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Battling 'bronliness' with Hackney Brocals
Bros Bob Holt and Bulend Murad having a chat at Hackney City Farm as one of the outings that new project, Hackney Brocals, put on to help combat loneliness in men.
Photo: Adam Holt
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A GROUNDBREAKING new project, called Hackney Brocals, aims to stem the alarming rise in loneliness among men.
Founded in September, the group runs a buddy system through which ‘older bros’ are visited in their homes each week by a ‘befriending bro’.
It also organises free monthly minibus and coach trips, both within Hackney and outside London, of which the trip to Hackney City Farm is the third.
From left: Hackney Brocals Doug Small, Kenneth Da Costa, Ryk Morgan, Bob Holt and Bulend Murad.
Photo: Adam Holt
Volunteer and bro Ryk Morgan says: “Men should be able to talk about themselves, and admit to sometimes being lonely, without feeling like a failure. Older men still find it difficult to talk about their emotions.”
www.brocals.org
Brocals logo design: Estelle Morris
For more information visit: www.brocals. org; or call City and Hackney Carers’ Centre on: 020 8533 0951 and ask for Anne-Marie Payne.
