100 Objects and the stories keep coming
Our exhibition, 100 Objects Spanning 100 Years, was originally intended for Manchester, London, and Rochdale Pioneer Museum. It’s become a touring exhibition at Birmingham and Glasgow. Today we are heading to Newcastle before moving on to Brighton. As we travel, our collection grows. We are constantly gathering new stories, objects and recorded interviews for our […]
A Chance Meeting on Arran to a New Scottish Archive?
The launch of 100 Objects Exhibition in Glasgow this weekend tells the the story of Woodcraft in Scotland. In 1976, Jim Barr and a few friends were packing up their gear on the Isle of Arran when they crossed paths with a Woodcraft Folk group from Sheffield just arriving for their summer camp. That chance […]
First Woodcraft Folk Scotland event hosted in over two years a huge success!
Woodcraft Folk’s had a fantastic turnout of 69 adults and young people attended their Scotland day event, Reconnecting for Well-being. The event was held in Falkirk in late March and all six districts were represented with people coming from Glasgow, Stirling, Falkirk, Edinburgh and Dundee. Fabulous sunshine filled weather meant attendees were outdoors all day […]
There’s no Justice without Climate Justice
Find out what our members of all ages have been up to in Scotland in the build up to and during COP26 and the Global Day of Action
Leaves for Life
Young people from Woodcraft Folk groups in Kelvingrove, Glasgow, are been busy preparing for the COP26 environmental conference arriving in their city next month. As part of their preparations they have joined the Leaves for Life campaign — a mass action of solidarity by the people of Scotland with indigenous communities in Colombia, on the […]
Transforming Our World
Scottish activity day equips young people with social action skills Woodcraft Folk Scotland’s first face-to-face activity day for almost two years took place in Glasgow on 2 October. The gathering brought volunteers and young people groups across Scotland together. With many young members having missed out on the chance to spend time under canvas this […]