We understand that everyone is currently getting in the DF Camp mindset. But that’s not all we’ve got for you this summer! Althing is the main DF Business event where we come together to shape the future of the DF movement, and it’s happening near Chester on August 17th-18th. Here, the national movement will elect their new DF Committee and vote on …
DF Committee has made the decision to host this year’s summer Thing ONLINE on Saturday 13th June at 11:00am There’ll be big ideas, policy reviews, and most of all – final preparations for this year’s DF Althing. (our annual big meeting where things get pretty crazy sometimes) If DF democracy is your thing, you don’t …
Bookings have now opened for DF Camp 2024! As a reminder it’s happening between August 4th- 11th near Chelmsford, Essex! The programme team have been in touch with an incredible list of things that will be happening on the event. (Please note, this list is incredible because of it’s content, but also because it exists …
Not all DF Camps are created equally. Especially when they’re in a busy Woodcraft summer Every 5 years* , DF Camps have to compete with an international camp like Common Ground, organised by a coordination team 20 times the size of anything we could put together. Every 3 years, DF Camps must compete with Venturer …
DF Camp 2024 is currently scheduled for August 4th-11th and is set to be our biggest DF Camp in over 5 years! But a bigger event needs a bigger team of volunteers, which is why we need YOU to help us make this event be the best it can be! We are looking for DFs …
Read more “WANTED: DFs to join the DF Camp 2024 Coordination Team!”
Following an announcement of an on-site health and safety issue beyond our control that is unable to be resolved prior to the event due to the bank holiday weekend, the coordination team have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Spring awakening. According to the site we were going to use, their new electrical …
(UPDATE 26/03/24: Spring awakening 2024 has been cancelled, please read the next chronological news post. Please note the irony of this post has not been lost on the DF Communications Team) We have heard your cries. Our comms team have received your many emails, comments and messages. “WHERE IS SPRING AWAKENING???” We responded to some …
The first DF Business residential of the year is coming up in just a few weekends time!! Spring Thing 2024 will be happening near Wolverhampton between February 16th-18th. Here, DFs will gather to discuss updates to our policies and our future plans for the upcoming summer! It’s not all business at DF Things though, we …
Are you passionate about cooperative values? Do you use cooperation in your everyday life? Have you used cooperative values such as democracy, equality, equity and ethical values to plan and deliver social action? Woodcraft Folk are looking to build a team of enthusiastic peer facilitators (age 18+) who will deliver workshops to young people across …
Read more “WANTED: DFs to work as Peer Facilitators on a nationwide project!”
Woodcraft Folk turns 100 years old in 2025, which means it’s an exciting time to be a DF as we start the countdown to next year! In the meantime, DFs have received an exciting request from the UK Society For Co-operative Studies (UKSCS), who are publishing a special issue of the Journal of Co-operative Studies …
Read more “WANTED: DFs to contribute to the Journal of Co-operative Studies!”