Introduction

Andy’s Man Club is described as:

“a talking group, a place for men to come together in a safe environment to talk about issues and problems they have faced or are currently facing”.

Background

It was formed by Luke Ambler and his mother-in-law Elaine after his brother-in-law took his own life.

The club, with its slogan “it’s okay to talk”, started in early 2016 in Halifax with a first meeting of nine men. Since then, the group has expanded across the country and by February 2020 had over 800 men attending every week. Each group meeting is led by a volunteer “group facilitator” who has been trained by the organisation.

Other similar organisations have come to exist, some with a local focus and others with a national.

In 2021 they earned the Queens’s award for voluntary service.

Similar Charities

• It’s tricky to talk.
• Talk Club.
• MenSpeak.
• Men Walk Talk.
• Proper Blokes Club.
• It’s Worth Talking About.
• Man-Down.

Locations

There are a variety of locations (as of November 2021):

• Altrincham.
• Batley.
• Bradford.
• Brighouse.
• Dewsbury.
• Doncaster.
• Dundee.
• Dunfermline.
• Edinburgh.
• Exeter.
• Glenrothes.
• Gosport.
• Halifax Central.
• Halifax North.
• Hartlepool.
• Hebden Bridge.
• Huddersfield Ainley Top.
• Huddersfield Central.
• Hull Central.
• Hull North.
• Leeds East.
• Leeds West.
• Manchester.
• Newton Abbot.
• Oldham.
• Perth.
• Peterborough.
• Plymouth.
• Porthcawl.
• Preston.
• Rhondda.
• Rochdale.
• Rotherham.
• Scarborough.
• Sheffield.
• Stafford.
• St. Andrews.
• Sunderland.
• Torbay.
• Wakefield.