An introduction from our Project Lead, Adam Warbrick: Bolton Manbassadors Impact Report for 2024 to 2025
What a whirlwind of a year that has been! Since securing £586K from the National Lottery Community Fund and our project starting on 1 October 2024, a lot has been achieved.
The first half of delivery was recruiting a truly dedicated team to help us scale Manbassadors up to the next level. From January, this small but perfectly assembled team set off on a mission to take this project to heights it’s never achieved before - and they've managed to exceed all targets.
We've recruited more Manbassadors than we have ever had on the programme, had record numbers of men accessing our support, and expanded across three other boroughs in Greater Manchester: Salford, Stockport, and Wigan.
Manbassadors is steeped in community-led collaboration and collective action. From working with local partners to set up the inaugural Bolton Men’s Health Network, to working with our new Greater Manchester delivery partners; the impact that the project has had could not be achieved in isolation.
This approach has brought new opportunities such as collaborating with Endeavour as guest speakers on the ‘Dangerous To Know You - On Me’ performances, to working together with Bolton Wanderers in the Community (BWITC) to create suicide awareness videos for Suicide Prevention Month. All with the aim of raising awareness around men’s mental health issues and suicide prevention.
But there’s no collaboration more important than our Manbassadors. These are passionate businesses, sports clubs, community groups, and others taking their own time out to make a difference in their community. We've built a network of 100 Manbassadors who act as a safety net, connecting men to support when they are in need.
Manbassadors is more than just a men’s group, it’s a movement.
Want to see the latest on how the Bolton Manbassadors project has been doing? Scroll down for a summary of the headline figures from the past year, then tap below to download the full 2024 to 2025 Impact Report:
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100
local businesses, sports clubs, not-for-profit organisations, and community groups recruited as Manbassadors since 1 October 2024.
120
men supported since January 2025.
3
new Manbassador delivery areas launched across Greater Manchester.
61%
of the men supported have never previously accessed support for their issues.
148
positive outcomes achieved - from resolving housing and financial issues, to accessing mental health support.
17
Manbassadors community projects established/running.
376
community sessions/activities delivered.
406
is the number of men involved in our community sessions/events.
3,795
is the number of times men have engaged with these community sessions/events.
52
is the number of volunteers who have supported the project.
900
is the number of volunteer hours accumulated to run the community activities.
£38,500
is the amount of grant funding raised for activities/events.