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Great day today with a cohort of our lads and mentors in Wrabness woods. They enjoyed hands-on learning - making fires, prepping, skinning and cooking muntjac deer, made handmade bows, threw tomahawks, climbed trees, enjoyed team building games. All said they...

Off on a wild Bushcraft day today in Wrabness with one of our Clacton cohorts. Lovely bunch of lads, really good to see them all again 😁

Meet our new team member 😁 Clive brings a wealth of experience with him together with passion and expertise in Bushcraft and the great outdoors. 😁

Love this photo which just came up on our Facebook feed just now. Four years ago today our first cohort of boys did a firebreak day with the team at Clacton Fire Station. Awesome day great team. Some of these lovely lads are now 18 and young men now! #clactonfireservice

Some of our boys and mentors enjoyed a lovely walk along the Wivenhoe trail today. Taking in and learning more about their area and enjoying fresh air and conversation. #walkingisgoodforyou Big thanks to mentor Matt for helping organise this and Dale, Mike and David...

We want to extend a HUGE thank you to https://www.facebook.com/clacton.knightswfc.9 who raised £380 for Lads Need Dads in memory of their friend and fellow walking football member Ray Reader who sadly passed away recently. What a kind and thoughtful gesture. His...

A rare opportunity has arisen for a boy ideally aged 13/14 from the Colchester area, who meets our criteria, to attend our Engage practical lifeskill and community volunteering Programme. If you have a son who has an absent father and limited access to a positive male...

What a lovely day the lads and mentors had today fishing at #bobbygeorgelakes! It’s been so long since we’ve been able to go out and do any activities together. Huge thanks again to Mark from #MCTC who oversaw and led the day. You were great and very organised. The...

Brilliant news! Thank you to all who voted for us. We are in the finals. 🙏