“Things” are the backbone of The District Fellows Movement. They are weekend residental events where DFs come together with DF Committee to thrash out the bits and pieces that make up the running of the movement.
Coming to a Thing is the best way to get your voice heard and make the movement your own. Cost of attending a Thing is heavily subsidised by DF Committee to make them as accessible as possible. Not only that but your first ever Thing will cost you NOTHING AT ALL!! – its totally free.
Things have a strong ballance of engaging discussion and intense fun. Phin Harper, a DF from Banbury described 2008’s South West Thing as “Buggering good all round, was great to get involved with progressing the movement and to romp about the venue building forts out of mattresses – my favorate event so far!!”
Things move around the country from region to region being organised by the local Regional Development Workerso there should be at least one nearish your home each year.
| LOCATION AND DATE | ORGANISER |
| EASTERN THING 12-14 March | Bea Bottomley |
| WELSH THING 18-20 June | Gabriel Marques-Worssam |
| MIDLANDS THING sometime in 2010 | Kemi Rooney |
| some other Things | not yet determined |
If you want to come to a thing just give the organiser an e-mail at the CONTACT US page.
The District Fellows Movement is the 16-20 year old members of the co-operative educational youth charity, the woodcraft folk, whose ideology is based on the principles of equality, peace, social justice and co-operation, with an emphasis on the empowerment of young people.
DF meetings usually consist of a group of like minded individuals meeting up at a regular time and place (someone's house, or a pub for instance, or even a community hall if the group is large enough) and taking part in usual woodcraft activities. These activities range from co-operative games, orgainising events, workshops and discussions, and general socialising!
The DF movement also meets up on a national basis frequently, to hold both social, educational events and business events allowing everyone to be involved in the running of DF's...
North East Thing: 11th to 13th December
Winter Wonderland: 27th to 30th December
Span that World With Music: 26th to 28th February
Spring Awakening: 6th to 10th April
