New group will help men’s wellbeing in Wisbech
A new group has been set up to support the overall health and well-being of men.
The initiative has been created as part of the Integrated Neighbourhood Team consisting of North Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Care Partnership, and the Wisbech Primary Care Network (PCN) along with other local organisations that support the cause.
This was an area of high importance for the team to work on and in the summer a pilot event was held where they asked local men and services what they wanted to see and what would engage locals.
From that initiative a small working group led Tracey Else, from Wisbech PCN, was formed and work started in creating the group.
One of the first tasks was to identify willing male volunteers to run the group and with the help from the King’s Lynn men's support group the 8:56 Foundation there are now nine local male facilitators prepared and trained to run the group when it starts on Monday, January 27.
The group is open to all men over the age of 18 who want to come together, in a safe space to be with other men and help shape the group and grow it into what they want moving forwards.
The group has secured funding to help with promotion from Cambridgeshire County Council and has funds to hold the group for the first year at the Wisbech Rugby Club fortnightly on Monday evenings 6pm - 8pm.
Refreshments will be on offer at the meeting as well as light activities in the available green and indoor spaces.
The team has also secured a quarterly agreement with the local Fenland Orchards Team who has agreed to be a venue where men can use the barn to socialise outside in a different setting around the campfire.
There has also been interest from other local services who wish to engage with the group with talks on services, walking football, and retro gaming if this is something the attendees wish to engage with.
Tracey said: “I am really excited to see how this group develops with further input from locals who attend the group with guidance from the wonderful facilitators who have offered up their time free of charge to give this to the local community.”
