I first came across a Band of Brothers in 2018, recommended to me as a group who could help me in my personal journey to achieve some kind of internal emotional landscape… having been raised as a very repressed Englishman! I certainly had no interest in mentoring young men at this point. I have found my involvement in ABoB fundamental … Read More
Phil Pritchard
I am happy to be elected to the role of Conductor for the Oxford A Band of Brothers Circle. I have lived in and around Oxford most of my life. I now live with my wife and two fast growing up teenagers in East Oxford. My work has always included elements supporting wellbeing of people and the natural world including … Read More
Anthony Hearn
Anthony Hearn is a Mentor, Counselor, and Organisational Development Consultant based in Buckinghamshire, England. As a certified leader and trainer with the UK-based charity abandofbrothers, he has participated in over 50 initiatory experiences for men and participated in the development of multiple new communities. He is an Organisational Development Consultant for the US Based Charity All Kings who create communities … Read More
Jim Andrews
After graduating from UCL with a BSc Chemical Physics, Jim took what he considers to be the first meaningful independent decision of his life and sought employment with a local building contractor as a tradesman, eventually qualifying as an NVQ3 level bricklayer. The experience was formative and those years were later to breathe life into the numbers when he became … Read More
Michael Hyltoft
Originally from Denmark, Michael was moved to Portsmouth, UK in 2000 by his employer IBM, supposed to be here for 2 years, and is now fully settled as a UK national, living in the countryside of Hampshire with his three lovely daughters. He first became involved with abandofbrothers in 2020, as a member of the Portsmouth community, but due to Covid could only … Read More
Roy Williams
Roy Williams worked as an actor before turning to writing full-time in 1990. He graduated from Rose Bruford in 1995 with a first class BA Hons degree in Writing and participated in the 1997 Carlton Television screenwriter’s course. Roy went on to write numerous plays and scrennplays, earning nominations for the TAPS Writer of the Year Award 1996 and New … Read More
John Holmstrom
I’m the very proud and often frustrated father of four young adult children (and recently a grandfather!). I have worked in the homelessness sector for nearly 40 years, the last 9 as CEO for Turning Tides, a West Sussex based charity. Under my leadership Turning Tides has grown from 50 to 70 staff with an increase from 70 to 300 … Read More
Dave Bevan
I joined ABOB in 2019, and it has since become my community and my home. When I joined, I found it hard to trust other men, and I didn’t even realise how much I longed for brothers, to support and be supported by men who could be both vulnerable and strong together. I passionately believe that everyone, no matter what … Read More
Jonathan Foxton
Jonathan Foxton, 50, mentor, Brighton. What attracted you to abob? I joined nine years ago through Mark Nightingale who is now Head of Mentoring. We were doing a Non-Violent Communication group in Brighton for a few years, which went pretty deep. It was incredibly useful but on one occasion – shortly after I’d just become a father and was overwhelmed … Read More