MissPlaces CIC

23/12/2025

It was our absolute pleasure to ask the lovely Julie and her family from Something different for every occasion to look after our festive fox for Christmas 🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽 

19/12/2025

Nine amazing brave men wanting to make a difference to their mental health and to help each other on our journeys. Please come to our next meeting on Thursday the 8th January at our amazing venue, Abram Community Centre.
We would like to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year,
2026 is going to be a big year for
EPiC MEN and EPiC HOPE CIC.

18/12/2025

Another meeting tonight for this amazing organisation ❤️

Epic Men at Abram Community Centre, Vicarage Road, Abram WN2 5QX
Every Thursday Night at 7pm till 9pm
If you’re a man carrying more than you let on this is for you.

What EPiC MEN is
• A safe, non-judgemental peer support group for men
• Led by trained su***de prevention practitioners
• No pressure to talk. No fixing. No labels.

What happens
• Real conversations (or just listening)
• Practical tools for stress, anger, overwhelm and isolation
• Connection with men who get it

Who it’s for
• Men feeling low, stuck, angry, numb or overwhelmed
• Men navigating loss, pressure, separation or loneliness
• Men who’ve never been to a group before

What it isn’t
• Not therapy
• Not lectures
• Not ‘man up’ culture
• Not forced sharing

You don’t have to be in crisis to come.
You just have to come.

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17/12/2025

I’m currently feeling a little 🤧 which has given me some unexpected free time 😊 I’ve been giving some thought to what new sessions we can bring to Missplaces in 2026 🤔 We’ enjoyed some amazing collaborations with some lovely humans and their organisations this year, with more sessions to come with them in 2026 📆 but we can always squeeze in some more sessions with some new creatives👩‍🎨 if this is you, your organisation or if you know anyone, please tag below, send me a DM or drop me an email at hello@missplaces.com 👩‍💻 if you could simply like and share this post I would be so grateful  lv Amanda 🙏

16/12/2025

The lucky winners of the raffle prizes are 🥁🥁🥁 large Bayless and Hardy gift set Celia 🎈 tequila Matty Hardman 🎁 Gordans Gin Liz Douglas 🎉 medium Bayless and Hardy gift set Dee chocolate hamper Agnes Southern-Naylor 🥳 prosecco Mark Hardman 🎊 slipper gift set Tracy Lawson⭐ fluffy slippers Serena Elliot gardens 🍬 hot water bottle Liz smith 🥂 ️ shortbreads Maria T 🎄 Rissie pair of christmas stockings 🎉 small Bayless and Hardy gift set Karen Felton ☃️ Quality street Dot R  a great big thank you to everyone of you who has bought raffle tickets – we raised an amazing £135 👏👏👏 can I take this opportunity, on behalf of MissPlaces, to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year 🙏 see you in the New Year 😊😊😊

15/12/2025

Merry Christmas everybody 🤶🏽🎄🎊

15/12/2025

Morning everyone – it’s our Christmas meal today 🧑‍🎄🍽️🎄 we are open tomorrow for our little Christmas party 🎈🎁🎄 you’d be welcome to drop in for a brew and a mince pie 🤗 don’t forget our raffle is drawn tomorrow, so still time to buy some winning tickets ❤️

15/12/2025

Another beautiful lesson for us all indeed 🙏🙏

One evening my mother made dinner after a hard day's work. She put a plate of eggs, salad and burnt toast in front of my father ...

I immediately noticed, the burnt toast .... And, I was waiting to see if he was going to complain about it, but my father started to eat them, smiling and asked me how I spent my day at school ...
My mom apologized to my dad for the burnt toast. I will never forget his response to her: "Honey, I love burnt toast!"

Later when I went to bed and my dad came over to kiss me goodnight, I asked him if he really liked the burnt toast?

He hugged me and said, "Your mother has had a difficult day and she is really tired. She went out of her way to prepare this meal for us, why blame her and hurt her.
Burnt toast never hurt anyone; but words can be very painful! "

We have to know how to appreciate what others do for us, even if it's not perfect, because it's the intention to do well that counts, and no one is perfect.

That night, I learned something important, we should always value the effort people make, even when it’s not perfect. What matters most is the care and love behind their actions.

Nobody is perfect, and that’s okay. Kindness and understanding make our world softer, our homes warmer, and our hearts full. 💖🌻🦋💖🌻🦋

15/12/2025

I always hope to 🙏

12/12/2025

I just love this 💪🏼

Last night mattered 👊🏼👊🏽

Our very first EPiC MEN groups took place, and 14 brave men walked through the door.
For some of them, it was the first men’s group they’ve ever attended.

That takes courage.

There were honest conversations, quiet moments, a few surprises (and there’ll be more next week. It is Christmastime after all 🎄), and most of all a sense that something important has begun.

We’re so grateful to every man who showed up, whether you spoke or just sat and listened. You chose CONNECTION over ISOLATION and that choice matters more than you’ll ever know.

EPiC MEN exists because men deserve spaces that are theirs.
Spaces where there’s no judgement.
Spaces where showing up is enough.

Our aim is bold but simple;
👉 for every man in Wigan and Leigh to have access to support, every day of the week.

And this is just the beginning.

EPiC MEN. EPiC HOPE.
STRONGER TOGETHER.
Same place, next week, and the door stays open.


Abram Community Centre EPiC HOPE CIC

12/12/2025

What an amazing year and here’s to an even better 2026 ❤️