Frank Davey, 49, locum GP, Penzance Could you tell me about the work you do? I work as a GP with homeless, drug, alcohol and mental health services and it’s apparent to me that so often we’re just providing a sticking plaster on an underlying trauma. That’s why I find working with ABOB so rewarding; I am aware that ABOB’s … Read More

Brett Korteling, 49, Water Resources Planner, Cornwall How did you know about ABoB? My 14 year old son Henry had a ‘Remembering Our Roots’ weekend for young men through his school in Penzance. I went along to an introduction for parents and ABoBabob leaders, James Oaken and James Benzing were there. I had read about ABoBabob on the website and … Read More

Ben Cole, 60, Film Maker, Hastings Circle You have been in ABoB a long time? I joined the original men’s group that used to meet in a loft in Brighton, when the group had been running for about 4 years. As a men’s group, we were all aware that a lot of Brighton’s young men were lost and we wanted … Read More

This is my story – David Freud, Artist, Brighton Circle How did you find out about ABoB? One of the Brighton ABoB men who’s also an artist came down to have a coffee with me. I live in Worthing. He actually wanted to talk to me about helping with fund-raising. I did a 24 hour paint-a-thon for ABoB and also … Read More

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, 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

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

I’ve run a successful, national environmental waste management and recycling company in the Midlands since setting it up in 2003. In 2018 I joined abandofbrothers, initially as a volunteer for my local community in Leamington, then progressing through all the training available, and being the community Conductor 2020-2022. My journey with abandofbrothers has been one of deep personal growth, supported … Read More

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