How did you come across Abandofbrothers? I am a trustee for the Cornwall Community Foundation – this is a foundation that exists nationally and gives out small grants – and someone there asked me to attend an abob Homecoming event. It was four years ago, and I didn’t know anything abob. I sat at the back of the room and there were about 100 people there. I had no idea … Read More
Francisco Cabeza-West
Francisco has been a volunteer with A Band of Brothers since June 2016 initially being an active member of the ABOB Oxford community. After which he was instrumental in establishing an ABOB Community in Leamington in 2018 and in 2019 was elected as a National Council Representative for the organisation. In 2021 Francisco was appointed as Community Mentor for the … Read More
Danny, community worker, mentor, Manchester
How did you know about abob? I was part of a men’s spiritual circle and one of them was in abob. I knew about abob for some time but I was too proud to join. I’d done the Landmark work and I didn’t realise further personal transformation was possible. Eventually I did go to an Open Evening and the Mentor … Read More
Tier Blundell
Tier Blundell, 33, Trustee Tell me a bit about your background. I come from a mixed race background, my father was Pakistani, and my mother is English. I grew up on a council estate in Northampton. My father left when I was a baby and then I suffered abuse at the hands of men my mother dated and then … Read More
Gareth Wilkinson, 47, Property Developer, Leamington
How did you know about Abob? I have been involved with coaching rugby to young men, and I’m pretty sure some of them are having a challenging time in one way or another, I also swim with a very active swimming club where I met abob man, Ben Philips. He told me about abob and it was something that I … Read More
Ben Phillips
I’m a man wanting to utilise every skill I have and my wealth of experience to make a difference in all spheres of my life – as a husband, a father, an employee, a friend, and an active member of communities (e.g. geographic, church, and ABandOfBrothers charity). I have a passion for creating nourishing spaces where people can flourish and become … Read More
Alan Smithson
Hailing from East Sussex, Alan embarked on his transformative journey with A Band of Brothers in 2014, aged 25, while undergoing his counselling training. After seeking out and being introduced to a member of A Band of Brothers in 2013, Alan felt an immediate affinity: “I was immediately drawn to their mission, and I was compelled to be a part … Read More
Craig Neesam, Mentor, Restorative Justice Practitioner, Brighton
Craig Neesam, 49, Mentor, Restorative Justice Practitioner, Brighton Tell us a bit about your background I was a misguided, mixed up angry young man. I was first sentenced when I was 17. And I kept being sentenced until I was in my late 20s. I got parole in 2005. My experience before was that I always got pulled back into … Read More
