Monthly Archives: September 2011

Men’s Network supports Walk 4 Life This Sunday

The Men’s Network is supporting the ITV Walk 4 LIfe in Brighton & Hove this Sunday 25th September. Join hundreds of people on a 1 mile walk along the seafront from the Peace Statue on Hove Lawns. The Men’s Network’s

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European men twice as likely to die before 65

Men across Europe are twice as likely to die before they are 65 according to a major new report into European Men’s Health. The Report shows that every year more than twice as many men of working age (16-64) die

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Gay old men more likely to be lonely

Isolation in older age is one of the key inequalities that men are more likely to face with charities like Age UK acknowledging that there is an increasing body of research evidence showing that the specific needs of older men are

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Multicultural male mentors needed

An innovative male mentoring program is inviting men from different ethnic backgrounds to take part in an intensive weekend training program that can help them develop their ability to work powerfully with men and boys from different communities. The Brighton-based

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International Men’s Day website launches in UK

The Men’s Network has launched a new website to promote International Men’s Day 2011 (Saturday 19th November) in its role as the UK’s co-ordinator for the annual celebration of men and boys. International Men’s Day is still relatively unknown in

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Men’s Groups in Brighton & Hove

The Men’s Network in Brighton & Hove currently runs two men’s groups which are open to men of all ages and backgrounds. If you’d like to join one of our men’s groups or want support in setting up a men’s

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Blue September

Good luck to our friends at The Men’s Health Forum with their new male cancer awareness campaign Blue September. Every year year 150,000 men are diagnosed with cancer in the UK and 81,000 men a year die – that’s nearly 10

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Discovering Men’s Sheds Conference

The emerging Men’s Sheds movement in the UK will be the subject of a conference at Leicester University on Thursday 29 September 2011 – and well as being featured at The First National Conference for Men and Boys to be hosted

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Time to get spiritual man…FREE workshops for men with spirit

Men in Brighton & Hove are being given the opportunity to explore their spiritual side with the help of three FREE workshops hosted by a local school teacher. Rodney Browne from Bevendean planned the workshops whilst taking part in a

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International Fathers Conference Comes To London

The charity Working With Men is hosting an International Conference called Fathers Matter  in partnership with The International Federation for Parenting Education in London on Saturday 15th October 2011 This event aims to look at promising practice, strategy and research, from the

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