aBoB received the highest charity accolade, the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service on Monday July 20th at Brighton’s Corn Exchange. It was a wonderful event – warm, humorous and most importantly, a deserved recognition of how far abob have come as an organisation. It was truly moving to see all the aBoB men present – young and old – receive … Read More
Dan Hartley, aBoB's Head of Operations talks on Juice FM
Dan Hartley, aBoB’s Head of Operations talks on Juice FM about aBoB and the lack of male role models in society to mark the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.
Dramatic rise in prison suicide
Campaigning journalist, Caspar Walsh writes a powerful, personal piece in the Huffington Post where he explains his connections both to abob and prison, and how the dramatic rise in prison suicide could be averted by more care and support for young offenders by the community. He quotes abob Chief Executive, Nathan Roberts saying: “We believe that society has a responsibility not to punish and manage … Read More
aBoB men from 18-87 and their inner lives
Writer, Kate Monro asks men from 18-87 about their inner lives in a piece on modern masculinity for the Independent magazine to celebrate Father’s Day. aBoB’s Paul Apps and Ray Savage feature in it…
aBoB's Queen's Award for Voluntary Service 2015
The Crawley Observer reports on the big news – abob’s Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2015. In it, Chief Executive, Nathan Roberts, recognises “the contribution of over 150 men from Brighton, Crawley and Eastbourne who have stepped up to work with troubled young men across our county.” He also pays tribute to the wider context of this news when he says: “What … Read More
aBoB awarded the Queen's Award For Voluntary Service 2015
Dan Hartley and Nathan Roberts, abob’s Head of Operations and Chief Exec at Buckingham Palace. They were invited to the Queen’s Garden Party on May 28th to mark the brilliant news that aBoB have received the prestigious Queen’s Award For Voluntary Service 2015. This an award for the entire community of mentors and mentees who have given of themselves to serve … Read More
New Mentors Wanted in Crawley
We’re looking for more men to join our thriving Crawley aBandofBrothers community. Are you a man who would love to feel like you are doing something to make your area a better place? Would you like to be a valuable gift in a young man’s life? Do you have hard earned wisdom of success or failure (or both!) in life … Read More
The Telegraph Discovers abandofbrothers and Their Mainstream Expansion
Theo Merz from Telegraph Man online joined a Beyond The Hero weekend. Here he interviews Michael Boyle about what abob can offer in terms of a rites of passage experience to young men. Merz also announces the news about abob’s expansion to London and Thames Valley. Exciting times. “The purpose of initiation is to align the individual with the tribe, … Read More
aBoB at Onebillionrising's London event
On Feb 14th, Eastbourne’s Paul Allen made a special trip up to Marble Arch to represent abandofbrothers at the campaigning Onebillionrising’s – global yearly event created by Eve Ensler to stop violence against women – stage. UK organiser, Lynne Franks had wanted more men in the mix this year when the focus was sexual violence against young women. Paul was … Read More
Henry Smith MP congratulates Crawley Band of Brothers in the Commons
Tory MP Henry Smith went along to the January 2015 mentee graduation in Crawley and was so impressed that he brought it up with the Justice Minister, Andrew Selous.