A glittering prize has been won by organiser, fundraiser and all-round irrepressible abob supporter, Eastbourne dweller, Paul Apps. Out of hundreds of entrants, Paul has won the BBC Sussex and Surrey Community Heroes Award for Volunteering. On Dec 10th, Paul and his wife Alison attended the celebration dinner. At the start, Paul knew he’d been shortlisted but nothing more. “When … Read More
Another deserving winner – Mark Nightingale
The Rotary Club of Brighton gave Mark a Citizens Award on December 17th for his outstanding contributions through abob to the Brighton community. The awards ceremony was at the Royal Albion Hotel. Mark says: “I felt suitably honoured and accepted my framed certificate with humility and gratitude; knowing the full magnitude of the task presenting itself to us men of … Read More
'I found my place in a Band of Brothers'
He has a string of convictions for violent crimes and was released from jail for the fourth time in January. With this in mind, it would be easy to assume that Chris Smith is not a role model for other young men in Crawley. But the 23-year-old has under-gone a remarkable transformation. The individuals who finally got through to him … Read More
June 2014 – The Guardian – Mentoring is what young men crave without realising it
Being a man means being responsible, respecting other people, making a contribution to the community … and …” Dave, 28, hesitates for a couple of seconds and looks down at the little girl smiling broadly beside him: “Most of all, it means being a good father,” he says. The girl is his daughter Susie, nine. She’s tugging at my sleeve … Read More
Report on a most unusual fundraising activity!
It’s 2pm, Saturday 19th April. A beautiful young woman, Taylor Newman-Bruce is outside Webster’s hair salon in Brighton.
Moving Story from a Sister
Tom came through our programme last year. He has since made amazing steps to turn his life around. You can hear his story on this Radio 4 interview. Taylor’s Story On 16.01.2014 I attended the graduation ceremony for ABOB and I am so so pleased I did. The evening was really touching and moving. The young men and their mentors in … Read More
Band of Brothers comes to Eastbourne!
Abandofbrothers is a very different sort of youth programme. We are looking for mentors who can really be there for younger men who may be experiencing difficulties. Many of us as men know the difficulties of really knowing who we are and what we want from life; we know how difficult it can be to face shame and regret for … Read More
aBoB needs a home!
Abandofbrothers is looking for a place to hold our rites of passage trainings. We are seriously in need of a place that we can use as a permanent or even temporary location.
