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UK Men's Group Notice Board & UK Menswork Listings
http://freespace.virgin.net/stevey.b/MenForChange.htm
Maintained by Steve Banks.
I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE OVER CO-ORDINATING THE NETWORK. ARE YOU INTERESTED? DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO MIGHT BE? Please contact me at stillpoint.centre@virgin.net .
This page offers 3 facilities for men interested in finding out about men's groups and workshops:
UK Men for Change Network. This is a national network of men who have agreed to act as local contact points for men looking for men's groups, or who are interested in menswork.
Men's Group Notice Board. This is a space where men's groups can advertise free if they are looking for new members, and where individual men can advertise that they are looking for a group, or that they would like to form a group in their area.
Menswork Listings. This is a list of professionally led men's groups, peer groups, workshops, organisations, websites and othe resources available in the UK. If you want to advertise your group, workshop, organisation etc. here free, please send me brief information (stillpoint.centre@virgin.net) .
The aim of the Men for Change Network is to help men get in touch with other men in order to join or form local groups and networks. The men listed below have agreed to act as local contacts. We would like to hear from men in areas not yet well served. To join the Network, please eMail me, Steve Banks (I am the central co-ordinater of the network), at stillpoint.centre@virgin.net.
If you are one of the people in the network, and the following details are no longer correct, please let me know. Likewise, if you try contacting someone in the network, and the information given here is incorrect, please let me know so that I can keep this page as up to date as possible. Thank you.
Workshop leaders and advice on running a men's group
There are a large number of men throughout the country who are experienced and skilled in running men's groups. They could either help you start a group, or run a day or weekend workshop with a group, or might be able to attend a group to provide input into what to do in a men's group. Please contact me if you wish to discuss this further. There would probably be some cost involved.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Dugald McCullough, 21 Cyprus Gardens, Belfast, BT5 6FB
IRELAND
Lawrence Shrout, 32 Lindsay House, Dean Court, Patrick St, Dublin 8, Tel: 1 454 7632
GLASGOW
Steve Robertson, , 9 Main Street, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, KA18 2LJ. Tel: 01290 422 467. Steve is new to menswork, but would like to form a men's group in the Glasgow area.
EDINBURGH
Tim Sallis, Basement, 8 St Peters Place, Viewforth, Edinburgh, EH3 9PJ
SCOTTISH BORDERS
Rob Johnson, 5 Hoyle Farm, Walkerburn, Peebleshire, Scotland, EH43 6BD
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Tyagi, 76 Wayland Rd, Sheffield, S11 8YE, Tel: 0114 268 5675, eMail: tyagi@pobox.com
Steve Moore, 9 Sturton Rd, Sheffield, S4 7DE, Tel: 0114 256 1708
Patrick Bond, 17 Barkers Road, Sheffield S7 1SD, Tel: 0114 258 7762, eMail: pbond@gemsoft.co.uk
NORTH-EAST ENGLAND
J.B.Riley, 14 Newburgh Avenue, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, NE25 OJW, Tel: 0191 237 3027 email: JacobRi@aol.com
MERSEYSIDE
Terry Smith, 41 Southdale Rd, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 4HX, Tel: 0151 733 0405
CHESHIRE
John Abbott, 65 Luman Road, Hyde, Cheshire
STAFFORDSHIRE
Harry Christian, Bridge Farm, High Offley, Woodseaves, Stafford, ST20 0NF
Anthony Guy Simmons, 35 Dartmouth St, Stafford, ST16 3TU
