The next 6 months of Wildwood!
If you fancy getting involved with any of these please drop us a message and we can give you some more info. Booking for each event will be opened one month ahead of the dates listed.
Join us for a Rubbish Walk!
Monday 12th October
🌿 LET’S CLEAN UP OUR TOWN! 🌿
We’re teaming up with our friends at Stratford eco group Rubbish Friends once again to give back to our town and make a real difference.
Following last year’s hugely successful clean-up at Morrisons, we’re taking on Stratford-upon-Avon’s nature reserve this time!
If you’d like to join us, drop us a message and we’ll send you the meeting point. All litter-picking equipment and high-vis jackets are provided. We recommend bringing a headtorch and sensible footwear as we’ll be out in the evening.
And because good work deserves good food…
Afterwards, we’re heading into town for a curry!
So, if you fancy spending an evening doing something worthwhile, purposeful and positive, followed by some great food and even better company, come and join us.
📩 Drop us a message or email if you’d like to take part.
Let’s leave Stratford a little better than we found it.
The Big Wildwood Glo Quiz!
Things are hotting up now!
Over £2,000 worth of prizes have now been announced, all generously donated by some of the amazing businesses here in Stratford-upon-Avon. And there’s also a £100 cash prize for the winning quiz team! 💷
But most importantly, every penny raised goes directly towards supporting men’s mental health here in Stratford-upon-Avon and helping Wildwood continue to provide an essential lifeline for local men.
So, if you haven’t sorted your team yet, get six of your mates together and get involved! If you’re struggling to make up a team or need a few extra players, just let us know and we’ll do our best to help put you together.
There’ll also be a bar available throughout the quiz, so you can grab a drink, settle in and enjoy the night.
Tickets are available online only here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticketing/the-big-wildwood-glo-quiz?share=true&fbclid=IwVERDUAUs_eJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBWZkaWQWUPibvRcbm4n6vsxbBJ_hHoMN5psAb3NydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR4xDyND2jNtaYYaNUlIuVu5minZ5GCZkMGmTaVSA8a4D8GHx2S4NWzN8PvQpQ_aem_cdt9Vb6fk0xBh3G1MTcI0g
Or head to www.thewildwoodconnectionproject.co.uk, click the Glo Quiz tab on the homepage and follow the links.
Tickets are selling fast, so if you fancy a properly good night out before Christmas, a ridiculously good chance of going home with some fantastic prizes, and the chance to help raise money for an essential service in your own community…
Grab your tenner, get your team together and get involved!
We’ll see you on Friday 20th November! 💚
Open GP surgery
The subject of health comes up a lot at our talking sessions and we have been gifted a unique and valuable oppourtunity to have Dr Simon Bloomfield of Rother House GP Surgery come and run an open session on the 18th January 2027. We are opening up the conversation on our regular Monday evening slot to talk about and ask any questions guys might have regarding their health.
PAST SOCIAL EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS
We love collaborating with local food businesses to host group socials and hands-on workshop events. If you’d like to team up with us to promote your business, we’d be delighted to chat about how we can support one another.
Below are a few snapshots from our fantastic winter socials. In November, we partnered with AGM Venison for an unforgettable members’ evening featuring a live butchery demonstration and fire-pit cook-off—learning new skills and sharing great food together. We then rounded off the year with our Christmas party at The Escape Arts Centre, celebrating an incredible year in the best company. Truly wonderful evenings with brilliant people.
Our Butchery evening with AGM venison
We teamed up with local company AGM venison for a night under the stars having a venison butchery demonstration led by the company followed by an open fire cook off. It was fantastic the guys to learn new skills and about the life and management of deer in the wild. Laura and Adam are a brillianrt team and looked after us so well!
Our Christmas Party
We ended the 2025 with a fantastic Christmas |party with all the guys at The Escape arts centre who very kindly let us use their space for the evening. A huge feast was followed by a quiz and games hosted by our very own Wild Wood member Sam Dowler.
APRIL'S WILD FORAGING AND YOGA DAY
In the heart of preston on stour we were treated to a guided wild foraging tour by medical herbablist Katie Beswick around the Alscot Estate. So much lost knowledge for healing and health lays underneath our feet and Katie was the key to releasing years of lost knowledge. We also go to stretch our legs (and other parts of our bodies) at the Old School Yoga studio where Ben Beswick hosted a fastasic 'introduction to Yoga' session for us and we finished off with a meal together afterwards. A top day!
June's woodland breakfast
We were gifted funds by Stratford Rotary club to buy a full set of cast iron cookware to use on open fires in May so we thought a woodland breakfast woul dbe the ideal social Saturday. To be amongst the woodland so early in the morning with the lads was such an amazing experience, cooking and experiencing a full english breakfast over open flame.
July's wood turning event the Heart of England Woodturners
Steve and Giles from the heart fo England Woodturners club hosted a brilliant afternoon for the guys explaining the workings of the lathes and thier experience in running workshops in places such as prisons as part of the rehabilitaiton process and the positive impact it has on mental health and the significant decrease it has on offenders reoffending. We then got hands on and made our very own spinning tops and i can confidently say it was one of the most enjoyable afternoons and personal highlight of my year!
July's Summer group BBQ
The Mayor attends Wildwood!
All the guys were incredibly honoured to host an evening for our Mayor in July. They had a chance to discuss our projects achievements last year and put forward new ideas and initiatives for 2026/27 working alongside her and with her support. A fantastic oppoutunity and real pleasure.
