindfulness, forest bathing, guided walks in the woods. But most of all, the Project offers the opportunity to connect. We focus on building trust and support for one another by eating together and telling our stories around an open fire.

Past participants have said:

🗣️ 𝑰 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆. 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒎𝒆.

🗣️ 𝑨𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔, 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒖𝒈𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈… 𝑨𝒍𝒔𝒐, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆, 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒑 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆.

📅 When: Tuesdays 21 and 28 October; and 11, 18 and 25 November (there is no session on Tuesday 4 November)
⌚ Times: 11am – 4pm

Full details and how to book ⬇️⬇️⬇️

https://menscraft.org.uk/groups-and-activities/woodland-project/

13/10/2025

Be the first to experience our new programme of groups, courses and therapy for men! This nine-week mindfulness course will help you to stress less and live more through simple, accessible exercises that are proven to improve wellbeing.

Wednesdays from 22 October, 3.30 - 5.30pm at The Dojo, our central Norwich event space. Pay what you can via a donation when you book or at any point throughout the course.

Booking is free but essential - only nine places now available!

Book here: https://events.humanitix.com/stress-less-live-more-oct-25

10/10/2025

Tim shares examples of this simple, evidence-based practice that most people can do daily to improve or maintain good mental health.