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Zbyszek Luczynski, 33 Julian Rd., West Bridgford, Nottingham, Tel: 0115 982 1331
WEST MIDLANDS
Jonk Watts, 69 Alcester Rd, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8EB, Tel: 0121 449 7796
HEREFORDSHIRE
Martin Harvey, Kenwater House, 2a Bridge St., Leominster, HR6 8DX, Tel: 01568 614 336
WORCESTERSHIRE
Peter Pickering, The Annex, Hainscroft, Linley Green, Whitborne, Worcs., WR6 5RE, Tel: 01886 821 104
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
David Ellis, 8 Coleridge Rd., Cambridge, Tel: 01223 248 861
EAST ANGLIA
East Anglian Men's Network, Barry Fowler, 2 Seymour Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP2 8EN, Tel: 01473 414 881
Chris Sharpe, 7 Grange Road, Wickham Skeith, Suffolk IP23 8NE, Tel: 01449 766 435
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Alex Wildwood, 1 Quaker Close, Chestnut Hill, Nailsworth, Gloucester, GL6 0RA
Jeremy Voaden, Woolstaplers, High Street, Blockley, Gloucestershire GL56 9HJ, Tel: 01386-700540, eMail: Voaden@jvoaden.fsnet.co.uk
SOUTH WALES
Colin Heyman, 33 Barons Court Rd., Penylan, Cardiff, CF3 7DG, Tel: 029 2048 1369, eMail: recharge@btinternet.com
HERTFORDSHIRE
Andrew Tinson, 73 West Hill, Hitchin, Herts., SG5 2HY
Graham Elliott, 28 Marshall's Drive, St Albans, AL1 4RQ, Tel: 01727 760 067
Robert Roope, 1a Spicer St., St Albans, Herts, AL3 4PH, Tel: 01727 861 655
WILTSHIRE
Kevin Glaister, Lower Shaw Farm, Old Shaw Lane, Shaw, Nr. Swindon, SN5 9PJ, Tel: 01793 771 080
Martin Kemp, 'Company of Men', 209 Conkwell, Wiltshire, BA15 2JF, Tel: 01225 722 006
LONDON
Men's Databank, c/o Derek Shiel, 25 Randolph Crescent, London, W9 1DP, Tel: 020 7267 3037, Fax: 020 7286 1173
Antoine Bowes, 181 Gleneldon Road, London SW16, Tel: 020 8769 2834
Clive Baulch, 26 Claireville Point, Dacres Road, Forest Hill, London SE23. Tel 020 8333 0217, eMail: clive.baulch@btopenworld.com
BERKSHIRE
Colin Turner, Garden Cottage, Langley Farm, Beedon, Newbury, RG16 8SD
Rob Stephens, 20 Conegar Court, Slough, Berks., SL1 3SH
NORFOLK
John Cates, 94 Cambridge Street, Norwich, NR2 2BE, Tel: 01603 662 517 (?), eMail: j.cates@uea.ac.uk
WEST KENT/EAST SUSSEX
Bill Hopkinson, St Michaels Vicarage, Ashford Rd., St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6PY, Tel: 01580 764 670
SURREY
James Treager, 25 Pemberton Road, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 0DN, Tel: 020 8979 3062, eMail: traegerjr@aol.com
HAMPSHIRE
Yano Rafferty, 39 Colebrook Ave., Upper Shirley, Southampton, SO1 5NS
Richard Beech, Slipper Mill Cottage, 53 Slipper Road, Emsworth, Hampshire PO10 8BS , tel: 01243 377188, eMail: richard@shiningfuture.com
DORSET
Anthony Ward, 4 St. Johns Hill, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1DA. Tel 01202 884282. Email a.ward@wordandaction.com
DEVON
Steve Banks, Totnes, Devon. eMail: sr.banks@virgin.net
Calvin Bell, c/o The Everyman Centre, 6 Victoria Place, Millbay Rd., Plymouth, PL1 3LP, Tel: 01752 213 535
Terence Weldon, 56 Camperdown Terrace, Exmouth, Devon, Tel: 01395 267 615
Richard Harvey, Inspired Fatherhood, 35 The Marles, Exmouth, Devon, TQ10 9JR, Tel: 01364 73248
CORNWALL
Roger Croxson, 9 Rowse Gardens, Calstock, Cornwall, PL18 9RB, Tel: 01822 832 653
Tim Wayne, 12 Basset St., Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 2EA, Tel: 01209 211 527 (hm); 01872 260 855 (wk)
This is a space where
To have your information posted here, send it to sr.banks@virgin.net.
Men's groups: include day, time, frequency of meetings, cost, are you a peer group, or lead?, type of group, contact name and phone number, anything else you want to say about the group.
Individuals looking for groups, or to form a group: give the area you are looking in, your name and phone number, and any other information.
