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
Next Leamington Quest Starts April 2020
Our 3rd Quest will commence on Friday 24th April 2020 and will run for 12 weeks. If you would like to refer a young man (18-15) please email leamington@abandofbrothers.org.uk. We will be holding and information evening for young men to attend and find out more about the Quest programme and what it offers. If you would like to put yourself … Read More
Abob Leamington Election
February saw the first Abob Leamington coordinator elections since the community first appointed roles in July 2018. The community is run voluntarily and a huge amount of work goes in to engagement for quest programmes, fundraising, and operation of the charity to name but a few. We welcome some fresh faces into the coordinator team including Geof Elvyhart (pictured below) … Read More
ABoB Manchester at the Crime and Justice Networking and Learning Fair – 18th March 2020
ABoB Manchester are attending the Crime and Justice Networking & Learning Fair on 18 March 2020 at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation are supporting the Fair with stalls and presentations on their research and new initiatives such as the HMPPS Insights ’20. The Fair will provide opportunities for criminal … Read More
The Quest Homecoming – Jan 2020
This January the Quest ‘Homecoming’ was hosted in Leamington. The ‘Homecoming’ event marks the completion of the quest programme and celebrates the achievement of the young men who have completed the journey. It is an important part of the quest because these young men may have never experienced acceptance within the community in which they live. Each young man was … Read More
20 in 2020 – Ox Magazine features abandofbrothers
We are delighted to have a double page spread this month in Oxfordshire’s Ox Magazine. Particular thanks to Berny Auton for sharing so eloquently what we stand for. The full article can be read here.
The Leamington Quest – Oct 2019 to Jan 2020
Participants of the Quest began their journey on the residential and have been supported by attending weekly community ‘circles’ and meetings with a chosen mentor. The experience is powerful and not always easy for these men, who sometimes have never had a support network of positive male role models in their lives. Often the difficulties they face are complex and … Read More
Park Run Litter Pick
In January a number of Abob Leamington men supported the Leamington Parkrun event at Newbold Comyn by taking part in a litter pick around the running routes. Attendees of Leamington Parkrun have towards the running of Quest programmes in 2019 and we are proud to be maintaining this link with the community!
Funding News
Even with all the volunteer support, it costs us about £10k to run a Quest programme. We are continually looking for financial support, which comes from a variety of sources. Here are some of the recent success stories. Continued support by Warwickshire Crimebeat Warwickshire Crimebeat have committed £4,000 in their continued support of Abob Leamington. Crimebeat is a charity which … Read More