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The Londoner
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Keep up-to-date with the latest news and events from the London region.
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Bury St Edmunds seeking former "Woodies"
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Bury St Edmunds’ Woodcraft Folk Pioneers are looking for former ‘Woodies’ to visit their group night to tell them more about what it was like when they did Woodcraft as children.
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Common Ground 2020 seeking medics and AV-support
Friday, 30 August 2019
Are you planning to go to Common Ground 2020 and are you a registered health professional? Or are you someone with experience of lighting, sound and/or stage management?
International opportunity
Thursday, 29 August 2019
For more than 20 years, the education centre of our sister organisation in Germany, SJD-Die Falken, has been a space for international meetings and encounters for members and activists from IFM-SEI (Woodcraft Folk's international umbrella), IUSY and YES (international youth organisations in the socialist family).
#EverybodyWelcome at Woodcraft Folk!
Friday, 23 August 2019
As part of our growth project in East Anglia, our team of Development Officers have been delivering outreach sessions at a range of schools in the region. These sessions provide children who are not involved in our groups on a regular basis with an opportunity to benefit from activities structured around our aims and principles. In several locations we’ve been delivering these session in SEN schools - schools for children and young people with special educational needs.
A Summer of Fun in the Eastern Region!
Thursday, 22 August 2019
Even with the great British weather, when summer comes around it seems like the perfect time to get outdoors and try out those activities which are much less appealing during the winter months. Many of our groups head out on camps and trips to new destinations across the country (or continent) or to favourite sites closer to home.
V-Camp 2019-Did you forget something?
Tuesday, 20 August 2019
Venturer Camp 2019
So you've put your tent back into storage. You can no longer remember why you got upset about someome slicing carrots the wrong way. You are unpacking your rucksack I guess its time you washed that green shirt when you realise you forgot something, you didn't get an embroidered badge to add to your collection. And you know what they say, if you don't have the badge you weren't there!
Lockerbrook Pioneer and Venturer Activity Weekend still places!
Tuesday, 20 August 2019
We have still got some places left on our Pioneer and Venturer Activity weekends. An amazing weekend up in the High Peaks at our Woodcraft Centre doing adventure activities with other Woodies. What's not to like? Cost is £49.50 including food, bed and all adventure activities. Book now.
Pioneers: 1-3 November 2019: https://forms.gle/XA8BmS6zMK1EbGVx7
Woodcraft Folk hits Birdfair 2019!
Monday, 19 August 2019
Birdfair goes by many names and this year it lived up to the Glastonbury for Birders!
Make Tea Not War - Woodcraft against the DSEI Arms Fair 2nd - 8th September
Monday, 19 August 2019
It's just a few weeks now before one of the world's largest arms fairs comes to the Excel Centre in London. A week of protest takes place from the 2nd to the 8th September (see below for details). A number of Woodcraft Groups have committed to help but we need moe support.
The Peace Kitchen needs volunteers to prepare, cook and serve an evening meal for protesters on Tuesday and Saturday
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