Central London. Fortnightly group. Broadly mytho-poetic style, open to developments. Peer group. Many members already with experience in men's work. Contact Paul Goodwin on 020 8579 5571.
Leeds. Peer-led men's group looking for new members, meeting fortnightly on Sunday’s 7 – 9.30pm. The group is for self-development, personal growth, and support. We are a small group who have been running for a few years, with some changes of membership. Starting again after summer break Sunday 8th September 2002. Cost £3 per session. If you are interested please contact Kerry Garland by e-mail kerrygarland@freezone.co.uk
Ipswich area. I am writing in my role as Fathersworker for Community Education in the Ipswich area. We are looking for fathers in the broadest sense who are interested in getting together specifically to engage in discussions around how the roles of being ‘male’ and ‘parent’ interface, conflict, or offer creative potential. I would particularly like to welcome any men/fathers who may have unconventional relationships, parenting styles, or sexual orientation. It may be interesting to work together on some kind of creative project? Please contact Mark O’Connell at 01206 230425. The times and frequency of meeting are yet to be decided. There are no costs. POPMOC Website - www.popmoc.com. RSPOPUK Website - www.rspopuk.com. Audergon Website - www.processwork-audergon.com. Econode Website - http://econode.otleycollege.ac.uk. (The Econode is a sustainability resource for East Anglia). Contact me at Otley College - pmoconnell@otleycollege.ac.uk
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne area. J.B.Riley 14 Newburgh Avenue, Seaton Delaval,
Whitley Bay, NE25 OJW. email: JacobRi@aol.com
If you're looking for a group in your area, eMail your details and I'll post them here.
Mark Smalley looking for a group in Bristol. "I'm moving to Bristol in February 2002, having been a member of a peer-led support group of men - open and democratic - for some years. Am looking for a similar kind of men's group based in Bristol. Please contact Mark Smalley on: smallscrim@onetel.net.uk"
Robert Eagling, Chippenham, Wiltshire is looking to join a reasonably
local group. I will travel. Please email me at
voseagle@hotmail.com.
Andrew Collinson, Bournemouth Dorset looking to join a group in this area or otherwise start one myself.Anyone interested email me at andrew.collinson3@ntlworld.com
These listings include men's group, workshops, organisations, website, and are divided into National and London.
Company of Men. Martin Kemp (01225 722006) runs a men's group in North London as well as in Bath.
Mandorla: Transformation for Men, including Men's Rites of Passage residential
Contact administrator Simon Roe on 0113 274 4890 for brochure & details
e-mail: simon@roe93.fsnet.co.uk.
web site: www.mandorla.co.uk.
Continuing where Wild Dance Events left off, this started life as the UK version
of the Robert Bly - James Hillman - Michael Mead mytho-poetic movement in the
US.
Navigator men's development in organisations: www.navigator-network.com
National Men's Health Resource Centre. Venue: don't know Tel: Peter Williamson, 01246 231255 ext 4286. Aforum open to men and women who work with men in a caring capacity. Organised recent Men's Health Day.
Network for a New Men's Leadership. Venue: Various residential workshops. Tel: Michael Simmons, 01272 869752. 55a High St, Keynsham, Bristol BS18 1DS. Michael Simmons is a management consultant who has developed a new, positive, model for men acting as leaders of organisations. There are a number of men under his guidance who lead workshops exploring these issues.
Survivors. Support for men who have been sexually abused. Help line: 020 7833 3737 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 7 to 10pm). Survivors offers counselling and support groups. For leaflet, send SAE to Survivors, PO Box 2470, London SW9 9ZP.
Survivors Swindon. Supporting Adult Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse. http://www.survivorsswindon.com. "Truth will always be the truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance."
Working with Men Magazine. Focus on men who work with men and boys in professional capacity (social work, youth programmes etc). Ring Trevor Lloyd, 020 7732 9409
Men's Database. A database of resources and contacts for men interested in menswork and related issues/activities. Contact Derek Shiel, 25 Randolph Crescent, London W9 1DP. Tel: 020 7286 1173.
