Our People Make All The Difference
From our trustees, to the staff to our facilitators who swing open the doors every single Monday night to give guys a safe place to talk. To the army of volunteers who help raise awareness, backing and supporting us, commenting and liking our content. Our people are all so special and without them, we are nothing.
Luke Ambler
Chairman & Co-Founder
My name is Luke Ambler, I am the co-founder and chair of ANDYSMANCLUB.
After the tragic loss of my brother in law in 2016 myself and Andy’s mum Elaine wanted to prevent other families from going through what we have. The idea was that to stop families going through this you had to help guys and the idea of #ThatOneMan was born. For me it always has been and always will be about finding that one man. I know that our groups are not for everyone but all I ask is you give them a go. In life what truly matters is giving it your best shot, that starts with you – #ITSOKAYTOTALK
Vision with action makes for a powerful reality.
Elaine Roberts
Co-founder
Hi my name is Elaine Roberts. I’m Andy’s Mum and a Trustee at ANDYSMANCLUB.
I worked for Yorkshire Electric Board for over 40 years. I am now retired, as I never went back to work after we lost Andrew back in 2016. After losing Andy, I wanted to help prevent other families going through what we as a family had been through, which is why alongside Luke and with the help of our volunteers, we set up ANDYSMANCLUB – to give men a safe, judgement-free space where they could get the troubles in their lives off their chests.
ANDYSMANCLUB’s team, headed up by our General Manager Sabrina Mullins, comprises our team of Area Leads, the Admin & Finance team and the Marketing, Events & Partnerships team!
Area Leads
Our team of Area Leads are unique, every man in this role first started with the charity as a group user in need of support. They then became facilitators, offering support back to new and existing users every week before becoming part of our staff team, overseeing groups in their local area and sharing their story in the hope it will inspire others.
Admin & Finance
Our office angels keep the operation going on a daily basis, replying to men in need among the hundreds of emails we receive every day! With duties ranging from ensuring each and every individual group is stocked every week, to checking in with our fundraisers and sponsors – the admin team are the beating heart of ANDYSMANCLUB.
Marketing, Events & Partnerships
Raising awareness of our cause is at the heart of everything we do at ANDYSMANCLUB, whether it is manning our social media channels and getting content out there, setting up life-changing events such as the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge, or working with some of the biggest organisations in the country – we do it all!
Urgent Help Needed?
ANDYSMANCLUB is a peer-led charity, so we are not professional mental health support workers. If you need urgent help, please contact one of these excellent groups.
Samaritans
If you need to contact someone urgently for a confidential, you can call The Samaritans free any time, from any phone, on 116 123.
Calm
Calm run a free and confidential helpline and webchat – 7 hours a day, 7 days a week for anyone who needs to talk about life’s problems. Visit the helpline now.
Call 111
You can now call 111 free of charge and select option 2 to be connected to a mental health professional.
If someone’s life is at immediate at risk, please contact 999.
