A call saved my life the day I was ready to kill myself
Cornwall Live interview two men from our Falmouth community, explaining how the support from the communities in Cornwall Falmouth & Penzance.
‘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.
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/
abandofbrothers ‘Homecoming’ featured in the Cornishman
We’re delighted that our recent Homecoming has been featured in the Cornishman newspaper. Congratulations again to all our Graduates for your courage and how well you represented both yourselves and our community!