Men, Masculinities, and Poverty in the UK was commissioned by Oxfam's UK Poverty Programme to explore how changing economic, social, and political circumstances are affecting gender relations. In his report, Sandy Ruxton draws upon both a detailed review of the relevant literature and the experience of a wide range of community-based groups across the UK, in particular those working in the fields of employment training, men's health, gender-based violence, and fatherhood. He highlights the importance of using a coherent gender analysis to assess the nature, scope, and effectiveness of work with men which impacts on poverty and gender relations, and concludes with a series of recommendations for developing work with men in the UK in order to address poverty and gender inequality. The report is also intended to inform the development of Oxfam's work internationally around the theme of men and masculinities. N.B. A free summary is available on: www.oxfamgb.org/ukpp/resources/.
Navigator men's development in organisations: www.navigator-network.com
Achilles Heel website- http://www.achillesheel.freeuk.com/ - is great, and has a comprehensive page of links to other sites and articles from all issues of the magazine.
Menweb is a very good (USA) internet magazine for 'expressive' (or mytho-poetic) menswork at http://www.vix.com/menmag/
Central London peer men's group, looking for New Members 2001. Established over 2 years. Meets Monday, 7.30-9.30pm, fortnightly at London Bridge. Broadly mytho-poetic format. Call Niall Glynn on 020 8802 4711.
Company of Men. Martin Kemp (01225 722006) runs a men's group in North London as well as in Bath.
Men for Men programme, Spectrum. 7 Endymion Road, London N4 1EE Tel: Terry Cooper, Tel: 020 8341 2277. Fortnightly groups - ring for dates, times. Spectrum is a centre for humanistic psychology.
New Horizons. London. Tel: Stuart Groom - 020 8881 6972 (evenings) Time: weekends. "Unveiling the magic in ever human heart. A beautiful and powerful workshop for gay men. A clear and enriching path to a deeper level of self-esteem. A chance to learn new ways to relate to others and create intimacy."
Between Men. Venue: Spectrum (see above). Tel: Paul Morrison, 020 8440 4584. Evenings. Ongoing men's therapy group which "nurtures a spirit of trust, and caring and loving confrontation between men". Runs by the term, with a weekend away each term.
Shared Experience. Venue: various. Tel: Tom Southern, 020 8806 6815. Day, weekend workshops for gay men with various themes.
Centre for Men's Development. Clissold Park Natural Health Centre, 154 Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 OJU. Tel: 020 7686 1293. Web site: www.mensdevelopment.co.uk Started at the end of 1996 as The London Men's Centre. It offers various services for men including the Man to Man men's group, groups for fathers, drumming and dance, group psychotherapy. They publish a quarterly newsletter. For brochure and info. call 020 7686 1293.
A Men's Group @ Regent's College, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, London NW1. Tel: 020 7487 7555 Time: Weekly, 1½ hours - ring for when. Facilitated by Tony Royle. "A personal development opportunity".
Men & Spirituality. Global Co-operation House, 65 Pound Lane, London NW10 2HH (Dollis Hill tube). Tel: 020 8727 3383 Time: Various Type: Brahma Kumaris organisation.
Men Dancing. London WC1 (Russell Square tube) Tel: Tim Foskett 020 8341 7155. Sunday eve. Gabrielle Roth's 5 Rhythms dance. Also mixed workshops
The Hero Within: south London. Ring for details 020 8333 0217; eMail: clivebaulch@netscapeonline.co.uk. Myth and therapy group. Clive Baulch, who runs it, is a qualified probation officer and dramatherapist. He has been working on men's issues for many years.
Labyrinth Men's Workshops. South London. "Themed and bespoke therapy workshops for men". Led by Clive Baulch (020 8333 0217) and Antoine Bowes (020 8769 2834). Both are qualified social workers and therapists, experienced in men for change work. Ring for details.
The Elder and the Ash : Men Mentoring Men
Residential workshop, led by Rob Waygood, Hugh Dunford Wood, Alan Heeks and
Robert Osborn. "How to find new strength, juice and purpose in life
as a man, mentor and elder." Other Weekends ongoing.
Contact Rob Waywood for details: 020 7328 7073, eMail rob@waygood-hock.fsnet.co.uk
British Association for Anger Management. Not for men specifically, but excellent programmes offered. Web site: www.angermanage.co.uk
