We are pleased to report to our supporters that we have recently been successful with a grant application to The Imagine foundation. The grant is to provide £10,000 a year over a two-year period, subject to a satisfactory review towards the end of the first year. The Trustees of the foundation said “they have been […]
The construction industry is an industry with some of the highest suicide rates. Part of the Cornermen strategy is to address this is to visit on site, in order to talk straight and honestly about men’s mental health and suicide. So Full credit to Kier construction for understanding this important issue and asking John and […]
On Monday 16th of June, local MP Olly Glover visited us at our base of operations, the fabulous South Moreton Boxing Club. Olly was welcomed and shown around by founders Steve James and John Houston as well as trustee Colin FItzgerald. In a pleasant and relaxed meeting Olly listened to how The Cornermen started, what […]
Last Tuesday we we’re invited to collect a cheque from Wallingford Vehicle Rally and Parade. The event raises thousands of pounds for local good causes every year and we were very grateful to have been chosen as one of their beneficiaries this year. Cornerman co-founder John Houston is pictured receiving our cheque and thanking all […]
Yesterday we were grateful to Ryan Irving, founder & Lead strategist of Riweb for taking the time to pop over to Cornermen HQ to help Steve review our website and discuss possible tweaks and changes that might be good to refresh things. Riweb and Ryan have been a massive source of support for us right […]
John and Steve were invited onto the SOFEA sessions Podcast. They talk to Podcast host Nichola Smith, who is Therapeutic Lead at SOFEA about The Cornermen. Nicola described the episode as “a meaningful, important and light-hearted approach to men’s mental health”. If you would like to listen then there is a link to the 40 […]
One of the main objectives we have this year at the Cornermen is to look to secure our long term future, so that we can continue to offer our service to men in South Oxfordshire. Some of the ways we are doing this is by bringing in people that have skills that can help us […]
Film maker Aimee Yasmin Billingsley makes a short documentary (8min) about The Cornermen.
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