‘A Band of Brothers gave me the strength to face my emotions’ – Cornwall Live
For International Men’s Day, two of our men put together the following video, to raise awareness of support available to young men.
A Band Of Brothers Cornwall, embracing International Men’s day. Poem read by our very own Nigel lynch, this poem was written by Joyce Sutphen and is entitled “This body”. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL VIDEO
On Saturday Nov 25th, men from A Band Of Brothers Cornwall worked together on a community day at Butterfly Woods near Helston.
The woods and work are in honour of David Hawke-Treneer, who ended his life by suicide in 2013. David’s parents bought this small area of abandoned private woodland and have transformed it into a place of tranquillity and healing.It’s available for local schools and mental well-being groups.The day was spent painting a long fence, assembling a shed and laying gravel on a pathway.
ABoB Portsmouth completes its first Quest for Community programme!
We are very pleased to have completed our first Quest for Community programme. It was a fitting celebration as we honoured the achievements and journey of both the young and older men, alongside our brothers from the Brighton and Crawley communities. It also marked another significant step in our journey as an ABoB community, giving us more confidence as we … Read More
A Journey to Manhood – The Bristol Magazine features abandofbrothers
We are proud to have been featured in the Bristol Magazine this month. A great opportunity to hear from Hugh Newton, our Head of Programmes and Training, about how we create lasting community and have continued to suppoort young men throughout the current lockdown. The full article can be read here.
Stacey Allsop delivers over 500 prescriptions to those shielding or self-isolating!
A typical day used to involve teaching survival skills on a remote moor, or paddling his canoe down the Carrick Roads, but Stacey Allsop is now one of a huge team of volunteers that are delivering prescriptions to people who are shielding or self-isolating due to Covid-19. Read full story here: http://www.cornwallvsf.org/from-teaching-survival-skills-to-delivering-prescriptions-a-volunteers-story/
Bungee Jump for ABoB Manchester – 24th May 2020!
Sponsored Bungee Jump! On Sunday 24 May ABoB Manchester will be holding a community day at Wythenshawe Amateurs F.C. featuring a sponsored bungee jump. We already have over 60 participants signed up to jump all raising money on behalf of our charity, but we need more and we need your help!!! If you want to get involved and take the … Read More
Intro Evening for Men of Bournemouth – 24th March 2020
Are you a man who would love to feel like you are doing something to make your area a better place? Do you have hard earned wisdom of success or failure (or both!) in life to pass on? We are looking for men to join our Bournemouth Community, to offer their time to mentor a young man who would benefit … Read More
Open Evening for Manchester Men – 14th April 2020
ABoB Manchester is building a community and looking for new mentors to help young men to develop and improve their lives. If you are a man aged 28 years or older and feel that you would like to receive training to become a mentor to assist young men, if you have a desire to be part of a community, the … Read More
