Welcome to A Blokes Club, a new and FREE program for blokes a safe space to relax, have a chat and is also a perfect place to listen to some music, access free wifi and even a laptop, board games, and great conversation in a supportive environment.
Launches Tuesday 29 April 2025
Benefits:
- Emotional & Mental Well-being: A safe space to share, reduce isolation, and relieve stress.
- Physical & Social Growth: Build confidence, learn new skills, and foster friendships.
- Practical Support: Networking, guidance, and resource sharing.
Where and When?
John Willie Sam’s Centre, Market St, Dudley, Cramlington NE23 7HS, every Thursday 2-4pm
More Info
Call us on 0191 2500 166 or email bookings@quadrantleisure.org
Why?
Whilst for some blokes, having a ‘proper’ chat and maybe opening up a little may seem as easy as ABC, but for most of us blokes, just walking through the door will be a huge step.
We aim to create a safe, relaxed and friendly environment for blokes to just meet up, chat and have the options available to improve their lifestyle and wellbeing.
A Blokes Club is more than just a space to meet and chat, we will look at not just supporting your mental wellbeing, we will help you think more holistically about your long-term wellbeing.
There will be options for you to improve your physical activity levels. That could simply be just moving more, improving your weight, physical strength or even thinking about the social benefits of being active. The choice of what you do and how you do it is yours; we will simply provide the space, facilities and support for you to get involved.
Evidence
Stats (from MIND ‘Get it off your chest‘ report)
- Two in five men admint to feeling worried or low
- One in Ten men reported getting angry when they are worried
I read a great quote, “The only thing more exhausting than being depressed is pretending that you are not.” Depression, sadness, feeling lonely or just need that kick up the …… to get going, then A Blokes Club could be for you, and if we can provide a safe space on a regular basis for you to just meet up with other blokes it could be the start of something different, but certainly something positive.
Us ‘blokes’ of us of a certain age find it hard to talk openly, we were conditioned to simply deal with things, don’t show too much emotion, laugh off jokes about our weight, height, footballing ability etc and put up a sort of barrier around us by using mates banter.
We are not therapists, we are not going to judge anyone and it’s not up to us to tell you how to live your life.
This club is a safe space facilitated by men, for men. You will not be pressured in to taking part in any activities, but if you are a bloke looking for somewhere to go rather than sitting on the sofa, just fancy a good old chinwag with other blokes and a cuppa, or maybe you want to get some help with your physical wellbeing or even just want to find somewhere to sit and read a book – give it a go!
Remember, you are not alone
