A new domestic abuse One Stop Shop will be opening in the new year, exclusively for male victims. In the UK, one in 6-7 men will be a victim of domestic abuse in their lifetime and nearly half (49%) won’t tell anyone due to the shame and stigma of being associated with abuse of this kind (compared to female 19% of female victims). 11% of male victims (7.2% of women) have considered taking their life.

The service will be delivered by Cranstoun Transform, Sutton's provider of domestic abuse services. The One Stop Shop will be launched on Thursday 19th January from 10 am to 1 pm. Everyone deserves a life without domestic abuse. For more information, please visit their website.

Details on venue, dates, and meeting times are available in this flyer.

“Our goal is to make sure that no one goes to sleep on an empty stomach. We will do our best to help where we can from giving out hot drinks to blankets”.

Sutton Night Watch is a registered charity that was set up to support and raise awareness for the homeless people within the London Borough of Sutton and surrounding areas. Our full-time premises is open at 35 Manor Road, Wallington, Surrey which, along with offering food and clothing supplies, offers other services for our users including online access to job/health services, showers, clothes washing facilities, and a full-time kitchen. For details on this charity, please visit their website.

If you're aged 40 or over and want to improve your physical fitness, you can join the joint programme run by Sutton Housing Partnership and Community Action Sutton. These sessions are free.

The first five sessions are free and there is a £1 fee for the remainder of the sessions (which run for 22 weeks). You will also receive a free bag of exercise items such as resistance bands and weights. For details of the dates, times and venues, please take a look at this schedule.

Sutton Men in Sheds provides a positive space, opportunity and support group for men from all backgrounds. The project has grown significantly over the past few years, it provides a community space for men to connect, engage in conversation, as well as create and pursue new interests. The sessions and activities are themed (based on feedback). Advice, support and signposting facilitated by professionals are incorporated into the group sessions.

We are pleased to confirm the dates for January to March 2023, see the flyer attached. 

Follow the project on Facebook @HillHouseStHelier and Twitter @st_helier for regular updates. Contact meninsheds@communityactionsutton.org.uk for more information.

Come and meet the warm spaces volunteers in Sutton Libraries. Dates and venues are stated in the attached poster.