Ever wondered how young people like YOU change the world?
“100 Objects for 100 Years” showcases our stories throughout 100 years of Woodcraft. Touring exhibition from 14th October 2025 to 9th February 2026 is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. We uncover the incredible history of the Woodcraft Folk, spanning the world with friendship!
- Tell the stories – young people working with our team and partners to explore and share our stories.
- Meet fellow inspiring people, share past and present Woodcraft Folk experiences.
- Shape our Future How we can make a difference!
For any questions or to get involved, get in touch with our Project Officer Marcus – marcus.belben@woodcraft.org.uk.
100 years, thousands of stories, Spanning the World with Friendship
Exhibition Dates Confirmed:
Manchester:
Venue: 1 Angel Square
Dates: 14th October -28th October
Hours: 8am – 8pm,
Booking essential
Contact: marcus.belben@woodcraft.org.uk
www.1angelsquare.co.uk
Rochdale:
Venue: Rochdale Pioneer Museum
Dates: November 5th – December 13th, 2025
Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 10:30 AM to 4:00PM
Details: The exhibition will feature a hands-on experience, allowing you to handle artifacts and listen to personal interviews. You can also participate in activities like badge making and contribute to our international postcard exhibition, ‘Wish you were Woodcraft.’ Workshops for visiting groups can be arranged. www.co-operativeheritage.coop/
London:
Venue: Four Corners Gallery
Dates: 7th January -31st January 2026
Hours: 11am – 6pm
www.fourcornersfilm.co.uk
Birmingham:
Venue: The Edge, 79-81 Cheapside
Dates: 5th February –
9th February 2026
Hours: 11am – 6pm
Booking essential
Contact: marcus.belben@woodcraft.org.uk
www.frictionarts.com
100 Celebrations and Exhibitions
We are visiting districts across the UK to support events and activities celebrating 100 years of Woodcraft Folk across the UK, helping celebrate the way you want to, Connecting, pooling our skills and resources to make this a truly special year. Please contact marcus.belben@woodcraft.org.uk to loan our mobile exhibition, run activities, build on our ‘Wish you were Woodcraft’ postcard exhibition.
100 Workshops
We are running workshops at Exhibitions, in the Archive reading room UCL IOE, in Districts and at Cudham Environmental Centre to explore Woodcraft Archives. We are working with the Museum of Youth Culture and other creative practitioners to provide workshops in Districts building up to Centenary Celebrations throughout the year. Please contact Marcus to find out more.
Trailblazer Tent at Camp 100
We ran a range of activities in our tent celebrating the trailblazing work of Woodcraft Folk, based on activities identified from our archives our members want to do (tent making and decorating, silk screen t-shirts, games, badge making, shadow puppets…)
100 Objects
Online exhibition will be launched on 14th October 2025!
100 Postcards
Please send your memories, photos, artwork and stories to us – ‘Wish you were Woodcraft’ is a giant postcard exhibition to go out across the world and feed into our online exhibition. Please share your experiences so we can represent all of Woodcraft!
