Bolton Manbassadors

23/01/2026

Did you know? We have signed up 100 Bolton businesses and organisations as Manbassadors.

A Manbassador is a men’s health advocate – they look out for and speak with their customers.

If you’re a people-facing business, you can look out for your customers/visitors/members, let them know they’re not alone, and raise awareness of men’s mental health issues. The more people raising the awareness around the project, the more likely we are to reach those in need, when they need it.

Manbassadors are the heartbeat to our men's mental health project. We're looking to recruit new businesses, groups, clubs, and organisations to help us connect with men who may need support.

If you're an organisation in Bolton, passionate about helping your customers and want to help men in the local community – we’d love to hear from you, please contact - boltonmanbassadors@boltonathome.org.uk

14/01/2026

Wednesday wisdom this week comes from American author and disability rights advocate, Helen Keller.

"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it,"

12/01/2026

Did you know?

Since re-launching in late 2024 with a £586k grant from the The National Lottery Community Fund , over 520 men have engaged with our award-winning project. 120 of those men have received direct support with issues such as employment, finances and housing.

To find out more about the support that Manbassadors can offer, visit our Padlet site -https://padlet.com/boltonmanbassadors/boltonmanbassadors

02/01/2026

🎆 Happy New Year!

🥾 We will be back with our short distance walk on Monday 5th January at 10.30am, meeting outside Moss Bank Park Cafe.

🐾 Dogs welcome & no need to book.

19/12/2025

As we close for another year, we would like to wish everyone a Merry Xmas.

Xmas will be hard for some, please don't suffer in silence. Check out some of the incredible services that still offer support over the Xmas period. 👇

A New Year is an opportunity to reinvent yourself and we will be back in January 2026.

A big thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund for believing in our project and thanks to players for making this possible.

18/12/2025

A big thank you to the team at . They recently contacted Bolton Manbassadors with an amazing offer of a free 3-day gym access pass for men that have accessed our service, as part of their Movember campaign. The guys absolutely loved the facilities including the gym area, boxing, swimming pool, steam room and sauna.

The guys felt at ease with the welcoming atmosphere; from being greeted by the amazing staff at reception to other gym members being so kind and stopping to assist and show them how to use the machines correctly.

All the guys would definitely jump at the chance to attend again, if they could and would highly recommend this gym for its clean and professional facilities and amazing staff that went out of their way to make it a great experience.

17/12/2025

The Simeon Centre in Bolton provide vital counselling services that many of the men receiving support from Manbassadors have accessed. They need support to stay open & have set up a go fund me page - https://www.gofundme.com/f/simeon-centre-counselling-bolton

Filmed by Dan Livesey - Bolton Manbassadors, edited by The VideoboxMusic: Bensound.com/free-music-for-videosLicense code: AQY2CGCWYTCKHQCCArtist: : Lunar Years

08/12/2025

🥊 Two of our Manbassadors; Next Steps & Elite Community Hub C.I.C, have started a free non-contact boxercise club on Tuesdays.

This is a great way to get active & connected, why not head down tomorrow & give it a go?!

⏰ Tuesdays, 11am - 12pm
📍 Elite Boxing Gym Wordsworth Street, Bolton, BL1 3ND

02/12/2025

Across the UK, men are finding new ways to connect and talk about their mental health - backed by £80 million of National Lottery funding.

Our latest story explores what that looks like on the ground, from walking football sessions to the Manbassadors network in Greater Manchester, where sports clubs and even barbers act as the first point of contact for life-changing intervention and support.

Thanks to National Lottery players, £30 million is raised each week for good causes, helping power projects like these every day.

Read the full story: https://www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/news/from-talking-to-walking-football-to-lifesaving-links-80m-national-lottery-funds-to-mens-health-and-wellbeing

Image: Adam Warbrick of Bolton Manbassadors

The National Lottery The National Lottery Community Fund

28/11/2025

26/11/2025

Wednesday wisdom this week comes from writer & director, Jonathan Harnisch.

“The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of the world but those who fight and win battles that others do not know anything about.”

24/11/2025

Did you know?

We have had over 50 volunteers helping us to deliver sessions out in the community. Those volunteers have provide over 900 hours of their own free time to support Bolton Manbassadors, which would equate to a cost saving of £10,989 (based on National Living Wage). The impact of this project couldn't be achieved without you!

To find out more about our community sessions for men, visit our Padlet site -https://padlet.com/boltonmanbassadors/boltonmanbassadors