Chris Philpott, Retired Teacher, Leamington Circle I’m a retired person and I was in education for over forty years working with young people, particularly in secondary schools as a teacher and as a teaching assistant. I came to Leamington to teach in 1985, so I’ve been here a long time and feel very much a part of the community. What … Read More
Tim Jacques
Tim Jacques, Leamington Circle I live in Coventry. I am the father to four boys and the partner to a wonderful woman called Kaz. What is your motivation for being a part of A Band of Brothers in Leamington? I got into the Band of Brothers because I wanted to serve the community where I live and I wanted to … Read More
Chris Richards
After moving to Hastings I was looking to connect with men in the area and discovered that a few were starting A Band of Brothers Hastings. I was interested in mentoring a young man and so we started a group. Meeting every two weeks initially in one of our houses the group built over time as we got to know … Read More
Alan Blyth
I have been involved with abandofbrothers since August 2014, when work brought me to Crawley. It was an ideal opportunity to look for voluntary work in my spare time, which had never been quite possible until then. Later life took me to Oxford, until returning to Crawley in 2018: a great opportunity to rediscover friendships with both volunteers, and young … Read More
Jeremy Churchill
I live in Monmouth and work for the Environmnet Agency in pollution control. I’m 54 years old and attended my first Rites of Passage weekend in 2015 where I doscovered, after a lifetime of fear, that there could be a different narrative for my life. I was drawn to being in service and to being part of a community. So … Read More
Chris Thomas
I completed the abandofbrothers rite-of-passage in 2017 and was elected Conductor of ABoB Manchester in December 2019. I have been on a healing journey for most of my adult life, searching for different ways to heal childhood trauma. This journey has taken me from the psychotherapist’s couch, to 12-step meetings and even to living with indigenous tribes in South America. … Read More
Stu Croll
Having heard about abandofbrothers for several years, I decided to get involved in 2018. I was brought up in the East Midlands and got into a fair amount of trouble as a young man, which resulted in me being sent to juvenile detention. I moved to London on my 16th birthday and struggled to find stable housing. I started various … Read More
Aidan Hulatt
I joined A Band of Brothers after a friend persuaded me to go on the first Beyond The Hero held in Cornwall in 2016. I went along with the expectation of making new connections and gaining a sense of community that was missing. At that point I had little understanding about what a mentor was and whether or not I … Read More
Thurstan Crockett
Thurstan Crockett, 58, Community Mentor for the South West. How did you know about abob? I was living in Brighton at the time and there was a very active Super Dads group that I was involved in. We dads would support our children at primary schools, as there weren’t many men around. Ali Mayor who set up Super Dads suggested … Read More
Roger Ross
I joined abandofbrothers in October 2014 and my Rites of Passage weekend was profound. I had been looking for a healthy community to join and I had no reservation about making ABOB central to my life. Prior to getting involved I was lost and angry and needed to be held to account. Although I’ve run a successful business for over … Read More