- Respond to our invitation to help us create The Big Man Gathering 2
- Find out about some great events for men of faith and spirit
- Read about Men Beyond 50 joining forces with MENSTALK in London
- Hear about this month's featured men's event - a retreat with David Polak
- Get an overview of a wide range of men's events happening in April and May
- Find out about Simon Jacob's new London Men's Group
- Think about joining an integral men's group
- Consider writing about men and men's issues
Help Us Create The Big Man Gathering 2013
Last year a number of men's groups came together to create the first ever "Big Man Gathering" together and now we've started to plan the Big Man Gathering 2. It's scheduled to take place near Brighton at the end of September and we'd love to hear from you if want to get involved this year. Read more here.......
Faith-baased men's groups on the rise
Faith-based men's groups are becoming more popular in the UK hosting some great events listed on this site like Wanted in Scotland,the Authentic Men Weekend in Wales and the Christian Vision for Men(CVM) June gathering near Swindon.
We are planning to bring some of these groups together at a "men of faith and spirit" event as part of this year's Third National Conference for Men and Boys. If you'd like to find our more about this event click here now.....
Men Beyond 50 joining forces with MENSTALK in London
It's always great to see different men's groups building relationships and finding ways of working together. One example is the expansive Men Beyond 50 who have now joined forces with Kenny D'Cruz's MENSPEAK to create a new men's group in London for guys over 50. To find out more follow this link......
Events For Men In April and May
Our list of events for men around the UK is steadily growing with the listings for the next weeks alone featuring MensCraft, the ManKind
Project, MALE Men’s Rites of Passage, the Brahma Kumaris, Noble Man and Nick
Clements, to name but a few.
We'd also like to remind you that men across Europe (and that includes men from the UK) are gathering in Germany in May for an International Symposium. If you want to take part in this international event see the website here for more information see the Men-Maenner website.
For a list of events in April and May click here and for a list of events throughout 2013 see here.
Weekend Retreat With David Polak
Our featured event this month is David Polak's weekend retreat which takes place in the Newmarket area (31 May to 2 June).
The retreat - called 'Crossing The Threshold' will use a variety of creative methods, including group work, time in nature, music and ritual.
New Men's Group With Simon Jacobs
Thanks to Simon Jacobs for sending us information about his new Mens' Group starting in London in May. To read more about Simon's work click here now....
Do you want to join or start an Integral Men's Group?
A group of men in Brighton are running an Integral Men's Group with the intention of developing a template that you can use to start your own integral men's group if you want to. The project is in its early stages and if you want to join or connect or find out more follow this link......
Do You Have Something You Want To Say About Men
I am working on a new project to give people who have something to say about men and men's stuff a platform. The project is in partnership with an existing online magazine with around 10 million readers. If you are interesting in writing about men, men's work, men's issues etc and want a bigger audience do drop me a line to glen@glenpoole.com
That's All Folks.......
To see previous news updates, click here now and if you have an item you'd like to see included in our May news update please contact glen@glenpoole.com by Friday 26 April.
And do please feel free to forward a link to this page to everyone you know who will be interested.
