Are you passionate about helping young men grow and thrive with purpose? Do you believe communities can do more to help young men out of a criminal justice system that sometimes seems to have a revolving door? A crisis in modern masculinity is in the headlines daily – Adolescence on Netflix, Gareth Southgate’s Dimbleby Lecture, the Lostboys Taskforce. This is … Read More
How ABOB Manchester is helping young men find purpose, connection and a way out of crime
How A Band of Brothers is building positive male role models
Thurstan Crockett, South West Regional ABOB Lead, was on the James Churchill Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Cornwall and he talked about abob and what they do for young men.
To hear what Thurstan had to say, skip to 3.10. James Churchfield – 07/04/2025 – BBC Sounds
Bernard Auton, the ABOB conductor in Oxford, was on the Politics Show with Lib Dem MP Layla Moran, and Labour MP Peter Swallow. Here, they discussed what ABOB do for young men around contemporary rites of passage and mentoring.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/…/episodes/m000dk0w/politics-south
The conductor of the Portsmouth ABOB community Tony Hill has been given the High Sheriff of Hampshire Community Award for his work with ABOB in the community.
Heroes honoured for their contributions to the community by High Sheriff of Hampshire ‘Tony Hill, a voluntary leader for Portsmouth-based A Band of Brothers who was also recognised at the awards said: “We work with young men between 18 and 25 who are involved with, or a risk of being involved with the criminal justice system. “We provide a safe … Read More
Abob mentor Stuart Hawkins, was interviewed on BBC Radio Guernsey in response to the 4 part Netflix series Adolescence. Here he tells his own very powerful story about being a man who has changed his life.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ksh7sc?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
The BBC report on A Band of Brothers in Falmouth
Paul Priestley, 42, is a mentor for A Band of Brothers in Falmouth: Read the story HERE