Men's Forum Event A Huge Success

www.mensheds.com.au) – a really interesting concept that can help connect men with their communities and mainstream society and at the same time act as a catalyst in stimulating their community’s economic activities. Quite a number of men in the audience were very keen to see this established in the Down District area. Men were then given the opportunity to take part in an interactive quiz to highlight to the Forum what they want to see happening in the area. The quiz results showed men were keen to see courses run for anger management, computers, unemployment & financial difficulties, physical activities, numeracy & literacy classes, emotional wellbeing classes, smoking cessation and arts & crafts. David Tumilty, Chair of Down District Men’s Forum said, “It is hard to engage men in activities like this, but the launch of the men’s forum proved successful with a huge number of local men supporting the event. Many men, ranging from age 18 to 65+, have highlighted what type of activities they want to see happening, where, when and how often. “We now have the required information to build on some of our previous work and take the next steps to provide activities that we hope will engage more and more men. I would like to thank all those men who attended and I would encourage any man aged 18+ to get behind the work that we do for their own benefit”. The Men’s Forum is meeting later this month to plan activities based on what the men have requested. This will be advertised throughout the local area and in the local media.]]>